City to place stop signs on Fourth Street arterial boulevard
Wellington to city limits will be marked as a thru boulevard with octagon steel stop signs mounted on posts. Waterloo Manufacturing won a contract to supply about 50 signs at 8 each. Enforcement of the boulevard rules was paused until markers are in place. Mayor Gnagy notes speed limits remain unchanged and speeding will still be arrestable.
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Fourth Street
Wellington Streets
Waterloo Manufacturing Company
A. E. Gnagy
Rain Or Snow Tonight And Fair Tomorrow Says Iowa Weather Bureau
Waterloo recorded its second warmest day of the season with a maximum of 59 degrees. A sharp 26 degree drop brought the temperature to 33 above zero. The forecast calls for rain or snow tonight in this vicinity with rising temperatures and fair weather tomorrow.
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Iowa Weather Bureau
Waterloo
Auto Industry Seen Having Prosperous Year Says Willys
Willys Overland president Johnny Willys predicts 3.5 to 4 million new cars sold in the year, based on 3 million replacements and 1 million new owners. He cites urban recovery, agricultural uplift, Coolidge era stability, strong consumer demand, rising farm income, highway improvements, increased savings, and Dawes plan effects as factors underpinning broader prosperity across the economy.
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Johnny Willys
Willys-Overland Company
Wup
Ward
Witlys
Coolidge
Uiling
Dawes
Inurope
Rtrnes
Petulant Briton Advises Hollywood Magnates
London dated dispatch notes B Southcombe describing his fifteen year view of British cinema. He urges American producers to drop clichés such as dead waiters in hotel scenes and straw hats with brass, and to remove cinema artists with horn rimmed glasses. He warns that if ignored Germany could beat America in film within five years.
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London
B. Southcombe
Birepa
Hollywood
Long Island
Southcombe
Germany
America
Dining salons feature made up black waiter remark
A fragment mentions dining salons and a made up black waiter, followed by a dated note about avoiding motor cars in films with a non-specific time cue. The text reads as a clipped OCR piece with unclear context and no verifiable events or names.
Wrestling Show Near Riot Shakes Memphis
In Memphis on March 18 Wladek Zbyszko and George Katsonaros caused a near riot by entering the arena to challenge Wayne Munn during an exhibition. Police intervened after promoter Billy Hasek struck Zbyszko and Katsonaros again rushed the ring. No arrests were made.
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Memphis
Tenn
Wladek Zbyszko
George Kat
Sonaros
Wayne
Big) Munn
Munn
Jack McCarty
Zbyszko
Katsonaros
McCarty
Billy Hasek
Haack
Forca
Dodge Production and Sales Hit Record Pace
Dodge Brothers report a continued surge in production and sales with February retail deliveries near 15,000, up 23.1 percent from February 1924. Weekly gains persisted into March as production topped 1,600 cars daily, while 1924 sales rose over 26 percent despite an industry decline. The firm notes low dealer stocks and aims to meet strong demand.
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Dodge Brothers
Tondition
Gardner sets Lookout Mountain high gear record
Tom Savage drove a stock 4 cylinder Gardner touring car for 24 hours on Lookout Mountain near Denver and reportedly established a new high gear distance record. The feat is described as never before equaled by any car, with Savage covering a lengthy distance in continuous driving.
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Stock Gardner
Lookout Mountain
Tom Savage
Irq
Denver
Savage
Car records set in 41-lap endurance test drive
Official observers from the Denver Post reported a car run of 452.7 miles at 66 mph in a 41 lap test using Bears Nos. 6617 6619 and 6620. J H Kenney and BE H Roemie signed affidavits confirming no scale loss and the vehicle passed Cadillac Studebaker and Hudson Essex inspections as a stock model in good condition after a grilling grind.
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J. H. Kenney
BE. H. Roemie
The
Denver Post
Bears
Gardnner
Denver
Cadillac
Studébaker
Hudson-Essex
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Oldsmobile
Wise Motor Co
Jefferson Si
Atlas Portland Cement
Baum- McDonald Auto CO
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IAER
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Curry E. Potter Co
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Portland Cement Association
Hubbell
Des Moines
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