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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 29, 1928

Page

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College youths in jail for slaying pair in hold ups

Two Atlanta college boys face murder confessions linked to a series of bold holdups. George Harsh and Richard Gallogly, from prominent families, await trial after police allege their admissions reveal killings for thrill or money.

Atlanta George Harsh Junie Oglethorpe University A. Lamar Poole Richard Gray Gallogly Harsh Willard Smith E.E. Meek Roy Dickerson Alabama Shoemnan Gadloglyn Junte Dick" Gallogly Bath Gallogly Worth Be Yankey

Women Will Be Important in Presidential Race

Fragmented text discusses women’s role in the race and how various groups evaluate women’s influence on voters and registration. It references managers, schools of thought, and religious and financial factors shaping opinions amid ongoing political debate.

Diemmi Isene Amoumer

Youthful Stowaway Found on Zeppelin After Start for Home

A young stowaway was discovered aboard the Graf Zeppelin as a ground crew prepared for takeoff from the hangar. The massive airship, 778 feet long and weighing 111 tons, rose under powerful engines and circled the facility in a brisk ascent.

Zeppelin PAGE Los Angeles Graf Zeppelin

Graf Zeppelin Returns From America After Eastward Flight

The Graf Zeppelin, flying from Germany to the ocean toward its home base, commenced its return after landing at Arkhurst at 1:54 AM and fading from view by 2 AM. Hugo Eckener sent three messages of thanks to U.S. officials and President Coolidge. The passenger list includes Clara Adams, Grace Hay, and 12 others making first or second trips aboard the airship, with crew and officers aboard.

Germany Graf Zeppelin America Hugo Eckener Secretary of the Navy President Coolidge Arkhurst INS Clara Adams Gorge L. Adams Tannersville

Police Buy Six New Six Guns to Fire at Bandits

City Clerk Charles C. MacKay ordered six Colts army 634 special police firearms to replace old revolvers. Officers selected the new guns after voting, a response to a gun battle with A. J. Willard where a weapon jammed and Willard escaped.

Charles c. MacKay Waterloo A. J. Willard Willard

Elizabeth Maloney Improves After Auto Crash

Mrs. Elizabeth Maloney of 619 Wellington Street West remains in St Francia hospital after an automobile accident last Thursday night two miles west of Jesus, with officials reporting she is resting and improving.

Elizabeth Maloney Wellington Street Jesuis St. Francia Hospital

Des Moines Youth Fatally Defends Mother in Household Attack

Four ten year old Harold Bourden faced juvenile authorities after shooting and killing his stepfather Frank Murphy in what police described as a defense of his mother Mrs Murphy during a day of terror. The boy reportedly shot as the stepfather choked his wife and chased the family from the home.

Des Moines INS Harold Bourden Paay Frank Murphy Murphy lMeu- Lermat Howard Ind Ulile Wiltheld

Waterloo Cosmetics Are Sent to Egypt

A large shipment of toilet preparations for export to Egypt was made today by Adams Laboratories Inc. The Waterloo firm has built connections with Australia New Zealand South Africa and Egypt and plans trade with England Norway Sweden Switzerland China and Japan.

Egypt Adams Laboratories, Inc Waterloo Company Australia New Zealand South Africa England Norway Sweden Switzerland China Japan

Horse Shot After Auto Hit In Cedar Falls

In Cedar Falls on Tremont and Eighteenth streets Miss Mary Reyington market gardener was riding a horse that was struck by a car driven by Charles Johnson. The animal suffered severe injuries and was shot on Saturday night to end its pain.

Courier Cedar Falls Mary Reyington Charles Johnson Tremont Eighteenth

Scarlet fever and mumps case list for Hawthorne area

Health notice lists residents with scarlet fever and mumps confirmations. Names include Mary Louise Reitz Florence Kendrick Upton Helen Fenstermaker and others with street addresses in Hawthorne Newell Lichty Mulberry Fourteenth West Walnut and nearby locales. Also lists Maxine Shanke and Orlyn Alcock as mumps cases with their addresses.

