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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1920
Page
11
Farmers in Black Hawk County inquire about sorghum cane planting and syrup yields. The government guide covers planting time, spacing, seed rate, stalk stage for syrup, required equipment, and steps from harvest through evaporation to produce syrup, including by products and expected yields per acre.
Local items note W I Atkinson in Des Moines on business RE Fates visits rural schools secretary of the Dairy Cattle Congress is away Mrs Levingston visits Chicago for a week Lore Alford improves after illness Mr and Mrs W P Glentzer and Betty Elaine visit Fort Dodge relatives Directors of the Greater Waterloo association meet tomorrow noon at Hazel Russell Lamson home Betty Shannon Faye Wilson Shimer students spend weekend in city W B Howell recovers from carbuncles Home and Education department of the Woman s club holds annual meeting Tuesday at Hotel Russell Lamson Fred McClain will sing Dorothy Fromme head of home economics at I S B 5 7 Henry Garner and daughter Dorothy from Birmingham England visiting 1121 Fourth street west they tour the country leaving for California tomorrow Dancing at the Forum on Tue Thu Sat Waterloo Chapter O B S No 128 meets May 12 at 7 30 important business all members urged to attend.
Chief H H Young with Captain Tom Morris and Sheriff H T Wagner arrested Oscar B Davis near Stanley Iowa six miles east of Oelwein. Davis was sought by the Massachusetts Department of Justice for desertion and non support of family with possible other charges. He had worked in a local factory and was traced through Manchester and Waterloo to a farm near Stanley.
Police in many towns along the Great Western line seek the mother of a newborn boy found dead two miles west of Marshalltown. Authorities believe the child was born on a late train and deliberately thrown from a moving car window. A passenger check is under way.
City scouts from all registered troops spent Saturday afternoon hiking from the west end of the Eleventh street bridge along the river to Waterloo arriving by 7 30. The group paused below the paper mill for firebuilding and cooking tests before continuing.
Charles Norcross and Walter Reilly, aviators with Miller-Scales Aero, are recovering at Presbyterian Hospital from a crash near Jesup after landing in an unknown field. Reilly’s injuries are minor and he expects to be out in a few days. Norcross faces a longer recovery. The accident occurred when pilots could not see a telephone pole and the plane wrecked during the attempt to land. The field owner had refused further use for rides. the company plans to ship the damaged plane to Waterloo.
A 2000 pound catalog shipment for Allen Dale Farms Shelbyville Ky and Knobwood Farms Long Island NY faced deadlines. With freight limits exceeded, A E Haswell and Glenn Snyder seized trunks and rushed to Columbus and Shelbyville. Trunks arrived on time saving Kimball reputation and enabling Jersey cattle sale of 84 head.
Plaintiffs seek to lift a Grundy county injunction that froze the New Hartford consolidated school's board and treasurer. The school operates while the suit argues the district's formation was illegal after an unserved election, and defendants ask to modify or dissolve the writ to let the school year proceed.
Gast high senior class play Within the Law drew praise Friday in the school auditorium under Miss Carolyn McFarlane who chairs the public speaking department. Don a Voorhees Fonda Jameson Syl Webster Cecil Bruggeman Bo Schermerhorn Ray Garrabrant led principal roles and the young cast showed mature values and solid stagecraft after a year of coaching by the East High graduate.
The United Presbyterian church of Waterloo Iowa mourns after Rev. Wilson of Indianola dies of pneumonia just before accepting a call to become pastor. The Second and Wellington street congregation has been without a pastor for over a year since Hoy M G Munn resigned. Another call to a minister had been extended but was not completed.
Edmund Rausch told a Rotary noon meeting that prices for textiles will not drop this year but may ease later as production increases and stabilizes. He noted U S output runs about two thirds of normal with 95 percent consumed domestically and only five percent available for export.
The Greek marriage ceremony followed the civil rite for Miss Harikisa Kapetanakou and Tom Panagos, read by Rev. John Panos at the Greek Orthodox church on Fourth Street West. The bride arrived from New York City three months ago. the groom is a foreman at Wateriloo Gasoline Engine Co. and has lived here for years. A reception followed.
Mrs. George J. Thompson reports from London on a London World Temperance Union convention and a Parliament budget debate on higher beer and spirits taxes. She notes Asquith and Chamberlain among spectators, London warmth lacking due to coal strikes, and a strong American witness presence praising Prohibition.
Precinct chairmen of the Republican women's committees gathered at Hotel Russell-Lamson to plan a county canvass of every Black Hawk woman. Mrs. Fred Pettit presided as county chair. Blank ballots will be used for one on one outreach to determine party affiliation. A later canvass aims to register women for the presidential election and notes Iowa women may vote for president and vice president regardless of the national suffrage amendment.
Columbus reports state house custodian crews uncovered a ceiling in the Ohio Senate chamber that turned out to be largely glass beneath decades of dust and debris. Four truckloads of dirt were removed during a cleaning that will reduce the electric light bill by letting more light into the chamber.
A young woman in Kansas City stalls a Fifth Street line for half an hour unable to light a Turkish cigarette. She sits on the car track ignoring motorman protests, requests a match, offers a pill, and is taken to police headquarters after being labelled stewed by a booking clerk.
Charles DiPia nza of Garfield New Jersey visited a Red Cross station to request digging up the memorial tree planted in his honor after he was reported missing from his regiment in the war He also asked that his name be removed from the honor roll and the gold star be taken away He said he was lost during an engagement but later rejoined his unit and only recently learned of the town honors when news of his death arrived
City authorities declare the town hall tower unsafe and at risk of collapse. Officials plan to discuss removal within 30 days, noting water leaks and a decayed bell rope system. The historic brick tower, 20 feet tall with a 40 foot flagstaff, has long troubled officials.
The building commissioner and housing inspector declare the tower a menace and determine it must be removed in its present unsafe condition to protect the public.
The article reports Secretary Daniels defending board members amid public criticism. He notes twelve high ranking officers faced scrutiny, with eleven denying the accusations and one, Admiral Gray, shielded from testimony. The piece mentions military leadership and a witness list, reflecting ongoing controversy.
A northbound freight train derailed about three miles north of Hampton Iowa on Sunday afternoon. Eight load cars carrying coal were broken into kindling wood and scattered. No injuries were reported. A wrecking crew from Marshalltown cleared the line overnight and passenger trains were detoured via the Rock Island road.
Jamea P. Watson was sentenced to life imprisonment at Sanguesin prison by Judge Franklin of the San Angeles county superior court after confessing to the murder of seven women. The lengthy case highlights a brutal pattern and focuses on the implications for local law enforcement and the community.
Members of Company B Iowa national guard dine tonight at eight o'clock in K of P hall. Friends of members invited to attend with prospective candidates for Company B membership. A program will be given in connection with the banquet.
William Winnick, a night watchman, limped into St Paul’s city hospital claiming a heel fracture after an elevator fall from the third floor of a factory. The physician recommended X rays after a quick exam and a night stay for observation.
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