Business Activity in Necessities Surges in Seventh District
Chicago, Dec 1. The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago reports strong demand for necessities across the Seventh district amid wartime strain. Government orders and high wage labor persist, with liberty loan shifts affecting banking, short-term borrowing, and cautious investing. Winter wheat, rye, corn, and oats markets show tight supplies and rising prices, while coal, labor shortages, and material scarcity press on manufacturing and construction.
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Chicago
Seventh Reserve District
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Seventh Federal Reserve District
Liberty Tran
City in Brief notices and personal items
A frf of social notes from Waterloo lists residents and visitors with addresses.Updates include illness at 1241-2 Fifth street east, Miss Hope Guthrie visiting Mrs. C C Calkins, a birth at St Francis hospital, weekend visits, funerals, Thanksgiving gatherings, and travels. Named individuals: Mrs L Armstrong, Miss Hope Guthrie, Mr and Mrs John Gillis, Mrs Anna Scoggin, Harry Rowell, Mrs Jennie Long, Lloyd Althouse, Mr and Mrs G W Langdon, Mrs W Taylor, Charles McCumber, Clarence Dickey, Miss Nannette Mummenhoff, Joseph P Schmitz, Claude Dickey, A P Houston, Miss Elizabeth Sturmer, Frank Lohner, Delia Maxfield, William A Thomas, Avery Wise, William Hawks, Lt Nathan Sharp, Fred Horsesall, Roxey Whitamore, Joe Hosmer, J B Crouse. Several military moves, subpoenas, exams, enlistments, and a divorce filing are noted.
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L. Armstrong
Fifth “Street
Hope Guthrie
Minneapolis
C. c. Calkins
Independence Avenue
John Gillis
St. Francis Hospital
Anna R. Scoggin
Waterloo
Harry Rowell
Elk Club
Washington, D. C
Jennie Long
Parkersburg
Will Broneson
Lloyd Althouse
Camp Dodge
Henry Althouse
G. W. Langdon
Fort Dodge
H. A. Smith
Clay Street
W. Taylor
Helen Larkin
Frank Lohner
A. A. Dunham
Delia M. Maxfield
John E. Maxfield
Delia M. Fisher
William A. Thomas
Park Avenue
Signal Corps
Avery E. Wise
Argyle Street
Poet Artillery
William H. Hawks
Logan Avenue
Jefferson Tarracks
Nathan Sharp
Cal Sharp
Plattsburg, N. Y
East
Fred Horsesall
Dubuque
Demand increased wages of railroads amid a 40 percent rise
Cleveland reports a mass wage demand from the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and the Order of Railway Conductors for about a 40 percent increase. General chairmen were to present the schedule to railroad general managers nationwide today. Also noted are a soil survey in Black Hawk County, Iowa, and various brief items on law and public life.
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Cleveland
United States
Brotherhood of Railroad
W. A. Tearp
Othe
United States Department of Agriculture
H. J. Harper
Iowa Agricultural College
Ames
Black Hawk County
Agricultural Department
Smokes for Sammies Postcard Offer to Soldiers
A wartime appeal describes tobacco packages sent to American soldiers overseas. Each dollar buys four packages valued at 45 cents each, with a postcard included for messages to the sender. Readers are urged to participate by sending their name and address.
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France
Sunday School Lesson on Nehemiah’s Wall Building
Commentary by Rev. D. M. Stearns urges believers to see God as the source of success in building, with Nehemiah’s trial against internal and external foes. It emphasizes zeal, unity, prayer, watching for hindrances, and trusting the Lord to accomplish His purposes despite opposition.
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Sparks
David
Nehewaleh
Theos
Phil
Nehemiah
Isaiah
Judah
Poultry Show Slated in Lafayette Structure Yard
The Waterloo Poultry Association will hold its annual show in the Fowler building at Lafayette and Fifth streets from December 30 to January 6. About 1,000 to 1,200 birds are expected. 114 page premium lists are ready. 20 silver trophies and $100 Iowa state premium money are among prizes. Officials include H A Bittanhender and W L Patterson with M H W Corning as secretary.
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Waterloo Poultry Association
Fowler Building
Lafayette
Fifth Streets
H. M. Corning
Iowa
H. A. Bittanhender
The
State College
Ames
W-N- Birdsall
Chicago
W. L. Patterson
Wo Ly Close
Kr.l. Bighmey
M. HW. Corning
Red Cross Meeting and Sermon at Grace M. E. Church
S. C. V. auxiliary will meet at Memorial hall Tuesday for Red Cross work. Members are asked to bring picnic luncheons. Prof Charles A. Marsh of Morningside College Sioux City Ia will present The Lost Word at Grace M. E. church during Sunday evening service. J D Bates to speak Sunday evening at Big Brother mission recalling six years of mission work.
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Memorial Hall
Red Cross
Charles A. Marsh
Morningside College
Sioux City
van Dyke
Grace M. E. Church
J. D. Bates
Big Brother Mission
Plans for Waterloo cooperative store move forward
Plans for a cooperative store in Waterloo were discussed by about 160 men in Commercial street hall. Directors were elected and will meet next week to choose officials. Most stock has been sold and a downtown building will be rented, with operations expected shortly after the new year.
