La Porte City Names W F Schneider Superintendent
La Porte City Ia April At a special board meeting W F Schneider high school principal was elected superintendent to succeed J Moore who moves to New Hampton A large number of applications were received Schneider came from the University of Chicago last year to be principal and previously served as superintendent at Dolliver Ia Both Mr and Mrs Schneider are well regarded in the community New hires and retirements visible in the teaching staff with several contracts not yet returned Newlyweds Honored and other social notes follow including birth announcements and club meetings in local items
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Courier
la Porte City
Board of Education
W. F. Schneider
J. Moore
New Hampton
Schneider
University of Chicago
Dolliver
Ralph
Cedar Valley Fair Board
Montana
David J. Watters
Marius Rhode
Cedar Falls
McCabe
Mont
Mercury
Rhode
Canada
A. R. Baxter
Order of White Shrine
New York City
Teachers College
Gilchrist Hall
B.C. O'Dell
Hillside Cemetery Association
Tremont Street
E.L. Ritter
Walton
Ind
O. Fe, S
Eastern Star
Temperance program and church events in Hazleton area
A Courier Special Service notes a Saturday temperance convention in Hazleton Episcopal setting with luncheon and talks by Mrs. Lynch and others. Funeral of Prentis Vargason reported. Presbyterian church records show best attendance and offerings for 1927 first quarter. Holy week observed with daily services and Christ’s last week study. Weed and Goff elected delegates to the Dubuque presbytery.
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Courier
Union
Episcopal
Gatco
Will. Beu
Secieh
Gertrude
Hillman
Butters
DR Lynch
Vargason
Winthrop
Presbyterian
Presbyterian Church
Weed
Goff
L. L. ‘Bond
Sartori Hospital Reports 525 Patients in Year
The annual report for Sartori Memorial Hospital shows 525 patients admitted during the year ending February. Of 24 deaths, 20 were under medical treatment and four after operations. There were 299 surgical operations and 60 births at the hospital.
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Gourier
Cedar Balls
Sartori Memorial Hospital
Cedar Falls Man Patents Bolt with Key and Padlock
Cedar Falls April 6 Philip Thang has patent on a door bolt with key and padlock features preventing withdrawal. The patent assigned to Wagner Manufacturing. The bolt slides into place like an ordinary bolt and a key passes through a hole to hold it, with the padlock ensuring permanent closure.
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Courier Special Service
Cedar Falls
Philip Thang
Wagner Manufacturing Company
Veteran Nurse Miss Sarah Bell Dies or Critical Condition
Miss Sarah Bell long employed as a nurse at Dr A J Farnham's hospital in Traer Ill is in critical condition at the hospital. She had spent a month in Rochester under specialist care but worsened last week and was brought back to Traer. An operation is not advised. Her brother Wil Bell of South Dakota and her sister living near Voorhiea have kept vigil.
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Traer
Sarah Bell
A. J. Farnham
Rochester
Bell
Wil
South Dakota
Ving
Voorhiea
Denver Lutherans Plan Special Holy Week Services
Palm Sunday will feature confirmations and nine children receiving holy communion at Denver Lutheran church as part of a Holy Week program. Wartburg college faculty will lead sermons Monday through Wednesday, with Rev. F Schoenbohm directing services on Thursday and Friday. special music to accompany the observances by Wartburg Seminary and local soloists.
