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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1929
Page
7
Thirty northeast Iowa schools enroll in a Scholastic competition as organizers announce Jeanne DeaManeRT Grane coordinating efforts. The program aims to promote academic competition among students across the region.
Four hundred students from 30 northeast towns will compete in Oelwein on Friday, April 26, across math, English, Latin, history, science, and typing to select two top scorers per subject for district advancement. Tests run all day under state university education department oversight, designed to avoid disrupting regular school work.
Hudson Ta April 25 a talk on the founding of Odd Fellowship by R H Mueller opens the anniversary program of the I O F and Rebekah lodges. Readings and musical numbers follow including violin and piano solos. A picnic supper ends the program with cards and dancing.
Orange Township April 25 The George Cummings family traveled to Dixon Illinois to take part in the fiftieth wedding anniversary of Mr Cummings parents. Christian Endeavor social was held at the church. Jake Ritmer was taken to Presbyterian hospital Waterloo for typhoid fever treatment. Mr and Mrs 1 Mr Forney left for Rochester Minnesota after a week delay due to Mrs Forneys trip to the clinic. Mr and Mrs Dan Saylor and Alvin Lichty returned from Florida, traveling via Washington and Niagara Falls.
The federated women's clubs of Delaware county will hold their annual convention in Earlville on May 1. Sessions begin at the Congregational church with talks by speakers from surrounding counties. Dinner will be served at the Methodist church at noon.
An April 25 report from Budser Illinois notes John Meyers suffered a fractured arm while cranking a motorcar. Mrs K F Nolte visited Grinnell to see a sick sister. W D Strayer serves on a federal grand jury in session at Dubuque. An Independence church fundraiser raised 5250 for the local budget and over 1600 for Benevolences beginning May 1. an every member canvass was held at the Methodist church.
La Porte Indiana April 25 The Presbyterian Society held its annual praise meeting in the church basement with Mrs. D W Morgen presiding. Miss Charlotte Wettstein and Mrs. Lehman performed musical numbers and Mrs. E E Triem was chosen delegate. The Woman's Home Missionary Society met at Mrs Roy Wagner's home with program on field work and mite box activity yielding $10. Joint Farm Bureau meeting planned for Bruce township with a program on weed eradication and direct packer buying debate. Miss Hileen Higgins returned from Chicago area visits and Dr R E B Fields hosted a gathering for his niece Miss Charlotte Wettstein of Orlando Florida. Army officer George Garner visited from Mt. Vernon while on furlough at Jefferson Barracks Missouri.
Independence April 25. Carls ton Belt company of Des Moines purchased the $200000 road bonds for Buchanan County to finance highway paying work west to Fayette county. This is the fourth bond sale, half of the $1000000 authorized has been sold. Five bidders competed, the winning bid was at par with premium of 860 and rate of 43-4.
Urbana, Ja April 25 Mr and Mrs William John Porter celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary after returning from California. The event drew 29 children and grandchildren. Also noted were Whitson Hawley a postoperative patient at St Luke's hospital Cedar Rapids and Emma Lou Johnson hospital patient there.
Mrs. Carl Peterson, 22, former Marble Rock resident, died at her Santa Monica home last week. She was the daughter of Mr and Mrs Harry Winn. Surviving are her husband a daughter Maxine her parents and a sister I B P Larson former superintendent of Carpenter schools will hold a later post next year.
Readlyn Iowa April 25 The thirty fifth wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs Fred Kimball was observed by friends. Esther and Agnes Fresno resume studies at Waverly high school after quarantine for scarlet fever. Mr and Mrs Ernest Westendorf welcome a son born April 1 0 and Mr and Mrs Ted Poock greet a son born April 20. Farmer Joiner in Mercy hospital Oelwein.
Teach ers college senior Miss Ann Perry is called home by her father J W Perry's sudden death at Fontanelle. The report also lists church visitors, Rotary talks, funeral notices for Mrs Katherine Mueller, and community notes on local residents families and club activities.
Cedar Falls reports Dr Rowley pastor at First M E Church will deliver the baccalaureate address to Cedar Falls High School graduates Sunday evening May 4 at First A E Church. He was chosen by the senior class at a Wednesday meeting.
Brandon seniors present The Hoodoo a senior lass play to be staged Friday and Saturday evenings April 26 and 27 at the Grand Army of the Republic hall. Neil Baker leads the Brandon Parent Teacher Association and Orville Hamer will be Brandon High School principal replacing Bruce OBrien who resigned after two years.
Osage April 25 The Mitchell resident Pete rson was fined 300 dollars after appearing before Judge M F Kepler in district court at Mason City on county attorney information following grand jury action on a megatranportation charge.
Thaddeus Slater died Tuesday after a long illness from strokes. Services were held Thursday at Union church in Quasqueton, conducted by Rev. D. M. Gamerson. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. H. Boles of Winthrop and Mrs. David Wall of Quasqueton, and a son Edson Slater of Waterloo.
A Charles City Iowa report says Deputy Bernard Atherton investigated a robbery at the Ferdinand Venz home near Volwell. Venz awoke to find $250 in paper money and two bank certificates missing, with doors possibly opened from inside. The same residence had been ransacked before. The piece also lists Charles City High School seniors and notes the Junior Senior banquet on May 18 and Drake Relays band invitation for Des Moines.
Charles City and Colwell schools plan operettas with two acts. Colwell High presents Bits Blarney under Mrs Marie Seabury on April 24 and 26. Charles City High glee club performs Bells of Capistrano tonight in the Manual Arts building.
New Hampton Indiana April 25 Ervin D. Mosher of West Liberty and Mildred Froelich of Willard were issued a marriage license by the district court clerk of Chickasaw County Wednesday. Cemetery Assn Elects Officers at Quasqueton Indiana April 25 Officers named include Mrs Girvie Clark president Mrs Leam Walter secretary Mrs Lara Pierce treasurer and Ross W. Carner named caretaker of Greenwood Cemetery.
Committees to arrange band concerts and free movies during the summer have been appointed by the Commercial club. Mr and Mrs Philip Blosser celebrated their twenty seventh wedding anniversary on Sunday. A son was born recently to Mr and Mrs William Foelske west of Denver. Denver baseball team defeated Waverly on the local diamond Sunday 13 to 11.
In Charles City a son was born to Mr and Mrs Lloyd Huffman of 309 Sixteenth Avenue on April 24. A daughter arrived to Mr and Mrs Date Lyte at the home of Mr and Mrs Hughs in Osage Slankeye. A son was born to Mr and Mrs Walter Brockway in Marble Rock on April 17. A daughter joined Mr and Mrs Ed W Nicholas on April 20. In Hazleton a daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Harvey Hiefer on April 19.
Representatives of Great Lakes Utilities, owner of the local gas plant in Independence, were refused city council approval for a rate increase. The council disapproved the raise and also denied permission to install a 15,000 gallon oil container at the plant due to its location in the business district and past fires. The matter was referred to the judiciary committee for report at the May meeting.
Osage Indiana April 25. James Del sage traveling representative of Hart Parr company Charles City is dan-
The text notes a seriously ill person in Peoria and mentions a sister Mrs Jessie Brow with appendicitis in Mason City. A brother Lee Delage is summoned to Dellage Dellage in North Dakota for an operation. The fragment references a trip and medical actions involving multiple locations and relatives.
Emma Geiseman of Waterloo Iowa recounts a dramatic improvement after two weeks on Dreco saying gas pains subsided and bowels stayed regular. She credits Lam framers Dreco expert and the Dreco Man at Lammer’s for introducing the remedy and a free health booklet.
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