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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1926
Page
4
A weather wrap shows early spring warmth follows five days of heavy snowfall in Des Moines area with small snowdrifts dissipating. Reports from Newton note a fundraising drive for the M C Association gathering $4,200, the largest sum yet.
The first quarter of 1925 postal receipts totaled 150 721.96, up about 15.2 percent from the previous year, as Vesmaster Ray C. Eggert announced. Tax receipts show February gasoline tax at 383 419.58, the lowest month in tax history, blamed on bad roads. Davenport's Walligan Coffee Co. seeks a receiver in district court.
The chief of policy forbids motorcycle officers from plowing snow due to faulty weather on All Fools' Eve. A. Leighton ordered pilots on duty to stay with the motorcycles, saying a placard will deter motorists and they will be kept in the garage until spring.
The American Trusts company was appointed as the slowing expansion prompted a reevaluation. The brief notes the decision followed warnings that overly fast growth led to organizational strain and the need for oversight.
At a recent district school board meeting in the offices of Superintendent Charles Wilmine, most district teachers were reelected though future contracts and expenses remain unsettled. The board aims to curb costs while reorganizing the district’s staff and duties for the upcoming year.
March brought 84 new welfare league cases as snow and rain delayed care. The report by public health nurse Lorene Standish notes 92 total new cases for March, 66 discharged, 44 improved, with two communicable diseases scarlet fever and rheumatic fever. Two deaths occurred, and 31 cases carried over to April. Public health dept logged 197 home calls and 142 attendances across nursing welfare preventive tuberculosis and other services. Glasses ordered for three, one minor operation, dressings and treatments for 30 callers.
Physicians endorse Better Than Soda fifty years genuine Philtins of Magnesia for stomach relief claiming it neutralizes three times as much acid as a saturated soda. The product, advertised in medical circles, emphasizes proven acidity reduction and longstanding availability.
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