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Newspaper

Sioux City Register

Location

Sioux City, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 12, 1924

Page

5

Delegates Named by Teachers Club for National Convention

Delegates to the National Association of Teachers convention have been chosen by the Sioux City Teachers' club. Named are Miss Mary A. Lord, Miss Bertha Fink, Miss Lucie Marsh, Miss Dorina Crowell, Miss Mabel Olson, Miss Gail Smith, with alternates Miss Regina Hurley and Miss Elsie Halsne. Lucile Marsh reelected president. officers and board named, including vice presidents, secretaries, and treasurer from various junior high and elementary schools.

National Association of Teachers Sioux City Teachers’ Club Mary A. Lord Bertha Fink Franklin School Lucie Marsh Dorina Crowell Mabel Olson Gail Smith Regina Hurley Elsie Halsne Lucile Marsh The West Junior High School Mattie Connolly May Bk. Hills Edna Ridge Hunt School Hazel Fairbanks Floyd School Bernice Keeffe Least Junior High School E. White Boys’ Provocational School Edith Hadley North Junior High School Anne Donnery Beys Provocational Hool

Sioux City Boy Named College Honor Student

Sioux City boy reclie RR. Aolt of Sioux City was named the 1924 honor student in the ceramic engineering department at Iowa State College. The announcement came at commencement when he received the bachelor of science degree. The honor is one of the college’s highest, given annually to one student per department who leads the class and upholds high standards.

Reclie RR. Aolt Sioux City Ceramic Engineering Towa State College

Tail light ordinance faces possible council defeat

Opposition among city council members may derail the tail light ordinance drawn after Dr. J P Sheehy’s death. Councilman J C Headington and Mayor Stewart Gilman doubt necessity. EK O Wesley undecided. Charles E Wilcox says the measure not dropped and likely to be adopted as legal worries ease.

J. P. Sheehy Cry Paul Hatfield J. C. Headington Stewart Gilman EK. O. Wesley Charles E. Wilcox Comms Oner

Roster at Morningside May Reach 400 Mark

The Morningside College summer session enrollment is expected to near 400 as public school graduates enter after the normal school terms. Registrar notes current enrollment at 363 with additional students likely. college courses exceed prior records while the normal department remains sizable.

Morningside Morningside College

Central High School Graduation for 1924 Class Approved

The board of education certified 220 students for graduation from the 1924 Central high school class. Superintendent M. G. Clark and school principals recommended the action. The board also authorized buying a lot east of North Junior high for 4000 dollars to use as a playground.

Board of Education Chamber of Commerce Central High School M. G. Clark

Pioneers' Day Events Highlight City Schedule

In Sioux City the program lists a 4 30 p m folk dance exhibition by the Sioux City Community House at Fourth and Nebraska, a 6 p m Diamond Jubilee historical pageant at Mizzou Park, a Diamond Jubilee pavement canoe at Seventh and Douglas, and at 10 p m Cap Jack Payne the world champion high diver with the Aerial Thompsons performing as Kings of the High Wire.

Sioux City Fourth Nebraska Mizzou Park Douglas Jack Payne Thompsons

Coronation Day festival events in Sioux City

On Friday June 15 a Coronation Day schedule features a Diamond Jubilee colt and horseshoe tournament at Sioux City Country Club and Twelfth and Nebraska streets, a baseball tournament at Mizzou Park, concerts by Reed's band at Fourth and Pierce, a rodeo at Stockyards Ball Park, and an exhibition of folk dancing at the Sioux City Community House.

Sioux City Country Club Reed Fourth Pierce Streets Nebraska Streets Mizzou Park Jack Payne Thompsons High Wire Fourth Nebraska Streets Stock Yards Ball Park Sioux City Fourth and Pierce

Fort Dodge Prepares Massive Fourth of July Celebration

Fort Dodge Iowa plans a major Fourth of July event at the Hawkeye fairgrounds with a large parade starting at Cen ter street and marching to the fair grounds. Four bands a drum corps and many features headline the celebration as committees complete plans.

Fort Dodge W. Bb. Swaney Northwest Iowa Cen Tral Avenue Fair Grounds

Rail official predicts bright future for Sioux City

Frank Walters of Chicago and M. J. Golden of Boone attended a homecoming banquet in Sioux City. Walters, vice president of the Chicago and Northwestern railroad, praised the city’s location and industrious spirit. Walters once served as division superintendent here from 1903 to 1909, and Golden, division freight and passenger agent, lived in Sioux City from 1590 to 1966.

Frank Walters Chicago Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Sioux City Walters Sioux Ee M. J. Golden Boone, Jr

Newsies Rehearse for Show at Jewish Center

Rehearsals for a vaudeville show by Sioux City newsboys continue nightly at the Jewish Community Center to raise funds for a week at Camp Kellogg from July 29 to August 4. Twenty five newsies will perform under Miss Anne Mushkin, center director.

Sioux City Camp Kellogg Twentyfive Newsies Anne Mushkin Jewish Community Center

Photographs Show Early and Modern Railroading in Illinois

Display in downtown Illinois Central offices features Pullman car No 9 as the first in the northwest and a new end train locomotive from the Oriental Limited on the Great Northern. The two exhibit trains traveled from Chicago to the Pacific coast recently, tracing both eras.