Mary Louise Reitz Ph Hawthorne Florence Kendrick Upton Helen Fenstermaker Newell Lichty Mulberry Paul Calhoun Dane Evelyn Chase Norma Atchhison Walnut Edward and James Webster Maxine Shanke Mobile Orlyn Alcock Argyle

Waterloo Mortuary Notices and Obituaries Spark Local Farewell

Multiple death notices from Waterloo announce deaths of Chris Willman 59 of Deerfield. Helen Parsons Card 19, Waterloo. Ida M. Baker former Waterloo resident. and Willard Warren Hunemiller infant son of Mr and Mrs Willam Hunemiller. Services planned at Hawkeye Sumner and Fairview Cemetery with Masonic and church involvement noted. Families include Selig Parsons Baker and Hunemiller relatives with burial in local cemeteries.

Deerfield A.W. W. Willman Hawkeye J. ©. Willman Edwin Otto Waucoma Hileman & Gindt Mortuaary Sumner Automoblin Norman Card A. Parsons Knell Avenue Helen Parsons Clinton Waterloo Alice Marie Lucille Mary Louise Jack Oop Petersen Bros. Chapel Warren J. Steeves Walnut Street Baptist Church Nelating Rural Fairview Ida C. Baker Ida M. Baker Jionda Cal Maker J. E. Baker Calvin J. Kingsley Baker Willard Warren Hunemiller Willam Hunemiller Ralph Harold Lomercow Henry Marlier Flist Uiltheran Church

Reed to Speak Here Friday November Second

Sen Jas A Reed, famed for fiery senate speeches and anti administration stance, will address a local gathering this Friday. Reed, born near Mansfield, started law in Cedar Rapids, served as Jackson County prosecutor, Kansas City mayor, and now enters his third U S Senate term with wife Lura Olmsted at his side.

W.W. Marsh Chaiman Hermann Miller George Wray George Hughes Cedar Falls H. 3B. Boles J. T. Sullivan Giles W. Sage E. F. Tangney T. C. Menges L. D. Miller Frank J. Hanlon Hugh McManus Tinance George Scully T. CG. Meng Reed Houston Smith Cedar. Rapids Mansfield Linn County Coe College Cedar Rapids Hubbard, Clark & Dawsey Kansas City Jackson County Missouri United States Senate Reed, Holmes, Higgins and Taylor Lura M. Olmsted

Mrs. Cutler's Will Leaves Estate to Nieces and Nephews

Probate filing shows Harriet A. Cutler bequeathing 40000 dollars to nieces nephews and other relatives. G W Huntley her longtime resident at 412 Fourth Street East is residuary legatee with H W Grout serving as executors.

Harriet A. Cutler G. W. Huntley Fourth Street East Huntley H. W. Grout

Schultz Answers Suit On Heaters

Julius Schultz denies violating any contract with Maurice Cohn in a suit over sale of Mrs. Schultz’s interest in National Automobile Appliance. He says he works for Pioneer National Bank and is disposing of bank heater stock. Schultz seeks $250 in attorney's fees to defend the injunction suit.

Maurice Cohn National Automobile Appliance Company Julis Lena Schultz Justus Schultz

Miller Ordered Enroute for Trial on Statutory Offense

Judge G W Wom ordered Sheriff H T Wagner to deliver Harry Miller to this county for trial on an indictment charging a statutory offense against a boy. Miller is jailed in Oska loos on another charge and it was undecided if he would be surrendered to this county. Charles Hanson fined 300 dollars for liquor nuisance and 90 day county jail term suspended after 16 days. paroled to attorney J H Meyers.

G. W. Wom H.T. Wagner Harry Miller Miller Oskar Loos Charles Hanson G. W. Wood Costa Hanson J. H. Meyers

Temperatures For Weekend And Following Days

The report lists temperatures for Saturday and Sunday with maximums and minimums. It includes values such as a high on Saturday and a low Saturday night, plus a Sunday high and Sunday night. The figures are unclear due to OCR errors but point to a weekend temperature outlook.

Lamsons Praise Cathedrals and Mat Galleries Abroad

The Lamson family recently returned from a lengthy overseas trip visiting cathedrals and art galleries across Europe. They toured London, Paris, Rome, Florence, Milan, Venice, and Amsterdam, saw the Last Supper, Windsor and Versailles sites, and attended the Olympic Games in Amsterdam. The family also visited Gettysburg, Washington, and Marion, Ohio, before a triennial Episcopal convention in Washington.

