H. Smith Named Manager for Public Service Co
H Smith named manager for the Iowa Public Service Co at Cherokee, succeeding Ralph H Garrison as Avision manager effective Oct 1. Garrison joins Utilities Power & Tight in Chicago. Smith, former general superintendent of Glifen Gas and Electric Co, returns to field duties after five years in that role.
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Yoward ‘Smith
Iowa Public Service’ Company
Cherokee
Will
Ralph H. Garrison
Avision
Notable Career Moves Highlight Smith Family Ties
A prominent figure, Smith, left Waterloo in 1917 to head Ke wan ee Gas and Electric in Ke wan ee, Iowa, for the American Gas company. He later moved to Charles City as general manager for Central Town Power and Light Co. In 1925 he became Cherokee division manager. He has two daughters, Dorothy at the University of Iowa and Margaret at home. he is married.
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St. Ames
Waterloo
Kewanee Gas & Electric Co
Kewanee
American Gas Company
Smith
Charles City
Central Town Power & Light’Co
Cherokee
Dorothy
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Margaret
A Year Ago Today in Waterloo
Waterloo item recalls events from September 14 1928. Patrolman Harry Mason was shot in the face by shotgun blast while pursuing a car through Cedar Falls. Arthur A Lohner elected president of the Waterloo Community Chest at a meeting. Arch W McFarlane announced as a Republican candidate for HouiMont pevennes on the Courier.
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Harry Mason
Hawk County
Cedar Falls
Arthur “A. Lohner
Waterloo Community Chest Organization
W. C
HouiMont Pevennes
Arch ‘W. McFarlane
Courier
Trade papers praise F. Kistner in Waterloo ads
Feature articles in American Funeral Director and Embalmers Monthly applaud FE F. Kistner funeral director for a Waterloo newspaper advertising campaign. The journals reprint ads as models to show the public the relation between undertaker service and families. The slogan emphasizes that the service rendered by a man is the prime requisite to a family.
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Waterloo
FE. F. Kistner
Grain Trains Too Long for Passing Tracks
The Rock Island division reports trains longer than passing tracks, causing delays as opposite runs need to maneuver. Great Western meets Independence in the season finale at the local field. DB Foxis suffers typhoid fever on Fifth Street Southwest. Fayette County Bankers Association to meet at Gelwein Country Club September 19. A nine-figure circulation totals after Iowa Savings Bank receiver distributes final deposits. Robert Farisee's body lies in state in Oelwein before burial in Stockton. he farmed near Hazleton two decades ago.
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Gelwen
Bept
Rock Island Railroad
Great Western
Independence
H. Foxs
Fifth Street
Fayette
Hazleton
Passing Bad Check Unlocks Jail Bars
For the second time in two weeks the wheels of justice today ground out a 30 day jail sentence for a man accused of false utterance of checks. J. R. O Connors an elderly man.
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Wheels of Justice
J. R. O'Connor
OConnor Given 80 Day Sentence By Municipal Court
OConnor received an 80 day sentence from Municipal Court Judge George J. Gager this morning after his arrest last night by Bailiff George M. Essex of the municipal court. OConnor is alleged to have passed
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Dike
George J. Gager
George M. Essex
Municipal Court
O'Connor
Freshman Enrolls at Illinois University Amid Legal Mentions
A report notes a May payment issue involving a $100 fine and costs with a judge and sanctions. O'Connor and Burr Towne comment on punishing bad check passers. Separately, George F. Brown, an Urbana Mattoon teen, 18, 4 ft 1.5 in, 47 pounds, enrolls as a freshman at the University of Illinois.
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Urbana
George FP
Brown
Mattoon
University of Minols
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H. Smith
Public Service CO
Garrison
Utilities Power & Tight Corporation
Chicago
Glifzen Gas& Electric Co
Citizens Gas & Electric Co
Central Iowa Power & Light Co
Tows, Public Services Company
Towa State Col
F. Kistnews
Hill Top Inn
Ainsborough Ave
Rainbow Drive
R. I
Asthone
Honest
Wangler’s Drug Store
BY Dite Elf
Roosevelt
Ellis-Geerdes Company
East Park Ave
Kezar
Sager
Burre
Towne
Dunkelberg
Leeper
Cropper
Goodyear
Courtem
Bennett
Tire & Battery Co
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