Paving and grading of ten county road district in 1928
The district supervised by J A Paulson reports 145 miles paved, 66.61 miles gravel, 66.2 miles graded across Allamakee Black Hawk Bremer Buchanan Clayton Delaware Dubuque Fayette Grundy Winneshiek counties. Total 5,563,500.23 dollars with detailed work in each county including paving Nos. 20 55 59 61 10 11 and 113 and plans for substantial rock grading in Delaware and Clayton regions.
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J. A. Paulson
Marsh Place Building
Allamakee
Black Hawk
Bremer
Buchanan
Clayton
Delaware
Dubuque
Fayette
Grundy
Winneshiek
Paulsen
Black Hawk County
Highway Commission
Paulson
Postville
Waukon
Wauken
Bremer County
Tripoli
Chickasaw
Winthrop
Independence
Clayton County
Hikader
State’ Park
Strawberry Point
Garnaville
Guttenberg
Fayette County
Elkader
Millville
Delaware County
Hopkinton
Dubuque County
Key West
Farley
Zwingle
Cascade
West Union
South County
Oelwein
Grundy County
Winneshiek County
Decorah
Waterloo
Hudson
Boards of Supervisors
General Assembly
Eagle Center
Orange
Eagle Townships
Gilbertville-Jubilee
la Porte City
Brandon
Cedar Falls
Dunkerton
Hudson- Hicks
Washburn
Gilbertville
Gilbertville-Raymond
Dunkerton-Fairbank
Buchanan County
Shoemaker Shop Expands Printing Business in Waterloo
The Shoemaker Shop Inc successor to Fred L. Kimball prints magazines and books on contract and serves external publishing houses. President E. R. Shoemaker reports a material production increase with two shifts in 1928. Located on the second floor of the Waterloo Motor Sales building at Fourth and Franklin streets.
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Shoemaker Shop
Fred L. Kimball Company
Waterloo
E. R. Shoemaker
Waterloo Motor Sales Company
Fourth and
Franklin Streets
Cornerstone Laid For St Mark's Episcopal Church
Anamosa Iowa December 31 The cornerstone for the new St Mark s Episcopal church here has been laid.
Business Views Coming Year in High Confidence
Chicago, Dec 31 1928 Union Trust chairman Frederick H Rawson reports a improving 1928 after a bad start and says 1929 should bring continued good business. He cites Coolidge policies Hoover election and stable platforms as reasons for optimism with strong activity in steel autos building and railroads, high wages and rising savings, and advances in farming modernization and crop rotation.
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Chicago
Frederick H. Rawson
Union Trust Company
Grundy Center Expands Educational and Commercial Facilities
Grundy Center Iowa reports a bustling expansion of its educational and commercial assets. Grundy College grows with a new athletic field, tennis court, and expanded teaching staff amid a $20,000 fundraising drive. the town notes improved street, water, and public service infrastructure, plus a new filling station by Shell on the former Dodd site.
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Courier
Grundy Center
Grundy County
Des Moines
Minneapolis
Waterloo
Grundy’ College
Iowa
American Association of Junior Colleges
Northcentral Association
Harold K. Wilson
Water Department
Iowa Public Service Company
Carpenter
Light Company
Wilson
The
American Legion
Legion
Strand
Commercial Club
Board of Education
Grundy College
Baptist Church
Woman's Club
Shell Gas & Oil Co
Dodd Implement Company
County Roads Set for Gravel and Bridge Upgrades by 1930
County officials outline plans to grade bridge and surface all county roads in Black Hawk by 1930 after 1929 work. Ten miles slated for improvements this year, leaving nine miles unimproved, with paving already underway on major routes U.S. 20 and U.S. 218 and parts of No. 59.
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Black Hawk
O. C. Thompson
Cedar Falls
Finchford Lne
Hicks
Cedar River Bridge
la Porte City
Central City Ice Co. builds new ice house on Wapsie
Central City Ice Co has constructed a new ice house on the banks of the Wapsie River in Central City Iowa, marking a development in local cold storage infrastructure as of December 31.
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Central City
Central City Ice Co
Wapsie River
Black Hawk County motorists spend millions on gas in 1928
Black Hawk County and Waterloo motorists with nearly 17 000 registered vehicles covered about 13 600 000 miles in 1928. They bought about 8 500 000 gallons of gasoline and used around 300 000 gallons of motor oil. Expenditures totaled roughly 1 700 000 for gasoline plus 255 000 in gas taxes.
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Black Hawk County
Waterloo
Growth of gas stations and speed in Waterloo
The report notes rising numbers of filling stations in Waterloo yearly. In 1928 ten new gasoline stations were established. With increased mileage and gasoline use, the average driver has raised speed about 10 miles per hour, reflecting better motors brakes and skilled operators.
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Waterloo
City council buys tractor for street work in Casey Indiana
The Casey city council has purchased a tractor for use on the streets, announced December 31. The move aims to improve street maintenance and repair efficiency in the city.
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Casey, In
Camcil
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Cornerstone
Ackley
I. C
Ackley High School
Busines
Hoover
Council Chamber
Iowa State Telephone Company
Herbert Quick
Quick
T. J. Tormey
W. Mullan
Jos
Renner
Cedar Heights
Rainbow Drive
Charles F. Glockmer
Globe
Equitable Loan Corp
First National Bank
Welp
Ation
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