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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1923
Page
4
Iowa faced one of its greatest rainfall events with 24 hours of heavy precipitation. Des Moines and Sioux City logged the highest totals, while Waterloo area reached new daily highs. The soaking rains hindered corn growth and pastures across many towns as temperatures dipped and a warming trend is forecast.
Carl H. Spaanum, a well known Osage resident, died Wednesday afternoon in a Rochester Minnesota hospital after a week long illness of peritonitis. He was born in Cedar township and educated at Nora Springs Seminary and the University of Michigan Law School. He practiced law in Waterloo before moving to Osage and later forming a firm with Euster, Barnlette & Spaunum. He married Laura Brush and had two daughters, Jean and Julia. He is survived by his parents, a brother Satolph, and a sister Hattie. Services to be held in Osage at the Methodist church tomorrow.
Members of the Y M C A boys department plan a reception tonight in the association dining room for their new leader Ilwell Lay. The program includes stunts songs talks and contests with speakers from local schools and colleges. The event highlights optimism for winter and fall activities as 205 men and boys have already taken positions since May 4 with rotations and plans announced for Father and Son week November 11 through 18.
Morris, a UTA aeronautics and motoring enthusiast since his Dubuque trip, is chosen as one of Iowa’s two delegates to the inaugural National Aeronautic Association convention in St. Louis. Louis G. Lasher of Des Moines is the other delegate. the prospectus calls the event the world’s greatest air meet. The program promises top aircraft and a 300-airplane formation display. Iowa’s association headquarters are in Davenport with L. B. Strethman of Waterloo as vice chairman.
Jacob H. Rubin of Milwaukee, recently back from Russia, will speak at the Greater Waterloo association banquet at 6 15 p m on Conditions in Russia He left as a Bolshevik and returned as an American noting differences between socialistic ideas and those of Lenine and Trotzky The event is open to all citizens with several Business and Professional Woman's club members attending.
A tourist motor bus fell from a parapet on the Binasco road near Milan today. Four people were killed and 23 others injured in the crash, authorities said.
Fragmentary notice notes an older boys conference during Thanksgiving vacation and a sectional gathering at Hart Bodge. Mentions Waterloo attendees and a shipment of new guofels arriving at Woors Ml with an advertisement tag.
Members of the Decker-Chapmani post American Legion and the auxiliary met at Memorial Hall to organize a waffle and sausage booth for the Dairy Cattle Congress. The booth will open Monday at the same northwest exhibition-hall location as last year and feature waffles lunches. Funds raised supported sending the Monwhan band of Sioux City to the national American Legion convention. Sioux City donations exceeded 1000 dollars with a total goal about 7000 dollars to cover all expenses.
Sergeant Lee Greenup and D. BE Moi RS Nag established an army recruiting station today in the vacant lag room 410 Lafayette pulling All branches of the service are being represented to attract volunteers and inform the public about enlistment options.
Sergeant Greenup announced limited acceptance for Ninth Cavalry at Fort Riley Kansas as recruitment office closes after April. The open assignments listed include California Washington Texas Oklahoma Wyoming Maryland Georgia Hawaii Philippines and other Seventh Corps locations.
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