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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 28, 1929

Page

23

Woman tells of way 10 become an accountant

Boston March 28 Jennie M Palen one of the few women in public accounting speaks in The Christian Science Monitor interview. She describes duties of a report reviewer and stresses accuracy, clear expression, and comprehensive knowledge of accounting law and finance as essential for success.

Boston Mass Jennie M.palen Christian Science Motitor Certified Public Accountants Paten Certified Public Accountant Public Accountants Miss Palen

Boston Girl Soloed in Ski Equipped Plane

Miss Helate Matthews of Dedham became the first in the area to solo a ski equipped plane. She took off from the Boston airport after eight hours flying and landed easily downhill on skis. Boston winters rarely permit ski landings, she said she felt a thrill at her achievement.

Boston Mass Lheatle Matthews Dedham

Hannasch Shoe Opens in Waterloo UTK Space

Hannasch Shoe store will open at 9 am tomorrow in the First National Bank building at 204 Fourth Street East Waterloo. The remodeled space features fixtures for men women and children with brands Hallahan Smale Goodwin Red Cross Cantilever Society Girl Edwin Clapp Nun Bush and Smiths Smart. Owner Harry Hannasch arrived from Carroll Iowa seven months ago and will be joined by his mother Mrs Elizabeth Hannasch who travels to Waterloo to establish a home.

Hannasch Shoe Fourth Street First National’. Bank Harry Hannasch Carroll UTK Waterloo Elizabeth H. Hannasch Hallahan Smale-Goodwin Red Cross Edwin Clapp Nun-Bush Smith

Pappas Erects $10 000 Building

Louis Pappas at 1445 Sycamore Street begins the two story brick building at Sycamore and Elm, costing about $10,000. The first floor will house Pappas grocery, the basement will be glazed tile for a pool hall, and the second floor will be a dance hall. Bayless & Losce, new builders, handle the contract.

Louis Pappas Sycamore Street Sycamore and Elm Street Pappas Bayless & Losce Guy Bayless Des Moines Harry Losce E Carpenter Waterloo Bayless

Galloping Motor Sparks Tiny Riot at Fire Station

At Central Fire Station a new sedan owned by Fireman Everett Hailey caused a scare when a cloth covering on the engine tangled with the fan and sent the hood clattering. Bailey shut off the motor, forgetting the cover, as other firefighters dashed to grab extinguishers.

Central Fire Station Everett Hailey Bailey

Gamble Stores to Open Branch at Oelwein March 20

Gamble Stores Inc will open a new hardware radio supplies and sporting goods branch at 118 South Frederick avenue in Oelwein on Saturday March 30. The plant fire on Rock Island railway right of way involved a first department response from Second street and First avenue south. A BAT club dinner hosts Mr and Mrs George Hammond at Paradise cafe this evening. The Woman's clubs drama department hosts a dinner and program at New Home cafe with My Lady's Lace starring Mary Woson Helen Hilsabeck Helen Gonk lin and Mrs Fred Richards. George Baumgartner and Miss Alice Manning sing and Miss Ruby Philips dances the Highland fling.

Oelwein New Home Cafe Mary Woson Helen Hilsabeck Helen Gonklin Fred Richards George Baumgartner Alice ‘Manning Ruby Philips

Jury clears Elma Bank case after 17 hours verdict

Cresco Iowa March 28 after 17 hours of deliberation the jury in the Elma Bank case state of Iowa versus Despres returned a not guilty verdict. the trial has spanned nearly eight weeks and involved charges of fraudulent banking. Meanwhile Mason City Iowa March 28 reports L A Jones 69 seeks divorce from his first wife claiming she was dead before his second marriage. He lives with his second wife and has seven children.

Elma Bank F Courier Special Service Cresco, Ty State of Towa Despres Mason City L. A. Jones

Iowa expert links soil fertility to soft corn quality

J L Boatman of Iowa State College argues Iowa soils degrade with continuous cropping, lowering corn quality. He cites tests showing phosphate fertilizers hasten corn maturity by one to two weeks and notes farmers report improved results. Extension workers have long urged more available phosphorus to boost yields and grain quality.

Yowa J. L. Boatman Towa State College Boatman Towa Iowa Iowa State College

Egyptian Relics of Bull Worship Are Excavated

Cairo reports the Egypt Exploration Society uncovers an underground chamber in the Sacred Bulls necropolis near Amran. A Roman period bull skeleton is found. pillars and memorials of Darius, Hustaepes, Alexander the Great, and one unidentified Ptolemy are revealed, with Osiris and a Ptolemaic sculptor depicted.

Cairo Egypt Exploration Society Egypt Amran Hermanthis Memphis Darius Hustaepes Alexander the Great Ptolemy II Ptolemy Osiris

Northwest Pilots Wear Polar Garb in Cold Air Mail Runs

Northwest mail pilots endure brutal winter in open cockpits on prairie routes. Temperatures reach 40 degrees below zero as Boeling air mail crews battle extreme cold across Wyoming while passengers ride in a heated cabin.

Seattle Wash Richard E. Byrd Antarctic Northwest Air Mail Wyoming Prairies Northwest Mall Hocky

Casey Jones starts new flying school network

New York March 28. Casey Jones announces five new flying schools as units in Curtiss system. Los Angeles Oakland Portland Denver and Kansas City added to the network. Groundwork for six hangars and barracks at Mines Field Los Angeles for first California school already secured. Cedar Falls March 28 owners plan personal visits to tenants early next week due to road conditions.

