Standard Oil Aviation Chief to Visit Waterloo
John Porter head of Standard Oil aviation will visit Waterloo Saturday morning to select a site for a new municipal airport. The committee has identified several near Waterloo suitable for long term leases and Porter will pick the best location to accommodate commercial and governmental air traffic. He will arrive at 8 10 am via the Illinois Central unable to land the large 25 passenger airship due to field size.
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John Porter
Standard Oil Company
Chicago
Waterloo
Harry Shaw
Porter
Unois
A. B. Chambers
Waterlo
Middlewest
Modern Brotherhood Lodge Organized in Cedar Falls
Cedar Falls July 7 Special The Modern Brotherhood of America organized a lodge here Thursday evening under direction of H. J. Bardale district manager Waterloo. About 40 applicants have been procured.
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Cedar Falls
Modern Brotherhood of America
H. J. Bardale
Waterloo
Philanthropist Waite Phillips Donates to Marion County Fair
Knoxville Oklahoma July 7 news note Waite Phillips of Tulsa former resident here donated 20000 dollars to pay on the indebtedness of the Marion county fair board.
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Knoxville
Waite Phillips
Tulsa
Young Janitor Edward F. Reilly Rising at Fidelity Union
Twenty years ago Edward F. Reilly joined Fidelity Union Trust as a janitor, the largest bank in New Jersey. He has been named assistant secretary and treasurer and is expected to rise further, stating that fear of being overworked hinders progress.
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Edward F. Reilly
Fidelity Union Trust Company
New Jersey
Startling Car Free Street Recall of Waterloo Mustang Days
The observer recalls Waterloo in earlier times when Park avenue was clear and dirt streets had no cars. Grocers used teams of mustangs for deliveries and boys thrilled to drive wagons, with mustangs often running away and groceries flying through the air in Fourth of July like parades.
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Waterloo
Park Avenue
C. R
Jim” Green
Ed Madigan
Sycamore
Lafayette Street
Francisl
Tony
Fourth Street
Plank Road Era A Noted Chapter In Highway History
Ma dame Zin of the Elgin Motor Club recalls the plank road era as a failed experiment in U S road building. Planks laid on beds and diagonally sprinkled with sand began in Russia and Canada before reaching northern Illinois by 1847. Toll roads attracted speculation, but maintenance costs rose as travelers shifted to better routes, and within eight years the plank road was abandoned, ending the plank road fallacy.
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Madame Zin
Elgin
Motor Club News
Russia
Canada
United States
Illinois
Kane
Cook County
Doty’s
Chicago
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PPA
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Fort Dodge
Mustangs
Allo
Dotson
Man
Hart Schaffner
Marx
Stratford
New
Many & Man
Kaynee
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