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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1929
Page
14
State health department releases July vital statistics for Iowa. Births totaled 3,719 with 1,949 boys and 1,770 girls, 94 stillbirths excluded, while 1,693 deaths occurred with notable White dominance and a high death rate among ages 75 to 79.
Vital statistics show 63 traffic deaths in July and 64 in August after the law took effect. Last year for the same two months 114 deaths were recorded. State officials deem the measure satisfactory though arrests data were not released. Also Scout courts of honor led by Ivan S. Ryle set for Cresco Decorah and Oelwein sessions.
A Waterloo item recalls an Oct 8 1928 incident where Bernard Hilton claimed driver status after an automobile struck Alfred Denker injuring him severely. A public petition with 2000 signatures urged compulsory entitle testing for thetaulasia. Black Hawk County supervisors to vote November 6. Campaign notes reference W W Marsh and Leo Tierney addressing Third Congressional District Democrats at Hotel Russell Lamson.
Cedar Falls Oct. 8 The new staff of officers in the American Legion auxiliary were formally installed Monday evening with Mrs. Bernard Dubberé presiding. Mrs. George C. Robinson succeeds Mrs. Stephen A. Workman as president. Other officers include Mrs. Carl D. Behrens and Mrs. J. Harland as vice presidents, Mrs. Anton F. Berg secretary, Mrs. Samuel Brown chaplain, Mrs. Walter G. Ehrig historian, Mrs. B. W. Eiler treasurer, and Mrs. A. F. Opwin member of the executive committee.
An advertising feature touts Cascarets as a pure cascara laxative that works while you sleep. The copy promises no nausea or habit formation, suitable for children and the elderly, with medical endorsement and 200 million packages sold annually.
A family reunion was held Sunday at John Schneider's home on Hildreth Street in Arles City to honor Henry, an Axis brother visiting from Los Angeles. A similar gathering is planned next Sunday at Mrs Lot Schneider's Grand Avenue home. Wild turkeys, once abundant with prehistoric cliff dwellers, are again rising in Mesa Verde National Park region.
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