Anna C Merrill Pioneer Teacher Dies in Waterloo
Anna C Merrill longtime Waterloo teacher and wife of early Congregational minister Ray O W Merrill died at 2 30 am at her niece’s home of heart trouble and dropsy. She was 86. A prayer service will be held at 4 pm. Her son Arthur C Merrill will take her remains to Tacoma Washington for funeral services next Sunday. Burial beside a daughter in Sylvan Washington. She came to Waterloo in 1860 and taught in the public school before there were buildings. Her husband later led missions in Nebraska and she served 17 years at the Anamosa penitentiary as librarian and matron. Surviving are son grandson granddaughter and great granddaughter of Tacoma and a Waterloo niece.
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Anna C. Merrill
Waterloo
Ray
O. W. Merrill
Adelaide A. Nungerford
Park Avenue West
O'Keale & Towne
Arthur C. Merrill
Tacoma
Wash
Sylvan
Merrill
Anne Couch Merrill
Chautauqua County
Miss Couch
Waterloo Tobs
N.S. Hungerford
Carnational
Nebraske
Lincoln
Mr. Merrill
Othing
Ny Merrill
Government Turns to Radio to Ease Telegraph Load
Washington April 30 rapid progress in radio has led the government to shift much government telegraph work to air. A six weeks test of radio transmission of messages showed success with internal revenue messages dispatched by air to 10 cities. Treasury traffic will move to radio using army and navy centers while coast guard and prohibition units pledge to fight rum runners by radio. Some agencies avoid air due to eavesdropping by masheurs. Commerce plans radio briefings on world trade with experts to broadcast from major cities including Washington New York Boston Chicago St Louis Denver and San Francisco.
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International News Wire
Washington, D. C
Treasury
Internal Revenue
Army Signal Corps
Navy
Treasury Department
United States Coast Guard
State Department
Department of Justice
Secret Service
Department of Commerce
Washington
New York
Boston
Chicago
St. Louis
Denver
San Francisco
Atlanta
Birmingham
San Antonio
Baltimore
Brooklyn
Cleaner Waterloo campaign opens with firehouse renovations
City firemen spearhead the Cleaner Waterloo effort by renovating four fire stations. Interior scrubbing, woodwork painting, and wall refinishing are planned along with polishing every piece of machinery. The work aims to brighten quarters and set a civic example.
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Waterloo
Cities List Across the Midwest and West
A sequence of major American cities including Buffalo Cheyenne Chicago Cincinnati Detroit Denver El Paso Indianapolis Minneapolis St Paul Omaha Portland Salt Lake City San Francisco Seattle and St Louis appears as a fragmented enumeration of urban centers across the United States.
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Buffalo
New York
Cheyenne
Chiago
Cincinnati
Detroi
Denver
el Paso
Indianapolis
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Omaha
Portland
Salt Lake
San Francisco
Seattle
St. Louis
Railway crop report praises oats growth in Iowa division
The crop report from Tr. H. Sullivan, superintendent, notes oats are growing rapidly in the Iowa division of the Ulingis Central railheart area. Little corn planting has occurred as farmers delay until early May. Early week weather was favorable for small grain, but late week brought cold and heavy rains. Corn acreage is estimated at about 10 percent above last year.
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Lowa
Ulingis
Ratheart
Tr. H. Sullivan
Camping Crusade Planned by Boy Scouts at Waverly Camps
Troop No. 25, a new demonstration unit, will promote camping at the new Waverly campsite this summer. After its second meeting at Emerson school last night, plans were made to push camping with publicity stunts. The troop will visit troops No. 1, 2, 20 and 17 on Tuesday evening May 12 to promote the effort.
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Waverly
Emerson School
PATTERNS FOR SEWING ORDERS FROM FASHION DEPARTMENT
To obtain the Courier up to date pattern of accompanying design send it to Fashion Department Evening Courier Waterloo enclosing 15 cents for each pattern. These patterns allow for seams. All orders filled as soon as possible but should reach you in 10 days after sending in your order.
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Fashion Department
Evening Courier
Waterloo
City hall interior to be repainted by Fire Department
Chief Ray Tiller says firemen will handle decorating with only material costs. City hall crews are painting and redecorating the second floor and remodeling two courtrooms after finishing the upper floor. A council-approved contract covers interior work across the municipal building. Central Gun Club holds a 3 pm Gates Park shoot Saturday with invitations to sportsmen. high gun wins a cake.
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Ray Tiller
Gentrat
Central Gon Club
Gates Park
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