State Gathering of Deaf to Meet in Waterloo
A quiet Labor Day event brings about 180 deaf attendees from across the state to Waterloo on September 5 for an informal state meeting of the Association of the Deaf. The program features sign language addresses by Mrs. Raymond J. Stillman, Matt McCook, an auction to fund association activities, and a formal program with two additional speakers Dr. J. W. Long and F. C. Holloway, all interpreted for guests. The plan includes a morning automobile ride guided by local deaf organizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Lows Association of the Deaf
Éix
Greater Waterloo Association
Raymond J. Stillman
Silent Club
Matt. McCook
Riceville
State Association of the Deaf
McCook
Singing of America
N. W. ®Risbie
Manchester Highway Improvement Underway on Main Street West
Auto mobile tourists have long said the Main street west stretch between the business corners of Manchester and the upper bridge across the river is the worst west of the Mississippi. Workmen are grading the road and placing gravel to remove the city’s undesired distinction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Horsford's Acid Phosphate Boosts Brain and Nerves
Cold water is claimed to invigorate brain and nerves with Horsford's Acid Phosphate described as a stimulant and tonic in an advertisement style snippet. It presents a health claim and promotional tone for the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horsford
Confessions Link Teen Suspects To Tourist’s Suitcase Theft
Lester Green, 23, confessed to Chief H H Young that he took a tourist’s suitcase camera and other items from a car on July 15. Police recovered the loot yesterday. Green Lloyd Thompson and two girls were at a restaurant when the tourists from Canton drove up. A revolver and a camera valued at 1000 were among the items. Green and Thompson await a municipal court hearing Monday while Roy Welch, also tied to robberies, faces continued detention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester Green
H.H. Young
Lexter Green
Lloyd Thompson
Green
Canton
Roy Welch
Chief Young
O. Gronen
Park Drive
Welch
Perry. le
Waterfield Pioneer Buried in Poyner Township
William Waterfield 93, a Black Hawk county pioneer, died at Webster City. Funeral at Petersen Bros chapel followed by burial in Poyner township cemetery. Born May 4 1828 in Morris County New Jersey, he traveled west in 1856 with his wife Mercy Van Sickler. He later moved to Poyner township and Raymond before settling with Celia Johnston, who survives him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Waterfield
Black Hawk County
Webster City
Petersen Bros
Bedy
Poyner Township
Morris County
N. J
Newark
Mercy van Sickler
Warren County
Stark County
Waterfield
Waterloo
Tlinois
Raymond
Nancy Hughes
North Carolina
Celia Johnston
Waterfield family linked to Webster City history
A brief obituary notes years of service of a lifelong dairyman and breeder who ran a Raymond hotel for years, moved to Webster City in 1910 with his wife, and left three children George Waterfield of Elk River Minnesota Mrs Ko E Lewis of Webster City and Mrs David Waterhouse of Sioux City. It also lists marriage licenses and notes Dr Harry Morehouse Gage headlining a union service at Westminster Church in West Newton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond
Waterfield
Webster City
George C. Waterfield
Elk River
Minn
Ko E. Lewis
David Waterhouse
Sioux City
Gage
Harry Morehouse Gage
Coe College
Cedar Rapids
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Huron College
Huron
S. D
Judge Milo P. Smith resigns from Iowa bench
Cedar Rapids Aug 6 Judge Milo P. Smith of the eighteenth Iowa district resigns from the bench effective Sept 1 at age 86. A pioneer of Linn County he arrived in 1855 after Civil War service and legal study. The Linn County Bar will meet to recommend a successor to Gov Kendall for the remaining term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Milo P. Smith
Eighteenth Judicial District of
Iowa
Nate K. Kendall
Smith
Judge Smith
Linn County
Cor
Jas District Court
Linn County Bar Association
John N. Hughes
Kendall
Hughes
Three Men Arrested After 30 Mile Chase For Melons
Deput y bailiff Theodore Peek traced and caught Bert Renner George Varco and H C Baskin near Janesville after a 30 mile dash to recover two watermelons valued at 89 cents from farmer J W Way. County attorney Walter French filed the information and bailiff Peek arrested the trio who posted 50 dollar bonds and were freed until a larceny hearing set for August 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Hawk County
Theodore Peek
J. W. Way
Janesville
Walter French
Mr. Way
Also Mentioned on This Page
America
Man
Wm. Waterfield
Pioneer
Coln Bros. Coal Co
Commercial St
Rio
Thomas B. Metermain Vista
Cal
Dorothy M. Jenks
John Keeler High
Jessie Florence Marjorie Nairn
Arthur Elliott
West
Newton Mace
Seas Avenue
Ruth Jameson
Waterman
Claude L. Phillips
Toledo
Helen Kindera
Dallas Sturm
Kinchford
Eva Johnston
Knights of
Pythias
Sycamore
Daul Davis
Les On
Pinaud
Benjamin
Sanital
Wy Price Linen Dept
Wesley’s
Chicago
Johnson’s Pavilion
Rristner Funeral Home
Willys
Waterloo Lamiry Co
Kleenewick
B. W. Schuneman
Rexall
Transport Truck Co
Mt. Pleasant
Mich
Waterloo Auto @ Supply Company
Waterloo, Iowa
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!