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Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 04, 1929

Page

23

Peacock Star Ineligible For Football Squad

Fayette Iowa October 4 After resuming practice following the Lombard game coach Dorman faced replacing Mirick who started at halfback and moved to tackle and end The veteran is ineligible for the remainder of the season Mirick attended the University of Iowa one semester last year and must be enrolled at Upper Iowa a year before Iowa conference games He is a big fast and aggressive loss to Monticello In injuries Bates and Mantz halfbacks out indefinitely Mantz knee was wrenched Bates internal injuries Sawyer in backfield Dorman moved Sawyer freshman from Osage to Bates position The yearling looked good and should be a dependable ball carrier and blocker Cushion likely to fill the other half last year Prescot at end Shillinglaw center Buena Vista Next Coach satisfied with line backfield showed weaknesses in defense Upper Towans outplayed Lombard first half but reserves aided by heat The team prepares for Buena Vista at Fayette October 11

Courier Special Service Fayette Dorman Mirick University of Iowa Upper Iowa Iowa Monticello Bates Mantz Sawyer Osage Cushion Prescott Shillinglaw Buena Vista Towans

Rochester Wallops Kansas City Blues In Second Game

Rochester Red Wings rout Kansas City Blues 11 to 2 to even the series as KC prepares for a third game in Kansas City. Day Murray and Thomas shared pitching duties for the Blues while Rochester leaned on heavy hitting to derail the home team and keep the World Series momentum alive.

Rochester Wallops Kansas City Blues Kansas City U.R Rochester Red Wings Murray Thomas

Bobby Jones Driving Technique by Sof t Metzger

By 50L Metzger explains why Bobby Jones ranks among the longest drivers. Jones uses a straight left arm, cocked wrists, and a hip slide to brace the left leg and power the downswing with a straight right arm. Readers are invited to write for more tips and a free booklet.

Bobby Jones Jones Bobby

Whale extinction feared as Norwegian whaling expands

London dispatch reports whaling faces possible extinction due to Norwegian expansion. New vessels enable access to Antarctic waters, with last year’s catch near 5,000 and this year projected to rise to 11,006. A 37 floating factories fleet and 7,000 skilled Norwegian whalemen are employed. even the Japanese are involved.

London Norway Ross and Wedel Islands Antarctic

Whaling Industry Gears Up With Modern Fleet

Whaling firms in the Earth Pacific seek Norwegian harpooners and skilled men. Whales have declined for a century yet a modern fleet could match hundreds of the old barque fleets in a single voyage. Britain builds the Discovery to study whale breeding and feeding in hopes of guiding protective laws amid fears of further extermination.

Earth Pacific Norway

Chinese Education Ministry Orders Dormitory Upgrades

The Ministry of Education mandates all Chinese schools provide comfortable dormitories after finding student living conditions in a wretched state. The order aims to raise welfare and facilities for pupils nationwide.

Inese Ministry of Education China

Farmers Forced Into Moonshine Making in Boone County

In Columbia Missouri on October 4 officers found W. E. Bentley with a large still and heard that many Boone County farmers were forced into moonshine production to pay farm rent. Bentley said others were operating stills to raise money, and he admitted participating in the activity.

Columbia iNss Boone County W. E. Bentley Bentley

Local Theaters Feature All Talkie Billed Week

Covington county Alabama reports a tree in Covington County with a dual personality of long leaf and short leaf pine. Palace offers Do Your Duty and Crown Me with stars Murray Dawson Littlefield plus Paramounts Tha Lava Doctor and The Hold Up. Strand channels Jolson and Say It With Songs. Waterloo shows Fury of the Wild and Tiger's Shadow.

Palace Charley Murray Doris Dawson Lucien Littlefield Paramount Tha Lava Richard Dix June Collyer Miriam Seegar Dottor Mack Sennett Tom Howard Shubert Pathe Sound News Courier-Paramount News Pictures al Jolson Warner Bros Triangle Marian Nixon Davey Lee Gladys McConnell Hugh Allen Covington County Alabama

Accident reunites two old Portland friends

Portland, Me Oct 4 Irony of fate united two childhood friends who had not seen each other for more than 15 years. Christie A Record superintendent of schools in Abington Mass after skidding on wet Auburn street crashed into a telephone pole and was slightly injured. Dr K X Tracy dressed Record’s wounds and recognized him as a former boyhood friend.

Portland Christie A. Record Abington Mass Auburn Street KX. B. Tracy

Kansas corn crop defies drought with towering stalk

Oct 4 at Kan a farmer Lloyd Green reports a Kansas corn stalk reaching 17 feet 9 3/4 inches despite a severe dry spell. The unexpected growth signals the crop may survive the drought as farmers assess yields across the state.

Kansas Kan Lloyd Green

Ambassador Bridge Nears Opening Between Detroit and Windsor

Detroit October 4 The final beam in the new Ambassador bridge spanning the Detroit River linking Detroit and Windsor Ont has been laid and the span is set to open on October 1, marking a major cross border connection and transportation milestone.

Detroit Ambassador Detroit River Windsor

Robbers break into home of former war secretary

Police report thieves entered the Cedar Rapids residence of C. B. Robbing, former secretary of war, locating jewelry valued at g00 last night according to received notifications.

Cedar” ‘Rapids C. B. Robbing Aretary of War

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