Black's store adds 120000 square feet of floor space
A long feature on the opening of a large addition to Black's Dry Goods on Fourth Street, detailing the new 120,000 square foot expansion from the 1802 origin, including a four day guided tour, Otis micro drive elevators, a modern top floor dining room and tearoom, and expansive departments across six floors with showroom, furniture, kitchen, and grocery sections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Black
Sycamore
Fourth Street
Friedl
Swift
Otis
Black's
Ge Reserve Stock Elf
North Avenue
Waterloo
Black
Milady
Dennison
Coe
Adda
Iin
Naddician
Tandy
Modern store adds eight floor delivery and stylish cabinetry
A trip through a store showcases a new delivery system with a cash handling area and eight floor package routing to homes. Cabinet work features Cuban mahogany garden oak and natural finish black walnut with varied style from floor to finish. Currrie Construction did general addion work. John Bartley served as architect and mechanical engineer supervising contracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Currie Construction Company
John
Bartley
Real Estate Men Open Convention Activities Listed
Davenport Iowa October fourteenth realtors from across the state gathered for the eleventh annual convention of the Iowa Association of Real Estate Boards. The opening day features registration a golf tournament and a smoker while directors advisory committee and board presidents and secretaries meet. Delegates will discuss the new real estate brokers law with Secretary of State Ed Smith and tax revision proposals with Senator F Clark in Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
INS
Iowa
Iowan Association of Real Estate ‘Boards
Ed Smith
F. Clark
Cedar Rapids
School janitor shot in attack at Boone
Ed Sawhick janitor at Napster consolidated school is in county hospital with bullet wounds from Sunday attack. Police say assault with intent to murder charges would be filed against Cowhick if he is found sane. The incident follows Sawhick attacking relatives and friends in Boone IA on October 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boone
Ed Sawhick
Napster Consolidated School
Charles Rhoads
Cowhick
Son of Sioux City Tribune founder found dead
Gardner H. Kelly, 38, youngest son of John G. Kelly founder of the Sioux City Tribune, and brother of the present publishers, was found dead in his bed at home in Sioux City Iowa. Heart disease is believed to be the cause. He is survived by his wife and an eight year old son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Gardner H. Kelly
John G. Kelly
Bioix, Ciy ‘Tribune
Kelly
Deaths Mrs Alexander S Jackson in Waterloo Iowa
Obituary notices report Mrs Alexander S Jackson 65 of 815 Rich street died at 7 03 am Sunday in University hospital Town City from heart disease after a four year illness She was born Ellen Florence Green April 23 1884 married February 12 1887 at Osage moved to Sibley Iowa then Waterloo 25 years ago. Survived by husband three sons two daughters three sisters two brothers four grandchildren and one infant granddaughter Funeral Wednesday at Elstner’s chapel with Rev T M Shaffer officiating Burial in Osage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander S. Jackson
Rich Street
University Hospital
Town City
Ellen Florence Green
Lynnville
Wis
Osage
Sibley
Waterloo
Mes. Jackson
Grace
Ding
Elstner’s Chapel
K @ra
T. M. Shaffer
St. Paul's M. E. Church
Athletics Rally in Ninth Inning to Win World Series
In a dramatic late surge the Athletics rallied in the ninth, scoring three runs to tie and then win the World Series after Haas homered in the eighth to knot the game. Foxx, Hornsby, Cuyler, and Cochran contributed key plays as Cubs and Athletics traded blows throughout the tense contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cubs
Grimm
Haas
Taylor
Miller
Malone
Cochrane
Simmons
McMillan
Foxx
Horsby
Bishop
English
Hornsby
Meninlan
Wilson
Nintie
Cuyler
Stephenson
Bickel Dies After Illness in La Porte City
La Porte City Oct 14 Bickel justice of the peace and veteran resident died at 9 15 am after several weeks of illness from heart disease and complications He would have celebrated his eightieth birthday anniversary this month Surviving are the widow and a daughter Mrs Cora Bowman here plus other relatives He was prominent in Modern Woodman affairs The body was taken to a Vinton funeral home
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courier
la Porte City
Bickel
Cora Bowman
Vinton
Tour Fliers Head to Cincinnati Overnight Stop
Forty one planes of the 1929 national air tour left Candler Field for Murfreesboro Tennessee and will fly to Cincinnati for an overnight layover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Candler Field
Murfreesboro
Russian aviators consider Atlantic hop after Moscow flight
Four Russian pilots returning from Moscow and landing in Seattle discussed a trans Atlantic flight as a sequel to their journey toward New York. They described a 1000 mile night trip from Waterfall Alaska with a drifted landing due to fog and headwinds. They plan to remove pontoons and gear and then fly across the Atlantic to continue toward a world circuit, with a visit to Henry Ford at Dearborn on the way to Chicago and New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beattie
