Convention Set for June at Hudson Hosts Rebekah Lodges
The tri county convention of Rebekah lodges meets in Hudson on June 6 with Dorcas Rebekah lodge as hostess. Mrs. Fred Waltman and Mrs. Will McFarlane lead the organization as Bremer Butler and Black Hawk counties prepare to send delegates. Roads are impassable after heavy rain and hail with Black Hawk creek out of its banks and lowlands submerged.
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Courier
Hudson
Rebekah
Dorcas Rebekah Lodge
Fred Waltman
Will McFarlane
Bremer
Butler
Black Hawk Counties
Black Hawk
Dr L F Bailey Plans Modern Six Room Bungalow at La Porte City
La Porte City April 8 Dr L F Bailey has let the contract for a modern six room bungalow on Bishop avenue on land purchased from Fred Perigo. The old house will be torn down and the same site used for the new residence. Thursday Club meets with seventeen members present members voted into membership Miss May Palmer Miss Neva Pauls and Mrs Wesley Fleming. Committees for four social events chosen. Next meeting April 18 at Mrs Willi Boyd home west of town. Davises go to Toledo Mr and Mrs Glenn Davis Cedar Rapids spent weekend here with Mrs Davis parents Mr and Mrs P Garrabrant left for Toledo to live. Mr Davis promoted to assistant manager at A Kresge store there. Guests in Keegan home Mr and Mrs C J Stover and children from Gatyle Pa visiting in the home of Mrs Stover's mother Mrs Ellen Keegan while locating a home.
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Courier
la Porte City
L.B. Bailey
Bishop Avenue
Fred. Perigo
Hattie. Smith
May Palmer
Neva Pauls
Wesley Fleming
Palme
Willi Boyd
Davises
Toledo
Glenn ‘Davis
Cedar Rapids
Davis
Garrabrant
Tripoli High presents operetta The Gypsy Rover tonight
Tripoli high school glee clubs and orchestra stage The Gypsy Rover operetta at the auditorium this evening. Cast includes Rover Dexter Krueger Lady Dan Stance Norma Warneke Meg Mildred Hankner and many others with Lucinda Ludwig Zatho Schmidt Gertrude Waterman Laurette Garlach and more. R. V. Leach directs the orchestra with pianist Miss Jane Kielin among the performers.
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Gourier Sperial Serica
Tripoli
Tripoli High School
Rover
Dexter Krueger
Dan Stance
Norma Warneke
Meg
Mildred Hankner
Bywifto
William Ladager Zara
Ide Snelling
Lord Craven
Lymandia
George Martindale
Walter Garland
Nirs
Elsie Henning
Jerome
Willim F
Fehlichling
Sir Téehy Lyon
Gressie Lewis
McCarkle
Lawrence Snell-ng
Gypsy Chocus
Lucinda Ludwig
Zatho Schmidt
Gertrude Waterman
Laurette Garlach
Josephine Gicn
Foul Black
Margaret Kelsey
Elinore Kelsey
Elda Bunger
Elwin Biermann
William Ladage
Berdine Backhaus
Erna
Hagenau
Isabelle Waterman
Norma Blenge
Charlotte Bennett
Emaline Prestien
Werner Seli
Alfred Gaede
Samiel Hale
Wil
Mrs. Leonard to Return Friday to Cedar Falls Home
Cedar Falls April 8 Mrs O H Leonard who has been at Durham DC since December after pneumonia will return to her Cedar Falls home on Friday Her condition was reported improving for several weeks She was guest of daughter Mrs L H LeSourd when struck Miss Myrtle Overman of Los Angeles will also arrive Friday for a visit in the Leonard home.
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Courier
Cedar Falls
O. H. Leonard
Durham
D. C
Mitchell Woman Ill in St. Paul
Mrs. Lydia Tesch postmistress is very ill in a hospital in St Paul Minn The Unity club met at the Dick Graves home on Friday for guest day with a nature talk by Mrs F May Tuttle Osage
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Cauriar
Mitchell, Ta
Lydia Tesch
St. Paul
Minn
Unity Club
Dick Graves
F. May Tuttle
Osage
Birth announced for D. J. Watkins daughter Dorothy LaVonne
Oelwein reports the birth of a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Watkins on March 28. The newborn is named Dorothy LaVonne.
