Officers Attack on Roscoe Flack On Grant Highway
Five Iowa state agents led by George Gillespie failed to stop Roscoe Flack as shots rang out near Waterloo with a bannered pursuit. Bullets damaged the gas tank, Flack fled to Cedar Falls and Waterloo, reporting later that masked men in a Chevrolet tried to seize his car. Authorities defended the action, citing officer badges and a banner lighted from their patrol cars. Flack, 33, of Doris, Ind., a road crew worker, headed west toward South Dakota when the incident occurred.
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George Gillespie
Harry Mason
Roscoe Flack
Doris
Independence
Grant Highway
Waterloo
Flack
Chrysler
Jack
Hudson
Ed Douglass
William Urie
Charles Mohlis
Roscoe’ Flack
Cedar Falls
Bryant Paving Company
Jesup
Iowa Department of Justice
Edwards
Jim Risden
Gillespie
Hi_Yackey
Walter McCaffree
Bremer County
Frank Fortney
Fort Madison
Waverly
George Otto
Charles City
South Dakota
Mason
Stoddard Elected Director of Nat's Restaurant Assn
Carl G. Stoddard manager of the Bishop Stoddard Cafeteria Co operating cafeterias in Waterloo and other Iowa cities was elected to the board of directors of the National Restaurant Association at its Buffalo convention last week. He maintains headquarters at Cedar Rapids and is well known locally.
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Carl G. Stoddard
Bishop Stoddard Cafeteria Company
Waterloo
Iowa
The
National Restaurant Association
Buffalo
Stoddard
Cedar Rapids
Reichsbank Boosts Discount Rate to Seven Percent
Berlin notes on October 4 report the Reichsbank increased its discount rate from six to seven percent marking a tightening move in monetary policy. The change reflects shifting economic conditions and efforts to curb inflation pressures.
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Berlin
Reichsbank
Dry Chief Answers Call from College Professor for Aid in Banning Booze
Washington Oct 4 Prohibition authorities launched a nationwide drive to curb bootlegging near schools and colleges. Assistant Secretary Lowman ordered prohibition chiefs to assist educational leaders in keeping liquor away from campuses. Special intelligence agents will probe near major colleges as some universities seek help to cut liquor supply to students.
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Washington, D. C
Prohibition
Secretary of the Treasury
Lowman
The
Treasury
Federal Dry Machine
Balloon missing despite reward for recovery
Black Hawk Coffee and Spice Co reports its captive advertising balloon broke loose from the building Saturday at noon and drifted away. A cash prize was posted for its return, but no trace has been found despite searches and inquiries.
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Black Hawk Coffee & Spice Co
Balloon Bag Found With Nine Foot Diameter Gas Vessel
A gas bag nine feet wide containing 250 cubic feet of gas was found at noon today. It was last seen heading due west up the river.
Grocer Louis Beck Dies by Gas Inhalation
Davenport resident Louis Beck a 57 year old grocer ended his life by inhaling gas at his home on October 4 amid financial troubles and the recent death of his wife Dee.
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Davenport. In
Louis Beck
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Freeman Tilden
Fenimore
Dorothy Black
Guns and A
Samuel Merwin
Boston
America
McAdoo
Women Lincoln
William E. Barton
Abraham Lincoln
Ladies’ Home
Mam
Ladies’ Home Journal
Purtapezputa
Pennsyvania
Nat’s Restaurant
Ass’n
William McAdoo
New York City
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Edelson's
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Kayser
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