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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1926
Page
20
A dense collage of vehicle listings and sales notices from Waterloo in 1920s era ads. It catalogs Ford models with prices, used car buys, wrecking yard notes, auctioneers, furniture sales, coal prices, and misc notices including probate and ordinances. Names, addresses, and local business references appear throughout.
The Waterloo city council met in a special session chaired by Mayor Ibbits. Members Blough Kish Taars on Link McFarlane Robinson attended. votes adopted resolutions to set contract specs for asphalt paint, call a hearing, and advertise for bids. ordinances suspended rules to proceed with traffic and street restraint measures, with several ayes and no nays recorded.
Local ad from Conry Motor Car Company lists several automobiles for sale or inquiry. Includes contact phone 2085 and mentions open stock with potentially free trial or slow sale terms.
Mrs. Hermidas Major and her three sons Francis 11 Eric were hurried to nearby hospital after a blaze at their home. Authorities say the husband is in serious condition due to burns.
St Widge optical clinic case noted as Creverth sererety Duke Warnack leads removal operation from St leriaeis hospital. Joes Bowrtt at 2nd Street West taken to St Francis hospital April 15 after stroke. rapid recovery. Margaret Mullen 1 year old daughter of Aire and Stirs Le PB Mullen at 216 Cottage Street operated for appendicitis last Tallgrs day, recovering nicely. Swisher at 410 Sunset road had operation April 20 and improving. expected to leave Presbyterian Hospital soon. Ruth Block 152 Lovejoy avenue injured head and leg in auto crash. condition unchanged at Presbyterian hospital. A W Moore, superintendent of Quelwein public schools, in St Francis hospital recovering well from internal goitre removal. Iowa supreme court docket May 4. only two cases from this district: Howard vs United Serum and Osburn vs Hry. Otis Dickens returned from Chicago to answer charge of obtaining property by false pretenses. wanted at Independence. Sheriff Wagner reports Brekans warrant for bad checks drawn on Independence bank.
Nicholas Sulentic, proprietor of the North Waterloo Meat company, plans a Monday departure by sea for his home in Austria. Sulentic, an inventor and president of the Waterloo Valve Spring Compressor company, will be away for an estimated months.
Cedar Falls Marches into spring with the Cedar Falls Club annual dine at Parlor Reading Chain of Cedar Fatty on April 24. The event featured a three course menu with pure ale and white wines, readings and music, and concluded with a one act play read by Mrs. John Voorhees. Mrs. Dora Lovinaming, presented by Mrs. Grant McCreery, presided as president.
At the William Cawley farm six miles northwest of Manchester Iowa fire discovered by tenant John J Wasitvairp at 1 am yesterday destroyed a barn and shed and killed 23 animals including a purebred Durham bull milk cows six calves six large horses. Loss estimated at 1600 with some insurance. Roads were said to be impassable delaying help from Manchester and the fire department. Owner reportedly residing in Oklahoma.
Independence Iowa April 24 Special The field for county offices ahead of the June 7 primary grows as candidates file. Hazel Ensminger seeks county recorder on the Demigra tine ticket with no primary opponent, while incumbent Emma B Moore faces challenge. C Warrell, serving as city alderman, has filed nomination papers seeking a Bilie vry stuco seat.
Denver society items report Mrs. Rika Notigers sixtieth birthday and various community events including a birthday party at Miss Evelan Ackers home, farm bureau gathering at Mrs Ernest Monfing, and funeral attendances for Mrs Melvin Moye and Herman Meyer. Grundy Center notes mention Behrend family visit, stomach trouble cases, and local school activities with references to community figures and church events.
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