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Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 19, 1925

Page

13

Wolfe Gets Life Term For Murder Of Farmer Ben Hance

Munete Ind Nov 19 AP Judge Clarence Dearth sentenced Charles Wolfe to life imprisonment for first degree murder in the August 14 attack on farmer Ben Hance and his wife on a country road. Victims identified Wolfe and Gerald Chapman after the shooting. The case ties to Chapman’s arrest earlier in the year and to other criminals facing death or death by duel. Separately a U.S. air study uses sticky glass slides on planes to gather stem rust spores for research.

Munete Ind Clarence Dearth Charles Wolfe Ben Hance Farmer Gerald Chapman New Britain Conn George “Dutch” Anderson Muskegon Mich Hance Here Wolfe and Anderson Chapman Munele

Changing Social Conditions Take Families Out of Thanksgiving Pew

An old column notes how Thanksgiving observance has shifted since 1862, with fewer families attending church services in Waterloo and more emphasis on feasting and recreation. It contrasts American traditions like turkey and football with other nations' dishes, and recalls past celebrations such as skating parties affected by warmer weather.

United States Pilgrim Fathers Eiven Middlewest Waterloo Turkey Denmark

Thanksgiving traditions and a historical armored tank claim

The text notes plans to complete autumn work before Thanksgiving and recalls family gatherings as a constant element of the holiday. It attributes the holiday’s origin to a 304 year old Aret observance and mentions Voltairea as the inventor of an armored war tank concept, describing the 1756 "Assyeian Chariot" as its armed precursor.

Voltairea

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