Iowa to spend 37 million on highways in 1921
Des Moines March 23. Iowa plans about 37 million dollars for road and bridge construction and maintenance in 1921 from federal, state, and local sources. Primary, county, and township roads receive large shares, with bridge work totaling a major portion of the budget.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Iowa
Bureau of Public Roads
United States Department of Agriculture
Anderson
Highway Commission
Glacier Park
Marshalltown
Dallas County
Chukasaw County
Viners
McGregor
Marshall
Sioux
Polk County
Jasper County
White Pole
County Board of Supervisors
Kellorg
Town City
Territory of
Worth County
Bruse
Lowe
Legion to Pay Full Military Honors for Fallen Cantigny Hero
American Legion Becker-Chapman post plans full military honors for Leon F. Geyer, hero of Cantigny, who fell during the June 3, 1918 battle. Body arrived at Hoboken and will be laid to rest in the New Hartford family plot at New Hartford Cemetery. a guard of honor of 60 men will be furnished by the local post.
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Becker-Chapman
American Legion
Leon F. Geyer
Cantigny
Familly
New Hartford
Hoboken
Real Fire on Second Gall Ave and Hotel Bed Fire
Fire apparatus scurried across the city with six calls yesterday and tonight. At 6:10 p.m. and 2:15 a.m. the same house at 320 Sixth Street West owned by Tom Conneally and occupied by H. J. Kehr had smoke from a stove pipe that failed. the pipe was fixed and the home cleared, no fire. Eight hours later at 2 a.m. the same address saw a real fire where the ceiling under the chimney ignited, the attic floor collapsed, two firefighters had narrow escapes, but no injuries. house old with minor damage. A separate hotel fire at Hawkeye on Fifth and Water caused by a guest with a lit cigarette burned bedding but was extinguished by attendants before full damage. C. W. Hardin residence at 508 South Street suffered roof and attic damage from a spark, about $200 loss, water and chemical damage to contents. Earlier, an ice freight car fire near C. A T & P cards used 4 gallons of chemicals. Sparks on roofs at 556 Willard Street and 325 Commercial Street caused slight damage.
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Sixth Street West
Tom Conneally
H. J. Kehr
Hawkeye Hotel
Fifth and
Water Streets
Tate
C. W. Hardin
South Street
Willard Street
Commercial Street
Salvation Army Delegation Heads to Des Moines Congress
Commandant John Clark and four musical sons arrive in Waterloo to lead Salvation Army services as they journey to Des Moines for the Salvation Army Young People's Congress. Adjutant Edward LaPlount and seven delegates depart tomorrow with the Mason City delegation, traveling by automobile if possible. Flags bearing the message Waterloo’s brightest spot is Waterloo will be carried.
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John Clark
Salvation Army
Water Street
Des Moines
Salvation Army Young People’s Congress
Edward LaPlount
Mason Ciry
Waterloo Salvationists
Yowa
Waterloo
Passion Week Services at Mount Hope Church
Special Lenten services will be held at Mount Hope church Thursday and Friday evenings. The pastor Rev Mr Shoemaker will deliver brief addresses at each service, followed by practice for the Easter program. Services will begin at 7 p.m. Garland Flour advertisement.
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Mount Hope Church
Mr. Shoemaker
P. m
SCHOOLS TO GET ADDITIONAL CASH
An emergency act allows school boards to levy an extra tax before April 15 to cover indebtedness, with total levy not exceeding $100 per pupil. Warrants issued by boards may be paid by Jan 1 1922 and Jan 1 1923, bearing no more than 6 percent interest. Many districts face shortages due to higher wages and costs.
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C. Moeller
West High Debates Ames in Two Joint Meet Events
West High will send its affirmative team led by Max Livingston Elizabeth Hollis and Wendell Webb to Ames on March 29 for a joint debate with Ames. The same night the West High negative team debates the Ames affirmative team at West High Auditorium at 8 PM with Merle Francis John Carson and Victor Kaplan. A triangular debate on March 1 will include West High Cedar Rapids and Marshalltown with West High sending the negative team to Cedar Rapids under instructor Fred Bluss. Cedar Rapids will bring its negative team to Marshalltown and Marshalltown will come to West High. Dorothy Seifert oversees West High affirmative team.
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West High
Max Levingston
Elizabeth Hollis
Wendell Webb
Ames
Misa Dorothy Seifert
Merle Francis
John Carson
Victor Kaplan
Cadar Rapids
Marshalltown
Cedar Rapids
Fred Bluss
Dorothy Seifert
Dream Electrolyte New Battery Fluid Offered
A self charging battery fluid named Dream Electrolyte is distributed by the Iowa Battery Station. The fluid resulted from work by top chemists and is endorsed by Drake University chemistry professor Charles N. Kinney. Analysis says it is harmless to batteries and highly suited for filling. Dies in Reinbeck Mrs Barbara Innes died at home of her daughter Mrs J P Taylor at 9 20 p m Monday funeral held in Reinbeck this afternoon.
