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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1928
Page
24
New York reports radio's 1928 growth to a business surpassing 750 million dollars driven by self contained AC sets, refined cabinets, and new tubes like shield grid while television tests and political broadcasts expand reach. classrooms adopt radio and industry stabilizes through mergers as the year closes.
The state moves to replace the term poor house with county home amid calls for humane treatment. In Black Hawk county the home and hospital are brick, clean, and well run, housing 49 inmates and 52 incurable insane patients on the county farm at Mt. Vernon township. Mr. and Mrs. Glenn W. Morris are praised by county boards and state inspectors for care.
Three new board of supervisors members were elected on Nov 6. Only John R. Rector will take office Jan 2, 1929. he hails from East Waterloo in District 7, replacing Frank T. Bentley. Charles Fidridge and Jacob Shares will begin Jan 2, 1930, to succeed Eldridge and Ahles respectively. Holdovers Northey Miller Teeter remain. Edward Refshauge was re elected. On Jan 2 the board will reorganize and set committees.
The Egyptian building, last remaining structure from the 1894 midwinter international exposition, is being razed to make room for an addition to the M. H. de Young memorial museum in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco on December 31 1944.
Iowa junior dairymen celebrate a strong year with standout showings at national and state events. Ernest Wright notes a 23 percent increase in counties organizing dairy clubs for 1929, adding 63 new counties and 15 more to participate. New counties span southeastern and southwestern Iowa, with key towns and counties listed, and emphasis on early calf purchases to fuel ongoing interest and herd development.
Washington reports that sales of American golds in eastern markets were affected by local conditions though the monthly average was sustained. Japan’s unsettled financial situation caused declines while currency fluctuations hindered restocking China. British Indian manufacturers found cotton prices high and dull business elsewhere curtailed sales.
Ames Iowa fire insurance rates were lowered on both dwellings and mercantile buildings, effective in the area. The reduction applies to property policies under the local AGICS scheme, aiming to ease burdens on homeowners and merchants.
Waterloo architects and general contractors gained fame beyond their home city in 1928. Ralston & Ralston drew plans for a $150,000 Chickasaw county courthouse and a $115,000 Fonda school, while Bryant Paving and Black Hawk Construction led paving and sewer projects. Bridges and culverts across Iowa, Illinois, and neighboring states showcased Waterloo craftsmanship, with notable works on the Des Moines River bridge at Boone and projects in Cedar Falls, Jesup, and Eldorado Illinois.
Implement dealers report business steady over the past year with tractor sales slightly above average. Farmers see power farming reducing horse use, yet many remain cautious about full reliance on machines. Two-row cultivators and some four-row plows are common, while combines see limited use due to scale and wind-related grain risk. No picker weather, buyers remain conservative about barn equipment.
Waterloo based Bryant Paving contributed to the state highway program by completing concrete paving of 76 miles on primary roads, totaling about $2,000,000 in contracts. The work spanned Butler, Delaware, Buchanan, Bremer, and Worth counties with multiple highways. The firm did not take part in city street paving last year.
Northwestern Bell Telephone outlines a 1929 program in Waterloo including 72,000 in major underground and aerial relief, 21,000 for west city improvements, 18,000 for citywide cable upgrades, and 35,000 for completing the east toll entrance cable. The project aims to replace open wire with cable, extend toll facilities, and add long distance routes linking Davenport, Minneapolis, Des Moines, Omaha, and Chicago routes via Waterloo. The 1928 year saw 318 new installations and about 11,500 telephones in use. per capita calls are high with 580 per person annually in Waterloo. A toll ticket carrier upgrade will speed charge disclosures.
In Bath North Carolina the first church, built in 1734, still holds monthly services by a vicar and twice monthly by vestrymen. The town, once a whaling hub on the coast, rose after pirate Teach was hanged for raiding vessels nearby.
Mortality in the Waterloo area declined in 1928 with 443 deaths, 222 males and 221 females, in a population that grew. Births totaled 812, with 418 boys and 394 girls, down from 862 in 1927, and nearly half of births occurred in hospitals reflecting rising hospital delivery care.
Bridgeport reports Judge Arthur F. Ells arrived late to superior court and blamed medical distress saying he had been taking gas. He quipped blaming the dentist if he seemed cross with the lawyers.
Seymour Iowa December 31 paving program and primary No. 3 has started in Wayne county with crews preparing sections and laying base on the new road project as part of the county's infrastructure initiative.
Waterloo's municipal court processed 4 395 cases in the period Nov 20 1927 to May 30 1928. Civil, police, state and juvenile matters drove the total with 6 456.62 in city fines and 19 005.89 in civil costs. The staff included two judges and a bailiff, clerks, and three reporters.
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