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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1919
Page
6
Cedar Falls reference from George K K Tiadde resident news rep for the Waterloo Evening Courier and Daily Reporter lists office at 111 West Fourth Street Cedar Falls. Telephone and hours shown 8 to 12 and 1 to 2 each day.
Cedar Falls April 23 Members of the Cedar Falls War Service corps consider court action to compel signers of Victory loan allotments to appear before the appeal board. Some large landowners and patriotic subscribers refused or raised values, while others doubled or lowered their allotments. Two $10,000 subscripts were filed by J. E. Evans of Citizens Savings Bank and L. W. Slutts for International Harvester Cedar Falls.
Fort Dodge, April 28. Master Engineer Karl C Sherman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Sherman, will wed Miss Blanche Ortet of France, the first French bride to come to Fort Dodge for a local soldier. The ceremony took place March 29 near Bordeaux. The couple expect to return to the United States about May 1. Sherman, two years in service, endured trench warfare and multiple shell bursts, twice wounded. A big audience heard Attorney M Hartnesa extol veterans and Lieut Chas McEnry spoke, followed by Emmy Pringle with Poem The Silver Stripes. A supper, music, and dancing closed the evening.
An article notes the strain on mothers who farm alone in Williams county North Dakota. It cites W Nelson of Waterloo detailing long work hours and high costs, with references to an ailing mother and children. The piece mentions local events and a political tone urging readers to improve income and support rural families.
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