Lamson Russell Maxine Iowa City The Episcopal Church Washington, D. C Lamsons Waterloo New York Gettysburg Marion President Harding Christchurch Alexandria Washington Southampton London London Tower Russell Lamson Edinburgh St. Andrew St. Andrew Cathedral British Isles Holland Amsterdam Brussels Cologne Samsons International Press Association Cassell Germany Sall Rhine Mayence Welsbaden Old Heidelberg Samson Switzerland Italy Milan da Vinci Venice Florence Pizart Galleries Rome St. Peters Vatican Forum Coliseum Pantheon Mussolini Roma Naples Mount Vesuvius Pomneil Columbus Tienos Christopher Columbus Riviera Monte Carlo Wice France Grasse Marseilles Avignon Lyons Paris Fontainebleau Napoleon Josephine Versailles Belleau Woods Chateau Thierry Reims Gordon Vaughan Seringue Chapman Lafayette Escadrille Memorial St. Cloud Charles W. Chapman Compiegne Notre Dame Eiffel Tower Gherbourg Majestic International Conference of the Brotherhood of St. Andrew

Waterloo Realtors Attend Cedar Rapids Convention

Sixteen Waterloo realtors from the Waterloo Real Estate board attend the Town Association of Real Estate Boards convention in Cedar Rapids. The event opens this afternoon and runs through Wednesday with topics on salesmanship advertising financing and new uses of agricultural products. Speakers include nationally renowned figures. Lester W. Miller serves as secretary of the state organization while George H. Scully sits as a director.

Waterloo Realtors Waterloo Real Estate Board Town Association of Real Estate Boards Cedar Rapids Memorial Building Lester W. Miller George H. Scully Waterloo Realtor

Thomas J. Reeder Civil War Veteran Dies at West Union

Thomas J. Reeder junior vice commander of Fayette County Union Veterans association and commander of West Union G A R post died after a brief illness. He served three years in Co Sixth Town cavalry, enlisted 1882, born January 8 1847 in Pennsylvania, moved to Iowa in 1854. Surviving are his widow two sons John of Fairbank and Robert near here and Mys Dale Owen Randglin.

Courier Appoinl Servatee West Union Thomas J. Reeder Fayette County Union Veterans Association West Union Post Sixth Town Cavalry Pennsylvania Iowa Isabella Montgomery John Fairbank Robert Here Dale Owen Randglin

DROWNING DEATH OF REINBECK MAN AT TANK

Fred Myers, 75 or 76, employed by Herman Fite on the Copley place in Reinbeck Iowa, was found Sunday evening drowned in a water tank. He had no known living relatives but had lived in the community all his life. Funeral services set for Wednesday at 2:30 pm at Mrs. Tom Copley residence.

Reinbeck Fred Herman Fite Copley Tom ‘Copley

Drunken Driver Promises Not to Drive for a Year

Glenn Bunch pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated before Judge G W Wood and was given a one year sentence held in abeyance on the condition he not operate a motor vehicle for one year. He was paroled to his lawyer J H Meyers.

Glenn Bunch Bunch G. W. Wood Anamosa J. H. Meyers

Ackerman Daughter Returns From West Visit

Mrs Bertha Ackerman daughter of Mr and Mrs Ernest Ackerman residing on a farm northeast of Waterloo has returned home after three months with friends and relatives at Los Angeles and other Pacific coast points.

West Bertha Ackerman Ernest Ackerman Waterloo Los Angeles Pacific Coast

Rotary Luncheon at Hotel Russell-Lamson

About 44 Rotary members and their wives lunched informally at Hotel Russell-Lamson with no formal program. They will attend a dinner dance tonight at Rotary Reserve.

Rotary Club Hotel Russell-Lamson Rotary Reserve

International Red Cross calls for supreme authority

The International Red Cross conference ended its five day session by approving a resolution to create a supreme body to coordinate the organizations in Geneva and Paris.

