County board to decide highway bids and engineer fate
A major county supervisors meeting is anticipated next Monday to authorize bids for Whitney road paving and determine the county highway engineer. O. Nelson of Toledo will press his claim to the engineer post, while petitions prompt consideration of Nathan H. Barber as engineer. The board has to resolve objections from the Iowa Highway Commission and confirm pledges totaling 33 000 dollars in cash for federal aid work.
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Whitney Road
Waterloo
Cedar Falls
Nelson
O. Nelson
Toledo
Willj
Nathan 3 H. Barber
Barber
Black Hawk County
Speakers Named for Baptist Church Religious School
City Baptist churches announce tomorrow speakers from the religious school. Dr. G. Neil and Prof. W. Phillips will lecture at First Baptist at 2 30 pm with George Salzman presiding. A 6 20 pm meeting of young people follows, then an evening service at 7 29 pm with Dr. John Bunyan Smith presiding. Monday program opens at 10 am with sessions, conferences, and classes at 2 30, 4 15 and 5 pm.
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Baptist Churches of
Turn
School of Religion
G. Neil
First
W W. A. Phillips
William Gill Co
Nege
Liberty
Burton Avenue
J. A. Lapham
Des Moines
Walnut Street
First Baptist Church
Dr. Neil
Phillips
George Salzman
Osage
Wavarly Chorus
John Bunyan Smith
Physician Fr Frank W Porterfield Suffers Knee Injury
Dr Frank W Porterfield, chair of the local draft board, is confined at 211 Irving Street after a fall on an icy walk while making a professional call at night. He suffered severe knee damage with muscles torn from the kneecap and remains in splints and a cast, with an expected recovery of about a week or longer.
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Frank W., Porterfield
Irving Street
Nine New York Towns Trunk Label Mystery Challenge
Ex police chief recounts a trunk labeling riddle from 1949 in which a criminal vanished through nine towns in New York. Packages carried town names. to erase clues he scratched labels, leaving scraps. Readers are invited to reconstruct the nine town names from the remaining letters.
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aSee
New York State
Newy
Iterinia
New York
Sam Loyd
Tahiti Island Faces Epidemic Amid Desolate Hardships
The report notes Tahiti as a mountainous French possession with a tropical climate and pearl fisheries. An October to December typhoid-like epidemic decimated over one sixth of about 12,000 natives, crippling morale and leaving scarce medical supplies. The island's isolation worsens aid delays as France and missionaries respond.
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Tahiti
Pacific Ocean
Hothlgan
Thei
Thom
Layton
United States
State Department
France
Tabith
Kansas City Livestock Birds and Flowers
Luxuriant foyers teem with hibiscus and bourainvillens vines while tropical birds twitter among green canopies. English sparrow becomes a pest, government offers bounty. snakes, scorpions, centipedes inhabit the island. mosquitos abundant. The locale appeals to artists and travelers, yet natives face a harsh fate amid decay.
Wounded men pass through city en route to Des Moines
About 100 wounded soldiers were moved in three special coaches toward Fort Des Moines. The Chicago Great Western train carried mostly Iowa and Nebraska men, some with 18 months overseas service. Red Cross volunteers handed out chocolate, apples, cigarettes, and postcards, drawing praise for the care.
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City
Des Moines
Frank Illing
Chicago Great Western
Fort Des Moines
Lewa Hors
Gould
Nesbit
Thompany
Waterloo
Red Cross
Here
Chicago
St Joseph Livestock and Market Notes
St Joseph markets show mixed prices for cattle calves and white livestock with limited receipts and steady top bids. Reports from Sioux City and Kansas City grains note higher prices for corn and mixed oats while Minneapolis and St Louis reflect ongoing wartime employment trends and a push to place returning soldiers in civilian work.
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Cicago Cash Onotatione
St. Joseph
Ala
Marek
Polsson
Ieee
Ital
Murda
Owen
Nout
Timothy
Kansas City
Nashua Couples Win With Thirteenth Victory
Fragmented OCR reads like mid-century sports standings with Nashua couples securing their thirteenth win. Partial figures show scattered sums and dates, including Toledo seeds and March references, but the readable core indicates a notable local win by Nashua couples in a period-appropriate event.
Prices From New York Creamery Meats and Poultry Report
Prices for butter eggs milk and cheese listed from New York and Chicago markets with receipts and extras. Chicken and fowl rates shown across states include Wisconsin and Kansas City as well as St Louis and St Paul.
