Scouts and Mothers Club Build Camp Pool at Ingawanis
The Waterloo council reports a 40 by 75 foot concrete pool at Camp Ingawanis with a six spirit baths, windmill water supply, and a $3,500 cost. The year saw 65 boys earning merit badges, two new Eagle Scouts, 370 Boy-Weeks camp, and 21 active troops citywide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Buxton
D. Cass
Court of Honor
George W. Wood
Robert Marshall
Robert Howe
Waterloo
Court of Review
H. L. Garrett
Harold Dean
Harry Ralston
Chester Ralston
Merle Allen
Joe Snively
Robert Huntoon
Harold Cronk
Jury
James T. Nielsen
Cornell College
Ermil B. Frye
Osage Methodist Church
Archie Shannon
Elmer Errichson
Lewis Ferris
Arthur van Doren
Donald Penly
Carroll Colby
Robert Sackett
Ervin Sternbergh
William Penly
Robert Miller
James Saunders
Executive Committee
New York
First Congregational Church
Whittier
Sloane Wallace
First Presbyterian Church
Mary's Church
Frances Grant
Emerson School
Grant School
Roosevelt School
St Paul's M. E. Church
Linden M. E. Church
Edison School
Grace M. E. Church
Lincoln School
Kingsley
St. Mary's Church
First Baptist Ehuyeh
Calvary Evangelical Church
Geedar Heights
Warding Troop
Rock Island Freight Earnings Show Gains in Last Year
Rock Island earnings rose in the Waterloo area during the year for the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific railroad. Passenger returns stayed near 1926 levels. The company added two automatic crossing signals at Mullan avenue and Eleventh Street, redecorated Union Station and auxiliary buildings, and improved street crossings with amesite tarvia. The Rock Island system added hundreds of freight cars, new freight engines, and some passenger cars in service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Robert H. Johnston
Rock Island
Waterloo Population Rises to 40 759 in 1928
A Waterloo survey for the Courier based on local statistics shows the city’s population at the start of 1928 reaching 40 759, up from 36 230 in 1920. It notes growth in qualified voters, youth of school age, and active domestic water services, with no annexations since 1920.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
The
Courier
Feature
G. A. Tibbitts
United States
Borea
Watersoo
Waterloo Woman's Club Celebrates Golden Anniversary
The Waterloo Woman's Club, formed in 1898 as the Ladies' Literary Society, marks its golden anniversary in the 1927-28 season. The club reports debt reduction on its 306 Washington Street clubhouse, expansion of departments from Fine Arts to Home and Education, and active programs including a free circulating fiction library, Christmas seal sales, and junior auxiliary growth. Membership stands at 405 with eleven new members, and extensive community involvement continues through civic, educational, and cultural activities under President Mrs. B. E. T. Alford and a full roster of department chairs.
