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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1919
Page
11
Des Moines June 19 Railroad Commissioner Charles Webster warns that a coal shortage looms next winter as railroads cannot handle a sudden surge. He cites consumer carelessness in not stocking coal now and recalls how early storage followed by armistice and mild weather reduced demand last year. Webster says prices may rise though not drop.
Protestant churches west have arranged a series of union meetings with Dr. E Eaton of Madison Wisconsin as speaker. The first service is at First M E church at 8 p m Saturday on The Science of Mental Healing. Sunday at 5 p m Dr Haton speaks at Westminster Presbyterian on The End of the World. Sunday 8 p m at First M B church he discusses Is Christianity a Reformed Judaism or a New Movement.
In 1909 William B Wisler of Douglassville Pennsylvania reports a severe indigestion attack and gloom, but after receiving a free sample of Chamberlains Tablets by mail he tried them and bought a package. He says he has not had a similar attack since.
Reports from Fremont, Warren and Page counties reveal large numbers of army cut worms and cotton cut worms in Iowa. Page county shows very high worm counts with 178 large worms per square foot in one spot. Control with poisoned bran helped prior to a second survey. Heavy alfalfa and crop losses are forecast in Page and surrounding areas.
Ames Iowa June 19 52 Ames men dead in service and 2263 on army navy rolls were reported at the forty eighth annual commencement at the college gymnasium R A Pearlson president announced 965 regular and former students were in active war service and 245 four year degrees were granted Maj Gen William M Black chief of engineers spoke praising discipline and urging universal military training while saluting women's war effort
A federal grain specialist, C. G. Franks, will direct two sessions on grain grading at the Chamber of Commerce. The morning meeting runs 9 20 to noon and the afternoon 1 20 to 4 30. Black Hawk county farmers and elevator men are invited. The Farm Improvement association of Black Hawk county oversees the demonstration.
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