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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 05, 1920

Page

14

Health official warns rural towns on public health needs

Dr. Thomas Parran urged expanded and better funded public health service noting only about three percent of rural districts have adequate coverage. He emphasized education in schools, prevention of venereal disease, and staffing to full-time public health work, while calling for aggressive efforts to remove health threats at their source.

Thomas Parran Public Health Service Tri-State District Medical Association Waterios First Methodist Church Parran Hugh Cumming United States Public Health Service Dr. Parran Parren Dr. Parrat M. Frisbie Healy Maheures Guy Edwin P. Sloan Fingloomington Robert B. Osenod Boston Osgood Tr. Osgood Ty Harry Sigworth Waterloo Pillie Health Agencies Social Welfare League William Seaman Bainbridge M. Oo Navy Harlow Brooks Ctinipe Bellevue New York City Robert PT. Morris New York Post Meio

City Revises Retaining Wall Plan Delays Bids

City council and mayor revise plans for a retaining wall along Miles street near the Black Hawk bridge to cut earthwork and 48 feet of wall. They may re-advertise for bids this year to secure a lower price and finish before spring high water.

Black Hawk Miles Street Friday

Street Improvements Begin on Fifth Street and Courthouse Area

Street Commissioner O A Teeter starts work on Fifth Street between Sycamore and Lafayette with tarvia coating and sand dressing to preserve creosoted blocks. Afterward two blocks of old brick paving near the courthouse on Park Avenue will be resurfaced using tarvia gravel and granite chips in an experimental method. F C Hargrave of Des Moines assists city officials in the project, estimated at about 50 cents per square yard if successful.

O. A. Teeter Fifth Street Sycamore Lafayette Park Avenue Third Street Hargrave Des Moines

Still Found In Magle Township Cornfield

Sheriff H. T. Wagner discovered a hidden still in a cornfield near Magle Township after reports of unusual activity. A keg held 25 gallons of molasses mash, with a pit boiler and condenser apparatus found nearby. The mash was destroyed and the operation confiscated.

Magle Township H. T. Wagner iReport

Dast of Dairy Stock 18 On Way to Chicago

A special train on the C. G. W. carried 40 dairy cattle cars loaded with stock from the Dairy Castle Congress to Chicago. Leading herds began transport at 7 am and finished by 10 pm. The shipment moved from the grounds to the Chicago stockyards under supervision of Syed Jodon and officials from the W. C. & N. at downtown yards.

Chicago Dairy Castle Congress GC. G. W Yaids Syed Jodon Es Maines

Fire at Dubna plant causes 200000 loss and boats destroyed

Dubna plant in Dabygna Ta suffers a 200000 fire loss. Three boathouses and four boats are destroyed. Fire, starting in a hay barn with seven carloads of hay, origin unknown. The firm reports 84000 in insurance. Seven maildines destroyed.

Dabygna Dubens Anenet Neaventian T. J. Mulgrew Company

Minor Auto Accidents Reported After Afternoon and Night

Automopue ancients report yesterday afternoon and night were new and of minor importance. JT. . Anderson, la Porte City ran into jAllen flotd, who was on a bicycle, sat Fourth and Walter streets. There were no injuries sustained. Roy Mason backed into a car on Saxon street. Slight damage. John Johnson riding a bicycle on Bridge street was hit by an unidentified car. Wis wheel smashed. M. Kentzelman and Joe Elen collided on Fifth street east. No injuries. damage not specified.

Automopue Ancients Anderson la Porte City jAllen Flotd Walter Roy Mason Black Hawk Coffee & Spice Co Saxon Street John Johnson Street Bridge Street M. Kentzelman Kentzel Joe Elen Fifth Street

Two Waterloo plants to close for two weeks for inventory

Waterloo Gas Engine company will close the Miles street plant next Saturday for two weeks for inventory and equipment appraisal, followed by the Third street plant on Oct 23 for the same period. The George B Miller & Son plant will also shut for two weeks of inventory.

Miles Street Waterloo Gas Engine Company Third Street Westfield George, B. Miller & Son Town Dairy Sepparator Company William Gateway Company Head George B Miller & Son George B. Miller Litchfield Litchfield Manufacturing Company H. L. Litchfield Waterloo Mr. Litchfield

Three Arkansas boys sing for street permit at police station

Three brothers aged 11 12 and 14 from Rock Island Illinois gave a street singing demonstration for the city police to obtain permission to pass the hat for coins. They said singing fairs and on streets supports their widowed mother and sought a Dairy Cattle Congress engagement that they missed.

