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Prohibition is a joke!
By: Blake Fisher
On Sunday, November 4 1929, a group
of Waterloo citizens were caught with
alcohol which violates the federal
prohibition law.
Law enforcement seized a 20-foot bar,
power bottle washers andcappers, 125
pints and 104 quarts of home brew on
ice, 59 cases of beer, 159 gallons
of beer wort, five gallons of
alcohol, and a gallon of moonshine.
"The
Raid"
www.billiesilvey.com
There were numerous busts on this
same
street, but despite the efforts of
the
Federal Officials prohibition never
“dried up” the Cedar Valley.
Yesterday, the government realized
there
wasn’t a way to stop the use
of
alcohol, they ended prohibition
laws. This just shows what a small
group of people can do when the
whole nation backs them.
A Waterlogged Cedar Valley!
By: Blake
Fisher
Yesterday,
March 15 1929, the
Cedar
River leaped over its
banks
by nearly seven feet.
With
the river now nearly a mile
wide,
more than three thousand
residents
have been evacuated.
Most
families have to evacuate
by boat due to the rapid rise
of the water. Most citizens ignored
the warning of flooding until
it was too late to evacuate safely.
So
far, no loss of life is known
of
but residents are advised to
evacuate
when told to.
The
high waters have closed roads,
shut
down businesses, and even
closed
the railroad system in the
Cedar
Valley. The water is nearly
to the bridge platforms. School
has been cancelled for Miner School
because
of it’s water-filled
basement. Diamond Brothers Grocery
has also had to shut down after
the flood destroyed thousands of
dollars of groceries. Electricity
is out through part of the Cedar
Valley and will take several weeks
after flooding stops to repair
the
damages.
Residents
are encouraged to help
out in any way possible. The Red
-Cross will also be assisting in
the aid of the Cedar Valley.
Waterloo, a city for everyone!
By: Blake Fisher
Waterloo is a gemstone for everyone! Today
the local census was taken and the
population
has nearly doubled! Most of the spike
in
population is due to the migration
of blacks
To the north.
The spike in population has caused
competition
for jobs in the Cedar Valley. The
biggest
employer in the Cedar Valley, Rath
Packing,
has loved the growing population.
They now
have almost the same amount of blacks
working as they do whites.
Although blacks are still segregated
by some,
Waterloo’s hospitality has seemed to draw
people. The mayor of Waterloo hopes to
continue seeing the rise in population.
Blacks are the only ones finding comfort
in Waterloo. Jew ancestry
has settled into
the metro area for the first time!
A roaring
Rath Packing!
By: Adam Clark
As the economy is booming so is Raths.
Rath is the biggest meat packing
industry in Iowa right now. With three
locations and thousands of workers
Rath is also the major source of jobs
in the Cedar Valley.
But with all of the popularity and
people there is always a person who
wants change.
Today, Rath workers have packed the
streets in downtown waterloo. Workers
are demanding higher wages and better
working conditions. With the tense
pickett lines and the vast number
of
people, the National Guard has been
called in to restore a sense of order.
Some believe this has added more
tension to the situation. The “roar”
of thousands of people is directed
toward the Rath administration. As
night moves on the people hope to
get some answer from their administ-
ration.
Flappers Are Born
By Colt Robinson
With World War I ending women all over are tossing off their Victorian rigid constraints and trying on Freedom.
The ways of the traditional women seem to be changing. Women are wearing short dresses, driving cars, flirting, and smoking
cigarettes. Not only are they smoking but they slipping into joints with gentlemen and drinking and dancing to Jazz music.
At Waterloo's Strand Theatre, "My American Wife" is the hot ticket. Starring Gloria Swanson, the movie showcases
the flapper style to all its viewers. Many fashion shops in Waterloo are beginning to sell the new fad for women like Black's
Department Store and the Waterloo Belmont Shope.
The phrase "Sex Appeal" is being thrown all over society. Flappers are engaging in premarital sex and condom
machines are appearing in gas station restrooms all over the state.
Shocked civic leaders and religious leaders are thundering against the flapper style. They are urging girls to join some
sort of Christian-oriented group advocating physical health. "Waterloo has no need to fear the flapper evil when her
growing girls pledge themselves to be Girl Reserves.
Deere Buys Waterloo Company
By Colt Robinson
On March 14, 1918, John Deere purchased the Waterloo Gasoline Engine Co. located on Miles Street. The maker of the Waterloo
Boy two-cylinder tractor was purchased for $2.35 million.