Wash
Seattle
Moscow
New York
Waterfall
Alaska
S. A. Shestakov
Atlantic
Boris V. Sterlinger
Henry Ford
San Francisco
Ivers
Cheyenne
Wyo
Chicago
Dearborn
Price to City on Airport 60 000 or Thereabouts
The article discusses city purchase options for the airport at about 60 000 dollars including land and improvements. It notes legal changes allowing cities to acquire and operate airports, funding possibilities through taxes or bonds, and mentions Waterloo Iowa City Council Bluffs and Waterloo Airport Inc. as active players. It quotes H W Herrington urging airport ownership for growth and safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Chambers
Midwest Airways, Inc
Airport Corporation
New Town
General Fund
Waterloo
Iowa
Iowa City
Council Bluffs
Waterloo Airport, Inc
Waterloo Mien
Victim of hit and run driver hurt in Apiington
Apiington Ta Oct 14 Henry Chienhopp sr suffered injuries not regarded as serious after being struck by a speeding automobile while crossing the street near his home. The motorist did not stop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Apiington
Henry Chienhopp, Sr
Waterlooan Fined 200 For Liquor Transport
Robert Marble was fined 200 plus costs after pleading guilty to transportation of intoxicating liquor and must pay today. A Waterloo worker, A W Foster, 106 Linn street, suffered a deep laceration to his left hand at Illinois Central shops while attempting to stop a rolling wheel with a wooden wedge. He was taken to Allen Memorial hospital for treatment and care. Marriage licenses listed include Mervin McPhail and Cleona Grace McIntyre. Donald Van Bogart and Neya Mae Bloyer. Price M Burnell and Alice Shepard. Cecil L Klein and Edna G Bovey all of Waterloo and surrounding area with ages noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Marble
R. W. Hasner
Mervin McPhail
Waterloo
Cleona Grace
McIntyre
Donald van Bogart
Neya Mae Bloyer
Price M. Burnell
Alice Shepard
Cecil L. Klein
Edna G. Bovey
Fragmented Weather Update Missing Key Details
The text provides partial temperature data for Saturday and Sunday with errors and missing values. No clear locations dates or complete readings are present to form a reliable summary card.
Slayer Confesses to Brutal Stenographer Murder
John Preston, 28, of Wheaton, confessed to police in Chicago that he killed Agnes Johnson, 26, a stenographer, after luring her and a friend to a lonely roadside house. He allegedly choked and beat her to death. her body was found in bushes. Preston denied involvement until the confession, described by Sheriff Lawrence Wattendorf as the most brutal murder in Di Page county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
iGhicago
John
Presto
Wheaton
Page County
Wigel “Sherif
Lawrence Wattendorf
Preston
Misa Agnes Johnson
Man in Hospital After Fistfight in Northwood Va
Northwood resident George Drasick was hospitalized in Des Moines with serious injuries from a fist fight on Sunday night. He suffered multiple rib fractures a fractured jaw a broken nose facial bruising and head injuries. Police hold suspect Felice Dakovitch for investigation at a Northwood store seizure location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwood
George Drasick
Des Moines
Felice
Drasick
John Dakovitch
Drasiek
Former Iowan Shot by Chicago Bandit
Cedar Rapids Ie Oct 14 Former Iowan Lyle Perenowds who was shot to death by bandits in Chicago yesterday formerly lived in Cedar Rapids His wife who witnessed the murder says they lived here three years ago He and friends were returning from a party when a bandit poked a gun at Perenouds and shot him as he resisted
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
U.aj
Lyle FP
Perenowds
Chicago
Shso
Perenouds
Poked &Gun
Persnouds
Gasoline Strike Shrinks Fuel Supply in NYC Area
New York October 14 reports say gasoline truck drivers strike strained supplies as 3,000 men walked out and 500 to 600 Yonkers and Mount Vernon drivers planned to join. unions push for higher wages amid fuel shortage across stations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bridge Collision Delays Westbound Traffic on Fourth Street
Westbound traffic on the Fourth Street bridge was halted for seven minutes at around 10:20 a.m. today after a street car, operated by M. We Dart, collided with an automobile driven by D. L. Wooner Route 7 near a parking area. We Dart claimed Wooner failed to signal while crossing into the middle of the street, causing minor damage to both vehicles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fourth Street Bridge
M. We
Clay Street
D. L. Wooner
Wooner
Jarred
Plan New Air Route Between Dallas and Los Angeles
Balkas reports a new Los Angeles to New York aerial route will open within two weeks, linking Dallas and Los Angeles. Fotur planes are to be deployed as soon as delivery is obtained, marking the first Uni in the route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Balkas
Uni
Los Angeles
New York
Dallas
Fotur
New Uprisings in China Threaten Nanking Government
