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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1929
Page
18
Fragmentary OCR note references Johnson and Muscatine District in the state, with unclear context and scattered terms. The readable fragments suggest a local detail or official mention but lack complete facts or action.
The fourth annual Corn Show and the third National Soy Bean Show feature unusually fine exhibits. A. G. Larson notes corn ears are uniform with even kernels, suggesting a strong year for Iowa despite lower total production. Mills and Marker highlight rising bean quality with records of 700 pods. Exhibits from Indiana Wisconsin and Iowa are on display with 24 exhibitors across both events housed in Exhibition Hall Annex No 2.
Four Brown brothers from Clive Iowa appeared before Municipal Judge Thomas L. Sellers and denied frequent drunkenness and convictions. Each held on $200 bonds to await district court action after judge read their records. The brothers protested their alleged records as Assistant County Attorney Al Adams noted a trick in identifying them. The judge scheduled district court action.
Mr and Mrs R H Garrison of 124 Alta Vista avenue depart for Chicago where he will join Utilities Power and Light Co as an executive. HH M Smith of Cherokee will assume Waterloo division duties for Iowa Public Service Co tomorrow. Their daughter Winifred travels via Waterloo October 5 toward New York to sail to Rio de Janeiro with Miss Elfedire Fresenborg who returns to South America after a U S vacation. Fresenborg has worked for a Rio public utilities company for three years.
Mrs. Frank Bond, 814 Second Street West, testifies in municipal court that her husband Frank Bond beat her during an early morning fracas at their home. Bond pleads not guilty as Capt. Walker and Herman Beiderman assisted police in taking him to the station for arraignment. The case scheduled for 10 a m Thursday.
A total of 18,538 automobiles had been licensed in the county by yesterday close of business. This equals about one car for every three persons in the county. W F Jeffrey head of the license department in the treasurer's office reports 462 sets of plates in reserve likely enough until December 1 when 1930 registrations begin. L A Andrew state banking superintendent was elected vice president of the National Association of Supervisors of State Banks at San Francisco last week.
A dense pane of radio listings shows hourly programs from WABC WEAF WGN and more, detailing orchestras, dance bands, vaudeville acts, and variety shows with multiple stations and co broadcast notes for afternoon and evening slots across CBS NBC and ABC networks. The guide lists performances by Paul Whiteman Harry Reser Jean Goldkette and Amos ’n’ Andy among others, with cross references to stations WJZ KYW KOIL KDKA WLW and more.
J A Wolf of Treet reports a car struck a Central Switch engine late yesterday at Fourth and Water. Wolf admits fault, says the engine was moving slowly and his auto was pushed only a few feet with minor damage. no injuries.
Paramount showcases Our Modern Maidens with Joan Crawford and Rod La Rocque plus Prince Gabby with Edward Everett Horton and Ponce Sisters. Strand debuts Movietone Follies of 1929 with a 200-strong cast, two reels Two Americans with Walter Huston, plus The Street of Tumion in Waterloo and Parents of Daughter. Annougage from Sumner Iowa.
Notices from Sumner report the birth of a daughter named Elizabeth Evelyn to Mr and Mrs Wil Plank of Marlboro setts on Hudson New York on September 24 1929 Mrs Plank formerly Miss Elizabeth Hendon from Sumner her girlhood home Plank is editor of four Worth While Weeklies in the cast
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