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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1929
Page
11
In Old Orchard Maine this morning the Yellow Bird started a trans Atlantic hop but returned after 20 minutes due to a torn fuel tank seam caused by motor vibration and a broken wheel on the other craft. The Green Flash was ready to launch when the failure halted the attempt.
A House Senate conference deadlock over the farm bill ends with an understanding to drop the debenture provisions. White House talks hint at passage by week end. Senators warn against a June recess while President Hoover faces tariff issues. Smoot forecasts Senate action on tariff bills by fall after June hearings.
Reports from Jerusalem and Beirut describe a devastating clash southeast of El Saray between the Jelawah loyalists of Ibn Saud and the Ajmaan rebels. More than 1,000 killed as reprisals unfold, with the fierce desert war rooted in long standing animosity between factions loyal to the desert ruler.
A man about 47 died after falling headfirst into a dust bin while shoveling near a quarry. Witnesses say haste to finish work led to the accident. Coroner Dr. E C McMillan booked the death as accidental and an inquest was held to confirm. Relatives believed to live in Fort Dodge, body taken to Ashley undertaking parlors.
St Louis May 29 Lieut James Doolittle noted pilot with the Guggenheim foundation New York City told the third national aeronautic meeting personal safety in flight is the principal problem. He urged more and better airports with emergency landing fields power pliant reliability and low landing speeds. Radio is seen by two Bureau of Standards experts as solving weather hazards of flying. Paper by J H Dellinber and H Diamond.
Washington D C May 29 Marriages declined across 13 states and the District of Columbia in 1928 while divorces rose in seven states according to Census Bureau data from 12 states and DC. Total marriages 137479 a drop of 251 from 1927 and divorces 24891 up 121 from 1927. South Dakota showed a 12.2 percent rise in 1928.
Madison Wis May 29 Wisconsin's state prohibition law and the enforcing department were abolished when Gov Fredd Kohler signed the repeal bill after a statewide vote approving repeal by 142000. The governor had previously supported Hoover's enforcement policies but signed the measure ending state prohibition.
In Dubuque Ta May 29 UNSI the country’s only Catholic daily in English will rename beginning June 1 to The Catholic Daily Tribune. John P Gonner general manager says the paper will keep its character and policy. The Daily Tribune will carry the leaned wire IN S report and subscribes to National Catholic Welfare Conference Press Service. Also note Mason City incident Frederick Beck, high school senior, injured in collision as passenger while vehicle tried to pass a truck. Vincent Tiernan driver not seriously injured.
The Courier will be delivered at your home before 5 30. If the carrier or others fail to deliver on time, call A100 and a copy will be sent. Phone calls must reach the office before 6 30 p m.
Four months after Wilma Stone, 5, vanished from her Fort Dodge yard, her body was recovered in the Des Moines river near Fort Dodge by 12 year old Jerry Vaneck who snagged the clothing while fishing. The search spanned 206 miles and a $100 reward announced by Ben Stone was to be paid to Vaneck. Funeral services were held today.
Manila reports 112 deaths from last Friday's typhoon in southern Leyte as communications return. Early figures had shown 10 dead. Some towns remained isolated when the tally was compiled. The Philippine Red Cross began relief work as six villages were flooded by continuous rains.
Lieut. Herbert J. Fahy remains aloft on a second bid to set a 2010 endurance flight record. He launched at 4:43 yesterday morning from Los Angeles, flying toward San Diego. His first attempt stalled after 21 hours 30 minutes, with official records showing a 34 hour 50 minute target.
New York May 29 Brig Gen William Mitchen former head of the army air service blames former President Calvin Coolidge for the deplorable condition of American military aviation He says Coolidge chained aviation to the navy army and commerce departments and hopes the Hoover administration will reverse his ruinous policies in the interest of aviation and the nation
Rumors swirl about the Lindbergh family with claims that Charles and Anne Spencer Morrow Lindbergh may be located in several unnamed places. The press and public remain mystified as investigators verify scattered reports amid speculation.
In Elkhorn Nebraska on May 23 delegates gathered for the United Danish Lutheran Church of America annual convention. The first full day opened with N C Carlsen Royal Ja. presiding and Rev N P Wielsen Danneborg Neb preaching. Over 500 delegates registered, with more expected.
La Prensa Buenos Aires lauds Paul A. Mallon United Press Washington correspondent for refusing to reveal sources in a secret Senate vote. The paper says journalistic ethics are at stake and notes it accepts responsibility for printed material without disclosing sources. Electricians on strike in Des Moines after wage dispute with contractors seeking $1 a day cut.
In Old Orchard Me on Decoration Day eve a test flight of the Green Flash and Yellow Bird ended in a ground loop and a leaky gas tank. Pilot Williams and navigator Yancey planned a second takeoff tomorrow after repairs, while Armeno Lotti described the leak that forced an early return. The duo aimed for the forty first parallel toward northern Spain with goals to split en route to Paris and Rome.
In Moscow on May 29 the central executive committee re elected the entire soviet cabinet. Roykoyv remains premier and Georges Tehitcherin continues as foreign minister. Although seriously ill, Mensinsky was kept as head of the State police department G. B. P. U.
Paris May 29 The creditor reparations experts agreed on a new set of figures for reparations annuities presented to the German delegation. A German decision was hoped by tomorrow. The proposal would extend the Dawes plan payments to Sept 1 and then activate the Young plan smaller annuities. Allies say this allows a satisfactory repartition not possible if the Young annuities began last April.
A War Department board recommends to Maj. Gen. Edgar Jadwin that a reliable cost estimate be made to decide if expanding from a six foot to a nine foot channel is worthwhile. The survey, to quantify extra costs, will be undertaken without delay.
Tokio May 25 reports say 18 persons are dead and many others unaccounted for as a forest fire rages on Saghalin Island off Siberia. The island’s northern area is Soviet Russian controlled and the southern is Japanese held.
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