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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1927
Page
16
The Y W C A women’s division raised 115224 toward a 135000 goal, leaving 20000 to go within 30 days. An $8000 pledge was added by the advisory committee, contingent on continued effort, with many men offering aid and a pledge accepted by a rising vote. John Math announced the adjusted commitment after committee consultation. Division leaders reported progress and plans.
Alfred O. Booth departed to lead a YMCA campaign in White Plains to raise 376000 dollars for a new building. He noted a initial gift of 100000 dollars and said the YWCA workers would regroup after a short respite to finish the fundraising effort.
George W. Huntley, Waterloo national president of the Travelers' Protective association, will be a principal speaker at a banquet in Keokuk Friday night. The event caps the thirty fourth annual state meetings held Friday and Saturday in Keokuk with Mayor John W. Rovane delivering the welcome and T A Potter of Mason City giving the response. Business sessions and officer elections, delegate selections, and headquarters location will follow on Friday and Saturday.
Rev. W. H. Beachler of Dayton, former pastor and Waterloo chautauqua manager, arrives in the city at 6 p.m. to visit Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Lichty at 260 Hammond Avenue. He will depart early tomorrow for Mason City to attend a Rotary district convention.
The city council last evening renewed annual licenses for Whippet Cab and Yellow Cab with a pledge to enforce careful driving by drivers. Earlier reprimands were recalled and taxi owners committed to stricter control of operations.
For fifty years genuine Phillips Milk of Magnesia has been prescribed by physicians because it overcomes three times as much acid in the stomach as a saturated bicarbonate solution, leaving the stomach sweet and free from gases. Twenty five cent and fifty cent bottles, any drugstore. Milk of Magnesia is the U. S. Registered Trade Mark of The Charles H. Phillips Chemical Company since 1575.
Councilmen discussed drivers Leiter and others amid traffic checks over the past two months. One member urged revoking a license after another conviction, while Leon A. Link urged company control or risk shutting the line. A separate suit seeks $950 in damages from Davis against Takin after a March 3 1927 collision three miles from Winterlog on the La Porte road.
A civil suit alleges injuries from a car crash involving plaintiff and defendant Lawrence Takin. The filing outlines alleged fault and seeks damages for medical bills lost wages and pain and suffering. Court details and additional defendants are not fully disclosed in the fragment.
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