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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1929
Page
5
December brought unusually mild weather to Waterloo with only four days below freezing. The coldest nights were December 5 and 8 with minus three and minus one degrees respectively, and December 31 at one below. The warmest day was December 18 reaching 46. Rainfall totaled 1.15 inches and only 0.5 inch of snow fell, on December 21, per Ralph B. Slippy’s records.
The first baby born in Iowa City in 1929 will receive a practical welcome from merchants who organize a city wide effort. About two dozen merchants join the effort offering gifts from free milk to jewelry in an annual welcome led by a local newspaper sponsor.
Des Moines reports from the state agriculture department show Charles City is not always the coldest. Records reveal nights when Percy registered 6 below while Charles City was 11 above zero, and December 5 saw Perry at 15 below with Charles City at 3 above. In 1919, Thurman dropped to 36 below while Charles City was 22 below.
Bar ney Bunkers of Remsen Iowa will celebrate twenty five years as an official of the town. He has served as justice of the peace for twenty five years mayor for one year councilman fourteen years and fire department member thirteen years.
Black Hawk County set a one day record as 1,044 automobile owners obtained 1929 license plates in Ed Madigan’s county treasurer office. The day closed with 9,045 total licenses issued. receipts neared $18,000 as W F Jeffrey and staff worked from 8 p m to 6 p m with a long waiting line. A dollar penalty on licenses starts tomorrow, and last year’s similar total was issued on January 14, two weeks later this year.
Reinbeck Indiana January 1 Special A new shop for making and repricing shoes and other leather articles will be established here by J S Castor Ira Indiana who plans to open for business tomorrow Machinery and details incomplete
Gustav has years of experience in this work and will relocate his family here after equipment installations are finished.
Formation of the Waterloo area Boy Scout council will be completed at a dinner meeting of representatives from eight northeastern town counties. Black's tearoom Thursday evening. George Felker deputy regional executive Lincoln Neb and Arthur F Jury local executive will run the meeting. Area headquarters will be established in Waterloo with Jury in charge after this meeting. Nine cities and towns are expected to be represented at the start with others joining later.
Thieves burglarized the Skelly gasoline station on Rainbow drive for the second time in three days. They previously took 27.50 and left 14, later suspected to return for the remaining loot after police learned of the prior oversight. Entrance was gained by breaking the door lock. no glass was broken. Staff found nothing missing on a Monday check.
A famous doctor’s prescription called Thoxine is promoted for immediate throat irritation relief and addressing the internal cause. The ad touts no chloroform or dangerous drugs, calls it safe for the whole family, and promises quick relief with a money back guarantee. Sold by local drug stores.
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