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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 27, 1927

Page

2

Missing Actress Flies Out Of Death Valley Hole

Hollywood Sept 27. Film actress Marion Mack and pilot Capt Frank Tomick, stranded five days in Death Valley, flew into Yermo yesterday and were rescued. After engine trouble two hours after takeoff they crawled from their disabled plane The Spirit of Hollywood. They endured hunger and thirst before repairing enough to escape the desert and reach a desert station. Mack's husband Louis Lewyn flew to her rescue and was expected to return with them today.

Hollywood Cal INS Death Valley Marion Mack Frank Tomick Cloverfield Chicago Yermo Husband Little Desert Louis Lewyn Aviatrix Miss Mack Jack Dempsey

Guernsey and Brown Swiss Champs Chosen at Congress

Franklin county wins 4-H dairy cattle judging team title at the eighteenth annual Dairy Cattle Congress with Ralph Thompson, Robert Mallory, and A. J. Marken on the champion squad. Individual leaders include Clarence Thompson, Ralph Thompson, and Erwin Oldfather. Hudson high school tops 22 Iowa towns ahead of Dunkerton and others in junior judging.

Clarence Thompson Wood Turk Howard Vernon Harold E. Myers Kansas Missouri Wisconsin Iowa Illinois South Dakota Minnesota Nebraska Purdue Iowa Agein South Dakota Minais Ted Besh Clarence Thompson Monahan Franklin County Ralph Thompson Robert Mallory A. J. Marken Fayette Erwin Oldfather Fayette County Erwin Robert Ward Webster County Rex Pieplow Harley Hanson Butler Aaron Tieden Clayton Archie Schroeder Big Four Postville Carroll White Greene Donald Hamer Black Hawk Webster Allamakee Adair Chickasaw Hancock Boone Cerro Gordo W. B. Hamilton Hamilton Hudson Hudson Consolidated School Black Hawk County Myron Marion Minish Richard Pearson A. H. Evans Evans Dunkerton Consolidated School W. D. Jefferson Dunkerton Bruce Childs Neil Mauer Glenn Clubine

Safety Council at Chicago Stresses Work With Children

The Chicago Safety Council urged ongoing child centered safety training from early schooling to reduce accidents. Hayes called for steady, practical prevention and closer motor pedestrian cooperation. Remarks praised school boy traffic patrols and proper operator selection by taxi and truck fleets.

Safety Council At Chicago Hayes M. T. Hanrahan American Railway Express Company Hanrahan Safety Congress EB. H Gary Frank W. Smith United Electric Light & Power Co New York Smith William O. Hinckley Peoples’ Gas, Light & Coke Co Hinckley

Three youths take flogging instead of prison sentence

Linton Indiana September 27 Three local youths were flogged after being arrested for a disturbance in a local theatre. Henry Skaggs Michael Irish and Peter Journey each received 10 lashes. Journey was whipped by his father while Mayor E V Bull and Police Officer Arthur Pinkston administered the punishment to the other two.

Linton Ind Henry Skaggs Michael Irish Peter Journey Young Journey E. V. Bull Arthur Pinkston

Judges Crowns In School Contests At Hippodrome Event

Judges listed include Richard Pearson 483 Bruce Childs 480 Oran Bolin 470 Richard Schultz 466 Norbert Daman 458 Neil Mauer 450 Myron Minish 448 Jacob Keller 447 Joe Kress 445 Marion Minish 443. Children enjoyed a free gate to the hippodrome grounds with a full afternoon program. Dozens of clowns and twelve circus acts drew roaring applause as World Amusement company presented the show under Samuel Levy with his wife.

Richard Pearson Bruce Childs Oran Bolin Tipton Richard Schultz Postville Norbert Daman Cresco Neil Mauer Myron Minish Jacob Keller Waukee Joe Kress Glenn Hess Liberty Center Marion Minish World Amusement Company Chicago Samuel Levy

Married Couple Jailed for Auto Kiss Awarded $3,675

In Cleveland on September 27 a common pleas court jury awarded Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Mack 3675 dollars against Police Sergeant Frank L. Rolf. The couple had sued for 15000 after being arrested for kissing in their automobile and jailed six hours. Rolf testified a car occupant sang and caused him to stop the vehicle, and he doubted the couple's marriage due to their affection.

Cleveland Common Pleas Court Joseph Mack Frank L. Rolf Rolfs Macks Rolf

Italians Rejoice at Birth of Mussolini's Third Son

Rome reports Pi Donne Rachele Mussolini gave birth to a son at Villa Carpena near Forli. The infant will be baptised Romano at Carpena church. Mussolini arrived in anticipation. the birth prompts widespread rejoicing across Italy. King Victor Emmanuel and Pope Pius sent congratulations.

