Merger details at Evangelical delegate group meeting
The Evangelical church in Town considered articles of incorporation due to the dissolution of two prior organizations by merger. Five trustees were chosen, two from Des Moines conference and three from Iowa conference, with staggered terms. Five district secretaries will compile statistics. Rev. O M Yager of Waterloo was elected director of religious education for the quadrennium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar
Evangelical
Des Moines
Iowa
M. Yager
First Evangelical ‘Church
Waterloo
Young Folk Frolic Tonight at Y W C A and Y M C A
Two hundred young men and women will frolic at a party tonight in the Y W C A and Y M C A. The joint event promises a well rounded program of foolishness and begins at eight o clock.
Older Couple Joins In Marriage In Des Moines
In Des Moines April district clerk William Baldwin witnessed 69 year old Joseph Noyes marry 76 year old Carrie Holm after obtaining a license. The bride and groom left the office with affection, sharing cigars later passed around by a lineup of clerks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des ‘Moines
Wen Love
William Baldwin
Joseph Noyes
Carrie Holm
Fuel Economy Lecture Tonight by Feeny on Cars
An educational talk on fuel economy illustrated with motion pictures will be given at 7 30 p m today by B J Feeny superintendent of coal consumption of the field at the local educational center.
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B. J. Feeny
Illinois Central Demonstration Cars Tour Railroad Men
Two Steely equipped demonstration cars, Feeny and another, arrived in shop yards yesterday. Demonstrations are shown to railroad groups, highlighting latest coal burning devices and proper firing for maximum efficiency. A motion picture lecture explains coal consumption, the largest operating expense beside ware.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois Central System
Feeny
Fredericksburg Man Reaches China With Marine Band
William Beaver son of Mr and Mrs H S Beaver of Fredericksburg is in Shanghai China as a member of the Marine Band. He reports marines remained aboard ship on arrival. Also Miss Gladys McFarland arrived from Florida due to her father M L McFarland illness, who is somewhat improved today.
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Fredericksburg
William Beaver
Shanghai
China
Marine Band
Gladys McFarland
Florida
M. L. Mcfarland
Roads Impassable Halt Train For Funeral Party
Impassable roads disrupted Rock Island Railway schedules in Independence Louisiana as a funeral party for Mrs. C. W. Drafahl required a stop at a farmhouse three miles from town to Walker. J. S. Rogers, railway agent here, arranged the aid since automobiles could not reach the site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courier
Independence
Rock Island Railway
Walker
C. W. Drafahl
Rogers
Mrs Ross to Broadcast from Eastern Stations
Mrs. Frederic M. Ross of the Ross Conservatory of Music will depart tonight for a two week trip through the east and south. She will broadcast musical readings from radio stations in New York Washington Pittsburgh and Knoxville Tennessee. In Knoxville she will visit Mrs Myrtle Jobe formerly a buyer for Burch Bros in Waterloo.
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Frederic M. Ross
The
Ross Conservatory of Music
East
New York
Washington
Pittsburgh
Knoxville
Tenn
Myrtle Jobe
Burch Bros
Waterloo
Heirs Sought of Former Fireman Not In Records
California resident Charles H Mede is believed to have died in Los Angeles ten years ago at age 70. Fire Chief Ray Tiller cannot locate Mede in local fire department records from around 1900. A California research company seeks Mede's heirs to settle an estate. Mede reportedly lived here though no directories show him. A ring with initials found by Henry Olthoff in a field may link to a neighbor Mrs Michaelson, whose rings were lost 54 years earlier in a tornado wreck.
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Charles .H. Mede
California
Los Angeles
Ray Tiler
Fire Department
Mede
Tiller
Research Company of California
Henry Olthoff
Wedding Ring Recovered After 37 Years in Iowa Cyclone
Webster City, Iowa April 1 After decades without her wedding ring Mrs. Ben Michaelson finally finds it. The ring was blown away by a 37 year old cyclone and later recovered in a field near Webster City. The reunion brings tears as neighbors recall the storm's lasting memory.
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Webster City
Ben Michaelson
Building Permits Reported For Sinclair Oil And Other Projects
Sinclair Oil at 410 Fifth Street West plans a gas tank replacement. W F Howard requests moving a building from 1029 Commercial Street to Locke Avenue. Joseph H Gibbs of 422 Williston Avenue seeks a garage at $200. American Trinity Lutheran Church heating plant. Dr J H Butts, 127 Lovejoy, a garage project priced at $200.
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Sinclair Oil. Company
Fifth Street
W. F.howard
Commercial Street
Locke Avenue
Joseph H. Gibbs
Williston Avenue
Trinity Lutheran Church
J. H. Butts
Lovejoy
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Detall
EVANG
Penton J . C
Chase & Sanborn
North Wells St
Chicago
Bran
Post
Wellville
Postum Company, Inc
Battle Creek, Michigan
Mrs. Ross
Kamvar
Fair Grounds
Cedar Falls
T. B
J. E. Kieth
Oscar Tostlebe
Citizens Savings Bank
Davis
Coats
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