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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1927
Page
12
Des Moines report from the F W Dodge shows May contracts total 3.85 million, up 30 percent from April but 46 percent below May 1926. Five month new starts reach 17.66 million, 3 percent under last year's pace. contemplated May works total 9.22 million, up 56 percent from April and 32 percent above May last year.
Bids for a Sunday school and activities addition to First Methodist Episcopal church Nashua will be received by John G. Ralston & Son architects on Wednesday June 29. The 33 by 75 foot two story building includes dining room kitchen heating plant on the first floor and an auditorium with stage and balcony on the second. Estimated cost is 15000 dollars. Rev. A Grant Raymond serves as pastor.
Federal agents revisited the Harry Barlotti farm in Warren county near Spring Hill and unearthed 400 gallons of peach mash, peach brandy in barrels, and over 100 quarts of beer. Louise Barlotti, mother of 10, offered $20 to drop the raid as warrants were prepared for today.
Henry County good roads boosters opened their campaign in Mount Pleasant Indiana to support a July 19 special election on a $900,000 paying bond issue. The board of supervisors passed a resolution calling the vote to finance road improvements.
At Sunnyside country club grounds a mowing operation destroyed eight ringneck pheasant nests with eggs. Two more nests were located. one near a billiard table received protection, but the hen did not return. A nest with just-hatched eggs was found, likely saving at least one brood. Nests typically hold 12 to 18 eggs.
Wimbledon, June 25. Betty Nuthell, 16, defeated countrywoman Mrs John Hill 6 3 6 3 to reach a likely showdown with Helen Wills. Nuthell has beaten previous champions Molla Mallory and Hill, with Miss Joan Fry awaiting in the next round. In men’s doubles, W Tilden and F Hunter beat H G Mayes and R V Summerson 7 5 6 2 6 3.
Iowa Public Service baseball downed John Deere Tractor 3 to 0 at Byrnes Park last evening. Dale pitched six shutout innings allowing two hits and one walk with seven strikeouts. Pagel and Furneau each yielded seven hits for Deere in the loss.
M Murray, 48, former assistant division superintendent of the Northwestern railway with headquarters in Clinton, died at his home this morning. Funeral services will be held Monday morning.
Central school at Washington and Seventh streets will receive a pebble dash exterior under a $1,500 contract to Jens Olesen & Sons, with Quest & Smith winning a $1,300 bid for plumbing and T. L. Leonard, 418 Baltimore, a $1,166 contract for painting. Board praises rehab results, noting 10 grade rooms will be created, delaying new construction for years.
Dubuque Illinois June 25 In a letter to Attorney General John Fletcher State Senator Otto Lange urged rejection of bids by the board of control for dry goods traded under a mark or trade-name. He argued the items violate the Forty second general assembly act and urged new bids with proper specifications as required by law.
Ames Iowa June 25 John H Ames chief engineer of the Jews Highway commission will succeed P F Hopkins resigned as city manager of Ames He will assume the office August 1 Hopkins became city manager of Mason City June 1
Sixty five Boy Scouts will leave early Monday for Camp Ingawanis for a week, third camping period. They will return Monday. Tomorrow is visitors day with many Water Sodians expected to drive to the Cedar Falls camp. Arthur F. Dary, scout executive, said the boys will be free to do as they like.
A public notice invites readers to consider purchasing a home through the Waterloo Building and Loan. It frames the decision as a forward plan toward home ownership and urges timely action.
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