County Picnic Sets Live Races at Dairy Battle Grounds
County Superintendent H C Moeller announces a Rural Play Day and county picnic next Saturday at the Dairy Battle Grounds. One room and consolidated schools join a parade, dinner, and diverse athletic events including potato race, sprints, jumps, tug of war, staff races, and a rooster chase. C A Fullerton will lead singing of America and Old Folks at Home.
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Attle
Congress
H. C. Moeller
Johet Bos
A. Fullerton
Iowa State Teachers College
America
Firemen Switch to 12 hour Shifts in Waterloo
Waterloo fire department ends 24 hour platoons and adopts day and night 12 hour shifts. First platoon runs 8 am to 6 pm with second on at 6 pm to 8 am, repeating every fourth day to balance day and night duty. Firemen work seven days a week under the new system.
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Waterlo
Ray Tiller
Infant Drowns in Rain Water Can on Anniversary
Francis infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Glenn Pierson of Water loo Traer Ia died after falling head first into a 50 pound lard can used to catch rain water on the back porch. The tragedy occurred Saturday evening as Mrs Pierson set supper. Body brought to Waterloo for burial with services at grandparents home in Traer officiated by Rev B J Lockwood. Interment in Fairview.
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Francis
Glenn Pierson
Waterlon
Traer
Waterloo
J. H. Pierson
Franklin Street
B. J. Lockwood
Fairview
Counties Race to Black Hawk дор Rainbow Drive
Sunday sunshine drew many motorists to Rainbow drive where a two hour count by H. J. Burdick showed 24 counties represented outside Black Hawk. Counties listed include Polk Woodbury Linn Bremer Butler Ida Town Wright Grundy Hardin Cerro Gordo Cherokee Fayette Marshall Buchanan Floyd Dubuque Benton Chickasaw Washington Tama Van Buren Mahaska Clinton.
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Rainbow Drive
H. J. Burdick
Cedar Heights
Black Hawk
Polk
Woodbury
Linn
Bremer
Butler
Ida
Town
Wright
Grundy
Hardin
Cerro Gordo
Cherokee
Fayette
Marshall
Buchanan
Floyd
Dubuque
Benton
Chickasaw
Washington
Tama, van Buren, Mahaska
Clinton
Photographs picked for exhibition by national photographers group
E. W. Spurr returned from the Photographers' Association of America convention in Kansas City where three of his photographs were chosen for the permanent exhibition. The association seeks portraits to build photographic history. Spurr also visited Winona Ind where a new film school costing 40000 dollars was opened offering free training in retouching printing enlarging and shop economies. A housewarming accompanied the visit.
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E. W. Spurr
Kansas City
Photographers’ Association of America
Association
Spurr
A. H. Diehl
Winona
Ind
Waterloo to Close City Hall for Ball Team Opening
Mayor A. B. Gnagy orders all city offices except police to close tomorrow afternoon for the Cedar Valley league baseball team's opening game. He urges local businesses to adjust hours so employees may attend and support the newly organized squad.
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Waterloo
A. B. Gnagy
Deaf Woman Triggers False Fire Alarm at 706 Fourth Street East
A deaf and mute woman signaled a fire to Mrs. T R McCoy at 706 Fourth Street East, leading to a false alarm when inspectors arrived and explained the miscommunication. Earlier a small roof fire at J W Cook’s home on Mobile Street caused slight damage.
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Fourth Street
T. R. McCoy
McCoy
Mrs. McCoy
Quong Keo
Fifth Street West
J. W. Cook
Mobile Street
Overflowing rites mark Husman funeral in La Porte City
The large funeral for George H. Husman, Colfax light plant manager, electrocuted, drew 65 family members and many Waterloo and La Porte City friends to the Presbyterian church. Narcissus lodge Knights of Pythias conducted services. father Joseph Husman and two brothers were among members. B W Esher, Waterloo county auditor, led lodge rites as the Knights provided 4 cent automobiles for kin and members. Reverend E S Genung of McCalleburg preached.
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George HH. Husman
Colfax Electric Light Plant
la Porte City
Presbyterian Church
Waterloo
K. of P
Narcissus Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Joseph Husman
Lodge
B. W. Esher
Knights
E. S. Genung
McCalleburg
Eloquent Eulogy Draws Large Crowd at Westview Cemetery
A solemn service paid tribute to the deceased at Westview Cemetery. Officials from the Colfax Light Company attended the interment as crowds gathered to honor the departed in what was described as one of the busiest visitations.
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Westview Cemetery
Colfax Light Company
Former Floyd County Supervisor Dies
Charles City Iowa May 8 Ches ter Wilcox 65 farmer and Floyd county board of supervisors member in 1914 1916 and 191? died at his home at 1130 yesterday He was Illinois born early settler in the area Retired He leaves a widow and three grown children Services set for tomorrow J Hauvamyer 50 died at 2130 yesterday at his home The widow and several children survive funeral also at home tomorrow.
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Charles City
Chester Wilcox
Floyd County Board of Supervisors
Illinois
Wauvamyer
J. Hauvamyer
Boy 14 Injured in Bicycle Collision with Auto
Cedaryg Falls May 8 Special. George 14 son of Mrs Mae Tower is in critical condition at Sartor Memorial hospital from head injuries after his bicycle collided with an automobile yesterday afternoon.
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Cedaryg Falls
George
Mae Tower
Sartor Memorial Hospital
Students View Mill of Justice at Cedar Falls Court
West high civics class observed a Waterloo police court with 35 students led by Frederick Kluss. Six traffic violators appeared including a high school youth fined 16 dollars for speeding and a Cedar Falls teen who borrowed his father's car. Drunks faced 23.50 fines, and one man was found with six boxes of canned heat, described as deadly poison.
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West High Civics
Frederick Kluss
Etty Mile of
H.W. Fenner, Jr
Cedar Falls
Waterloo
Industrial upswing calls for skilled workers at Durant Plant
William Galloway of Durant Motors reports improved national industry and lists painting department openings for robbers varnishers and finishers offering about 10 dollars a day. Durant Plant is in Lansing Michigan. NERERGAN NOTTGER. Florence Catherine Nottger wed Enos Nebergall on April 22 and will live in Davenport.
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Wiliam Galloway
Durant Motors Corporation
Durant
Lansing
Mich
Nerergan-Nottger
R. F. Nottger
Logan Avenue
Florence Catherine
Enos Nebergall
Davenport
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Exopath
Pythians
Roy Genung
Floyd Co
Boy
Mill OF Justice
West Wieh
Wrigley
Ege
Paul Davis
Rick Rack’ and Stickerie
Voiley
Batiste
Eatore
Rap
Amazamaid Garment Company
Se Ford
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