Montgomery Ward to Open Waterloo Display Store
Montgomery Ward & Company signs a lease for the two story brick building at 612-16 Jefferson street Waterloo. The $10,000 remodeling plan creates a 60 by 100 foot display front across both floors with basement storage. store to be No. 17 in the chain, aimed at familiarizing trade territory with Ward merchandise rather than retail sales.
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Waterloo
Montgomery Ward & Co
Chicago
Jefferson Street
J. B. ‘Youngblood
Mason City
Middle West
Montgomery Ward
Newsboys to view foreign lands in Y M C A event
Evening Courier reports newsboys will gather at the Y M C A on Wednesday night for their regular semi monthly dime show. The event aims to show pictures of foreign lands and provide a shared community activity for the Courier Newsboys group.
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Courier
Evening Courier
Club talk featuring foreign lands views by Rev Edward Boardman
Merritt De Latte presides as club hosts a stereopticon display of boys in foreign countries followed by a brief talk on newsboys in other lands.
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Edward Boardman
Merritt de Latte
Mrs. Nottger Wins Piano Prize in Puzzle Contest
Edna M. Nottger of 2645 Fourth street won the first prize, a Story & Clark piano, in a puzzle contest conducted by Selzer furniture store at 617 Commercial street. Over 4,000 solutions were received from Waterloo and Des Moines areas. Second to fourth prizes went to W. L. Richardson, Estelle Walsh, and Robert Boylan for a diamond ring, floor lamp, and another prize.
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Edna M
Floyd F) Nottger
Fourth Street
Story & Clark
Selzer Furniture
Commercial Street
Waterloo
Des Moines
W. L. Richardson
Ninth Street West
Estelle Walsh
Oaklawn Avenue
Robert Boylan
Cedar chest awarded on Logan Avenue by judges panel
Logan avenue recipient received a cedar chest. Judges were Jackson McCoy, Carleton Sias and Fred Wray.
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Logan Avenue
Jackson McCoy
Carleton Sias
Fred Wray
Groom 76 Weds Bride 42 in Judge’s Chambers Ceremony
Milo W. Johnson of 1009 South Street, a janitor at West gh school, married Alma Thierman of 426 South Street at 10 30 a m today. Judge R W Hasner performed the ceremony in his courthouse chambers. it is his third such ceremony since taking the bench last September. The groom is 76 and the bride 42.
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Milo W. Johnson
South Street
West Gh
Alma Thierman
R. W. Hasner
Continued hearing on illegal showing of Dempsey Tunney film
By agreement of defense and prosecution the hearing of charges against Monahan post of the American Legion and the Elks lodge in Sioux City Iowa for illegally showing the Dempsey Tunney fight was continued until next Monday.
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Sioux City
Monahan Post
the Elks Lodge
Kiwanians Learn Inside Story of Packing Industry
Kiwanis club members heard the inside story of the meat packing industry during a Tuesday noon luncheon. The event was hosted by Bath Packing company and held in the company cafeteria instead of Hotel Russell-Lamson, with the Kiwanians as guests.
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Kiwanis’ Club
Bath Packing Company
Russell-Lamson
Kiwanians
Esfeteria
Tol land Taxpayers Await Tax Relief After Collector Failure
In the administration basement J. W. Rath president spoke about the meat packing business then members toured the plant. Taxpayers in Tol land anticipate tax relief due to the town’s failure to elect a tax collector for poll, real estate, and personal taxes.
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J. W. Rath
Little Hill Town
Tolland
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Montgomery Ward & Company
Jefferson St
F. F. Nottger
Jrank Brothers Commercial
Frank Brothers
Hart Schaffner & Marx
Estar Commercial
Wangler Bros. Co
Amrad Neutrodyne
Standard Battery & Electric Co
Virginia
Campbell’s Vergnee Ie
Army & Navy
Kleen
Altstadt & Langlas
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