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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1924
Page
10
Voter tallies by precinct show Miss Bird winning the county reader seat by a narrow 28 to 5 margin over Mrs. G Brebner in the general election and Walter It 2nd losing renomination to Willian A Ok by 584 votes, with precinct results detailed.
The monthly meeting of the Hard and Sheet Metal Dealers association in Waterloo will be at 5 p.m. tonight at Hotel Russell. Plans for the war state picnic on July 12 will be discussed. the annual gathering is expected to be large, with FE L Moore as secretary noting no exceptional changes this year.
William A. Cook won the Republican primary for county attorney in Waterloo, pledging impartial duty and full state’s attorney duties if elected. Born near Harrisville Missouri, he rose from poverty after his father’s death, studied at Winfield Southwest Kansas College, the University of Kansas, and the University of Colorado, was admitted to the bar in 1911, practiced in Lawton and Denver, moved to Waterloo in 1916, married with four children, and resides at 422 Reber Avenue. He previously sought the nomination two years ago amid a three‑earnered Republican contest.
The article notes a renomination bid faced opposition from Cook and former county attorney Wenner who had served several years. It states the vote Monday by French was roughly the same as two years ago and that Cook’s support this year matched the combined votes he and Wenner had two years prior.
Waterloo boys ages 10 to 16 will vie in a biocycling meet hosted by the boys division of the Y M C A and Coburn's Sporting Goods. The course near Home Park will start about 9 a m with three divisions empowering fairness by age.
A.C. Wilford, president of the Jerlog baseball association, received $459.98 as Waterloo's share of the Decoration flag pool from gate receipts by M. H. Stone. The Cedar Rapids and Burlington games drew 1,583 and 1,580 adults respectively, with Waterloo totaling 2,090 adults plus 50 children and 422.04 in paid admissions. The league’s 14 percent share was distributed among cities, with Memorial day individual share around $406.92.
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