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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 15, 1929

Page

15

Four Hundred CG W Vets Meet for Sixth Annual Convention

About 400 Chicago Great Western railroad veterans attend the sixth annual convention in Waterloo Cedar Falls with 8:30 registration and 10 a m opening. A L Wilhelm presides. officers and directors are elected at 1:30 p m. tours, Paramount Theatre reception, banquet at 8:36 p m, music and talks, dancing to midnight. Directors include Shirk Rowe Segner Batke and Khashal.

Chicago” Great Western Railroad Veterans’ Association Russell-Lamson Chicago Great Western Railroad Great Western United States Railroad Association BP. Crawford Chicago George &. Shirk Celvein Shirk A. K. Rowe St. Paul F. Segner FP. C. Batke Des Moines J. Pkashal

Sheriff of Floyd Notified Blackmer Is Wanted Here

Raymond G. Blackmer, 28, held in Charles City jail on auto larceny and check forgery charges, is to be brought to Waterloo. County Attorney John W. Gwynne notified authorities to arrest for passing a $20 check drawn on Cedar Rapids Savings Bank payable to Leonard cigar store. No filing here until Charles City disposition, which could carry up to ten years.

Raymond G. Blackmer Waterloo John W. Gwynne Charles City Blackmer Department of Justice Floyd County Bleckmer Gedar Rapids Savings Bank & Trust Co Leonard Cigar Store Fourth Street West

Boy Scouts from Nine Communities at Camp Monday

Fifty four Boy Scouts from nine northeastern Iowa communities will attend the first weekly camping period of Wapiipinicon area BSA, opening Monday at Camp Ingawanis. Attendees include 17 from Waterloo, 12 from Nashua, 8 from Conrad, 5 from Cedar Falls, 4 from Hawkeye and Oresen, 2 from Waverly, 1 from Grundy Center and 1 from Oelwein. Arthur F. Jury, area executive. Ivan Ryle, field executive. and Warren Searles, Wallingford schools superintendent, lead the camp.

Towa Wapiipinicon Bony Scouts of America Camp Ingawanls Waterton Nashua Conrad Cedar Falls Hawkeye Oresen Waverly Grundy Center Oelwein Arthur F. Jury Ivan 5 Ryle Warren Searles Wallingford

Week's Building Total Reported at 27700

A. Dudley building commissioner filed Saturday a weekly report showing permits for 11 new homes valued at 23700 three garages valued at 31000 one warehouse valued at 1200 and five remodeling jobs valued at 1800. Valuation of work done where only a permit fee is required cannot be estimated.

5. A. Dudley

Chicagoan Fined $100 for Drunk Driving Charge

W. B. Rhodenbaugh of Chicago paid a $10 fine and costs in municipal court after pleading guilty to arriving a motor vehicle while intoxicated before Judge Lager. He was arrested early Saturday by Officer Urle and Officer Douglass following a crash into a parked car.

W. BH. Rhodenbaugh Chicago Aude Grerge J. Lager Rhodenbaugh Set Willam Urle Bert Douglass

Lancaster Sheriff Seeks Deserter in Local Plexton Description

Lancaster Wisconsin sheriff seeks a 24 year old deserter described as 5 ft 7 in, 169 pounds with light brown hair wearing a forder's uniform and driving a Buick with Wisconsin plate 27812 D. He is an army deserter from Fort Mead and passes through Dubuque en route to Grundy Center. Authorities ask local cooperation.

Forder Wisconsin R. Greer Lancaster Grand County Fort Mead S. 1 Dubuque Waterloo

Garrison Creamery Picnic Draws 4000 To Vinton Park

A crowd estimated at 4000 attended the Garrison Co operative Creamery picnic at Riverside Park in Vinton Iowa Friday. W F Schilling of Northfield Minnesota president of the Twin City Milk Producers association spoke urging cooperative marketing as the best outlet for dairy farmers products. Max Zimmer president of the Garrison creamery also spoke. The event featured speed boat races and a Vinton boys band concert. The creamery in its fourth year aims to produce about one million pounds of butter this year.

Courier Special Service Vinton Garrison Co-operative Creamery Riverside Park W. F. Schilling Northfield Minn Twin City Milk Producers Association Schilling Co-Operative

Curtains Close On 41 Meeting At 4-H Convention

Brynette Williams reports from Waterloo where 41 delegates from Black Hawk County wrap up a four day 4-H convention. The group visited WOT broadcasting station and the college tropical gardens, heard Hazel Brown and Florence Brown on demonstrations and clothing, and learned health minded dress tips. Queen Elizabeth of Spain pageant participants included Virginia Boyd and Lena Crash. The convention closed with 99 counties represented and 4500 Iowa club members participating in the memory contest.

Brynette Williams Courier Black Hawk County Waterloo Ames WOT Black Hawk Herbert Johaansen Big Creek Boosters Blanche Yarrow Marrell Bath Hazel Brown Hancock County Florence Brown Home Economics Department Winifred Tilden Queen Elizabeth of Spain Virginia Boyd Lénia Crash Ermetta Williams Iowa Club Ells Bessie Hani Ioln Hoag Agnes Sloth Arvile Simonsen Ruth Hageliund The Country Gentleman Nellie Lee Holt W. H. Boyd State Board of Education

Child Victim of Auto Improves in Nashua Iowa

Edward Canty age three near Nashua Iowa improved after an auto accident. He regained use of his left leg and right arm once paralyzed. Doctors attribute partial recovery to healing nerve and ligament injury. The boy remains in a coma for much of each day as his condition is watched.