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Iowa
Charles N. Kinney
Drake University
Reinbeck
Mra
Barbara Innes
J. P. Taylor
Ij. P. Innes
Heinbeck
Paul
Theodore Todd
South Arclay Street
Lee D. Sampson
Burlington
James Chapa
L. A. Beckford
Eleventh Street
Weat
Tion Picture Theatre
F. C. Hitchins
Owen
Madison
Wis
University of Wisconsin
Tolstoy warns on Russia and criticizes Lloyd George
Count Tolstoy, visiting New York, paints Soviet Russia in a dire portrait arguing Bolsheviks rely on a paid army of Chinese Hungarians and pose a threat to world stability. He condemns England's trade treaty with the Soviets as a crime and urges lifting the blockade to expose Bolshevik failures.
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Hoover
Red Russia
Ys Tolstoy
Leo Tolstoy
Count Tolstoy
Hotel Russell-Lamson
Tomnorrow
Council Blutts
New York City
Russia
Siberia
Ovar
Petrograd
Kronstadt
Ekaterinburg
England
Labor Party
Lloyd George
Cottage Prayer Meetings Announced for Thursday Morning
First M. E. church schedules cottage prayer meetings at 10 o clock Thursday. Devotion topic is Resurrection from John 11 25 26. Residents listed include Mrs C G Howell 316 Jefferson Mrs Boggs 231 Leland Mrs Becker 28 South Mrs Holt 834 Fourth Mrs Mitchell 368 Fifth Mrs Boenfield 511 Hawthorne Mrs Garman 726 Denver and others on Sheridan and Conger areas with ads about making good.
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First M. E. Church
St. John
C. G. Howell
Jefferson
Eal Boggs
Leland
Becker
South
A H. Holt
H. Philrey
Baltimore
Charles Kehler
Mes. Simpson
Tda. Mitchell
E. Boenfield
Hawthorne
Garman
Denver
John
Glass cutters marks trigger burglary rumors in city
Semi circular cuts in display windows of a millinery shop and a tailor, thought to be by a diamond glass cutter, sparked burglary rumors. A night patrolman reported the damaged plate glass. Investigation reveals the marks were made by owners to salvage cracked glass from settling buildings, and will not worsen the damage.
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Marsh Place
John Boeller
First National Bank
All Aboard Scouts Honored at Waterloo Theatre Night
A large group of Waterloo Boy Scouts were guests of the American Legion at the Waterloo theatre for a screening of All Aboard. Manager A J Busby praised the scouts for their gentlemanly conduct and endorsed scouting.
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Waterloo
American Legion
Waterloo Theatre
A. J. Busby
Waterloo Growing City Featured in The Iowa Engineer
The March issue of The Iowa Engineer from Iowa State College features Waterloo, A Growing City. John N. Jacobsen, assistant secretary of the Greater Waterloo association, prepared the article outlining Waterloo’s developments and measures of progress.
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Waterloo
Iowa Engineer
Iowa State College
Ames
John N. Jacobsen
Greater Waterloo Association
Pirates of Penzance Benefit to Aid Presbyterian Hospital
Sixty voices with two pianos led by Miriam Marsh and Gwyneth Chapman will perform The Pirates of Penzance at East High Auditorium to benefit Presbyterian hospital. Notables include Leslie Wilharm as Major General and Hartson as hero, with Elsie Byvank and Ethel Lachess in lead comic roles. seven weeks of rehearsals promise a high quality, volunteer production drawing a large hometown audience.
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Miriam Marsh
Gwyneth Sampson Chapman
Maybeth Mack
Presbyterian Hospital
East High Auditorium
Leslie Wilharm
William Danforth
Society of American Singers
New York
Elsie Byvank
Miss Byvank
Hartson
Waterloo
W. S. Gilbert
Arthur Sullivan
East High School
Schuneman’s Drug Stores
Seerleys of Cork and Cedar Falls share Swiss origin
Two men named Seerley from Cork Ireland and Cedar Falls Iowa discovered they share a common ancestry traced to Geneva Switzerland. Iowa State Teachers College president H H Seerley and Cork man Thomas Seerley learned of their kinship during an accidental meeting on March 23.
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Cedar Falls
H. H. Seerley
Iowa State Teachers College
Thomas Seerley
Cork
Ireland
Geneva
Switzerland
Altho
Seerley
United States
Edward Beerley
Frederick, Md
Mr. Seerley
Zeerll
Elks to Initiate Large Class Tonight
A class of about 15 to 20 novices will receive the mystic rites and become full members of the Elks at a special meeting tonight. The initiation marks their entry into the fraternal order’s traditions and fellowship.
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Elks
Nicaragua Seeks Exit From Nations League Over Cost
A Managua dispatch reports Nicaragua has begun negotiations to resign from the League of Nations. The move stems from expense, costing about 4000 dollars monthly, with the government owing the league 48000 dollars after a year of membership.
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Associateds Press
San Salvador
Republic of Salvador
Nicaragua
League of Nations
Managua
League
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Soviet Russia
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Garland Flonr
Ada
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Thomas G. Torrey
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Misa May Brack
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