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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1927
Page
8
Plans for a county dam project surface in Falls County to back the river water and provide power as part of a broader scheme. Alden dam would back to the old pioneer dam, with Central States Electric involved. project aims include beautification and new facilities. Also notes related meetings, personnel changes, and social items from the area.
Oelwein Kiwanis announces the Home Talent Play Char Ming to be presented next week. Cast includes Alba Arlington Victoria Monocchio Curtis Langford Robert Ross Happy Wilt Ketchum Cholly Young Charles Jones Ernest Wackwitz English Emil Strobbe Yu La Ben Jenkins added to Kiwanis charity fund. Also notes Postal Rifle Match with Hazleton and Mankato engineer Ernest Yarwood death and Tuesday Club officers elected.
Dysart consolidated high school boys and girls glee clubs won first place in their county divisions at Traer on Monday, securing the title for the second time in two years. The girls scored 99 percent. clubs headed to Waterloo for district competition with the mixed chorus and other performers. Also noted: a Reinbeck child treated for pneumonia, five-year-old son of Mr and Mrs Clifford Baker. funeral of Mrs John Holtz at Dysart. six carloads of livestock shipped to Waterloo Cedar Rapids and Chicago.
Independence Iowa April 81 Paul Schoenoff an instructor in printing at the local high school has accepted a position in East Waterloo High School. He will spend summers at a boys camp in northern Wisconsin and go to Waterloo in the fall. Mrs Carmody of Sparks Nev died at 94 after a long illness. Funeral at St Thomas Reno. Catherine Leytze named teacher in Rogers Hall near Lowell Mass. Ra honors awarded to 37 students for athletics, eight to girls basketball, rest to boys football and basketball.
Selma Knief celebrated her eleventh birthday with a party Saturday afternoon. The son of Mr and Mrs Fred Wittenberg was christened Monday and received the name Lavern August. Prof and Mrs Torgler and daughters left Monday afternoon for Luzerne where Mrs Torsler and daughters will visit while the professor attends a teachers conference at Keystone. Rev and Mrs G W Meyer on Monday received a telegram announcing the arrival of a daughter at the home of their son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs A Schim mok Frederic Wis.
Harl Neensen sold the Wellsburg electric supply business to Henry Ross who will run it with his battery station. Neensen will remain as repairman and manager for Central States Electric, but time demands led to the sale. The news note is dated Wellsburg Ta. April 21.
Harold Kline, once a patient at Presbyterian hospital since February 25 for typhoid and pneumonia, is moved to the home of his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Sanderson, in Orange Township for convalescence on April 21.
Hampton Iowa April 21 The legality of one man holding both city marshal and township constable offices was debated in district court as Glenn Bobst faced challenges. Attorney Sharpe argued territorial overlap makes one man hold both posts feasible while Hooker retired from the case. A prior ruling found the offices incompatible, and Bobst seeks a full hearing to contest this. Also noted are funeral services for Sarah Baughman and a Citizens Camp report listing nine Hampton youths bound for training.
Grundy Center Iowa April 21 Officers of Iowa Baptists Bible Union elected at the annual conference Harm Rust Guthrie Center president J H Sperry Grundy Center vice president J T Witter Des Moines treasurer Guy Fish Des Moines general secretary An executive committee of six clergymen and one woman Paul Allen Keokuk E A Anderson Hagle Grove J Gibson Harlan T J Peterson Goldfield R D Kinney Eldora H O Meyer Des Moines and Mrs T J Pearson Denison Dr P Shields president of Baptist Bible Union of North America is the principal speaker conference ends tonight.
Mrs George Rehder died in Gladbrook Lincoln area at 77. Born in Germany she and husband moved to a Berlin area farm in the sixties. Known for hospitality her home hosted neighbors. Light children born to her. Services at Evangelical church conducted by Rev Basecross. Interment Maplehill.
Neighbors celebrate Mrs Nottger birthday in Denver Iowa. Thimbledea group plan April 28 meeting with Mrs Erwin Mohling. Mrs A W Steege confined to bed with illness. John W Stumme sidelined 10 days for gall and liver trouble. Ernest Brandt returns from Waverly hospital after hermia operation a success. Fred Wailthers family from Buffalo N Y visiting for weeks, plans to farm in Wisconsin in about a month. Beginning May 1 Lutheran services move to 9 39. Otto Kniess away from barber duties several days due to illness. Mrs Ernest Thicking ill, daughter Mrs Fred Slater caring for her in Waverly. Swift Company Waterloo cream and art buying station in Denver under Will Tange ends business. Lange family has no definite plans for future.
