Spring Meeting Opens Monday in Cedar Falls
Cedar Falls April 27 The spring meeting of the Women's Missionary Society of Cedar Valley association Baptist churches convenes Monday at First Baptist Cedar Falls at 10 am and closes at 4 pm Seventy five or more delegates expected Waterloo state president Mrs R R Asquith will preside Edith Ballard but India missionary for 16 years will keynote The delegates will lunch then some travel to Mason City for Tuesday meet. Dr Bryn Jones of Minneapolis will speak twice at Teachers College morning theme Witness of heroic lives vesper Christianity and World Peace. Mission closes Nazareth church three day event ends Sunday with fellowship dinner Rev Otto Nielsen and Rev James Petersen presiding
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Ceder Falls
Mason City
Wih
B.C
Bryn Jones
Minneeapolis
Teachers. College
Jones
Trinity Baptist Church
Minneapolis
Nazareth Church
Otto Nielsen
James. Petersen
Audubon
Englewood
Colo
Brown Chapel
Rav
Ottar Jorgensen
Bethlehem Church
Lena Svendesen
Anton. Svendesen
Sixteenth Street
Shop Crafts Union at Oelwein Moves Into New Quarters
Allied Shop Crafts, Federation No. 473, moved its headquarters from First Avenue and Street Southeast to the K of C building on South Frederick Avenue in Oelwein Iowa. Father James Slowey leaves Sacred Heart to serve St Patrick’s in Dubuque. Festus Hardware on South Frederick undergoes remodeling with new front and display windows. Mrs L T Kerwin recouping from illness.
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Cuarter
Oelwein
System Federation
Allied Shop Crafts
First Avenue
First. Street
K. of Co
South Frederick Avenue
James Slowey
Sacred Heart Church
Dubuque
St. Patrick’s Church
Father Blowey
Fest
Hobby Exhibit At Lawn City By Y M C A Boys
Cedar Falls April 27 A county wide hobby show by the Y M C A opens at 317 Main street featuring manual crafts small furniture coins stamps and other interests of Butler and Black Hawk County boys Two notable entries are bibles printed in 1710 and 1712 in Germany brought to the United States in 1878 by Robert Johnson Parkersburg whose five columns present varied translations in German.
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Courier
Cedar Falls
Butler
Black Hawk
Main Street
Robert Johnson
Parkersburg
Germany
Johnson
Hart-Parr Staff Moves to Chicago
Hart-Parr employees leaving Hart-Parr to join Oliver Farm Equipment in Chicago include L. H. Bloom sales manager J. L. Carpenter credit and collection manager A. H. Howland chief accountant D. B E. Darrah advertising manager E. H. dermy assistant export manager A. H. Witt comptroller George Taylor budget accountant Esther Reetz Ann Voelker Inez Felix Edna Ladd Pauline Nevins Meta Buckler secretaries and stenographers.
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Courier Special Service
Charles City
Hart-Parr Company
Chicago
Oliver Farm Equipment Company
Daily News
L. H. Bloom
Hart-Parr
J. L. Carpenter
A. H. Howland
D. B E. Darrah
E. H. Dermy
A. H. Witt
George Taylor
Esther’ Reetz
Ann Voelker
Inez Felix
Edna Ladd
Pauline Nevins
Meta Buckler
Visiting Members Dive Program for Orange W. CG
Orange Township hosts a visiting members dive program on April 27 at the Bennicet home in Des Moines where a $6 contribution was voted. The event, held at Mrs. A. W. Miler’s home, featured Cedar Falls guests Mary Jane Paalpat county chairman delivering the devotional. Cedar Falls speakers Mrs. Belle Jewell Mrs. Wild and Mrs. Phopot shared talks with Waterloo participants Mrs. F. F. Yapp and Mrs. C. C. Chesterman providing piano and song.
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Orange Township
Bennicet
Des Moines
Orente Women’s Christian Temperance Union
A. W. Miler
Rose Wild
Cedar Falls
Mary Jane PaAilpat
Belle Jewell
Wild
Phopot
F. F. Yapp
Waterloo
C. C. ‘Chesterman
Bremer I A M To Be Inspected In Waverly
Waverly Iowa April 27 inspection and school of instruction for Jethro chapter Royal Arch Masons will occur Monday evening April 29 with H R Smiley deputy commander Waterloo as inspecting officer. St Josephs Alumnae quarterly meeting of the nurses training school at St Josephs Mercy hospital set for April 30 with Dr J D Hemingway principal speaker. Observes Birthday Anniversary Mrs Sophia School hosted her birthday club gathering at South Harmon street with guest list including her son and daughter in law Mr and Mrs Johns School Denver. Mrs H E Yardo and Mrs Floyd Smith hosted a 5 o’clock tea at Club Cal. A business meeting and social time followed at the Smith home. Rivers Rising drainage from recent rains raises Cedar river level several feet. Mercy hospital scientific staff met at Hotel Portner with dinner and program. Dr Koloday Iowa City spoke on brain injuries and Dr Gibbon Iowa City spoke on x rays. Doctors from nearby towns attended. Senior class members in the MBE at Waverly High School arranged a party for seniors at Epworth League dinner Monday at the church parlors.