Spenal Sereten Nashua Edward Canty Nage

Horse Kicks Boy in Nashua Pasture Incident

A boy wandered near a pasture behind his aunt Mrs. Fred B. Winter home in Nashua when a horse kicked him in the face. He suffered a fractured nose and a deep cut on the upper lip. The child, Arthur Stacks, was taken to Merry Hospital where his condition is reported good.

Courter Sprem Nashua Arthur Stacks Fred B. Winter Merry Hospital

Carload of Cattle Sells for 3148 dollars

Dysart Tamne Tuesday of this week Ed Norden living south of town sold 19 head of choice beef cattle in Henry Haneman of Van Borme. The cattle were brought here by trucks and shipped to eastern markets. The average weight was 120 pounds and the price 14 a pound, making Mr Norden's check 3148.30.

Dysart Tamne Norden Henry Haneman van Borme

Major League Leaders Summary Garbled Names and Stats

A distorted ledger lists top MLB players by hits runs and RBIs with numerous misspellings and mixed teams. Entries reference Herman Robins Heatey Cuvlin and Gehringer among others, mentioning pitchers Crumes Rommel and Foxx along with teams Athletics Tigers Yanks and Pirates.

Amertcan Foxx Hana Gehringer Tigers Simmona

Abandoned land makes comeback within five years

Cedar Falls Iowa June 15 five years of work restored 5080 acres of sandy loam once cropped heavily north of the Cedar River to production. Alfalfa now covers about 1000 acres with 1400 more acres sold this year. The Commercial club Alfalfa Day showcased new methods, harvesting on 19 acres south of the plots, with tractors and lime spreading. Key speakers praised alfalfa for feeding value, with plans to reseed in July and plant oats if winds dry the soil.

Cedar Falls Cedar River Iowa Joan Deere International Harvester Commercial Club Charles R. Hutcheson Jeff Altho Dakota Kansas Refshauge A. H. Refshauge Clarence Wise Hans Christopherson Fred California Hutcheson Fayette Bremer Grayton Elin Foard Roy van Derat Adam Wagner

Cost of Each Pig at Farrowing and Weaning Time

Jesup farmer Guy Stoddard reports in his June cost study that pigs cost about $1 each at farrowing, rising to $2.71 per pig by weaning. The experiment, led by Lewis Paick Jr, used a ration of ear corn, oats, alfalfa, soybean meal, buttermilk, and minerals, producing 37 pigs weaned from five sows.

Jesup Guy Stoddard Lewis Paick Smith-Hughes Stoddard Farm Carleton Stoddard Mr. Stoddard Poland China Stoddard

Soy Straw Proves Better Feed Than Recut Corn Fodder

Dysart, Ta June 15 The value of soy bean straw after threshing is debated. Robert Cole’s herd records show 35.5 pounds per cow in November 1927 when soy straw was fed, dropping to 33 pounds with recut fodder in December. March mixed hay did not change the 33-pound average. Since 1926 the Cole Holsteins’ average rose from 289.4 pounds to 333.9 with a balanced ration, boosting income above feed cost from 79.04 to 99.28 per cow.

Dysart Robert Cole

Holstein Picnic Showcased Linn Farm Dairy Herd

The first of three state Holstein picnics drew attendees to the Gudwig Petrak farm south of Cedar Rapids. They viewed one of Iowa's top Holstein herds and learned about fertilizer use on Linn Farm.

Gudwig Petrak Farm Cedar Rapids

Petrak Farm Demonstrates Soil Builder Cement Barn System

A feature on Linn county’s Petrak farm highlights a soil building cement barn lot with a concrete cistern catching runoff. Fertilizer loads are soaked before field application, aided by a pump under a platform to lift fertilizer for spreading. The Petrak cornfields show minimal reduction in fertilizer use.

Linn Petrak

New House Cleaning Ways Lesson Theme

Randalla June 15 Mrs. George Bonn led a Center township Farm Bureau follow up meeting at Mrs. Sam Stewart home with 14 women attending Her demonstration covered up to date house cleaning On Friday she demonstrated at Mrs J B Towner home

Randalla George Bonn Center Township

Stock judges meet to discuss snow ring work Ames Iowa

Ames Iowa June 14 thursday friday and saturday the stock judges meet to brush up on judging points and discuss issues facing judges and breeders. Uniformity of placings is the aim of the three day session under the Iowa Live stock Breeders and Judges association with William McArthur president calling breeders and judges to attend.

Ames Ivestock William McArthur Mason Olty Iowa Iowa Livestock Breeders & Judges Association Yast McAreiur State Association of Fair Managers

Swine management program features talks by experts

An evening program for swine enthusiasts features H Kildes presenting the Danish system of swine improvement, a discussion of the swine record of performance at Iowa State College, and Dr John M Eyvard speaking on swine feeding. A round table discussion follows Friday evening.

I H. Kildes Iowa State College John M. Eyvard

Fair judges to hear questions on show animal quality

A discussion will be held to thrash out issues facing the fair judges and exhibitors. Topics include the disposition of salama or blemished animals and those slightly off type in the show ring.

Cedar Falls Wedding At Presbyterian Manse

Cedar Falls June 16 Mize ExXttth Bigim Cedar Falls and Harold Bmith of Waterloo were married last evening by Rev Bruce Giffen at the Presbyterian manse here Attendants were Lucilla Hanson and Clifford Gobel

Cedar Fabrls Cedar Falls Mize

It isn’t enough just to ask for your business

A terse ad from Bartles Shepherd Oil Co Waterloo Iowa emphasizes that customers must take action beyond mere inquiry before engaging services.

the Bartles.shepherd Oil CO Waterloo, Iowa

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