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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1918
Page
8
A corrected city audit reallocates funds, placing $1,500 in the park bonds and interest fund and about $8,000 in the operating fund. The misallocation had left the operating fund short, jeopardizing repairs at Coliseum in Chautauqua Park.
A 10 year old boy Ralph Whealen son of Arthur Whealen living six miles north west of Marshalltown Iowa fell from a wagon while hauling sand. He broke his neck and died after being found unconscious this morning. No witness to the accident.
Eight Waterloo factory workers were lured to Clinton Nebraska by promises of high pay. Four returned to Waterloo and resumed old jobs, while the others are presumed to follow. Clinton offered higher rent and worse conditions, none of which matched Waterloo wages. The men found their old positions still open and await return.
Several Waterloo barber shops fail to follow union issued closing time of 7 30 p m while others comply. Protests claim new hours unfair to workers who finish day late. Local fuel board may regulate opening and closing times for barber shops and billiard parlors with action possible by Oct 1.
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