Waterloo Building Boom Spurs Heavy Labor Demand
Waterloo touts a busy summer with a labor shortage across building, manufacturing, and utilities. Demolition and new store construction, water and sewer projects, and many new residences push demand for 5,000 workers. Analysts forecast stronger business and ongoing public and private improvements next year. Also notes local ads and entertainment listings.
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Waterloo
Logan House Carner
James Black Dry Goods Co
Many Buildings to Be Started on Fourth Street
Concrete work begins on St. Mark's Episcopal church corner Denver and Fourth as several blocks of store buildings near foundations. Kentzleman plans a three story block with five stores, head of Park avenue hotel space, and two story Yagla building with hotel use. Kozberg tenement row under rapid superstructure progress. all plans by Peddicord and Foster. Licensed to wed Ralph Edwin Barton and Vesta Hughbanks. Waterloo items note Brady War sheets and millinery purchases by Burch Bros Co and Dutch Bros Co.
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Denver
Fourth Streets
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I. M. Kentzleman
Fourth Street
Park Avenue
Walnut Street
P. H. Yagla
Kentzleman
Meyer Kozberg
Eighth
Peddicord and Foster
Pioneer Merchant Back in Waterloo
H. C. Cutts a pioneer Waterloo merchant, long based in Storm Lake, visited Dexter Phelps and C. J. Parkhurst and other old friends then returned home today. He once ran a store when E. 8. Phelps was in business and lived near the current courthouse site. he plans to move back to reestablish a home as the city grows.
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H. C. Cutts
Waterloo
Storm Lake
Dexter Phelps
C. J. Parkhurst
Phelps
Delicatessen Expands With New TwoStory Plant
Corden-Wight Co. adds a rear two story building to its deli and sausage plant to increase sausage production and bolster cooking and refrigeration capacity. The renovated complex aims to be among the state’s finest and cleanest. In other news Brownlee’s advertises new fall men’s shoes at 3.40, 4.50, 5.00, and 6.00.
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Corden-Wight Co
Brownlee's
Wheat Market Dips on Liberal World Shipments
Chicago market notes liberal world shipments pressuring wheat with Canada’s heavy rains provoking a minor early firm. Decembers move from 9 11 8 to 9 11 4, then dip to 9 03 4 as traders weigh crop conditions. Butter, cheese and pork futures show modest gains. livestock in St Louis mixed with cattle and hogs varying by class and demand.
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Canada
Neas
Wicely
Beachey Birdman a Popular Aviator Heads Midwest Rides
Lincoln Beachey, the famed aviator, drew crowds in Cedar Falls yesterday and today. He has contracts to navigate the air at Milwaukee and Clarinda next week, with flights planned on specific days. He will use a machine at both cities and travel by fast trains between. In Clarinda, locals welcome any aviator who can contract for flights. The flying rule counts an elevation of two feet as a flight, applied only on the days with the poorest atmospheric conditions.
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Lincoln Beachey
Cedar Falls
Milwaukee
Clarinda
Walnut Street Baptist Society Forms Club for Afternoons
Society notes report the Philathea class organizing a daytime club at Mrs. Otto Boyce’s home on Rhea Street with plans for monthly meetings and a possible name at a October gathering hosted by Mrs. Ralph Eightey. A birthday social at Miss Bertha Christenson’s home raised funds for the society.
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Philathea
Walnut Street
Misa Bertha A. Christenson
Fremont Street
E. A. Hangon
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