Rock Tsland Dairy Cattle Congress Young

Last Night's News in Brief From Across the World

AP brief items report opportunities for American business in Australia and New Zealand cited by Sir Thomas McKenzie. Spain’s 1914 foreign trade up to 98 million pesos. Cornell students guilty of June exam fraud. French army review for US training at West Point. Kansas City cooperative grain marketing group organized. Re-enlistment rate among soldiers with Sept expirations.

Associated Press New York Australia New Zealand Thomas McKenzie Madrid Ithiaca N. Y Cornell West Point America Marie Emile Fayolle Washington, D. C

Four Firms Seek Waterloo Locations for Plants and Offices

Foundry desires 75 by 300 foot site or two 75 by 150 foot buildings on Waterloo property. A railroad and bridge builder seeks 1 to 5 acres nearby. Structural steel firm requests office space and a Water loo manager seeks housing. Shoe retailer eyes a retail site in downtown Waterloo.

Waterloo Greater Waterloo Association E. F. MacDonough Railroad and Bridge Construction Iowa Mr. MacDonough Victor Belle Plaine Greater MacDonough Dysart Commercial Club Dysart

City in Brief and Social Notes Highlight Local Moves

Postponed Daughters of the Isabella meeting now set for two weeks. Mrs Anya Beck and daughter Marie travel to Jerome. Mr and Mrs Fred Sell and son Sumner visit aunt Emma H Keller in Waterloo. Black Hawk Holiness association to meet Wednesday at Calvary Evangelical church. Dr Cornelius Harper of Madison guest of sister Mrs William Bates in Waterloo. Edwin Sage attends University of Iowa medical college. Evan Sage studying animal husbandry at Iowa State College. Rovral Select Masters No 4 held special meeting with Huttenlocker guest. dinner served to 125 members. J W Stevens Miss Winnie Stevens and Mr and Mrs J W Kuhrke relocate from Independence to 704 Denver Street Waterloo. Rev BE Lockwood returns from Oelwein after funeral services for Mrs S H Hadsel. to attend funeral of Mrs Emma Theil in Charles City.

Fred Sell Sumner Mr. Sell Emma H. Keller Black Hawk Holiness Association Calvary Evangelical Church Cornelius Harper Madison Iwis Tri-State District Medical Association William Bates Fourth Street Edwin Sace F. c. Sage Iowa Evan Sage Iowa State College V Ames Mrrs Kuhrke Stevens Independence BE. J. Lockwood Oolwein

Identify Officer's Slayer in Chicago Case

Chicago police declare Stanley Gales an 18 year old soldier from Fort Omaha Neb identified by four eye witnesses as the slayer of Detective Sergeant Frank J McGuirk who was shot while stopping a parole holdup. The report notes a surge of policewomen lari mare lage in the city over the past year.

Associated Press Chicago Stanley Gales Fort Omaha Neb Frank J. McGuirk

Amendments To League Up For Assembly Action

Four amendments to the covenant of the League of Nations proposed by Denmark Norway and Sweden head to the Geneva assembly for study and possible adoption. Proposals include a fixed annual or specified date assembly meeting and regularized selection of non permanent council members. An Article arbitration change tightens obligation and a fourth amendment would allow limited intercourse with a covenant breaking state to prevent wider conflict.

Associated Presss Washington, D. C League of Nations Assembly of the League Geneve Seagne Council

Officers Named For Church Body Meeting

The Northeast Iowa Association of Churches and Ministers opened its annual meeting in Plymouth Church with a sermon by Rev Angus B. MacLeod. Officers for the next term include Rev A E Cutler of Cedar Falls and Rev W J Sneken of Earlville, with Rev Arthur Al of Waverly as registrar. The conference heard reports on the world movement by Dr P A Johnson of Grinnell and speeches on social economic and political topics.

