La Porte City News and Notes highlights
April 20 La Porte City reports W H Bickel leaves for Kansas City to become government flour mill inspector overseeing grain, quotas, and flour yield. Local education board courting principals. Presbyterian communion service with music. Ruth Kline recovering from tonsil surgery. case of mali pox in town. Emily Porter visiting from Waterloo West. high school play "The Kentucky Belle" draws patrons. Les Page to the U S S San Diego. five La Porte City youths named in Black Hawk county draft quota including Paul Booth and others.
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Lua Porte City
W. H. Bickel
Kansas City
Kemper Grain Company
Sam
Kansas
Colorado
Bickel
Board of Education
Presbyterian Church
Ruth Kline
F. W. Kine
Eben Whistler
Waterloo
Emily Porter
Waterloo West High
Moyle
Luella Woods
Isabel Douglas
Herold Bruce
John Gordon
Joseph McGaheran
Col
Bte Millen
Ida Miles
Debates and Athletic Association
Les Page
Central City
U. S. S. San Diego
la Porte City
Black Hawk County
Paul Booth
Rea Heights
S. C
Local notices from Reinbeck April list deaths and community events
Arthur Innes son of Mr and Mrs R G Innes died Sunday in Camp Logan Houston Texas of pneumonia. Funeral at Innes home Grant Town at 1 30 PM and Amity Church at 2 30 PM Friday led by Rev Haupt. Miss Anna McCurdy Akron Iowa and Bert Garwood of Reinbeck married in Waterloo Tuesday. Rev A M Campbell resigned from First Presbyterian and moved to St Louis with family. A daughter of Mont Hoag ill with Bright disease. William Gasser plans navy enlistment after Chicago trip. Donald Tschirgi rescued from six foot cistern with doctors aiding. Louis Davis paid $23 with a bad check later refunded after father denied issuing it. Joan Hildebrand sold Independence residence to John Pepper Berlin for 4900. Will move to Independence near daughter.
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Arthur Innes
R. G. Innes
Pasumonia
Camp Logan
Houston
Tex
R G. Innes
Grant Tama
Amity Church
Haupt
Anna McCurdy
Akron
Bert Garwood
Waterloo
Garwood
Great Western Depot
A. M. Campbell
First Presbyterian
St. Louis
Tola
Mont Hoag
Bright
William Gasser
The
Savings Bank
Chicago
Martin Tschirgi
Donald
Sir Tschirgi
Louis Davis
Ben Davis
Claussen & Tschirel
Davis
Wesley Stewart
Dophters
Joan Hildebrand
Independence
John Pepner
Berlin
Sidebrands
C. D. Hitmer
Bristow News Briefs From April
Bristow April 19. B H Corty began laying blocks for O C Fats bungalow foundation. Misses Mabel and Mildred Dewey summoned home due to mother illness. Mildred resigns school post. Jennie Anderson to cover Mildred's room. Prof Glen Richards returns. Glen to head Castana schools next year. Will Boylan appointed street commissioner. Mrs Marie Hull and son Louie leave for Crystal Lake to work as Gapot agent for Rock Island railroad. Joe Harrington from Grand Rapids attends funeral in Greene. Cemetery society plans work with Mrs Walter Stewart. new fence ordered for Oak Hill cemetery. Dr and Mrs James Walsh return from Burysville. two Ebling sons enlist. Mr and Mrs W E Needham return from Florida. Frank Weiss and family return from Florida. Mrs J Gibson dies, valvular heart disease. born Wisconsin 1878, aged 46. Survived by husband EB Gibson and 9 of 12 children. two died in infancy. funeral at OG B church. interment at Huesville cemetery. Mrs Young (Gibson's mother) ill but hopes for recovery. John Dennis, Canadian infantry veteran, on furlough visiting relatives. recounts adventures.
