Stubborn legal contest in Peddicord trial heads to noon
A heated session in Judge E. B. Stiles division of the court focused on the embezzlement case of W. Peddicord, former manager of Waterloo and Cedar Falls Union Mill Co. The defense and state sparred over admission of exhibits as Walter J. French, county attorney, questioned whether conversations and memoranda connect the defendant to the alleged $15,192 larceny. Witnesses included Glen Bown, the mill’s secretary and manager, and pages of check records, with further testimony expected from other directors and officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter J. French
AL Tradi Lansley
Comes
W. 4
Peddicord
Waterloo & Ceger Falls Union Mill Co
E. B. Stiles
French
Shawn
Jetts
Roger Leavitt
Leavitt
Imases
F.C. ‘Platt
Executive Council of the Board of Directors
Peddi
Warner & What
Grain Brokers
Chicago
Pedicord
Kansas City
Mr. Leagitt
Peddiedrd
Westinion
Longley
Ssion
Wae
Wilt
Giéi GC. Bown
Glen ©. Bown
Mad Mhandger
Mill Company
Bown
Peddicond
American Trust & Savings Bank
Sir. Bown
Wilbur
Arbucele
G Teorep A
GL Letiner
Warner & Wilbur
R. Peddicord
Er & Wilbur
Stateirin & Cedar Falls Mil Co
W. J. Peddi
Directors dispute futures trading by longtime manager
Testimony shows the manager was not authorized to speculate and was told to buy corn only locally. Directors warned Peddicord in 1920 to avoid large wheat purchases and questioned Freddicord’s 97,500 bushels. Several jurors and Mrs. Peddicord attend the trial as an external observer notes a Nebraska lawyer curious about name matches.
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Leavitt
Peddicord
Freddicord
French
Jost
Pedidicord
Mr. French
Mr. Leavitt
Margaret Bandfeld
Rosa Segard
Mary T. Lytle
W.H. Bast
E. Glasson
Ao R. Harris
G. W. Burroughs
R. A. Doty
FT. B. Tracy
J. Jo. Kerr
Nick Wolfs
F. Allen
Nebraska
William J. Peddicord
Lincoln
Til
Kenyon Offered Federal Bench In Iowa District
Senator Kenyon of Iowa has a possible offer to join the federal judiciary as a judge for the Iowa district. President Harding indicated openness to the appointment and Kenyon has not yet decided whether to accept or stay in the Senate.
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Sen
Kenyon
Federal
D.C
Iowa
Republic
Harding
Senate
Northwestern dismisses fifteen students in hazing probe
Fifteen Northwestern University students were dismissed after an hazing inquiry tied to the disappearance of one student and the near drowning of another. Officials did not release names, noting most have transferred to other institutions.
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Chicago
Northwestern University
Apatchy
University Offctais
Plans to Expand Big Show at Dairy Cattle Congress
Audited reports for 1931 will be presented to stockholders on the third Monday in November. A full financial statement will take a couple of weeks. Expansion plans include a special hall for Made in Waterloo products. The Made in Waterloo exhibit was a success and may lead to a dedicated building. An Armstrong drilling outfit attracted interest and several engines were sold. Hinman Milking Machine plans to move the state agency to Waterloo, seeking office quarters and warehouses.
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E. S. Estel
Mr. Estell
Waterloo
Armstrong Manufacturing Company
Armstrong
Worthington
Dairy Cattle Congress
E. G. Meyers
Hinman Milking Machine Companys
Des Moines
Meyers
Oneida
N.Y
No Trace Found of Two Young Elopers
Searching parties sought Lucille Hogan a 17 year old Monticello high school girl and Dewitt Thompson believed her sweetheart who disappeared last week. They failed to find a clue after most of the night. Both families meet in Monticello to decide next steps.
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Cadar Rani Fa
Lucille Hogan
Monticello
Dewitt Thompson
Retail food prices slip in nine of ten cities
Washington report shows department of labor price survey from Aug 1 to Sept 15 found declines in nine of ten urban markets. The 80 day span recorded overall softer costs for food items, with notable declines in several staples.