Rome Pi— Donne Rachele Mussolini Villa Carpena Forli Romano Carpena Mussolini Car Pena Altho Italy Victor Emmanuel Pope Pius Cardinal Gasparri

Alpine floods ravage Liechtenstein and surrounding regions

London reports that immense Alpine floods have inundated Liechtenstein and parts of eastern Switzerland and the upper Trentino. Scores of lives are believed lost, hundreds of villages submerged, a 5,000 foot dam collapsed, and millions in property damage. Communities mobilize relief as rail service is disrupted and aid pours in.

London Principality Liechtenstein Switzerland Trentino Italy Rhine Lake Constance Upper Rhine Upper Engadine St. Moritz Pontresina Innsbruck

Froth and Feed at Dairy Cattle Congress Highlights

Miss June Bloom and Jesup rodeos and mounts from Bruce Robinson as spectators marveled at a miniature mechanical cow in exhibition hall No 2. May Walker Ollie Homestead, a top Holstein from Femco farms, yielded 1 523 pounds of butter in one year and enough milk for 22 years at two quarts daily. Herdsmen and grooms vie for prizes including gold watches at a Saturday banquet.

Miss June Bloom Jesup Dairy Cattle Congress Bruce Robinson Des Moines

Funeral Services for Mrs. Arthur E. Snyder

Funeral services for Mrs. Arthur E. Snyder, 52, who died yesterday at her home 319 Jefferson street will be at 2 p m Wednesday in the Kearns chapel with Rev J Arthur Young of First Methodist Episcopal church officiating Burial will be at Elmwood Temple of Rebekah will meet at the chapel at 1 30 p m and will have charge of graveside services W E A officers and members will attend in a group Ray Parker Charles City died at 5 a m today at St Francis hospital after an operation for goitre body at Kearns mortuary pending funeral arrangements

Arthur E. Snyder Jefferson Street Kearns J. Arthur Young First Methodist Episcopal Church Elmwood Temple of Rebekah Ray Parker Charles City St. Francis Hospital Goitre Kearns Mortuary

Lawn City Pastor to Begin Duties at First M E Church

Rev. W. Glenn Rowley, assigned to the pulpit of First M E Church in Cedar Falls, will begin duties Sunday after joining Upper Iowa conference in 1914. He comes from Vinton where he served in 1923, previously pastored Hopkinton and Mason City. He and his wife are Cornell College graduates and he holds a Drew Theological Seminary degree. They have two children, Robert and Betty.

Courier Cedar Falls W. Glenn Rowley First M. E Upper Iowa M. E Vinton Hopkinton Mason City Mr. Rowley Cornell College Rowley Drew Theological Seminary Madison, N. J Robert Betty

Soybean Show Highlights At Dairy Cattle Congress

Four states display soybeans at Dairy Cattle Congress grounds in exhibition hall No 2 with Z R Mills as superintendent and F S Wilkins as judge The exhibits feature threshed beans and pods with impressive stalk sizes Farmers adapt to soybeans as a growing farming staple Fire protection at the grounds is provided by a mobile hose and chemical truck under Capt Lou Armstrong The policing of the grounds is led by City Detective Hugh R Crumrine whose recovery from a shoulder wound allows continued duty First soybean judging favors T A Chantland Badger Iowa and B M Mitchell Sons Reinbeck with other seed varieties winning in separate classes Mandarin beans win in the other varieties class with Peking and Dunfield beans also noted

Dairy Cattle Congress Z. R. Mills F. S. Wilkins Mills Lou Armstrong Frank Andrews Seymour Poyner Amos Filieder Congress Hugh R. Crumrine Crumline H. T. Wagner Fred Scheufele T. A. Chantland Badger B. M. Mitchell & Sons Reinbeck Fred Wilson Russell S. Davis Clayton Peking R. W. Jones Black River Falls Wis

Northey Predicts Record Competition Ahead

Fred L. Northey, president of Northey Manufacturing, told the Conopus club at Black’s Tea Room that American industries will face the keenest competitive era in 18 months. He noted foreign countries are buying the finest American machinery to boost their own efficiency.

Fred L. Northey Northey Manufacturing Company Conopus Club Black America

Coolidge to See Quezon Delegation

Washington dispatch reports President Coolidge will receive Manuel Quezon president of the Philippine senate and other Filipinos via Resident Commissioner Guevara for a conference at the White House to discuss insular matters.

Washington, D. C White House Coolidge Manuel Quezon Philippine Senate Guevara

Sheriff deputy wounded in gun battle with farmer police

Deputy Sheriff W F Dilworth was seriously wounded in a gun battle with Fred Scheufele, an alleged insane farmer. After nearly two weeks of recovery he was moved from Allen Memorial Hospital to his home at 402 Rebel Avenue.

W. F. Dilworth Fred Scheufele Rebel Avenue Allen Memorial Hospital

Messner faces life trial after not guilty plea

Lyle Messner, 15, Cedar Rapids high school student and confessed killer of six year old Kathleen Forrest, will stand trial for first degree murder at 9 a m Monday. County Attorney Barngrover seeks the death penalty. defense hints at insanity. A second indictment for criminal assault will not be pressed now.

