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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1925
Page
9
A group of 102 farmers signed contracts to sell milk under a cooperative plan near Waterloo. The aim is to form an association like Twin City Milk Producers to secure fair prices without forming a monopoly, aiding farmers as a class in prosperity.
Washington reports March 21 that Franklin D Roosevelt of New York urged a national party conference to strengthen organization and solidarity. The piece notes his past roles under Wilson and as Smith campaign manager, with mixed reactions from southern and western Democrats and McAdoo rivals. It cites editor George F Milton of The Chattanooga News criticizing Roosevelt and Tammany influence.
The notice directs readers to receive The Courier before 5:30 each day and to call 5100 if late so a replacement copy is sent. Calls must reach the office before 6:30 p.m. for same day service.
A 15 year old Irene Laurent claims a new automobile fuel Itolin made from a sugar solution costs less and travels farther than gasoline substitutes. Prominent automotive engineers testing the long run on an ordinary machine reportedly expressed astonishment at the results.
Officials opened an investigation into yesterday’s trolley wreck near Carlinville Illinois that killed six people and injured thirteen. Five died at the scene and a sixth died later in Springfield where eight of the twelve injured received treatment. The deceased include William Peele Staunton Jeanie H. Mienecke Babe Shannon Virden Henry Robinson Carlinville George Boldberg and an unidentified man about fifty.
Ten men survived a perilous flight from San Pedro to San Diego when their bomber failed after a propeller broke 20 miles off the coast. Lieutenant EH Halland landed a leaking craft on San Juan rocks with no injuries, though the vessel was badly wrecked and may have only its engines salvageable.
Topeka Kansas March 24 Trial of former Gov Jonathan M Davis and ex bank commissioner Carl J Peterson for conspiracy to solicit a donation for Walter Grundy Hutchinson Kansas defaults was set for next Thursday March 26 in the second division district court
Sioux City Iowa March 21 Mrs Tom Bear white wife of an Indian was abused for years and granted a divorce here today. The Bears married in 1931 when she was 20 and he 37. They have two children.
In New York the Bronx zoo animal Dad Aondad greets spring by presenting two baby soudads as robins appear and circus posters go up marking the seasonal shift.
The radio call for aid to tornado ruins in Illinois Indiana and Missouri drew national giving from civic groups churches schools businesses and individuals. Funds rose to hundreds of thousands with organizers predicting at least a million and a half. Sears Roebuck radio station reported over $50 000 received.
The Iowa Senate approved the Lovrien Brookhart measure creating a sinking fund to cover losses from bank failures, reducing the need for sureties on public deposits. It moves to the governor. Treasury funds may shift to smaller banks before April 1 to assist tax season needs.
Marshalltown Iowa March 21 C Brown a farmer five and one half miles northwest of State Center lost 100 relatives in Wednesday's tornado that struck Gallatin Tennessee. Relatives include a sister her husband six nephews and eight cousins.
In a tense exchange the chair and Senator Haskell clash over the gasoline tax proposal. The chair warns that only the motion to deter action is debatable while Haskell demands the floor, eventually yielding after stating he wants first chance to speak when debate resumes Monday.
Cedar Rapids March 2 Milk last night saved the life of Mrs Anna Baker 25 who attempted suicide by drinking poison She was found unconscious by a neighbor a physician pumped the drug from her stomach She drank milk for her supper and the physician said it counteracted the poison Mrs Baker was respondent over her ability to obtain work
In Omaha March 21 an Associated Press report recalls a Western Nebraska mother Mrs Larson who, 30 years ago, left her infant Victor with grandparents as the father Cram Nor way left for the West. Now grown, Victor plans to visit Pocatello Idaho to hear his father sing on WEAW Manhattan radio, revealing a son who has never heard his baritone voice.
West High of Winterset rallied from a 0 point deficit to topple Oskaloosa 19 to 16 in Ottumwa after trailing at halftime. The win comes amid high school tournament excitement as teams exchange telegrams of support and prepare for upcoming games.
Rescue workers entombed in the Bethlehem Mines corporation mine were overcome by poisonous gases during search for missing miners. Those overcome were revived after reaching the surface, with nine bodies reported earlier and no additional recoveries since this morning.
St Louis physicians board revokes license of Walkie Hriegs dean of St Louis College of Physicians and Surgeons for helping prepare fraudulent credentials and diplomas, barring him from practicing medicine in Missouri.
Reports from St. Louis and southern Illinois describe refrigerator cars for unidentified dead, embalmers and coffins sent, and a rising death toll. Surgeons sought, relief efforts expanded, and towns reported mass burials amid widespread devastation and continued rescue work.
Five contributions to the Red Cross tornado relief arrived today for Mrs G B Worthen executive secretary of the Waterloo chapter. District headquarters urge rapid fundraising and quick distribution to relief workers. Gifts may be mailed to her, handed to her at the office or via the Courier. Public acknowledgments will be made for each amount.
Marshall County Red Cross wired $1,000 to St. Louis headquarters for tornado relief and plans another $1,000 within a few days, as the disaster fund expands with Marshalltown reporting needs.
The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled carload freight rates for petroleum from Oklahoma to Iowa and to Illinois Wisconsin Missouri Kansas Nebraska Minnesota were unreasonable. It prescribed new rates and noted similar unjust rates from Oklahoma to multiple Midwest states. The Indiana State Chamber of Commerce filed the complaint guiding the case.
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