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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1925
Page
15
The Waterloo Cedar River park event hosted by Illinois Central promises the largest community picnic in Water town history. Officials expect about 20 000 attendees from Iowa Illinois and Minnesota with programs starting 9 a.m. including speeches races concerts and a 6 p.m. boxing and dancing finale.
J S Burd and Charles Atarvitz at Sherwood Park report corn reaching six feet in height on an acre and a half. Planted June 10 on former John Riley land, with expected yield about 70 bushels per acre. Average height five feet, ideal weather supports rapid growth, rain not needed due to heavy June precipitation. Also lists marriage licenses for Karl I Moellering and Iva M Ferguson of Chicago.
Edwin Markham might have penned this tale as Judge J. C. Beem hears a case on Richly Street where a 17 year old girl riding a bicycle spurs a dispute with cucumber growers. The mother, wielding a hoe, threatened residents. both parties found guilty with fines $50 plus costs suspended if peace holds. The judge also warns the girl to stop bothering the cucumbers.
Helen Wills of Berkeley California defends her title by defeating Mary K Browne of Santa Monica California 6-2 6-1 in the Essex County Club annual invitation tournament final held in Manchester Massachusetts.
Waterloo Rotary Club plans an all day picnic at Rotary Reserve above Cedar Falls on Tuesday August 4. M Shores will discuss Reminiscences of 2 Sheriff, former Black Hawk County Sheriff. Bruce Gates presides. about 40 members will attend Independence program. Activities include trapshooting golf swimming horseshoes games a band a dance. Menu features cantaloupe Swiss steak potatoes salad rolls coffee watermelon or ice cream and cake. Committee lists T M Buchanan Dr F G Liffring Roy G Smock Ned Wyant R W Schear W H Beverstock with aides J E Armstrong Fred Johnson.
Commencement for Gates Business College summer class set for Thursday night August 6 at First Congregational Church. Program will include college orchestra music readings and talks by graduates. Week events include the baccalaureate sermon August 2 at Central Christian Church by Rev. J Arthur Young and a graduates reception August 5 at Mr. and Mrs Bruce F Gates home.
Roy Shoemaker will deliver the principal address at the eleventh district wood fellowship gathering. John Lilfring, son of Dr and Mrs C Lilfring, will imitate bird calls. About a dozen members of the social club are expected to attend.
Cordova Alaska reports a haul of 1000 feet of lumber moved from a mill on Grant lake to the Alaska railroad two miles away. A Malamute dog team guided the journey through roads averaging three quarters of a mile. The shipment occurred July 24 and supports winter log and market activity in Anchorage and Cordova.
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