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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 16, 1918

Page

12

Senatorial race heats as delegates line up for July convention

In Iowa Thirty-eighth district Black Hawk and Grundy counties voters contend for 35 percent nomination threshold. Four Republican state senate candidates include incumbent H W Grout, J J Rainbow, M L Bowman, and Edmund K Greene with Greene seen as potential support to Grout if nominating if convention chosen. Delegates file affidavits by May 18 or risk stickers on primary ballot. Lincoln Savings Bank reports assets 247,119.27 and deposits 175,138.60 with 60,000 capital and 9,980.77 undivided profits.

J. F. Simpson Waterloo Black Hawk Grundy H. W. Grout J. J. Rainbow M. L. Bowman Edmund K. Greene Grundy County Altho Black Hawk County Greene Grout Eigeht Black Hawk Country Lincoln Savings Bank Tiincoln Savings Bank Iowa Ts. Sila

Annual Waterloo clubs and community notices

Waterloo society notes cover Friday meetings at Hotel Russell Lamson and a spring luncheon. Reports describe W C T U hospital work at Fort Des Moines, a Lafayette school Parent-Teacher final meeting, church anniversaries, and multiple Women’s Society activities across Central Christian, First Evangelical, Westminster, Calvary, Graves Memorial, and First Congregational churches.

Waterloo Woran's Club Russell Lamson

Among the Churches Grace M E Circle Hosts Charity Event

Grace M. E. Circle No 1 of the Ladies Aid met at Mrs Frank J Highs home with about 40 women. A program featured a vocal solo by Miss Helen Cowles and piano numbers by Mrs A L Alexander. Reports showed 64 calls and several pledge payments were collected. Contests were part of the program.

Parent- Teacher Association of Lafayette John Robertson Macartney Lafayetta Glee Club Mina Bruckner H. G. Leffler Bright BE. A. Boggs F. W. Court W. A. Hallowell C. W. Bruner Ralph Bruner John Jones Ladies’ Aid Society Grace M. E Circle No. 1 Frank J. High Helen Cowles A. L. Alexander Circle No Charles Wasson Carl Bingham

Nickel Coins Called for Bullets by Zinc Minting Move

Amsterdam reports Germany orders zinc 10,006,000 marks worth of ten pfennig coins as nickel coinage is diverted for war needs. Authority granted for zinc substitutions to meet metal shortages for ammunition projects and coinage alike.

Amsterdam Germany

Waterloo Hag 105 Over Econo Call

Waterloo shows strong patriotism with 427 voluntary enlistments since December 15, excluding naval service. The adjutant general reports Waterloo’s second draft quota at 21, excess credit 106, meaning no additional mobilization is required. About 50 draft-age men reportedly enlisted in the navy.

Waterloo Guy Logan Waterlouo

Courier Patterns Offer Coupon for Design

The Evening Courier advertises courier up-to-date design patterns via a coupon to the Fashion Department in Waterloo. Each pattern costs ten cents, orders are filled promptly and should arrive within ten days after sending the order.

Fashion Department Evening Courier Waterloo

Iowa Draft Quotas and Local Boards Face Strain

The local board faces heavy draft strain as Iowa records show 427 enlistments from the area since December, with 316 in the National Guard, regular army, and frye corps. Net second-draft quota sits at 10 316 after 12 086 credits and 7 060 special calls, with several boards exceeding quotas and not required to send men to Camp Dodge this month. A writer’s cramp ailment is noted as affecting those who type, stressing the need for alternative tools.

Towa Hia Audubon Waterloo Dickinson Cedar Rapide Marshall Nus Moines Comcil Bluffs Davenport Story Union Sioux City Wright Camp Dodge

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