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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1919
Page
12
Dotson and Kerwin announce a 50 percent floor space increase by merging the former Wangler Wall Paper and Paint building with their clothing store. Currie Simpson Co. won the remodeling contract. The project will create a three storefront frontage with a 28 foot display run and begin immediately.
Waterloo appears set to host the 1920 national convention of Holstein breeders attracting 500 to 600 prominent stock breeders from across the United States and cattle buyers worldwide. The event would be paired with a convention sale managed by a Syracuse-based organizer, boosting Waterloo as the leading Iowa site with bids from few other towns. Real estate transfers in Black Hawk County accompany the notice listing several property transactions in Waterloo with values from 1,600 to 2,500 dollars.
Road map outlines primary and proposed secondary roads in Black Hawk County with additions north from Hawkeye highway toward Dunkerton and through Dewar. Notes that paving this added section is costly and pending inclusion in the primary system. Also describes federal aid Whitney road project between Waterloo and Cedar Falls and various gravel routes and petitions by farmers for district improvements. Include details on Orange Fagle and Eagle Center roads and petitions for gravel highways. A kidnap alert from Ackley, Indiana reports a missing 13-year-old girl, described frail with worn hair, with brief note of a possible automobile abduction.
Lieut Milo Miller piloted a plane above Waterloo with his family aboard, delivering a vivid tour of city landmarks from 1,700 feet. Residents marveled at the aerial map, noting the river, rail yards, and brick roofs as a top view. Exhibition flights planned at Kymnes Park as part of Redpath Chautauqua events start June 11.
Chicago May 24 A four day auction sale opens in the Garland building to raise 30000 for Pasgayant hospital building fund. Exhibits include wedding essentials from orange blossoms to army robes de nuit with special trousseau shop for June brides. Auctions, models, and other items will draw brides and their entourages while no men may enter within 50 yards of the display area.
An optometrist ad urges readers to seize opportunities and avoid sour moods by correcting vision. F. C. Lee advertises at 604 Sycamore St offering honest eye care to bring a smile through proper glasses.
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