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Waterloo
Commercial Street
Q. C. FL Hall
W. A. Ballinger
Knights of Columbus fund drives for Sammi es recreation centers
The Knights of Columbus lodge raised 1.00 for war fund recreation centers, and Thanksgiving dances netted 185 toward the cause. Many teams remain at work as reports from surrounding areas come in, promising more funds for the gym. The group provides recreation similar to YMCAs, with a chapel for Catholic worship. Meanwhile Waterloo reports dense fog with no major accidents as drivers proceed cautiously and streetcar crews struggle to see at corners.
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Knights of Columbus
CC. A
Railway Timetable and Tables from Dubuque to Chicago
Rail timetable shows departures from Dubuque and connections to Chicago, Fort Dodge, Omaha, Minneapolis, St Paul, Albert Lea, Twin Cities, and Cedar Rapids with multiple local and limited express services. It lists times for arrivals and departures, union depots, and freight bleeds, reflecting a dense network.
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Dubuque
Chicago
Chicaze
Eee -Limited
Fort Dodge
Omaha
Foat
Sioux City
Bacal
Mount
Albert Lea
Win Cities
Twin Cities
Minneapolia
Dain
Twin
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Manly
Shall Rock South
Burlington
St Louis
Cedar Rapids
Ceder Rapida
St. Louls
Kansas City
Davenport
River Front Commission Pays Part of Upkeep Expenditures
The river front commission reports that over half of annual expenses were covered by the Cedar River project. Travel costs totaled 1,276.38 and river front work 2,823.62, leaving 1,048.24 to be met through other channels. Taxes from the country for river purposes amount to 11,610.55, with an end-of-year balance rising to 10,462.31 in excess of 1916.
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Cedar River
J. A. Young
J. B. Dewpster
I. L. de Gou
River Front Commission
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Reserve Bank
Middlewest
Illinois
Central Reserve
Joan Cahill
Forts Dodge
Alton Sackett
Olive A. Crinklaw
Cedar
George M- Hunter
la Porte City
Mary Whitmore
Huntaville
Orval J. Blough
LeRoy
Minn
Ethel Johnson
Jay Ida Jacobs
Iowa City
Henry Hoosman
Busie Fullilove
ENZA
Sey
Trentino
Brenta River
Plave
Mount Grap
Erded
Fenera
Tomba Une
Brenta
Plava
Zenson
Buchanan
Y. M. C. A. Bldg
Joseph P. Schmitz
Des Moines
Navy
Claude Dickey
Mt. Vernon Township
Freeport
A. P. Houston
Harry Gildersleave
Burton Gildersleeve
Ee Tn
A. Coward
Elizabeth Sturmer
Moday
Roxey Whitamore
Alcott School
F. F. Knapp
H.B. Boies
Joe Hosmer
Quartermasters
Jacksonville
Fla
J. B. Crouse
Albion, Ta
Fanelon
Cambrai
Wellington
Netherlands
Tts
Fenelon
London
Birmingham Age-Herald
John Plumb
Grundy County
E. L. Crouse
Sammies” Tobacco Runa
Olty
D. M. Stearns
Prins 2 Verytising
Rosetta
Bishop Patrick
Hayes
Papa Benedict
Cardinal Gibbons
Washington
Kk. OF
C. Dance Ring Sih
Toward War Fund
Railway Tim& Tables
Ceateal BR
Cedar Falls
Waterios Sins
Waterlos
LE A
Doom
Aire
Fae
Dem
Waverly
Tralta
BAO Nm
Cézar Rapide
U. Limited
Oand
Better OM
Ston
Menor
Hammond Avenue
Franklill Street
Mttie
Insurance Company of Waterloo
Siok Wie
B.S. Miler
Benvilla
Ark
Linden Linden
Doc
Dora Hopler
Marl Flamming
Taled
Irvin Mastellar
Jon Mustellar
Viola
Jesup
Kira
WI Baumgartner
Ralph
C. ¥. Chapman
Linders
J. W. Chapman
Jane
Emery
Earl
Eunice
Ami
Merte
Grandpa
Grandma
Chapmin
Win. Montgomery
Nick Phillipa
W. F. Treasury
Wood
Vaughn
Mason
Penn
Lester
la Verne
Mave
Michigan
Tute
M ‘Ann
Oxela Kendall
Tame ‘Hunte
Liberty Wonds
Siegels Auto Wrecking CO
Commercial ST
Pitone
Trafike’s
Wile Gall
A D. Sweltzer
Oranges Township
Orange Creamery
Washburn
Guernsey
J.3. Moller
WM. Holland
IRA
Albert Miller
Shell Rock
Clarksville
Plainfield
Iloclod
Irma
Poland
China
Rhone Island
U. S. Whitaker
Shel. Rock Banking CO
H. A. Murray
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