Hail Damage and Death Reported in Vinton
A Saturday hailstorm caused heavy damage in Vinton including skylights windows and glass globes on street electroliers and extensive top damage to autos and two greenhouses Fisher and Ulice each reporting about 300 glasses broken. John Williamson longtime farmer died at his home aged 71 after cancer. Funeral services held at Fry Funeral home. Survived by wife son and siblings. Also update returns from Florida as J E Maritees and spouse near home today after Florida visit.
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Vinton
Fisher
Ulice
John Willliamson
John Williamson
Williamson
Fry Funeral
Benton County
Robert
A.T. Whittle
Waterloo
Florida
Noted Musician of GWA Yo Dear Dr Neff Dies
Fayette Iowa April 8 Death of Dr Charles Daniel Neff director of the Upper Iowa University music school for 20 years occurred at 1 a m in a Rochester Minnesota hospital from a blood clot after stomach surgery He was a leading Iowa music educator four years president of the Iowa State Music Association two years chair of the piano department and listed in international Who's Who in Music He led local four minute men during World War I He was 61 years old.
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Courier Special Service
Fayette
Charles Daniel Neff
Upper Iowa University
Rochester
Minn
Nef
Upper Iowa
Iowa State Music Association
Association
Neff
Four Minute Men
Apple blossoms from Osage branch bloom without scent
In Osage In April Mrs Harry Lewis of Rock township placed a blossom cut from a tree in water. Apple blossoms appeared after 51x weeks in the husk shed. Syringas budded after similar treatment and a lilac branch had earlier shown success in winter. The flowers lack natural fragrance.
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Osage, In
Harry Lewis
Rock Township
Danville Man Named Cashier of Nashua State Bank
W. J. Clampitt of Danville has been elected cashier of Nashua State Bank to succeed Paul T. Betz. He will assume duties this week after years as president of First National Bank at Danville.
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Danville
Nashua
W. J. Clampitt
Nashua State Bank
Paul T. Betz
Clampitt
First National Bank
One Skinny Man Gains 28 Pounds in Weeks
An Atlantic City testimonial claims McCoy's Tablets add weight fast. The ad promises 6 pound minimum gain after four boxes or two dollars back, with a full guarantee. It touts health boosts and increased strength for underweight men and women, urging readers to ask at local drug stores.
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Atlantic City
McCoy
Robert Driga
J. Miller
McCoy's
McCoy's Laboratories
American Legion play to raise funds at college auditorium
Cedar Falls April 8 The American Legion post home talent play The First Year will be staged Tuesday evening in the college auditorium. Cast includes Louis Begetuy Mrs Edward G C Dahl Miss Helen Stover Paul F Bender and others. Proceeds go to the post treasury. Waterloo clergy and choirs led Easter services with cantata The Crucifixion. Assessments near Cedar Falls completion and Mr Tilford attends funeral of Helen Tracey aged 135.
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American Legion, Post
Waterloo
Thomas Niven
First Presbyterian Church
Teachers College
Westminster Presbyterian Church
W. P. MrCormick
M. T. Maze
Harrisburg Pa
Board of Bishops
The
Evangelical Church
First Evangelical Church of
Cedar Falls
Des Moines
African Methodist Church
W. Be, Hays
Irving Wolfe
Marion Jepsen
Mabel Benton Brown
Hans C. Crone
Adlerika Advertisement Claims Quick Constipation Relief
Buckthorn bark glycerin and Adlerika promote rapid relief of constipation and gas. The ad touts both upper and lower bowel cleansing and claims relief from pressure after meals and headaches. Appears in a drugstore promotional block listing Robert Drugs Co and J. Miller.
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Adlerika
Robert Drugs Co
J. Miller
Mrs Wilson Endorses Dreco Health Remedy
Mrs Paul W Wilson of 226 Sunnyside Ave Waterloo Town endorses Dreco saying it boosted her husband’s back pain and sleep. She and she says she is starting treatment and hopes similar results. The Dreco Man at Lauerman’s Drug Dept explains benefits using a booklet.
