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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 15, 1928

Page

9

Notice of Special Meeting of the Farmers Loan and Trust Co Waterloo

A special meeting of the stockholders of Farmers Loan and Trust Company of Waterloo Iowa is called for December 6 1928 at 10 o clock to renew the charter for two years amend articles to grant voting rights to preferred stock deny banking deposits and elect directors for the next year. Officers named as directors include J O Trumbauer and P E Stewart among others.

Farmers Loan and Trust Company of Waterloo Laws Farmers Loan and Trust Company of Waterloo Iowa Pioneer National Bank Séth S.r A.D

Waterloo City Council Dec 10 1928 meeting notes

Waterloo Iowa council in regular session approved minutes and heard multiple items. They authorized furnishing two copies of building code to the public library and accepted taxi license applications for Forum Yellow Cab and Whippet Company transfers, with filings and endorsements. The Hummel subdivision was received and placed on file, bills and bond filings were discussed, and several officers reports were received. an ordinance amending building code sections on storage tanks was passed on third reading after amendments.

Waterloo Mayoribbitts Bragdon Hartlelp Lawson McFarlane Robinson Steely Jane Aldrich Truman’ Aldrich Hartleip Waterloo Public Library McFar- Aade Yellow-Cab Company Hart- Jeipsthat Hummel Harry Hummel McFerlane Waterloo Building & Loan “Associationse Byl RS Fickelberg Lafayette Street Black’ Hawk “Loan Company Ira Garrabrant Floyd Foster W. 13Th Street Finance Committee walker @ Myers Electric Chas. ©. Mackay City of Towa Harteip Fragdon Lawton Hobinson

City Council Passes Multiple Public Works Measures

Waterloo council adopts ordinance repealing 988 of 1922 authorizing a sidetrack and sidewalk rights along Miles Street. It also passes several sidewalk and paving assessments, approves subdivision plats, hires a building examiner, and funds city bills across sewer, street, and light projects with detailed payroll and labor line items. Mayor Tibbits and officials authorized to protect city interests.

Waterloo, Cedar Falls and Northern Railway Company Miles Street Crean Robinson McFarlane Bragdon Hartlett Lawson Breely Hartleip Steely Hartlelp Hart Eip Artielp Sycamore West Sixth Harry Hummel Jet “C City of Waterloo Towa

City Council Minutes Mention Tax Sale Attendance

The city council discussed interest by attending tax sale and bidding on properties where necessary. Carried. On motion the council adjourned. CHAS. C. MACKAY, City Clerk.

Terest Chas. C. MacKay

County Board Proceedings in Black Hawk County 1928

Black Hawk County Board of Supervisors meets in Waterloo with chair Decker presiding. Actions include approving official bonds for county officials and township assessors, establishing Cedar Falls Dunkerton Secondary Road Assessment District No. 13 with hearing set for Jan 7 1929, approving $12 for Hans Hansen ewe killed, allocating $200 from poor fund for Mary Naylor home care with matching $800 from other sources, and tax cancellation for St Bernards cemetery property. Board adjourns to Jan 1 1929 session.

Waterloo Board of Supervisors Black Hawk County F. FR. Decker Messrs. Teeter Ahles Bentley Miller Northey Eva M. Brebner Matt Flammang Trumbauer J.P J. A. Townsley F. W. Esher Teeter Ahies Decker Hans Hansen Mary Naylor Cedar Falls St. Bernard's Cemetery Range No Iowa Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Company F. R. Decker Refshauge R. A. Doty P. A. Dunbar D. J. Hummel la Porte City FLR

Million Dollars Worth of Sugar in Belmond Fire

A Belmond Iowa warehouse and the season's sugar supply for American Beet Sugar suffered nearly 1 million dollars in losses. The 167000 sacks of sugar were stored high as 50 000 sacks from Mason City plant. Fire began by spontaneous combustion at 9 p m and Hoisted to factory. six towns aided, water from Iowa river. Belmond manager said operations would continue and a larger warehouse would be built in spring.

Belmond American Beet Sugar Corporation Mason City S. Christianson Sugar Company Belmond Fire Department Fort Dodge Hampton Clarion Eagle Grove Iowa River Keokuk

West Union Quintets Defeat Hawkeye Fives

West Union High School basketball squads swept Hawkeye last night in Ta. The boys won 38 to 3 while the girls prevailed 23 to 18. Hawkeye boys were shut out in the second half. Burdett Carroll and Evan Fuller suffered forehead stitches after a collision.

West Union Hawkeye Burdett Carroll Evan Fuller

Night burglars loot Bartles-Shepherd Oil office

Office equipment valued at 2200 dollars was stolen from Bartles-Shepherd Oil, 1354 Logan Avenue, last night. Thieves smashed a front door glass and gained entry, taking six typewriters, three adding machines, a calculator, a check protector, a time stamp, and a bookkeeping machine. The clock stopped at 3 28 a m, suggesting the robbery time, and fingerprints are being sought as investigators check machine numbers with the typewriter company. The rear office was untouched. no night watchman. This marked the third break in at the plant in six months, but first stealing office equipment.

