One Day Tour for Motorists Through Amana Society
A historical one day driving tour sketches the Amana society in Iowa, detailing its 26 000 acres near Amana and Homestead villages, the six settlements, mills, factories, and strict communal life. Route cites Waterloo to Hudson to Tama Traer Toledo South Amana and Homestead as traveler landmarks.
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United States
North America
Amana Society
Rapids
Iowa
Amiana
Amana
High Amana
West Amana
Haye
Hitchens
Aple
Buffalo
Eberhard
Gruber
Wirtemberg
Sin
Niu
Iowa River
Irie
Fottoir
Ihra Hudson
Traer
Toledo
Tema
Route to Amana Colonies Detour and Grading Details
Sioux City Iowa June 18 A federal raid led by Oscar Thorsot resulted in guilty pleas from most of 27 arrestees tied to a grand jury probe into prohibition. Henry Sanderich paid the heaviest fine of 1000 dollars, followed by others up to 750 and down to 100 dollars.
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Jedge Jol
Good roads cut tire costs in highway tests
Highway Research Board tests show a tire loses about one ounce on concrete or brick, two to seven ounces on gravel, and 10 to 50 ounces on a 500 mile run on dirt, depending on surface. Prof Steinberg notes dirt roads raise fuel use as if a 24 cent gas tax. gravel roads cost as if a 9 cent tax. The board, spanning federal, state, and universities, explores roads and vehicles as a unit to fit wear and design.
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Highway Research Board
Washington
S. Steinberg
The
University’ ‘of
Alaryland
C. MM. Babcock
Steinberg
Akul
Federal Bureau of Roads
Research Board
American Legion Band to Play at Lincoln Park Thursday Night
The American Legion band will perform at Lincoln Park Thursday night in an hour long concert under director Cressy Whaylan. A region meeting in Memorial Hall will start at 9 p.m. after a short business session, with vaudeville entertainers by Sissley Blake and Alexander Prank.
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American
Legion
Lincoln
Park
American Legion
Lincoln Park
Memorial ‘Hall
Sissley Blake
Alexander Prank
The
Black's
Memorial: Hall
Electric Park
Cressy’ Whaylan
Concrete curing advances speed road construction
A report notes that two weeks to cure concrete may be shortened enabling a portion of a concrete road to be built in one day and opened to traffic the next, signaling faster road projects.
May Sets Another Hupmobile Record and Growth Surge
The Hupmobile company reports record May shipments and a 44 percent gain in 1926. Lt. Conry of Conrs Motor notes the Waterloo district distributor says May volume topped March 1926 by over $500,000, with a record single day in 18 years. Shipments for January–May 1926 rose about 14 percent versus 1925, retail sales worldwide up 45–50 percent, with expectations June will exceed May.
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Hupp Motor Car Corporation
Lt. Conry
Conrs Motor Company
Fifth Street West
Waterloo
Standard Quality in Every Chrysler Model Declared
Dave S. Ramage, manager of Waterloo Motor, states Chrysler maintains standard quality across all six and four cylinder cars. He says even the lowest priced Chrysler offers the same materials engineering manufacturing and inspection quality as the top models.
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Chrysler
Dave S. Ramage
Chrysler, Corporation
Waterloo Motor Company
Ghrysler
Ramage
Browns Trade Outfielder Bing Miller for Baby Doll Jacobson
Baseball trade news from New York reports Connie Mack engineered a swap moving Bing Miller from the St. Louis Browns to the Giants in exchange for Baby Doll Jacobson. The Giants also acquired Hank Greenberg or related pitchers, plus signings from Villanova and Xavier. Other clubs made moves including Heinie Mueller to Chicago and Jim Simer joining Brooklyn.
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New York
Giants
Philadelphia
Connie Mack
Carlyle Lo Yankes
New York Yanks
Roy Carlyle
Boston
al Smith
Simer
Brooklyn
Jim Simer
Notre Dame
Washington
Emile Palmero
Columbus
Cleveland
Ace Weldon
Terre Haute
Chick
Antrey
Carl Yowell
Delegates to State Christian Endeavor Meet from Waterloo
Waterloo churches announce sending delegates to the state Christian Endeavor convention at Marshalltown beginning tomorrow. More than 2,000 delegates from across Iowa expected to register as leaders and speakers, including Bishop Hughes of Chicago and Tromer Rodeheaver. Pattie Horne and other church leaders to speak. delegates housed on Harvard plan.
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Waterloo
State
Christian Endeavor
Marshalltown
Hughes
Chicago
Tromer * Rodeheaver
Billy Sunday
Pattie Horne
Drake
Harvard
Marshaltown
Man Suffers Stroke After Two Winners At Latonia
Covington Kentucky June 10 AP A man believed to be M G Sturdevant of Princeton West Virginia died after a paralytic stroke at Latonia race track He could not talk when police reached him Sturdevant had 954 in cash and two winner tickets A Cincinnati rooming house letter noted he was a lieutenant in the Thirty sixth Engineering Corps in 1917 later promoted to captain
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Covington
M. G. Sturdevant
Princeton
W. Va
Latonia
Sturdevant
Cincinnati
Thirty-sixth Engineering Corps
Wes
Final payment clears Monte Saunders debt in district court
Court records show Monte Saunders paid the final $51 balance of a $1,000 fine and costs for a second offense. Judge G We Woon entered an order after the last installment was paid. Saunders faced no jail time. A new charge is pending by County Attorney W Cook and may keep him away from the area.
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Black Hawk
Monte Saunders
Jedige G.we Woon
Saunders
Southland
Waterloo
W. Cook
Ruth Casey 7 Doing Well After Operation
Attendants at St Francis Hospital reported Ruth Casey seven daughter of William Casey of Cedar Falls was doing well after an operation for goitre. Hospital officials said it was unusual for a child so young to be affected by goitre.
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St. Francis Haspital
Hat Ruth
William Casey
Town Street
Cedar Falls
Carly
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Ohio
Earo
Vietor
Méirense
Amania
Homestead
Hudson
Tama
Mareng A
Sutcliffe Reo Sales Co
West, Fifth St
REO Motor Car Company
Lansing, Miahina
May
Louis Browns
Bing Miller
Vinton
Charles Me Jr
Henley
Ruth Casey
Taks
Lostmasters
Sioux City
Charles HW
Tratter
Assisint
Tri-State
Een Newve
Detroit
Duco
Waterloo Motor Sales CO
Franklin St
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