Construction boom forecast for Waterloo workers this year
More than 900 Waterloo workers of 5000 to 5000 to be employed in building trades and unskilled labor as major projects begin. A nine story hotel addition to the Ames Black building the new Masonic building and Rath Packing plans plus many small jobs are expected to lift local employment in the spring. The national forecast from the Associated General Contractors predicts 3 million construction jobs nationwide with four billion dollars in materials to be used as population shifts to urban areas continue.
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Waterloo
Henry L. Errichson
Waterloo Central Labor Union
S- Amales
Errichson
Associated “General Contractors” of America
West Baden
Ind
United States
State Labor Convention Plans Begin After Officer Installations
Following the installation of officers for 1928 the Town State Federation of Labor plans with Waterloo Central Labor union for the annual convention at Carpenters hall. The four day event begins Tuesday June 12 with about 200 voting delegates. Curtis J. Spafford begins his third term as president and Charles C. McKay starts his eighth year as financial secretary. Henry L. Errichson begins his sixth year as recording secretary and W. H. Webb is named vice president. Standing committees will be named.
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State Federation of Labor
Waterloo Central Labor Union
Carpenters Hall
Curtis J. Spafford
Charles C. McKay
Henry L. Errichson
W. H. Webb
Spafford
Eighth Grade Exams Planned for 138 Black Hawk Pupils
Eighth grade examinations for 138 boys and girls in Black Hawk County will be held Thursday and Friday at central locations including the Cafeteria of last Junior High Waterloo Dunkerton Jubilee Gedar Falls Hudson Fairbank and La Porte City. The two days will cover reading history music geography and hygiene with remaining subjects to be tested next May. The split aims to give more time for mastering some subjects.
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Black Hawk County
Ast Junior High
Waterloo
Dunkerton
Jubilee
Gedar Falls
Hudson
Fairbank
la Porte City
A. E. Jowett
Toyo
Jury Discharges After 30 Hours in Wirby Murder Case
Dubuque jury failed to reach a verdict in the Emmett Wirby murder case and was discharged after 30 hours of deliberation. Prosecutors plan to retire the case at the next term. Hos was killed in a hijacking last fall. Clark Troy received a life sentence in connection with the murder.
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Dubuque
Emmett Wirby
Tihe
Charles Hos
Hos
Clark Troy
State Penitentiary
Railroad slang from the roundhouse and rails
A Rock Island magazine excerpt catalogs railroader slang for roles engines and cars. Terms include hog head for engineer and snipe for section foreman with many colorful phrases describing tools, trains, and daily duties.
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Hugo
RK. HW. Johnson
Rock Island Magazine
Beware the Cough Or Cold that Hangs On
An old advertisement touts Creomulsion as a two fold remedy for persistent coughs and colds. It claims creosote plus healing agents soothe inflamed membranes, stop irritation, and inhibit germs with blood absorption. The ad guarantees satisfaction and money back if relief is not achieved when used as directed.
Plant Juice touted by Cedar Rapids resident for digestion relief
Mrs. W. O. Smith of Cedar Rapids reports indigestion and liver inactivity improving after using Plant Juice. She says appetite returned, sleep improved, headaches eased, and constipation relieved, with better morning wellbeing after trial at the Wangler Brothers Company in Waterloo. Local reports claim many others benefited as well.
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W. O. Smith
First Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Town
Wangler Brothers Company
East Fourth Street
Waterloo
Waneler Brothers Company
Waterlon
German Professor Develops International Shorthand System
A German professor has devised an international shorthand system intended to standardize rapid writing across languages. The scheme aims to simplify cross border communication and improve note taking for scholars and professionals.
Confessed Hoax Involving Bench Tying At One Room School
Ruth Enghe, 19, a country schoolteacher, confessed to staging an attack hoax after state agents tied her handwriting to an extortion note signed The Fox. Authorities say she bound herself to a bench in a country schoolhouse to gain sympathy after relatives questioned her teaching.
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Clarion, Ta
Ruth Enghe
James Risden
Ray Scott
the Fox
Alarm triggers posse to hunt alleged attacker
Spread the alarm and a posse was organized to search for the alleged attacker. No charges will be preferred, Sheriff Fred Johnson of Weight County said this morning.
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Sherif Fred Johnson
Weight County
Two Hurt In Slippery Sidewalk Falls
Slippery sidewalks Saturday evening caused minor injuries to two people who slipped and fell. Earl Gilbert aged 16 of 68 Fourteenth Street West suffered a cheek cut after slipping on Twelfth Street West. Mrs Anna Habneck of 413 Linden Avenue suffered a right arm cut after a fall at Fifth and Lafayette Streets.
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Earl Gilbert
Fourteenth Street
Twelfth Street
Anna Habneck
Linden Avenue
Fifth
Lafayette Streets
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Dr. M. R. Francis
Balck
Hudson and Essex
Hudson-Essex CO
Franklin St
Paul Davis Dry Goods Co
WMNT
Heinz
Royal
Morton’s
Post
Thompson
Aunt Jemima
Latterman's—Basement
Canada
Laterman
Anderson Plumbing &Heating Co
Lafayette St
Watkins Coal & Lumber Co
Mullan
Washington
Lauerman
Fashion Service
Issors
Paul Davie Dry Goods Co
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