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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1921
Page
12
William E. Herren, president of the Iowa Association of Real Estate, is on the program of the National Association of Real Estate Cards at its Chicago convention July 12 15. He will speak on organized effort, with 20 topical educational conferences planned for July 13 14.
The United States Gypsum company issued a Fort Dodge bulletin announcing open shop operation and wage cuts of 23 percent for top men 21 percent for mine workers and 24 percent for leaders on four piecework. The contract with miners and mill workers unions expires July 1, affecting over 450 men. Four other Fort Dodge plaster concerns hold similar contracts and may match the action.
Representatives of the unions today refused to comment on the proposed adjustment. They indicated the cut might be moderate but warned the open shop clause would likely trigger a strike on July 1.
Walter Seeley longtime baggagemaster at the Burlington depot in Council Bluffs Iowa retired but kept visiting the station and giving orders. When staff did not follow his directives he grew violent. Yesterday he was declared insane and sent to an asylum, saying the station work was harming the railroad.
A brief notice describes an A For Sale Act highlighted by the Courier. The item promotes a nontraditional sales approach and signals community interest in a local commerce initiative. The short piece emphasizes practicality and public engagement.
The Carl Hagenbeck-Wallace circus brings a grand parade and tented spectacle to Waterloo. Audiences anticipate the thrill of the big show, matching the American urge for major entertainments. Local coverage highlights the parade and the Cedar River park performance schedule with Tom Mix as a featured performer in the touring act.
The Strand Theatre screens the Healart film A Private Scandal with May McAvoy Kathryn Williams Bruce Gordon and Ralph Lewis as a loyal friend helps an innocent girl under suspicion The two part comedy Torchy Mixes In stars Johnny Hiner and a Fox News segment will also play A Western Hands Off about a Texas Ranger features William McLeod Raine style action with Mix fighting mob scenes gunplay and a wagon train stampede at Palace Theatre and others in the bill
The Des Moines Deputsl promotes a family puzzle game titled C Words where all ages compete to spot and list as many C words as possible. The ad invites the Reader family to gather after dinner with pencils and paper to join the lively, educational activity that promises lighthearted fun.
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