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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1923
Page
13
Iowa county officials set 10 am October 10 for bids on pavement of 36 miles of Road 40 from Ben to Bremer line and Road 69 from Water to Hudson. Large anticipated contract, with bridges, culverts, drainage and grading already provisioned. Board unanimously authorized advertisement and moved to secure required materials.
Officials seek to remove two grade crossings on the Illinois Central between Waterloo and Cedar Falls and two crossings on the Jock Island line between Waterloo and La Porte City to improve safety and traffic flow.
Reported reductions in Des Moines bring gasoline to the level of 14 12 cents in the city. No reduction is noted for the local area, with observers awaiting further price moves and market signals.
The Waterloo public wonders if the price war will reach the benzine buggy market. Des Moines Standard Oil led price cuts, met by independents. District manager T P Currie said Waterloo reductions unlikely. Hawkeye Oil secretary H C Wurster warned that ongoing crude overproduction could force action.
Officials of the Bartles-Shepherd OW company said no cuts at present and the current price level would be maintained here. Standard O11 stations at Dos)
City motorists are urged by F Willis Jenks to use Hagla Center road to the notelement, then east to Redall Highway for about seven miles before turning north. He says the route is more direct with better roads than the detours marked, highlighting savings for drivers.
A single lot featuring women's three strap leather slippers offered for auction. Items described as leather, size and condition unspecified in readable text. Potential buyer may inspect prior to bidding. no additional lot details available.
An OCR fragment notes patterns and a price of 3.19 with mention of pattern sizes and a referenced item. The text shows garbled references to threads or linoleum printing with unclear context and damaged wording.
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