Weague International Red Cross Conference Red Cross Authority Geneva Paris Tokio Minister of Communications Baron Gunther von Huenfeld Germany Pacific Basra Turkey U.P Ahwaz U.2 WallenLe Society For the Prevention of Leprosy China Varna Bulgaria Janina Get U.R Montarbino Arbedo

Rest in Peace Here Lie Tom and Jerry City Jail Rats

Emil Steffen and Lee Smith plan a big game hunt inside the police station hunting rats named Tom and Jerry who had long lived at the jail. The two officers reflect on friends, tears, and the pension they deserve after years near the station.

Tom, Jerry Emil Steffen Bureau of Identification Lee Smith Sherman Jack Colling Tom Morris Steffen Smith Tom and Jerry

Radio Politics Two Day Program Of Political Speakers

A two day radio politics program lists scheduled speakers across networks. Gov Smith of Maryland appears on WIZ at 8 p.m. along with a 32 station national hookup. Wagner of New York talks on WOR at 9 p.m. Royle discusses literature on WOZ at 9:30 a.m. Wise appears on WEAP WHAM and WGR Rochester Buffalo at 5 p.m. Work and Mellon sit on WEAF at 7 p.m. Ottinger and Kellogg appear on WMAL at 5 p.m. Houghton and Flynn on WRNY and WEAF respectively. An unannounced Democratic speaker broadcasts from WJZ at 5 p.m. Bernard Vause airs on WSGH at 7 p.m.

Smith Baltimore WIZ United’ States Robert Wagner New York WOR Columbia Dhain Edward Milton Royle WOZ Stephen 5S Wise WEAP WHAM Rochester WGR Buffalo Hubert Work Andrew Mellon WEAF Network Albert Ottinger Republica Kellogg Washington WMAL Alanson B. Houghton U. S WRNY Nu. mM Willam J. Flynn P.shoristers Democratic Democratic National Committee WJZ National Broadcasting Company Lo Rochester At & P

Elston Ouster Hearing Opened in Tara County Court

Ouster proceedings against J. E. Elston Tama county treasurer began before Judge W. Cooper Winterset. Elston's counsel challenged the court's jurisdiction citing a claimed appointment by Chief Justice Truman Stevens. Tama county accuses negligence in office for a reported shortage in accounts and bond figures involving deputy treasurer Ottermann.

Toledo Iowa J. E. Elston Tara County W. &. Cooper Winterset Tara Elston Cooper Truman Stevens Tama County Ottermann Willett

Illinois Central Ice Traffic Through Waterloo Season

Between March 1 and October 1 Illinois Central moved 28 714 cars of perishables through Waterloo Water Top and Witneis Central railroad Foreman Arthur Muncey reports 14 225 cars were refrigerated needing 10 145 tons of ice Fruit grain and coal movement through Waterloo remains heavy Trainmaster H G Brown notes cooler temperatures end the ice house activity.

Water Top Witneis Central Railroad Arthur G. Muncey

Arm Amputation After Tractor Accident In Eagle Center

Frank Brown twenty four from Engle Genter suffered a mangled left arm in a corn elevator mishap at the Ralph ONeill farm near Eagle Center. Surgeons at St Francis hospital amputated the limb last night and Brown's condition showed some improvement today with fair recovery prospects.

Frank Brown Engle Genter St. Francis Hospital Brown Ralph O'Neill Eagle Center

Hammill to Make Seven More Talks

Governor John Hammill plans seven campaign addresses for the Republican national committee this week. He will speak at Minot North Dakota Valley City North Dakota Hampton Grundy Center Carlettown Hannibal Missouri and Sioux City Iowa with dates this week. Dunkerton class elects officers at church social with Florence Telsinger as president and Esther Gort as secretary.

Des Moines John Hammil Minet N. D Valley City Hampton Grundy Center Hannibal Carrelltown Iowa Sioux City Dunkerton Samuel Isnorr MBE Florence Telsinger Daniel Clubine Esther Gort Fred French

Brain Tests to Find Extra Word At Central Test

The item presents a series of word groups where four share a class and one is foreign. It asks readers to identify the odd word in each group such as colors versus temperature and lists examples with a two minute limit. Answers on society pages.

Montreal Chicago Mexico City Los Angeles London

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