New York Mareh Casey Jones Curtiss Flying Service Curtiss Los Angeles Oakland Portland Denver Kansas City Minesfield FRRE Cedar Falls Iowa

Cystex 48 Hour Test Ad Promises Relief

An advertisement hawks Cystex claiming to help bladder issues and nighttime symptoms. It urges readers to buy at Cal Miller Drug Store 218 West Fourth St and try a 42 hour test with a Moricy back guarantee if not improved. The product is priced at 60 cents.

Cal Miller West Fourth St Moricy

Lime trains to run in Black Hawk area Monday and Tuesday

The Courier's News for Farmers reports over 20 carloads of limestone will move into Black Hawk county Monday and Tuesday as the first limestone trains of 1929 operate via the Tilmois Central railroad. One 14 car shipment runs from Buchanan county to Waterloo with two two car orders to Valentin Schmidt and to Mecoy and Meyers.

Lmestone Black Hawk County Tilmois Central Railroad Great Western C. F Buchanan County Jesup Waterloo Valenttine Schmidt Mecoy Meyers Guy Stoddard George Copenhaver C. J. Pateh William Tisher Robert Gibson Tyrol Poyner John Faber Bradley Schotbl Bremer County Bremer D. Ob. Offringa Fred Baskins Clarence Leversee Jim Skinner Black Hawk Ilinois Central

Washington township home project meeting at George Sanderlin home

The Washington township home project meeting is scheduled for Tuesday at the George Sanderlin home. A feature will be readings from the first chapter of the Original Story and an oyster supper to close the event.

Janesville Washington Township Home Project George Sanderlin Mt. Vernon Township Farm Bureau Ach Bureau

Guernseys Average $87 at Quasqueton

A large crowd attended the George B. Garrison farm sale in Quasqueton Iowa. Eleven head of high grade Guernsey cows averaged $87 with top cow selling for $104 to B Martin of Alburnett and several around $106. Work horses ranged $10 to $76. Hog prices reflected market rates. Corn sold 71.5 to 74 cents per bushel while oats brought 65 to 56 cents. Timothy hay brought $153.25 per ton and alfalfa $22.25.

Courier Special Service Quasqueton George B. Garrison B. Martin Alburnett Timothy Hay

Rags for Health Hen Fruit Slogan in Ames Iowa

Ames Iowa March 28 town sites more than 30 million hens and an annual income from poultry and poultry products over 60 million dollars can well afford to pay homage to the hen during National Beg Week May 1 to 7. Poultry marketing specialist Alvan Oderkirk believes eggs are one of the most perfect.

Ames Alvan Oderkirk

Dairy expansion pushes Kansas and Nebraska dairies forward

Holstein expert H R Lascelles reports rapid dairying growth in western Nebraska and Kansas, fueled by alfalfa. North Platte valley sees 1500 Holsteins shipped in, with breeders sourcing from Wisconsin and Iowa. State associations form, shows planned in Washington county Kansas, and a $750 show herd incentive at Kansas Free Fair. Nebraska holds first sale Oct 3 with strict quality checks and butterfat standard.

Altho Kansas Nebraska H. R. Lascelles Holstein-Friesian Association Waterloo Lascelles North Platte Valley Scotts Bluff Dairy Development, Association Wisconsin Iowa Dairy Cattle Congress St. Louis Washington County Abilene Republican Valley Helstein Clay Center Topeka Kansas Breed Association The Fair Association Nebraska Holstein Association Nebraska Ring Kansas City

Spring field work to begin as weather clears here

Spring farming starts at usual time as wind and sun dry flooded fields. Higher ground should recover in a week while Cedar River floods ease. Farmers report corn being harvested despite soggy fields and pheasants feeding in unharvested plots. Plowing sod land begins on higher ground. frost delays some plows. Oats seeding around April 10 depends on weather. Alfalfa seeding may rise. grain sown thicker to counter low germination.

Altho Althe Nottle Hudson

Maytag Heavy Buyer at Iowa Shorthorn Sale in Des Moines

Des Moines March 27 A L Maytag of Newton was heavy buyer at the Iowa Shorthorn sale. Ten cows went to the Maytag Zirbel farm, including a roan heifer consigned by Ferry O Brown of Lamon that brought 400 dollars and the champion heifer sold by John Jenkins of Columbus Junction for 280 dollars. The Newton men paid an average 216.50 for the ten head. Forty bulls averaged 171.40, top price 350 dollars for a bull from Evergreen Farm at Columbus Junction bought by E A Stewart of Ainsworth. F W Harding of the American Shorthorn Breeders association bought four bulls for shipment to Montana, including the grand champion of the Tuesday morning show. quartet averaged 250 dollars. The Chinese use the color red to symbolize happiness or good luck.

Des Moines L. B. Maytag Newton Iowa Shorthorn Breedrs Association Maytag- Zirbel Ferry O. Brown Lamon John Jenkis Columbus Junction Evergreen Farm E. A. Stewart Ainsworth F. W. Harding American Shorthorn Breediers Association Montana

Reactor Percentage at Hawkeye Increases in Tuberculin Tests

Hawkeye Iowa reports a rise in reactors from cattle tested for tuberculosis. In Banks township 93 of 1156 reacted, vs 36 of 1876 across Bethel and Windsor. Overall reactors average 8.04 percent, up from 2.8 percent. most diseased cattle found in Janson Noorned area with 18 of 27 reactors. Henry Fritz had 15 of 4.

Windsor Banks Henry Fritz

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Harry Hannasoh Sycamore Elm Gamble Stores the Courier Buchanan Guernseys Maytag Orpha L. Walt E. Dth St Wait Wm. Hofland Anct Delco-Light Ray Peverill DELCO DL Water Systems Hawkeye Young Coal Co Ervicg Staley Swift Daisy Dakota Ihushel Suttan’s Water St U.S R. R. Or St. No Post Office Harald A.C. Willford Whalesale Distributors Waterloo Mills Company
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