Waterlooo Plans for Garbage Disposal Aims at Waste to Food
Waterloo officials including Mayor W R Law plan a conference with St Paul experts to discuss converting household refuse into animal feed. The move mirrors Chicago contracts and would be funded by a small city tax, with full municipal control to reduce costs and potentially profit from disposal.
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Waterloo
W. R. Law
St. Paul
Minn
Chicago
H. J. Epgimoen
H. M. Bayne
National Serum Company of
South St. Paul
Mayor Law
Law
Waterloo City in Brief Highlights Local Happenings
Advertisements and notices note eye care in Buchanan and Y M C A building glass needs. Residents traveling to Los Angeles Lincoln Chicago and Avery for holidays. Marriages, travels, and health updates populate Waterloo area social notes as several residents head for Pasadena and Chicago for winter visits. A local bloodhounds tracing thefts, Royal Cross service flag display, and a police raid on a dice game also appear amid holiday preparations.
Dewey Promises to Do Differently
Dewey Thiel angered local recruiting officers after failing to join the army after preliminary enlistment exams. He lived on Uncle Sam’s funds for five days, totaling 7.75 dollars, until a lieutenant arrived to inspect volunteers in Waterloo. He went missing until sergeant G I Brown found him and gave him until Saturday noon to pay and face consequences.
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Dewey Thiel
Dewey
Uncle Sam
Waterloo
G. I. Brown
Auto Hits Bicycle Injures 14YearOld Rider
Arthur Cole fourteen lies in St Francis hospital after a bicycle collision with an automobile driven by M Storm on Fifth Street Bridge. The impact threw him to the pavement injuring his back and lacerating his face. Both vehicles were moving in the same direction at 530 PM while avoiding another car. Young Cole is son of Asa Cale.
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Arthur Cole
St. Francis Hospital
M. Storm
Oto
Fifth Street Bridge
Political Matters Taking on New Life
Jy J Rainbow county auditor weighing a run for state senator as next primary looms. Rumors link W F Parrott M L Bowrean and Grundy county Rep Greene to a possible candidacy with their supporters urging action. Senator Henry W Grout is believed to seek re election to retain his seat. Divorces filed include Christena Gruesz vs John Gruesa alleging cruel treatment and seeking alimony totals, and Roy L Robbins vs Hilda Robbins seeking custody of two young sons after a marriage in 1912 and separation in 1917.
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Jy. J. Rainbow
W. F. Parrott
M. L. Bowrean
Representative Greene
Grundy County
Henry W. Grout
Christena Gruesz
John Gruesa
Waterloo
Roy L. Robbins
Hilda Robbins
Frederick
Edwin
Fish to Be In Style For Christmas Dinner
New York December 21 reports suggest fish may be main dish for holiday dinners as Christmas falls on a meatless day. Poultry prices rise with turkeys from 45 to 52 cents a pound and scarcity expected, with other birds priced higher than usual for the season.
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New York
Preparedness starts with the individual and pink pills
The piece urges personal wartime readiness by strengthening nerves and blood. It promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People as the popular non alcoholic tonic to build up the blood and restore vigor, claiming it aids nervous weakness and fatigue. It advertises free booklets The Home Treatment of Nervous Disorders and Building Up the Blood and offers free samples by request from the Dr Williams Medicine Co.
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Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Schenectady
N.Y
Dr. Wiliams
Pershing's Men Learn How to Shoot Giant French Howitzers
American artillery units in France participate in practice with the 400 millimeter siege gun as observers train with French crews. Explosions shake the ground while shells weigh over a ton and travel far beyond the training grounds. A premature shell burst near an observation post rains splinters but causes no injuries.
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Pershing
Associated Press
France
Ofpfeyders
Mortuary notices and se dying on Alonzo Fox and Lyle Rathbun
Alonzo Fox of 26 Wellington street died at his home last night at 11 13 born in New York state November 24 1839 married to Martha M Dickey with nine children surviving: O A Fox Fairbank D A Fox Waterloo Mrs Robert Maillie Oelwein Miss Elmer Wagner Litchfield Neb Mrs Woraca Barly Waterloo Mrs Robert Lease Summer Mrs A M Baker Washington and Mrs J C Miller Oelwein Brief prayer services will be at home at 10 am Saturday funeral at Westgate. Lyle Rathbun nine year old son of Mrs Genevieve Clara Rathbun of 628 Fowler street died at St Francis hospital at 9 30 am today after hospital care since Tuesday body to Petersen Bros undertaking parlers pending funeral arrangements. Final furlough orders at Camp Dodge provide for Christmas leaves for 5 percent of enlisted men per company or 6 percent in unusual cases plus leaves for other transport arrangements. Assessor meeting announced by County Auditor J J Rainbow for Jan 4 at courthouse with county board to fix salaries for 1918.
