Illinois Central System Earnings Shown By Dollar
Illinois Central System finances for 1921 and 1922 show freight revenue at 73.65 and passenger revenue at 15.68 cents per dollar of average earnings. The report details sources of income, maintenance cost reductions, dividend payout dropping from 4.48 to 4.44 cents, and taxes rising to 6.8 percent.
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Uwnois Central
C. H. Markham
Illinois Central
Markham
Twlinda Central
Niinais Central System
Lesaed
Tllinois Central
Greene Awards Sewer System Contracts in Augusta
Greene, Ta, Aug 3 Special Contracts for sewers and a disposal plant were let at a town council meeting called by Mayor Helsabroad. Forest City firm Grellefald-Chapman won the main and lateral sewer contract as lowest bidder among nine. O H Graham of Cedar Rapids to build the septic plant. Work to start immediately with completion by Nov 15. about two miles of pipe to be laid. Rudyard Kipling noted as a dull schoolboy in school records.
Gas franchise study aids voters in Cedar Rapids city
A Cedar Rapids expert on city franchises, GO N. Elliott, advised city officials and Citizens Gas & Electric Co. on renewing the franchise. Elliott, city attorney, has drafted gas franchise provisions and will study proposed changes and conditions for the local franchise vote.
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Citizens Gas & Electric Co
A. E
Gnagy
GO. N. Elliott
Cedar Rapids
Thea Gags Company
Elliott
Yio
City Eyes Special Election On Gas Franchise Plan
The text outlines a pending franchise for Citizens Gas and Electric Co. to the city, with attorney Harry B Reed to redraft details. If satisfactory to the utility, a vote will be held in a near term. General manager Austin Burt cites need for capital and plant upgrades to support city growth and bond interest payments.
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Ard
Harry B. Reed
Erty
Desire of Gas Co
Austin Burt
Citizens Gas & Wilectric Co
Ain Force
Hbondnheldars
Local Rainfall Record Short, Traces Hit Morning
A trace of rain fell early today, too small to measure, as cool conditions persisted. The Weatherman forecasts a cloudy sky with scattered thundershowers tonight and tomorrow, with unsettled but light precipitation continuing.
Weather Record Notes Temperature Fluctuation
Weather brief notes a sharp temperature swing from a high near 86 degrees to a low around 63 66 degrees overnight. Yesterday was cooler than recent warm spells with a cooler day leading into the night.
Waterloo Tennis Team to Play Cedar Rapids Saturday
The Waterloo tennis team, led by W. O. Hutchlaon and Dr. J. L. Hemsworth, meets Cedar Rapids Country Club in Sunnyside court matches tomorrow at 2 p.m. The program includes singles and doubles in two out of three sets. This is Waterloo’s first action this season with practice sessions ongoing and a return series planned later this month.
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Watarlan Tennis
Wt. O. Hutchlaon
BR. Aa
Hroth
Warler GB. Hull
Merle J. Brown
JL. Hemsworth
Cedar Rapids Country Club
Path
Waterloo Five
Keniatian
Waterloo
Hemsworth
Emancipation Day Celebration at Electric Park
Emancipation Day will be celebrated at Electric Park under the Waters Lodge chapter of the NAACP. The park opens at 9 a.m. with free admission all day. Activities include concerts by Shears Concert band, speeches by James Murtagh and Wills N. Bird, a parade of colored residents and interested white citizens, a baseball game, a boxing match, free movies, and a picnic dinner with barbecue prepared by an expert.
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Electric Park
Watersloo
National Association For Advancement of Colored People
Order of
Lester Henry
Barry Wilson
Karl V. West New Adjutant of Post
Karl V. West was elected adjutant of Becker-Chapman Post American Legion to replace R. A. Barrett who resigned. West served overseas with the Twenty third regiment about three years and earned the Croix de Guerre and Distinguished Service Medal after a wound in the Argonne. Delegates named to the state convention at Mason City August 16 to 20 include KR Netcott commander Karl West adjutant and others.
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Karl V. West
Becker-Chapman_ post
American Legion
R. A. Barrett
Memorial Hall
West
Twenty-third Regiment
Argonne
E. Netcott
Karl West
Horace Maynard
W. Smith
BF. C. Sage
Jack Visharian
If. C. Miller
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Coungeil
Greene
Rudyard Kipling
N. Elliott
Waterloo Council
Sunnyside
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Towa
Pulla
Simmons
Belding Hall
Mercelaiy
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