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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 27, 1924

Page

9

Memorials for famous men to grace capital

Washington plans to unveil nearly a dozen new monuments after Congressional approval for ten. Proposed works include a San Martin statue presented by Argentina, a Titanic memorial by the Women’s Titanic Memorial Association, and a Meade tribute. Also planned are presidents Buchanan and Roosevelt memorials and a John Ericsson monument south of the Lincoln Memorial.

International News Washington, D. C Gen. San Martin George Washington Argentina America Washington Methodista Pranelg Asbury Ladies’ Auxiliary Order of Hibernians Potomac River Mra Harry Payne Whitney Buffalo Bill Women's Titanic Memorial Association First Division American Expeditionary Force State War Department Buchanan Meridian Ilill Pack Charles Deering Chicago John Ericsson Monitor Pennsylvania George Gordon Meade Congress Theodore Roosevelt

Kellerton Rider Sets World Ringer Record at State Fair

Des Moines Iowa August 27 Pull Mosman Eldora led the third day of the state horseshoe pay contest with 20 straight wins. Cecil Freel Murray Indiana 17 straight victories. Frank Jackson Kellerton former state and national champion broke the world ringer record with 23 ringers in 26 shoes for 88.4 percent, surpassing his previous 80 percent mark.

Des Moines Mosman Eldora Cecil Freel Murray Frank Jackson Kellerton

Freight Traffic Boost in August Report

Report from Hi G. Brown trainmaster notes strong August freight in the Minnesota division due to heavy grain and meat shipments from the west and truck garden produce from St Ansgar area. Daily car passes average around 1 560 in August, with typical year figures between 1 860 and 1 000. a 53 loaded car train passed Waterloo this morning.

Minnesota Witness Centra Hi. G. Brown St. Ansgar Waterloo

Clarksville Cannery to Open Next Week

Clarksville Louisiana will begin operation Tuesday or Wednesday next week under F. Tharp who inspected sweetcorn fields and forecasts a good yield and high quality. The cannery has been cleaned and state inspectors deem it in perfect condition.

Clarksville Tharp

Wrongdoers Searce During Heat Wave

Police reported a quiet night with only minor incidents as a hot wave spread through the city. Dave Heil was picked up for vagrancy at 6 a.m. for suspected theft of clothing from a clothes line. One motorist was fined for speeding and a lone drunken man was fined as well.

Dave Heil

Fire escape incident and traffic crash reported at local streets

A man involved in a fire escape incident at Grand school last night challenged police questioning claiming innocence due to lights in the schoolhouse. C. M. Zuhler of 705 Locust Street reported driving his truck into an electric light pole at Eleventh and Lafayette streets, causing damage.

Grand School C. M. Zuhler Locust Street Eleventh Lafayette

Radio Programs Schedule for Thursday Featured Across Nation

A rundown of radio offerings for Thursday including WGR Buffalo WMAQ Chicago KYW Chicago WLS Chicago WEBH Chicago WAT Cincinnati WLW Cincinnati WWJ Detroit WCEX Detroit WAS Elgin WOC Davenport WHAS Louisville KGO Oakland WOAW Omaha WEI Philadelphia WIP Philadelphia WCAE Pittsburgh KPO San Francisco WB Springfield WRG Washington WCBN Zion and more. Stations list times genres from news orchestras to talk shows and bedtime music across multiple cities.

Radio Digest The Associated Press WGR Buffalo WMAQ Chicago News KYW Chicago WLS Orchestra WEBH Chicagoa Orchestra Wat Cincinnati WLW WWJ Detroit News News Croldutte WCEX Detroit Pyne Press Was Elgin Dane A Dallas News WOC Davenport Apex Hastings Geneille WDA Kansas City Star School of Theatre WHAS Courlar Journal Louisville Times KHI Los Angeles Ford Y Wmc Memphis CKAC Montreal KGO Oakland WOAW Omaha Wei Philadelphia UBS Wdanr Wip Dane Tak WCAE Pittsburgh KDEA KPO San Francisco Orchesta WB Springfield WRG Washington WCBN Zion

Waterloo Reaches Summer Heat Peak With 91 Degree Day

The Waterloo area saw an unusually warm day as government thermometers hit 91 degrees, the hottest so far this summer. The high came around 5 p.m. after a 20 a.m. low, with cooler temperatures and fair weather forecast for the next day.

Waterloo St-de-gres Ha Weather Bureau

Heat Alert Prompts Medical Aid After Prostration

Weather forecast notes little overall temperature change. A person on Fourth Street West around 240 Dp was overcome by heat and given medical treatment. expected to recover. unnamed location details appear garbled but report indicates heat exposure incident.

Gun Club Practice Shoot Attracts Local Shooters Tomorrow

The Freeport Gun Club invites all shooting enthusiasts to a practice session tomorrow at noon to prepare for Ed White's prize, using the Nindican system recently tested by the club. The event promises a lively atmosphere despite earlier reports of rough targets.

Ed White Freeport

Pepgen Prompts Health Boost Claims Across State

Across the state, users of Pepgen credit the remedy with restoring vigor and curing ailments. Testimonials from Cedar Rapids Fort Dodge Marshalltown Waterloo Mason City and Mason City shoppers praise Pepgen for improved appetite sleep energy and relief from nervousness stomach and kidney trouble. Pepgen is sold at Winter Drug Store and is widely distributed.

Temarkabia A. Petersen St. St. W Cedar Rapids Pepgen Pengen M. Jonoon Marshalflawn Pater Reller Western Vive Waterloo

Labor Day Gun Club Shoot and Town Festivities Description

A scrambled note describes a Labor Day registered shoot at the gun club with targets hit by a tyre and a 4:30 a.m. start. It mentions a double header ball game Waterton versus Molineelwta and events at Laborente Park, plus a local common fern noting head measurements and misread details.

Ha Tyre Waterton Molineelwta Tn Mleetra Park

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