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Denver
Denver Lutheran Church
John Becker
A. Guetzloff
Wartburg College
William Siefkes
Clarksville
F. Schoenbohm
F. Schoenbohm, Jr
Wartburg Seminary
Dubuque
Richard
Frieda. Schmidt
Bennington Township
Roads So Bad Milk Route Driver Spends Double Time on Job
Clutier Iowa April 6 Jester Untiedt a firm believer in good roads Mr Untiedt has had to abandon his cream route for several days recently due to the impassable roads It took him two days to make one trip His truck was stalled and had to be pulled out 14 times Injured Loading Hogs At the Clutier stockyards last week John Cherveny Clutier buyer was upset and run over by one or two big hogs He was unconscious a short time and painfully injured Ligaments were torn from one of his legs He was confined to his home a few days the first of the week as a result of the experience
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Orchestra
M. BE
Cornell College
France
John H. Sell
Bordeaux
Catherine Sell
Majestic
Cherbourg
Sell
Oelwein
J. A. Krause
Humphrey Jueslis
Chicago
Wisconsin
Fred Christopher
Webster
Wis
Matt Pierce
Janesville
William McHugh
Louis ‘Schuld
Frank
Christopher
Clutier
John Cherveny
Cherveny
Cedar Falls
Denmark
Thomas Hansen
Hudson
Mammoth
Fred Webster T
Melbourne
Fla
Florida
National Bank
Bremer County to Build Bridge and 18 Culverts
Bremer county board of supervisors let contracts for one bridge and 18 culverts totaling 12,950. The bridge contract goes to CG OH and J H Russell of Waverly for 4900, while Waush & Tackman of Clarksville win the culvert bid at 8.98 per item.
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Courier Special Service
Waverly
Bremer County Board of Supervisors
CG OH
J. H. Russell
Waush & Tackman
Clarkaville
Couple at Randalia Celebrate Fortieth Wedding Anniversary
Randalia Woman's Relief Corps plans a surprise party for Mr and Mrs Frank W King at the hall to mark their fortieth anniversary. Mrs King has served as treasurer of the Relief Corps since 1913. One son Le Roy died in 1918. another son Earle in Manila, and a daughter Mrs Glen A Porter. nine grandchildren.
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Courier Special Semeice
Randalia
Women's Relief Corps
Frank W. King
King
Re. Nef
le Roy
Earle
Manila
Glen A. Porter
Onear
Waterloo
Home Talent Play On the Road to The City
Special home talent play to be presented Friday evening at the Presbyterian church in Titleton Iowa. The event features local performers and aims to raise funds for church activities.
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Titleton
Cite
Presbyterian Church
Cecilian Singers Annual Concert Held at College
The Cecilian Singers of the Teachers College Cedar Falls presented a diverse program to about 250 young women, directed by Miss Olive Barker. Mrs. Frederick Schmidt sang solo, Ruth Nitt le of Waterloo performed contralto numbers, Florence Reed danced, Cadman's Indian song cycle was staged in costume, Janet Little accompanied, and the group closed with songs from the Land of the Sky Blue Waters.
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Courier
Cedar Falls
Cecilians
Fromen
Teachers College
Olive Barker
Frederick Schmidt
Ruth Knittle
Waterloo
Cadiz
Florence Reed
Cadman
Make EEUCROPEAN TOUR
Toledo residents led by Andrew Jensen and families sail from New York May 28 on the Republic to Germany. They visit Flensburg, Norburg, Alsen, and other German cities, then return on the Leviathan around September 1. Roy Stainbrook, five, broke his left arm Sunday falling from a pony.
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Toledo
Andrew Jensen
Hans Jessen
John Rasmussen
Leonard
New York
Republic
Germany
Flensburg
Wamburg
Norburg
Alsen
Denmark
Fiensburg
Renmark
United States
Roy
Richard Stainbrook
Mr.paund
Watel Stainbrook
Sunday Inn
Ten Towns Enter Music Contest at Charles City
Ten towns bring 24 entries in instrument voice orchestra and hand sections to a district music contest in Charles City Iowa an elimination event for the state contest in Iowa City May 6 7 Also notes on China speaker Tien Lai Huang at First M E church and local court and police news including fines and appointments and a basketball tournament report with Charles City leading turnout
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Charles City
Courier
Iowa City
China
Barclay Boy of 6 Present Every Day of School Term
Barclay Township notes six year old Roy Donovan attended district school No 4 without missing a day in the winter term. Also mention reports on house construction for El Messer on the L F Smith farm nearing completion. A Techny visitor, Til, stayed with Rev Father Naehers. The coming year school board lists Ortner, Anderson, Nesbit, Trautner and Meier. Some plowing and disking was done last week.
