Beck Retires From Waterworks Building Society Board After 42 Years
George P. Beck Jr resigns from the People's Mutual Building & Loan Association after serving 42 years as a director. He is the last original board member. only Emmons Johnson and J. B. Hoff remain. Murtagh elected to fill Beck’s unexpired term. officers and several directors re-elected. Beck recalls Waterloo growth from frontier town to city and credits local leadership and industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George P. Beck, Jr
People’s Mutual Building & Loan Association
Beck
Emmons Johnson
J. B. Hoff
California
H.W. Jenner
Frank Fischer
W.H. Hartman
G. Button
Richard Garton
G. F Roberts
George P. Beck
Association
Edwin Messek
J. J. Miller
A. G. Cole
Edwin Mesick
Ww. C. Logan
M. LaBarr
A B. Coveri
Carleton Sins
R. Davis
J. A. Young
J. C. Hartman
F. I. Marquis
Waterloo
Peoples Mutual Building & Loan Associated
Geo. P. Beck
George FP. Beck
Mar
Waterloo Courier
Mesick
People’s
Mutual Building & Loan Association
Var
Prairies
Bent
Lfe
Davidson
H. Nawman
Pioneer Village
Iowa
Black Hawk County
Building Body
People's Mutual, Building & Loan Association
Martin Blim
H. L. Shutts. Hoff
W. A. Crowther
C. P. Jones
I A. Jenney
Simmons Johnson
J. Pls Hummel
A. T. Luseh
FH. H. Saunders
Feerse Hoff
Edgepick Uel A. T. iPomeroy
Great Chime Clock Erected At First National Bank
A bronze clock with copper accents is being installed on the First National Bank building corner. Standing 12 feet 3 inches high and 3 feet 6 inches square, it will be visible from Fourth and Sycamore streets. Four dials, art glass, and Westminster chimes will ring every quarter hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First National Bank
Fourth
Sycamore
Westminster
J Amos Foot Saved After Mayo Clinic X Rays
J Amos of 115 Randolph suffered a compound ankle fracture from a fall at the West High building on August 1 1920. Mayo Clinic doctors in Rochester Minnesota took six X rays and decided to wait a year before further treatment, hoping for better healing outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HH. J. Amos
New West High
Maro Clinic
Rochester
Minn
Amos
Mayo Clinic
Mr. Amos
Randolph
Christ Church Plans Interior Redecoration
Christ Episcopal church vestry approved plans by the Ladies Guild and Daughters of the King to refinish and redecorate the sanctuary interior. A committee will contract the work, aiming to start after Easter and finish by May 1 at an estimated cost of about 1000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. B. Cleveland
Christ Episcopal Church
Ladies Guild and Daughters of the King
J. 5. Parrott
F. L. Northey
F T. W. Place
Church Society
E. B. Mounsey
Fourth Street
Bemis Co Report on Lawn City Gas Impartial in Tone
The Bemis company report on Citizens Gas and Electric Co. property serves as a basis for establishing service rates. It is described as balanced toward both sides and suggests a rate higher than some expected. A council and gas company conference is planned for Wednesday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bemis Co
Lawn City Gas
Cedar Falls
B. W. Bemis Company
Citizens Gas & Electric Co
Clarksville Resident Dies at Mercy Hospital Waverly
Clarksville resident Vernat Moore aged about 82.1 years died at Mercy Hospital, Waverly, early today after a several months illness. An operation was performed last Monday. Survived by widow Mabel Tennyson, a daughter Lucille, parents Levi and Mrs Moore, two brothers and two sisters. Funeral arrangements to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarksville
Vernat Moore
Mercy Hospital
Waverly
Mabel Tennyson
Lucille
Levi Moore
Old Home Remedy Cough Syrup Promises Quick Relief
An advertisement touts a cheap at home cough syrup using Pinex and sugar or honey. It claims rapid throat and lung relief within 24 hours and targets bronchitis asthma and related coughs. The Vinex Co promotional text urges asking druggists for 245 ounces of Pinex with full directions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwar
Vinex Co
V. Wayne
Ind
Dr Patterson Opens Revival at Graves Memorial Church
