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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1920
Page
9
George H. Twaddle, resident news staff for Waterloo publication, listed with office at 111 West street and telephone contact. Includes hours and partial address lines from the Cedar Falls Daily News page.
Danish Lutherans in Cedars Falls issue a call for Rev. A G Killegaard of a Danish church in New York City to lead Bethlehem church as Rev. John Christiansen retires for Denmark with his family. The decision will take several days to finalize.
Walter Gethman of Heinbeck has sailed from New York to Europe to assume YMCA leadership in Czecho Slovakia with Prague as headquarters. He previously directed YMCA work in a front sector during part of the war.
Readers learn to mix 2 1/2 ounces Pinex with sugar syrup to a pint for a cheap, effective cough remedy. The ad claims relief within 24 hours and suitability for throat tickle, hoarseness, croup, bronchitis, and asthma. It urges asking a druggist for 2 1/2 ounces of Pinex and offers a money back guarantee from The Pinex Co. in Ft Wayne, Indiana.
Webster City Iowa January 29 A jury ruled gambling debts are illegal and cannot be collected even if an innocent third party cashes a gambler s check after payment is stopped. The Security National Bank of Mason City sued B T McCue and Charles Beard over 40 and 90 checks cashed after McCue claimed gambling debts. McCue won 22 08 interest from garnishment proceedings.
A man testified that he had been drinking and was not responsible when he wrote the checks, suggesting intoxication affected his actions. The defense argued impairment under the influence of alcohol influenced financial decisions and accountability.
James O'Brien, arrested for the Ossian post office burglary, confesses with a partner called Whitey. He describes obtaining nitroglycerin and hiding bonds under an elevator at Ossian, while the other loot was left behind. The sheriff later recovered the bond box from the Ossian site.
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