Waterloos Second Town Good Will Air Tour Plan
Airplanes from Cedar Rapids will reach Waterloo around 5 p.m. Tuesday, June 25 and stay overnight at Chapman Field before heading to Mason City. The Iowa division of the National Aeronautic association announced the event during a Des Moines meeting. The tour runs from Des Moines to Des Moines, visiting Newton Ottumwa Centerville Burlington Davenport Iowa City Fort Dodge Algona Estherville Cherokee Council Bluffs Clarinda Creston Red Oak. Aircraft include Stanolind Ford tri motor and potential Goodyear blimp. Midwest Airways will supply three clipped-wing Wacos. A trophy awaits the pilot finishing four legs fastest. Des Moines district committeemen named include A S Barford W G Dunn and WW G Price.
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Waterloo
Cedar Rapids
Chapman Field
Fiske Marshall
Iowa
National Aeronautic, Association
Des Moines
Mason City
Newton
Ottumwa
Centerville
Midwest Airways, Inc
A.S. Barford
Sioux City
W. G. Dunn
Clarinda
WW. G. Price
Widows of 1812 Veterans Draw Federal Pensions
Scattered through the midwest and coast are 30 widows nearing age 100 who receive 50 dollars a month as widows of 1812 war veterans. Included is Marian Clark of Town City who will turn 93, born in Scotland and married in Iowa City in 1865. others listed include Lydia A. Graham in West Va and Emma Arnout in New York, with three widows having died recently, including Elizabeth Boyd Stocks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Town City
Midwest
Marian Clark
John A. Clark
Clark
Glasgow
Scotland
Iowa City
Muscatine
Prairie Schooner
St. Louis
Lydia A. Graham
Brushy Run
West Wa
Aumina IL Anderson
Cedar Grove
Emma
Arnout
Philadelphia
Elizabeth Boyd Stocks
Cannon Stocks
Stocks
Car of Tomatoes Held 5000 Quarts in Virginia Freight Yards
A carload labeled green tomatoes consigned to Garsons Produce Newark W. 7 was found in Alexandria freight yards. The shipment from Hollendale Florida contained about 5000 quarts and was reported by prohibition officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandria
U.P
Garsons Produce Company
Newark
Hollandale
Fla
Taxing Around the Airports Developments and Plans
Minneapolis completes plans for a 450000 dollar improvement of its municipal airport aiming for an A I A rating. Pittsburgh Aircraft agency plans a large commercial airport 27 miles north near Butler with 610 meters of runways 4000 to 6000 feet and airline prospects to Washington. Rochester North Carolina installs a 24 inch rotating beacon by a tire company delivering 7 million candle power and two revolutions per minute as an auxiliary facility.
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Pittsburgh Aircraft Agency Corporation
Pittsburgh
Butler
Washington
Rochester
N. C
Beacons and Airways Projects Directed by Commerce
The U S Department of Commerce certifies a lights beacons from Rochester to the municipal airport and recertifies the Atlanta Lowry Bank beacon for operation. Allentown seeks funds by bond issue to expand an intermediate field toward high federal airport rating. A Commerce Airways survey will study the Pittsburgh to Cleveland airway for navigation aids while the Belleville beacon on the New York to Boston route has been discontinued due to congestion and competing lights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
Department of Commerce
Lowry National Bank
Atlanta
Candler Field
Allentown
Airways Division
Pittsburgh-Cleveland Airway
Bellevile, N. J
New York-Boston
East High Orchestra Heads Friday to National Contest
The East High Symphony orchestra, 96 students in natty white uniforms, trains Friday at 8 a.m. on the W G FL &N to Iowa City for the national music contest for class A and B schools. If needed, they stay for the final on Saturday. The event features four credit sections including Beethoven Egmont overture, a set composition, sight reading, and instrument perfection. East High will perform Slavonic Dance by Dvorak as its own selection.
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East High Symphony Orchestra
Iowa City
Lunen
Egmont
Beethoven
Hast High
Dvorak
George Hull Dies in Auto Accident Near Woodstock
George Hull, a well known Chicago Stock Exchange trader and livestock broker operating as Murray & McDowell, was killed last Saturday when his car left Primary Road No. 19 five miles northeast of Woodstock and overturned in a ditch. News reached relatives in Chicago and Delavan through a letter to Mr and Mrs S G Stevenson of 927 Jefferson Street.
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George Hull
Chicago Stock Exchange
Black Hawk
Grundy
Woodstock
S. G. Stevenson
Jefferson Street
Mr. Bulli
Drexel Boulevard
Chicago
Delavan
Wis
Stevenson
Hull
Murray & McDowell
Elizabeth Pearl Hitt
E. R. Hitt
W. S. Robinson
Hitt
Commercial Street
Widow Hitt of 1870 Ohio Origin Living with Daughter
Mrs Hitt aged 93 born in Ohio in 1870 lives with daughter Mrs Hull. Surviving relatives include two daughters and a son. Mr Hall paid his first visit here last summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hitt
Ohio
Hull
Hall
2000 Farm Youths to Share in Club Work at Iowa Fair
Des Moines announces a statewide boys and girls club congress and exposition at the Iowa state fair August 21 30. Over 4000 farm youths from every county compete with cash premiums totaling more than 14000. Premiums rise 10 percent to new highs with events in baby beef dairy calf pig lamb and wool poultry crop work club records and more. County champions and championship teams will be represented and 2000 participants will stay in free dormitories provided by the state fair board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
State Fair Board
Farm youths compete in livestock show at fall fair
The event plans daily demonstrations and judging for farm youngsters. Between 1,500 and 2,000 head of calves pigs sheep and colts are expected in boys and girls livestock classes. A new $500 prize for colt showing is offered this year.
Land of Night Play Delights Sacred Heart Audience
A large audience enjoyed the two act play Land of Night by Sacred Heart school pupils in the auditorium last night. Eleanor Kelly excelled as Miss Jane Jogway of women’s rights fame Hoboken N J. Others of the well selected cast...
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacred Heart School
Eleanor Kelly
Jane Jogway
Women's Rights Fame
Hoboken
N. J
Night Princesses Attendants Named For Pageant Roles
Ann McGarvey Dorothy McManus Bernice Berger Genevieve Manaht and Mary J Collins are listed as attendants. Fourth and fifth grade girls served as attendants to the Princess of Night played by Miss McCarvey and to the Princess of Dawn played by Miss McManus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santhers Ann McGarvey
Dorothy McManus
Bernice Berger
Genevieve Manaht
Mary J. Collins
Princess of Night
Miss McCarvey
Princess of Dawn
Miss McManus
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Stanolind
Cambridge
Mass
John J. McBride
Natonal Safety Council
McBride
Minneapolis
Mildstammer
Eien
E. H. S. Orchestra
Nat
Benz
Karl Benz
Germany
New England
Entz Cafe
First National Bank
Sibert’s
Mid-Continent’ Laundries, Ing
Goetz Country Club
Country Club
M.K. Goetz Brewing CO
BT. Josept
Gowrey A and Ee
Country Club Sales
Sycamore St
Waterlen
Towa
Sacred Heart
la Perle
RED Cross
Waterloo, Cedar Falls & Northern Railway Company
George Nassif
Slewman, Incorporated
New York
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