Dr J H Patterson of Westerville Ohio begins a series of meetings at Graves United Brethren church at Fourth and Alien streets. The revival runs from this evening at 7 30 until Faster Sunday with Mrs George Welker directing singing and Rodeheaver Victory Songs. The pastor Rev S S Smicy says the aim is to continue blessing the city through gospel preaching and personal renewal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Patterson
Westerville
Graves United Brethren Church
Fourth
Alien
Patterson
Waterloo
S. S. Smicy
George Welker
Rodeheaver
Arbuckle to End 15 Years on Waterloo East School Board
J. W. Arbuckle will finish his term on the Waterloo East board of education this spring after 15 years on the panel and 11 years as president. He previously served on the Parkersburg board and helped build a new high school. He taught school as a boy and led schools at Allison and Ipswich before qualifying as a lawyer in the Dakota Territory and later studying at Boston University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Arbuckle
Board of Education of
Waterloo East
Arbuckle
East Board
Board of Education
Parkersburg
Allison
Ipswich
Dakota Territory
Boston University
Waterloo Board
Divorce suit portrays alleged cruelty and drunkenness
Blanche Loyer accuses O F Loyer of cruel treatment and public drunkenness in a Cedar Falls divorce petition. She seeks alimony, child custody, and a restraining order amid claims of a 1914 marriage and an alleged February 25 1921 incident in front of lodge members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Meyers
Blanche Loyer
O. F. Loyer
Main Street
Cedar Falls
St. Joseph
Mich
Mae Clark
Charles Clark
Elkader
Mae Oldfather
Vera E. Morelock
Gale
Morelock
Waterloo
One Narrow Gauge Railroad Still Operates in Iowa
A small Iowa railway, long controversial, continues to run its diminutive engines amid public debate. The line remains a curiosity and a source of commentary as it quietly sustains its operations despite ongoing disputes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bellevue
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Cascade
Hine
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
State Railroad Commission
Belle- Vue
Tara
Iowa
Associated Press Cascade
Freezone promises painless corn relief for small price
An advertisement touts Freezone as a quick cure for corns and calluses. It claims the liquid stops pain instantly and can be lifted off with fingers without soreness or irritation. The druggist offers a tiny bottle for a few cents.
No-To-Bac Helps Break Tobacco Habit Ad
An advertisement touts No-To-Bac as a simple aid to quit smoking, chewing, or cigars. It promises relief from tobacco cravings and a money back guarantee if craving remains. It claims users gain mental and physical and financial improvement after stopping.
Parmint Remedy for Catarrhal Deafness and Head Noises
An old newspaper notice advises readers with catarrhal deafness or head noises to buy 1 ounce of Parmint double strength, mix with 4% pint hot water and a little tranulated sugar, then take one tablespoon four times daily. It claims relief as nostrils open and mucus stops dripping, noting the remedy is easy to prepare, inexpensive, and pleasant to take.
Father John’s Medicine Promises New Flesh and Strength
An advertisement touts Father John’s Medicine as a pure food body-builder that builds solid flesh and tissue. It claims to supply elements not in the diet and to be easily absorbed for quick strength, with no alcohol or dangerous drugs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Father John
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Frontier
Cedly
Majestic Theatre
Waterloo Woolen
Beck, Nauman & Watts
Elks
J. Amos
Christ Church
Ladies’ Guild
Rev. Hinkle
G. W. Hinkle
George W. Hinkle
Cleveland
Mey Jr
Lloyd Hall
DR. Patterson
Graves Memorial Church
John Barleygorn
Oxford
Black Hawk Bank Bldg
Kuppenheiner
Society Brand
Hickey Freeman
Stein Bloch
Father Iohn
Armory
Waterloo Flour & Feed Co
O” Kretz Cafe
Commercial Street
Brunswick Music Co
Service A la Carte
Tlome
I. P. Kretz
Prop
The
Princeton
Phoenix
East Fourth Street
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