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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1919
Page
1
Des Moines reports a two month battle ends with a compromise auto registration law. It provides annual number plates, December tax payments, county treasurer licensing, and a must certify transfer rule. Fees depend on weight and value, with a 0.4 percent weight tax and 1 percent value tax, halved after five years.
Ross Al Jenis, a Butler County soldier, returns from France after six months service. He sent a homeward letter but delivery failed twice, as family received no word for months. He landed in New York, wired family, then went to Camp Dodds where his discharge arrived and he started for home, but confusion delayed their meeting.
At a mass meeting in Sheldon High School on April 18, 52 boys signed pledges to refrain from unclean or profane language and tobacco in any form. The voluntary decisions were organized by the school based Hi club, part of a larger boy’s program promoted by the O Brien county M C A.
The May erson will deliver the welcome address to the I W W delegates in Sioux City as their agricultural division national meeting opens next week. The gavel drops for the first session Monday morning per secretary James Kelly.
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