South Tour Reports Bumper Crops and Busy Oil Fields
Peter Mayretis reports mature crops in the south with corn three feet high and signs of a bumper harvest. Harvesting lags due to cold rains, while grain stocks run short this year. Potatoes remain plentiful in Kansas, and oil fields in Oklahoma and Kansas show new wells producing steadily. The overall picture is widespread wealth and progress in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Mayretis
Kansas
Oklahoma
Mavrelis
Mr. Batrelis
School census in Waterloo east district restricted to Miller
The Waterloo east district announces that only Fred J. Miller, principal of East High, is authorized to collect the school census. Unauthorized canvassers, often young women, are misrepresenting themselves to gain access to homes. Residents are urged to verify the authorized agent before sharing information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Waterloo East
Fred J. Miller
East High
Girson
East
Miller
Police Chief Bans Firecrackers as Fourth of July Soon
Police Chief Young acting under Mayor Frisbie orders officers to arrest boys and others using firecrackers or explosives citywide except on July 3, the official celebration time. Officials warn continued use could become a public safety nuisance before Independence Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young
N. W. Frisbie
Jane Lefore
Flynn Severes Artery In Waft Hand
State Spanish war veteran W. M. Flynn inflicted a severe hand wound with a pocketknife. The left hand artery was severed requiring a dressing by a nurse. Blood flow was stopped by binding above the shoulder and the hand held elevated for days amid infection concerns. Mrs Flynn and a minor aged six returned home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. Firna
Manegar Fearn Bett
Mroo
Mrs. Flynn
Toy cannon blast injures Cedar Falls boy
Cedar Falls June 14 Albert, year old son of Dr and Mrs Stephenson of 21 Main Street, was badly hurt when an improvised gas pipe cannon exploded while he and other boys lit the fuse. A steel plug pierced his back entering a kidney, as witnesses say he failed to reach safety in time. Local boy injured in practice explosion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Falls
Albert
Stephenson
Dagmar Michaelsen
Ceslar Falls
Axel Petersen
Des Moines
Danish Bethlehem
J. A. Holst
C. Michaelsen
M Michaelsen
Cedar Falls High School
Teachers’ College
Readlyn
Des Alpines
Europe
Newman
Iowa
J. B. Newman
W. W. Gist
G. A.R
Armenian Family Reunited Hope After Decades apart
A Waterloo, Iowa story recalls John J Johns, a traveler and businessman, who sent funds and arranged passage for his Armenian mother and relatives from Bagdad after years of separation. The family plans to join him in Waterloo to escape oppression and begin a new life in America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Americas
John J. Johns
Heber
Efor
Mr. S
Otis
Baedad
Near East
Tel
Jore
John Ags
Eitier
Ana
Bardad
Sohn
The
Salt, Company
America
Johns
Wanderer
Bagdad
Johns Brothers
Mr. Johns
Rebel Avenue
John Jd. Johns
Cton
Waterlan
Bombay
John
London
New York
New Qyteans
Southern Pacific
New Orleans
Jie
Tr. Jeans
India
China
Japan
Australia
Africg
Atl
Enderinge
Cnast
Tai
Cray O
San Francisco
Uypina Salt Cams Opee
Rossie Bank Robbed of $6,000 and Bonds
Mason City Indiana June 10 The Rossie Savings bank at Rossie In 1 small town south of Spencer was robbed of about $6 000 in money and a large number of liberty bonds sometime during the night according to word received here The vault had been blown open there is said to be no loss
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason City
Rossie Savings Bank
Rossie
Spencer
Preaches Sermon at 85 in Pleasant Prairie Church
Rev. J C Kepford aged 85 delivered a stirring gospel sermon from I Peter VI 10 18 at Beth I church Pleasant Prairie three miles east of Independence last Sunday. The sermon recalled his first visit 57 years ago when he was 28 and was heard by gray haired listeners. Mr and Mrs Kepford had returned from a visit with their that doers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter
J. ¢. Kepford
Beth-i ‘ Church
Pleasant Prairie
Independence
Kepford
Mrs. Kepford
Heur
Independence and
Chief Young Urges Traffic Rules Clearance and Public Cooperation
Chief of Police Young urged drivers and pedestrians to follow traffic laws to prevent accidents. He noted common violations and emphasized yielding to pedestrians at crosswalks. White lane lines and hydrants were repainted and marked to improve visibility and curb parking within 150 feet. A street improvements committee was formed with Whittamore, Bickley, Beck and others to continue road work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young
E. C. Whittamore
Charles Bickley
C. G. Beck
Bb. B. Hunter
M. TD. Herren
S. JD. Moore
Police Shoes Show Speed In City Hall Street Race
