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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1918
Page
6
New York World reports the U M C A and army officials sought morale boosters for front line troops. They favored open air, concealed games using headwork over brute force, noting boxing sieves and tree mounted basketballs as practical diversions to fit fighting conditions and minimize noise.
An announcement to Mes E A Bangs states the War Work exhibit will be in the women and children’s building at the Des Moines state fair. It will feature four minute speeches by notable women including Mrs Clark Calkins of New York City and Mrs W E Snyder formerly of Davenport. The exhibit covers Red Cross nurses in France and the United States, women with husbands and sons in war, young women near army camps, and those employed in War Industries.
A joint monthly meeting of Castle Hill Red Cross and On to Berlin war savings societies was held at Mrs. Emily George's home last evening. The event drew many local residents and guests from Waterloo with a socially and financially successful program of singing recitations and short addresses. Ice cream was served as the community showcased its support for the war effort with many men already serving. Kathryn Cunningham attended the convention as visitor while Misses Casey and Gaswiller served as delegates from the local alumnae group. The session marked the fourth biennial assembly and continued into Tuesday evening.
Local reports note E B Social class picnic at Byrnes park Tuesday with refreshments. Riverside Drive club met Mrs Will Farley. Miss Helen Moore assisted. Wedding announced for Kathryn Cox Deep River Indiana and Major Alfred Brown Camp Dolge at the bride’s home. Miss Vera Rock of Waterloo will attend. Afternoon party hosted by Mrs W A Goodman for Mrs Walter Stuart and Miss Elizabeth Stuart of Minneapolis. Lincoln Circle Ladies of the G A R held a thimble bee for about 50. Women’s Relief Corps planned thimble bee and annual pins at Byrnes park Thursday. Mrs F L Krover entertained 20 boys and guests for her daughter Irish with games and refreshments.
Miss Regis Casey and Miss Alice Goswiller, presidents of Our Lady of Victory academy alumni association, depart for Council Bluffs Iowa to attend the national convention. The piece highlights how tabloid sports aid soldiers in rear areas and hospital wards, offering brief relief through casual games like baseball volleyball and boxing gloves.
Elmer M Hersch resigns as boys secretary and Harrison O Arthur begins Sept 1 at the Y M C A succeeding J T Houser who is on vacation. Arthur, formerly with Peverill Motor Sales, brings efficiency expertise as the board plans a campaign to boost boys department activity. New gym classes drill and efficiency programs target mental and physical development of the boys.
City finance committee approved a three mill increase after trims to other levies. Fire and police platoon system adds one mill each, and $7,000 loss from poll tax exemptions shifts burden. Individual taxes rise though total levy is kept low. Calvary Evangelical notes Sunday worship canceled due to regional assembly with a visiting pastor at morning service.
Farmers report corn husks dying as ripe ears mature and seed selection has begun. In Black Hawk county most corn will be harvested by fall frost, with only a small June plant remaining. Oats sometimes favored over corn for poultry feed, and beware galvanised utensils when making preserves as zinc salts can taint flavor. Now is the time to select tomato cucumber and pepper seeds.保存 seeds true to name can be saved for future use, cheaper than seed companies. Dairying stands as a major farm enterprise with rising war related demand.
Tomorrow's services listed by denomination across Waterloo with times pastors and venues. Including Adventist Seventh Day, Baptist, Congregational, Episcopal and Catholic churches, plus LDS and other groups, noting Sunday school hours and evening services.
Waterloo citizens funded eleven hundred gift packages for soldiers last December through the Red Cross committee led by Mrs. M. L. Wester. Delays due to shipping space and overseas freight limits caused the Red Cross to divert bags to paints. letters from recipients affirm home support and appreciation. Capt. C. F. Howell, USCG, and others replied with thanks, noting the care and encouragement beyond the gift.
Orders received to register Nebrew faith followers next Monday from 7 am to 9 pm in Waterloo due to Jewish Sabbath. Officials expect light turnout with many already enlisted. Iowa projects 3,812 registrants today and about 2,000 in Class 1, with 8,000 current Class 1 men heading to Camp Dodge early September. List of Waterloo registrants includes Dale Ambrose Kilpatrick and others at various streets, plus Jesse Schepnele and Bert Kanofsky among named youths.
Waterloo will send a company of 19 to 24 skilled mechanics and tradesmen to the shipyards at Portland Oregon tonight. They are union members and are completing transfer formalities and changes to Portland.
A local wholesaler warns Waterloo residents to buy salmon now as government orders consume most of this year's pack. Last year’s 10 million cases have been drawn down, and this year’s output will be about three quarters. Prices stay regulated, but availability may become impossible after early dates.
Antonio Hero a Mexican draft dodger was escorted to Camp Dodge by Chief F A Sporile and Sheriff D B Henderson after failing to report for service. His automatic induction followed and the officials planned an inspection trip to Camp Dodge and a state fair visit.
George Johnson of Lincoln township is in the city today. Farmers in the area are about half through threshing, delayed by rains. Oats yield 50 to 70 bushels per acre, barley 00 to 40, spring wheat 22. Grain has not been hurt by wet weather, but damp bottoms in shocks have needed spreading to dry before threshing.
Mrs Louis H Burk chief clerk of the focal exemption board dis located two bones in her left foot after stepping into a hole near Electric Park The accident slowed her but she planned to stay at work as registrar for young men who turned 21 since last June She sought medical care and reported significant pain The note mentions a caterpillar eating leaves in a day but seems unrelated
The U S Department of Agriculture urges cleaning potato storage rooms to prevent rot as the crop looks strong. It recommends thorough removal of all vegetable matter, sweeping, then applying fungicide or a formaldehyde gas treatment, with alternatives like a Bordeaux mixture. It notes many cellars hold rotten sacks, wasting food, labor, and money and stresses the value of a clean, well ventilated storage to protect the marketable yield.
Judge C W Mullan filed the decision granting Rudolph the right to redeem land from foreclosure but denying an accounting. J Rudolph and attorney plaintiff, grantees of Elizabeth Clark, sought to redeem lands in Black Hawk county and obtain rents and profits for 1916 1917 from Mary J Clay. The ruling affirms Rudolph's redemption right, but denies an accounting.
Automobiles crossed the completed length of Iowa’s first paved highway from Mason City to Clear Lake, 10 miles, as last sections opened. A formal opening program is planned for next Thursday, following the week of low bars. In England, Lieut-Col. Caverena Simonds was buried in Caversham, with his coffin drawn on the old company dray by the firm’s oldest driver.
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