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Waited Press
Washington, D. C
Department of Labor
Hoover Seeks 10 Head Off Strike Over Mine Wages
Indianapolis Oct 4 Associated Press report that President John L. Lewis said after the United Mine Workers convention adjourns he will go to Washington to meet Hoover about avoiding a spring coal strike. Lewis said arbitration offers from Hoover had not been discussed directly. Ohio leader John Moore and operators held preliminary talks, but outcomes remained uncertain as delegates resume work on resolutions and plan adjournment.
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Associated Press
Indianapolis
Ind
United Mine ‘Workers of America
John L. Lewis
Washington
Lewis
Herbert Hoover
John Moore
Ohio
United Mine Workers of America
John L. Newis
Five Women on July to Try McArdle Girl on Charge of Murder
United Press reports in Cleveland that first witnesses for the prosecution were to be called in the Marian McArdle murder trial. Ten jurors had been tentatively chosen, including five women. Three of the tentative jurors are mothers, with daughters about Marian's age. The defendant’s mother, Catherine Kaber, serving life for murder, will be brought to testify in Marian's defense.
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McArdle
United Press
Cleveland, O
Marian McArdle
Mardan
Dan Kaber
Matian
Hva Catherine Kaber
Burder
Lerddushter
Lloyd George Ends Vacation in Scotland
Prime Minister Lloyd George ends a Scottish Highlands vacation interrupted by state business. His health has improved from the air, but he is barred from public meetings for now. Tex-Wex Oil stockholders met at Ellis noting reports but no action, adjourned to Monday. A missing-person case ends as Frank I Wilbur returns to Palo Alto headquarters seeking his old job.
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Associated Press
London
Laord George
Galach Tad
Prier
Scottish Highlands
Tex, Wex Oil Company
Ellis Notes
Frank I. Wilbur
Palo
Willard, N. M
J. W. Loomis
Wilbur
Unclear brief items from Washington and Doorn notices
Telegraph notices report President Harding urging governors to organize local unemployment correction machinery. Kentucky’s Charles McCord elected chairman of interstate commission. John Barton Paine named chairman of the American Red Cross central committee. National Highway Society discusses reducing unemployment via highway construction and maintenance. Doorn Castle hosts Frederick William’s first visit to his father after his mother’s death. National Museum marks Dante Alighieri’s 600th death anniversary with Secretary Hughes presiding.
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Associated Press
Washington
D. C
Harding
Charles McCord
Kentucky
John Barton Paine
Secretary of the Interior
Central Committee For the American Red Cross
White House
Washington, D. C
Doorn
Holtland
Frederick Willam
Germany
Doorn Castle
Dante Alighieri
National Museum
Hughes
Eight Ministers to Foreign Countries Named by Harding
The White House announced eight American ministers to Latin America and Europe, naming John Glover South to Panama, John B. Kamer to Nicaragua, Willis C. Cook to Venezuela, Roy Davis to Guatemala, Lewis Einstein to Czecho-Slovakia, Charles L. Wilson to Bulgaria, Charles L. Kagey to Finland, Edward E. Brodie to Siam. Also named J Morton Howee of Dayton, Ohio as special diplomatic agent and consul general at Cairo.
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Associated Preas
Washington, D. C
Latin America
White House
Panama
John Glover South
Kentucky
Nicaragua
John 8. Kamer
Colorado
Venezula
Willis C. Cook
South Dakota
Guatemala
Roy Davis
Missouri
Lewis Einstein
New York
Bulgaria
Charles & Wilson
Maine
Finland
Charles L. Kagey
Kansas
Siam
Edward E. Brodie
Oregon
J. Morton Howee
Dayton, C
Cairo
Egypt
Reinstine Held to Higher Court for Liquor Nuisance
Jake Reinstine heir to district court was arraigned before Municipal Court Judge J W Gwynne on liquor nuisance charged in connection with moonshine sold to Verne Seese. Bonds set at 500 dollars. He pleaded extenuating circumstances and waived preliminary hearing. He claimed only one batch was bootlegged after junk business failed and poverty pushed him to liquor. Seese later used the liquor at a party.
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Jake Reinstine
J. W. Gywnne
Reinstiné
Verne Seese
Leo Conley
V. L. Belt
Reinstine
Séese
Wisconsin
Seese
Small Nations Seek Looser Blockade Rules in League session
Eight small nations of the League of Nations pressed for laxer blockade regulations in Geneva as they urge amendments to Article 16. Steece leads efforts to require council notification before any state can unilaterally initiate a blockade against a covenant breaker.
