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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 05, 1928

Page

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Hoover on final campaign swing toward Palo Alto

Hoover finishes a 3060 mile tour from Atlantic to Pacific and will deliver a nonpartisan last appeal from his Palo Alto study at 5:45 p.m. central time. He spoke in Pueblo Colorado Saturday night, seeking broad voter support as polls approach.

James L. West Associated Press Star Hoover Palo Alto Cal Herbert Hoover Atlantic Pacific Coast Pueblo Colo Washington Werday Utah

Republicans Clash Over Prohibition and Power in Campaign

The piece outlines a bitter presidential race with Hoover limiting public appearances while Smith campaigns across the West and South. It notes religious prejudice shaping votes, Republican defense against anti Catholic sentiment, and the central clash on prohibition with Hoover opposing repeal and Smith seeking modification.

Smith John J. Ruskol Balwmore Anti-Saioon League Ku Klux Kklan Hoover

Prohibition Policy Debate Shapes 1932 Campaign

Governor Smith argues for state level prohibition decisions and a Canadian style sale system with strict limits while Hoover backs private ownership and tariff protection. Analysts estimate Hoover at 250 electoral votes, Smith at 159, with 122 uncertain. key battlegrounds include New York, California, and southern states.

Smith Hoover

Reward offered for killers in fiery Lake Bluff death

County officials approve a $1,000 reward for the arrest and conviction of the killers of Elfrieda Knaak a 30 year old book agent and school teacher fatally burned in the Lake Bluff village furnace last week.

Lake Bluff Elfrieda Knaak Lake Blut

L Whitney Kin of Pioneers Dies at 69 in Waterloo

Isaac L. Whitney, early Black Hawk county resident, died today at Allen Memorial Hospital at 5 35 a m age 69. Survived by widow Hannah J Allen two daughters Miriam E Whitney and Mildred deceased infant, two sisters and several nieces and nephews. Funeral at Grace M E church at 2 15 p m Wednesday. Burial in Fairview cemetery. He was born February 4 1859 in Newburg Maine and came to Waterloo with parents in 1866.

Isaac L. Whitney Black Hawk County Allen’ Memorial Hospital Maine Albert Whitney Waterloo W. T. and G. A. Whitney Coun Grace M E Roy L., Smith Clinton. F. Smith Fairview Bennington Mr. Whitney Newberg Bennington Township Isaac Whitney Hannah J. Allen

Funeral services for John Garaghty near Elkader

Funeral services for John Garaghty 52 farmer who died at James E. Baish home 921 Linden avenue will be held in Elkader Tuesday at 10 a m He was born March 23 1876 in Clayton county and resided there his wife three children survive along with his father James Garaghty three sisters and two brothers all of Clayton county Rosary for Mr Payton scheduled by St Josephs church Rosary society this evening at 8 at O Keeffe Towne parlors

John Garaghty Elkader James E. Baish Linden Avenue Garaghty Waterloo Clayton County James Lawrence John James Garaghty Mayme James Connell John Rannen Thomas Michael Rosary Society of

Death of Wallace Lemons Aged 14 Months

Wallace Edward Lemons died at 3 p m yesterday in a local hospital after a week long illness from acute gastro enteritis. Born July 27 1927 in Waterloo he was the son of Mr and Mrs George Lemons of 1521 Black Hawk Street. Surviving are three sisters Eunice Gale Dorothy Mildred Loretta May and one brother Hugh Eugene all at home. The body was taken to Peterson Bros mortuary and funeral arrangements were expected to proceed to Alta this afternoon.

H. F. Krueger Milwaukee Wis Miriam E. Whitney Edison School R. P. Kelley Eureka Kan C. E. Edwards Waterloo Bert Whitney Cyrus Jacob Ewart Robinson Ray Hoffman Fred Sherman Edgewood William Hutchinson Vernon Mildred O'Keefe & Towne Ninth Street Wallace Edward Lemons George Lemons Black Hawk Street Eunice Gale Dorothy Mildred Loretta May Hugh Eugene Peterson Bros Alta

Moncada Wins Nicaragua Election Under US Supervision

General Jose Maria Moncada appears elected president of Nicaragua as returns from about half the precincts show a liberal majority. The vote in major areas was orderly with US Marines and Nicaraguan guards overseeing the process. Moncada, 56, led the liberal revolution of 1926 27 and previously ran newspapers in Rivas, Granada and Managua.

