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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1921
Page
1
Experts from the big five group anticipate submarines will have a definite, legitimate role in naval warfare and expect future limits on size but not a ban. American and British officers agree on submarines as fleet protectors and discuss German U-boat strategy and rules for submarine warfare.
Local groups schedule at Black's tearoom and Galloway club building for November 29. Rev. Fred J. Clark will speak on Thanksgiving Tuesday at noon, Lions club meets move to Tuesday with dinner at 6 p.m. Elk’s minstrel trip follows. Rotary and Spokesmen's clubs arrange debates and talks at Hotel Rus Lamar, Black's room, and Waterloo Medical Society notes a hiatus this week.
Salvation Army officers Social Welfare League leaders and the Waterloo Relief and Employment commission agreed on a co operation plan to avoid relief duplication. The Social Welfare League office will act as central clearing bureau while lists of aided families are exchanged. Agencies will notify each other on new relief applications to prevent overlap and most relief will be handled by county overseer of the poor Salvation Army and Social Welfare League. Temporary aid only as funds are limited.
The Union Station farce entertained a large East High audience last evening under the Women’s Work Association of St. Presbyterian Church. The cast delivered lively performances with music and humor, aiding the church building fund.
Mrs W Arbuckle will entertain Happy Hour club at 16 Clark luncheon Tuesday at her home. Mrs H L Arthurs attended Wild Rose club yesterday for an afternoon of needlework. Clarence Cox joined Thursday as members gathered for a meeting and luncheon.
The regular Min alai meeting at MLC on Monday October 10 follows with a luncheon at noon to honor Rev N C Calhoun, pastor of Walled Presby Church, who departs for land Colt to take charge of a larger church. Devotions by Mrs George Mood and a book review by Rev Purser plus a sermon by Rev Gretzinger conclude the program.
The article argues that America is today the dominant first class nation in international affairs due to its wartime sacrifices resilience and geographic position. It highlights Mr Hughes bold open diplomacy at the conference and the resulting shift from secretive to transparent negotiations. The piece credits America's unique advantages and the humility of its leadership in shaping a new global diplomatic spirit.
Miss Vesta M. Paul returns from Jacksonville after a family visit. Mrs. L. H. Hershiser at 1315 Washington is very ill and cared for by Mrs. Carrie Noble. Ruth Landis and family depart for Chicago to settle an uncle’s estate. Mrs. Rushmore of Jefferson visits relatives. Local residents report hospital care, job changes, and minor crimes including a car collision, bicycle thefts, and an attempted holdup. Community events include K of P memorial services and Thanksgiving meal promotions. The London chrysanthemum headline notes England’s largest bloom with an 80 inch circumference.
The text asserts broad endorsement of a step, deeming any backward move inconceivable. It notes unanimous sentiment and strong momentum toward change, presented as an unchallengeable course.
Robert J. Shepard, 22, jailed on federal charges for operating a wholesale lottery scheme. He admitted soliciting sale of tickets at 10 cents each and claims proceeds would aid a railroad man’s widow and children in Chicago. He distributed tickets to railroad workers in the east and referenced a Christmas Eve gold prize.
Des Moines reports the tax commission hearing debated a county assessor to unify and oversee fair property taxation. Proponents argue a full-time statewide official would curb political favoritism and uncover untaxed property, while critics cite illegal exemptions and uneven tactics by township assessors. Soldiers exemptions drew concern over inequity and burden on nonproperty owners.
At the conference the United States and Japan appear near direct opposition on capital ship tonnage. A high American spokesman hinted the United States may oppose increased tonnage by Japan or any power. Japan has proposed raising the ratio for its navy beyond the 60 percent target.
Belden Hill president of the Cedar Rapids baseball club with Rock Island owners, who left the Three-I league, aims to form another eight club league. They seek six members from Marshalltown Waterloo Dubuque Caton Davenport Muscatine Burlington Hannibal Ottumwa with a salary limit of 2000 dollars a month.
Mortgages and notes totaling 113000 stolen from the Victoria Exchange Bank near Victoria were recovered in good condition in a cornfield on the James Chapman farm. The theft occurred about a month ago when the bank was attacked by five men with dynamite.
Baron Edmund Thurmann counsellor of the German diplomatic service arrived in New York aboard the Hellig Clay to begin preliminary work toward reestablishing diplomatic and consular relations with the United States. The report notes prior use of swivel guns by Americans to drive the British List from Boston.
United Press reports quirky Chicago notes as trades and letters surface. A mislaid false steeple is recovered by a trader, and Jonas Madson learns after 25 years that he is police magistrate. In Joplin, R W Ratling, missing since infancy, is reunited with his mother.
A series of telegraph briefs report events from Washington to Los Angeles including President Harding signing a proclamation of peace with Austria, Ford’s Muscle Shoals study nearing completion, debates over inheritance tax limits, and various criminal, political, and regional incidents across the country. The items cover resignations, court cases, protests, and local incidents from Arizona through Illinois and New York to Mexico.
A tornado near Poplar Bluff Missouri last night killed Mrs Cora Chaffin 46 and two children Case Francis 18 and Mollie Francis 14. The Chaffin home and barn were demolished with the trio trapped under the collapsed structure. Widespread injuries were reported but some fatalities could not be confirmed due to damaged communications.
Marshal Ferdinand Foch will visit Iowa next Friday according to Iowa Legionnaire editor Frank Floyd Miles in charge of publicity. Foch is to stop 20 minutes in Mason City to honor Hanford MacNider, national commander of the American Legion, on his way to Minneapolis.
Will Hays the postmaster sent a letter to H O Kelley traffic director of the Greater Waterloo association praising the G W A for aiding the post office in improving mail service on trains. The note emphasizes the department cooperation and the appreciation for better service.
Mr Hays sent a bulletin titled Speeding the Mails to the association. He commends the article and the response as a sign of growing mutual appreciation between postal management and business interests. A French inventor of a natural breathing method reportedly ate cherries and laughed underwater.
Mrs Mary Bell of Waterloo died at 1 45 p m yesterday at 161 I-2 Fifth Street East from a hemorrhage related to tuberculosis treatment. She was born Oct 25 1883 in Farmington Arkansas and survived by her mother Frances E Bates and sisters Stella Sherrod Ica Alba Rose Forth and Liza Poole of Waterloo Oklahoma City her husband Eby Bell preceded her in death six years ago in Tucson Funeral services are Monday at 2 p m Petersen Bros chapel Rev T J Fuller will officiate Interment at Fairview. Bernbrock undergoes Rochester operation reported satisfactory.
A poem by Rachel Zay Hawthorne laments vanity in foot fashion. The speaker recalls burning shoes and tight pumps, noting repeated cycles of cringing wear and repair while vainly chasing beauty. The piece ends with a somber call about deception of appearance.
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