Crevasse opens along Bayou Rouge threatening camps
Baton Rouge May 12 A 10 foot crevasse on Bayou Rouge one mile northwest of Cotton Port triggers immediate repairs by a several hundred workers. Livestock moved to safety and residents relocate, while 1000 plus locals vow to ride out the flood on high ground. Hoover estimates flood damage at over 380 million, Red Cross gears for relief as famine looms in camps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Bayou Rouge
Cottonport
Memphis
Tenn
INS
Herbert Hoover
Mississippi Valley
Hoover
Here
Vicksburg
Henry M. Baker
Red Cross
New Orleans
The
Greenville
Miss
Town Flier Ready to Race Missourian New York to Paris
A flier from Missouri and a New York to Paris flight update leads to a search for Georges Nungesser and Charles Coli as coast guard and navy vessels sweep the Atlantic coast from New York to Nova Scotia. The Los Angeles dirigible was ordered to assist the search along Newfoundland and waters near Harbor Grace amid dense fog. Aviation experts and notable figures express cautious optimism they remain alive and will be found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Los Angeles
Sts
Lakehurst
N. J
Long Island
Coast Guard
Hunt
New England
Harbor Grace
Patrick O’brien
John Stapleton
St. Johns
N. F
Nurgesser
Newfoundland
Cunard
New York
New York Harbor
Nova Scotia
Herbert Darelle
Pan-American Flight
Nungesser
Robert Bartlett
Labrador
Guy Envin
Coli
Rotary club district convention returns home
Mr and Mrs Fred Adams of 302 Walnut street and Mr and Mrs C A Morris of 256 Alta Vista avenue along with Mr and Mrs Frank Collord Jr of 10 Prospect avenue returned Wednesday evening from Mason City where they attended the district convention of the Rotary club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary
Fred Adams
Walnut Street
C. A. Morris
Alta Vista Avenue
Ena
Frank Collord, Jr
Prospect Avenue
Wameaday
Mason City
Rotery Club
Girl Who Fasted 10 Days Dies in Denver Case
Irene Gimbel a 25 year old chiropractic student in Denver died after a 10 day fast intended to improve health. Deputy Coroner George Bostwick ruled pneumonia, developed after an involuntary 59 day fast, caused her death. Attempted feeding after the 10 days left her violently ill for 49 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Colo
Irene Gimbel
George Bostwick
Miss Gimbel
Bostwick
Mississippi Area Will Require Aid in Rehabilitation
A New York Herald Tribune summary notes a critical need in the Mississippi area for rehabilitation aid and hospital care. Courts threaten clogging, and private charity currently cares for wards of the federal government. Efforts seek $350,000 to fund care for the insane in federal hospitals amid rigid government financial controls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi
New York Herald-Tribune
Poplar Bluff Holds 50 Funerals Today After Tornado
Poplar Bluff Missouri May 12 With 97 dead and about 100 seriously injured from Sunday's tornado rescuers continued to search wrecked business district. Fifty funerals were planned today as electric service was restored and some shops reopened in roofless buildings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poplar Bluff
Abusdon Search on Brazilian Coast for Capt. Saint Roman
Rio de Janeiro experts say Capt. St. Roman the French aviator missing for a week after departing St. Louis Senegal likely forced down at sea and his plane swamped. Coast search along Brazil has been called off with no signs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abusdon
Saint Roman
Rio de Janeiro
INS
St. Roman
St. Louis
Senegal
Surety Companies to Receive Licenses
Six eastern surety companies were granted temporary injunctions in federal court in Des Moines restraining State Insurance Commissioner Ray Yenter from revoking their certificates to do business in Iowa. The injunction also orders renewal of licenses for the coming year amid a charge of conspiracy against a Des Moines firm. Hearing was held weeks earlier before US District Judge Charles B. Davis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Ray Yenter
State Insurance
Yenter
Iowa
Venter
United States District
Charles B. Davis
Baronet Arrested on Gus's Charges
London May 12 Sir Girard Maxwell Wilshire a 34 year old baronet was arrested today at Farnham Surrey over shocking charges by a young woman. She says a titled gentleman drove her to a dinner dance at Maidstone then attacked her in a lonely wood binding her to a tree and painting her body with shoe polish before fleeing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Girard Maxwell-Wilshire
Farnsham
Surrey
Maidstone
Interpreters in Alienation Suit Des Moines May 12
In Des Moines today interpreters were to be used in the alienation of affections trial of Mrs. Ethel Sentenyi against Trene Hoffman. Judgment of $5,000 is sought as Mrs. Sentenyi accuses Hoffman of breaking up her home. Both women are Hungarians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
