Permits for Roosevelt schoolhouse boost weekly total
Ed Mahnke reports building permits totaling 101 900 for the week with eighteen permits issued. Roosevelt schoolhouse construction adds to the six figure weekly value. the Waterloo Creamery plant project is let at about 20 000 though permit not yet issued.
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Roosevelt
Edward Mahnke
Waterloo Cooperative Creamery Company
East Waterloo
Gates Park
A. A
Maine
Leland Avenue
Crystal Theatre
Byte Worl Alette
Presserad
Lafayette Street
Leo Hartman
Baltimore Street
Goldie Allen
Jack Campbell
John Dageart
Mobile Street
Felces
Citizens
Ges
Es Electric Co
S. Te Pellan
Independence Pat Avenue
Porch
A. RR
Any Man in Earnest Can Build Own Home Scheme
A. E. Curtis of the Chicago Trust Company outlined a plan to enable any man with good references and steady earnings to own a home. The program has funded over $2,000,000 in loans for small houses, typically about $4,000 each, repaid over three to 15 years at about $32 monthly. First mortgages secure the loans, with room for a second mortgage if needed to bridge gaps.
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A. E. Curtis
Chicago Trust Company
Chicago
World trade passes 100 billion in 1920 totals
A National City Bank report estimates world international trade in 1920 at about 100 billion dollars, up from 63.0 billion in 1918 and 40 billion in 1913. The study compiles figures from twenty major countries and estimates others, noting U.S. share rising from 8 percent in 1870 to around 14 percent by 1918 and 1920.
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World Trade
National City. Bank
New York
United States
Building Boom in Davenport Continues in July Permits
Davenport reports a banner year for home construction as July permits reach ninety, totaling $170,000. The city set a record for the number of new residences under construction despite high costs and a slower mood in the industry.
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Davenport
Heavy rains in Kansas raise rainfall totals
The University of Kansas weather observatory reported a rainfall of about 6.20 inches last night, as heavy rains drenched Kansas. The AP dateline from Lawrence, Kansas notes the unusually wet conditions statewide.
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Kansas
Associated Press
Lawrence, Eag
University of Kansas Sreather Observatory
Iowa Falls Man Wins University of London Journalism Scholarship
Hugh J. Schuck of Iowa Falls, now at Columbia College School of Journalism in Missouri, earned a University of London scholarship to study international journalism. Funded by the federal board of vocational training, he is among the first from his school to receive this award and will depart Aug. 20 for New York then sail Sept. 17 aboard the Celtic. He Served in WWI, earned top class ranking at Columbia, and holds multiple journalism, education, and literary society leadership roles.
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Jowa Falls
Hugh J. Schuck
Iowa Falls
Columbia College
Columbia
University of London
England
Schuck
Federal Board of Vocational Training
C. E
Theta Alpha Phi
Acacia
Vocational Men's Club
Town Club
Jouralists
Pan-Hellenic Association
Sigma Delta Chi
University Recreation Committee
Memorial Union Central Committee
Desa Moines
New York
S. S. Celtic
American University of London
McLean
University of Iowa
Elijah Nix Found Dead In River At Manchester
Elijah Nix one of Manchester Iowa's oldest residents was found dead in the river near the mill pond Friday morning after suffering tooth pain. He had told his sister Angie he would take a walk for cooler air and was later found seated on a bridge possibly stricken with heart failure. Funeral planned for Sunday at his East Fayette home with Rev Beatty presiding.
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Manchester
Elijah Nix
Angie Nix
Fea
Mr. Nix
John D
Margaret Rey
Inolés Nix
Kentucky
Virginia
Nix
Angie
Laura Ramsey
East Fayette Street
R. Beatty
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
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Harris Welding Co
West Sth Street
A. A. Duba
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B. Schultz
Caramercial Street
Iowa
Sieg Construction Company
W. R. Sleg, Pres
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Ss. B. Sig
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NUT Butter Company
Waugh
West 5Th St
Ruby N. Elam
Russell-Lamson Hotel
Waterloo Ice Cream CO
East Sixth Street
Coca- Cola
Coca-Cola Bottling Co
Jerald Sulky CO
Webster St
Ardee Flour
Eason Bros
Motors Electrical Repair & Mfg. Co
West Wirth St
Iowa Building Material Company
Black Hawk
Commercial Street
L. E. Glaza Tin Shop General
E. Currie Co
F. Simpson Currie-Simpson Company
Leavitt & Johnson Bank Bldg
Waterloo, Ia
Connolly’s Carriage and Auto Works
Jefferson St
Central Battery & Electric CO
GEO. Miller
W. J. Decker
Philadelphia
Philco
Donse Browers
Harter
B. Hull
Oue
Franklin Streets
Russell Lamson
Cedar River Land and Material Co
West Fifth St
Associated Manufacturers CO
Iowa Dream
Highway Commission
Oley
Eos 2 Products Co
Waterloo Sash & Fixture Works
Hugh Grade Store
East Seventh Street
United States Tire Sales and Service Depot
Vulcaniang Repairing Auto Tire Service Company
Fred Thompson
West Fifth Street
Anderson Plumbing & Heating Co
Mpt
Thatcher
Sycamore Street
Waterloo Savings Bank Building
Waterloo Plumbing & Heating CO
Waterloo, Iowa
Cedar Falls & Northern
Standard Glass and Paint Co
Sycamore
West 4Th A
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Lafayette
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Ralph B. Slippy
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C. E. Capital
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Tier Große
Ia Bo Ddionis
Rloo,low
Commercial St
Siegel’s
Shores Fuel & Transfer CO
Sutcliffe Red Auto CO
Jake Blough
S. G. Chamberlain
Waterloo Implement & Transfer Co
Mullen Ave
Washington St
A. C. Stewart Tire & Vulcanizing Co
Fifth Street
Towa
Waterloo Roofing & Supply Company
Lows
Netcott-Donnan-Netcott Co
Herman C. Miller
Insurance Service
Nauman Company
A. Olson Construction Company Buildera of
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Bluff Street
W. C. Foster
Wv. B. Foster
Sedgwick-Lichty Abstract Company
Court House
Waterloo, Lows
Iowa Warehouse Company
California
Ing and
Lowa
U. S.A
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Impler
John Deere
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