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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 08, 1928

Page

8

Iowa students return from far north Manitoba voyage

A four member Iowa State University exploration team led by John B. Fuller returns to The Pas after three months in northern Manitoba and Saskatchewan. They report no loss or scarcity, except a capsized canoe that cost them a movie camera. They photographed reindeer herds and noted a Serbian trapper growing wheat near Fort Portage, while one member stays to join a Dominion survey.

Pas John B. Fuller Iowa State University Manitoba Saskatchewan Lac du Brochet Hudson Bay Northland Puller Peder Boddum Gordon.c. Armstrong Iowa Max Kane North Dominion Nueltin Lake Fuller Imad Fort Portage Pelican Narrows

Manual Training Teacher Reaches 20 Years at West High

George V. Jensen of 514 Campbell avenue marks his twentieth year as manual training instructor in the West Waterloo schools becoming the district’s oldest male instructor by service. His shops over two decades have produced furniture valued in the hundreds of thousands dollars and his former pupils include prominent professionals such as Fred Frehse of 510 Campbell avenue who later became an instructor in manual training. Jensen, a native of Denmark who arrived in 1896, previously worked at the Nauman company upon settling in Waterloo in 1898.

George V. Jensen Campbell Avenue Jensen Waterloo Fred Frehse West Schools T. Hukill Denmark United States Paul Grundy County

Penney Store Manager Heads to Convention in Chicago

Major A J Hike of the J C Penney Co store at 95 Fourth Street East left for Chicago to attend the semi annual buying convention for store managers. The four day gathering at Hotel Stevens will feature full merchandise displays and plans for the year ahead as sales near a 191 million dollar target.

J. CG. Penney Company Fourth Street East Chicago Hotel Stevens Iowa Michigan Ilinois Wisconsin Major A. J. Hike

Aged Sulky Rider Recovers After Friday Fair Fall

D. E. France, 71, fell from a sulky during a Butler county fair race at Allison Pennsylvania on Friday. He was unconscious briefly but returned to the fairgrounds a couple hours later and was otherwise unhurt. The accident occurred when his wheel tangled with another cart.

Courier Allison D. E. France Butler County — Fairgrounds France

Ballplayer Earl McCord buried after fatal base collision

Jaws Falls Iowa report says Earl McCord aged 34, semipro baseball player, died from a fractured skull after colliding with an opponent while running bases in Popejoy. He was to be buried in Falls today.

Jaws Falls Earl McCord Popejoy

Married man held on charges of three girls

Van Every, a 28 year old Quincy resident and father of two, is held on $7,000 bond after information charging breaking and entering at night with intent to assault and additional assault with intent to commit a statutory offense. He was identified by three women including Grace Trewin and Margaret Frye, and linked to a kidnapping and other alleged attacks.

van Every Quincy Street Ralph W. Travis Li van Every Ralph Davis North End Grace Trewin Kern Street Avon Street Margaret Frye Bratober

Van Every Denies Attacking Girl in 1924 Case Dismissed

Van Every, jailed today, denies seeing the girl involved in the 1924 assault case. He says he lived at home except for two days when he traveled to Charles City for work as a lumber truck driver. The 1924 charge, bound over to the grand jury, was reduced and finally dismissed by a district judge with county attorney consent. The girl remains in the state hospital at Independence.

Askarjt Biss Elda’ Weiss Bratnober’s Behuneman Charles City Wok van Every Po- Uceman Grand Jury Walter French State Hospitaliat Independence van“ Every

Logan Avenue Coal installs self propelled conveyor at yard

Logan Avenue Coal company installed a self propelled Barker Greene coal conveyor with track feeder to remove coal from dump cars screen and elevate to trucks or storage. In Waukee Iowa September 8 27 year old Lee Roy Thomas was crushed to death after noon when he fell beneath a loaded freight car at Shiller coal mine. A carver's jury ruled accidental death due to mishap occurred as Thomas stumbled into the car path.

Logan Avenue Coal Company Barker- Greene Waukee U.P Lee Roy ‘Thomas Awas Shiller Thomas

Kiwanis Club Exhibit Plans and Talks

Kiwanis club members met Tuesday at Hotel Russell Lamson to hear C J Ness discuss aircraft exhibit plans and a short talk on Canopian ism. C Howard will direct from station WJAM and H Garrison manager will address the group on the electrification of Iowa.

Spe C.J. Ness Kiwanis Pussell-Lamson Acs Howard Will C.H.’ Butler Harold Lyman H. Garrison Waterloo Iowa Lioris Club Ows

Greece plots modern transport to lure tourists

Athens aims to boost Greece as a tourist magnet by modernizing transport. The Greek press urges faster railways, shorter station stops, and efficient ferry services on a reliable timetable between the Cyclades and the mainland to attract travelers.

Athens Greece Pericles Cyclades

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