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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1925
Page
15
The Duff family of Waterloo returns from a fortnight’s fishing trip in northern Iowa. Mr Duff, Olivia, Danny, and others unload suitcases, baskets and fishing gear from a small car, while Duff jokes with the reporter and shares a few humorous escapades from the trip.
Dunkelberg Leeper and Cropper Inc, a Parkersburg lumber firm, plus George Hunter, have purchased the E. F. Elmberg company plant and business, makers of juvenile furniture and toy novelties. Cropper says orders come from all states, including Montgomery Ward, Carson, Pierre Scott, with new management. Products range from chairs and desks to doll beds and cradles, painted in bright colors, catalog over 20 pages.
It was stated today that the plant is now on and orders on hand will stretch to near full production capacity. In full operation the facility will employ about 100 men. Adams Paper company remains the jobber for the company’s products in Waterloo, with Paul Davis and Black's handling the line at retail.
James Birp of Belle Plaine was arrested by Marshal Chelsea for bootlegging. Three pints were found in his car. he waived preliminary and was bound to the grand jury on $600 bond. The new coach and car owner posted $800 cash bond. John O'Donnell and George Abernathey of Gladbrook were arrested for bootlegging and waived preliminary.
Abernathey, released about a month ago after a three month sentence on a similar charge, remains jailed as his $31,000 bond could not be posted. O'Donnell also detained with a $600 bond.
F Harris Cloonan of Texas has resigned as secretary of the international boundary commission United States and Mexico effective October 9. No successor has been named.
Two railroad signal workers, Jake Doss and Frank Ginther, were injured when a 58 inch rail rod jarred loose from a moving motor car near Oxford. The rod pierced Doss in the groin and Ginther in the thigh and abdomen area. Both men were in Mercy hospital in serious condition but expected to recover. Three other workers on the car were uninjured.
Boston on September 11 AP reports Thomas C. Stewart of Kansas City Missouri was re elected president of the National Federation of Federal Employees at the convention in session.
Corning Iowa September 11 The Grecian bakery adapts a no clerk system by placing a we trust you sign above a bread box and a coin slot. No loaf has been taken without payment so far as customers pay by honor.
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