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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1929
Page
8
The Waterloo Boat Club and River Improvement association plan a large Fourth of July fireworks display and boat parade after afternoon races. Fidelity Fireworks company supplies the show, with reserved seating along the east river bank and American Legion Band music.
Five thousand six persons aged 5 to 21 live in the West Independent District per a Louis Evel enumeration. Superintendent Charles A. Kittrell tabulated the figures, showing an increase of 258 since July 1, 1928, and highlighting housing concerns for the school board.
The Young Coal company secured the contract to supply 2000 tons of coal to the West Independent School District for the coming year. Bids included Moots coal at 6.35 per ton for 1 1/4 and 4 per 3 by 2, with Kentucky coal at 5.60 for 6 by 9. The meeting was at the superintendent’s office with Charles A. Kittrell presiding.
Sheriff C A Upham Deputy Sheriff M D Hewitt and Ray Scott a state prohibition officer raided three places in and near New Hampton Thursday afternoon. Offenders were George Munson Charles Ransom and John Meighan. Meighan has prior arrests for the same charge. Moonshine and equipment were found at two locations. Meighan’s farm yielded a small amount. The raids may lead to liquor nuisance charges. The New Hampton municipal band gave its first home concert of the season at Brasdway Park with 35 pieces under Elmer Carpenter.
Madison County voters rejected a 1.2 million dollar county primary road bond by 1,599 to 1,869. If approved, the bonds would fund paving No 2 across the county and No 16 from Winterset to Union County. The loss follows another rural defeat advice that would slow southern Iowa highway paving.
Des Moines, June 29. Names of the new state tax commission will be announced Monday morning. The three commissioners will assume duties immediately, with one Democrat. They will supervise the budget director and assessment, review, and will make biennial recommendations to the legislature on tax law changes. Terms span six, four, and two years. senate confirmation follows at the next session.
A group of 12 Mid-Continent Petroleum salesmen from the Waterloo district office will ride the Great Western to Tulsa Oklahoma for a two day instruction school and field survey. They will be led by district manager Mayo P Colville with members including E L Humphrey D W Gilmore M P Schmidt D S Welland A L Cummings A B Fields W E Wren L O Massner Frank Bernard D M Aarons and Max Smith. This is the second Tulsa delegation this year with another group due in the fall.
Barnett Schultz junk dealer of 819 Commercial Street faces county jail to serve an 80 day term for receiving stolen property metal from the Chicago Great Western railroad. Mittimus issued at 9 a.m. today by the clerk of courts on a writ from the supreme court affirming his guilty plea and sentencing.
Birth notices list June dates for children born to several couples including Dailey, Duffield, Cross, Matin, Wilder, Harrison, Foss, St Clair, Broadle, and Brindeburg with daughters and sons in towns such as Charley City Fredericksburg La Porte City Vinton Waverly and Geleste Elizabet h.
The Waterloo law firm Tuthill Reed Beers reorganizes from Reed Tuthill Reed with new member Glenn B. Beers of 410 Oak Lawn Avenue. S. B. Reed, senior partner, died June 15 after planning the move. the partners, all Town University Law School graduates, include Tuthill, Reed son, and Beers. Beers leaves Legion post adjutant role. Tuthill active in fraternal and legal circles.
Waterloo police have been asked to help locate Mrs. George Casselbarth of Grundy Center. A request from Mrs. L. Frank states Casselbarth took her two children and left the home for parts unknown.
Harold G. Becker of Independence is held on 12 500 total bonds after judges set 5 000 bonds in Pocahontas and Waverly cases. He is accused of receiving stolen goods from the Gilmore City bank robbery and of aiding August Becker's escape from Bremer County jail. Several associates, including Harold Ball and Donald Melavin, face related charges. Ball posed as a woman during the Gilmore City robbery. Becker's relatives have also been convicted and imprisoned.
Mr and Mrs J B Trumbauer east and Mr and Mrs J B Trumbauer 448 Lane street have returned from a Trumbauer family reunion at Wa devia Minnesota the first gathering in 28 years The occasion also marked the wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs W E Hill Other Trumbauer members included Mr and Mrs L A Megaw Oelwein Mr and Mrs J D Martin Stirum Mrs Anne Bailey St Paul Mrs Clara V Clar Waterloo and Dr and Mrs A Trumbauer Denver
Emma J. Harvat was re-elected president of the Johnson County Public Health association at a meeting in Iowa City. Mrs. Frank E. Bendrie became vice president and Mrs. Charles Baker secretary, with Thomas Farrell as treasurer. Edward H. Lauer and Prof. Earl Waterman named to the executive board. In Palestine pilgrimage news, the Italian Catholic union begins a July 19 journey.
In Maquoketa Iowa on June 23 a former church bell was blown apart and stolen from its roadside site near the Union Center church east of town. Rev Roy H Mills and attorney F E Tripp traced the bell pieces to a Clinton junkyard. 56 pounds more of bell metal remain found, with 500 pounds total now held by the church officers awaiting sale to McShane Bell Foundry for Baltimore.
O G Tegard announced 15 cent bargain trips on the Miss Cedar, a riverfront power boat. Excursions run Thursday afternoons from the Waterloo Boat Club clubhouse at Second Street West to Cedar Bend, mainly for children with adults allowed to ride.
The Miss Cedar will operate on a regular schedule with stops at its new pier at the bathing beach. Special trips will be run between regular scheduled runs to connect with the usual service.
Mrs Leo Conn of Aplington paid a check today after being arrested Thursday by municipal court bailiffs. She claimed the name on the check had been forged.
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