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Waterloo Woman's Club
Ladies’ Literary Society
Washington Street
Town Federation of Women's City
Civie
Business and Professional Woman’s Club
Gid
Benignes Langueris
Aard
Ti. T. Alford
Taat Spring
Waterloo Club
C. BE. Grief
Eldora
Third District
Francis E. Whitley
Webster Grey
Black
Schmeman
Waterloo
Willam Muirehurst
Sioux City
S. A. Bush
Iowa City
Fine Arts Department
Junior Department
Federation of Women's Clubs
Loren Berry
Reuben Miller
Ushera
Anance Committee
BE. T. Alford
A. & Weishaar
W. P. Kerwin
Charles M. Howe
Jackson McCoy
Mays. G. N. Shane
J. E. Sedgwick
H. c. Orvick
Sam Frank
Swift Mfg Extends Trade Territory North
Swift Manufacturing extends its market to a Canadian jobber, increasing production slightly over 1928. Grinders and cookers shipped as far west as California, with the principal market in the Midwest. The Westfield factory operated all year. officers include J T Swift president O E Smith vice president and E A Swift secretary treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Swift Manufacturing Company
California
Middlewest
Westfield
J. T. Swift
O. E. Smith
E. A. Swift
Good business means light job of poor relief
The Waterloo overseer of the poor, R A Doty, explains that good business can reduce calls for aid and apparent prosperity increases relief needs. He notes 1927 saw $2,200 more in aid than 1926 mainly from higher hospitalizations, while widow pensions rose to 62 recipients for 185 children. The piece discusses self help, stigma avoidance, and pathways to county home or work, with limits on aid to travelers and a push to place dependents in public care only when approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
R. A. Doty
Doty
Iowa
Boards of Trustees
Seigel Batteries Add New Line at Waterloo Plant
Seigel Battery company at 80 Commercial street began producing a new auto and radio battery on Aug. 1. Daily output reached 80 units, with plans to boost to 200 per day by Feb. 1. Owner Dave Seigel says the Waterloo made battery uses fimont approved materials and is sold through jobbers and dealers over a wide Town area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Seigel
Seigel Battery Company
Commercial Street
Dave Seigel
Fimont
Y W C A Year Highlights Debt Lift and Activities
The Y W C A reports raising $195000 to clear its building debt with pledges expected to be paid by 1929. Educational programs engaged 202 girls, including bible, handiwork and languages. The health education department ran swimming lessons, gym, and a health expo. The building hosted 286 outside groups and 445 transient guests among many services for girls and women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ion
Health Education Department
State Department of Health
National Dairy Council
Ouislde
W. GO. A
Frances Grout
Thei Y W. C. A
Girl Reserves Grow in Waterloo Educational Work
The National Girl Reserves movement keeps pace with trends in education. The Waterloo branch runs its own program with the employed girls department led by Wilda Mae Beck. Year Ones meet twice monthly under her guidance, one AM and one social meeting. The Blue Triangle league, led by president Della Hitch, gathers Thursday evenings at supper time with open membership for any employed girl in Waterloo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie L'Hommedieu
National Finance Department
Elizabeth Wilson
Association
Waterloo
Health Education Department
Morrissie
Charles City
Waverly
Independence
Friendship Club
Blue Triangle League
Wilda Mae Beck
Della Hitch
Gifl
Galloway Plans Suburban Development West of Waterloo
William Galloway and associates project a suburban development west of the Dairy Cattle Congress grounds near Rain Bow drive Castile Hill. The plan, formed in fall 1927, covers more than 200 acres from the old Hummel and Bailey farms, with a California land division of 70 lots. Features include a mission-type housing area, Indian Hills golf course, and a factory with estates around the course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dairy Cattle Congress
Hmits
Waterloo
Rainbow Drive
Castile Hill
William Galloway & Associates
Galloway
Bennett
Florida
Missouri
Hummel and Bailey
California
Mission Tyre
Indian Hills
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Mothers’ Auxiliary
City
Aux- Mary
Ite
Camp Ingawanis
Janesville Sand Faverly
Cedar River
Waterloo Council
A. F. Jury
Willis Johnson
Altstadt & Langlas Baking Company
Russell L. DeGon
Waterloo Retail Merchants Association
Woman's Club
T. C. Menges
Home and Education Department
Tse Forrest
Cedar Falls
Forrest
Callie Wieder
R. W. Shear
C. W. Loesbe
Henry Graven
Greene
Swift Mfg. Co
Neweot
Wade
Santa
Wate Ge 'Oowsrn
Young Women's Christian Association
Florence Brinton
J. Richmond Morgan
Edwin Boardman
Job
Paul
A. C. Prime
Effie Johnson
H. ©. Wilbur
Ralph Sarff
J. C., Hensworth
Business and Professional Women’s Club
Mary Hunter
Iowa State Teachers College
France
Germany
Vienna
Leagues of Nations
China
TRAGT
the James Black Dry Goods Company
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