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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1920
Page
2
Members of the Black Hawk County Motor Trades Bureau gathered in a local tearoom and voiced optimism that conditions will improve after January 1. They adopted a constitution and discussed potential price revisions and wage adjustments, but reached no definite changes.
Miss Mildred Williamson former public health nurse of Waterloo joins Western Reserve University Cleveland as instructor and demonstrator of field work for graduate nurses. Since leaving Red Cross France and Serbia she led public health work in Elkhart Indiana. Fred Wray Leavitt Johnson cashier attends income tax short course at Iowa City a joint program by the State University of Iowa and Iowa Bankers Association focusing on tax law rulings and bank administration efficiency.
In a New York Central Waiting Room two women fought a cat that leaped onto a hat bearing a large bird. The cat grabbed the bird and hat, prompting screams until a porter intervened. The victim rode on bareheaded after abandoning the ruined headgear.
Secretary Galvin will remain with Oelwein Chamber of Commerce as the Oelwein chamber voted on December 22 to support local business and civic initiatives. Cedar Falls resident news from the Waterloo Evening Courier and Daily Reporter lists the office address at 111 West Fourth Street and phone 12 with hours from 5 to 10 a.m. It notes miscellaneous local notices and brief society items.
Cedar Falls notes a busy Christmas with family gatherings from college and distant relatives. Post office traffic rises due to holiday mail and gift shipments while churches plan services and communities host parties. Several local residents travel or host gatherings as schools and grocers adjust for the season.
Dr W C Cleworth judged the Fawcett oratorical contest held Monday night in Fayette. Olive Caudle won the $60 prize with Corbitt and Miss Travis close second and third respectively.
Mrs A D Ross a 40 year Shell Rock resident dies after a long illness at 8 p m. Her husband and a daughter survive. An alleged forger waives preliminary hearing in Shell Rock with a special report from Dec 22.
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