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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1928
Page
2
Marinette society notes announce the engagement of Lucile Lavernan to F McGinn of Waterloo. The summer wedding is planned with plans for a reception and related events at local venues and churches in town.
A rural life conference is planned in Cleveland from April 28 to May 5. Educators and rural leaders plus parents will craft practical plans to broaden nationwide influence, led by Miss Florence Ward of the USDA Rural Bureau. Topics include rural education equality and home life improvements.
Jeanette Olson and Lester L. Guyer wed at 3 p.m. yesterday in Plymouth Congregational Church parlor. Rev. William Hardcastle officiated at the home ceremony with 26 relatives present. Mrs. T. F. Kenny sang and Mrs. G. Clark accompanied, later playing Wagner pieces. The couple will reside at 509 Washington Street. both have local work histories.
Hawthorne Parent Teacher Association sets a social evening at the school to help parents get acquainted. Each grade presents a stunt as part of the program. Grade one and two parents, led by Mrs Harvey Ritchey, hostesses for the event.
The Majel Guild of the First Presbyterian Church will hold its annual spring luncheon at 1 oclock Wednesday. After the meal, members attend a church program. A Special committee including Mines Adams Sohner Marie Troutman and R L Ingersoll plans the event.
Mr. and Mrs. Cladde Stevens were honored guests at a surprise farewell party hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Tracy Woodruff as they prepare to move to Pittsburgh. The event featured a picnic supper and a 600-point game with high scores by John Knudsen and Mrs. Stevens and low scores by Charles Beker and Miss Lillian Knudsen. They received a gift and the couple’s twenty first wedding anniversary was celebrated with guests including Mrs. G. D. Bowers.
Miss Mary Horner received a verbal tribute from Miss Pearl Matlock at a Waterloo club dinner in Kansas City Missouri. State president Mrs Elizabeth Kenney introduced Horner who spoke on transportation plans and emblem work. Mrs A B Johnson chaired arrangements.
Members of the B Natural Music club will present a 3 p m program at Mrs. W H Merner 718 Clay street Cedar Falls for Cedar Falls Music and Drama department members. The lineup includes a vocal quartet James George Shoemaker C Albert Scho lin Merle LaRue and J Ness piano by Virginia Gable and a reading by Mrs Merle Wratislaw arranged by Mrs Harold F Smith. The department plans a Waterloo club program on April 16 at Miss Mae Howell's home.
Miss Carrie Neidy will present a travel talk at Lincoln school tomorrow evening during the Lincoln P T A program. Community singing opens with Grace Ullemeyer leading and East High girls sextet performs. A reading by Winifred Rickhoff and a cornet duet by Evelyn Stover and Virjean Dilger follow. Mothers of first and second graders will serve refreshments.
Practical advice for elbow care and skin softness. Advises treating dry wrinkled elbows with diligent rubbing and moisturizers. Warns against neglect and offers routine steps for smooth, healthy looking skin.
The text mixes garbled cooking directions with vague health tips. It mentions onions, pepper, butter, water, and cloves in uncertain quantities. It warns digestion may be upset by large meals and suggests gradual reduction of bulk over several days.
Westminster workers meet Wednesday at Mrs. Buck's home. Macedonian class gathers all day at Mrs. Gotter's home. Standard Hearers meet tomorrow evening at Mrs. Hitchcock's home. Unity guild hosts a picnic supper at 6 30 p m at the church. Mission society meets tomorrow afternoon at Mrs. Hickert's home. Annual dollar day set for 2 p m Tuesday at the church. Hosts listed as Mrs. Pairbanks Fowlie Kilgore and Hoenig. State conference of Congregational churches set May 10 at Plymteuch church Des Moines preacher J Richmond Morgan to sermonize.
Four Waterton hospitals Francis hospital Allen Memorial hospital Presbyterian hospital and the Convalescent home were placed on the approved list by the American Medical association after survey. The Waterloo hospitals were included in the register. the AMA listed 6807 hospitals approved and 452 disapproved. Fourteen Iowa hospitals were disapproved.
A historical pudding recipe describes soaking two cups grated bread in four cups hot milk for two hours. It adds melted chocolate, salt, vanilla, and sugar to the bread mixture then folds in beaten eggs. Bake in a buttered dish in a water bath until set.
Two weeks of special meetings at Walnut Street Baptist Church climaxed with sunrise and 10:45 a m services. Dr Warren L Steeves preached on Resurrection from Matt 28 9 10 and 7 30 pm baptism saw 30 baptized and 15 confessing faith. He cited historic evidence and the transformation of the disciples as key proof. About 100 members united with the church during the two week series and 34 youths pledged Life Service League involvement.
