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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1924
Page
15
The December weather in Waterloo brought one of the coldest Decembers on record with sunless days and subzero lows. Temperatures ranged from 22 below to 45 above, trains ran late, coal amid fires. Total precipitation was 1.05 inches of rain and 4.6 inches of snow, matching the prior year.
Three men seek sea service in the U S Navy after passing examinations at the naval recruiting station. Robert Vo Mi ter of Vinton re-enlists as machinist's mate second class, joined by Edward J. Brown of Goudy Center and Edward Lastor of Osborne Kansas New York. Waterloo life insurance branch opens Oct 1 1924 led by Jay Hattenbach.
The budget committee at the Black Hawk County Farm Bureau met at the courthouse this morning to plan the coming year’s budget. No estimates for 1925 were made. The 1924 report was not complete, but the committee thought expenses for the education work would total about 310,006.
Parochial schools report encouraging results for the last year with rising enrollments at Emmanuel Lutheran parish school indicating need for more space. First eight grades taught with Lutheran doctrine by EB Studt and A B Gerlach. St Joseph and Our Lady of Victory, St Marys, Sacred Heart and St John parishes maintain separate schools offering up to high school, music and special departments. St John recently opened with eight grades.
C. I. Miller resigns as assistant cashier of Waterloo Bank & Trust Co. effective January 1. He will join Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Co. at 205 Marsh Place, while remaining at 1006 Riehl Street with his family. The article notes chufa tubers yield about 0 percent usable oil in parts of the countryside.
Mrs J reports an ugly itchy chin rash lasting four years, improved after using Resinol Soap, then Resinol Ointment. Within a week the itching ceased and after three nights the rash faded completely. She credits daily use of the soap and ointment for a healthier complexion and asks readers to keep Resinol products handy. Address available on request.
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