INS
Ethel Sentenyi
Trene Hoffman
Mortuary notices for Austin Smith and George Kahler
Funeral for Austin Smith of 625 Linden avenue will be Saturday at 2:30 p.m. at United Presbyterian church after his death Wednesday at his daughter's home in Independence area. Surviving widow and children listed. body moved from Brandt funeral home in Dunkerton to Waterloo. Separate notice: C W Bronson learned of sister Mrs George Kahler’s death in Owensmouth, California. burial planned in Cedar Falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin Smith
Linden Avenue
United Presbyterian Church
George, Kahler
C. W. Bronson
Cedar Heights
George Kahler
Owensmouth
Cal
Cedar Falls
Iowa Quiz Misspelled Questions on Towa Regiment
The item presents a scrambled quiz page asking which Iowa regiment joined the Rainbow Division in the late war and other scattered questions about Iowa geography and officials. It notes that the answers are printed on another page and references a public land sale in Tow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towa
Rainbow
Emaine
State Capitol
Salea
Tow
Stabler Sells Maytag Hotel Lease at Newton
Frank G. Warden of Des Moines bought the lease and furnishings of the new one million dollar Hotel Maytag at Newton Iowa from M Howard Stabler of the Irving hotel. Invoicing continues and price not yet set. Stabler plans retirement from hotels as a deal develops for his Irving interest. The Maytag addition makes the Warden chain six with properties in Des Moines Ottumwa Mason City Chicago and Newark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maytag
Newton
Frank G. Warden
Des Moines
Chamberlain
M Howard
Stabler
Irving
Fred L. Maytag
Ottumwa
Mason City
Chicago
Newark
Flood Refugees Wait Out Arkansas River Disaster
Desolation from the Arkansas and White river floods drives thousands to Stuttgart while Hagler and nearby towns suffer. Refugees, many first timers to Stuttgart, are housed in the cotton belt town as rescue boats battle white caps to reach marooned communities along Bayou Meto and Clarendon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Hawk County
Stuttgart
Strayer
Arkansas River District
Bayou Meto
Hagler
Reydel
Langford
Williams
Arkansas
Bayou Meta
Arkansas River
White River
Clarendon
Clarendoa
Dry Raiders Raid Tri-Cities Seize Liquor and 20 Men
Six federal prohibition officers raided 12 places in Rock Island Davenport and East Moline seizing liquor and arresting 20 men on illegal possession charges. A Moline fire uncovered a large still near the police HQ with a faulty gas burner suspected as the cause. Authorities seized three 100 gallon vats a 200 gallon cooker and numerous barrels. operators remain unfound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Rock Island
Moline
East Moline
Des Moines Banker Will Get Parole
Des Moines banker C. G. Thomas, former president of Capitol Hill bank, convicted two years ago of fraudulent banking and given up to ten years at Fort Madison, will be paroled Saturday to S. A. Cory of Des Moines. The decision was learned today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
C. G. Thomas
Capitol Hill Bank
Fort Madison
S. A. Cory
Chicken Thief Returns Chickens After Gasoline Assist
Harold Fuller, 21, of Jesup, confessed to stealing 28 chickens from a Henhouse four miles west of Jesup. While fleeing he gave pursuer Fred Bailey gasoline to continue the chase, enabling Bailey to corner him. Fuller surrendered the chickens and was arrested. he faced municipal court on a poultry larceny charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Fuller
Jesup
Fred Bailey
Fuller
Ralph Nesfield
Bailey Farm
Bailey
Uller
W. J. Dilworth
Friends of Youth Die in Sheriff Shooting Demand Probe
Donovan Klinkel of Charles City was shot to death by Sheriff P A Saddler at Oak Park. Friends and relatives pressed for a grand jury investigation despite a coroner jury exoneration. A E Wagner, uncle of the youth, spoke after attending the inquest and noted the arrest of nine others for disturbing the public quiet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donovan Klinkel
Charles City
P. A. Saddler
Oak Park
A. E. Wagner
Marsh Street
Wagner
Blinker
Saddler
Four Plead Guilty to Liquor Violations in Des Moines
Four persons pleaded guilty to liquor law violations in federal court in Des Moines. Walter M. Gould received a $1,000 fine and four months in jail. Edward Nelson was fined $300. Mr. and Mrs. Switzer were fined $500 each, with Switzer also getting a 90 day jail sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Martin J. Wade
Walter M. Gould
Edward Nelson
Switzer
Program honoring Old Ironsides on Friday night
A half hour NBC broadcast from 9 to 9:30 p.m. EDT features United States Navy Band selections and a talk by Curtis D. Wilbur secretary of the navy. The program is a tribute to the frigate Constitution known as Old Ironsides docked at Charlestown navy yard Boston, with citizens funding preservation after plans to destroy it.
