Cities Seek Auto Fund for Highway Building Amendment
Iowa cities push for all street and highway projects inside corporate limits to be under city control funded by auto license money. City engineer Ralph B. Slippy helped draft the amendment to code 1919 providing funds to cover paving deficiencies, with the highway commission opposing diverting license money from current control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa League of Muicipalities
Ralph B. Slippy
Iowa Technical Association
Des Moines
General Assembly
Board of Supervisors
Highway Commission
Slippy
Civic Righteousness Talk Draws Waterloo WCTU Guests
Memorial hall welcomed patriotic groups as Dr. George Wood Anderson urged civic planning rooted in love. He compared city building to laying a sturdy edifice and predicted happiness for citizens under God’s plan, with a program of community singing and devotional services guiding the event. Tickets for upcoming East High programs by the National Society for Broader Education, aided by the WCTU, nearly sold out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memorial Hall
Waterloo
W- Cot. U
George Wood Anderson
J. W. St. John
Guy Feely
F.J. Highmey
East High
National Society For Broader Education
W. C
T. U
Count in French service seeks work in America tale
A Western Maryland railway veteran, once in Soissons, discusses wartime service and a new life in the United States. The piece shifts to a tale by Betty McIntyre about Ned Towne, who bets he can earn $100 in a month. He secures a riding-instructor job, faces romantic complications with Coralie James, and ends the month with $1,000 after a street encounter and a drama at a veranda dance.
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Ned Towne
Grant
Ned
Tipane
Altho
Miss Sefton
Coralie James
Fate
Coralie
Xheee
Oralie
Uel
World War Veteran Missing Found in Philadelphia
Sergt Major A F Ehanney, wounded World War veteran and soldier of fortune missing six weeks from Town City, is located in Philadelphia per a friend’s letter. He allegedly left home after a mental break caused by war wounds that required a skull plate. He plans to return home.
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United Press
Town City
Jta
A. F. Ehanney
Philadelphia
Rhanney
France
Boys adopt sailor pants and sideburns trend
In Minneapolis a fashion wave spreads among high school boys as goloshes swing, sideburns appear, sailors' trousers return, and long hair resurfaces, mirroring a girl trend. The piece notes novelty and public reaction to these style shifts.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Hermit of Bristol cared for mother for 23 years
Hartford area story of Henry Hotchkiss a 47 year old Bristol man who lived as a hermit for 23 years dedicating his life to his invalid mother. He never left the area aside from visits to Hartford after her death to seek compensation. He kept two outdated suits and read detective stories and played a phonograph. His estate fears loss of the farm his only property after a court claim of 11 000 against his mother's estate. He says the sole love of his life is his mother and describes his daily routine and duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
Conn
Henry Vs Hotchkiss
Bristol
Hotchkiss
Meriden
Conne
Sherlock Holmes
Craig Kennedy
King Brady
General Sheridan
Harry Hotchkiss
Harry
Waterloo
Iowa
Real Estate Notes Highlight Herren Election in Iowa Convention
After the Iowa Association of Realtors annual convention, Waterloo board members praised the event and William J. Herren for president. Other items include Lion's Club talk by Frank N. Gamell and civic topics at Black's tearoom, plus assorted classified ads on real estate, rentals, and a court divorce petition filed in district court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Association of Real State
Doarda
Russell-Lamson
Waterloo
Wiliam J. Herren
Black's
Fred Northey
Gamel
Addrtas Lions
Juiona Club
Frank N. Gamel
Black’s
Waterloo Bays
Florence Secton
Robert Seeton
Robert Serton
Tereig
Hitian Antite
Hidden Kentucky caves may reveal prehistoric remains
Hart County Kentucky caves potentially rival Mammoth Cave for prehistoric finds. A skeleton found in Hart County prompted federal exploration across Kentucky. Geologist A M Miller and archaeologist Johan Hopking claim evidence of early burials in cliff caves, with over 1 000 caverns statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hart County
Mammoth Cave
Mamoth Cave
A. M. Miller
Johan Hopking University
University of
Kentucky
Helthe
Lexington
B. W. Berry
We Need Money You Need Food Price Reductions Announced
A local retailer states it will lower prices on all items based on lower replacement costs. The move aims to meet new conditions and maintain a reputation for undercutting competitors, even if it requires a loss in depreciation on stock. The message ends with an itemized price for soda at 50 cents.
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Victory
East 4Th St
SereiBotm
Logan Avenue
Taskle City Limits
West Side
Ann Black
Bolangee
Oliver Typewriter
Daweson Street
G. M. Storm
E. M. Storm & Co
Im Franklin
Storm & Co
Fourth Street
W. 4th _Street
Bridge
East Side Library
Library
Clay Street
O. K
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League of Municipalities
Anderson
W.C.T. U
Perfect City
Conrad
Aglie
Turin
Italy
Conrad of Bavaria
Bona Savoy
Genoa
Archduke Joseph
Kaiser Wilhelm
Germany
Savoy
Bavaria
Western Maryland Railway
Soissons
Nancy
Ca Roshette
Baltimore
la Rochelle
America
Betty McIntyre
East
Pittsburgh
Armstrong
Rae
Silk Savings Bank
U.S
Count
Fane
Navajo Dick
Salt Lake City
Nalaas Bega
San Juan-Navajo Reservation
Leavenworth
Kan
United States
Marshal Aguila Nebeker
Salt Lake
Mersher
Jim
Herren
Riva
Iris
Cay
Boston Cash Market
F. E. McStay
Japan
Runkel’s
Hamburg
Rosedale
Paradise Island
P ‘A
Hart Brand
Hart
Lakeside
Campbell's
Wwe
van Camp
Lange
Wisconsin
Libby
Baker's Chocolate
Dunham Coroanut
Ams
Pearl City
Dixie
H. Krensky
Cut Price Grocery
Commercial Street
New York
Crawford
Crystal Theatre
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