Illinois Central Railroad Northwest Oriental Limited Great Northern Railroad Chicago Pacific Coast

Case Against Hart Dropped in Local Raid Case

Charges of assault and battery against special federal agent R. G. Hart were dismissed by Police Judge Joseph Hays after testimony failed to prove Hart attacked H. Miller during a raid on Miller's home last Friday.

Carlos Goltz R. G. Hart Special Federal Joseph Hays Hays Hart Miller

Asphalt paving to start on Perry creek conduit

City engineer L N Hintgen says Western Asphalt will begin laying asphalt atop the Perry creek conduit tomorrow morning. The project, plus three blocks of resurfacing on Fifth street, should be finished in ten days.

Perry Creek Western Asphalt Corporation L. N. Hintgen Fifth Street

Motorman War Vet Named Deputy Sheriff

Paul T. Beardsley of Woodbury County announces the appointment of Amos Mortenson as deputy sheriff. Mortenson, a former Sioux City Service Company motorman and conductor for ten years, succeeds Verne Peterson and is a charter member of Monahan post, American Legion, who served in World War I with the Eighty-second Division. Home address is 1606 Riverside Avenue.

Paul T. Beardsley Woodbury Amos Mortenson Sioux City Com Mortenson Verne Peterson Monahan Post American Legion Riverside Avenue

Klan Holds Ceremony In Downpour of Rain

Sioux City militia and police divided 400 Ku Klux Klan members into the organization during a rain soaked ceremony last night at Eleventh and Steuben streets. Officers reported the ritual continued to its conclusion despite heavy rainfall.

Klan Ku Klux Klan Eleventh Steuben The Order Sioux City

Anti-Saloon League Seeks Close Of Local Bars

Five petitions filed in district court by Rev. Stevens, Woodbury County Anti-Saloon League superintendent, seeking injunctive relief to stop sale and manufacture of intoxicating liquors. Plaintiffs name Nicholas Sturgis, George Sturgis, Charles Jones, C. M. Wolf Zuch, and C. R. Norton, with addresses in Des Moines Street and Fifth Street areas.

Anti-Saloon League Stevens Woodbury County Nicholas Sturgis Fourth Street George Sturgis Charles Jones Fifth Street C. M. Wolf Zuch Iowa Street C. R. Norton

Rebekahs to Meet In Leeds Saturday

The 2nd annual district convention of the Rebekah lodge will be held Saturday at the Leeds I O O F hall. Between 590 and 400 delegates are expected. Dinner and supper will be served at Olivet Presbyterian church. Nellie Hazlett of Mason City presides over the Iowa Rebekah Assembly. Officers include Stella Hollman, Mary Tozier, Alta Caulum, Bunnie Cheely, Linnie Weir, Rosalie Hagon, Jennie Pinkley, J. Davin, Gertrude Cole, Emma Bornholtz, and Fay Nash representing several lodges.

Rebekah Lodge Leeds Iowa Stella Hollman Minerva Lodge Mary Tozier Zala Lodge Alta Caulum Sioux City Lodge Bunnie Cheely Hornick Lodge Linnie Weir Rosalie Hagon Jennie Pinkley J. Davin Bronson Lodge Gertrude Cole Emma Bornholtz Fay Nash

Woman Slashes Throat in Desperate Act at Home

Mrs. Minnie Olson of 1106 Seventh Street was found slashing her throat Wednesday night and remains in serious condition at St. Joseph hospital. Friends say Worry over her health led to the act. she had been in poor health for weeks. Samuels Bros. ambulance transported her. Dr. E. E. Morgan, the police surgeon, attended her before admission.

Minnie Olson Seventh Street St. Joseph Hospital Olson Samuels Bros E. E. Morgan

City Plans to Install Dozen Service Cabinets in Loop District

The city will place twelve service cabinets in the loop district within three or four months. Each cabinet serves as a refuse depository and police call station funded by advertising space. The company covers all costs and damages, while the city can order removal within 60 days.

Loop Lervs Corner

Sioux City and Nebraska Marriage Notices Amid Storm Outlook

James L Deibert 26 of Sac City Iowa to Margaret Mitchell 21 of Marcus Iowa Kenneth H Uran 20 to Pearl M Keller 18 both of Sioux City Charles C Pierson 22 Wayne Nebraska to Florence I Nelson 22 Wakefield Nebraska Martin Louis Fry legal to Myrtle Rose Pfaff legal both of Sioux City Ernest Dave James 24 South Sioux City Nebraska to Ruby Alice Dill 19 Ro Edwin C Dahl 89 Canton Iowa to Mrs Anna I Watson 39 Sioux City showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and tonight cooler in west Friday partly cloudy Nebraska unsettled and cooler tonight with likely showers in cloudy areas

Edwin C. Dahl Canton, & D Anna I. Watson Sioux

Two Williams Brothers To Get Prison Sentence

George and Clint Williams former Sioux City firemen confessed to the crime and face prison sentences.

Williams George and Clint Williams Sioux City

Guilty Plea in Boxcar Larceny Case Leads to Pender Sentence

A suspect who robbed boxcars in the Burlington yards at South Sioux City pled guilty to grand larceny and will be moved to Pender for sentencing by Judge Gus T Graves tomorrow. The penalty ranges from one to seven years.

Burlington South Sioux City Pender Gus T. Graves

Birthstones Pearl and Moonstone for June

In June, birthstones are Pearl and Moonstone. Both stones are associated with purity and protection. These gems are traditional symbols for birthdays in the midyear period.

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