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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1920
Page
14
Waterloo officials and the fire committee praised two new La France combination engines after official tests. Despite rain, a large crowd watched the 200 foot stream deliver 1036 gallons per minute while other tests showed strong performance across multiple hose configurations and nozzle sizes.
December Navy recruits receive holiday leave from December 15 to January 3 with 18 days pay in two installments and orders to report to Thain station in Des Moines after leave. Three Waterloo youths enlisted yesterday Ezra Carpenter Bellwood C. and Hollis O. Bowen join Great Lakes machinists’ school and San Francisco as seaman. Musicians plumbers and yeoman schools are discontinued though enlistments in those branches remain possible at the recruiting station.
A new order at the Waterloo post office lifts stamped envelope prices for the fourth time this year. The announced scale shows only a small rise over the old rates, affecting the smaller envelopes first.
The Associated Press reports Rio Janeiro learns that diplomatic relations between Germany and Brazil, severed in April 1917, are resumed today. Prices for paper and envelopes rise marginally as earlier agreed, with changes set to take effect January 1.
Theatrical anticipation surrounds the new play Macushia to be presented Wednesday evening at the Waterloo Theatre by Chauncey Steott, famed for a vivid magnetic personality. Produced by A. L. Erlanger, the comedy romance tale reflects optimism and joy. Aida Johnson Young, noted for popular comedies, is the author.
The Garden Theatre showcases the vaudeville hit Hello Alexander by McIntyre and Heath, hailed as the world’s greatest fun show and sweeping the country with riotous laughter. Also at Wateroy Theatre, The Lone Wolf’s Daughter starring Louise Glaum and Bertram Grassby, with Edwin Stevens in a key role, now playing alongside other notable screenings and stage pieces in town.
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