Paving plans eyed for Black Hawk County roads
The Black Hawk County Board of Supervisors plans an early season paving push as material costs ease. Plans include drainage projects on Grant and Hudson highways, with Jeter’s diagonal Waterloo to Indao route eyed. Concrete paving discussion contrasts with earlier brick surfacing praised on Rainbow drive. Six trucks haul gravel on Eagle Center road with four from federal sources and two county-owned.
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Board of Supervisors
Ride
C. M Fisher
Waterloo
Jndso
Grant Highway
Fisher
Hudson Road
Iowa Highway Commission
Black Hawk Creek
W. D. Strayer
Joseph Shirley
I. J. Anderson
J. L. Bailey
Rainbow Drive
Eagle Center Road
Orange Township
Gravel Shortage Spurs Road Work Plan East of Water-Ou
A fragment notes that the longest stretch needed is six miles and that gravel is imported from a pit east of Water-Ou. The clipped item hints at a road project relying on distant gravel supply.
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Water- Ou
Corn Needs One More Good Rain
Crop report from the western division of the Timnois Central Railway territory cites generally good winter wheat and lighter than expected spring yield. Oats are mostly cut, with some fields left. rain is needed as drought deepens. pastures and truck crops remain in good condition. estimated yields include corn 42 and wheat 16 bushels per acre.
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Dirision
Timnois Central Railway
Williaana
Dairy products to be highlighted at cattle congress exhibit
Several factories will showcase dairy products at the cattle congress in Oelwein from Sept 27. L Y products and the Mississippi valley creamery display raise expectations for a record event. EL Wallace returns to craft butter models for the large exhibit refrigerator, including the 1918 Spirit display.
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Ite
FLW
Oelwein
Mi Ippi
EL Wallace
Wallace
One Hundred Boy Scouts to Attend State Camp Near Waterloo
About 100 Waterloo Bay Scouts may attend a 10 day two period camp at Water Cross Canyon in Iowa state park. Ray Short will supervise scout craft with Judge George W. Wood guiding instruction. Final instructions to the boys Monday at 7 pm in Lafayette building municipal court room third floor. A few places remain open. registration through Leavitt & Johnson bank building office.
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Waterloo Bay
Water Cross Canny
Iowa State Park
Ray 1
Short
George W. Wood
Municipal Court Room
Lafayette Building
Ace Executive
Leavitt & Johnson,bank
Garden show awards honor Waterloo students
Water loo boys and girls received “Votrty-one” cash prizes at the school garden fair judged by C Y Hall ginger Agnes. The event opened to the public today and tomorrow with visitors including Mayor N O W Frisbie and councilmen. Lafayette School won the silver loving cup for most points, taking it from Whitvier. Prizes ranged from 60 cents to several packages with seeds and equipment. Exhibits will be removed Sunday evening and prizes awarded Sunday morning.
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Waterloo
Tie Wawthorne
C. Y. Hall
Ginger
Agnes
N. O W. Frisbie
W. EL Oto
Leon Link
James Rugdster
George Wood
Prises
Lafayette
Guy
Lafayette School
Loving Cup
Whitvier
Endreo
Maur Vamelines Schott
Hollguunga
Dorothy Hull
Udewy Lesnb
Cradge
Mind Tolott
Hay Kalte' TV
Bondusant
Katz- Jehu Chow
Dorothy Tholl
Malures Dodge
I Kaltenbach
Katz
Dolores
Barney George RhimbkUl
Norman Thomson
Jnustin Bowers
Witte Ten Oad Lain
France Iiltrora
Kay Kses ii
Genevieve Hertiiy Matrowan
Oelwein Voters to Decide Bond Issue for New School Site
In Oelwein Iowa a petition seeks an election to authorize the school board to issue bonds to buy land for a new school to relieve congestion. The measure would create debt exceeding 1.25 percent of the assessed property value, with no date set for the vote.
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Oelwein
Board of Directors
Iowa Surgeons Plan For Clinic Meeting
Iowa representatives of the American College of Surgeons convene at a state clinical meeting in Rochester Minnesota on July 27. An executive committee was elected to run the group with officers including W. W. Pearson of Des Moines as president and John C. Hockafellow of Des Moines as secretary.
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Jod
Pirunbuva Barmera Ue
Rochester
Mian
Glenwood
W. W. Pearson
Des Moines
John C. Hockafellow
Des Living
Any Moines
Donald
Mexicans Make Flour In Stone Mortar Stolen Wheat Recovered
In Oelwein Iowa on July 29 a group of Mexicans living in a railroad work car began grinding whole wheat flour in a stone mortar. Special officers searched the car uncovering theft of wheat from Great Western tracks and the suspects were fined in court.
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Oelwein
D. A. Fox
al Hawkins
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