Local markets now attractive for Saturday dinner picks
Shoppers face a wide spring assortment at the Waterloo market with fresh rhubarb from the south, new cabbage from Texas, Idaho potatoes, and other fruits and vegetables arriving by fast freight. Prices include wax beans 25 cents a pound, celery 10 cents a bunch, head lettuce 11 cents, fresh rhubarb 10 cents a bunch, Idaho potatoes 1.10 a bushel, ripe tomatoes 25 cents a pound, and strawberries at market rates across the stalls.
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Waterloo
Sallems
Texas
Idaho
Heavy voter registration signals large city election turnout
Registration for two days at 1 o clock drew strong interest with 9 PM closing. boards will stay in session Saturday March 28. sick or out of city voters may register on election day. precinct totals by ward shown with varying counts, indicating high participation and a heavy anticipated vote.
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Paige
Beard worthiness in landmark federal case questioned
Washington March 20 The Supreme Court weighs whether a beard is worth 860000 in a federal civil rights suit. EH AL O Sullivan of New Orleans sues for the amount after a beard was cut in an election row. Louisiana court said state law barred the suit. appeal argues state limits do not apply to federal claims.
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Supreme Court
EH. AL. O'Sullivan
New Orleans
Louisiana Courte
FANS TO FIND TRACE OF MRS HEMMEN IN WELKEGAN
Search by United States soldiers and the national guard continues for Mrs. John Hemmen who disappeared Tuesday. Citations say she left home to buy things for her son's birthday and was last seen along a road outside Welkegan. Local friends and authorities heighten anxiety as the hunt expands.
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Minnie M. White
Chicago
Edward Phillips
Austinville
Phillips
Sig Counceilmen
Hev. J. B. Metcalf
B. L. Shafer
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Shaffer
United Brethren Shharch
United Brethren Endured
Fifty Die as Torpedo Boat Sinks Small Steamer
Venice reports a torpedo boat struck a small steamer between Venice and Lido. Fifty people, many women and children, drowned as the steamer sank quickly after being struck in the stern. Most Americans aboard were not present, and only fifteen on deck were rescued by the torpedo boat crew. Heavy excitement followed the disaster.
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Venice
Lido
Adriatic
Venter
Saver Br
Gaifora
Three Convicted Men Prepare an Appeal
Attorneys for Western Fuel officials sentenced for conspiracy to defraud import duties began appeals to the U S circuit court. James B. Smith, VP and GM, got 18 months San Quentin and a 5000 dollar fine. Frederick Mills, superintendent, 18 months. Edward Mayer, checker, jailed in Alameda County. Bond hearing set. A wedding gifts ad fragment follows.
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Cal
Western Fuel Company
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
James B. Smith
San Quentin
Frederick (. Mills
Edward H. Mayer
Alameda County
Maynard Local Notes and Social Roundup
Maynard Iowa district reports visitors and family events from Fayette to Prairie du Chien. News covers weddings anniversaries and personal visits including Odekirk Adams Ponsar Goldsberg Mittlestadt Meyer and Pace families. A vaudeville show at the Opera House and a fiftieth wedding anniversary celebration are noted along with local business and farm activity.
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West Thien
Earl Beckner
West Union
Opera House
Martin Fels
Auburn
William Pace
Long Grove
Tongue
Harry Renzer
Dubuque
T. Barnes
Tanm
J. Maynard
Barr Warnus
Oewein
Chris Becker
Ed Stansberry
Robert
Norfolk
Neb
Sunday Visitors Highlight Washburn Community Notes
Washburn Kansas district news lists a flurry of Sunday visits and calls from Waterloo and Jesup residents. Families including Nugent and Homer areas share time with relatives, while Miss Betty Leonard and Eloise Poyner are among youths visiting kin. Local shoppers note farm life and a Palmer ad for strictly fresh eggs at 18 cents a dozen.
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Alice Connelly
Mary Nugent
Waterloo
Mike Nugent
W. Michel
Lulu
H. Wildes
Joe Tiemmer
Elsie
Ein Waterloo
Anna van Duyn
Uterloo
Geo. van de Fanulys
Henry Dargeer
Jesup
Ray Drissel
Geo. Younghlut
Cedar Rapids
Allison High School Play Tonight at Opera House
Allison March 20. The annual high school play titled Mr. Bob or The Man Who Came Down will be staged this evening at the opera house. Cast includes Philip Royson Irving Isaacson Robert Brown Benson & Benson clerk Vane Burbridge Jenkins Rebecca Luke Katherine Rogers Marian Bryant Fatty Miss Rebecca’s maid Violet Hurbridge and James Allan injured in a hayloft fall. Earlier news notes five Allison men underwent appendicitis operations. Kilson and Pals also had procedures.
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Opera House
Bob
Philip Royson
tIrving Isaacson
Robert Brown
Benson & Benson
Vane Burbridge
Jenkins
Rebecca
Clayton Hemmingson
Rebecca Luke
Leela Trager
Katherine Rogers
Grace Bell
Marian Bryant
Katherine
Hazel Lincoln
Fatty
Violet Hurbridge
James Allan
Yablins
Mr. Allan
George Kilson
Charles Kilson
Lewis Hemmingson
John Pals
Waverly
Local notices and society events in Hazleton and Dumont
March reports from Hazleton and Dumont detail visits by Cedar Rapids and Minneapolis relatives, sales of cement business, millinery work, and inherited moves. Social happenings include W C T U meetings, school events, a Edna Stafford and Ray Roots wedding, porch additions, and a farm sale in Lancaster County.
Illinois Central Fr Bound Time Tables Rail Schedules
Rail timetable snippet lists Illinois Central and Interurban routes with outbound and inbound departures for Cedar Falls Waterloo Des Moines and Chicago connections. Includes times for north and south bound services, local freights, and through trains to Twin Cities Dubuque Omaha and Keokuk routes with running times between Waterloo and Cedar Falls.
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C. BK. & N. Interurban
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Cedar Falls
Eother East Fourth
Lafayette Streets
Dubuque
Chicago
West
Glasgow
Denver
Waverl
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la Porte
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Arvive la Porte
Visit to John McLeish Home and Miss Fearless Comedy
A party traveled to Oran Tuesday afternoon to visit John McLeish, returning Wednesday with Miss Margie McLeish joining for a few days with friends and relatives. The Christian Endeavor society staged the three act comedy Miss Fearless and Co Wednesday night to great appreciation. Proceeds totaled $73,160.
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John McLeish
Margie McLeish
Bers
Miss Fearless and Co
Christian Endeavor Society
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