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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1920
Page
6
The Waterloo newspaper lists want ads priced at one cent per word per insertion with a 25 cent minimum. The page shows sample lines, headings in CAPS, and dash lines, reflecting old classified ad formats.
Local page features numerous classified ads including real estate listings, autos, furniture, and employment notes. Notices mention sales, auctions, and public postings, with scattered social items and community updates from Waterloo and nearby towns.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Harrisburg, Waverly, and names like Barton and Shepard with scattered terms. The report contains no clear event, date, or outcome to anchor a coherent summary.
Parkersburg items detail residents visiting relatives, students abroad, and holiday travel. Frances Deyo in Chicago plans to spend holidays with parents. Lois Betz returns from Monticello to celebrate. Obituary notes for August Nicklaus recounts long church service and family remain. funeral at Congregational church led by Rev. Holland.
Hudson notes a series of community updates including the close of revival meetings led by Dr Bennett and Prof Wilson with new members added to several churches. Local activities cover Christmas seals for children, visits, and notices about residents and students from I.S.T.C. home for vacation.
The New York Evening Sun reports a genuine market rally with prices up 1 to 4 points from the prior close. The upswing is linked to oversold conditions and a broadly positive mood as traders focus on recovery rather than specific causes. Call loans held at 7 percent. activity remained heavy with over a million shares traded.
A man was killed and the oil barge Balikaw caught fire after an explosion at the Southern Pacific oil terminals in Galveston. The blaze threatened the tanker Hastnai loading nearby and prompted a full fire alarm as crews fought to prevent further explosions.
Chicago reports sharp advances in wheat prices driven by the house vote for an emergency tariff on farm products and overnight export buying. Short covering and demand from commission houses supported gains, with May and July offerings edging higher and oats and corn following the broader cereal rally. Provisions moved upward, aided by hog and grain strength.
Stocks and bonds rise at the open with notable gains in oils, steels, rails and shippings. Substantial support from railroad and chemical issues, while United States Rubber weakens. London exchange firm and call money around 7 percent.
Gen. Pershing may act as grand marshal of the inaugural parade on March 4 according to committee plans. He is chosen to chair the military committee directing the event, with Maj. Gen. Hugh L. Scott having served as grand marshal in 1917.
Chicago politician Pele A. Anderson, 29, prominent in St. Paul and Chicago, was killed in a midday confrontation with Mack Atyeo in South Bend Indiana. Police say four shots were fired, one stemming from a romance dispute amid reports of a love affair and political circles.
Pancho Villa, once a fierce Villista commander, will act as Santa Claus for Christmas at his Canutillo ranch in Torreon, distributing gifts to his retainers and spending the day making people happy.
Des Moines reports the state printing board rejected all bids for state work because bids exceeded legal limits. The board said the issue will be referred to the 1921 legislative session for action.
Government agencies received official instructions to aid in searching for the U S naval balloon that floated away from Rockaway Point New York on December 13 during an endurance flight.
Chicago price report shows cattle receipts 8,000 with beef steers up to 50 cents higher and packers bidding to 13.25 per cwt. Hogs receipts 31,000 with hog prices 40 cents higher, top around 10.00 and most 9.75 to 10.00. Sheep and lambs also higher with fat lambs near 11.65 and feeder lambs up about 25 cents.
East St. Louis market shows receipts of 1,000 cattle with cattle and calves 25¢ higher, hogs 40 to 50¢ higher with top at 10.25, lights up to 10.50, bulk 8.71 to 9.90, pigs and lights included. sheep receipts 860 with no sales but undertone firm for best quality.
Receipts and price movements across cattle, sheep, and hogs show gains in select beef steers and fat heifers with cattle averaging higher on strong weights. Lambs and light sheep held steady to higher, top lambs around 21.30 for 73-pounders and bulk lambs in the 10.50 to 10.73 range.
Notices in district court of Black Hawk County Iowa call for divorces in January 1921 terms. Edna Mecogan sues Val Machoras for divorce citing non support and desertion with alimony and suit money sought. Pearle Harding petitions against John J Harding for divorce citing cruel treatment and child custody and support. Both notices warn of default judgments if defendants fail to appear by specified January 1921 dates at Waterloo courthouse.
Livestock market report from Kansas City shows cattle selling above nine dollars with most around nine dollars and a quarter lower for cows and bulls. Hogs receipts about three thousand three hundred with bids around nine fifty to nine seventy three for bulk, pigs uneven but good stock pigs near nine thirty five. Sheep receipts strong with killing classes up about twenty five cents and fed western lambs around eleven dollars.
The Sioux City livestock report shows receipts at 50 cattle with lower prices for fat cattle and calves, 200 cattle at St. Joseph with higher cattle and hog prices, and hogs topping around 9.70. Money and exchange notes from New York show varied bond and currency moves, cotton futures firm, and potato prices in Chicago. Also included are two Iowa divorce notices for George Ebersole vs Essie Ebersole and Joseph E Peters vs (unnamed) Peters with court dates in January 1921.
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