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Lauerman
Paul W. Wilson
Sunnyside Ave
Waterloo
Town
Lt UN- Win
Laterman's
Kadvert
Local residents update on moves and visits in Cedar Falls
In coming days, new owners will take possession of a home at 115 West Sixth Street. GP Boysen, A H Lamb and J A Miller plan to attend the annual convention of the retail shoemen of the Midwest in Des Moines. Mr and Mrs William Martin, after nine months in California, return to Cedar Falls to resume residence. Dr A S Brodie, sidelined four weeks by a left foot infection, visited the business district for the first time Saturday morning.
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West Sixth Street
Boysen
A. H. Lamb
J. A. Miller
Des Moines
Tha
Middlewest
William’ Martin
California
Cedar Falls
A.S. Brodie
Franklin Street
Katrina Kress Gold Star Mother Dies at Dunkerton
Funeral services are set for Mrs. Katrina Kress 77 at the Methodist Episcopal church in Dunkerton Iowa. She died Sunday from complications of advanced age. Her son Peter Kress a World War I hero honored by the local American Legion post. Survived by four daughters and a son. born in Germany 71 years ago and a longtime U.S. resident. Husband preceded her in death three years ago.
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Courier
Dunkerton
Methodist Episcopal Church
Katrina Kress
Peter Kress
Dunker, Ton
American Legion
Frank Smith
Maggie Edgerton
Anna Kress
Waterloo
Edward Schnetter
Home Farm
Edward Kress
Los Angels
Cal
Konjola Promises Quick Rheumatism Relief
A bold advertisement extols Konjola as a modern medicine with a million friends. It cites Henry Nichols of Waterloo praising relief from rheumatic pains after a short treatment and invites the public to visit Wangler Bros. drug store to learn more about the product.
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Henry Nichols
Lind-Cammack
East Fourth 5Th
Fie
Konjola
West Fourteenth Street
Wangler Bros
East Fourth Street
Waterloo
Mr. Nichols
Smaar
Train hits car but driver escapes unharmed
Charles City Courier reports Charles City driver Ertz, heading home from Orchard detour via Mason City, was scraped by a Hook Island train at 3 am. One wheel torn from car, yet no injuries. The incident followed a route change due to local road bypass.
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Mason City
Floyd
Orchard
Lightning Bolt Destroys Barn At Kunkel Dairy Farm
A lightning strike sparked a fire at the Fred Kunkel dairy farm near Oelwein Iowa Saturday night destroying a large barn. Damages pegged at 15000 with six horses and Holstein cows killed. The modern barn housed feed and milking gear. roads prevented Oelwein firemen from reaching the blaze.
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Kunkel
Gouritz
Oelwein
Fred Kunkel
Here
Fire destroys barn on John Smith farm near town
A Saturday fire at the John Smith farm two miles from here killed a barn and about .22 tons of hay and 400 bushels of oats, along with harnesses, tools, a milk house, separator and seed corn. Insurance will cover part of the roughly $3000 loss. origin unknown, discovered in early headway by Mrs. Smith.
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John Smith
Smith Farm
Cystex 48 Hour Test Offers Relief Promise
An advert promotes Cystex for bladder issues and nighttime urination with backache and groin pain. It urges a 48 hour trial at drug stores and offers money back if there is no improvement, claiming new vitality and better sleep for only 60 cents.
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Bremer, Butler
Black Hawk Lodges
L. F. Bailey
Keegan
C. J. Stover
Gatlyle
Mrs. Leonard
Mitchell
GWA YO
Charles D. Neff
Upper Iowa U
McCoy’s
Lawn Gity Post
Dreco
Waterloo Courier
Ave‘nue
Sternogh
E.T. Gough
Thurch
Duerment Wes
Riverside
Arthur
P.' Smith
M. Schow
Blue Earth
M. E. Church
Rch
Soma
E. L. Canfield
P.T. A
Rainbow
Christian
G. A. Hess
Common- Holé Smith
Belinda “Oaks
Smith
Worth
Manly
Hudson Farm
Cold Control
P. K. Bates
General Motors
Frigidaire
Wwa
West Side
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