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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1918
Page
10
Chicago March 9 a federal grand jury handed down an indictment charging former Wisconsin congressman Victor L Berger with interfering in the United States prosecution of the war.
An official order by county food administrator W F Parrott eliminates potatoes as a wheat flour substitute effective today. Grocers notified to enforce a strict 50 50 purchase and sale rule for wheat and substitutes, including hominy, corn flour, rolled oats, and other flours, to conserve wheat.
Bakers of Iowa form a technical service committee under Winn C. Campbell to ensure use of wheat substitutes in bread and pastries. Charles F. Altstadt appointed Iowa chairman with 15 captains guiding districts including Butler and Black Hawk counties to enforce a 20 percent substitute rate for bread and buns and 33 1-3 percent for pies. Substitutes raise costs, but aim to protect wheat supply and support compliant bakers while violators face strict action.
Av. M. Lindly, a Winfield laws senator, has published Every Day a Patriotic Day listing a historical event for each day of the year. He sent a copy to KH. W. Grout of Waterloo, both Sons of the American Revolution members, who urged adoption into Iowa public school curricula. The idea won support from Supt. C. W. Kline and other educators.
SONS OF VETERANS IN BENEFIT ENTERTAINMENT SONS OF VETERANS IN BENEFIT ENTERTAINMENT Camp No 33 and auxillary present an evening at Memorial hall Friday to raise funds for relief materials and ambulance furnishing. A two act drama Somewhere in France patriotic music and readings are planned. NEW DRESSES AT WILHELIES More than 500 dress styles are shown with many beautiful designs.
The state and federal free employment service will open Monday in the Lafayette building under state commissioner Gelion and state labor agent John P. Condon with federal rep B. E. Barnes. The Waterloo bureau will be run jointly by state and federal offices to ease labor shortages and place workers at no cost to applicants. Mrs. Gertrude Van Gorder will head the Women’s Bureau in Waterloo, handling job placements and working-condition investigations.
Central School auxiliary of the Junior Red Cross showcased member sewing work in the building’s sewing room yesterday and today. Pupils and many parents visited at various hours to view layettes jackets and vests, knitted blankets, and completed garments. A standout sock entry by Dorothy Schmolt earned high recognition.
A conference of superintendents and school officers was held yesterday in Cedar Falls. Resolutions denouncing tobacco use by pupils and staff were adopted, and requirements against religious instruction in public schools were declared.
Six first class machinists mates are wanted for the United States navy and will be enlisted in the naval reserve force for general duty. They will be transferred to the Great Lakes naval station with a monthly salary of 66.50. Applicants must be experienced riveters capable of handling rivet hammers and should be structural iron workers or structural steel erectors. Competent riveters in boilermaker departments or railway shops will qualify. Work involves high tower construction erecting steel towers from 460 to 500 feet high. Men in selective service may apply if they can secure a release from local boards.
New Yorker Dick Tavish played by Julian Eltinge disguises as a woman on a western ranch to trap a farm thief. The Paramount film blends humor and suspense as he outwits odds. The Widow's Might was written for Eltinge with a strong supporting cast.
Waterloo Evening Courier and Reporter advertises a week of cinema at the Majestic and Plaza venues. It lists vivid showings including The Fixer and The Widow's Might, with performers such as Walter Mealand & Co, Ray and Emma Dean, and Enid Bennett, plus a Crystal theatre run of Lone Wolf and other photoplays featuring Effie Shannon and Niles Welch.
The blue ribbon circuit burlesque by Rube Bernstein headlines at Waterloo Theatre Thursday. Star Cisde as Bates features Luke Warm the gambler with a reputation for humor. Mae Mills and Violet Hilson headline with a 26 member Bernstein beauty chorus promising athletic boxing chorus novelty.
The Majestic theatre debuts Peacock Alley a grand comedy drama led by Vivian Blackburn and Elwood Bost Wick with eight supporting cast members chosen to elevate the vaudeville bill. Carlos Olcott presents a satirical piano act while Mack and Lane entertain with song and dance and Lalla Selbini & Co. performs a novelty. Pathe News finishes the bill.
Metro patriotic production Her Boy presents how war affects families without battle scenes. The gripping film relies on emotional storytelling to convey the home front impact and moral resolve.
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