Mail Carriers Busy at Day’s End Rush in Waterloo
Waterloo post office staff face peak workload between 5 and 7 p m as 18 090 first class letters are mailed from 3 to 6 p m daily. Superintendent George I Corson notes five clerks handle 18 000 letters in a single bundle, causing delays and criticism. he proposes two daily mail runs, noon and night, to ease the strain and speed delivery.
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Postoffice
George I. Corson
Corson
Waterloo
Carson
Mr. Corson
Scouts Raise Flags on Buildings Having Poles
Boy Scouts under Eagle Scouts supervision will raise flags on all hotdings with flag poles tomorrow at 8 am. The waterworks whistle will blow for first call and a long blast. A dollar will be paid for each flag raised. Memorial hall will host a special and regular ceremony including the pledge of allegiance. Citizens are urged to cooperate with scouts by displaying flags promptly.
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Boy Scouts
Eagle Scouts
Memorial Hall
Worthens Auto Tour East July Visit East Coast
Mr and Mrs George B Worthen and party depart Wednesday for an eastern tour visiting Chicago Urbana Ithaca New York City and Philadelphia en route to the annual Commercial Line league convention. Return trip via Philadelphia Baltimore and Washington. Real estate transfers listed for Waterloo area with multiple parcel changes and names.
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George B. Worthen
Mary
Mabel Horstman
Qlatho
Kan
Worthen
Chicago
Urbana
Hii
E. J. ‘Worthen
Cornell University
Ithaca
N. Y
New York City
Atlantic
Cig
Ouly
Commercial Lie League
Miladelphia
Baltimore
Washington, D.C
Missing Buckeye banker offered reward for clues
A reward of 100 is offered by C A Doud Eldora and relatives for the recovery of banker Charles Doud who vanished after leaving his rowboat on Tuesday night. His car was in a Waterloo garage and his hat and notebook were found on a sandbar above an Mullan Avenue bridge. Searchers from Eldora and Waterloo scoured river and woods for six days with no conclusive lead.
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C. A. Doud
Eldora
Charles
Doud
Buckeye
Waterloo
Martin Hotel
Mullan Avenue Bridge
Fidora
Amanda
Edna Strainer
Falls Avenue
Dod
Ela
Buckeye Bank
Buckere
Sundar
Eidora
Ves
Street Car Service Fourth of July
Street car service details for Independence Day are unclear due to garbled text but indicate operations around a holiday. Readable fragments suggest schedule information may have been provided for morning hours and continuation, with possible lines about service timing and stops.
Cooler morning as thermometer hits 46 degrees
The temperature fell to 46 degrees early this morning marking a near frost in parts of the region. Northwest winds brought cooling breezes and clouds with occasional threats of rain. Local rainfall varied with Bremer county receiving a drizzle and Albia recording the heaviest Friday fall at .14 inches.
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Chicare Great Western Railway
Oelwein
St. Paul
Minnesota
Iowa
Bremer County
Albia
Iowa City
Iowa Falls
Davenport
Lamoile
Creston
Clarinda
Fourth of July Street Car Service Advised
The River Commission or W. of and N. Ry issues a July 4 notice listing street car service changes and warnings. It mentions loop routes, potential crowding, and cautions residents near Chantangna Park about violations and prosecutions for mischief and theft during the holiday.
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aNsing
Rippodrome
Hippodrome
Ovenins
N. RY Wit
N. RY
Chantangna Park
Waterloo Librarians Attend Iowa State Conference
Waterloo library workers will join the third annual Iowa librarians conference in Iowa City July 6. Misses Maria Brace Cecilia Stantor Golda Ausbury Iva Glessner Bessie Davis and Margery Burdite will attend from Waterloo. Miss Rathbone of Pratt School will speak on Librarianism before returning to New York.
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Iowa
Iowa City
Maria C. Brace
Cecilia Stantor
Golda Ausbury
Iva Glessner
Bessie Davis
Margery Burdite
Summner School For Hibrary
University of Town
Josephine Adams Rathbone
Pratt School of Library Science
Brooklin
XN. Y
Waterloo
Miss Rathbone
Library West
New York
American Tibrarians’ Association
Detroit
Walter A. Jessup
University of Law
Julia Robnson
Laws Library
Wmmission
John Brigham
Clara F. Baldwin
Paull
State Department
of Education
Helen McRaith
East Portland
Portland
Ore
First Baptist Church Welcomes New Pastor Rev Williamson
Rev HR Williamson preached his first sermon at First Baptist Church after arriving from Rochester NY. He welcomed couples seeking marriages, urged daily effort, and spoke of growth in the Christian life citing Philippians. He said newness, social joy, and progress keep believers moving forward.
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R. E B. Williamson
First Church
First Baptist Church
HR. J. i Williamson
Rocthester
Charles City Man Dies After Heart Disease Sunday
Ralph O Harrow a local businessman and automobile dealer in Charles City Ia died at home Sunday from heart disease after two hours illness. He served on the city council and was active in municipal political and social affairs. He attended the Republican convention as a delegate and is survived by a wife daughter and two sons.
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West Carles City
Ralph O'Harrow
Olfarrew
Tishidan
Boxers Ready for July Bout in Waterloo Hippodrome
Star boxers Jamaica Kid and Jack Leonard arrived to Waterloo for the Cattle Congress Hippodrome card, with both preparing for a scheduled 8 pm bout. The Jamaica Kid, noted for swift footwork and punching power, headlines a fight card that also features Leonard and other local contenders.
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Jn Hyain Ra
Cattle Congress Hippodrome
Waterloo
Ink
Jaumaien Kid
Ball Park
Duck Leslie
Meni Maldanus
Ramalten Id Pax
Jamaica
Dack Leonard
Tom Mix
Jae
Gunn
Theatrical Show At Palin Promises Spanish Affair
Excitement rises at Palin as West party rides promise a Seapeesine spectacle. The tale ends happily in Spain with Wallace Reid and Piaf Berg among the cast and a new Strand engagement teased for Avant Aan of eter Thre tiger.
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the Palin
Feussta
Spain
Padagi Theater
Wallace Reid
Piste Berg
Ernie
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Writerloo
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