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Courier
Barclay Township
Roy Donovan
el Messer
L. F. Smith
Techny
Til
Father Naehers
John Ortner
A J, Anderson
James Nesbit
George Trautner
A Meier
Betty Lou musical comedy at Grand opera house Tripoli
The band sponsors a musical comedy Betty Lou to be shown Thursday and Friday at the Grand opera house. Grade pupils presented Mother Goose operetta and Whats the Matter with Sally at the same venue to a capacity crowd. Miss Essie Walker accompanied piano and Miss Jean Perdue directed. Rev Wi W Vine former Sumner U B minister preached at Congregational church Sunday.
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Courier
Tripoli
Betty Lou
Grand Opera House
Sally
Opera House
Essie Walker
Jean Perdue
W W. Vine
U. B. Church
Sumner
Congregational Church
Girl Recovers Hope After Measles Paralysis
In Fredericksburg on April 6 Miss Helen Weidley who has been paralyzed for weeks due to measles infection shows notable improvement at the New Hampton hospital. There is now hope of recovery. Mrs Gus Gundaker from Hawkeye boards a train to Rochester to enter a Mayo clinic.
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Courier Special Service
Fredericksburg
Helen Weidley
New Hampton
Gus Gundaker
Rochester
Man Appointed Justice of Peace in Independence Post
Clyde S. Marinus is named to fill the vacancy caused by his father Harry R. Marinus’s death. Three applications were filed, including A. C. Beatty and A. H. Brooks. Marinus, a World War II veteran, runs a shoe repair shop on Second Avenue. The April district court term opens April 11 with Judge Boies presiding. Royal Neighbors of America celebrate 25th anniversary with afternoon meeting and evening program. Laverne Limbert, 13, was bruised after running into a west Main street car near Hawthorne school. no serious injury.
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Courier Special Service Independence
Clyde S. Marinus
Harry R. Marinus
Marinus
A. C. Beatty
HW. R. Marinus
A. H. Brooks
C.&. Marinus
Mr. Marinus
Second Avenue
Pinicon Camp
Royal Neighbors of America
Laverne
Ralph Limbert
West Main Street
Hawthorne School
Clinton
Bristow School posts four vacancies with 200 applicants
Bristow Ia April 6 two hundred applications have been received for four vacancies on the Bristow public school's teaching staff. The district is state accredited. Also reported are the death of Mrs Grif Walker formerly of Bristow on March 23 in Worthington Minn and a brother in law funeral attended by B H Corey at Hume Missouri. During the absence of G W Bacon his sister Mrs Eliza Weber of Waverly suffered a stroke.
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Courier Special Service
Bristow
Bristow Public School
State Department of Education
Grif. Walker
Worthington
Minn
B. H. Corey
G. W. Bacon
Hume
Eliza Weber
Waverly
Farmers' Co op at Brandon Dissolved
Brandon. In. April 6. Farmers Co Operative exchange formed years ago to purchase grain and livestock passed out of existence last week when the stock was taken over and the elevator building leased by Brandon Co Operative exchange. Possession has been granted.
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Brandon. In
Dfarmers Co-Operative Exchange
Brandon Co-Operative Exchange
Moore to relinquish Oelwein school work
Oelwein reports A W Moore, longtime superintendent, will not seek re election and plans a Pacific coast trip for health reasons. Sk Moore’s son J Moore has been chosen to lead New Hampton schools. Also notes on obituaries for Mrs William Walker and Erika Bruhm, and an injury in Mercy hospital from a fall.
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Courier Special Service
Oelwein
W. Moore
Pacific Coast
Saltre
Sk. J. Moore
A. W. Moore
New Hampton
William Walker
Presbyterian Church
Erika Bruhm
Lutheran Church
Oran
William Suhr
Germany
Lizzie O'Neel
Mercy Hospital
Bieman and Lamprecht Lease Denver Oil Station
John L. Heideman rents his filling station to William Bieman and Walter Lamprecht who take possession April 1. Heideman will focus on cement work while activities in the community include a Mission Society meeting, farm bureau events, confirmants examination at the Lutheran church, a birthday guest, and a Dodge car note. A series of Lutheran church services is planned next week with evening times except Friday at 10 a.m.
