Waterloo Relief and Employment Plans Discussed
A Waterloo group met with Greater Waterloo association promoters to shape relief and employment measures. The finance committee aims to raise a modest fund and report to the general committee next week. About 200 men and women seek odd jobs as cleanups and grounds work remain scarce.
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Waterloo
Waterloo Relief Ad
Greater Waterloo Association
Greater ‘Aterloo Association
W. EH. Mayne
Wide range of Salvation Army work shown in 1921 figures
Statistics for 1921 from Brigadier William Andrews detail the Iowa Nebraska division's activities. They include 256 girls in Des Moines rescue homes, average rescue age 16 to 17, 13 871 in families aided, 159 tons of coal distributed, 6 970 clothing items, 3 914 open air meetings, 7 829 indoor meetings, 200 877 indoor meeting attendance, 1 437 adults converted, and 71 159 poor children's meeting attendance.
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Iowa and Nebraska
Salvation Army
Willam Andrews
Des Moines
Aho
Maid sues farmer for fifteen thousand dollars
Miss Freda Peffer, a housemaid, sues farmer R M Catsball in Grundy county for 15000 damages over alleged assaults on May 22 May 28 and other times. Attorney J H Meyers of Waterloo represents her. Catsball is a married farmer formerly of Black Hawk county.
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Freda Peffer
Grundy County
R. M. Catshall
J. H. Meyers
Waterloo
Catsball
Black Hawk County
Sporle Elected Knight Commander in Masonic Order
F. A. Sporle, Waterloo overseer of the poor and former councilman, has been honored by election to the Knight Commander of the Court of Honor, a high Masonry degree between the thirty second and thirty third. Pp. J. Martin was elected but died before conferral. Sporle may travel to Washington for the ceremony.
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F. A. Sporle
Waterloo
Templar Park Association
Court of Honor
Pp. J. Martin
Sporle
Masonic Order
Washington, D. C
Estate Boards Leader Heads to Des Moines Meeting
William B. Herren, president of the State Association of Real Estate Boards, left Wednesday for Des Moines to arrange the national executive committee meeting of the National Association of Real Estate Boards set for November 14 in that city.
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William BE. Herren
State Association of Real Estate Boards
Des Moines
National Association of Real Estate Boards
Herren Plans Real Estate Board Work On Trip
Mr. Herren will also do some real estate board organizing work on his trip.
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Herren
Salvation Army Helps Eight Find Jobs in October
Eight men were cited to jobs by the Salvation Army employment office this morning, six on farms and two in town. Up to this time the army has sent 103 men to jobs since Oct. 4. One man came from Fort Dodge to register for work, saying he read of the service and wanted to try his luck.
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Mr. Mayne
Corp
Salvation Army Employment Office
Army
Fort Dodge
Speed of Eagle Flight Sets Record for 1916 Encounter
A 1916 French naval flyer near Mount Olympus raced an eagle for speed. The aircraft reached 60 nautical miles per hour while the eagle flew with apparent ease, keeping about 100 feet behind the plane as observers noted the bird’s swift, free-will performance.
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Salonica
Mount Olympus
Larroway
Photographing a Bird in Turbulent Sky
The author describes photographing a bird with a half second exposure as the sky overcast and the plate captured a neat image. The bird barely moved for two minutes, gliding with wing flaps every 10 to 12 seconds before accelerating beyond 60 miles per hour.
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Japan
Grocery and household goods price list includes soaps and canned fruits
The list shows assorted items with prices such as Swift's Pride washing powder 2 cans, six rolls toilet paper, Goblin soap 25 cents, Linn washing powder 25 cents, Victor toilet soap 25 cents, and various canned fruits like Gibbs peaches and No 2% pineapples with per dozen prices. Also includes coffee brands Blackstone and Home Roasted, tea, syrups, and sorghum with multiple can sizes and prices.
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Wittick
Swift
Pride
Victor
State House
Japan
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Farmer
James Sokirk & CO
Chicago
North Waterloo Meat Co
Veal
Onc
T. Groceries
Vicks
Independent Fruit Co
Red River
Jonathan Patines Apps
New York
Florida
Boston
F. E. McStay
Mgr
East Fourth Street
Grocery Department
Ginger Snz
Cady Tom Thombs
Fir
Graham
Wilson’s
Libby
Borden
Etna
van Camp
del Monte
Evergood
Dixie Cleo
Mecareni
Skinners
Ralavelsyen
Yee
Entz Meat Market
East Fourth ST
E. 4Th
Wittick’s Market
Fourth ST
Rath’s
Rath
Swift’s Empire
Essed Poultry Ducks
Blair
Tee Ae
Farmer Jones
Rae Eee
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