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Waverly
Jethro Chapter
Royal Arch Masons
H. R. Smiley
Waterloo
St. Joseph's
Nurses’ Training School
St. Joseph's Mercy Hospital
J. D. Hemingway
Sophia School
South Harmon Street
Daugther
Johns
Cedar River
Mercy Hospital
Hotel Portner
Koloday
Iowa City
Gibbon
Towa City
Waverly High Schoool
Epworth League
Fairbank Legion Auxiliary Bake Sale Raises 25 Dollars
Fairbank Legion Auxiliary earned 25 dollars at a bake sale held this week. Proceeds benefit upcoming programs. Mrs F Davis and Mrs Carl Norris hosted 36 women for a social afternoon at Mrs Davis's home. The Stro-So Club met at Mrs William Murphy's home with a favorite dish luncheon. Children of Mrs August Kling, seriously ill with coma, were summoned to her home Thursday.
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Ponrier Sperial Services
Fairbank
Tarit
Legion Au
Auxilary
Lhear
F. Davis
Carl Nolrse
Mets
William Murphy
August Klingins
Funeral for Mrs Garrie Volker Held at Bethel Baptist
Marble Rock Iowa April 27 funeral services were held for Mrs Garrie Volker who died in Annandale Minnesota at age 80. The service took place in Bethel Baptist church. Operetta proceeds totalled 100 dollars in Fredericksburg Iowa from the high school production.
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Marble Rock
Garrie Volker
Annandale
Mimn
Bethel Baptist Church
Fredericksburg
Sunday Gloging ordinance to be sermon theme
Cedar Falls April 27 At First Presbyterian church the minister Dr Bruce Giffin will present Sunday as a holiday or holy day as the morning theme and argue for a revised ordinance to be impartially enforced In the evening Wagner Manufacturing workers will hear Christianitys Message for the Factory Worker Special music. First Christian church Rev R F Fillmore will discuss New Paint for Old and Inverted Business from Romans The extension faculty of State Teachers College Prof Fred D Cram will lead the morning service Cantata Ruth will be performed with Miss Virginia Fish Miriam Evans Katherine Fleming and Irving Wolfe among the cast Fifty five youths take part First Evangelical Rev H d Faust continues Lord's Supper series Morning Doing Gods Will on Earth as It Is in Heaven Evening Why Are There So Few Saved J A Haehlen will conduct quarterly conference Wednesday The rotary convention group leaves for Cedar Rapids Monday and other appointments concise
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Courier &Pedal Services
Cedar Falls
First Presbyterian Church
Bruce Giffin
Wagner Manufacturing Company
First Christian
R. F. Fillmore
First Christian Church
Fred D. Cram
State Teachers College
S. S
First Congregational Church
Chrisian
First Evangelical Church
Kammeyer Funeral Rites Held at New Hampton
Diederich Kammeyer, 83, died April 22 and was buried at Grace land cemetery after funeral services at St. Pauls Lutheran church in New Hampton. Born in Hanover Germany March 22 1846, he emigrated at 20, married Marie Karstens in 1872, lived near Chicago then five miles south of New Hampton, moved to town in 1908. He suffered a paralytic stroke in 1926 and was largely helpless. his wife died in 1925. Survived by two sons and five grandchildren.
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Cheker
New Hampton
Diederich Kammeyer
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
William Engleke
Graceland Cemetery
Kammeyer T
Hanover
Germany
Chicago
Marie Karstens
William Conkey Dies at Oelwein
William Conkey aged 71 dies at his Fifth Avenue Northwest home in Oelwein. Funeral arrangements are deferred pending contact with his son in California. Surviving relatives include the widow, a son, and three daughters Mrs. George Wellein of Waterloo, Mrs. Ben Sarver of Grand Forks North Dakota, and Mrs. Cora McLain of Oelwein.
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Oelwein
William Conkey
Fifth Avenue Northwest
California
Conkey
William
George Wellein
Waterloo
Ben Sarver
Grand Forks
N. D
Cora McLain
Quits After 22 Years With Sumner Plant
M. E. Wall resigns after 22 years in Sumner light and power work. He began in August 1900 with Hoy and Leon Stewart, served under Hur mence Cedar Valley Electric and Northeastern Iowa Power, and witnessed meters rise from 104 to 525 plus power and heat meters. He installed all meters and managed electrical wiring in the town.
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Sumner
M. E. Wall
Wall
Hoy
Leon Stewart
Charles R. Hurmence
Cedar Valley Electric Company
Northeastern Iowa Power Company
Central States Power & Light Corporation
Missionaries from India guests of Tripoli kin visit
Rev and Mrs Martin Albrecht and children from India are visiting her parents Rev and Mrs William Hackmann and her brother-in-law Rev and Mrs Karl Koehler in Tripoli Ta. they just completed eight years as missionaries. In Traer Ta as soon as a location is found Wil Burns and W H Walters plan a second lumber yard, Traer, replacing the 1928 blaze at L A Page Lumber yard.