Bartles-Shepherd Oil Company Logan Avenue Emil Steffen Bureau of Identification Bartles-Shepherd Company Waterloo Oil Company

Towa City Wins Declamatory Meet With Two Firsts

Iowa City topped the declamatory contest with two first place finishes. In Oratorical Harry Burrell won, with John Paulson and Kenneth Johnson also placing. In Humorous Robert Berry led. Carlos Saylor and Lewis Mendenhall were runners up. Dramatic honors went to Chauncey Fay with John Ewing and John Haefner taking second and third. Medals awarded. judges listed.

Clinton Iowa City Towa Harry Burrell Towa City John Paulson Oskaloosa Kenneth Johnson Robert Berry Carlos Saylor Ottumwa Lewis Mendenhall Burlington Chauncey Fay John Ewing John Haefner Muscatine Helen Langworthy Laura el Stewart Coe Cedar Rapids Earl Beem Cornell Mount Vernon

Recruiting Yields 11 Men for U S Army in Des Moines Area

Two veterans Wilburn Blake of Volga City and Elwyn J Evans from tracr enlisted yesterday at the local recruiting station. Blake will join the motor transport department and Evans the service company at Fort Leavenworth Kansas. Set Albert Robitsch has enlisted 11 men this month and aims to set a local record. August Miller Des Moines publicity director for the Iowa recruiting district will visit the local office on Monday and Tuesday.

Wilburn Blake Volga City Elwyn J. Evans Tracr U. S. Army Fort Leavenworth Kan Blake Motor Transport Department Evans Albert Robitsch Army August Miller Des Moines Iowa

Municipal Court Delays As Judges Suffer Colds

Municipal court proceedings stalled as Judges George J. Sager and J. Beem, both bedridden with severe colds, missed today’s session. Sager attended briefly from home while Beem was absent over a week. Cases set for today moved to Monday pending a presiding judge. Ernest Koepke, clerk, stated.

George J. Sager J. ©. Beem Judge Beem Judge Sager Ernest Koepke

Fight Over Estate of Slain Gambler Heads to Courts

New York December 15 A dispute over Arnold Rathstein s shrinking estate of under two million dollars proceeds to the courts. Beneficiaries under two wills clash as widow and parents seek to void the later will. Inez Norton Rathstein s longtime companion rejects a lump sum for a one sixth share.

New York Arnold Rathstein Inez Norton

Man killed in hit and run near Cedar Rapids Iowa

Lewis H. Huston a 49 year old salesman for Repass Automobile Co of Waterloo Iowa died in Cedar Rapids hospital from injuries suffered when stepping from his car to aid another motorist on a foggy highway. The striking driver George Clements, employed by Repass for nine years, fled the scene. Huston left a wife and two children.

Lewis H. Huston Cedar Rapids Repass Automobile Company Waterloo Iowa A. Clark Huston Cédar Rapids Iowa City George Clements

Cedar Falls Man Dies of Influenza

Peter Sorenson dies from influenza at Sartori Memorial hospital. Funeral set for Sunday at 2 30 PM in Nazareth church with Rev Otto Nielson officiating. Sorenson a Viking Pump mechanic for years, ill two weeks. survived by widow four daughters Elna Jennie Helga Olga Marie and son Herlof.

Courier Cedar Falls Peter Sorenson Sartori Memorial Hospital Nazareth Church Otto Nielson Sorenson Viking Pump Company Elna Jennie Helga Olga Marie Herlof

Kentucky husband shoots wife and another man in car

Campbell Marshall, 50, a Frankfort farmer, shot his wife six times and wounded Deputy Sheriff Ora Dennis in a parked car near Louisville as he confronted her about absence from home. Both victims were in serious condition. Dennis has four children. the wife attended a dance.

Louisville Campbell Marshall Frankfort Ora Dennis Marshall Dennis

Dickinson Burial Follows Taft War Secretary's Death

Nashville Tenn Dec 15 The body of Jacob M Dickinson secretary of war under Taft was returned for burial in his native city He died in Chicago Tennessee national guard Troop 3B escorted the body from train to the state capitol where it lay in state briefly

Nashville Tenn Jacob M. Dickinson President Taft Chicago Tennessee National Guard State Capitol

Funeral For Rhineheld Mohlis Near Sumner

Chief of Police Charles Mohlis and family attend funeral services for Rhineheld Mohlis 19 nephew of Waterloo's police chief found dead in his car near Fairbanks Indiana Thursday. Prayer services at home at 1 then Lutheran church service and Sumner cemetery burial.

Charles Mohlis

Independent Meat & Grocery opens third Waterloo store

Independent Meat and Grocery company opened its third store at 315 Fourth Street East in Waterloo today. The event drew hundreds of shoppers with a special bargains list. The firm’s other locations are at 624 Commercial Street and 200 Fifth Street East. J. D. Cohn serves as president.

Independent Meat & Grocery Company Waterloo Fourth Street Commercial Street Fifth Street J. D. Cohn

25 000 Reveres Amundsen Memory In Brooklyn Service

Memorial services in honor of the late Roald Amundsen, world renowned explorer, were held at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. Sponsored by Norwegians of Greater New York, the event drew 25,000 attendees including many notables. Lincoln Ellsworth, who accompanied Amundsen on the Norge flight, spoke about their northern expedition.

New York INS Ronid Amundsen Umberto Nobile Far North Brooklyn Academy of Music Greater New York Lincoln Ellsworth Amundsen North Pole Elsworth

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