Third Liberty Loan drives in Black Hawk County
Cedar Falls forms a patriotic county group with banker Leo Paulger heading the local effort and plans for the Third Liberty Loan campaign under way. A county court will review allotments, while township captains and speakers promote the slogan A fair share for every man. Venues include Waterloo meetings, with apportionments totaling Cedar Falls 200000 and Waterloo 566000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Hawk County
Macy Campbell
Cedar Falls
Service League of Waterloo
Leo Paulger
Liberty Loan Court
Campbell
Treasury Department
Waterloo
John Orth
Iowa
Barclay
Bennington
Big Creek
Lincoln
Mt. Vernon
Orange Poyner
Gilbertville
Spring Creek Union
Washington
Cast
Cedar Heights
Cedar
la Porte City
Massachusetts Ratifies Dry Law in Eleventh State
Boston April 3 Massachusetts becomes the eleventh state to ratify the federal prohibitory amendment. The senate approved the measure 27 to 12 after house concurrence. an attempted referendum substitute failed 25 to 14. An effort to refer the issue to all qualified voters, including women, was defeated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Massachusetts
Senate
House
Earle P Nelson Hurts in Explosion in War News
Earle P Nelson Waterloo electrician, listed injured in a shipboard accident, was reported recovering satisfactorily in a March Army and Navy Journal entry. Parents notified, a condolence card from the Salvation Army caused earlier uncertainty about his fate as the note said he was injured. President Wilson’s Pierce Arrow limousine is cited as a costly, time-saving transport aiding his health and duties in the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earle P. Nelson
Waterloo Electrician
Army and Navy Journal
Nelson
War Department
Salvation Army
Washington
Wilson
Flour and Sugar Cards Use and Limitations
Horss the new card system on flour and sugar, in a nutshell. Sales of sugar and flour only must be signed for. The card is of no service in the purchase or sale of any other articles. Limits showed one half pound of sugar per week per person, one and one half pounds of flour per week per person.
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Horss
Waterloo native marks 50th anniversary in city
C F Green observes the 50th anniversary of his arrival in Waterloo from Morristown New Jersey at age 20. He notes his residence has been nearly continuous and recalls the town’s transformation from open rural plains with few fences to a rapidly developing landscape as roads and population grew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C.F. Green
Waterloo
C. F. Green
Morristown
N. J
Rail chiefs meet to boost efficiency of midwest terminals
W. S. Williams, general superintendent of Western Lines Central, and other railway leaders hold meetings at multiple terminal points across the middle west to coordinate facilities and improve terminal operation efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. S. Williams
Western Lines
Lineis Central
Middle West
Des Moines Drops German in Public Schools
Des Moines officials announce the board of education has decided to discontinue teaching German in all Des Moines high schools at the close of the current school year. The move follows a formal public statement issued today.
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Des Moines
Board of Education
California Syrup of Figs Ad Leaves Mothers Ready
A vintage advertisement touts California Syrup of Figs as a harmless laxative for all ages. It claims it cleanses the stomach, liver, and bowels without griping, warns mothers to treat illness with an inside cleanse, and urges getting the genuine product from California Fig Syrup Company while warning against counterfeits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
California Fig Syrup Company
Whitnay road paving donations show broad public spirit
The Waterloo to Cedar Falls Whitnay road project attracts substantial cash gifts from William Galloway and allied interests totaling 612,000. Major donors include William Galloway company 5,000, Galloway Investment company 4,000, William Galloway 3,000, and many others such as F. D. Batley and J. B. Allen. The list highlights firm names, individuals, and railway entities contributing to the public improvement. Time is money. open air pleasure is health. autos offer efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitnay
Waterloo
Cedar Falls
Galloway
William Galloway
Galloway Investment — Company
F. D. Batley
J. B. Allen
MB & ON
E. R. Shoemaker
David Johnson
W. W- Foote
Lore Alford
James Black Dry Goods Company
W. C. Litchfield
J. W. Slaughter
Smith, Lichty & Hillman Company
H. B. Nauman
F. F. Knapp
J. W. Arbuckle
D. Gallup
Altstadt & Langlas
A. BE. Gibson
Dairy Cattle Congress
James W. Edwards
G. W. Huntley
C. S. Datley
Waide
GH. Brown
Santee
J. W. Path
George A. Miller
A. H. Schnick
Shoemaker
A. G. Cole
J. G. Brinker
Things Theatrical Here at Home
Vaudeville features at Majestic start tomorrow with Mabel Isarnell the Electrical Venus and Oscar Lorraine plus a comedy violinist, a Faure piece, and the Sebastian Merrill Trio. Family Theatre presents Land of Long Shadows a Canadian Northwest photo drama where a trapped hunter faces a murder charge while wolves, a little stranger, and providence frame the plot. Crystal theatre opens A Modern Musketeer with Douglas Fairbanks portraying Ned Thacker as modern D Artagnan exploring chivalry versus modern independence. maidens rebuke gallant rescue attempts.
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Mabel Isarnell
the Majestic
Oscar Lorraine
Faure
Irving Gosler
Sebastian Merrill
Litest Hews
Eleavanth
Widder
Providence
Crystal Theatre
Douglas Fairbanks
Ned Thacker
Kansas
IY Artagnan
D'Artagnan Ig
Iris
Waterloo Public Schools Dismissed For Three Day Teachers’ Convention
Waterloo public schools will dismiss tonight for a two day vacation as most teachers attend the Northeastern Iowa Teachers’ convention in Cedar Rapids. The session runs Thursday through Saturday with talks on the schools’ war effort. Supt. C. W. Kitne presides and several Waterloo instructors are on the program. School resumes Monday. spring vacation is skipped this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo Publiic
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Supt. C. W. Kitne
Waterloo
Arraignment of Ben Vaughn over school attendance
Br. Ben Vaughn appeared before Justice B. J. Knapp yesterday afternoon charged with failure to keep his minor children in school. Vaughn said the children faced over five miles of walking to school and missed many sessions in stormy weather. He promised to improve attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Vaugan
B. J. Knapp
Vaughn
Ile
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Better Health
A spring medicine advertises Hood's Sarsaparilla as a safe, daily tonic and blood purifier with a forty year record of treating scrofula eczema tumors catarrh rheumatism loss of appetite fatigue and debility. It is claimed to aid digestion boost vitality for all ages and conditions.
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Jack Gardner
Charles Hoyt
Antonio Moreno
Frmdax
Barney Bernard
Mary Ccharleson
Wm. Galloway
Auto Supply Company
W. C. Camp-41
Hell
Roy C. Linmard
Auto Motor Car Company
J. W. Forbes
Harry Padden Auto Company
Peverill Motor Sales Company
Overlind-Hansen Company
CG. Martin
Matt. Parrott & Sopnompar
Hh, Morgan
I. W. Exton
David Stevenson
Waterloo Fruit & Commission Company
Cramer Motor
W.O Wiggins
Powers Seach Company
Meerm Musketeer
Tarsi
Majestic
Little Miss
New York Winter Garden
Musketeer
I Theatre
WM. S. Hart
the Tiger Man
Maimstic Theatre
Canadian Northwest
Family Theatre
Thes Public
Coati
Hudson
Peverill Motor Sales Co
Mulberry
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