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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1922
Page
14
March opened with a lion’s grip and cold winds, then eased to mild days under clear skies. It recorded 1.60 inches of rainfall with 16 sunny days and 15 cloudy or partly cloudy, before a brief late storm and a cheerful end as Miss Spring arrived. Dates, temperatures, and rainfall were compiled by Ralph B. Slippy, government observer.
Fred Sylvester died at 3 a m Friday after a three day pneumonia illness in Greene Ta The funeral is set for 2 30 p m Monday at the German Lutheran church Burial will be in Rose Hill cemetery He was born in Prague Germany and moved to Charles City at 14 then to Greene where he lived 38 years He was a blacksmith by trade Surviving are the widow and two sons Albert and
William, a daughter, Mrs. George Quest of Waterloo, and seven grandchildren are noted. He has a brother Charles in Charles City, and three sisters Mrs. Bertha Billiard of Twin Falls, Ida, Mrs. John Funk of Holdrege, Neb, and Mrs. Hannah Deering of Wilcox, Neb.
Mrs Et ta H Worthen secretary of Red Grass civilian relief committee seeks a baby cab for the family of a former soldier with a small child. The baby cannot walk and the mother cannot carry it on needed trips. People interested may telephone Mrs Worthen at 497.
The notice announces the Annual Ma go3 Festival on April 19 at Teachers College in Cedar ie. It references Marco Polo as the first European to speak of Japan and notes his trek to Zipangu.
London April 1 Cambridge won the annual Thames boat race over the river course defeating Oxford. Cambridge was favored to win as the race unfolded with strong performance from key rowers.
The Cambridge eight led from the Mid Middlesex side and stretched a five length margin. The light blue crew faced a challenging field as the world rowing event drew about 10,000 spectators along the Thames banks. The winners clocked 10 minutes 27 seconds, with the course record noted at 18.
Minutes into the race Ox ford crews faced a setback as a fin cracked oar and a substitute entered the boat. Choppy water and tricky currents hampered progress from Putney to Mortlake. Cambridge had won the last three battles while Oxford claimed two earlier matches. Both crews were entirely English with no American Scholars in the lineup.
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