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National Broadcasting Company
WEAF
New York
WRC
Washington
WEE
Boston
WLIT
Philadelphia
WGR
Buffalo
WTAM
Cleveland
WCAE
Pittsburgh
WMAQ
Chicago
WOC
Davenport
WCCO
Minneapolis-St. Paul
WWI
Detroit
United States Navy Band
Curtis D. Wilbur
Secretary ‘of the Navy
United States Navy
Charlestown Navy Yard
Woman's ankle broken during spring house cleaning
The first serious casualty of spring housecleaning season occurred today as Mrs. William Dodson of 744 Eleventh Street West fractured her right ankle after slipping on a floor at home. She was taken to Presbyterian Hospital where her condition was reported favorable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Dodson
Eleventh Street West
Presbyterian Hospital
Lions Say Goodbye to Dr Macartney at Waterloo Lunch
Dr John R Macartney departs for California as Waterloo Lions Club honors him at a noon luncheon in First Presbyterian Church. Tate Harrison presents a traveling bag to the departing member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John R. Macartney
California
Waterloo Lions Club
First Presbyterian Church
Tate Harrison
Building Permits Issued For Homes and Shops Citywide
Cal Miller files two permits for garages at 226 and 232 Bertch west each valued at 200 dollars. Otto G Spencer seeks a residence permit at 302 Baltimore for 4000 dollars. E T Schley requests a garage permit at 711 Webster for 100 dollars. Matt Walter plans a garage addition at 288 Linwood for 100 dollars. A Schroeder applies to repair building at 627 Saxon for 100 dollars. Mrs A T Hakill obtains a heating plant permit at 3808 Worwood. M J Johnston seeks heating plant at 1527 Lafayette. J D Cecil applies for filing station at 301 Commercial for 6000 dollars. Charles Levin moves a building from 1411 Forest to Hawthorne and La Porte road. M J Johnston seeks a garage at 311 Eleventh east for 100 dollars. R W Carter requests a porch at 125 Irving for 100 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cal Miller
Bertch West
Otto G. Spencer
Baltimore
E. T. Schley
Webster
Matt Walter
Linwood
A. Schroeder
Saxon
A. T. Hakill
Worwood
M. J. Johnston
Lafayette
J. D. Cecil
Commercial
Charles Levin
Forest
Hawthorne
la Porte Road
Eleventh East
R. W. Carter
Irving
Hospital Patients Improve After Emergency Procedures
Mildred Peterson of 308 Ninth Street West underwent an emergency appendicitis operation at Presbyterian hospital last evening and is improved today. Lorena Fish of 812 Sixth Street West is resting comfortably at Presbyterian after an emergency appendectomy last evening. Jon Wagner of 1346 Sycamore Street, seriously ill with pneumonia at St. Francis hospital, has improved today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Peterson
Ninth Street West
Presbyterian Hospital
Lorena Fish
Sixth Street West
Jon Wagner
Sycamore Street
St. Francis Hospital
Grace Oxford seeks divorce from Jack Oxford
Grace Oxford filed for divorce on grounds of unequal treatment. Married October 80, 1920, at Sioux City, they lived in Marshalltown Ta Watertown and Waterloo. An injunction to restrain molestation of wife or furniture at 318 Mobile Street is requested. Custody of Eleanor, not yet two, is sought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Oxford
Jack Eugene Oxford
Sioux City
Marshalltown
Watertown
S. D
Waterloo
Oxford
Mobile Street
Yaquis March on Nogales in Mexican Revolt
Nogales Arizona May 12 rebels led by Yaqui chief Luis Matuz move toward Nogales Somoza, demanding surrender before Sunday. Adolfo de la Huerta backs the demand in Los Angeles as government forces mass around the hills. Gen Manzo reportedly has about 4000 troops nearby, Matuz about 1000 warriors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nogales
Ariz
Mexico
Luis Matuz
Somoza
Adolfo de la Huerta
Los Angeles
Manzo
Matuz
Nickel Plate Stock Jumps to New High
New York May 12 The common stock of the Nickel Plate railroad jumped 13 points to a record high of 208 a share at the opening of trading. The line is poised to form a trunk system through consolidation with Chesapeake & Ohio Hocking Valley Erie and Pere Marquette, led by the Van Sweringen brothers and backed by a major New York banking group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
INS
New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad
Chesapeake & Ohio
Hocking Valley
Eria
Pere Marquette
van Sweringen Brothers
Cleveland
New York Banking
County Refuses Plea in Murder Case Jury Must Decide