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Bristow
B. H. Corty
O. C. Fats
Mabel
Mildred Dewey
New Hartford
Misa Mabel
Mildred
Jennie Anderson
Glen Richards
Castana
Biru
Jane Needham
Glen
Will Boylan
Marie Hull
Louie
Crystal Lake
Rock Island Railroad Company
Joe Harrington
Grand Rapids
Mich
Greene
Shook
McGeachy
Cemetery Society
Walter Stewart
Red Crown
Qak Hil
Society
James Walsh
Burysville
Minn
Mr. Walsh
Will Ebling
Ebling
Bam
Luling
Home Guards
W. BE. Needham
Tampa
Florida
Frank Weiss
J. Gibson
Wisconsin
Seamen Young
EB. J. Gibson
Hitesville
Keith
OG. B
W. W. Raysn
Huesiville
Young
Gibson
John Dennis
France
Ad Dennis
Washburn News Bits and Local Arrivals
April items from Washburn report Sarah Gallavaux breaking her arm and Pauline Thirry helping with chores. Mentions visitors at George Morris's, Waterlhowers residents, and a liberty loan rally led by Miss O'Resfe and WH. AL Tallor. Parkersburg notes include Godwin visiting daughter in Kansas City, nursing returnees, a new baby for Henry Camp and wife, Hinrichs returning from Low Island, several travels of Rev A W Carl, and Mrs. Rath planning Los Angeles home. Continues with Stratford resident Lois Perso and daughter moving to a house, and local town event serving supper for travelers to Camp Dodge.
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Washburn
Sarah Gallavaux
Pauline Thirry
William Morris
Voor- Ties
Clifford Morris
Jkan
Bre
Jimrich
Harry Ferguson
Jesup
A. W. Carl
Ames
Minnesota
Bern
Ife Moss
Dubuque
Etta Taylor
California
Rath
Los Angeles
Lois Perso
Stratford
PLC, Mahanke
Camp Dodge
Rey
Nashua News Tells of Arrests and Local Happenings
Nashua reports Warden T O Wilson and Samuel OBrien arrested five Plainfield youths for unlawful use of a dye in the Cedar River north of the town. They were fined 50 dollars plus costs totaling 78.95. A Carrville suspect confessed to stealing auto tools and gloves, fined 50 dollars and costs. Francis Loos is back from furlough for three weeks. Mrs Hunt, Levit Hunt’s mother, died after years as an invalid. Miss Harker, sister of Mrs Horton, died in Bratner county. body moved to Horton home and then Plainfield for funeral. Mrs Frank MacConneshay of Cedar Rapids visited Mrs B x s Dewey. they noted changes after 50 years. Miss Max Cunningham visited A D Leaman en route to Manchester where she teaches.
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Nashua
T. O. Wilson
Charles City
Samuel O'Brien
Cedar Rapids
Ralph Head
Harold Bossom
Fred Bossom
Charles Walters
Frank Parsley
Plainfield
Cedar River
Justice of Peace of
Waverly
Fred Kepple
F Janets
Hunt
Levit Hunt
Frank MacConneshay
B. Xs. Dewey
Max Cunningham
A. D. Leaman
Manchester
Liberty loan workers sing at Barclay Center visit
Barfly Center hosts a Tuesday gathering led by Capt J J Anderson and Miss Jessie May with a patriotic chorus by third liberty loan workers. News notes include milk test results, tax shares, local farming updates, a new grandson for Supervisor Anderson, cattle sales, health troubles, and thanks for condolences for Martin Stark.
Stlesian olery events and town notices in Denver
Denver April 2. The Stlesian olery will meet with Missy Anna Bestar on April 24 and the Frauen Verein will meet with Mrs Ernest Poock on the 25. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Rine hgld Michael Sundey and Mr and Mrs Walter Ackerman are the parents of a daughter born Wednesday. Charles Kotpke visited with Casper Worple at Camp Dodge last week. Otto Wedemeier moved into the house vacated by J C McDonald. Jemily, Af r and Mrs John Spruge and family left for Allison Ind where they will live. Mrs Edward Gilbert engaged to operate telephone exchanges and Miles Irene Judas is the tello girl. August Kustatz bought Nesting property in western town and occupies it. Luther league fundraiser netted 55.10. Mr and Mrs Georges Ashworth were in Bristow after attending Mrs Ashworths mother funeral. School grounds now have horizontal bars turning poles and teeter totters. children appreciate these advantages.
