This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 11 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1928
Page
14
Waterloo officials report railroads support Iowa’s good roads bond issue, saying paved highways boost commerce and bring revenue from materials for pavement. Railroad executives note better roads help bus services and weatherproof passenger travel, while rail lines gain from increased trade and traffic.
A schedule of programs across Des Moines and Ames outlines events at Waldorf Astoria and Maxwell House hours, including News summaries, orchestra performances, Hoover Sentinels, Seiberling and Halsey Stuart programs, and weather reports. Additional entries note Davenport’s Chimes concert, Rock Island musical club, and Cedar Falls Methodist orchestra with late weather updates.
A long list of hourly radio programs and markets from morning to night features talks by Walter Damrosch and other orchestra pieces, farm and home content, weather updates, and entertainment segments across multiple stations including Montgomery Ward, National Home Hour, and Evening Concerts. The dense timetable lists program times, names, and sponsors with frequent repeats and scattered OCR glitches.
A report details an incident involving Bobby Thatcher dragged from a bar to learn the result. Authorities investigate what happened as witnesses describe the chaotic scene and the sequence leading to the confrontation.
Arch W. McFarlane of Waterloo appears set to win Iowa lieutenant governor by a large margin. Early tallies show McFarlane about 300000 ahead of Hoover, Hammill about 225000, with Finch opponent in Polk County at 45352 to 15183 for Finch. McFarlane also leads Black Hawk County by over 11000.
Coal storage in the Illinois Central shops yard began yesterday. Train master H. G. Brown said two shifts are unloading cars and about 5 000 tons will be stored within a week or two. The Minnesota division locomotives use 25 to 300 tons daily. Five thousand tons is about a 20 day supply and will be added as coal is transferred to engine chutes.
Students in the East district enjoy a four day break as teachers and principals attend the Iowa State Teachers Association convention in Des Moines. About 170 educators from Black Hawk County participate, with 150 from the East district and 12 from the West district. The conference features three concerts by the state high school band, including 35 players from Waterloo high schools, with performances tonight and Friday and a Saturday broadcast on WHO.
Des Moines reports Anton Johnson pleaded guilty to embezzling 1260 dollars from the Marshalltown post office. Judge Martin J. Wade fined him 500 dollars after he paid the funds back immediately following his arrest last Monday.
Eight Iowa counties in Tuesday's election passed compulsory tuberculin testing for dairy cattle while five counties rejected it. Counties approving the measure included Black Hawk Butler Johnson Madison Montgomery Taylor Union and Washington. those opposing were Cherokee Lucas Ringgold Jefferson and Plymouth. The Iowa Electric Railway association met to discuss reducing operating costs and preserving service with E. J. Anderson of Davenport as president.
Osage Nov 8 Special W H Salisbury and his men lost to Sid Kelley and his squad in the annual crow hunt scoring 272 to 178 They will later serve the dinner that is part of the event.
Palace offers On the Divide with Bob Custer Peggy Montgomery plus Mews Laff and The Yellow Cameo. Plaza presents Ladies Night in a Turkish Bath with How ard Paden and Jean Lowry lead roles and a chorus of 10 Paden Peaches. On screen The Count of Ten stars Charles Ray, The First Kiss stars Fay Wray and Gary Cooper with Vitaphone acts. Strand features The River Pirate with Victor McLaglan Lois Moran Nick Stuart and four Vitaphone acts. Waterloo shows Mrs Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch with Miss Lucile LaValliere in a three act comedy drama.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.