The Deere tractor plant is expected to bring between 5,000 and 6,000 jobs and become the largest employer in Waterloo.
For the past 60 days negotiations between the president of the Waterloo Co. and Deere have taken place and ended in a last
minute take-it-or leave it offer from the Waterloo Co.
Deere was founded in 1837 whose founder invented the steel plow. The company needed to get into the tractor business in
order to stay competitive.
Deere Executive C.E. Velie writes to company president William Butterworth: “I am more than satisfied we have
made the best move Deere & Co. has ever made, and that it was an extremely fortunate thing that we were able to buy this
plant.”
Depression Hits Iowa
By Colt Robinson
The stock market crash of 1929 is beginning to take its toll the state of Iowa. Farmers were the first to be affected
by the depression as farm prices began to plunge in the early 1920’s even before the market crashed.
Foreclosures by banks and insurance companies have cause many farmers to lose their farms. Banks begin to close rapidly
as all three of Iowa Fall’s banks have closed, not announcing when they will reopen. It is feared that most costumers
doing business with the closing banks will not be granted their money. The banks have asked people not to withdraw more than
10% out of their account per month.
Hoover it is!
By: Adam Clark
Yesterday, March 4th 1929, Herbert
Hoover was elected president.
Hoover was born in Iowa and happens
to be the only president
in history
thus far that has been
born in Iowa.
After Hoover was born
he moved to
Oregon where he grew up. He then
attended Stanford university
where
he majored in engineering
and
human services.
Some of Herbert’s
past government
positions include: head
of the Food
Administration, a member
of the
Supreme Economic Council,
head of
the American Relief Administration,
Secretary of Commerce,
and now Pres-
ident.
Herbert’s issue
he would like to
address while in office
is helping
everyone in need. He
wants to strengthen
the economy, help the
poor, feed the
hungry, and cloth those
who cant afford
to buy them.
Stock market
crash affects all!
By: Adam Clark
Last night after a harsh week in buying
and selling stocks the market finally went on a spiraling downfall.
Brokers were outraged when the bells
on Wall Street rang out signaling
the fall of what many Americans had
invested their money in. people lost
millions and not only did they lose
their money but many lost homes, land,and other property.
Above in Iowa
Falls, Iowa, the mayor immediately
called for a 10 day work holiday.
Hoping
to calm the crisis a little bit, he
insured
the Community that they will recover
and
aid may be possible.
In another small Iowa town crop
prices
fell Extremely low: corn at eight cents
a bushel,
pork at three cents a pound,
beef at
five cents a pound, eggs at ten
cents
a dozen – with no reduction
in the
farmers'
tax or debt. The economy of
farming
has fallen down the Drain.
Last night
president Hoover concluded,” the
economy
was fundamentally sound, but had
been shaken
by the repercussions of a
worldwide
depression.”
Electricity is Changing the World!By -Bethany Kuenstling
Thomas Edison who invented the incandescent
light bulb is one of the most influential people to the new-coming electricity. Electricity is a new technology that is coming
about faster and faster as the days go by and I think this is exactly what the 20’s need!
We are starting to modernize and
go from all manual technology to electrical technology. Today’s house wives use electricity to lessen their hard work
load, or even the work load of their servants.
Advertising electricity is a huge
way for communities to become more electronic dependant. The road-side signs show women constantly going golfing or having
a night out on the town because they don’t have as much manual work to do because electronic devices work so much faster!
Coal was the main source of heat
before electricity came about. Coal was not very appealing to the normal house wife because it needed constant tending, and
produced soot that would have to be cleaned up constantly. Gas was also a source of heat, which to many was easier to manage,
and it was safer than coal.
On November 2, 1920 is the first
radio broadcast that is coming out from elcetricity. People dance, listen to news broadcasts,
and are hearing the weather every single day.
Electricity is can be used more
than we imagine in our day-to-day lives. Our society in changing because of electricity and that’s exactly what we need!
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This is a Roger's Battery less Receiver Model 130, built in 1925. It is typical of radios in the twenties
in that it is battery operated and has three dials and five identical tubes. 
Crystal radios, like the one at left, were among the first radios to be used and manufactured. These radios
used a piece of lead galena crystal and a cat whisker to find the radio signal. Crystal radios allowed many people to
join the radio craze in the 1920s because they were easy to make from home. 
