Hoover condemns federal control of power plants
San Francisco report on Secretary of Commerce Hoover’s speech to the National Electric Light Association. He defends state regulation, argues against federal oversight as unnecessary, praises state commissions, and urges speedier valuation of utility properties while opposing federal power control across state lines.
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Hoover
San Francisco
Cal
Secretary of Commerce
Woaver
National Electric Light Association
Aly
Itooyer
Department of Comeres
Siates
Adernate
Public Service Commissions
James
Washington
Rural development urged by speaker on power spread
A speaker urged aligning power development with farm needs and rural growth, stressing the long view for the originating state and the importance of bringing industry to support agricultural communities. The remarks highlighted rural electrification as a catalyst for broader development and sustained regional progress.
Nude Gypsy Children Startle Waterloo Man
I Bentley, chairman of that county board, says he saw two unusual signs yesterday while motor ing over paving on the east Cedaralls road. One was the lightning disaster on Brinker farm where 16 head of cattle lay dead and the other a party of gypsies farther west in camp at a cross road. Bentley says there were 10 or 12 children, two to four years old, playing around without any clothing.
Community Chest Targets 11 000 in Pledges
Waterloo Community Chest directors discussed collecting about 11 000 in pledges due and past due. Organizing groups urged prompt payment to prevent budget cuts hampering efforts. A committee led by Victor Zellhoefer Mrs W J Ives and A Cohagan was named to pursue the collection.
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Community Chest
Waterloo Community Chest
Tol Russell-Lamson
Vietor Zellhoefer
W. JD. Ives
A. Cohagan
Reorganization Plan Targeting YMCA Campaign Director
A plan to reorganize the fund was discussed with tentative campaign outlines. It was decided to appoint Alfred C. Booth of New York, a member of the YMCA finance bureau, as director. Booth previously led the 1923 drive.
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Alfred C. Booth
New York
The
Young Men's Christian Association
Booth
Y. M. C. A. Reads in Manila
Construction of a reinforced concrete Y M C A building has begun in Manila's old Walled City. The four story structure will cost about $200,000 and provide sleeping accommodations for 609 men for Army and Navy personnel.
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Manila
Army
Navy
Y.M. GC. A
Old Walled City
Auto license plates push past thirteen thousand mark
The county motor vehicle license department reports license plate sales booming under W F Jeffrey. Late yesterday the 18 000 mark was passed and the last issued plate was 13001. Total passenger car registrations last year reached 13197, now 396 fewer than the prior total.
Plate supply and timeframe noted for county issuance
The record notes that for the year 1924 there remain five and a half months to run and that the county has 14 300 sets of plates drawn upon.
Death by suicide in Dubuque prompts kin search
Waterloo police seek relatives of a man named Courte or Courde believed to have lived in the area years ago. He took his own life in Dubuque on Wednesday. Described as five feet eleven, about 150 pounds, sandy complexion with gray-tinged hair and white eyes, age around 45.
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Waterloo
Courte
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