Black's Tackles Radio Retailing Start in City
The James Black Dry Goods Co announces exclusive local sales of Crosley and Amrad radios, taking over the Standard Battery & Electric Co retail business while Standard becomes Crosley’s eastern wholesale outlet. Graham Hay will run the new department with Seeger and Stewart as assistants. Wille as service man. The department will offer full lines from small cabinets to elaborate consoles, with home installation service and quick parts access.
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James Black Dry Goods Company
Crosley
Amrad Products
Standard Battery & Electric Co
Crosley Manufacturing Company
Cincinnati
Amrad Manufacturing Company
Medford Hillside
Mass
Amrad
Black's
Graham Hay
F. G. Seeger
Carroll M. Stewart
Frank A- Wille
Hay
Ninety Owen Descendants Hold First Iowa Reunion
Descendants of the Owen family who settled in Black Hawk county gathered at Island Park Cedar Rapids to mark their first reunion. The 1854 settlers led by Jonathan R Owen met under Cedar trees by the Wapsipinico river, with 90 descendants present and many more residing in Black Hawk, Bremer and Fayette counties. Officers named to organize annual gatherings include F Canfield president and J R Owen secretary treasurer, with an executive committee from Oelwein Cedar Falls and Jesup.
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Owen
Black Hawk County
Island Park
Cedar
Paris
New York
Jonathan’ R. Owen
Hannah
Charles
Eli
Henry
George
John
Thovina
Hempseed
Lydia Barber
Polly Canfield
Laura Smith
Lester Township
Wapsipinico
Jonathan Owen
Maria ‘Cook
Black Hawk
Bremer
Fayette
Ethel G. Hersch
Opal
Olive
Buffalo
Oelwein
George Walker
Jesup
Estelle Jacob
Cedar Falls
Owen Hempseed
Charles Eldredge
Waterloo
U C T s Hear ofMember Benefits at Waterloo Meeting
J R Carlin outlined benefits from United Commercial Travelers membership to members in Waterloo Iowa. Oskaloosa grand councillor spoke at a joint council and auxiliary banquet, noting 90000 annual funding to the orphans fund. Speakers included Arch W McFarlane and EBN Humistan. Twelve candidates were initiated in both council and auxiliary sessions.
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United Commercial Travelers
J. R. Carlin
Oskaloosa
Iowa
Waterloo
F. Hall
Garlin
United Commercial
United States
Ganeda
Arch W. McFarlane
Ebn. Humistan
Waterloo Council
Carlin
McFarlane
Ray C. Eggert
Charles W. Glockner
Edison First Record Maker Hosts Dutch Masters Minstrels On Air
Steve Porter, radio interlocutor for the Dutch Masters Minstrels, made the first phonograph record sold by Edison. He has vaudeville and opera credits and appears in a rollicking 30 minute program sponsored by Consolidated Cigar with Dutch Masters cigars. The show airs Tuesdays at 7:30 PM CST on WJZ and NBC stations.
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Steve” Porter
T the
Thomas A. Edison
Lilian Russell Opera Company
Charles Frohman
Lew Dockstader
Hotey Boy Evans
Consolidated Cigar Corporation
WJZ
Foremen Study Glass Announced At Waterloo Y M C A
A 12 week foremanship training course begins next Thursday at the Y M C A in Waterloo. The program, unit one of a two year course, is conducted with Town State College Ames and is free to foremen from all industrial plants. Led by Prof Lynn and Homer Albright, the course covers job analysis, supervision, manpower, production, and management problem solving with a history of strong growth since 1921.
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State College At
Ames
Homer Albright
Waterloo
Yi. V
Lynn
Gulles
Bury Woman Run Down by Motorist in Iowa State Student Incident
Funeral services were held for Mrs. Logan Sherwood of Lake View who was fatally struck Saturday night by a car driven by Dale Irwin a student at Iowa State College. She lived a mile east of town and was walking toward it when the accident occurred. Authorities said the crash was unavoidable and Irwin was not held.
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Lake View
Iai
Logan Sherwood
L Dale Irwin
Iowa Statecollege
Castoria: A Trusted Baby Remedy for Families
An advertisement extols Castoria as a universal household remedy in millions of homes. It claims safety for infants, warns against dangerous medicines for babies, and urges mothers to keep Castoria on hand for nighttime fussiness and common ailments.
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Castoria
Collc Sr
Tess
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Black’s
Standard’s. Line
Department Store
Crosley and Amrad
Jonethan R. Owen
Minnesota
U. C. Ts
Edison
Bury
Amrad Electrical Radios
James Black Dry Goods Co
Ricco
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