Rural Organization Service to Battle High Cost of Living
Washington April 22 plan to create a rural organization service under secretary David F. Houston aims to cut living costs by boosting farm production and rural life. The bureau will consolidate rural education roads marketing and farm neighborhood initiatives, conduct model schools and roads, and study cooperative marketing to lure residents back to farming. Charles H. Plummer, county recorder, returns to Cedar Falls after three weeks at Pueblo for treatment and will resume duties soon.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Rural Organization Service
David F. Houston
Bureau of Rural Organization
Houston
St. Louis
Department
General Education Board
Dr. Houston
Wilson
Federal
Charles H. Plummer
Cedar Falls
Pueblo
Williams Named First Assistant Secretary of Treasury
Washington April 19 The appointment of John Skelton Williams a Virginia banker as first assistant secretary of the treasury has stirred discussion. Sen La Follette charged the choice reflects Wall Street standards and questioned President Wilson’s advisers. Williams, a prominent southern railroad man and banking figure, led the Seaboard Airline 1899 1904 and helped organize the Georgia and Floridarailroads. He is tied to numerous railways and trusts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Skelton Williams
Secretary OF Treasury
Washington
Virginia
the Treasury
Senator la Follette
Williams
la Follette
Wall Street
Wilson
Wisconsin
Robert Wooley
C. (. Glover
Riggs National Bank
Southern
Seaboard Airline
Georgia and Florida Railroad
Reception for Retiring Pastor Next Sunday
A farewell reception honors the retiring pastor. Attendees from the church and community are invited to join in appreciation of decades of service during the event following the Sunday service. Further details forthcoming.
Pastor and Wife Bid Grace M E Farewell in Waterloo
More than 200 attendees at Grace M E church join in farewell to Rev Emory D Hull and wife amid special church board reports. Building fund receipts near 130 000 will balance new edifice costs. Guests include ministers from Waterloo and St Pauls with gifts and speeches praising Hulls tenure. The Hulls plan to tour Europe in summer before sailing in June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace M. E. Church
Ministerial Association
Emory D. Hull
Goodby
Church Board
Building Fund
St. Paul's
Grace
Marybeth Mack
Marjorie Taylor
M. G. Munn
Waterloo
Hull
John E. Bates
Church Brotherhood
Wall
Men of Grace Church
Katherine Bates
Willian Bates
Hill
H. T. Fisher
Charles City
Lincoln
Trinity Church
Europe
Women Grateful For Student Aid From Letter
Mrs. Elizabeth Ashley of Brookville expresses gratitude in a letter regarding aid for her son Raymond P. Ashley, a student at Waterlon Business College. She notes support provided to the family and praises the assistance received during his studies.
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Almon F. Gates
Business College
Ashley
Brookville
Elizabeth Ashley
Raymond P. Ashley
The
Waterlon Business College
Aad
Rehearsals Begin for Society Circus in Waterloo
The first regular rehearsal for the Society Circus and Hippodrome, to be staged in Waterloo May 6 and 7, is tonight at 7:30 in the First Presbyterian church parlors. Volunteers are urged to attend as roles and future practice plans will be decided. Florence Magill Wallace, hired to lead the production, expresses strong optimism about a highly successful show with patron support.
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Society Circus
Waterloo
First Presbyterian Church
Y. M.G
Florence Magill Wallace
Lynch Named as Public Printer Candidate
Washington April 22 The International Typographical Union led by James M Lynch with headquarters in Indianapolis is slated for public printer. Senators Hughes and Martine and the New Jersey delegation urged President Wilson to pick Cornelius Ford but were told Lynch had practically been chosen. Tyne has led the printers since 1400 and lives in Syracuse New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
James M. Lynch
International Typographical Union
Indianapolis
Hughes
Martine
New Jersey
Congress
Wilson
Cornelius Ford
Death Claims Anna Strobel at 39 in Waterloo
Miss Anna M Strobel aged 39 died yesterday at St Francis hospital from blood poisoning. Funeral at St Marys church Thursday at 9 am, burial at Bagby Center. Survived by two sisters and three brothers including Mrs Joseph Friedl of Waterloo and William Strubel of Eagle township. Born in Germany, lived on a farm near Eagle Center, later moved to Waterloo to live with sister. Ill for about twelve years, hospitalised two weeks ago. Also notes death of Mrs Josephine Kuchera aged 82 at county farm with obituary and funeral details.
