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Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 01, 1926

Page

9

Terrific Wind Crips Over City Hits Crotle Hill

A terrifying windstorm swept Waterloo midnight and tore a large burn on Juhl acreage. a barn roof was raised, but interior bracing saved it. Mr and Mrs Jubl awoke as the twister passed 200 feet north of their barn. Negrress Lorena Newby is freed after a 22 minute jury deliberation finds her not guilty of murder in Daisy Calhoun case.

Castle Hel Juhl Wythabers Guid Jubs Negress Freed Cornell Blums Fa. Deml CNS Lorena Newby Negress Daisy Calhoun Nother Neevess

Kangaroo courts persist in prisons says retired warden

Captain George H Weldeling, retired warden of Cook County Jail, reports kangaroo courts operate in nearly every prison he visited. Inmates elect judges and lawyers, hold sessions during exercise, and fine offenders 10 to 15 cents for petty offenses. Funds go to penniless inmates. notable case includes Sheriff Peter Hoffmann fined $500 during confinement.

Cilio Ceorge H. Weldeling Cook County Chileno Weideling Peter Lloffman Wheaton Kangaroo Court Weldeling Impang

Burial Caskets Require Vast Softwood Lumber

Washington reports findings from the forest products laboratory showing burial caskets in the United States consume about 103 million feet of softwood lumber yearly, equivalent to 102000 mature timber trees. The note adds that screens are used to keep out mosquitoes.

Washington, D. C Forest Products Laboratory United States

Lumber Use By Products And Short Length Campaign

The article lists annual lumber needs for various products including 20 million feet for general use and 30 million feet for signs. It cites 160 million feet for woodenware items and 10 million feet for honey beehives and incubating eggs. It notes softwood and hardwood usage for jigs and other items and covers a Forest Service and National Lumber Manufacturers Association education campaign to buy short lengths to maximize mill utilization.

Forest Service National Lumber Manufacturers’ Association

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