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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1929
Page
22
In Sardinia on May 8, farmers report wild rabbits devastating wheat fields and vineyards. The islanders urge Italy to send mainland experts or relax hunting laws so locals can cull the pests, as officials face a fierce agricultural crisis.
City officials renew warnings on careful driving as funeral plans proceed for 7 year old George Wilbur Dunt killed when struck byCarl Fagerlind of 342 Polk Street near Winth and Commercial streets. Dunt, born July 26, 1921, dies en route to Presbyterians hospital. survivors include parents two sisters and grandmother. Funeral set for 1:30 p m at home and 2 pm at First Presbyterian Church. Additionally Ora Jean Stanfield, 11, escapes serious injury after being struck by J W Schimann’s car at Linden and Mulberry streets as authorities report the accident.
The Town Public Service company works toward normal service after the March Cedar River flood. About 1,000 electric and gas meters were disabled, water damaged around 800 meters, with most removed tested and repaired and a few requiring new meters installed.
Horsiy, who served as a machinist and round house foreman for the Illinois Central railroad, from 1917 to 1924, has been promoted from general foreman of Hast St Louis shops to general foreman of the Twenty seventh street shops in Chicago. The Winds Central Magazine carries the news of the promotion.
Lone Star evangelist conducts Tuesday sessions for women at Graves Memorial United Brethren church. Afternoon topic While America Sleeps. Evening topic Damaged Goats. Another session set for Thursday at 4 pm for women and girls over 14.
About forty to fifty East High Masquers members are expected at the annual picnic. The date, set at a meeting, is Wednesday evening May 15 at Cedar Heights. The Masquers are drama students in all classes with Miss Edra Dahlin as the advisory sharantley teacher to the club.
A dense wire service style schedule lists programs across several stations in CST, detailing times, show titles, and performers. Entries cover music orchestras, vocalists, dance hours, and public affairs across WEAF WTAM WWJ WGN WKY KYW WLW WDAF and others with various daily time blocks and recurring features.
The listing showcases Benny Krueger's Orchestra and George Olsen with his Dance Orchestra among others on WABO KRMOX KOIL KMOX WBBM WHAM WOWO KMONX KOGIL WOCO and related stations. It also notes U S Marina Band Concert, Bogus, and a James Melton singing segment with violins and male quartet alongside other shows with multiple network affiliates.
An advertisement addresses smokers and jurors, urging a trial of Bayuk's Havena Ribbon cigars for five cents. It touts fully ripe long filler tobacco, no bitter or overripe notes, consistent fragrance and mellow flavor, and suggests a Practical Packet Package of five cigars for trial.
Capt G H Dosher of Muscatine addressed Bash and West High students about upcoming citizens military training camps in August. Waterloo boys may enroll at Fort Des Moines or Fort Snelling Minnesota with talks at Cedar Falls and Oelwein at 11:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Lieut B J Brucher, chair of the M T for Black Hawk county, named seven town committeemen: Waterloo Maj E E McKinley and Lieut Perry J Hatfey. Cedar Falls S C Jacobsen. Dunkerton Jordan L Larson. La Porte City Dr B F Bailey. Hudson Dr C Barta. Alex V Lange.
Sp y Theatre presents The Docks of New York romance of sailors ashore with Behind the Counter and Fox news reel. Riviera features Fancy Baggage War ner Bros talkie with Audrey Ferris Myrna Loy Hallam Cooley Wallace MacDonald plus Paramount Carnival Man and news reel. Strand shows True Heaven with George O'Brien Lois Moran Our Gang Wiggle Your Ears and Wimtown Cabaret novelty. Belgrade reports radium shipment for state hospital.
H P Haffa president of Water loo Central Labor union will head delegates to the Thirty seventh annual convention of the Iowa State Federation of Labor in Iowa City June 11 to 15. Russell Peterson L W Hughsett Henry L Errichson Paul Ponne and Ray Brown named as carpenters union delegates. other affiliated units will name one to three delegates at May meetings.
A free lecture on Christian Science will be given Thursday evening at 6 15 o clock in Cedar Falls high school auditorium. The speaker is Charles Jarvis C S of Los Angeles California a member of the board of lectureship of the Mother Church in Boston.
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