Four Defendants Freed by Jury in Minute Trial
A jury in district court acquitted four defendants in separate state cases after a 20 minute session. Richard Belfield, charged with liquor law violation, was in a case dismissed after a mis entered plea. Fred Hemline, Bryan Kepford, and J M Seltenrich faced charges of assault and battery and careless driving, with various procedural twists and witness details noted. The state attorney explained dissolving actions in Seltenrich due to a divorce decree. The proceedings included references to local officials, a road patrolman witness, and the defense asserting innocence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice Court
Richard Belfield
Fred Hemline
Bryan Bepford
J. M. Seltenrich
F. W. Edwards
Seltenrich
Hemline
Bryan Kepford
F. E. Hewitt
Poyner
Board of Supervisors
Harry P. Mason
Young Kepford
Samaritan
Belfield
J. H. Meyers
Cedar Falls
G. W. Wood
H. A. Dean
J. T. McCleery
J. Wilbur Miller
E. L. Hildebrand
P. A. ‘Dunbar
E. M. Lichty
H. E. Benarden
J. F. Ashe
F. G. Moir
W. D. Strayer
A. O. Tabor
Ada Rodamar
Mason Testifies La Porte Man Hid Half Pint Bottles
R. E. Reed of La Porte City faced contempt of court charges over alleged liquor in junction. Judge G W Wood heard the case as Reed denied the accusation and the matter was continued. Reed posted a $500 bond and was released after Mason testified Reed hid liquor near a pool hall, with three half pint bottles found at the spot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason
la Porte
R. E. Reed
la Porte City
G. W. Wood
Reed
Harry P. Mason
Independence Men Indorse Boy Scout Area Organization
George Felker deputy regional Boy Scout executive and Arthur F. Jury local executive spoke at a meeting in Independence where business leaders backed forming an area covering eight north eastern Iowa counties with Waterloo as headquarters. Independence will be represented at a regional meeting planned for the first week in December. Felker and Jury will attend similar meetings in Grundy Center and Oelwein on Thursday and Friday nights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Felker
Lincoln
Neb
Arthur F. Jury
Independence
Ane
Iowa
Waterloo
Felker
Jury
Grundy Center
Oelwe
26 Candidates Join Moose Lodge Initiative at Local Chapter
A class of 26 candidates was initiated in the Loyal Order of Moose at the local Moose hall meeting. Future initiations are planned for December 3 and December 17. Mooseheart past supreme dictator J Willis Pierson could attend a December meeting. Waterloo lodge members reported their visit to Mooseheart last Sunday, and the fifth Moose Gance is scheduled for Wednesday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loyal Order of Moose
Moose Hall
J. Willis Pierson
Mooseheart
Waterloo
Moose Gances
Butter Rations Tighten in Moscow Celebrations
In Moscow butter remains scarce as rationing continues across the city. A little over a third of a pound per customer is the fixed allotment in government and cooperative shops. People queue daily in cold weather to buy their share while flowers remain plentiful as a token of seasonal celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Russia
Christmas Seals Rise From Danish Clerk to Health Mission
The Christmas seal network grew from Danish clerk Einar Hoelbell in 1904 to fund tuberculosis care, hospitals, and education across the United States. Emily Bissell and Jacob Riis helped launch the first U.S. sale in 1908, with Red Cross involvement ending in 1920. The program funds hundreds of hospitals, clinics, and public-health efforts, reducing tuberculosis deaths and boosting national health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Einar Hoelbell
Denmark
Copenhagen
Hinar Hoelbell
United States
Europe
Jacob Riis
America
the Outlook
Delaware
Emily Bissell
Bissell
Delaware Red Cross
American Red Cross
National Tuberculosis Association
National Association For the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis
Red Cross
Union Services on Thanksgiving Day Announced
Two Thanksgiving union church services, east and west districts, will be held at 11 a m Thursday Sept 29. Rev William Hardcastle Plymouth Congregational church announces the event. East service at Grace Methodist Episcopal Church features Rev L C Harris as sermon speaker with special music. West service at First Brethren Church features Rev T R Niven with other district pastors assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East
West
William Hardcastle
Plymouth Congregational Church
Grace Methodist Episcopal Church
L. C. Harris
Central Christian Church
First Brethren Church
T. R. Niven
First Presbyterian Church
Madam Jacquet Clemenceau dies at 88 in Paris
Paris reports the death of Madam Jacquet sister of Georges Clemenceau France wartime premier at age 88. Her passing is noted in the Paris telegraph with acknowledgment of her relation to the prominent statesman and her long life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Jacquet
Georges Clemenceau
France
Mrs. George Dennis Buried Here Sunday
Mrs. George Dennis who died October eighteenth in Miami Florida was buried in Fairview Cemetery here last Sunday beside her husband. She had lived in Waterloo for years and moved to Florida five years ago living with her daughters in Miami and Bradenton. Funeral services were held Sunday at the O Kelle Towne chapel conducted by Rev William Hardcastle. Surviving are two sons William Way and Frank Way and three daughters Lulu Schulz Lora Warthon and Gertrude Knowlton. Warthon accompanied the body here and will return to Miami soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Dennis
Miami
Fla
Fairview
Waterloo
Dennis
Bradenton
O’kelle & Towne
William Hardcastle
Plymouth Congregational Church
William Way
Rheystreet
Frank Way
Orofino
Ydn
R. W
Lulu) Schulz
S. W
Lora) Warthon
Mason Says Woman Tried to Destroy Liquor Evidence
Cedar Falls reports contempt of court charges against Mary Su for alleged efforts to destroy liquor evidence. The Courier Special Service notes the case stems from actions involving a local liquor incident, with further hearings expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason
Courier Special
Cedar Falls
Mary Su
Woman and husband face charges after liquor raid
At 150 North Barclay Street Wa terloo Justice W H Whitford heard the case on a complaint by Constable Harry Mason who said the woman threw a jar of spirits liquor down cellar stairs during a raid last night Joe Sulentic her husband is charged with illegal possession
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Lentic
North
Barclay Street
Waterloo
W. H. Whitford
Harry Mason
Joe Sulentic
Campaign Expense Accounts in Iowa Reveal Tiny Totals
Expense filings in Des Moines show congressman T. J. B. Robinson spent 800 dollars and Cyrenus Cole 638.32, with several candidates recording minimal or no expenditures. The notes remark that studying campaign expenses in Iowa will yield little for investigating committees next winter. Roman cemeteries are described as containing monuments and vaults with urns of ashes.
