Moonshine Ring Busted in Virginia and Tennessee
Police seized a large moonshine operation at Charles Barber’s 119 Bath Street, uncovering 150 gallons of barley mash and a ready to run still. In a nearby raid, Gr ant Hemingway and James Spivey were arrested with 50 gallons of mash and two jugs of whiskey. Hem mingway claimed medicinal use for cod liver oil, while Bar bers was away and unlocated. Federal and state charges expected.
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Fountains
Virginia
Tennes
Charles Barber
Bath Street
Don the Barber
Esterday
J . H. Young
Capris Tom Morris
Farrell
P. E. Walker
Raljphiig
Barber Place
Sca
Oficers
Barber
Grant Happy Hemmingway
Ames Spivey
St Spivey
Bien
Spivey
Hemmingway
Legal daily limit for game fish in Cedar River area
The article notes the legal daily catch limit for game fish is 20 in one day. It mentions F. J. Chapman, deputy fish and gamewarden, explaining the rule applies despite good fishing and discusses potential costs if anglers exceed the limit.
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Edison
Cedar River
Black Hawk Creek
F. J. Chapman
Fish and Game Arden
Conscientious Objector Dies After 60 Day Fast
Walter Oliver, a conscientious objector from Selma Iowa, died at 3 PM on the sixtieth day of his religious fast. He refused food for sixty days, accepting only water and allowing only his brother Abraham to tend him. Oliver had served a three year sentence at Leavenworth after refusing to wear a military uniform at Camp Dodge.
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Selma, In
Walter Oliver
Iowa City Hospital
Oliver
Leavenworth Penitentiary
Camp Dodge
Rde
Abraham
Walter
Harrison Oliver
Elks to Attend State Convention With Slimmed Plan
Waterloo Elks forego their usual special train and Cedar Falls band for the Des Moines state convention starting soon. About 25 Elks will travel as the meeting will be led by J C Murtagh of Waterloo. For years there was a parade, but this year the gathering aims for conservative spending and moderate attendance due to shifting dates and building projects.
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Elks of
Elks
Shrimers
Funeral for C C Wolf Draws 2000 at Parkersburg
In Parkersburg Iowa on May 24 a funeral for C C Wolf drew about two thousand attendees. The banker of four decades was honored with Knights Templar presence and long tributes from Dr Harry Long and Rev W M Lemon. The service highlighted his charity including a $35 000 contribution to the church building and his care for children. The procession to the grave took 39 minutes as many family friends viewed the casket. Wolf held life insurance policies reportedly totaling $100 000 for his wife.
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Parkersburg
C. C. Wolf
Knights Templar
Cedar Falls
Methodist Episcopal Chuch
Harry Long
Cleveland
W. M. Lemen
Dubuquela
Mr. Wolf
Parkersburgh
Strong
Dr. Strong
Mr. Lemon
Methodist Episcopal Church
Wolf
Estate of wealthy proprietor and landowner described
The record notes a sizable estate tied to a State Ex change Bank holder who owned 5000 acres in Town and Allhols and 700 acres in Black Bank county. The estate's exact value is unknown, though it was once valued around a million and a half dollars. The subject was noted for a talent for money making.
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State Exchange Bank
Allhols
Black Bank County
Eighty-Eighth Division to Camp at Iowa Fair Grounds
Des Moines May 24 Veterans of Clover Leaf division Eighty-eighth fixed reunion dates Aug 26 to 28 during state fair week at Iowa state fair grounds. They will live in tents with expected attendance above 10,000. Local arrangements led by H. H. Polk F. R. Olmstead and L. R. Fairall. unit trained at Camp Dodge with men from the middlewest. Garland Flour Made to Make Good.
Scouting Antidote for Unrest, Fuller Says
Prof A C Fuller assistant director of the extension division at Iowa State Teachers College tells the Greater Waterloo club that scouting is a powerful democratizing force. He notes unrest is necessary for growth but must be kept from spreading and credits scouting with cooperation among agencies and teaching of human behavior.
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A. C. Fuller
Iowa State, Teachers College
Scout Leachers
Greater Waterloo Association
Own State Teachers College
Wauterlog “Council
Boy Scouts
Altho
Fuller
Aldhing
Fuller outlines scout program value for youth
Prof Fuller argues scouting creates competent, purposeful young men. It makes work feel like play, builds useful habits, and provides a dependable framework to pull scouts through emergencies.
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Hfe
Fuller
Rof
Desk Sergeant Collins Heads to Street Beat for Summer
Desk Sergeant Collins will move to the street beat to provide an extra patrolman during the summer vacation period. John H. Collins has served as desk sergeant for two years and will begin the outside assignment tomorrow morning. Chief Young announces shift changes to adjust the addition to the outside force. Sergeant Mark Reehtfertig, police secretary, will take Collins' place at the information desk, leaving the station short by one man.
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John H. Collins
Young Hug
Sergt
Mark Reehtfertig
Sergi Collins
Legion Will Urge Young Men to Take Snelling Training
Becker-Chapman post of the American Legion will help the military department organize citizen military training camps at Fort Snelling Minnesota and Camp Pike Arkansas in August. The camp is open to physically fit men aged 16 to 35 with no prior military experience. Eligible attendees come from Minnesota Iowa North and South Dakota and Nebraska.
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Becker-Chapman Post
American Legion
Military Department
Fort Snelling
Minn
Camp Pike
Ark
L. R. Nelson
Marter
Fred l L. Lemon
Fort Crook
Neb
Lemon
National Guard
Organized Reserves
Officer's Reserve Corps
Camp Snelling
Minnesota
Iowa
North
South Dakota
Nebraska
Military camp provisions reimburse travel and furnish clothing
The document states that applicants will be reimbursed for travel expenses to and from the camp and will be provided with military clothing and equipment along with free laundry service.
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Ment
Hight Boys Enter Military Academy July 1
George H. McManus Jr and seven other Iowa youths will join West Point on July 1 as cadets. The class totals 264 members. Also listed are Clifford P. Bradley of Des Moines C F Coulter of Iowa City G W Dudley of Sigourney V H K Pogue of Ottumwa G D Myers of Corning S Holmes of Defiance and G K Hauck Jr of Rolfe. Col G H McManus Sr serves in the Philippines.
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George H. McManus, Jr
T. A. McManus
This City
Iowa
West Point
Mr. McManus
G. H. McManus
Philippines
Cltford P. Bradley
Des Moines
C. F. Coulter
Iowa City
G. W. M. Dudley
Sigourney
V. HK. Pogue
Ottumwa
G. D. Myers
Corning
Holmes
Defiance
G. K. Hauck
Rolfe
Guard Companies Feted at Waterloo Armory Gathering
Guard Companies B and D of Waterloo celebrated their first joint meeting after reforming from old Company M. About 300 attendees enjoyed music from a seven piece orchestra from 7 to 11 p.m. at the armory.
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Waterloo
Natonal
Armory
Old Co. M
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