Donerail Sprint Week Staged by American Legion
The Donerail Sprint Week runs April 29 to May 4 as Iowa American Legion and Auxiliary members boost membership. Mrs. Oscar Hanson of Harlan serves as jockey for Donerail, Iowa’s entry, with radio programs across multiple stations. Final day speeches by Mrs. Allbee and state Legion commander George Prichard will outline legion benefits and membership meaning.
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Donerail
Iowa
American Legion
Auxiliary Cireers
Oscar, Hanson
Harlan
Auxiliary
Hawaii
Alaska
Panama
Hanson
O. H. Allbee
Legion and Auxiliary
Allbee
George Prichard
Legion
American Legion Auxiliary
Ames
Ostar ‘Thompson
John J. Mitchell
WBUT
Ghas. Ward
Kenneth Dunlop
Bernherd Dutbert
Harry NM
L. Willams
Chas
Maya
KMA
Shenandoah
B. L. Willams
KFNF
Muscatine
Clarinda
Des Moines
Woman Director Bans Married Men From County Schools
In Monroe County Tennessee a reforming director and a lone woman board member prompted a ban on married men teaching in elementary schools. The resolution, after amendment, passed by the Monroe County board of education allowing only bachelors and maids to instruct rural children. Five married men and 19 women have already lost their jobs under the ruling.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Tennessee
William, Jennings Bryan
Clarence Darrow
Her
Monroe County
Rewarded After Her Long Years Of Suffering
Mrs. H A Snyder of Waterloo credits Dreco with halting her diarrheal bowels, easing high blood pressure, and banishing hot flashes and chills after ten days of use. The Dreco Man appears daily at Lauerman's Drug Department, handing out a health booklet to locals.
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Waterloo
Lauerman’s
H. A. Snyder
Jefferson St
Towa
Eastern Star
Lauerman's
John Zook Funeral Held with Masonic Rites at Waterloo
Impressive Masonic rites marked the funeral of John A. Zook oldest continuous master plumber in Waterloo. Worshipful Master Truman De Roame led the service at First Presbyterian Church with Rev. Thomas R. Niven delivering the sermon. Pallbearers from Zook & Gentz included Walter Coram James Caley Leo Rosauer Jack Robinson and D. L. Wooner. Burial followed at Fairview Cemetery with soloist Martha McCormick singing Beautiful Isle of Somewhere.
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First Presbyterian Church
John A. Zook
Waterloo
Truman de Roame
Waterloo Lodge
A. Ch
A.M
Walter, Coram
James Caley
Leo Rosauer
Jack Robinson
D. L. Wooner
C. C. Lassey
Zook & Gentz
Zook
Thomas R. Niven
Martha McCormick
Beautiful Isle of Somewhere
Fairview
Filling Station Under Construction at Fifth and Franklin
Mauser and Fell, general contractors, began a Shell Oil filling station project at Franklin and Fifth streets on the site of the former J O Trumbauer residence. The brick and stucco building costs are about $6,000. Two large underground storage tanks were delivered to the site today.
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Mauser & Fell
General Contractors
Shell Oil Company
Franklin and
Fifth Street
J. O. Trumbauer
Industrial Engineer To Do Power Company Work At Charles City
F. W. Hoover of Jackson Michigan an industrial engineer with Allied Power Light Co visited Waterloo to discuss with Town Public Service officials R H Garrison H B Maynard and Chamber of Commerce secretary A Hanson. He will proceed to Charles City to perform special work for the utility company.
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Charles City
F. W. Hoover
Jackson, Mich
Allied Power & Light Co
Waterloo
R. H. Garrison
Town Public Service Company
H. B. Maynard
Tanlag described as cure for run down health and stomach trouble
An advertisement touts Tanlag to restore energy, appetite, and digestion. It claims users become stronger, sleep better, and gain weight with a teaspoon before meals. A Dubuque reader testifies to renewed health and the product’s herbal, mineral-free formula costs under two cents per dose with a money back guarantee.
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Ray Reggensack
White St. Dubuque
East Waterlod Schools Boost Enrollment by 225
East Waterlod district public schools report enrollment of 4,552 for six weeks ending April 26, up 225 from a year ago. Daily attendance averaged 65.61 percent, with McKinley at 96.99 percent and Frances Grout fourth grade highest at 99.81. Of 4,552 students, 2,268 were boys and 2,284 girls. 23 grade rooms had perfect tardiness records.
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East Waterlod
C. W. Kline
McKinley
Toom
Frances Grout
School enrollment figures shared for various campuses
Enrollment totals show Junior High with 698 students and Senior High with 473. Other schools include Hawthorne 495, Grant 381, Lincoln 377, Roosevelt 344, Alcott 390, Lafayette 329, John Fiske 329, McKinley 308, Washington 297, Frances Grant 94, with several campuses reporting 5 to 30 illness cases among students.
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Schoors
Alcott
John Fiske
Grant
Frances Grant
Hawthorne
Lafayette
Lincoln
McKinley
Roosevelt
Washington
Morcum Elected President of Waterloo Amateur Association
Joe Morcum was elected president of the newly organized Waterloo Amateur Athletic Association at a Saturday evening meeting. Mae Singer was named vice president Lucille Faulkner secretary and Dick Elwell treasurer. The group plans monthly meetings and incorporation as part of its projects.
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Joe Morcum
Waterloo Amateur Athletic Association
Mae Singer
Lucille Faulkner
Dick Elwell
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets Boost Vitality
This old advertisement claims Dr Edwards Olive Tablets cleanse the bowels and liver to cure tiredness and pale skin. It markets a vegetable formula with olive oil, promising rosier cheeks and renewed energy, sold in 15¢ 30¢ and 6¢ sizes and noted by their olive color.
Waterloo amateur baseball and tennis court ambitions
The association plans another Waterloo baseball diamond for amateur teams and more public tennis courts. A forged check case ends with Lowell Squirer jailed briefly, and George Dougherty is freed after a mistrial on liquor law violations amid a 1926 warehouse liquor find.
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Association
Waterloo
Glycerin Mix Promises Quick Gas Relief and Digestion Help
Advertisement touts Adlerika as a remedy for both upper and lower bowel gas and constipation. It claims glycerin and plant ingredients relieve discomfort in five minutes and remove foul matter, with first use described as the best day in years. Sold by Robert Drug Co and CG Miller.
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Robert Drug Co
CG. J. Miller
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Oscar Hanson
Dreco
Ded. A. Mitchel
John Zook
Fifth and
Franklin
Tanlac
East Qiotrigt
McKintey School
Amateur Athletic Association
Lowell Squirer
Richl Street
Ralph Davis
Art Stitz
Fourth Street East
Paul Watters
Hammond Avenue
Sauber
Sioux City
George Dougherty
Debe & Debe
W. 4Th & Jefferson
Charles G. Booth
Ogden
Peebles
Alex Peterson
California
Jerry
Waterloo Evening Courier
Waterloo Daily Reporter
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Standard Oil
Standard Oil Building
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Chicago, Il
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Chicago Symphony Orchestra
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WGN
Chicago
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Milwaukee
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Davenport
WHO
FOP
Omaha
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KSD
St. Louis
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St.Paul
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