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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1928
Page
24
An OCR fragment lists coal and lump prices with items like Ten Cash Penn Soolless at 7.75 dollars, Penn Bootless large lump at 9.6 cents, Blue Mame EB Ky at 10.40, and Champion Lump at 12.00. No clear dates or full product names.
Poultry raisers in Black Hawk county and vicinity secured 60,000 of these unusual chicks in 2027. Hatches occur weekly with all popular varieties offered at 12 percent pricing. Names available on request.
Advertisement notes Senour's Screen Enamel as cheaper than screen wire and urges coating both sides with a sprig and fall method. Promotes Standard Glass & Paint Co for window glass and mentions Waterloo Paint at W. Fourth Street for replacements and delivery of glass and doors.
Sheriff T W Wagner of Black Frank County Iowa issues a writ of execution to satisfy debt with grain assets described as bushels ear corn and 1280 bushels in a bin and related claims. Clark & Clark, Plaintiffs’ Attorney, Waterloo Iowa March 15 1928.
Fayetteville Arkansas reports Mrs J M Hamilton a 65 year old great grandmother joining the University of Arkansas news writing class. She is the only gray haired freshman and aims to learn writing, covering music department as she pursues higher education after a long life spanning stagecoaches to modern campus.
Paris reports that future naval engineers in training schools will study at sea aboard ships to experience sailors’ life. The program aims to remove discomforts by altering crew living quarters and improving design based on engineers' firsthand exposure.
AIEREE Pierre South Dakota March 24 Mrs Bulow keeps home life private avoiding office talk after work. Her charm as a state function hostess stands out while she manages Bulow children and home affairs. Her rural upbringing on a South Dakota farm shaped her work ethic.
In Paris at St Cloud a man resembling the French president caused a stir when he entered a gay night restaurant with a woman. The orchestra halted its dance, the leader signaled to play the Marseillaise, and patrons along with staff reacted as the scene unfolded.
Paris reports a modern art craze stirred by drawings from inmates of insane asylums. The Belgian artist James Ensor sparked debate when his work The Bad Physicians appeared with other asylum produced pieces published by a newspaper. Public reception was muted. critics and friends of Ensor disagreed on humor and likeness to untrained expressions.
Nine year old George Pace, a farm boy seven miles west of Osceola, died after being struck by a automobile. Driver Marion Hatfield was not blamed for the fatal accident reported March 30.
An Australian intrudes in French by asking a question about the president’s visit. The orchestra leader detects the accent and has the musicians resume play. Explications follow as President Doumergue defies precedents, bringing relief to the crowd and especially to the Australian observer.
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