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Denver
Olery
Missy Anna Bestar
Frauen-Verein
Ernest Poock
Rinehgld Michael Sundey
Walter Ackerman
Charles Kotpke
Casper Worple
Camp Dodge
Otto Wedemeier
Luther League
Georges Ashworth
al Bristow
Linden Skim Pokes Through Local Notes Apr 26
Linden notes report Mr and Mrs Martin Hagen moving to 700 Indians Street. Loren Starratt, recently ill, remains bedbound after a cold. WL McGee left for a Sunday visit with Rockwell friends. Merle Chapman recovers from indigestion. Theodora Vaughn returns home to Suartsa Minnesota after two weeks with her mother. The miner’s daughter underwent a hospital operation and is progressing well. Rev Kelly, injured in Linden car crash, shows signs of improvement.
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Linden
Martin Hagen
Indians Street
Loren Starratt
Wl McGee
Rockwell
Merle Chapmen
Theodora Vaughn
L. Vaughn
Suartsa
Minn
Mra
A. BE Miner
Kelly
Dunkerton News Roundup Details April Events
Jacob Thessing’s condition remains steady after a fall from a load he was hauling. He is about 65 years old. W D Emery of Council Bluffs visited FP O. Dan Geld’s. Emery is an E C railroad conductor who attended Conductor Haven’s funeral at Waterloo. Third liberty loss allotment for Dunkerton shows broad public willingness to contribute. Louis Selzer has largely recovered from a St Francis hospital operation and planned to return home yesterday.
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Dunkerton
Jacob Thessingers
Thessing
W. D. Emery
Council Bluffs
O. Dan Geld
Emery
E. C. Railroad
Haven
Waterloo
Louis Selzer
St. Francis Hospital
Local Trip Highlights Family Visits From Gilbertville
In Gilbertville on April 13 Joseph Delegardelle Walter Weber Philp Delagar delle and Leo Delegardelle traveled to Mankato Minnesota to visit Joseph Delegardelle’s sister Loretta a student there. They returned Monday evening. Mr Gartner of St Lucas visits daughter Mrs Martin Bernardy. Nick Delegardelle and family of Waterton visited the Delagar elle home. Carl Steubenrauch and Matt Thome from Camp Dodge visited over Sunday.
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Gilbertville
Joseph Delegeardelle
Walter Weber
Philp Delagardelle
Leo Delegardelle
Mankato
Minn
Joseph Delagardelle
Loretta
Gartner
St. Lucas
Martin Bernardy
Nick Delegardelle
Waterton
M. Delagardelle
Carl Steubenrauch
Matt Thome
Camp Dodge
Christian Endeavorers Boost Third Liberty Loan
Washington April 20 2500000 Christian Endeavorers urged to cooperate in making the third liberty loan a success Daniel A Poling associate president of United Societies of Christian Endeavorers calls on endeavorers to buy bonds without delay and says the church pleads no exemption from the universal service of this hour.
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Washington, D. C
Daniel A. Poling
United Societies of Christian Endeavorers
Births reported in Waterloo area notices
Birth announcements list several new additions with parents and dates. Arnold John for Roy C Boemackea of Lafayette Street, Ruth Ann for Frank Charles Waltex of Waterloo on April 6, Wayne for John G Cratford of East Waterloo on April 12, and Ned Levis for Clyde Lewis Woolsey of 38 Cascaden Avenue on April 12. An unnamed second son is noted for Charles W Milks of Lester with an April date.
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Roy C. Boemackea
Lafayette Street
Arnold John
Deen
Frank Charles Waltex
Waterloo
Ruth Ann
Charles W. Milks
Lester
John G. Cratford
East Waterloo
Wayne
Clyde Lewis W Woolsey
Cascaden Avenue
Ned Levis
Advertised Letters at Waterloo April 17 1918
List of names advertised for mail at Waterloo including Mrs Blanche Ackles Miss Florence Baller Mrs Anna Dennin Mrs Anna Fleming and many others. Published by Postmaster MH Kelly with references to Canton the Crescent and several local firms.
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Waterloo
Blanche Ackles
Harry Allen
Mr. Andrews
Florence Baller
E. Bell
Lucille Berggren
Igetta Burge
May Castres
R. T. Clan
Anna Dennin
Anna Fleming
Dass
Daisy D. Hall
May Harris
John Heres
Minnie Haberreth
R. H. Holt
Elh. Sones
F. F. Jordan
P. Skarras
Helle Keith
Meble Leister
Blanche Linn
B. L. MicManus
Francis Miller
Dele Milliman
W. M Ottermann
Emelia Peters
L. Penner
Bertha Phillips
Delia Walker Pratt
Chas. W. Badder
Flol Bohen
Mearl Bolton
Wil, Better
Albert Clabion
A. R. Clark
I. R. Collogan
J. C. Davis
Will Freeland
Wm. Enchner
W. Q. Gates
DB. Glickman
E. A. Gragy
C. W. Hansen
Thomas Hart- Brave
Otto Healler
Charlie Hemenway
Bertie Hudson
Jasper Huffman
Lust Jensen
George Jorgenson
Harry Johan
Nick Pleats
Ludwig
Wm. W. Malone
Markley
W. Meskan
Louis Yankee
Louis
F. J. Miller
Itchell
W. M. Moffett
Wert Monroe
Dale Newhard
B. D. Nickels
M. B. O'Connor
Mr. Qtto
Edwin Parker
Matthew Patterson
E. J. Pierte
Matt Phillips
Carl Pierce
Chas
FL Platz
Henry Pratt
Albert A. Prosa
Vincent Reuter
Will Romelfanger
Monnet Sanders
Elmer E. Selvy
G. Shannon
Farle E. Smith
Virgil R. Smith
Michael Wagner
Fred Werteatt
Jack Whitmer
John S Youngs
Charles Bennett
Bert Watson
Canton
The
Cobb Millins Co
Meriwether Co
Stewarte#Co
Willard & Alexander, Clothier
Fiorenes Monk
Berha Purchase
Frank O'Hallihan
MH. Kelly
Rare comedian enlivens weekly news bill with bicycle stunt
A rare comedian brings originality to the page as his bicycle antics spark laughter. The latest weekly edition highlights his quirky humor and entertaining performance, delivering lighthearted relief to readers.
The Majestic Weeknight Lineup and Troupes
Coming to the Majestic on Thursday a two act flirtation with Billy Tate Evelyn Bennett and company of nine plus Alice Hamilton Lavender and Old Lace Edythe and Eddie Adair in The Boat Shop Marshall and Covert darktown dancing masters Ramona Ortiz queen of the wire fourteenth episode Hidden Hand and latest news weekly Also Plazas acts Sunday Monday Tuesday Mary Garden Thais Douglas Fairbanks Mr Fix It Family features Henry B Walthall Mary Anderson Lillian Walker Charles Richman Little Mary McAllister Mildred Manning Virginia Pearson with comedies all week
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the Majestic
Billy Tate
Evelyn Bennett
Company of Nine
Alice Hamilton
Lavender
Old Lace
Edythe
Eddie Adair
Marshall and Covert
Ramona Ortiz
Queen of the Wire
Hidden Hand
Latest News
Henry B. Walthall
Mary Anderson
Lillian Walker
Charles Richman
Wednday
Mary McAllister
Panis
Barefoot
Mildred Manning
Mary, Jane
Virginia Pearson
Makers of History patriotic spectacle headlines Majestic bill
Acclaimed as the timely vaudeville highlight, Makers of History with a six member company headlines the Majestic Theatre lineup starting tomorrow fresh from New York's Palace. The act joins Harry Holman & Co from Omaha in Adam Kidjoy, Otto Brothers producers. Also billed are Their First Entrance by Otto Brothers and Bob Cook and Dot Oatman Delineators from Songland featuring harmony singing and musical numbers. Joe Barton, The Silent Tramp, rounds out the bill.
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Majestic Theatre
Palace Theatre
New York City
Orpheum Theatre
Omaha
Harry Holman & Co
Adam Kidjoy
Otto Brothers
Bob Cook
Dot Oatman
Songland
Joe Barton
Mistaken Identity Romance At The Divorcee Theatre
Mistaken for an outlaw, a young minister saves a woman he believes to be a divorcee. The Divorcee at the Family theatre Sunday features a comic clash of love and mistaken identities as a minister and a woman duel over divorce laws in pulpit and press.
Mont Blanc Blamed For Halifax Harbor Wreck
In Halifax Nova Scotia on April 26 Justice Drysdale in admiralty court found blame attached to the Mont Blanc for the December 6 collision between the Norwegian steamer Simoa and the French Taunition ship Mont Blanc, a disaster that cost about 1800 lives. The ruling covered libel and counter claims by shipowners and involved questions of damages.
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Halifax
N. S
Simoa
Mont Blanc
Mont Blane
Justice Drysdale
Admiralty Cour Tofeay
Iyn
Regs
Thais on Screen at Plazy Theater Stirs Career of Miss Garden
The Goldwyn photoplay Thais, adapted from Anatole France, opens at the Plazy Sunday featuring Mary Garden as Thais. A Alexandria beauty draws Papinuto, who, after a jealous murder, renounces paganism for Christianity and wanders the desert in remorse. The tale reaches a thrilling climax and offers Miss Garden a standout role.
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Mary Garden
Goldwyn
Anatolea France
Sun- Ek
Miss Garden
Thais
Papitnathis
Iys
Psychological Study Offered In "The Knife"
Alice Brady stars in The Knife, directed by Robert G. Vignola, at Crystal Theatre Sunday and Monday. The melodrama centers on Jimmy Bristol's defiance of law and a surgical experiment that sparks a social and medical breakthrough, turning a parasite of society into a force for progress.
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Alice Brady
Eugene Walter
Robert G. Vignola
Crystal Theatre
Nccrook
Jimmy Bristol
Tie
Labor Conditions Improve in Farm Sector
Washington April 20 The United States employment service reports a marked improvement in farm labor conditions as the farm season advances. Nationally the shortage surplus gap narrows from 31 to 21 percent. 20 agricultural cities report normal conditions and 14 a surplus while 27 showed shortages. Skilled trades show 32 cities short, 80 even, and one surplus. common laborers are in demand in 28 cities with eight having a surplus.
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Washington, D. C
United States Employment Service
Spain designates October 12 as national holiday
Madrid reports the Spanish government will establish October 12, the anniversary of Columbus discovery in 1492, as a national holiday. The move follows a request from the Spanish American republics and elevates the date to a nationwide observance.
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Madrid
America
Quick Cure for Croup Advertisement
Watch for the first symptom hoarseness and give Chamberlain's Cough Remedy at once. It is prompt and effectual.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Bicycle Week in Waterloo Seeks Blue Ribbon Victory
May 4 11 marks Bicycle Week in Waterloo with a parade and wheel riders. W F Warwell Jr of the United Cyela trade directorate promotes bicycle merchants efforts to a national best wear contest. Local commuters will be appointed and new clubs urged to form for health and camaraderie. In other news Kiev Ukraine accepts Russian peace negotiations to be held in Kursk.
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W.F. Warwell Jr
United Cyela Trade Directorate
Weele
Nnd
Amsterdam
Kiev
Berlin
Ministeriag Council of
Ukraine
Moscow
Kursk
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Jay Smith
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Anatole France
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House of Silence
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