City in Brief: Local Appointments and Visits Highlight Waterloo
Waterloo notes list visits from Fire Marshal Kirby of Marshalltown and others, a Rock Island depot project at LaPorte City, staff changes at the Waterloo post office, a $25,000 real estate case, road trips to Fort Dodge, and Easter travel plans. Also mentions theater and church events and local ads such as strawberries at Union Mercantile Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kirby of
Marshalltown
J. E. Buren
J. C. Burch
Asa Burch and Son
Chening, Ill
C. B. Burch
Saxon Street
Carl Strayer
Waterloo
Tabor
Alberta
George B. Strayer
H. W. Grout
Des Moines
Senator Kenyon
Fort Dodge
Texas
J. W. Place
Helen
Josephine
Yeater
Frederick Albert Dale
Fifth Street
Dale
Gomper
Phelps
Cucumbers tfc 2 for 15 cents
Union Mercantile Co advertises cucumbers tfc price two for fifteen cents in a compact 1920s style retail listing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Mercantile Co
Old Neighbors Honor Michael Maddigan in Westgate Tribute
Friends and relatives from Waterloo Fairbank Oelwein Kanana City St Paul Davenport Rolfe West Union and Westgate gather as the body of Michael Maddigan arrives by train for a funeral service at Westgate. Clergy from Gelwein and Sumner lead the grave rites as numerous floral offerings mark the outpouring of respect from the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Maddigan
Westgate
Was & Ling
Waterloo
Martin Reidy
Crahan
Kanana City
Michael Galvin
St. Paul
Michael Dwyer
Galvin
John McSweeney
Oelwein
John
Charlies Russell
Davenport
Weing
Maddigan
John O’keefe
Anne
Rolfe
McMann and Mra
West Union
Bacre
Waterlooans on Library Program
Miss Fanny Duren Miss Mary Brainard and Miss Betty Pritchett from the Waterloo Library staff returned from Manchester where they attended the Northwestern District Library association meeting. Prof Wyer Iowa State university spoke on Book Plates and Library Extension including Township Library Extension. Capt Le Roy Manchester mayor pledged to aid the full 3 mill tax levy. Waterloo delegates talked Readable Non Fiction and Wholesome Fiction of the Last Year and Use of the Assembly and Club Rooms of the Public Library.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fanny Duren
Mary Brainard
Betty Pritchett
Waterloo Mbrary
Manchester
Northwestern District Library Association
Wyer
Iowa State University
State Library Association
Township Library Extension
Katherine Ells
Charles City
Inman
Capt. le Roy
Waterlooanson
Waterloo Lbrary
Duren
Dunkerton News Briefs Highlights and Local Gleanings
North Dunkerton residents visit F C Canfield. R B Whitaker recovers from three weeks with the grip. Farmers toil as oats sowing continues after snow. Dunkerton baseball to show new uniforms this spring. Eighteen Dunkerton tickets for Ben Hur at Waterloo. S H L Belmer on vacation from C G W agent post. J Devor of Chicago at the depot. W L Magee hogs for market numbers four hundred. E W Magee Jr returns from Canada land interests trip. J A Rentz buys a high wheel auto. School resumes after three weeks off. Mrs Greene builds a neat cottage in Dunkerton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Cans
F. C. Canfield
R. B. Whitaker
Dunkerton
Waterloo
S H. L. Belmer
C.G. W
Canada
J. A. Rentz
Raymond Social Notes Highlight Nearby Visits and Anniversaries
In Raymond Iowa on April 13 various locals are noted visiting relatives and friends across town. Mary Garvey of Fairbank and Hen Waterfield of Mt Vernon are mentioned as weekend guests. several others are listed as churchgoers and visitors. Carl Weltzin marked his 78th birthday with friends, and a 20th wedding anniversary for Charles Weltzin and his wife drew a surprise gathering with baskets and supper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond
Mary Garvey
Fairbank
John Hogan
Hen Waterfield
Mt. Vernon
Barney Lindner
Armstrong & Co
Waterloo
Christana Merches
Oldham
Matt Lindner
A. Burt
Sylvester Taylor
Nick Phillips
P. A. Marble
Seymour Payner
Sarah Payner
Walter Hewett
Oregon
Grandpa Cotton
Arthur
Nevada
