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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1914
Page
6
Society items list February gatherings at homes on Parker Fifth and Independence avenues. Mothers Club of YWCA, Pan Hellinig Association, Loyal Gleaners, and other clubs hold meetings, programs, and refreshments. Post office staff plan socials. YWCA annual banquet set for Feb 10 with a play after.
Mrs C H Abbs led a Mutual Improvement gathering on Allen Street with a guessing contest and needlework. Various clubs met for bridge and silver circle events at homes on Jefferson and Reed streets, with birthday and Valentine themes. A Sacred Heart card party drew sixty five while theater outings and a rummage sale filled the week’s social calendar.
Chicago markets report firm wheat on cold weather with bears restrained by bearish Argentina data. Corn near last night levels after initial gains, oats steady, hog supplies liberal pressuring prices. cattle and sheep mixed, quality weak. Texas listing notes 880 acres in rain belt near Altair, Texas with crop-payment sale plan and free first crop for breaking, combines multiple properties.
At the Majestic the closing performance of Bright Eyes tonight marks its successful engagement. Afterward Waterloo will stage its first Tango contest with five couples competing for the prize. The bill shifts to Mer Fenberg’s vaudeville lineup tomorrow with acts like Nighthawks and The Fiddle Up Girl.
Milwaukee on Feb 7 reports District Attorney Yockey uses newspapers to locate the automobilist who struck and killed Michael Keller on January 16. Owners are urged to reveal whereabouts that day or face subpoenas.
Chicago and Waterloo market notes report unchanged butter and cheese, higher eggs, steady to firmer hogs, with receipts at the Union Stock Yards and mixed grain quotes. Iowa and Illinois markets record mixed prices for futures and cash bids across wheat corn oats and livestock segments.
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