Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Waterloo Evening Courier in Waterloo, Iowa

We have 14,353,121 pages in Iowa

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 12 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 08, 1921

Page

7

Ku Klux Klan Denies Involvement in Covington Case

Immortal wizard Col William Joseph Simmons releases statement denying Klan involvement in the Covington murder case. He says no member or the organization planned or fomented race clashes, affirming law abiding conduct and readiness to aid law enforcement.

Atlanta Skextus Blan Covington Col William Joseph Simmons The Knights of the K Col. Simmons Ku Klux Klan John S. Williams Thora John 8. Williams Knights of Ku Klux Klan State of Georgia Superior Court Fulton County Knights of the Ku Kinux Hmlan

Morris Motor Car Company Workers Luncheon

The Morris Motor Car Company at Waterloo hosted 46 or more workers, their wives, and guests for an eleventh anniversary luncheon at the tearoom. Four original members attended, with 18-year pins. toastmaster C. A Morris noted the event focused on fellowship rather than shop talk. Dr. W. H. Ross, prompted by a tuberculosis death among an employee, spoke on prevention and healthy living, urging proper meals and rest as vital to fight infection.

Morris Motor Car Company Waterloo Charles M. Dumont UF Erepek C. A Morris Jolly Fellowship Guantr Peavey WH Ross Dr. Ross Reson

Bathing Beach Plan Under City Council Deliberation

Discussion stalls on new angles for improving the municipal bathing beach as officials weigh possible improvements. No concrete proposals emerged at the parley, leaving the plan in a preliminary, undecided stage amid ongoing deliberations.

River front project financing discussion set

Tomorrow morning the municipality representatives Mayor N. W. Frisbie A. E. Gragy clerk and W. E. Ogle councilman will confer with river front commission members to discuss financing the project A Pat s pond improvement committee meeting is held in Lafayette school this evening A park commission member will explain the board s handicap in starting reclamation work due to funding shortfalls

N. W. Frisbie A. E. Gragy W.E. Ogle River Front Commission Pat's Pond Improvement Committee Lafayette School Park Commission

Retail Secretaries to Confer in Algona

Russell DeGon of the Waterloo Retail Merchants Association will attend the Interstate Association of Retail Secretaries meeting in Algona Iowa April 27 and 28. The group includes 25 northern Iowa and southern Minnesota towns. Sessions focus on business conditions with talks and a banquet planned for April 27. Cities represented include Ottumwa Fort Dodge Waterloo Des Moines Spencer Humboldt Eagle Grove Mason City and Algona.

Russell DeGon Waterloo Retail Merchants’ Association Interstate Association of Retail Secretaries Algona Mr. DeGon Towa Minnesota Ottumwa Fort Dodgie Waterloo Des Moines Iowa Spencer Humboldt Eagle Crove Mason City

Woods Muinery Daily Adverts Mention New Ifsas In Stock

Local Woods Muinery displays daily notices about new ifsas arriving and advertised items. Shoppers are urged to visit the shop for latest offerings and prices.

Woods Muinery

OVEN HEAT REGULATOR DEMONSTRATION AT LEATHS

Demonstration of the Reliable Anglican gas ranges and Lorain oven heat regulator at Leath's 312-14 Fourth street east showed the device can cook an entire dinner in one bake. A complete meal was prepared starting at 11:30 p.m. the door sealed set for 250 degrees then left until 3:30 p.m. when served. Menu included salmon eggs loaf baked potatoes carrots peas stewed apricots and rice pudding. The regulator promises even heat and efficient gas use.

Leath’s Fourth Street East

Tail Young Giantess In There From Mails

Hartford Conn Helen Burdick of Colchester aged 20 six feet tall weight 875 pounds and married to a man 401 years her senior is in county jail after a federal grand jury indicted her for theft from United States mails The package deposited in a rural mail box on Nov 6 was mailed by Alex Dazazen Beckley for Mrs Dazazen and contained apparel condensed milk candy and gloves Burdick admitted taking the package saying she did not know it was not addressed to her due to illiteracy

Hartford Conn Helen Burdick Colchester United States Alex Dazazen Beckley

Twenty seven Waterloo Scouts pass merit badge tests

Twenty seven Waterloo Boy Scouts completed second class first class and merit badge exams at the Waterloo court of honor held at scout headquarters. It was the largest class before the court with judges Judge George W Won Inhn Pike H G Northey Ree ad Dr J Reed Thompson. Scouts tested included Ray Lingelbach Howard Hollister Harold Akin Robert Stoylea Harold Johnson Eugene Wildey Francis Thompson Clyde Artus Ernest Raber Jisnn Sentt Monroe House Paul Ehrig Kenneth Garman Gust Johnson Vernon Junger Earl Staley Harry Ralston diverd Workenthien Harry Hesser Roger Schenk Lester Davis Saxton Pettit Bernard Larsen Edward Northey Blair Wood Harold Weilein Wendell Webb. There are now 12 merit badge scouts in Waterloo with approximately 100 merit badges.

Waterloo Waterloo Court of Honor Scout Headquarters George W. Won Inhn Pike H. G.northey J. Reed Thompson Ray Lingelbach Howard Hollister Harold Akin Robert Stoylea Harold Johnson Eugene Wildey Francis Thompson Clyde Artus Ernest Raber Jisnn Sentt Monroe House Paul Ehrig Kenneth Garman Gust Johnson Vernon Junger Earl Staley Harry Ralston Divwerd Workenthien Harry Hesser Roger Schenk Lester Davis Saxton Pettit Bernard Larsen Edward Northey Blair Wood Harold Weilein Wendell Webb

Revival to be held by McCombe and Clase at Greene

Rev F W Court predicts 40 miles of path between here and Greene for a tabernacle campaign this summer. Dr J H McCombe and Harold Clase, who led a four week revival here in February and March, will return for the Greene meetings, drawing hundreds of local supporters.

Here Greene F. W. Court First Methodist Church J. H. McCombe Harold C. Clase

Bear terror prompts hunt by Freeland sportsmen

Mazl e ton VA John Slasko a Foster township farmer sought help from hunters after a large black bear raided his farm for a week. The bear stole four pigs including a 100 pound animal and carried off poultry. Slasko feared pursuing the bear alone, so locals joined a night vigil ready to trail the beast.

Mazleton John Slasko Foster Freeland Slasko Brain

Utah professor reports near perfect vacuum achievement

Prof Orin Tugman of the University of Utah physics department announced the closest approach to a perfect vacuum recorded. He said a vacuum of 0.00000002 psi was produced using two pumps an oil pump and an aspirator with mercury boiling to suck out air molecules funded by the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Salt Lake City Utah Orin Tugman Physics Department University of Utah American Association For the Advancement of Science Tugman

Also Mentioned on This Page

Lodge Ony New York Annette K. Rankine William Birch Rankine Secret Service Boy Scouts McOmbe and Clase C. S&s Denver Colo Denver Steel Company Boulder Canyon Eldorado Springs Ivy Baldwin Castle Rock Colorado Bridge Firth of Forth Queensferry Crumlin Railway South Wales London Niagara Falls Brooklyn Pinkerton IEE A&ec Veal Utton Eans 4Yo Tb Monarch Telephone Eureka Graham Sterling Victor B. C Boenecke Cee Sycamore Surert Waterloo, Iowa North Waterloo Meat Co East Fourth St Hamburg Independent Fruit CO Red River Florida Waterloo Ice Cream CO Sycamore Street Mr. J. T Tucker J. T. Tucker W. 2Nd Street Armour Fele 2Nd Street Chicago
Search Courier

Search the Waterloo Evening Courier Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Waterloo Evening Courier?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication