Penney Building slated for early next year in Waterloo
Waterloo and Cedar Falls Union Mill plans a large J C Penney store on Fourth Street near the bridge. Demolition of the old mill will start in January with work beginning in February 1926. The three story brick structure will span 60 feet by 118 feet with riverfront prominence and a 6 by 30 foot elevator lobby on Waters street.
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Waterloo & Cedar Falls Union Mill Company
J. C. Penney Company, Inc
Fourth Street
J.S. Bartley
Waters Street
Kidnap Scare Ends After Mistaken Identity
In Chicago on a December night four men seized Mrs. Ton Bedburg on a dark street, forced her into a sedan, struck her, and released her after apologizing, admitting they had mistaken her for someone else.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Dec
Mrs. Ton
Bedburg
Good Fellows Club Delivers Gifts to 600 Children
The Good Fellows Club distributed Christmas presents to 600 children with 225 aid requests investigated and 550 children fed at a party. Miss Mayme Egan and the Business & Professional Women's Club led distribution with $1008.19 raised and allocated to stockings underwear shoes books toys groceries and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Good Fellows Club
Mayme Egan
Business & Professional Women's Club Committee
Disturbed Son Faces Charge At Infant Funeral
Lee Davis pleaded not guilty to disturbing the peace charge in police court after allegedly creating a disturbance at his Davenport home during the funeral of his infant son. The case was continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport, Ja
Dec
Lee Davis
Fire destroys Grace Episcopal Church murals in Nutley
A blaze in Nutley New Jersey on December 31 caused $100000 damage by destroying murals by Clinton Balmer and other artists at Grace Episcopal Church. Local fire crews fought the flames as investigators began work on the cause and extent of the damage.
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Nutley, N. J
Dee
Clinton Balmer
Grace
Episcopal Chiral
Northey Coolers Prolific Growth Across World Markets
Northey Manufacturing, a long established Waterloo firm, reports expansion and sales growth of 213 percent over 1924. The Park avenue Bluff street plant updates, 42 display rooms from New York to San Francisco, and 150 representatives expand distribution. Foreign orders rise as ships carry Northey refrigerating systems worldwide. DEATH RECORD RISING notes 785 autopsies with 19 deaths in the 74 hour period and 3725 gun deaths for the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northey Manufacturing Company
Waterloo
Thrnout
Northey
Seven Seas
Ory
New York
San Franccisco
United States
Chicago
Dec. S
Cole Praises Talk of Richeson Head Corn Growers Assn
Nearly 100 farmers and businessmen attended a National Corn Growers association meeting in Cedar Rapids Iowa. C H Richeson president Webster City outlined aims of a cost plus program to profit growers and Cyrenus Cole praised Richeson speech calling it more sensible than much of the Des Moines conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
National
Corn Growers’ Association
W. D. McTavish
Central City
C. H H. Richeson
Webster Ci
Cyrenus Cole
Richeson
Des Moines
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Penney Building
Will Grace Riverfront
Iver
Phint
The
Monarch Film Company
Fowler Building
Fifth and
Lafayette Streets
Davidsons
Sale
Davidson
Davidsonsig
Bridse Street
Cole
Head Corn Growers Assn
Dubuque
Mason City
Irene
Rochester, Mann
East Fourth Street
Foster Coal Company
Jefferson St
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