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Anna M. Strobel
St. Francis Hospital
St. Mary's
Bagby Center
Miss Strubel
Joseph Friedl
Waterloo
Peter Rosaper
Christ Strubel
William Strubel
Eagle Township
Fred Strubel
la Porte City
Germany
Ist
Eagle Center
Mulberry Street
O'Keefe & Towne Chapel
Lady Maccabees
Cedar Hive No. 37
Kuchera
Debate on currency reform and branch banks abroad
Discussion outlines reform to convert circulation privilege into 3 percent bonds, retiring the bond secured currency. A substitute currency based on qualified commercial paper would replace it automatically. Leaders promise a non radical change to modernize banking, differing from the Aldrich plan. Talks also consider abroad branch banks and keeping deposit guarantees separate from a currency bill, to be tackled after reform.
Another Flyer Lands in France Near Nord Arfacourt
Nancy France April 22 An aerial incident on the Franco German frontier occurs when a German army aeroplane lands on French soil at Nord Arfacourt Two German officers Capt Devall chief inspector of aviation and Lieut von Mirbach aboard explain the gas tank ran dry and that he believed he was on the German side when landing Local military police and French customs investigate while Devall gives the frontier misperception as cause
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Nancy
France
Nord Arfacourt
Devall
von Mirbach
Lever agricultural extension bill debated in session
Washington April 22 The Lever agricultural extension bill to fund a national system of skilled farm advisers in every agricultural county failed by one vote in the senate after house approval. Sponsors Hoke Smith and AL Lever back the plan, arguing the measure would foster farmer education and local leadership with federal aid phased in over ten years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
United States
Congress
Senate
House
Hoke Smith
Treorgia
AL Fl Lever
South Carolina
Young trader not satisfied in larceny case near Waterloo
Roy Hall of a Waterloo area farm was arraigned in Justice F F Knapp's court on larceny charges for allegedly stealing a $400 automobile from J H Griffith. He pleaded not guilty and the case was continued for thirty days. Hall had traded the car to Griffith for a team of horses and after becoming dissatisfied returned the team, broke the garage lock, and took the car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. F. Knapp
J. H. Griffith
Hall
Father Dies at Eagle Grove in Nagle Grove
Mrs E C Hersh of Harrison street learns by telegram of the death of her father M J Roberts at Eagle Grove at age about 68. Kidney trouble and complications caused his death this morning at 7. Survived by widow Mrs Wersh, daughter Mrs Fred Griswold of Eagle Grove, and son Paul Roberts of this city. Funeral services set for Thursday at 3 PM in Nagle Grove.
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E. C. Hersh
Harrison Street
M. J. Roberts
Littleton
Eagle Grove
Mr. Roberts
Wersh
Fred Griswold
Paul Roberts
Nagle Grove
Suffraget Spurns Advice of Court
London April 22. Miss Anne Bell a suffraget sentinel arrested outside Holloway jail during Mrs Pankhurst's imprisonment on April 9 refused to bind herself to keep the peace for a year and told the magistrate your advice in not of any use at all. She was sentenced to three weeks imprisonment and was armed with a revolver at the time of arrest.
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London
Anne Bell
Holloway
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Ood
C. J. van Outen
van Houten
Cc. J. van Houten & Zoon
Weetp
S. Wabath Ay
Chicago
de Trees
Amer Americ
Rev. E. D. Hull
AUP
Lever Agricultural Exten
Roy Hall
Krebs & Sons
City Hall
Lafayette St
Waterloo Evening Courier
Express
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