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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1917
Page
6
A dated Sunday school lesson column outlines Isa i through Daniel lessons with golden texts and summaries, noting leaders like Isaiah Hezekiah and Manasseh, and ends with a First Baptist church waffle supper advertisement for Saturday at 5 30 PM.
The Waterloo recruiting office authorized additional enlistments for the ambulance corps as soon as a telegraph operator in Waterloo sent the message. Applicants will be sent directly to Deming, Indiana, with those already admitted in Waterloo now rejected. Sergeant Brown notes a waiting list unless enlistees switch to other war work, and names were not kept after initial recruitment.
City council for defense debated responses to a proposed rise to 12 cents a quart by a milk distributor. If true, officials planned to invite farmers to a conference and consider a cooperative milk depot to keep consumer prices down. Reports from Dr. E T. Alford and Judge Platt covered price trends in other states and the potato market outlook.
Arrangements are made for an information booth at the Cattle Congress under library staff. It will provide Waterloo information on train service eating houses and locations. Stationery and stamps will be sold daily papers supplied for public use.
Captain Holden Sands, formerly Ellis hotel manager, arrived in France on September 17 after enlisting in the quartermaster's department last May. He was stationed at Fort Snelling's officers' reserve camp during the summer, per word from his brother Captain Clinton G. Holden.
New York figures show exports of merchandise at the port fell by more than 95 million dollars in August compared with August 1916. Imports for August 1917 rose by over 14 million dollars from the previous year. The August 1917 exports total stood at 273,627,773 dollars.
Imports for August 1916 reached 167,920,942 with 122,231,660 for the previous month. Export gold and silver values are given for August 1916 and the prior year, while duties collected in August this year totaled 10,583,740 versus 12,392,699 in August 1916.
Washington Sept 28 Negotiations between coal operators and miners in Illinois Indiana Ohio and western Pennsylvania remained deadlocked awaiting intervention by Dr H A Garfield federal coal administrator urging a potential rise in government fixed prices Proposals for a wage increase to trigger higher selling prices were rejected as collusive by operators The supreme court reversed a judgment involving Illinois Central against Wabash Coal Co over a flagman’s salary at Lafayette Street crossing The Hilingis Central appeal was sustained and tax deadlines loom with May penalties and December real estate tax sale notices
A local plea invites amateur gardeners to enter the Dairy Cattle Congress display by Sunday. George Bell will arrange entries for the Vacant Lot Gardening Club, offering cash prizes for best vegetables including onions cabbages tomatoes cucumbers corn beans peas and potatoes. The push aims to show what small plots can produce and inspire neighbors to garden.
In Chicago on September 28, representatives of the Illinois Manufacturers' Association sent queries to Frank A. Scott of the War Industries Board and to Judge B. H. Gary of United Steel, requesting an immediate reduction in the price of finished steel and iron to reflect government price controls. They also sought information on the nation's steel supply, stating manufacturers cannot set prices for current or future deliveries without knowing the steel industry's planned actions following federal price fixing.
EJ Newins hosts a reception at Memorial Hall for Mr. and Mrs. Vaughan at First Baptist. Maria Dunkebberg of Oskaloosa celebrated her 87th birthday with a memorial cake and a program in Lincoln Circle. Miss Mathilde Stooge’s engagement to Roy Hartong featured an all aun shower with contests and favors. St Francis Auxiliary planned Flower Day fundraisers and trench candle making at Memorial Hall. D A R members to assemble trench candles Saturday. Waterloos various socials include a party at the Muscatine Theatre, First Evangelical annual meeting, and No Congregational meeting tonight. Bishop Stuntz will speak at First Methodist bouquet chamber dinner.
New fuels yard project by the Watkins Fuel company traces building yards along the Great Western tracks on Bluff Street from Fleet Street to Mulva Avenue. The effort includes the Diamond Co. in Waterloo East under Funk and Toy-Watking management. Frank Watking is expected to oversee both sites.
East High junior class held its annual fall outing at cedar river cottage three miles up the Cedar river. Despite conflicting statements a hearty feast of potato salad cake olives and several quarts was reportedly moved from the school house to private picnic grounds. A program of musical selections featured famous class members with Prof and Mrs Miller acting as chaperones.
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