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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1928
Page
16
A petition to the city council requests opening an elevator route to the Municipal court on the third floor of City Hall. The plan, signed by Judges Beem and Sager and many bar members, would restore an aerial passage to Lafayette building and use of a passenger elevator at a reasonable cost.
An agricultural extension tour schedule announces 46 inspections of Iowa colleges and extension services with Black Hawk County visit slated for June 20. Grant Champman says tours target farm folk from 40 counties, and Jasper County also plans two inspections. The list covers June dates across many counties ending with Cerra Gordo.
Builders announce the nine story hotel at Park Avenue and Sycamore Street will be named the Hotel President instead of Iowa. The exterior will be more ornate with flood lights under the cornice and brown tan brickwork. Fr L Stevens Co of Chicago holds the general contract and opening is planned for year end.
The Presbyterian Sunday school at Clarksville elected officers for the new term. Adult department: Frank Miler superintendent L. T. Mabb secretary Miss Emma Cave treasurer. Intermediate Miss Rhoda Butler superintendent Miss Nora Wehrhan assistant. Primary Miss Grate Hamilton superintendent Mrs Otto Miller assistant Miss Alma Hickle secretary treasurer. Public school staff re elected with two weeks to accept or reject contracts.
Fifteen motorists were brought to a municipal court this morning for traffic regulation breaches. Two cases were continued. others were fined or forfeited bonds. Ten faced parking over limit. three blocked traffic. two parked after 3 am in the business district.
Paris reports that stock from the American army including shirts shovels and other items remains on sale nearly ten years after the war. Thousands of outlets in France once sold American army articles and many still do. France paid 400 million dollars for supplies but recovered only about half through resale to French stores.
A meditation on turning suffering into good through Christian faith. Verses from Romans 8 28 and 1 Corinthians 12 1 10 anchor a talk on hope. Miss Royden's remark about suffering frames the message and prayer seeks courage to face the day with hopeful minds through Jesus Christ.
Fourteen people across five related families are under quarantine at the Richard L. Bellfield residence 422 Lincoln Street Cedar Falls due to diphtheria illness in Mrs Richard L Bellfeld Jr and her year old grandson A three week old baby died Tuesday though the physician says the death was not due to diphtheria
Cedar Falls American Legion posts hosts a Community Club event in the men’s gymnasium Thursday evening featuring boxing and wrestling teams from Teachers College.
El Paso reports handball gains popularity among cowboys on Chihuahua and Durango ranches where guayule shrubs supply rubber. Brittingham notes growing factory demand near Torreon, with shrub worth 175 dollars per ton and potential revenue of 173 per acre. millions of acres of Chihuahua and surrounding states are planted.
Mecca dispatches show the Hajj season starting with 17,422 pilgrims registered in the first week, up from 14,395 a year ago. Early arrivals come mainly from Java and other Far East locations, with Indian pilgrims joining later.
Smith College graduates are linked to 73 prominent husbands across 24 fields, per the Smith College Alumni Quarterly list. Notables include Dwight Morrow US ambassador to Mexico, ministers to Persia and Austria, several consuls, and Harriman era leaders.
Athens on April 4 names a street in the capital in honor of Dr Max Norday. The move honors his contribution to medicine and public health.
A municipal council of Athens passed a resolution honoring Nordau, the late philosopher and Zionist leader. A copy of the resolution was presented to Miss Maxa Nordau, daughter of the celebrated writer, during her recent visit.
The passage notes Dr Nordau supporting the Greek freedom effort and his final part in advancing the movement toward reestablishing a Jewish presence in the Holy Land, highlighting his championing of Greek liberty.
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