C A Morris president of Hawkeye Air Transport and Join Cable pilot will depart from the focal field next Monday morning in one of the company planes for Detroit Michigan to attend the National Aircraft Show held April 14 to 22. The pair plan a one day flight with possible stops at Moline and Chicago. Sixty five manufacturers will exhibit planes and gear. The Detroit event will feature aerial demonstrations to show flight and handling in the air.
Clarksville Iowa April 9 Bruce Wellton aged 18 of Atlantic Ta was bound to the grand jury under 500 bond after hearing before Mayor Frank Fisher this morning on charge of breaking and entering He was taken to the county jail at Allison by Sheriff Henry Burma Weston was arrested by Marshal B F Hamilton in Chicago Rock Island and Pacific railway yards here after he had been surprised in Nem mers Hardware store about 9 p m by Mr Nemmers and escaped thru a rear window Weston admitted he had entered the store and taken about 40 dollars worth of supplies including safety razors and flashlights
The reader sees a list of scattered clue words and parenthetical hints including wind, eagle, mind, free, read, and spring. It resembles a crossword style answer key with partial mappings and unclear connections.
The city reports better public health in the year ending March 21 with 712 contagious disease cases, compared to 708 in 1927 and 768 in 1926. Measles led with 211 cases, followed by chickenpox, scarlet fever, mumps, whooping cough, venereal diseases, infantile paralysis, smallpox, diphtheria, meningitis, typhoid, and erysipelas.
Miss Corrine Tennant visited her parents in Oelwein while Mrs Philip C Duker returned from Quincy Illinois after attending her father’s funeral. Pearl Ambrose Carle Daley and Clara Horsfal go to Chicago for a Mid west Beatty convention. A free lecture on ancient inhabitants of the American hemisphere is to be held at Moose hall. Adelaide Gilchrist injured by a streetcar at Sans Souci park crossing rests at Allen Memorial hospital with five broken ribs and a cracked pelvic bone. Ada Slifer visited Lela Dikenberg in Des Moines former resident. P H Frank will address Kiwanis on The Crime Menace with a musical program at Hotel Russell Lamson. Clifford McDougall signs with A G Barnes circus as advance publicity man.
Week by Week in Waterloo With Prayley notes Woods Millinery thriving despite Saturday blizzards before Easter. It highlights a larger, varied stock of distinctive hats plus unique items like Gaecic Slovakian designs bottle wall hangings India prints Persian and Chinese embroideries and fine hooked rugs.
A fashion note highlights extremely tall salt and pepper shakers replacing older squat designs. The silver crested Booth Joseph models stand out and good taste favors rich subdued colors with a range of new shades available this season.
A persuasive promotion urges women to visit the Fonda Mae Shop offering affordable, stylish garments. It promises a range from tub silk for warm weather street wear to crepe de chine georgette and satin for afternoon and evening use, with special trimmings and finishing rarely found in ready to wear.
West Fourth Street merchants in St. Waterloo learn of Mary Lou's tip about Bunte cake cream patties in mint wintergreen lime and cinnamon flavors from American Confectionery.
The Smart Woman longs for a coat or suit showing perfect line. G Ogaard, Ladies' Tailor, Lafayette Bids, does all this and more with alluring prices.
Looking for bits of loveliness to lend interest to the home visit the Pickworth Gifts this week. Such seatutes in the way of lamps Italian style and other decorative pieces are showcased to brighten interiors.
A Riviera Gift Shop offers scenic photographs and exquisite wall decor including Pol lock etchings miniatures and other novelties. Plan a visit this week to share with friends.
Do it once and you’ll repeat yearly as Spring returns. Unique Cleaners offers washing with controlled conditions to prevent matting and shrinkage so blankets come back perfectly cleaned, light, and fluffy as new. Phone 683 for service and free shopping advice.
The Re-Nu Shop on Park Avenue invites customers to recover old chairs or undertake veneering projects. Located downstairs at 328 West Park Avenue, the shop promises satisfactory refinishing options.
A nostalgic Mother's Day appeal invites customers to photograph their mothers or send a portrait to be kept on file. The notice promotes personal shopping service and mail orders with careful attention from a local studio, urging early appointments.
East Waterloo High School musicians won multiple awards at the district music contest on Saturday. East High took first in chamber music and class A orchestra while Verjean Dilger and Margaret Miller earned top spots in woodwind and violin. Isla Niemack performed a violin piece with her mother at the event.
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