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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1928
Page
18
L A Downs president cites brighter general business prospects with gains in agriculture and transportation. notes improved reading industries and stronger consumer demand, plus higher wages and record auto production. highlights railroad capital needs and ongoing modernization to boost service and efficiency.
New Home in Highland real estate financing has loaned money for homes and business property for 22 years. MetLife of New York appointed Iowa Securities Co exclusive residential loan correspondent for Waterloo Cedar Falls and Cedar Heights, providing low rate funds for home building. Branch in Des Moines and correspondence with Provident Mutual Life Insurance extends access to a $200 million lender network. Officers include W W Beal president G S Kleckner vice president Alfred Longley treasurer and W P Jensen secretary, Waterloo attorneys.
Waterloo's Iowa Securities Co. dates to 1906 under W W Beal and boasts a 22 year track record with no investor loss in its securities. The firm operates in the field of securities.
A 1928 county report notes the new jail houses 104 inmates, with a full-time jailer for the first time. Sheriff Wagner and deputies logged 30,000 miles and 20,000 phone calls, served 1,291 district court notices, fed 718 prisoners, issued 241 warrants, conducted 75 investigations, delivered 24 prisoners to reformatories or prison, and escorted 37 patients to the insane hospital. The sheriff also issued 53 deeds from foreclosures, conducted 97 foreclosures, and moved six orphans to homes, while the board purchased two machine guns for law enforcement use.
Wagener leads a broad push in social welfare with the Black Hawk County Council of Social Agencies to coordinate relief efforts. The plan links sheriff's office probation officers schools health nurses and city health department to meet twice monthly, review cases, reduce duplication, and share progress through a clearinghouse.
Middletown Conn Dec 31 AP A decision of the United States supreme court is quoted by the Wes
An alumnus quotes a university motto addressing why alumni return for commencement. The saying credits goodwill as the driver, noting the customer’s inclination to revisit a place where service was satisfactory.
Smolensk reports Ivan Zlotnikov, a radio amateur, has invented a device to operate and control clockwork mechanisms across the city. The invention committee has granted a patent for Zlotnikov's invention.
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