Legal Advisory Board Reports Large Workload on Questionnaires
Questionnaires mailed to registrants were returned undelivered for Horace Eps Richard Rivera Fred Hayes Claud Gothard Lyman Engholm Charles Page Alste Holt Victoriano Ramirez Max Lubke Robert Denny Hans Christensen Girden Griffith Lucian King and others awaiting addresses or status. The board urged prompt courthouse visits for those registered elsewhere. 32 registrants checked in this morning. about 900 questionnaires issued, under 200 returned for completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace Eps
Oneida Street
Ive Rivera
Waterloo Hotel
Nota
Tion
Fred C. Hayes
Charles R. Page
Iowa Street
Navy
Alste M. Holt
Mulberry Street
Co. C
Thirteenth Engineers
U. S. Army
France
Victoriano Ramirez
Max J. Lubke
Waterloo
Robert Denny
Springfield
Ill
Hans C. Christensen
Harwood
Knoll
Girden Griffith
Lucian R. King
North Barclay Street
Legal Advisory Board
War Department
N. B. Hersch
C. W. Mullan
Matthew Westrate
Fred §. Pettit
Long waits before registration can be accommodated
Long delays persist as registrants arrive with their spouses and children, causing crowded conditions and extended waits before services can begin.
Willie Schaffer to Meet at Allison Here Friday
Willie Schaffer, Chicago, will meet Neal Allison, Waterloo lightweight, in a 10 round bout at the Waterloo theatre Friday night, Dec. 28. Promoters closed the deal and Allison will train immediately. Leonard’s absence shifts plans. Schaffer must make 135 pounds with a $50 forfeit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie Schaffer
Allison
Chicago
Neal Allison
Waterloo
Waterloo Theatre
Serap
Benny Leonard
Schaffer
Leonard
Mike O’dowd
Kansas City
Mat Wells
Englland
Civil service exams open doors for high paying posts
The Civil Service calls for junior telegraph and geologist engineers in the interstate commerce commission and surveyors for the general land office. Salaries range from 900 to 2,400 dollars annually, with a wide set of positions including scientific assistant, associate physicist, laboratory assistant, rural school administration specialist, and more. Applicants aged 21 to 50 are urged to contact C. I. Munger, secretary of the local civil service commission, at the federal building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Telegraph
Geleyhord
Interstate Commerce Commission
General Land Office
C. I. Munger
Civil Service Commission
Federal Building
Jostello Telts More of Healey Graft Syndicate
Chicago December 20 Thomas Ostello former police reporter testified at the Healey trial saying he ran a graft syndicate that turned over $15,900 to Healey for protection of vice and gambling restoration of saloon licenses and fees for promotion of patrolmen Carnival at Moose Hall all week
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Thomas “Ostello
Healey
Things Theatrical Here At Home At Waterloo Majestic
Burlesque The Gay Morning Glories comes to Waterloo theatre tonight with an all star company and a twenty strong chorus. The Yuletide vaudeville bill at Majestic theatre features The Dairy Maids with Eddie Foley and Lea Leture, The Slacker sketch, and other attractions. Tom Sawyer star Mack Pickford performs in the Paramount film at Plaza Friday and Saturday, shot in Hannibal to capture Twain’s hometown atmosphere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo Theatre
The
Dairy Maids
Majestic Theatre
Eddie Foley
Lea Leture
Jack Cowell
Company of Three
Clarence Wilbur
Jack
Kitty Demaro
Garden of Recreation
Grace Fallon
Pathe
Tom Sawyer
Mark Twain
Hannibal, Mo
Yack Pickford
Paramount
the Plaza
Tom
Samuel L. Clemens
Paramount Motion Picture Company
Mr. Pickford
William D. Taylor
Hannibal
Plaza Theatri
Broker Falls To Death In Seventh Story Hotel Window
Chicago December 20 Harry C Moore a broker in imitation butter died after jumping or falling from a sixth story hotel window. His wife said he had been ill two weeks and was a somnambulist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Harry C. Moore
Are Your Feet Wet Change Stockings Warned by Doctors
Waterloo physicians warn of pneumonia and severe colds arriving with slushy streets. They urge safety first methods to stave off attacks, including wearing rubbers, changing stockings when feet are wet, and ensuring ventilation in sleeping quarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Carnival draws large crowd at Moose event
Attendance at the Moose carnival last evening was so large that many were turned away. Yeoman lodge members were guests and their drill team received applause. The country stars drew good patronage while Uncle Josh Hopkins was ill and unable to attend. Tonight Maccabees and Homesteaders will be guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yeoman Lodge
Josh Hopkins
Holiday Laundry Drop Off Special
Holiday slogan invites families to send washing to Waterloo Laundry Co for Saturday pickup and Monday afternoon return. Includes contact number 540-54 in a moving sale style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo Laundry Co
Officials Arrive on Western Freight Terminal Study
W. S. Williams, general superintendent of the U Windy Central, named a committee to study conditions at western freight terminals. G. S. Rought, H. G. Duckwitz, and N. P. Mills, spanning Wisconsin Iowa and Minnesota divisions, were tasked to investigate and recommend efficiency improvements. The panel completed its inquiry and met Williams to review the report and plan actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. S. Willams
Tha Uwindy Central
G. S. Rought
Wisconsin
Freeport
H. G. Duckwitz
Minnesota
Dubuque
Iowa
Fort Dodge
Wiliams
Clock Undergoes Survival Operation for Frozen Hands
A large clock outside Leavitt & Johnson National Bank is treated as a patient after its hands froze during a cold wave. It was rushed to a hospital where doctors hope for recovery with proper care. The incident followed the recent severe frost when its mechanism deteriorated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leavitt & Johnson National Bank
Vaalle i
Ft Wo
Peculiar Advice Ad Features Time and Clock Motifs
A quirky fragment describes an operation as a last resort and a clock influenced by pehool children with oversized hands. It mentions workers adjusting watches to a bank clock and instructs placing a Want ad before the largest number, noting The Courier reaches the best homes.
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Delver
Moose Hall
Peavey’s Orchestra
Uncle Sam
Jostello
Healey Graft Syndicate
Peavey's Orchestra
Majistic Theatre
Tripp & Gill
la Porte City
G. C. Kennedy
Marsh-Place
Kemble
Poinsettias
STEET
Community Theatre
Princess
Pantzer
Vernon Castle
WM. S. Hart
Keystone
Sawyer
Boy Hero
Huck Finn
Jack Pickford
Brank Bryant
W. J. Nichols & CO
West Fourth Street
Majestic
Villetide
Viatdeville
DME
Powelbeul
Crystal
Mack Sennett
Keystone Players
L. S. Parsons Music House
Henvy
Miller Square
Mason & Hamlin
Arlington
Steinway
Henry
Miller
New England
America
GEO. Steck & Co, Vose
Kurtzman Milton Hudson
R. S. Howard Company
CORL
Prescott Fairfield
Weber, Steck, Wheelock and Stroud
Aeolian Player
Aeolian Company
Sycamore Street
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