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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1925
Page
4
The National Safety Council warns of gasoline hazards from accidents and static sparks. It urges fire extinguishers, foam types, not using water on fires, and a sawdust soda mix to smother flames. It cautions against running engines in enclosed spaces, proper car support, and safe crank handling to prevent injuries.
Chevrolet Motor Company unveils several enhancements to passenger car models. Updates include a rigid front head lamp mount using a heavy tubular steel tie rod, outwardly crowed radiator splashers for stiffness, relocated throttle and spark controls to the dash, a three inch longer gear lever, and redesigned front and rear springs. The Utility Express one ton truck chassis gains a 124 inch wheelbase, 326 by 134 semi elliptic front springs, and semi floating rear axle.
Becker-Chapman post will name delegates to the state American Legion convention in Council Bluffs on Oct 2 and 3 and the national convention in Omaha from Oct 5 to 9 at a special meeting on Thursday night Sept 3. A Memorial program is planned by committee members L S Theganza W F Barnes and Steva Armugost.
European standards of automotive design vs American standards sparks debate led by B F Everitt of Rickenbacker Motor Co. He predicts Europe will adopt American principles, citing global markets and road conditions favoring high powered, large wheel cars with balloon tires and high road clearance. He argues U S dominance in colonies and newer markets will drive future design trends and notes Europe’s differentiation risks.
Ford Motor Company reports record business in July across all divisions. Domestic car and truck sales reached 167, by 4,182 above the prior year, while tractor sales exceeded 4,300 and Lincoln deliveries rose versus July last year. Early branch reports suggest volume will grow further.
Ford reports demand for all products in the month outpacing expectations. The company predicts rising business in August with agricultural markets driving increases as farmers enter the market in growing numbers.
W H Rogers who helped organize Burton Avenue Baptist church nine years ago and served as its first pastor resigns to go to Muscatine Iowa will preach Sunday morning in Walnut Street Baptist church. His resignation ends a seven and a half year pastorate at First Baptist church in Muscatine. He has accepted a call to First Free Church Wichita Kansas where he will assume responsibilities mid September. The Rogers family is at Lake in Minnesota on their annual vacation.
Osage Iowa Aug 12 Mrs Charity Bement 91 died Monday at the home of her granddaughter Mrs Smith Sears Funeral was held Tuesday at Champion Undertaking parlors She was born July 9 1834 in Titicaca New York and moved with her husband and three children to Plainfield then Osage She was mother of 10 children five surviving
Fred Bhaugh purchased the 90 acre E. J. Snitch farm in Orange township paying 200 per acre. The Hive House road property was bought yesterday through C. B. Howard of Howard and Peavy.
Miss May Fraser, formerly an English instructor at Sage High School, died recently at her Minneapolis home. She held degrees from Columbus and Oxford and authored several short stories.
Work to clear the 00 block on Franklin Street for a 10 room Hawthorne district grade school resumed with removal of the residence at 921 Franklin. After moving this house and one other, the site will be ready for excavation. Remaining dwelling at 927 Franklin will also be moved. former occupants’ houses have already been relocated.
District voters rejected a $30,000 building fund at the March school election, leading to abandonment of the project amid a financial shortage. Dr. H. A. Boysen, president of the board, said excavation for the basement of the new Hawthorne junior high school may start next spring to relieve crowding.
The Hawthorne building will serve grade school needs exclusively using the manual training and former high school structures. Cleopatra statues in Alexandria used as a junior high were not overthrown after her death. The proposed new structure costs about $100,000 and aims to reflect modern approved ideas in school architecture.
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