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Courier
Denver
Marie Steinberg
Edna Wehling
Charley de Vriess
H. W. Steege
Herman Schmidt
George Faust
Walter Spurbeck
Lutheran Church
Dave's Mentha Pepsin Ad Offers Stomach Relief
An advertisement promotes Dave's Mentha Pepsin as a digestive aid for gas heaviness and distention. It claims to strengthen upset stomachs and promises money back if it does not help. Sold by Robert Drug Co and available from local druggists.
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Dave
Robert Drug Co
Agent Transfer Shifts Night Operator Post
Aplinton April 6 special: B. B. Darlington, central agent at Austinville, whose family has lived there for lack of a residence, has been transferred to Fonda as a night operator. He was checked out Tuesday and succeeded by Robert Whitman, agent at Duncombe for several years.
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Aplinton
B. B. Darlington
Nois Central
Austinville
Fonda
Robert Whitman
Duncombe
Birth notices from Beadlyn and surrounding townships
Beadlyn and nearby towns report births including April 1 for a daughter to Mr and Mrs Henry Lobeck. April 3 for a daughter to Mr and Mrs August Schlairtz. a son to Mr and Mrs Paul Steinel in Earle Township. April 1 for a son to Dr and Mrs R A Culbertson in St Ansgar. April 2 a son to Mr and Mrs Harrie Curtiss in Charles City. April 2 a son to Mr and Mrs Charles Steelé. April 3 a son to Mr and Mrs Summers in Greene. a son to Mr and Mrs T A Braidwood in St Joseph Mo. a son to Mr and Mrs Walter Gardner. Also note Mrs Braidwood was a Charles City girl. The item ends with a mention that the entire bible has been printed in Esperanto.
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Courier
Beadlyn
Henry Lobeck
August Schlairtz
Earle Township
Paul Steinel
St. Anpgar
R. A. Culbertson
Barclay Township
George Risse
Charles City
Harrie Curtiss
Millard Rex
Charles Steelé
Wind storms topple silos and farm structures in Orchard
High winds and heavy rain struck Orchard on Monday noon, tearing down silos and corncribs and uprooting trees. Farm buildings were blown over as the weather damaged the countryside.
No Federal Grand Jury This Term Due to Finances
Cedar Rapids Iowa April 6 There will be no federal grand jury for this term of court which convened yesterday because of a shortage of finances.
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Cedar Rapids
Grand
Real Estate Transfers Listing Local Property Moves
Real estate transfers show Wm M Law to Frederick J Greg a 40 by 84 foot parcel on Krapfel sub division east side and others including Ben H Brown to C W Weld lot 3 block 7 Linden Place and Western Securities Co to Mike E George lot 48 Prospect Hills. Alta J Mason to Amon H Balsar lot 43 Aud Francis West Side plat and Amos H Balsar to Matraret Balsar Turney lot 43 Aud J A Gillard to Elmer R Roger lot 16 block 5 North Waterloo Place with Cedar Falls plat listed. Vulcanized paper fiber is used to make flashlight holders.
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Wm. M. Law
Frederick
J. Greg
Krapfel
Francis
Baee
Ben HH. Brown
W. Weld
Luinden Place
Western Securities Co
Link ‘County
Iowa
Mike E. George
Prospect Hills
Ealas Alta J. Mason
Amon’ H.balsar
Waterloo Place
Geo. J. Lawrence
Jennie S Lawrence
Cedar. Falls
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Grand Army of the Republic
Hermann Heine
Bremer County
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A.alson
Stift & Co
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State Board of Control
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A. R. Melrose
Spirit Lake
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Dan Shannon
C. G. Gray
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Butler Ave
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Velumina
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U.S
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Warren Smiley
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Claud Gillian
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