In Marble Rock Iowa on April 21 two couples tied the knot. Margaret Luther Guttenburg wed Earl Thieman Marble Rock son of Mr and Mrs William Thieman in Algona by a Methodist Episcopal pastor. Claudia Bisenius Charles City married Lee Stroud Marble Rock at the bridegroom's parents home officiated by Rev A B Coover. The Ten members were added to the M E roll on Easter Sunday. George Raymond infant son of Mr and Mrs A B Regis was baptized.
Cedar Falls April 21 Improvement of the city hall interior will be provided for in a contract to be let soon by the building and grounds committee under instructions from the council. The headquarters of municipal officers will be painted and renovated throughout. The annual budget for municipal departments will be presented to the council at its regular meeting Monday evening by the ways and means committee led by J J Kghl. The budget will differ slightly from last year and total about 250000. The council will finish reviewing the work of Hans Crone, city assessor, tonight and decide on cases previously reserved. No report on the old note meanwhile.
Shell Rock Iowa April 20 The big mission offering by the Shell Rock M E Sunday School totalled 260 dollars with the Homemakers band contributing 75. Miss Mabel Jerolaman was named commercial teacher for Shell Rock schools next year after teaching at Vinton this year. Clara Fern joined a German Evangelical confirmation class at Waverly on April 10. A chimney fire damaged the Henry Brown residence roof while repair arrangements were made by A D Scougal and family. Fred Wilson family recently returned from California has John Anderson as tenant. Boy Scouts led by Raymond Thompson cleaned and hauled rubbish to raise funds for summer camping. Trial jurors drawn for May term include Mary Stickel and several Amicks, Avery, Bowen, Blake, Bowen, and Maud Herrington.
The funeral for Mary Moran, 61, who died from injuries after a fall at home, will be held Friday at 9:36 a.m. at St. Patrick’s church in Cedar Falls. Father J. C. Wieneke will officiate. Sister Mrs. Julia Duffy and niece Miss Duffy are in Cedar Falls as relatives. three brothers’ addresses could not be located.
New Hartford April 21. Rollo Hurlbut bought the Harold Johnson property west of the Colvin drug store and will move there Thursday. Harold Jenkins family will relocate to the vacated Hurlbut residence. Elmer Cowin, New Hartford schools principal and coach, earned a master's in the Masonic lodge and will return as principal next year. Dr. W H Ashley has purchased the Deitrick house and taken possession.
Nashua band under Harry Gog, age ranged up to 20, gave a Tuesday evening concert at the opera house to a fair sized audience as a benefit for the band supply fund.
In Clarksville the Presbytery of Waterloo elected Rev H R Campbell as moderator for the next session at the spring conference closing. Pastor relations between First Presbyterian Waterloo and Dr John Robertson Macartney were dissolved and Macartney dismissed to Los Angeles. Rev J J Brittell transferred from Corning presbytery to Ackley, while M E Krotzer and J Paul Vincent with Russell A McCormac were licensed or received for Waterloo congregations. ALT Fisher returned from missionary work and was elected ministerial delegate to the general assembly in San Francisco. Dr J A Laurie Heights named alternate. Samuel Patterson Aplington and C L Rogers Grundy Center named lay delegates. Dr RD Echlin Cedar Falls presided.
The April Good Cheer guild meeting at La Porte City Ia held in the Methodist church social rooms with good attendance and many visitors. Programs included violin quartet, piano solos, readings, vocal and clarinet numbers. spelling game verdict went to Mrs Tutt. birthday table and yellow white decorations. two course refreshments served. Mrs Van Valkenburg mourns death of her brother W E Ricker in Bismarck North Dakota with funeral services to follow.
An evening showing of the Maid and the Golden Blipper drew general patronage despite a heavy snowstorm and cold. The program featured unusual horseshoes described as the queerest. Budaney contributed shoes and stockings made of calfskin.
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