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Elmer Klingaman
Los Angeles
Ruth Reed
New York City
H. M. Reed
J. F. Klingaman
Long Beach
Cal
Whittier
Sylvester Brill
Randall Streat
Navy
Waterloo
E. D. Baldwin
Baldwin Brothers
Des Moines
Elizabeth Margadant
William Margadant
Betty
al. Ross
Charles City
Pasadena
George Stark
Robert
Livingston, Mont
John Stark
Harrison Street
Alonzo Fox
Wellington Street
New York State
Martha M. Dickey
O. A. Fox
Fairbank
D. A. Fox
Oelwein
P. C. Fox
Robert Maillie
Elmer Wagner
Litchfield
Neb
Lyle Rathbun
Genevieve Clara Rathbun
Fowler Street
St. Francis Hospital
A. B. Curtis
Petersen Bros
Camp Dodge
J. J. Rainbow
Verdun Front Battles Rumored by War Office
Paris dispatch notes active artillery on the Verdun front east of the Meuse with fighting near Hartmans-Weilerkopf and east of Thaun. In local news East Waterloo and West Union high schools report debate results with West Union prevailing 3 to 0 over East Waterloo on the railway ownership issue, while East High’s team gained experience for January league play.
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Paris
Verdun
The
War Office
Theo
Hartmans-Weilerkopf
Thaun
East Waterloo High School
West Union
Marle Strudthof
Gertrude Loomis
Thomas Tompking
Reihways
Hale Waven
Glenn Marsh
Roger Gales
East High School
Foresters and Masons announce meetings and rehearsals
Foresters of America Court Lucky No. 62 hold regular meeting this evening in Labor temple. Waterloo lodge No. 105 A F and A M will conduct a called communication Saturday evening at the Masonic temple for work on the first degree. Children to participate in the Christmas program of the First Congregational Sunday school meet at the church at 2 p.m. tomorrow for final rehearsal. Marriage licenses issued to Chalmer G. Shull and Vidren lit Mary Ruth Speicher of Waterloo. Mark G. Waugh of Clerksville. Hazel C. Barnes of Whitten.
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Foresters of America
Court Lucky No
Labor Temple
Waterloo Lodge
Masonic Temple
First Congregational Sunday School
Chalmer G. Shull
Vidren
Lit
Mary Ruth Speicher
Waterloo
Mark G. Waugh
Clerksville
Hazel C. Barnes
Whitten
Three British Airmen Die in Training Crash at Texas Camp
Three British aviators training at a U. S. air camp in Worth, Texas, were killed when two aircraft collided in the air. The crash occurred shortly after takeoff, with two men in one plane and the other in the second. The collision happened less than half a mile from the landing area.
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U.S
Poce Worth
Tex
Dec
Macewea
Itu Feta
Red Cross Home Service Memberships Adopted for Juniors
The Red Cross urges junior members to secure home service flags through school membership receipts at Hooths headquarters shop or the post office tomorrow or Monday. Memberships bought will credit the child’s school. the plan counters a misunderstanding about junior memberships counting toward the 10 percent family representation. First M. Fl. Red Cross auxiliary closed for holidays unless an emergency order.
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Red Cross Society
Hooths
M. Fl. Red Cross
Cornell Alumni Banquet Speakers Announced for Waterloo Club
The Waterloo Cedar Falls Cornell club at Grace M.E. church will host its annual banquet on December 28 with Bishop Tomer C. Stunts and Dr. C. W. Flint, Cornell University president, to speak after a 6 p.m. dinner. The banquet committee invites the general public to attend the addresses.
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Cornell
Tomer C. Stunts
C. W. Flint
Cornell College
Waterloo-Cedar Palla
Cornell Club
Grace M. EB. Church
Glad Sah Saves Baby After Infant’s Cab Theft
A thief stole a SiG baby perambulator from the elevator lobby of the Black building. Mrs. PF. D. Adams of 302 Walnut street owned the infant’s cab and said she was glad she hadn’t left the baby in it, noting she saved the child.
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Black
At & P.m
PF. D. Adams
Walnut Street
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