Midwest men to discuss river freight at midyear meeting
Des Moines dispatch reports EB T Meredith announces that the North Central Division of the U S Chamber of Commerce will focus on transportation and waterway improvements at its January Chicago midyear gathering. The plan, championed by Hoover, aims to develop inland routes including the Mississippi and Great Lakes systems, with flood control and water power utilization across the Midwest.
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Des Moines
EB. T. Meredith
North Central Division
United States Chamber of Commerce
Chicago
Meredith
Towa
Illnois
Minnesota
Nebraska
North Dakota
South Dakota
Michigan
Wisconsin
Indians
Ohio
Hoover
Great Lakes
Iowa
Mississippi
St. Louis
New Orleans
Twin Cities
Louis
Missouri
Cumberland
Tennessee
Arkanassas
Midwest
Ariver RyHield
Mississippi River
Columbia, Basin
Great Valley
California
St. Lawrence
Alfred
Midwest Trade Share Inbound Outbound Volumes Cited
H Ritter notes total foreign commerce yearly at 90 million tons with 40 million inbound and outbound 20 million outbound and 10 million inbound for the middlewest. He cites a transfer of one third of 30 million tons amid a $4 per ton overcharge, totaling about 120 to 900 million annually.
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H. Ritter
Middlewest
Jecolds
Gun Club Trapshoot Saturday at Byrnes Park Ground
Waterloo Gun Club will stage a trapshoot at the club grounds in Byrnes Park Saturday afternoon. Nic Webber, president, announced the event which starts at 1 p m with dressed poultry prizes. Church women dine Grace Methodist Episcopal Church met for dinner last night in Bishop's cafeteria with decorated tables featuring Christmas trees and poinsettia.
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Waterloo
Grace Methodist Jipiscopil Church
Bishop's Cafeteria
Earl’ A. Toadman
Two Die In Wreck In Mobile Railroad Yards
In Mobile Alabama early today, Wwelh Stil a 15 year old engineer and A A Lish a negro fireman died after a collision between northbound I N passenger train and a passenger locomotive in the railroad yards.
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Mobile
Ala
Wwelh Stil
A. A
Des Moines Frat’s Fatal Incident Sparks Expulsions
In Des Moines a public safety report details a fatal stabbing linked to high school fraternity tensions. The incident follows a day of quarrels with multiple expulsions already recorded as investigators probe the balance of activities at local fraternities.
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Des Moines
Service Star Legion Elects Officers at Cedar Falls Christmas Party
Cedar Falls readers report the Service Star Legion held a Christmas party at Mrs. Charles L. Berry's home on December 11. Officers were elected for a twelve month term: President Mrs. Laura Mantor, Vice President Mrs. S. B. Hansen, Secretary Mrs. G. E. Palmer, and Treasurer Charles Schwanke.
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Cedar Falls
Service Star Legion
Charles L. Berry
Laura Mantor
S. BE. Hansen
G. EH. Palmer
Charles Schwanke
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