Greater Waterloo clubs move toward merger and union
A Greater Waterloo Commercial body was organized by unanimous vote of the Waterloo Commercial club with aim of merging with the Waterloo Chamber of Commerce. The combined boards will decide a definite merger plan and seek harmony. Retail Merchants fear proper canvass. Henry Weis opposed merger citing Chamber activity and status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Waterloo Commercial Club
Hotel Russell-Lamson
Chamber of Commerce
Brlaws
Henry Weis
B. F. Swisher
Chamber of Commerce and Waterloo Club
Commercial Club
Swisher
Chamber of Commerce and
Waterloo Club
Waterloo Chamber of Commerce
Greater Waterloo Club
Retail Merchants’ Association
A. EB
Grenny
Greater Waterloo Commercial body adopts merger plans
The June 27 mass meeting shaped the Greater Waterloo merger with 275 citizens agreeing to a revised constitution and bylaws. Membership votes, a dual-town board, specialized departments, and a centralized secretary are set, with a plan to study building a community structure on the river and new fees effective July 1 1919.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. H. Headford
Chamber of Commerce
Carleton Sias
H. BE. Tudor
J. A. Young
Waterloo
Charles V. Simmons
C. M. Berkley
J.J. Miler
W. C. Logan
A. W. Brown
Chamber ‘of Commerce
Jacob Levingston
Greater Waterloo
Austin Burt
United Club
Frank B. Farwell
Cittizens
Rus‘sell-Lamson
Waterloo Township
Congress Passes All Finance Bills for New Fiscal Year
Congress completed action on all appropriation bills needed by federal agencies for the new fiscal year, approving army, laundry civil, and District of Columbia budgets and a deficiency measure. After adjournment, President Wilson would return from Paris to address the treaty and prohibition enforcement while the waterpower bill moves forward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Presis
Washington, D. C
Altho
Wilson
Paris
Congress
House
Senate
District of Columbia
Germany
Baker
California
Last Night's News in Brief Washington DC and Paris
A compact roundup notes US cautions to the Soviet government over reprisals against Americans in Australia, Hoover resigns as food administration grain corporation chair, Julius Barnes to succeed him. Also listed are a peace conference council plan by Clemenceau Lansing Balfour Pichon Makino Viscount Chinda and Vittoni, plus travel notes from Blanche Stewart and companions touring the west including Banff Lake Louise the Grand Canyon and meeting Harry Byrnes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
United States
New York
Herbert Hoover
Food Administrat Ioiom Grain Corporation
Julius ‘Barnes
Hoover
Paris
Clemenceau
Lansing
Balfour
Pichon
Karen Makino
Viscount Chinda
Vittoni
Council of Five
Ogoast
Blanche Stewart
West Coast
Ada Bardeen
Seattle
Wash
Fred EK. Stewart
Washington State
Stewart
Miss Bardeen
Banff
Lake Louise
Alberta
Santa Fe
Grand Canyon
Harry Byrnes
Waterloo
Harvey
Riverside View Fireworks at Cedar River Park July 4 Celebration
Preparations for the Victory celebration at Cedar River park expect 50 000 attendees with 10 000 parking spaces. Fireworks use the river sand bar as a shooting ground, away from crowds, featuring giant set pieces including Gold Harvest and Tree of 35 by 40 feet. Kids activities abound with a circle swing and pig prize, greased pole with a $6 gold piece, and artesian water supplied at multiple park corners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar River Park
A. ©. Willford
Willford
Rath Packing Company
Ellis Coffee Room to Reopen September 1 After Redecorating
The Ellis Coffee room in the Ellis hotel was closed yesterday for extensive redecorating and minor remodeling. It will remain shut through July and August and reopen September 1. The cafe and hotel are operated by W. Gosselin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellis
Ellis Hotel
W. ©. Gosselin
English Importer Visits Plant of Bath Packing Co
W. Milnes of Bamford Bros. Ltd England toured the Rath Packing plant in Waterloo Iowa visiting stock farms in Black Hawk county yesterday. He praised the plant’s completeness and Iowa agriculture while noting the contrast with English farming and expressing admiration for Waterloo citizenship and growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Packing Co
Black Hawk County
W. Milnes
Bamford Bros., Incorporated
Liverpool
England
J. W. Rath
Rath Packing Company
Milnes
New York City
Iowa
Mr. Milnes
Waterloo
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Union TG
Army
D. C
the Courier
Riverside
Palm Beach
Enderlein
White Oxfords
Muldoon Shoe Co
East Fourth Street
Hartmarin
Hartmann
Waterloo Trunk Co
J. M. Hume
Mer
Sycamore St
Genuine
Jake
Bill
Bargains
Sycamore Street
E. Fifth Street
Ohio
Burd Auto & Supply Co
West Seventh St
Klein Bros
West Fifth St
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