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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 17, 1928

Page

10

Prohibition Topic Dominates Sermons at Grace and Linden

Two ministers frame prohibition as a pivotal issue in the national campaign. Rev Roy Leslie Smith at Grace Methodist Episcopal church urges moral voter awakening while noting the church will not dictate votes. Rev Joseph Yates at Linden Methodist Episcopal church labels parties dry or wet and warns wet voters to stay quiet until after registration and election day.

Roy’ Leslie Smith Grace Methodist Episcopal Church Women's Christian ‘Temperance Sunion America Yates Linden Methodist Episcopal Church Joseph Yates Secretary of the Treasury

Alcohol Seizure and Charges in Local Police Report

Police arrested H R Sawdey at 9 p m on illegal transportation of intoxicating liquor after seizing two quarts and seven pints of alcohol from his car at Logan avenue. Another man, W dg Gonnell, was held at 4 45 p m on a driving while intoxicated charge, later released on a 106 bond. Three plain drunks were jailed or fined, Thomas Brayton held for automobile larceny, and six more thefts or losses including ring, plate, bicycle, and a car rim were reported from various streets.

H. R. Sawdey Logan Avenue R. A. Michaelson W. Dg. Gonnell Lloyd H. Cox Thomas Brayton Riverview Addition Brayton P. BE. Walker Raymond Reed First Street Wiliam Strubel Eagle Township T. J. Duffy Tenth Street Donald Schneck Tenth Street West Fourth and Water Streets

Storefront coping collapses on Fourth Street east

Debris from a 75 foot brick wall edge and concrete coping toppled onto the sidewalk at 615-21 Fourth Street East Saturday afternoon. No one injured. several narrowly escaped. Disintegration of mortar caused the collapse. fire crews cleared brick and concrete. three storerooms owned by I. M. Kentzelman with one unit shared with Mid-Continent Petroleum.

Fourth Street East Ce . Nooné Altho Earl Holbrook I. M. Kentzelman Longfellow Avenue Mid-Continent Petroleum Company

Eight Weekend Auto Collisions In Waterloo Area

Waterloo area saw no serious injuries Sunday after eight auto collisions were reported. Notable incidents include George Hannemann of Nashua and Frank Nelson of Cedar Falls on Rainbow drive at 3:10 p m with both cars damaged. four other crashes on Fourth and Lafayette, Park and Sycamore, and Park avenue with multiple drivers involved. one car carrying license H 1315 and W H Rogers at State street reported a collision. Four minor collisions were reported Saturday night.

Waterloo George Hannemann Nashua Frank Nelson Cedar Falls Rainbow Drive Co. E. McClure Green Mountain W. B. Getts Waverly Fourth Lafayette Streets Center Street Park and Sycamore Streets H. Rogers State Street Park Avenue Sycamore

Million More to Be Paid for Paving in Iowa

Ames, Sept. 17. The Iowa highway commission is expected to authorize expenditure exceeding one million dollars for paving in Washington, Warren, Dubuque and Fayette counties. The project involves a total primary land mileage of 47,601.

Ames U.P Iowa Highway Commission Washington Warren Dubuque Fayette

Bridge and culvert project awards noted in several counties

An item notes funds or contracts to be awarded for bridge and culvert work in Washington, Dubuque, Emmett, Warren, Keokuk and Lucas counties, with four miles of grading or gravelling in Benton county. The terse fragment indicates multiple county projects and civil works underway or planned.

Washington Dubuque Emmett Warren Keokuk Nigh Lucas Counties Benton County

Pheasant Petition Drive Aims For Open Season

Petition drives circulated at Coburn’s and Black Hawk Sports seek 150 county farmers to request an open pheasant season. When submitted to the state game department, dates for hunting may be set. Coburn predicts a one day season in Black Hawk county, likely in November.

Coburm's Black Hawk Sports Shop Statea Tish and Game Department

Red Hat Test At Bartles-Sherd Stations

A marketing prompt urges customers to say Red Hat to service personnel at Bartles-Shep stations to test awareness and gas service. The message suggests the phrase will impress customers and encourage testing of awareness.

Bartles-Shepherd Bartles-Shepherd Oil Co Waterloo Iowa Red Hat

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