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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1921
Page
6
The Waterloo bathing season opened amid heat driven crowds of youngsters and parents. The new beach offers a long shallow stretch across the river with a 200 yard span, plus a sandbar for easy swimming. Spectators noted no bathing girl presence and lack of a springboard or diving area, though some swam from a moving motorboat. Tall shade trees line the shore, inviting a relaxed afternoon.
The narrator describes a half mile stroll to a well beaten path through trees, leading to sandy shore. A barefoot boy finds the walk leisurely and easy, a simple picnic-like outing.
Intense heat kept many away from the annual Illinois Central picnic on the Cedar at the Leland farm two miles northwest of the city. Several hundred attendees watched contests including a wrestling bout between Carl Brown now unavailable and Jacob DeWald, with R A Diehl substituting, plus other games and events on a sunny afternoon.
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