Cedar Rapids Lyle Messner Kathleen Forrest John T. Moffitt Walter Barngrover Iowa May Sid Milner Barngrover Rock Island Young Messner R. A. Vorphal

Transit Company Would Abandon Edwards Street Track

The W C FL and N Railway Co petitioned to discontinue the Edwards street car line on the loop. The city council received the petition last night without action. The company says the four block Edwards street track from Broad way to Logan avenue runs parallel to Center street and can be abandoned without affecting service, eliminating a railroad crossing.

W. C. FL & N. Railway Co Edwards Street Traction Company Glenn A. Tibbitts CG. M. Cheney Broadway Logan Avenue Center Street Electric Park Chautauqua Park Cheney

Business leaders urge agriculture boost from industry

L. H. Robbins of the Wisconsin Agriculturist told Kiwanis at Hotel Russell Lamson that agriculture needs business leadership, warning that legislative aid will not lift farming soon. Ellis McFarlane of the Percheron Breeders says the top Belgian horse show is at Waterloo, notes rising horse registrations and Iowa leads in horse ownership. Miss Lillian Lohner sang two numbers with Miss Louise Hagerman on the piano.

L.H. Robbins Wisconsin Agriculturist Kiwanis Club Club Russell Lamson Ellis McFarlane

Sheriff Hunts Four Thousand Pounds of Stolen Hogs

Cedar Rapids reports Sheriff Harry Manchester sought a drove of 20 hogs weighing about 200 pounds each totaling 4,000 pounds stolen from Henry Heiterman’s farm near Walker. The sheriff suspects a truck was used, as the theft could not have been done on foot without notice.

Cedar Rapids Harry Manchester Henry Heiterman Walker Reiterman

Wood block paving on Sycamore street lifts in rain

Reminiscent of war days, creosote blocks on Sycamore street between Fourth and Fifth streets east surged skyward last evening. Cold wet weather blamed for the heaving causing long strips to explode. The street was repaired by morning and traffic resumed.

Sycamore Street Fourth Fifth Streets

Temperatures and Rainfall From Monday to Tuesday

Readable data shows maximum Monday 42 C and minimum Monday night 39 C. Tuesday records 40 and 42 C with rainfall totaling .26 inch from 7 am Monday to 7 am Tuesday.

Spinning Booth Echoes a Family Past in Courier

In a Courier excerpt from Booth, a family memory centers on a German-born mother who learned to spin after settling in Switzerland then America. The narrator recalls his mother spinning during storms, her fear of the night winds, and how she carded wool, spun thread, and knitted stockings before dying within months of his grandmother.

Germany Switzerland America

Heating plants and dwellings listed for remodels

A list of individuals and properties including Mrs. June Gordon at 1425 Hawthorne and others at 717 Colorado 309 Arlington 902 Newton 134 Emil Kluss 1114 Highthwest 1001 Commercial 909 Fourth west 408 Fourth east 421 David Ballie 519 Independence and 324 Oak Lawn shows multiple heating plant assignments and two remodel/addition projects with estimated costs totaling $500.

June Gordon Hawthorne. Co A. Butts Colorado Emil Kluss Highthwest Anna Lamb Commercial Jease M. Lyon FL. M. Speaker R. Jamison David Ballie Independence E. L. Rice Oaklawn

Sheriff R. H. Windorden Dies in Pocahontas

Pocahontas Iowa September 27 Sheriff R. H. Windorden aged 49 who has led Pocahontas County for eleven years died today after a brief illness. He is survived by his widow and one daughter.

Pocahontas Lph R. H. Winodarden Pocahontas County

Cold Wave Heads East As Midwest Feels Frosts

Chicago reports the season's first cold wave moving in from the west as unseasonably low temperatures grip five states. Minnesota and Iowa face frosts while Texas and North Texas cities switch on building steam. several towns report light snow and freezing conditions.

Chicago INS Henry J. Cox Weather Bureau Colorado Wyoming Kansas Nebraska Iowa Sioux City Denver Minnesota Kansas City Mississippi Valley Corn “Belt Fort Worth Tex Texas

Divorce Target for Butcher Knives in Des Moines

Sept 27. Dorothy Jones was freed from marital bonds as she claimed her husband Frank Jones made her the target for butcher knives. A divorce was granted on grounds of cruelty.

Des. Moines Dorothy Jones Frank Jones

Also Mentioned on This Page

Hole IN Death Valley Guernsey Iinois Ted Ilinois Johnston Sergeant Bluff Denison Grand Dunenon Exhibition Hall No. 2 Grant Highway Waterloo Mortnary Lawn City Olson Glenn Rowley Crumrine Northey Quezon Dilworth Messner Edwards St H. R. Lapole Arlington James Traft Newton A. B. Curran Des’ Moines Carl D. Reed Estherville Arnold's Park and Hawarden Port Dodge Inwood Target Entz Cafe Basement First National Bank The Stree A. E. Pilkie Omaha, Neb General Motors Trucks de Luxe Buick General Motors Fair Grounds General Motors Truck Company
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