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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1929
Page
10
In a Washington talk Henry Ford warns sobriety is essential as machines proliferate from homes to farms and highways. He supports prohibition and links more machines to stronger calls to curb alcohol, after dining with President Hoover who discussed the issue but offered no specifics.
Fragmentary newspaper score notes list teams and pitchers, with unclear details. Mentions New York and Detroit. references Heimnachh Thomas Moore Dickey Grahowski Runkell Bayne Derry Borrell Phillp Thomen and other unclear names. Scene resembles a batter by batter summary page with misread or corrupted OCR.
Fort Worth pilots Reg Robbins and Jim Kelly pilot the endurance monoplane Fort Worth at Meacham Field seeking to surpass the Army’s Question Mark record of 150 hours 40 minutes. They report confidence after refueling and plan to stay aloft until the engine fails, while observers note if another refueling is requested it could add at least 12 more hours to the flight.
Lieut. Herbert J. Fany test pilot of Lockheed took off from Metropolitan airport in Vega monoplanes with 435 gallons of gasoline to attempt a sustained flight record without refueling. The current record is Marlin Jensen with 35 hours 23 minutes at Roosevelt Field. Also reports Darlo Warner, 17, Correctionville, drowned at a class picnic near Sioux City after stepping into a hole in the Little Sioux River. body recovered.
Weather outlook for May 27 to June 3 covers upper Mississippi lower Missouri val leys and northern central Great Plains. Mostly fall Monday with showers midweek and again at close. Temperatures near seasonal normals.
W F Jeffrey director of Black Hawk county treasurer reports 1929 license plate No H 16813 sold today symbolizing total cars registered in 1928. He notes many plates remaining will cover cars beyond last year total and expects registrations to top 18 000 by December with 1930 plates due.
Gladbrook Iowa May 23 William Evans a middle aged farmer training as an aviator died in a crash on his first lesson on his farm near Gladbrook. Instructor Carl Lorenzen of Marshalltown sustained probable fatal injuries and was rushed to a hospital. Evans had visited the field yesterday and showed interest in buying a plane. it is believed he was to purchase the aircraft Lorenzen was operating.
In Paintsville Kentucky Judge John W. Butelher exceeded his authority by sentencing 12 year old Carl Newton Mahan to the reform school until age 21 for a murder charge against playmates. Circuit Judge J. F. Bailey ruled on a writ of prohibition filed by the defense.
Poppies that bloomed on Waterloo veterans coats mark remembrance. Becker-Chapman post American Legion auxiliary offered 12 000 paper flowers made by disabled veterans. Proceeds support needy veterans and families. Mrs L S Treganza leads sale with a large headquarters committee and station chairmen at multiple stores.
Cantonese forces claim victory over Kwangsi troops in eastern Kwangtun dispersing Kwangsi armies. Heavy casualties reported with many officers killed or wounded as Cantonese prepare to invade Kwangsi and seize Swatow soon. Gen. Pai Chung-Hsi reportedly captured.
Old Orchard Beach Maine May 2h-4A1 The proposed Green Flash flight to Rome was postponed again while the Yellow Bird crew remained noncommittal. Roger Q. Williams and Lewis A. Yancey of the American plane, after a call with the New York weather bureau, cited poor visibility and scattered squalls over the Atlantic. They said they would not take off tomorrow.
New York May 25 Evangeline Booth commander in chief of the Salvation Army in America was seriously injured in an automobile accident yesterday as announced from headquarters.
Horace M. Towner aged 78 who has led Porto Rico since 1923 said he would not contest President Hoover's choice of Theodore Roosevelt Jr. for the post. He noted he was informed he would not be reappointed though he had wished to serve another year. He plans to return to Porto Rico June 1 and stay until Roosevelt arrives in September, then his plans are undecided.
President and Mrs. Hoover with party depart the White House for their third trip to Gatoctin Mountain near Frederick Maryland. En route they will pause at a Frederick area farm once owned by Hoover's ancestor then proceed to the mountain retreat of Lawrence Richey White House secretary where the men will fish. Accompanying them are Secretary and Mrs. Good and Richey.
Denver May 25 six high school bands compete for the national high school band championship for schools over 600 students. The qualified groups include Emerson high school Gary Indiana Sterling Cole high school Abraham Lincoln high school Carnall Bluffs Ta Marion Indiana high school Nicholas Senn high school Chicago and Modesto high school California.
Eddie Tolan of the University of Michigan set a world record in the 100 yard dash at Dyche Stadium Evanston in the Western Conference track championships, finishing in 9.5 seconds.
Paris reports a near breakthrough as allied and German experts work toward an annuity framework for reparations. British spokesmen foresee possible agreement tonight or Sunday, with discussions of a two year moratorium and division of Germany’s war damage payments among allies. Dr. Hjalmar Schacht and Ludwig Kastl outlined objections to allied conditions in a report for presentation at the afternoon session.
Denver reports a national class A high school championship band finals tonight with five bands from schools over 600 enrollment. The finalists were selected last night but not announced, with expected contenders including Sterling Colorado Nicholas Senn Chicago Modesto Gal Council Bluffs Emerson Gary Marion and South High Minneapolis.
Pola Italy May 25 UP Mrs Gene Tunney former Polly Lander wife of the former heavyweight champion who relapsed yesterday in her recuperation from an operation weeks earlier was said by her physicians to have improved The wife underwent an emergency operation on April 30 for an old undiscovered appendix abscess and a long and difficult convalescence was expected When she showed an increase in temperature Tunney called in several doctors from the mainland.
Motor experts examining the dirigible Graf Zeppelin after its Toulon return found engine wear due to excessive strain. Prof H Thoma confirmed the verdict, sabotage ruled out.
In Washington on the Potomac 21 seaplanes and amphibians prepared to race a 100 mile course down and back five times for the Curtiss Marine trophy. Lt Al Williams planned a reverse bank maneuver near Anacostia station as a new thriller. The silver globe prize honors the greatest speed, irrespective of aircraft type.
At St Paul Minnesota on May 24 the Presbyterian church general assembly restricted divorce grounds to unfaithfulness and willful desertion. Delegates voted 190 to 52 against striking willful desertion. Rural regions favored tightening while urban centers largely opposed, with Boston Columbus Dallas eastern New York Vermont and Birmingham among the few densely populated areas voting yes.
Abandoned last fall with the new medical unit, the University of Iowa will remodel the old hospital for academic use next year. The project, about $60,000, will house psychology, education, graduate college, music, and child welfare research.
Washington leaders privately sound out the senate on a plan to recess around June 10 or 15 until Sept 15, delaying the tariff bill to simmer public opinion. The farm bill debenture dispute and no rush line slowed action, with house conferees walking out and McNary to gauge senate mood. Hoover favored the recess to avoid immediate tariff action as hearings would occur in the finance committee during summer. The senate focuses on census and reapportionment, secrecy rules debate, and open nominations proposals, while conference on the farm relief bill ends with pending arbitration on export debenture differences.
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