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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1921
Page
4
In Waterloo the Evening Courier lists an array of want ads for goods and services including autos, shoe repair, cleaners, and home help. Listings show opportunities for salesmen, barbers, maids, cooks, and hotel staff, plus real estate and automobile inquiries. Several notices request repairs, cleaning, and moving services, with contact details and rates noted.
A dense page of rental notices, rooming houses, cottages, and small modern apartments across Waterloo and nearby streets. Listings include 4th street to Hammond Avenue, 5 to 7 room houses, furnished rooms, steam heat, garages, and prices from 20 to 50 dollars. Also real estate for sale and mixed classifieds including autos, furniture, and tools. Public notices include administrator appointment in Black Hawk County Iowa.
Twenty five gallons of gasoline ignited in Hawkeye Oil filling station causing major damage to the building. Manager Frank Carpenter and his son were injured by gas and flames but not seriously. Fire threatened nearby tanks from Hawkeye and Standard Oil. crews kept the spread in check aided by wind.
The Young Women's Christian Association forms a cafeteria committee to direct efforts for the new year in Waterloo. Mrs F C Sage serves as chair with assistants Mrs H S Bunnell Mrs E Peek Mrs G H Edgington Mrs C E Alingman Mrs H G Van Pelt Mrs T F Glenny and Mrs H Holt. Van Pelt directs an advertising campaign to inform the public the cafe is not for women only. An Easter Saturday goods sale March 26 begins fund raising for cafeteria equipment and repairs.
Harry Frank Smith, son of John E. Smith of 108 Jefferson Street, now serves with the U S Marines at Pearl Harbor near Honolulu. He joined the Marines about a year ago after time at Mare Island California and has recently qualified as a marksman. Pearl Harbor, 20 minutes by trolley from Honolulu, lies near Waikiki Beach where Marines guard the Pacific fleet and take opportunities to sightsee on the island.
County education board unanimously backs county nurse program and asks county supervisors to allocate funds for an $1800 annual salary. They visit the county supervisors in session, with speakers arguing rural tax small per person and rural need versus city nurses. The board took no action to reinstate the prior offer to pay from county funds.
EB J Eglund a traveler from Illinois to Minnesota found help and hospitality in Waterloo after a rough start. L B Strothman, president of the Waterloo Motor Club, guided him via Charles City to St Paul and urged him to seek further help from the St Paul Motor Club. Waterloo is praised as a city with a real heart.
East High students perform plays as part of English class work to build expression and poise. Tomorrow at 1 15 p m the Eros society will present My Aunt from California directed by Miss Carolyne McFarlane and Miss Grace E Lambert. A cast list and a Shakespeare scene from The Merchant of Venice followed a successful court and reconciliation scene earlier.
The Iowa Sheet Metal Contractors association executive committee will convene Friday March 11 in the city to draft the program for its first annual convention set for Des Moines March 23. An organizational meeting at Savory hotel Des Moines February 23 drew 27 firms statewide, electing H L Barquist Des Moines as president Frank E Russell Cedar Rapids as vice president R Pauley Mason City as secretary R L Spellerburg Dubuque as treasurer and A Lichty Waterloo and Z A]
Seven clergymen of Evangelical association who reside in Cedar Falls visit the Beck residence at 803 Main Street to welcome new residents Rev. Mr. Beck, a retired minister, recently moved from Council Bluffs. Also noted is a historical account of scrip notes used to pay for the Gist bridge built across the river 63 years ago.
Bachman and J. E. Johnson were chosen directors. A jobs and salesmen’s auxiliary to the association was organized at an evening meeting. Practically all members of the Waterloo Hardware and Sheet Metal Dealers Association have applied for membership in the new state organization which is affiliated with the national body, N. A Lichty, local secretary, says.
Water loo Boy Scout council held a court of honor led by Judge George Wood awarding merit badges to three first class scouts in an exam at scout headquarters yesterday. Robert Mayer earned in accounting work, plus marksmanship and cooking. Lester Davis in machinery. Howard Northey in signaling. Additional scouts passed to second class: Stewart Fleming, Lyle Spencer, Jack Dietel, Carl Core, Richard Heim, William Malvern, John M. Call, Boyle Lowderman, Donovan Ietz. Tenderfoot exams will be handled by each troop committee with periodic guidance from scout headquarters.
Citizens Gas and Electric Co officials have no word on E W Bemis report to Cedar Falls city council about gas pricing. General manager Austin Burt would discuss the report but lacks details to comment. Bemis has been in Cedar Falls since Monday with no press release on recommendations. Patrons pay $1.70 per thousand cubic feet since Oct 1 with no extra meter charge.
Evangelist Dr J H Patterson started a meeting at Graves Memorial United Brethren Church. He preached Awake, awake, using Isaiah to urge America to reject undesirables and strengthen Christian life. Mrs George Welker led singing amid strong enthusiasm and rosy revival prospects.
I H Vander Veer, Cedar Fails, March 9 special report, fractured right forearm and possible ankle injuries after ladder slipped while he helped install a pipe organ at the Baptist church. He is an officer in the church organization and a volunteer worker.
Rev R L Moyer of Vinton leads evangelistic meetings at Burton Avenue Baptist Church starting Monday evening. The pastor, Rev V C Lloyd, notes strong attendance as W B Howell directs music and Moyer draws a well-filled audience with his engaging preaching.
Parishioners of First M. E. church will meet for cottage prayer meetings Thursday at 10 p m at listed homes including Mrs John Wright 1610 Randolph Mrs G F Turner 231 Hammond Mrs Robert Francis 210 Williston Mrs Hotfasgle 1028 Commercial Mrs W R Walker 1305 Third Mrs Horner 219 Second Mrs Carruthers 834 Forest Mrs George 788 Flist Mrs Stauffacher 828 Sixth Mrs A E Gienny 2409 Fourth Mrs J E Davis 722 Randolph Mrs Fr Giese 220 Locust Mrs Capell 120% Logan
Spring term of Teachers college opened today with enrollment of cow students. Recitations begin Thursday morning. Miss Sarah F. Rice, Miss Ida G. Huglin and Miss Lenora Doolittle, who have been off duty the last term, will resumes their positions Thursday. Dr. Eugene Allen visits Burlington and will address a congregational meeting after a Brotherhood gathering.
The narrator, Billy Boy the pup, describes moving to a new home with Kitty the cat. He learns to wait, observes Kitty’s aloofness, and is corrected by his Master’s Mother about sharing a saucer. He takes pride in his duties, including delivering mail to the family and waking them in the morning. The tale ends with a promise of tomorrow’s continuation.
Detroit immigration officials announce 35 aliens ordered deported for alleged radical activities will depart Ellis Island for Europe aboard the Mongolian on March 19. Deportation warrants have been requested for several others arrested yesterday on charges of distributing Bolshevik literature.
Miss Margaret Maddigan directs A Perfect Day to be staged at Waterloo theatre on March 17 with a musical program featuring Miss Phyllis Dahl, a male quartet, and solos by Misses Katherine Flynn, Glee Wilson, and Exaer Lawless. A separate Oelwe performance is set for March 29. Fruit jobbers from across Iowa meet at Hotel Russell-Lamson to discuss trade issues, with the Iowa Fruit Jobbers organization holding a dinner.
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