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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1916
Page
7
City of Waterloo approves an assessment totaling $6,047 for the 1817 expense contract. The measure covers more than half of the projected costs with clear allocations to local services and infrastructure. Officials emphasize fiscal responsibility and transparency in the funding plan.
John J. Weller marks his 90th birthday today at his daughter Mrs S H Basher home. A combined Christmas birthday dinner will be held Monday with six children and 36 grandchildren plus seven great grandchildren. He moved to Black Hawk county in 1862, settled near Waterloo, retired 1901, and remains active for his age. His wife died three years ago at 86.
Citizens Gas and Electric awards 15 first prize to Florence McGuire for Why My Mother Should Use a Gas Range. Other prizes go to Mildred Hoth and many more. 125 essays entered. judges include Reeve, Shillinglaw, Zimmerman. Event likely to become annual.
Berlin greeted the Christmas peace note from President Wilson with wide display headlines and a buoyant mood. The American embassy and press corps in Berlin pressed for details, but none were available beyond the initial AP report. Real estate transfers in Black Hawk County show moves by Lewis Miller, Bovee Furnace Works, and H C Schultz to Nicholas A. Popol, totaling several parcels and values.
Trains from UMnais Central Rock Island and Chicago Great Western ran 45 minutes to three hours late causing missed arrivals delayed express shipments and missing gifts. Frustrated passengers and two young women rushing to Illinois Central station highlight travel woes as weather and coal shortages disrupt holiday plans with no improvement expected until after Christmas.
A commendable Christmas program by the Washington Irving society at West High featured music from the glee clubs, readings, and a playlet The Clancy Kids. The student body gifted Principal S M Wallace a floor lamp and a charity drive raised $6 for the Social Welfare league Flora Bliss will leave after holidays to teach at Bloom Township High School in Chicago Heights and received a leather traveling bag from the Philomel and Boys glee clubs.
The Water loo Traveling Men's and Business Men's association will hold its annual banquet at K. P. hall at 6 30 p m Thursday Dec 28 with a program and dancing after. Tickets cost 1 and are available from traveling men Henderson's Schuermann's Cast and Martin Bros' cigar store. All traveling men and association members invited. Bradley taxicabine will shuttle patrons to and from the hall and home. callers urged to book early. J O Trumbauer toasts master, promising an interesting program.
A joint meeting of the general evangelistic and prayer meeting committees discussed a city wide campaign and districting the city. The week of prayer will be observed the first week of January with weekly prayer meetings to follow.
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