On Lafayette street near city hall at 8 a m John Erhig custodian and John Collins desk sergeant raced 300 feet to prove shoe weight not equal to speed. Collins wore regulation brogans and won. stakes were not collected as he resumed duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette Street
City Hall
John Erhig
John Collins
Sergeant Collins
Erhig
Sergt. Collins
Collins
Former Mayor Leeper and Pearl Smith wed at Nashua
Ex Waterloo mayor Leeper and Pearl Graham Smith bookkeeper for the Perpetual Building and Loan association were married at the Little Brown Church in the Vale near Nashua. Rev C B Weidner led the ceremony. The couple, accompanied by the bride's parents, left Nashua and returned to Waterloo by 11 pm. They will live at 227 Second Street East in a home built by Leeper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
At. BE. Leeper
Waterloo
Pearl Graham Smith
Perpetual Building & Toan Association
Little Brown
The
Vale
Mear Nashua
Maylor
Nashua
C. D. Graham
Park Road
C. B. Weidner
Congregational Church
Little Church
Former Waterloo Pastor to Speak Tomorrow
Dr. Walter H. Rollins, president of Fairmount College Wichita Kansas and former pastor of First Congregational Church in this city will occupy the pulpit Sunday morning. He will speak on The Responsibility of Our Inheritance. All friends and former acquaintances of Dr Rollins are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter H. Rollins
Fairmount College
Wichita
Kan
First Congregational Church
Rolins
Census Reports 1920 Population Changes in Several Cities
Census figures show population shifts in 1920 across cities including New Haven Connecticut Jefferson City Missouri Barre Vermont Montpelier Vermont Annapolis Michigan. The jumbled OCR lists numbers and place names reflecting regional growth patterns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Jefferson, City
Barre
Marriage Licenses Listed for Waterloo and Des Moines Entries
Isaac Hall of Waterloo and Jene Whittler of Waterloo are issued a marriage license. Louis Wortaman of Kansas City and Marion Gilley of Waterloo are listed with licenses, as are Ray Risser of Des Moines and Florence Lichty of Waterloo. The fragment mentions TVA and a football championship in London, but details are unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaac Hall
Waterloo
Jene Whittler
Louis Wortaman
Kansas City
Marion Gilley
Ray Risser
Des Moines
Tlorence Lichty
City in Belief Tense Confusing Notes From Waterloo Gazette
A readable fragment lists divorces and visitations in Waterloo including Grace Augard's divorce from James Augard, visits by Mrs. A. M. Johnson to W. C. Johnson and Rock Island connections. It notes Strand theatre brick shortages delaying progress and travel plans of locals to Atlantic City and Ottumwa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. Johnson
W. C. Johnson
Jefferson Street
Robert Kohl
Rock Island
J. E. Kohl
Edwards Street
W. H. Howrey
Third Avenue West
Des Moines
George EB. Turner
el Porte City
Dart Ina
Parent-Teacher Association
Strand Theatre
J. G. Goughnour
Imogene
Miriam
Highth Street
Union City
Ind
Fire destroys barn on Washburn farm in Indiana
Fire swept through William Burger's barn at the Washburn farm in Washburn Indiana Friday at 5 p.m. Hay and oats were burned but no livestock were lost. The origin of the blaze could not be determined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washburn Farm
Washburn
William Burger
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WLM
Flynn
Galvin C. Coolidge
Northampton
Mass
Cedar Salis
George H. Twaddle
Waterloo Evening Courier
West Fourth Street
Boy
Towa
Marius Nielsen
George Keppler
Fie
Veltmark
Keppler
J. P. Johnson
Los Angeles
Roland H. Merner
Law School of State University
Elelene
Mary Louise Peebles
Grand Forks
N. D
Paul Paulsen
Buena Vista Tentury
Arenza Palkenberg
Askey
Minn
J. C
Associated Crons
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Reading
Leeper
Pearl Smith
Census Reports
TVA
Ehanipionship
Yehdnad
Grace Augard
James Augard
J. J. Swan
St. Paul, Minn
Marian Scoggin
Gedar Falls
B. B. Anton
Girard
Chicago University
Clark Leeper
Leland Homestead
Mullansyvenue East
Mulberry Street
C. M. Young
F. W. Court
Herman C. Miller
Chicago
Atlantic City
Carrie L. Riley
Lincoln Circle
Addie E. Hotchkiss
Ottumwa
Grand Jarmy
Fyne
Nina Wilcox
May Keller
Hdla Behrens
Sagerstown
Miss Behren
Roy Ursprung
Ohio
Nia
Bara Paris
Lee Smith
Miss Pearl Smith
Rice Lake
Wisconsin Lakes
Smith
Earl Wise
Earl Dumont
Po Hce
Clinton
Dumont
At & Pn. m
Wise
Pamont
Walnut Street Baptists
Ruth Hicks
Red Cross
Ands
Edward
Edward Golst
Washington Street
California
Canada
West
Andrew Burke
New’ Haven
Conn
Frank
S. S. King
Burke
Grundy County
the Courier
Motorkool Sales Co
Slim’s
4Th Street
Hawkeye Filling Station
Fourth and Walnut
Morgans
168Th Infantry
Rainbow
P.m
Chautauqua Coliseum
Company B, I. N.G
MR. Franklin Fox
Schuneman Drug Stores
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