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Ueses
Uresh
Iso & RD
Paultry
Chicarre
Chicago
Wisconsin
Kansas City
Moa
Marehers
St. Bovis
St Louis
Mare
L—Poultey
Urchimaged
Stocks and Markets Show Mixed Oil and Rail Movements
The New York market opened with heavy oils and motors dipping while rails and shipping gained ground on the unsettled price scene. Reading, American International, and United Overseas advanced modestly. United Steel lagged as other issues moved within narrow ranges. In Waterloo, reports of grain and corn futures dominated locally with erratic price shifts and ongoing price discovery across commodities.
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New York
Ami Motors
Qater
SiDuteh
General Motors
Reading
United Steel
Columbia Wamuns Club Holds Its Eleventh Anniversary
In Clarksville March a annual party at Mew A Neal home with thirty five Indian attendees. Club secretary recapped last year’s work, followed by patriotic games and music. Addressed by Nora Springs guest Mrs Wise and Miss Dean Nora Springs.
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Olirkavile
Columbia Wamuns Club
Mew
A. Neal
Alagian
Ameren
Wise
Wauterioa
Dean Nora Springs
Waterloo appoints Major George Weilein chief of police
Major George Weilein is sworn in as Waterloo police chief by Mayor Thompson with council confirmation set for March 10. He pledges to run the department for maximum efficiency, reduce crime, and prioritize citizen safety while maintaining courtesy and vigilance among officers. His past includes 20 years in service, Army sharpshooter training, and medals from Army rifle contests.
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George Weilein
Waterloo
R&c
Thompson
F. A. Sporle
Weilein
School of Instruction In
Waterloo Police Force
Department
Toad
Crehin
France
Cotar
Cody
Camp
Dia
N. J
Iowa National Guard
Camp Pike
Atin
Noti
Weekly Grain and Provision Review Hazleton
Hazleton news notes weekly grain markets and personal items. Mentions Frank Wharrem, Vaughn Buckman, and local church basement event. Includes weather brief, visits, and community notices with general farm and grain commentary.
Winthrop News July 1 Routine Moves and Returns
Winthrop item notes Harold Brinte iall underwent an appendectomy at home north of Winthrop. Mr. and Mrs. John Reidy return from Gradlinger after a death in the family. Sympathy to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Burns on the death of infant son Thomas lann. Overseas service member Slaughter returns home. Clearing House Statement discusses New York money and market conditions. Ronald McFarland becomes timekeeper for the Chicago Great Western Railroad. Wayne Meffert moves to Manchester to oversee Belvise Lumber Co. John Postel, longtime service figure, arrives for continued service. New York money section lists mercantile paper, sterling, Mexican dollars, and government bonds.
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Harold Brinte
Hla
Mies
John Reidy
Gradlinger
Thomas Burns
Thea Lin
Thomas Lann
Bur Tle Slaughter
Clearing House
Clark Love
New York
Aetual
Bouilion
Viewrite House
Danke and I
Una
Ronald Mcfarland
Chiscuna Great Western Railroad
Wayne Meffert
Manchester
Belvise Lumber Co
John Postel
Gervice
Sligence
Orchard News and Local Notices Roundup
Orchard residents Thomas Waters and family plan to reside in Orchard after leaving Stipek Mont while William Lodee moved into Mrs Karl Seifert’s house west of town. A Cheishaw Endeavor Society meeting with a backward spelling challenge is set for Friday evening at the W. F. Mernney home. Troy Van Swearinger will preach Sunday at 10 15 am, followed by Sunday school reorganizing after flu quarantine. Grace Berry sells tobacco at 36 cents a pound for a record crop of 1013 pounds, buyers expect another crop this year. Gilbertville notes include Rev Father friedimaog’s visit to St Paul, Agnes Schaefer visiting Waterloo, John Welles honorably discharged, Mrs Delagardelle homebound with rheumatism, and a Matt Thomas home card party with late refreshments.
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Thelma
Stipek
Mont
Apa
Orchard
Willam Lodee
Karl Seifert
Cheishaw Endeavor Society
Lusin Meee
Hriday
W. F. Mernney
Polowinglin
Troy
van Swearinger
Mount Olivet
Miss Grace Berry
Miss Berry
F.C. Bratton
Maysville
Gilbertville
Fatherfriedimaog
St. Paul
Minn
Agnes Schaefer
Waterloo
John Welhes
M. Delagardelle
Matt’ Thomas
Wedding and social notices from Washburn segment
A Washburn page notes the Nugents and May hosting dinner guests from Waterloo. Floyd Hétamer shows improvement. A large crowd attended the Wednesday wedding of Miss Sathryn Schmitz and John Wingert at Cubertyne Catholic church with a reception at the bride’s parents’ home. Frank Foulk of Des Moines visited, and George Wlemiester of La Porte City spent time with his mother.
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Des Moines
Rlnives
George Wlemiester
la Porte Cry
Goud
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