Strength in fundamentals marks 1929 business outlook
Industry leaders forecast continued prosperity as 1929 begins. Deere & Co. chairman William Butterworth says underlying strength keeps business optimistic and ready for hard work. Westinghouse Air Brake's A J Humphrey foresees a new era in foreign trade, while Armour & Co. president FR Edson-Whitt expects 1929 to mirror 1928’s prosperity with solid demand and no surpluses. American Rolling Milling’s George Verity adds that national and international confidence has improved after the election, sustaining forward momentum.
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William Butterworth
Deere & Co
Moline
John Deere Tractor Company
Waterloo
Butterworth
Westinghouse Air - Brake’ Company
Pittsburgh
United States
Hoover
South America
Edson - Whitt
Chicago
Armour& Co
George .M. Verity
Middletown
American Rolling Milling; Company
American ‘Commerce and Industry
Edison power industry outlook cited by M S Sloan
M S Sloan of New York Edison predicts strong business prospects for the new year. He says the electric power and light sector should maintain its steady 10 percent annual growth based on recent progress. He warns the industry affects our material, moral, and cultural advancement.
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M.S. Sloan
New York
New York Edison Company
Ervin Blough In Serious Condition After Crash
Irvin Blough of Hudson Iowa was seriously injured Friday night when struck on highway 59 at Hudson by a car driven by Rev Ludwig Enigholtz Reinbeck Iowa reported to be in very serious condition at Presbyterian hospital. He, 67, suffered a fractured right leg below the knee and internal injuries that may prove fatal.
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Irvin Blough
Hudson
Ludwig Enigholtz
Reinbeck
Presbyterian Hospital
Blough
Seven Couples Married and Fourteen Seek Divorce
In Black Hawk county last week two complainants filed for divorce for each marriage license issued. Records show only about 66 percent of filed divorce petitions reach decrees, predicting about nine divorces from the fourteen suits. Seven couples sought marriage licenses at Clerk J. Av Thompson’s office.
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Black Hawk County
Clerk of Courts
J. AV. Thompson
Hazleton North Road drive barred by guards and signs
Oelwein Iowa reports motorists ignore Hazleton barriers on North Road 10. Creeks crossable only after cement sets in three weeks for the new bridge. A driver followed wagon tracks and found a creek impassable, requiring a tow back to the highway.
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Oelwein
Hazleton
Valle-Knickerbocker
Frances
L. Knickerbocker
W. 5
Knickerbocker
Leo C. Valle
Hotel Mealey
Grace Methodist Parsonage
A. W. Henke
Iowa
Minnesota
Former Merchant Is Dead in Glendale California
G W Roe died last week at his home in Glendale California after a career running a photographic studio in Oelwein then moving to Cedar Rapids and finally west. He leaves a widow and one daughter Mrs Florence Wiggins Monona Cal. Also notes a Christmas program at the Presbyterian church with a children’s tree and music and a Baptist church program held Sunday morning.
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G. W. Roe
Glendale
Cal
Roe
Oelwein
Cedar Rapids
Florence Wiggins
Monona
Presbyterian Church
The
Baptist Church
Japanese beetle threat rises beyond native land
The Japanese beetle, a spreading menace to fruit trees in this country, is not a particularly serious pest in its native land.
Youth Killed by High Tension Wire in Dubuque
In Dubuque Iowa on December 24 Fred Schaller 17 died and William Broderick 16 was expected to die after they climbed a 6200 volt high tension tower. Teammate Robert Berkley 16 also climbed the tower but was not seriously injured. The trio were seen near the structure when the accident occurred.
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Dubuque
U.P
Fred Schaller
William Broderick
Robert Berkley
Firefighters Rescue Inaccessible Tower Occupants
City firemen removed two individuals from a tower after being unable to free themselves. The incident required specialized equipment and ongoing safety procedures to ensure successful extraction and medical evaluation. Additional details were not available in the readable text.
Mrs W W Little of La Porte City Dies in Des Moines
Mrs W W Little of La Porte City died last night at a sanitarium in Des Moines after a long illness. The funeral arrangements will be announced by the local warden family and the remains were to be taken to La Porte City for burial.
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LA Porte City
Des Moines
Courier
W. W. Little
Des
Burial Planned for Tipton native in La Porte
The deceased had been under treatment near Maquoketa for a year. Mr. Little will travel tonight to join the body on its route to Tipton for burial beside their only son. Mr. and Mrs. Little moved to La Porte eight years ago.
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Moines
Tipton
Mrs.Little
la Porte
Store Closes All Day Wednesday for Stock Down sale
A retailer announces a drastic closing out sale with doors opening Thursday featuring deep discounts on coats, dresses, and all inventory. No returns, all sales final, no new accounts, cash or checks only, and fixtures valued at over 40000 may be sold.
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Deere Head
Dunlap Motor Co
Black Hawk Cleaners and Shoe Repairers
Commercial St
Christ Episcopal
Robert Parrott
Christ
Christ Church
Ervin Blough
North Road
Waterloo Insurance Agency
the Nauman Co
Sacred Heart Church
Leo M. Dwyer
Puller & Johnson
Madison
Wis
Mrs. Lund Christensen
Frederick Shanks
E. Fourth
LaFayette
Fish Auto Wrecking & Supply Co
Rynearson &Koch Plumbing & Heating
N. A. Golinvaux
H. F. Greten & Co
Bridge St
Logan Avenue Coal Co
Schulte Co
Erlin Trade
Robert Drug CO
Leath & Company
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