Ninth Annual Waterloo Dairy Cattle Congress Opens
The ninth annual Waterloo Dairy Cattle Congress opens Monday morning September 30 with an all new amphitheatre and patriotic displays. Crack herds from many states will attend, and exhibits include war era displays from the government, Red Cross demonstrations, canning and handicraft for housewives, and contests for children. Attendance is expected to break records despite wartime conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Dairy Cattle Congress
The
Congress
United States Food Administration
State Food Administration
Federal Fuel Administration
County Food Administrator
Red Cross
Liberty Parade Week Opens With Flag Raising and Parades
The town hosts a patriotic week beginning Tuesday October 1 with an 11 a.m. Over the Top parade through downtown bringing township representation and a 2:30 p.m. flag-raising at the Dairy Cattle Congress grounds attended by Gov. W. L. Harding and Capt. Canrobert. An evening community sing caps the day as two military bands perform. The Dairy Congress features Iowa State Dairy Association activities, a first Interstate Dairy Council gathering with M. D. Munn addressing attendees, and a renowned horse show with entries from Simpson farms Elmhurst Thomas Bass Hamilton Brothers and others including Belle Beach and White Princess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alcho
Black Hawk County
Gapt. Canrobert
Ibase Hospital
Camp Grant
Xil
Dairy Cattle Congress
Simpson Farms
Elmhurst
Ill
Thomas Bass
Mexico
Hamilton Brothers
Keota
Adam Sterling
Des Moines
H. R. Boyle
Elgin
W.H. Hanna
Vinton
Belle Beach
Competent Judges in Cattle Ring
The Dairy Cattle Congress will feature expert judges for Holsteins, Jerseys and Ayrshires, and Brown Swiss cattle. W A Moserip of Lake Elmo Minnesota handles Holsteins, J H McLane of British Columbia judges Jerseys and Ayrshires, H H Kildee of Ames handles Guernseys, and J C Cart of the University of Minnesota oversees Brown Swiss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dairy Cattle Congress
Dairy World
W. A. Moserip
Lake Elmo
Minn
Jerseys
J. H. McLane
British Columbia
H. H
Weeklong War Exhibit And Camp Grant Band Schedule
A tabloid program outlines daily events from Monday September 30 through Sunday October 6 featuring concerts by the Waterloo Military Band Camp Grant Base Hospital Camp Dodge brigade depot band and Camp Grant band. Highlights include automobile and service flag ceremonies, calf parade, circus features, and a grand finale in the amphitheatre with patriotic addresses and war labor board remarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Grant
Henry Riesenberg
F. H. Walsh
National War Labor Board
Camp Dodge Brigade Depot
Camp Dodge Band
Camp Dodge
Hamilton Brothers Host Pony Show at Keota
The Hamilton Brothers in Keota present a horse show featuring two strings of Welsh and Shetland ponies for children and adults. The program includes high school horses fancy hitches and updated driving gear. The auto show at the congress shifts to trucks tractors and demonstrations due to wartime production limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton Brothers
Keota
John Barleycorn blamed for high dairy prices wartime
W L Chapin of the National Food Administration tells Waterloo crowds that John Barleycorn is largely to blame for rising dairy prices. He notes milk consumption rose in dry states and former saloons became milk outlets, with buttermilk demand up. Detroit saw milk up 20 percent since May and buttermilk up 50 percent. A note mentions a Wang Miller shoe ad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Barleycorn
W. L. Chapin
National Food Administration
Chapin
Waterloo
Dairy Cattle Congress
Detroit
Mich
Salvage Collection for First Ward to Begin Early Monday
The Red Cross salvage committee announces the second collection in the First Ward will start Monday morning under W. A. Gentzler directing all future efforts. Public help is urged with simple prep: display salvage cards, separate papers and magazines, bundle rags, and place salvage where looked for if away from home. Save the card for future use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Ward
Red Cross Salvage Committee
W. A. Gentzler
Attorneys Limit Time Devoted to Questionnaires
Registrants are advised that the legal advisory board of the county met at 9 a m today and passed a resolution that no questionnaires will be filled out by lawyers at any other price than the courthouse during session hours 9 to 12 a m and 1 30 to 5 p m This action addresses lawyers offices being used for this work while the board is in session The plan requires lawyers to spend half their time at the courthouse or Cedar Falls city hall and the other half elsewhere This will allow competent non lawyers to assist at the courthouse in filling out questionnaires If volunteers join the board will have enough staff to serve all registrants Also reported is the East High School senior class electing officers for the year Rolanet Roepe president Hildred Anderson vice president Margaret Ludwig secretary Stiehard Abel treasurer Lois Rath class adviser The class of 1919 numbers about 75 and graduation may occur in the new high school building
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Questens Maker
Eivery
Black Hawk County
Cedar Falls
Regia‘trants
Legal Advisory Board
Enouugh
Iow
East High School
Rolanet Roepe
Hildred Anderson
Margaret Ludwig
Stiehard Abel
Lois Rath
New ‘High School
Afternoon and Evening Schedule for Brown Swiss Show
Afternoon events include judging of Brown Swiss Ayrshire Holstein groups at 1:00, war exhibit open, and a 2:00 Waterloo Military Band concert followed by flag raising at 2:30 under Captain Canrobert. Evening features horse show, Van Doren's orchestra, Swanee River Quartet, grand circus parade, patriotic readings, and aerial acts by Alexander Bros with Belle Beach specialties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swanee River Quartet
Automobile
van Doran
Waterloo Military Band
Arena
van Doren
New Amphitheatre
Governor Harding
Swanee River
Exhibition Hall
New
Florence Dudley Ross
Alexander Bros
Belle Beach
Southland Melodies
Thuy
Canrobert
Roda
Royal Elephants
Zerial
Alexander. Bros
Reda Royal
Comeét
Also Mentioned on This Page
Peting
Moscrip
St Elmo, Minn
Holstein
United States
Guernsey
D. D. Tenney
Crystal Bar
Wis
C.H. Peverill
Adam Seitz
Waukesha
Aldebaran Farms
Racine
Hunter Bros
Freemont
Ontario
Longview Farms
Lee's Summit
Myrtle
Earl Pyle
Clarksville
Oscar’ S L. Casey
Morse
C. Lasater
Palforrias
Tex
Committee On Public Information
France
Italy
Middle West
H. H. Kildee
Town State College
Ames
Iowa State Dairy Association
Dai
D. J. Murphy
Wattken
F. W. Stephenson
Interstate Dairy Council
Mississippi Valley
M.D. Munn
National Dairy Council
Middlewest
AD McLean
University of British Columbia
Vancouver
Jersey
Suanee River
Conecert
Teesday
Camp Grant Base Hospital
Iowa State
Dairy Association
C. Cort
Brown Swiss
Wang & Miller Shor Co
Phelps’ Glasses
Jefferson
Liberty
Liberty Bond
U.S. Treasury Department
Equitable Life of
U.S
C.R. Golly
Black Hawk
Equitable
U. S
Canada
Automobile Building
Caif
Grand Circus
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!