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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1929
Page
15
Anglers faced a cold muddy morning as Iowa’s legal game fish season opened. Rainy, high water slowed catches with bass and trout restricted. pike, crappie, pickerel, catfish, perch active but scarce. Dealers noted weak tackle demand while licenses stood at 966 issued before 10 am.
George Lichty spoke to the St Mark's Men’s Club at the Episcopal church last night, sharing sidelights on Hoover inaugural events and his role in the Hoover Food Administration during World War I. The program also included a reading by Rev James Creede, and vocal and piano performances by Miss Hellyn Reed and Frank Chiddix.
Residents near lower Commercial Street petitioned for access to city water after a flood. The board authorized laying a six inch main on Commercial between Sixteenth and Eighteenth streets to provide safe drinking water amid recent typhoid cases linked to shallow wells.
The Patrick E. McGarvey estate, a veteran Eagle township farmer, is bequeathed to his widow and children. Mary E. McGarvey receives one-third of personal property and real estate. Catherine receives 5000 cash, Agnes 2000. John Lao, son, gets the remaining two-thirds of personal property or 3000 cash if none. Two-thirds of real estate is divided among Catherine, William F. McGarvey, Edward L. McGarvey, John L. McGarvey, Alice Beck, Gertrude Kibbie, and Agnes McGarvey. Catherine and John L. named executors.
Jacob R. Albright of Grundy Center was sentenced by Judge G W Wood to 30 days in the county jail for issuing a bad check of 46.65 to Repass Automobile Co on January 10 1929 with no funds. He was paroled on good behavior after paying costs of 12.26 to his lawyer Jeffery G Sullivan. A campaign against bad checks has been started by the county attorney's office.
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