Washington, D. C Jane Moncada Nicaragua Frank R. McCoy State Department Managua Jose Maria Moncada Liberal Revolution General Moncada Adolfo Benard Pinas Sandino Augustino Sandino Moncada United States Rivas Granada Enoc Aguada

Darrow Says No More Murder Cases for Career

Clarence Darrow, veteran attorney of over 100 murder trials, told IN S today he will not again represent anyone in a murder trial for the rest of his career. He noted his role in Loeb and Leopold and said his decision follows the Chicago thrill kill case. He added he did take two later murder cases only due to special circumstances.

Chicago INS Clarence Darrow International News Service Today Darrow Richard Loeb Nathan Leopold

Kennison Denied Parole After Bootlegging Conviction

Lucille Kennison of Waterloo must serve a 90 day jail term after her bootlegging conviction. The parole motion was overruled by Judge C. H. Kelley at Waverly this morning. The sentence also includes a $300 fine. county attorney B. H. Brauer opposed the parole.

Courier Special Service Allison Lucille Kennison Waterloo C. H. Kelley Waverly Kennison

Aged Cedar Falls Man Has Stroke After Fall

Chris Olsen 76 is critically ill at his son’s home at Eighteenth and Washington after a fall last night. He reportedly struck a sewer ditch about eight feet deep and later suffered a stroke this morning. Family heard him moan and found him unconscious.

Courier Special Service Chris Olsen Eighteenth Washington Streets Olsen

Grinnell Students Celebrate Victory With Daylong Revelry

Grinnell college students marked a football win over Marquette by discarding classes for a day of events on Ward field and campus. A special chapel, speedball game, all college luncheon, dance, bonfire, and evening speeches followed President J. H. T. Main urging continued celebration.

Grinnell Marquette University Grinnell College Ward Field J. H. T. Main

Motorist Hits Man Changing Tie on His Car

Wadsworth Beatty of Osceola, Iowa, was seriously injured last night when he was struck by a passing automobile while changing a tie on his own machine. The driver fled, witnesses saying the windshield was broken by the impact. The town is noted for its chief crop and Marshalltown plans a new Tall Corn hotel.

Indianola U.P Wadsworth Beatty Osceola Beatty Marshalltown

PISTOLS STOLEN HERE TWO JAILED

Two Cedar Rapids men, Wayne Bolanger and Paul Hahn, both in their thirties, were jailed at Elk Point 5 D charged with stealing two Colt .45 pistols from the local armory last Monday night. They admitted theft after being captured following a holdup attempt in Milwaukee rail yard North Riverside. Sheriff Stelanger, directing pursuit, arrested them after a gunfight.

Wayne Bolanger Paul Hahn Cedar Rapids Elk Point Milwaukee Railroad North Riverside Sioux City Sioux River South Dakota John Dahleen Union Stelanger Hahn

Spencer Company Wins Bid for 300 foot River Wall Unit

The Spencer Construction Company won the bid to build a 300 foot river wall from the west end of Fifth Street Bridge with a low bid of 34746 dollars. The Miller-Taylor Construction Company submitted the other bid at 4860 dollars. Hermann Miller, chairman, urged dumping cans and scrap metal between walls to form a park foundation.

Spencer Construction Company Fifth Street River Front Commission Miller-Taylor Construction Company Hermann Miller Riverfront Commission Memorial Hall Riverfront

Man Who Posed as Minister Is Killed by Freight Train

Information confirms the man killed in Rock Island yards Washington Iowa was S. Donald Rogers who posed as a Quaker minister to solicit funds from Cedar Rapids merchants and others. He died while attempting to board a freight train after recently finishing a 60 day Davenport jail term. Quakers deny he was a minister of their faith.

Cedar

First 13 Holsteins Average $195 at State Sale Here

About 175 attended the Iowa Holstein breeders consignment sale at the Dairy Cattle Congress grounds. The first 13 head averaged $195 with top bid $275 for Bess Burke Korndyke Isadora from Maytag farms Newton. Second highest reached $260 for a cow from Paul Stewart Maynard bought by H B Forrester Webster City.

Iowa Holstein Breeders Dairy Cattle Congress O. ¥. van Svoc Winfield Bess Burke Korndyke Isadora Maytag Newton Paul Stewart Maynard H. B. Forrester Webster City

Seek Bandits Who Wounded American In Hankow Raid

Nationalist patrols hunt pirates who boarded the British steamer Shasi at Hankow. They shot American businessman Weary Heavis in the thigh and escaped with 20000 dollars. Nathaniel Peffer, a New York journalist, and his wife were robbed in the same incident.