Iowa Associatiional Plymouth Church Angus B. MacLeod Cedar Falls A. HE. Cutler W. A. Buckoven A. E. Cutler eGregor W. J._ Sneken Farlville E. Frazer Tell Clark Pillar of Fire

Auto Touring in U S Just as Safe as in Kurdistan

A man about 54 in a suit was found dead in a ditch along Pleasant Hill road near Lees Summit Missouri. The skull was crushed and a bullet hole noted in the head. Deputy coroner Dr. J S Snider said the body appeared in the ditch for about a week. Believed to be R L Giles former hotel owner here, once rich from cattle investments. Miss Renetta Rogers said Giles left with a large sum of money to motor to St Louis with friends.

Kansas City Pleasant Iill Road Lees Summit J. S. Snider Corsoner R. L. Giles Ay jRotel Giles Renetta Rogers St. ,Louis

Joy in Move to Reduce Supervisors Drowns in Sorrow

A public debate over reducing supervisors ends with somber remarks and bereaved officials. The article notes a councilman condemning opponents and a parallel talk by Mee, Husbes, while Mr Wenner urges amending the election law to align with biennial elections. Legal views from McCay and WW Maruer broadly support Wenner's interpretation, highlighting the board’s need for guidance.

Mee Husbes Calis Alddation McCay U. Maruer Wenner Altho Min I Viser

Wealthy Indian Is Satisfied With His White Wife

Topeka Oct. 4 The court watchdogs report that Jackson Barnett a 71 year old full blood Indian and millionaire and his white wife are living happily together in Henryetta Oklahoma. Guardian Carl J O Harnett had sued to annul the marriage claiming Barnett was kidnapped and married without his consent and was incapable of deciding to marry.

Topeka San Supreme Court Jackson Tarnett Barnett Henryetta Okla Anna Laura Lowe Carl J. O'Harnett

MacSwiney Receives Quiet Night in Brixton Prison

Lord Mayor Patrick MacSwiney on the fifty fourth day of his hunger strike at Brixton prison woke to a quiet and restful night, according to two bulletins from the Irish Self Determination league. Cork strikers in prison continue their hunger strike with no change in condition reported. A note recalls a 20 year effort to translate the Bible into Tahitian.

Associated Press London MacSwiney Brixton Prison Irish Self Determination League Cork Ireland Fenners

Pinex Cough Remedy Promise and Safety Guarantee

Advertisement asserts a home remedy made from Pine extract and syrup to cure coughs quickly. It touts Norway pine extract as a universal cough breaker, promises immediate relief, and offers a money back guarantee if not satisfied. The ad urges asking a druggist for four ounces of Pinox and warns against substitutes.

Das Warne

An Agreeable Surprise Cough Remedy Endorsed

Mrs James Brown of Clark Mills New York recounts relief from a severe lung cold after using Chamberlains Cough Remedy. She notes prompt relief and many others have been similarly surprised and pleased by the remedy’s effectiveness.

Chamberlain James Brown Clark Mills N. Y

Milk Price Drops After Plant Cuts In Algonquin

The Borden plant at Algonquin cut milk price from 53.70 to 51.18 per hundred pounds, dropping by 2.52. Other plants at Garden Prairie on Cherry Valley lowered prices from 2.70 to 2.65 per hundred pounds.

Belvidere

Steamship Operators Indicted for Fraud Conspiracy

New York officials report that steamship operators Lar S. Fox and William H. Kaiser were indicted by a federal grand jury for conspiring to defraud the United States by filing false accounts and vouchers to swindle the United States Shipping Board.

New York Odt S. Fox William H. Kaiser Federal Grand Jury United States United States Shipping Board

Girl Made Pastor by Rock River Conference

Miss Ruth Grimes daughter of Rev W B Grimes Fernwood M B church Chicago has been appointed pastor of South Blue Island church Rockford Illinois October 5 This marks the first time a woman has been given a pastorate by the Rock River conferences It was said Miss Grimes conducted a mission in South Blue Island and the conference has made it a church.

Rockford, Hl Ruth Grimes W. B. Grimes Fernwood M. B. Church Chicago South Blue Island Rock ‘River

Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets Aid Indigestion Relief

Advertising copy promotes Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets to ease sour stomach bloating and indigestion after meals. It claims temporary symptoms can signal serious disorders and urges regular use as a preventative measure. Sold by a specific dealer at 60 cents a box.

Stuart

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