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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1929
Page
3
Chicago reports a farm survey saying nature aided farmers in 1930 with higher prices and solid crop prospects. It notes prosperous outcomes for those with good harvests, hay abundance for livestock, and a steady land price rise while wheat yield falls to 1.08 billion bushels, boosting world demand.
Oscar Hopka of 5918 Conger Street reported the theft of his Imperial Chrysler sedan license H-18072 taken from his garage between Sunday morning and Tuesday night. Cherveny Traer said a Whippet sedan license 75-6527 was stolen from a parking place at Sixth and Sycamore streets last night about o'clock.
East High sophomore Howard Blondin, grandson of Waterloo violin maker KE L Goss, carved and assembled a violin from scratch in six weeks. He bent ribs, carved the scroll and neck, used curly maple and spruce, and plans varnish work. Blondin studies with Miss Elizabeth Greene and aspires to be a concert artist.
Frederic Mills Ross announces county and local chairmen for upcoming radio tests. Atwater Kent audition to be held Friday night with district leaders including Carlo Sperari Decorah Winneshiek and Lucille Kepler Waukon Allamakee Victor Young Paysette Lynn Osincup Waverly Bremer Mrs Prank A Barker Independence and Bertha Lincoln noted among organizers.
The contest will be held in the Waterloo district with auditions in the WMT studio at 8 p.m. contestants should arrive by 7 30. Nearby, an onyx quarry near Guster Illinois is claimed to be the continent’s largest deposit.
The East district calendar released by Superintendent C W Kline shows a 12 day Christmas vacation and a two day spring break. The schedule includes a teachers convention October 19, Thanksgiving with Friday off, Christmas vacation from December 21, 1920 to January 1, 1930, first semester ends January 12, second begins January 27, spring vacation April 3 and 4, and school ends June 6. An exhibition of foreign periodicals will be held in Tokyo in October.
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