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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1925
Page
5
The Waterloo group will attend the annual convention of the association in St Louis on November 23 and 24, accompanied by Mayer Stewart Gilman.
Sheriff H. T. Wagner addressed about 100 at a Dunkerton PTA meeting last evening, warning that crime imposes heavy costs on taxpayers and urging stronger parental control and law enforcement. He argued punishment should deter crime, delay is a favorable witness for criminals, and cited obsolete laws and delays in the system.
Eimme Harris, formerly of this locality near Kesley, died last week from injuries suffered in Iowa City ten days earlier. The funeral was held at his home Tuesday morning and at All Routes church in the afternoon.
October production of motor cars and motor trucks reached 454327 units, per National Automobile Chamber of Commerce notes in New York. Strong foreign demand plus solid domestic sales hint at 1926 surpassing earlier records, with projections over 4.2 million units for the year. European economic improvement and road development boost motor transportation demand.
The article notes changes in automobile pricing and purchasing power over time, comparing fax costs to sixty cents and contrasting 1942 cost of living with earlier years. It highlights that autos are selling at much lower prices and that the purchasing power of a dollar has shifted, with recent values around $1.14 in some periods.
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