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Iowa General Assembly
Congress
Des Moines
T. J. B. Robinson
Cyrenus Cole
Cedar Rapids
C. A. Hollis
Black Hawk County
E. M. Lichty
R. W. Hasner
J. Zimmerman
James L. Randall
Co-op Colony on Missourt Land II Plan for Church
Independence Missouri November 20. A self-sustaining cooperative community built on Christian ideals would share rewards and responsibilities. Dr Frederick M Smith president of the Reorganized Church envisions Zion as Independence and its environs with a central colony near Independence and outlying settlements including land in Taney County for a large cooperative system. The plan includes education for children in suitable crafts, development of supporting industries, and stock raising to supply food and raw materials for the central community, with members moving from across the church to Taney County and other sites. The history of the church from 1830 onward is recounted, including persecutions, migrations to Nauvoo and Commerce, and the shift to the Reorganized Church under Frederick M Smith with emphasis on no polygamy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independence
Frederick M. Smith
Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Zion
Smith
Taney County
Ozark Mountain
Missouri
Oregon
Joseph Smith
Hiram Smith
Carthage
Fayette N. Y
Kirtland
Church Pioneers
Saints
Caldwell County
Joseph
Smiths
Quincy
Ill
Commerce
Nauvoo, Jr
Brigham Young
Bolter
Salt Lake City
Mormon Church
Reorganized Church
China town comedy and Wings at Rivier a theatre bill
Tonight at Palace Johnny Hines in China Town plus Daisy Won t Tell and Fox news. Riviera presents Wings wartime aviation roadshow with Clara Bow Buddy Rogers Richard Arlen in lead roles, music synchronized. Strand features Waterfront with Dorothy Mackaill Jack Mulhall and three Vitaphone acts. Waterloo offers The Ghost Train, a three act mystery thriller with Josephine Generro Robert Ripley and others.
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Palace
Johnny Hines
Chinatown
Charlie
New York
Daisy
Fox News
Riviera
Clara Bow
Charles
Buddy) Rogers
Richard Arlen
Waterfront
Dorothy Mackaill
Jack Mulhall
Vitaphone
Eddie White
Cobellos
Police
Waterloo—Boyd
Trousdale Players
Lonesoma
Maine
Josephine Generro
Robert Ripley
Tom Post
Lucile L. LaValliere
Missing Liberty Bell of Slovak Nation Found in Uzhorod
London reports an exact replica of the Liberty Bell, cast in the United States, was found buried in a courtyard at the government house in Uzhorod capital of Carpathian Russia. Ed ward T. Heyn and Anthony Ambrose discovered the bell and it will be brought to Prague under military escort.
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London
Independence Hall
Philadelphia
Uzhorod
Carpathian
Russia
Prague
Edward T. Heyn
Reichberg
Czechoslovakia
United States
Government House
Mr. Heyn
Anthony Ambrose
State Checker Is at Work on City's Books
George Bassett from the auditor of state office checks the city clerk’s ledgers this week. The annual audit moves rapidly as Bassett praises City Clerk Charles C. MacKay and staff for their excellent record keeping. He conducts the review in the small municipal court room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Checker
George Bassett
W. L. Long
State Department
Bassett
Charles C. MacKay
World Shippers Oppose Panama Cargo Inquiry
Copenhagen Denmark November 20 The international shipowners association protests against the Panama canal administration demanding complete cargo origin and destination details from every ship passing through the canal. They say the information serves no purpose and risks exposing trade secrets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copenhagen
Denmark
International Shipowners’ Association
Panama Canal Administration
Canal
Dogs Reaven Is Found In France At Bonnelles Castle
Nov 20 Bonnelles France Duchess Anne de Rochechouart Mortemart d Uzes keeps the largest and finest pack of hounds in a vast basement hall once used for troops. A chef piqueur and four valets care for 1200 dogs. They exercise in a courtyard and receive meals by signals followed by washing muzzles as a nightly ritual. The duchess hunts on major occasions.
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Bonnelles
France
Chateau de
Anne de Rochechouart-Mortemart d
Ment
Piqueur
Chateau de Bonnelles
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Independence Men
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Boy Scout Area Organization
Moose Lodge
B. G. Haves
Haves
Harris
Grace Methodist
Niven
First Brethren
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Reorganized Saints
World Shippers
Panama Cargo Inquiry
Turkey
Reaven
Hlave
The
Entz Cafe
First National Bank
Larry Ceballos
Emil Flindt
Gents
Paramount Pictures
Ask
Paramount Picture
Jack Baln
Band
Soren
Mat
Dan
Ral Jazz
Dl Singer
May Meavoy
Warner Olanp
Cantor Senblatt
Vitaphon
Florence Brady
Benny Rubin
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