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Associated Press
Geneva
League of Nations
Assembly of the League
League
Steece
The
Council of the League
English Women Lead Quest for U.S. Golf Honors
Three English players reached late rounds of the annual national tournament at the Country Club. Cecil Leitch, British champion, won easily while Edith Leitch upset Glénia Corbett to advance. Lathem Hall defeated Mrs. W. G. Geary after a lengthy match, and Stirling beat Shepherd with a clean run, while Gavin survived a bunker scare.
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Conjai
Ir Country Club
Cecil Leitch
Edith Leitch
Glénia " CoRett
Providence
Lathem Hall
England
New York
Gavin
Miss Stirling
Miss Shepherd
Haived
Kiwanis Leader Urges Small Employer Hires
Chicago October 4 Harry E Karr of Baltimore president of the Kiwanis clubs calls for adding one to the workers. He argues most employers can make a small addition to their payroll.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Harry E. Karr
Baltimore
International Association
Kiwanis Clubs
Harr
Reed Attacks Budget Bureau Over Expense Slash
Washington Oct 4 Senator Reed Democrat Missouri denounced a budget bureau move to cut congressional appropriations as an attempt to sideline Congress. He warned such actions threaten the power of Congress to set spending levels and could lead to dismantling military and government functions. He spoke during a prepared address criticizing the tax revision bill.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Senate
Reed
Missouri
Senator Reed
Congress
Budget Bureau
Iowa Miner Seeks Harding Help to Protect Prisoners
A committee from the United Mine Workers arrives in Washington to seek President Harding's protection for 138 miners held as state prisoners in West Virginia jails. They fear the miners faces danger and hope Harding will obtain safety assurances. The delegation includes J. W. Wiggins of West Virginia F. C. Hughes of Iowa and E. J. Giles of Iowa.
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Iowa
Harding
Washington
D.C
United Mine Workers of ‘America
Indianapolis
West Virginia
John Moore
Ohio
John Lewis
United, Workers
Todaid
Hardiny
J. W. Wiggins
F.C. Hughes
iGngis
E. J.” Giles
Towa
Miss Faith Bender Struck by Auto in City Crossing
Miss Faith Bender a bookkeeper at Levi Bros fell victim to an auto collision on Commercial Street in front of Paul Davis store at 11:45 AM. She sustained a broken leg and numerous cuts and bruises and was taken to Presbyterian Hospital by Petersony Bros. ambulance with Seph Johnson guiding the ride to the bed quarters.
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Faith B. Bender
Walker Strenta
Levi Bros
Lafayette Street
Commercial Street
Paul Davis
Mass Bender
Presbyterian Hospital
Petersony Bros
Bender
Seph Joson
Jefferson Street
Bran Big Battle on in North Elevators
Three official agencies cooperated in Minneapolis to check the spread of the Apran bug and granary weevil, insects infecting about half the grain arriving at the terminal. Officials warn of risks to stored grain and bushels in transit.
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Inneapolis
Minn
Minneapolis
Council orders resurfacing of three Fifth Street blocks
The city street and alley committee ordered tar resurfacing for three blocks of Fifth Street east after surveys. The Bryant Paving Company will retread and apply asphalt patches citywide, with work to begin immediately as agreed.
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Fifth Street
Jin
Bryant Paving Company
Local Resident Praises Trutona After Escape From Agony
Mrs. L. J. Floyd of 412 Florence Street Waterloo, age 71, recounts dramatic relief after taking Trutona Expert. She describes years of severe stomach distress, vomiting after meals, dizziness, kidney pain, and nocturnal urination, then says digestion improved, dizziness ended, and sleep restored. She recommends Trutona, sold at Wangler Bros. Drug Store Waterloo.
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Trutona
Waterloo
Wangler Bros. Drug Store
Unitarian Church Plans for Broader Work
Detroit Oct. 4. Unitarian general conference opens with 500 ministers and laymen from the United States and Canada. Plans call for broader church work and closer denomination collaboration. The meeting will run through Friday and will address apportionment of the 2.5 million dollars raised last year for a religious campaign set to begin immediately.
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Associated Press
Detroit
Mich
Unitarian Church
Unitarian General Conference
Uortd States
Canada
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