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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1929
Page
19
A whimsical regional forecast chronicles 100 hours of fluctuating conditions with a blizzard, a January thaw, and a dramatic rise to 93 degrees, then a threat of ice as temperatures plunge. Roads and trains gradually return to normal, though side streets remain blocked by drifts and thin ice coats Fourth Street bridges.
A fragmented listing of radio programs and times across WEAF WJAX WSM MGN etc, including Olive Palmer Revelers, the Chicago Grand Opera, orchestras, dances, news, and musical features. Contains scattered times and multiple stations like WGN KOA WSM and WLW, with varied segments from 4:90 to 19:00 and references to operators.
In Smackover Arkansas a chaotic grid lists radio shows and times across stations WIZ KORA WLY and more. Highlights include orchestras, choruses, a Delibes concert, a hockey feature, news segments, and a 10:60 health feature plus weather and miscellaneous entertainments. The fragmentary data mentions a licensed fight club noted with light satire about the town’s unusual naming.
Roy Riegels attracts praise and pity for a 70 yard wrong-direction play while Snooks Dowd corrects course to score. George Dexter opens 1925 with a golf ace at Brook Hollow and a January 1 hole in one. Valentine Biaks wins half mile skating title at Newburgh as Utica’s Potts trails. Other winners include Young Stribling, the New York Rangers, Detroit Cougars, Boston Bruins, Montreal Maroons, Pall River Soccer, and college teams Pitt Michigan Penn Fort Wayne, plus Fly Hawk Tutti Frutt Soleil Levant.
Jesup Iowa January 9 The executive staff of Farmers Mutual Telephone company was re elected at yesterdays annual meeting. F J Gantere was named president and general manager OC C Riensche vice president Francis M Wood secretary W W Baisier treasurer Directors include M Be Ackley J B Kenney Mathew Becker Henry Kies Norman Baldwin C Riensche Pythian Sisters Install Barry temple ceremonies were led by Mrs Marion Vv S Robert with officers including Mrs Edith Gantere and Mrs Belle Terry Others voted to donate to the educational fund Red Cross Salvation Army and a Philippine colony fund about 30 spent locally Club meetings Weld Dou ble Eight played five hundred at Mrs Lewis Marshs home E F Bridge at Mrs W W Blaster with high score to Mrs R W Houck Missionary program at the Presbyterian church featured remarks by Mrs Allen Laird and others on China.
Chicago January 9 The poor man Ben Wycott died in a small room alone while his wife and five children waited in Thomaston Georgia Friends he sought did not reach him in time Yet his pockets revealed he was the principal heir to a $3 000 000 estate of Alexander Terwilliger a Florida realty operator The estate is still being probated
In New York a 12 inch and a 1 inch wider sand strip left out of records 128 years ago blocks construction of a $2,500,000 factory at 594 Broome and 46 Dominick streets. Court orders sought to grant the missing church and heirs interests. demolition and storage halted as title clears.
Brockton Massachusetts January advertisement reveals Charles Matttlis 42 seeks a wife outlining strict standards for a good marriage. He receives a generous response as letters pour in from numerous old fashioned home loving girls seeking to wed.
A widower, sheltering in his print shop behind drawn shades, faces a flood of suitors as he considers which woman among a large audience is best suited to share his home.
Tonight at Palace Jon Cheney in Mr Wu plus Her Only Husband and Fox news reel. Riviera features Fannie Brice in My Man with Vitaphone acts and two sisters one man. Also on stage Bill Carlin and others, Strand shows The Air Circus with Arthur Lake and cast, plus We Faw Down and Jim town news reel.
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