G. W. Arthur
Lena Edwards
Watering
Carl Weltzin
Phillips
Hobson
Hatl
Alien
Charles Weltzin
Mrs. Wells
Easter preparations mark ME church events in Ray mond area
A well attended dinner for Mr and Mrs A Burt raised over eight dollars for the Ladies Aid society. Church repairs continue at the M E church and parsonage with new paper paint varnish carpet and shades. Easter program planned for the ME Church with visits from several residents and others traveling to Waterloo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Burt
Ladies Aid Society
M. E
Beth
Belle Smith
Waterlon
Raymond
Mtrs
Math Sandler
Xie. Sadler
Waterloo
Elizabeth
Marie Fischels
Elizabeth Weiler
Frank Frost
Math Frost
Mifs
Henry Phillips
Mike Thome
Joel Jungen
Fox Township
Barm
Leona Price
Jesup
C. Tuindner
Aon
Dan
Mias Tda. Wagner
Watertoo
Theo. Weber
Catherine McVey
M. FE
Iowa Tennis Tournament Opens In Toledo
The Central Iowa Tennis Association hosts its sixth annual open tournament in Toledo from July 11 to 14. An invitation goes to all Iowa players to attend and compete, with further details available from secretary Tursh Ciwen in Toledo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Iowa Tennis Association
Toledo
Iowa
Tursh Ciwen
Marriage Announced for Dr John Strogey and Gertrude Fowler
Watering friends hear that Dr John Q. A. Strogey and Mrs Gertrude Hallock Fowler married three weeks ago. They reside in Chicago where Strogey is a surgeon and instructor. Strogey previously practiced in Waterloo before returning to Chicago. Fowler spent most of her life in Waterloo. their romance began in the city during school days. Cucumbers 10c, 2 for 15c. Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Q. A. Strogey
Gertrude Hallock Fowler
Chicago
Strogey
Scroesy
Waterloo
Hunters Capture Foxes Near Iowa Falls
A trio Roy Gardner Thad Mann and Dick Mann trapped a red fox and six six week old cubs in the river area northwest of Iowa Falls. They brought the old fox and cubs to town as attractions and noted a five dollar bounty on old foxes and four dollars ten cents for young ones. They later reported another old fox and eight young foxes found about a mile and a half north of the first site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Falls
Roy Gardner
Thad Mann
Dick Mann
Morten
Two Important Committees to Study Tax and Employer Liability
Des Moines April 14 Special The legislature adjourned and will create two commissions for the next General Assembly. A five member tax study panel will propose tax solutions with three Republicans and two Democrats. A seven member employer liability panel receives daily pay with three employers, three employees, and one nonpartisan member to be chosen, likely a professor or lawyer. The commissions build toward addressing major state issues, with labor and employer groups expected to name members and the press to follow progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
B. F. Carroll
General Assembly
Senate
State Manufacturers’ Association
Iowa State Federation of Labor
Card of Thanks for Beloved Child
Card of Thanks expresses gratitude to friends and boys for kindness during the death of Claude Elmer Helm. Family notes appreciation for floral offerings and support. Also includes a cucumber price line from Well Mercantile Oc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude Elmer Helm
Dale Hsla Ay
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Buchanan Optical Co
Ascalon Commandery
Margaret Lynn
Waverly
A. Connolly
F. F. McElhinney
Minneapolis
W. E. Clark
F. W. Cole
East Side
Great Western
Rock Island
LaPorte City
William J. Leahy
John G. Farmer
Cedar Rapids
Alda Clark
Chenoa
Pottawattamle Co
E. E. Harlan
James Kirkland
Corn Belt Auto Company
F. M. Stephens
J.L. Gerstmeyer
The
California
Gerstmeyer
Heart Church
William Rlley
Lenore
Genevieve
Waterlooans ON Library
North Dunkerton
Burch Bros. CO
Venice
Union. Mercantile Co
Joder Pharmacy
Bluff
Fourth Streets
Fourth Street
B. E. MacLean
Bechtel Hardware
Well Mercantile
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