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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1919
Page
9
Paris January 24 The White House hosted a special tea for Paris workers including gendarmes chauffeurs and American telephone operators. The event aimed to make them feel like part of the official family during the Wilsons stay. Both hosts praised the reception as a genuine success.
West Texas farmers driven from drought‑scarred homesteads last summer are returning by car as oil booms reshape the region. Towns like Fort Worth, Windom, Cisco, Breckenridge, DeLeon, Moran, Gorman report rising populations in the new oil district where land values soar and former farmers become magnates. The drought’s grip eases with rains, while state leaders weigh relief measures amid rapid economic change.
A meeting is called by W B Barney to form Creamery Separator and Managers Association in Waterloo early February. H E Estel, dairy expert, expects a permanent group uniting creamery men on a mutual basis to improve efficiency. invitations will be sent to secretaries and managers as a definite date is set.
A weekly report by B. L. Barnes, examiner in charge, notes 45 soldiers from the area secured employment through the federal employment bureau last week. Of 67 applicants, 61 were directed to employers and 69 still seek work. Many openings exist on local farms, though some returning soldiers are not suited for agricultural work.
Paul Elliott son of BW i Elliott of 210 Park Road sent home copies of The Pick and Shove edited and printed at Angers France by the 116th engineers where he served on the mechanical staff. The Dec 27 issue carried a leading article about Christmas over there. Chaplains and staff arranged a Holy Night service with a steeple and songs. 8000 soldiers received hot chocolate and cake as the unit prepared to break camp and embark.
The Woman's Club opened with a motion to create a land loan fund enabling young women to finance vocational education and business training while attending school. Speakers urged government led social education and reconstruction, noting March 1 health service changes and ongoing campaigns in industry and high school communities. The meeting also reported a $550 benefit from a St Francis Hospital auxiliary performance for the free bed fund and discussed Red Cross sewing and future events.
The Associated Press reports America's role as banker to the allies has lightened since January 1 with only 170 million dollars paid out this month, about a quarter the pace of the prior four months. Total credits reach 8.588 billion while 7.855 billion has been paid. Greece Liberia Roumania show no claims and Russia holds 187 million unused. The piece notes expected slow demand until Congress approves loans for non war purposes and mentions YMCA bunks for returning service members. Sacred Heart teams top Edison in a doubleheader basketball game.
Last night executives report officers of the American service and medical reserve corps authorized to wear the WQ Uian service ribbon. The railroad administration contemplates changes to its revolving fund as $850 million original grant remains tied. Senate committee releases new names tied to alleged German propaganda views. New York estimates 10,006,1000 jobless in the United States per Dr. Kirchwey. Wilson plans first trips to devastated French regions. Berlin reports the German Social Democratic party polled over 10,000,000 votes per Freiheit.
Ice supplies look tight as mild weather slows natural harvests from northern lakes and Canada. Dealers say citizens may face rationing. small lakes in Minnesota offer limited hope while a few days of zero weather could spark rapid harvest again and keep Waterloo’s ice houses stocked with help from an artificial plant.
Cedar Falls bank completes the city’s largest recent real estate deal by buying Watters Drug, Dilney Variety and Ju Wittlekiment stores for about $30,000. It plans a modern office building costing $100,000 to $200,000, to begin after arrangements with lessees. The current bank house, only ten years old, is too small due to rapid growth. Former owners include A Wise and Mrs Charles Harris of Portland, Ore.
Diamond Coal Company advertises Liberty Bond participation for coal sales. Contact phone 18 for details on investment and supplies.
A meeting of men interested in pet stock is set for Friday evening January 31 in the office of Dr. B W Jascoby in the Terminal building. The goal is to organize a local pet breeders association with potential members in Waterloo and a possible bid for the State Pet Stock show in Waterloo next year.
Des Moines Jan 25 The Town Checker association wound up its annual tournament last night with W Clevenger of Patterson defeating George Henderson Des Moines as Cleventer's opponent George Sunmimers Waterloo won consolation honors Liberty Bond advertisement rounds and notes.
An old advertisement touts Pape’s Cold Compound as a fast cure for colds and grippe with no quinine. It claims the remedy opens clogged nostrils, stops discharge, relieves headache and feverishness, and requires dosing every two hours. Substitution is discouraged. cost is only a few cents at drug stores.
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