Hankow China Weary Heavis Nathaniel Peffer New York

Local Marriage Licenses Listed From Waterloo and Des Moines

The record lists matches including Bernard W. Smith of Waterloo with Myrtle I. Kimball of Cedar Falls on .23. Ruel Gosser of Queen City Mo. with Bertha CG of Waterloo on .24. George J. O'Donnell of Des Moines with Madeline Manning of Waterloo both on .21.

Bernard W. Smith Waterloo Myrtle I Kimball Cedar Falls Ruel Gosser Queen City Bertha CG Buchanan George J. O'Donnell Des Moines Madeline Manning

British women poised for cabinet posts after election

London reports British strategists expect to pledge at least one woman minister in the new government after the next general election. Observers note rising female enfranchisement and 27 million voters in Britain and Northern Ireland, with figures suggesting qualified women in Conservative and Labour ranks may join the cabinet.

London Westminster Washington John Bull George Great Britain Northern Ireland House of Commons Baldwin Duchess of Atholl Board of “Education Margaret Bondfield Britain Ramsay Macdonald Labor Miss Bondfield Susan Lawrence Miss Lawrence United States Lady Iveagh Viscountess Astor Southend Lady Astor National Party Conservative Party Party of Lloyd George

Senator Brookhart Sees Hoover Iowa's Choice by 100000

Senator Brookhart voices confidence that Hoover has the clear Iowa choice, criticizing rival Reed and Norriss, while noting Governor Alfred Smith’s campaign rhetoric. He urges voters to go to the polls tomorrow as a bitter yet spirited campaign concludes with Hoover likely to prevail.

Senator Brookhart Hoover Iowa Reed Missouri Norris Senator Norris Alfred Smith Middlewest

Rotary luncheon features East High string trio and S A Lynn

Rotarians heard a fine musical program at Hotel Russell Yamson luncheon. East High School string trio Elizabeth Green Mildred Townsend Alyce Smoker performed pieces including Minuet from Military Symphony and Serenade. S A Lynn offered My Own U S A Ak Sweet Mystery of Life Drumadoon and My Golden Rose.

East High School S. A. Lynn Hotel Russell-Yamson Elizabeth ‘Crreen Mildred Townsend Alyce Smoker Haydn Dage Muller Bendel H. Kreisler

Tragedy at Arizona crash ends Tucker Collyer flight record bid

Details reveal Tucker and Collyer died in a crash while pursuing an east to west and west to east record flight in the Yankee Doodle. Pilot Art Goebel had just completed the west to east leg. Miss Eleanor Waddell, bride to be, learns of fiancé Collyer’s death as dozens gather at Roosevelt Field.

New York Los Angeles Collyer Tucker Art Goebel Hawaii Eld Des Moines C. B. D. Collyer Harry Tucker Arizona INS Eleanor Waddell Great Neck Charles Collyer Miss Waddell Donald W. Waddell Charlie Sally Tucker

Bigger Republican Plurality Forecast in Third District

Iowa voters prepare to cast ballots in Black Hawk county and Waterloo precincts from 7 a m to 7 p m as polls open for state and local elections. Absentee ballots number 1 000 and counting boards face 32 000 units per 1 000 ballots. state road bond issue and constitutional amendment on county representation are on the ballot alongside 29 candidates. Independent candidates include F W Edwards for county attorney and Matt Ahles for county supervisor in the Sixth district.

Black Hawk County F. W.esher Waterloo Iowa Supreme Court R. W. Hasner Independence Tenth Judicial E. B. Stiles F. W. Edwards Matt Ahles Fox, Poyner Barclay

Work Urges Voters to Get Out Early

Washington D C November 5 AP Chairman Work sent a telegram to the Republican national committee urging Republican workers to mobilize early voting to insure the greatest popular vote ever for a presidential nominee.

Washington, D. C Republican National Committee Work

Doomed by Turks Constantinople Walls to Be Demolished

Nov 5 report from Constantinople warns that the 13 mile chain of Byzantine walls may be torn down to improve safety and fund repairs. The plan seeks to save only some battlements deemed historic while critics fear irreparable loss of a historic landmark and its surrounding heritage.

Constantinople New Turkey Byzantium Stamboul Schlumberger Rome Avignon Carcassone Attila Eastern Christendom Constantine XII Golden Gate Marmora Golden Horn Seraglio Point Black Sea Turkey Arksham

Brain Tests Puzzle Quick Mental Calculations

A feature presents a rapid mental math drill with numbers 458 93 5891 659875 999999887 5763 769 77 1234567 907431 296481 5432678469. Readers are asked to reduce each to a single digit by summing digits until 1-9 remains, with two minutes to complete and answers on the society page.

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