In Peiping on October 14 a serious civil war scenario grew clearer as Shiang Kai-shek's government faced potential replacement by Peng Hsien and Yen Hsiao Shant. Troops mobilize amid denunciations of Chiang for draining treasury funds. Famine worsens in northern provinces with starvation deaths and abandoned children, signaling a national crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peiping
China
Cciyil
Chiang Wai-shek
Nanking
Gra
Chiang
Peng ¥u-Hsieng
Shansi
Kuominchun
People's Army
Marshall
Feng
Diamond Brothers’ Grocery Building To Start This Week
Razing of the brick front store at 504 Commercial Street will begin this week for a one story and basement brick building by contractor G. A. Fipen of Cedar Falls for Diamond Brothers, grocers. The shop, costing 34,000, will measure 36 by 60 feet and be ready for occupancy December 1. Quest Smith handles plumbing and J. G. Ralston is the architect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Street
G. A. Fipen
Cedar Falls
Diamond Brothers, Grocers
Quest & Smith
J. G. Ralston
Former Mayor Frisbie Moves to Cedar Rapids
Former Waterloo mayor M Frisbie, longtime Illinois Central engine driver who piloted No. 15 and 16 between Waterloo and Freeport, now runs Manchester to Cedar Rapids. He and Mrs Frisbie reside at the Montrose hotel in Cedar Rapids following a gun change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miller
Wilson
Boley
Frisbie
Cedar
Rapids
M. Frisbie
Ilinois
Waterloo
Cedar Rapids
Freeport
Manchester
Frishleere
Montrose Hotel
Auto Car Crash Kills Three in Wilota Iowa
A Rock Island passenger train struck a car at a Wilota crossing, killing Charles Sherrett 60 and the two year old child of Mr and Mrs Henry Wiechman. The Wiechman four year old and other occupants were seriously injured and taken to Atlantic hospital. The Wiechmans had been visiting relatives and were waiting for a freight train when the accident occurred. The car was hurled over 50 feet. The baby born to Mrs Wiechman last night is believed dead as a result of the crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilota
Rock Island
Ara
Charles Sherrett
Wiote
Mra
Henry Wiechman
I. An
Atlantic Hospital
Wiechman
Prowler Reports Gun Threat Amid Nighttime Attempt
Hart Joyce of 03 Dane street reported a man at his rear door pointed what appeared to be a shotgun at Mrs Joyce while intoxicated. Patrol Driver James Lammers and Patrolman Oscar Hausermen searched the area but found no trace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hart
Joyce
Dane Street
Firth Street East
Ira Farris
Washington Street
George Luth
Oak Lawn Avenue
Scarlet Fever Tops Weekly Communicable Disease List
Des Moines health bulletin reports 217 communicable cases last week led by scarlet fever with 43 cases, concentrated in Polk Cerro Gordo and nearby counties. Whooping cough tallies reached 26 and smallpox 23 while other diseases totaled 67. Dr Henry Albert, state health commissioner, released the figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Henry
Albert
Polk
Cerro’ Gordo
Secial
Peace talk at W. O. T. U. meeting cites Kellogg pact
Frederick J. Libby, executive secretary of the National Council to Prevent War, told Waterloo women’s group members that nations seek peace and that the Kellogg pact is foundational. He cited Hoover, MacDonald, Briand’s successor, Stresemann’s successor, and Japanese emperors as collaborating to avert war. The talk urged continued advocacy for world peace and the abandonment of war, with Rev O M Yuggy introducing the speaker and prayers offered by Dr. W L Steeves. The next W. O. T. U. gathering is an all-day semiannual house party on Oct 32 at Willard hall, inviting members and the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eis
Peace Miyjded
Frederick J. ‘Libby
National Council
W.W. Oo. A
Libby
Hoover
MacDonald
Briand
France
Stresemann
Brice Giffen
Presbyterian Church
Cedar Falls
F.f.ydpp
Waterloo Union
Willard Hall
RATTLESNAKE KILLED NEAR BLACK HAWK CREEK
A resident of 544 Leland avenue, A R Thomas, found a six foot rattlesnake with seven rattles near the W G F N powerhouse by Black Hawk creek while fishing. He pinned it, brought it home, and killed it, later seeking a bounty which is not offered due to recent snake population levels. Police report theft of a purse from a beauty parlor, $438 taken, Luella Plumbland victim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. R. Thomas
Leland Avenue
Black Hawk Creek
Thomas
W. G. Woo
Tione
Thomes
Omyner
Des Moines
Ock
Hege Éynedt
Luella Plumbland
Also Mentioned on This Page
Prank L. Benedict
James Black Dry Goods
James Black Dry Goods Company, Company
Tribune
Mary Jane Jennings
Mary Jana Jennings
Webster Street
Miss Jennings
Lancaster
John J
Edward
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Farley
St. Joseph's
Liz Plenger
Elgin Tarelta Plenger
Washington Strect
Focal Hospital
Dyersville
Page
Foxy
Efort
Minnera
Walberg
Vmihlettes
Bishop Hilt
French
Miler
Cincinnati
Aus
H. W. Herrington
Bartlesville
Okla
Oll
Chamber of Commerce
Harrington
Waterlooan
T & Mperatures
TOR
Kiilling
Chicago Bandit
GOV
Kai-Shek
Diamond Brothers
U.S. Engla
Germany
Japa
Black Hawk ‘Creek
Frank Warteys
Browntilt Shoe Store
Faa
Prudential
Prudential Office
F. W. Newhouse
Nat'l Bank Bldg
the Prudential Insurance Company of America
Edward D. Duffield
Home Office
Newark, N. J
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