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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1929
Page
7
Ackley Iowa September 24 funeral services for Louis Dierks killed when a car struck him and fled will be held Wednesday at 2 pm at St Johns Evangelical Church after a home service 30 minutes earlier. Rev Ernest Seybold and Rev George Bonte will officiate.
United Press summary notes Senate debate on an administrative tariff provision and the Naga affairs subcommittee continuing its investigation of the Shearer case. The Agriculture Committee examines causes behind farm board stability and the Judiciary committee resumes hearings on Albert L. Watson's nomination as Pennsylvania judge. The House is in recess until Thursday.
Dierks, en route to join wife at her sister Mrs Melle Abbas, had just left mission feast services and was to attend evening services after supper. He was struck in the chest by an impact leaving the imprint of a radiator cap. Surviving relatives include a widow, a brother Harnt, Meservy, a half brother and half sister, and step siblings. One daughter died in infancy.
Fairbank Sept 24 Mrs Fred Monroe recovering at home from injuries after the automobile carrying her and Mr Monroe was forced off the road shoulder by another car traveling at high speed. The sedan fled the scene. Mrs Monroe suffers mainly bruises. The crash occurred near the Neil McGee farm north of Dunkerton while returning from Cedar Falls with their daughter Elsie who was entering school.
Chicken thieves have raided numerous poultry yards around Hudson over the last week. Forty birds were stolen from the Lincoln Benshoff place at the town's edge and 57 from the O. Hrandhorst farm. The hens at the latter site were in fattening pens. No clues have been found. Also noted is a thirtieth wedding anniversary.
More than 60 relatives from across the United States gathered at Mrs. A. McKinnon’s Marble Rock home for a reunion on Sunday. The event followed a celebration of Rebekah fellowship’s seventy eighth anniversary with a mock wedding reception and a gift presentation. Camp Mabel circle of R N A held an all day meeting at Hershel Handley’s home on Friday.
A joint session of the tax commission and the legislative tax committee decided to name a subcommittee to prepare the first report on the taxation problem. The panel will base its preliminary findings on the formal report already filed by the commission and committee.
A state tax committee and a commission will work under statutes with Gov. John Hammill expected to be briefed in December. Formal report unlikely for several months. No tentative outline yet. Public hearings from October 16 will invite farm civic and statewide organizations to participate.
Seventy-five Mid-Continent Petroleum corporations agents met at the Russell-Lamson hotel in Alscngs Monday evening to discuss a pool car lubricating project. Talks were led by H. Ourster L. V. Surtees L. Lewis and H. A. Marsan with E. Stipp, district manager, presiding.
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