The state’s attorney rejects discussing murder charges on motion, urging public safety require jury verdict. In Black Hawk county Marie Maharras murder continues, with 50 talesmen drawn for May term. Judge Wood orders 10 more to join earlier panels as voir dire proceeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Maharras
Black Hawk County
G. W. Wood
J. W. Thompson
Russell L. DeGon
J. C. Jenson
Ralph Cohn
A. J. Lucas
N. W. Groomes
A. R. Baxter
Will A. Lane
O. WW
Talesmen Excused For Cause In Trial Panel
Several jurors including Tegimeier Sibert Berth Walcher and Kress were excused for cause by noon as others argued it would take evidence to settle guilt or innocence. Ten talesmen drawn at noon included Blanche Eby Florence Clark Mary Cunningham George Arthur Roger Miller Berty Rudolph E E Rousselow George Huston J A Simpson and E Winslow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tegimeier
J. B. Sibert
John P. Berth
S. G. Walcher
Joseph Kress
Blanche Eby
Florence A. Clark
Mary, Cunningham
George Arthur
Roger C. Miller
Berty S. Rudolph
E. E. Rousselow
George W. Huston
J. A. Simpson
E. Winslow
Find Old Indian Off on Honeymoon
Holdenville Oklahoma May 12 officers seek Daniel Josephus a 70 year old Seminole Indian who disappeared three weeks ago today learning he married April 22 at Morris Oklahoma to Miss Florence Deroule 23. Whereabouts of the couple are unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holdenville
Okla
Daniel Josephus
Morris
Florence Deroule
Mussolini Serves as Best Man for Senator Marconi Wedding
Rome May 12 Premier Mussolini will act as best man at the wedding of Senator Marconi wireless inventor and the Countess Bezziscali. The date will be set when the premier can attend. Also noted Mr and Mrs Harry Blades of 414 Oak Lawn Avenue plan a move to California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Mussolini
Marconi
Bezziscali
Harry Blades
Oak Lawn Avenue
California
Blades
Chicago Great Western Railroad
Howland Candy Company
90% Suffering From Kidney Irregularities Lied Awake
An advertisement from Harlingen Texas touts Foley Pills diuretic as a lifesaving remedy for kidney issues. The ad claims 90 percent suffer without treatment and promotes the product as reliable with over 25 years of use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. K. Holland
Harlingen
Texas
Sinking Fund Law Test Loses Step
Davenport Iowa May 12 Receivership proceedings challenging the Brookhart Lovrien law were denied by District Judge W W Scott after a four day hearing. The county board sought to stop state collection of interest earnings on public funds. Plea for an accounting and judgment against State Treasurer Ray Johnson over $62,000 was dismissed as Johnson is a nonresident of Scott county. Hearing on an injunction to restrain future interest payments is set for May 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
W. W. Scott
County Board of Supervisors
Ray Johnson
Scott County
Gasoline Now IIo w Welcome Announcement
An announced gasoline price drop may cut costs to motorists with claims of a 1 cent rate. A device supposedly lowers fuel use and is offered free for a limited time by E Oliver of Milwaukee for distribution, with potential weekly profits of 75 to 150 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Oliver
Winnebago St
Milwaukee
Wisc
Community Chest Workers Set New Per Capita Figure
Des Moines May 12 Social service workers revise funding estimates after Cincinnati's record chest drive of 2 031 000. The new per capita figure of 4 75 surpasses prior expectations and backs optimism for U S social work nationwide. Allan T Burns of the National Community Chest lauds the Cincinnati result as validation of Proctor's high goals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
National Conference
Cincinnati
Allan T. Burns
New York
National Community Chest Organization
William C. Proctor
Proctor
Encouragement for Weak Pale Women by Roberts Studio
Mrs H Boomgarden of Mason City Iowa describes two years of poor health and failure of doctors before using Dr Pierce s Favorite Prescription She reports marked improvement and eventual full recovery and urges purchase at local drug stores in tablet or liquid form
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roberts Studio
H. Boomgarden
Dr. Pierce
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Uhere Een
I. Nomarenne Ecv Tennantil
Wade
Ironsides
LIONS
Goodby
DR. Macartney
Yaouis
Border Town
de la Huerta
Park
Gea Movnes
Jefe
Wittick’s Food Shop
W. 4Th St
Arthur Leath
A. Leath
A. Leath and Company
Lorain
Commercial St
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