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Courier
Tripoli
Martin Albrecht
India
William Hackmann
Karl Koehler
Tracr
Wil Burns
W. H. Walters
Tracer
L. A. Page Lumber Company
Traer
Traer High School Orchestra Wins Third Tama County Trophy
Traer Ia April 27 The Traer high school orchestra, twice Tama county champion, captured the title for a third consecutive time last night earning permanent possession of the silver trophy cup donated by the Tama County Activities association. Nazarene meetings Louis Meeker will preach Sunday morning at Danish Lutheran church Joseph Riley to preach at 7 30 p m T W Shot district superintendent to speak Thursday evening.
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TRAER
Trasr High School
Tama
Nazarene
Louis Meeker
Nazarene Church
Joseph Riley
T. W. Shot
Births Reported in Dysart and Fredericksburg
Dysart announces a son born to Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Feller east of town on April 21. Fredericksburg reports a daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Myron Zipse on April 25 and a son born to Mr. and Mrs. Sain Kadera on April 24.
Mayday dinner served by Relief Corps at Charles City
Charles City Iowa April 27 three hundred persons attended the annual Mayday dinner of the Woman's Relief Corps with tables edged by miniature flags. The event was moved from May 1 due to conflicting schedules. Lorenz wins suit the sealed verdict in the landlord tenant case Lorenz vs de Buhr found Lorenz owed 186.38 by Judge Kelley. Central PTA hosted dinner for teachers at the home of the new president Mrs John Petry. Killian funeral services were held at the Catholic church with burial in Riverside cemetery. V and C Chevrolet garage formed by Vaughn Osage and Crow with Crow as local manager. Marguerite Burnette given a miscellaneous shower for upcoming marriage to Otis Eaton at Community House with 25 guests. Scarlet fever claimed the life of Louise Gilchrist 11, and her family ill. Odd Fellowship 110th anniversary observed in Clarksville with Rev Willard Grant as speaker.
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Courier Special Service
Charles City
Woman's Relief Corps
Lorenz
Cc. F. Lorenz
Herman de Buhr
C. H. Kelley
Central P.T. A
Central
John Petry
Killian
Robert P. Killian
Catholic Church
W. d. Convery
Riverside
Big Fills Made on Delaware Highway
April 27 report from Manchester Ta describes primary 113 running south from Delaware corners. Large dirt fills moved by cranes widen the road between primary 20 and Illinois Central tracks with culverts in the lowlands and an overhead bridge to cross the railroad. Westbound traffic will cross Chicago Milwaukee at a grade crossing south of No 20 and new connections align No 113 with No 20 via two side curves near the Claus farm and Pitcher station near the Delaware corners.
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No. 20
William Claus
Delaware “Corners
District Legion Commander to Give Memorial Address
Waverly Iowa will hold Memorial Day services with Jorden L. Larson of Dunkerton as the Third district American Legion commander and the memorial Sunday sermon by Father T R Collins of St. Marys church. Dr C B Moodie will be soloist and Mrs G O Vander Veer the accompanist as a mixed chorus directed by Mrs F A Halloway performs at the high school auditorium May 26.
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Courier Special Service
Waverly
Jorden L. Larson
Dunkerton
The
American Legion
C. Martin
Waverly American Legion Post
T. R. Collins
St. Mary's Church
F. A. Halloway
C. B. Moodie
G. O. Vander Veer
Traer Memorial Plans Feature State Speaker
Traer Iowa April 27 special Ed M Smith secretary of state to speak at Memorial day event for Kubik Finch post American Legion as principal speaker for the town observance set to honor veterans.
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Traer
Ed M. Smith
Kubik Finch Post
American Legion
Eliza Head an Early Tama County Settler Dies at 84
Mrs Eliza Head age 84 an early Tama county settler and mother of Mrs W D Kepler died at 3 35 p m yesterday at the home of daughter Mrs Fred Stiley in Howard township She came to Tama in the 1860s with husband Riley Head who bought land at 1 25 an acre Funeral services will be at 2 p m tomorrow from the home with attendance by daughters family and Mrs Townsley She was a longtime Methodist Episcopal member Tornadoes cause more loss of life than tropical storms in the United States.
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Eliza Head
Tama County
W. D. Kepler
Vermont Street
J. A. Townsley
Wellington Court
Fred Stiiley
Howard Township
Kepler
Head
Methodist Episcopal Church
Townsley
Cedar Falls High Shows Gym Work
Cedar Falls April 27 The annual physical training demonstration at the high school gymnasium Friday evening showcased the girls gym program for fourth to eighth grades. Miss Flora Schnirring led the event of about 20 numbers with many subdivided parts, making the demonstration nearly three hours long. The display aimed to acquaint patrons with the scope of work including games, gymnastics, exercises and folk dancing.
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Courier
Cedar Falls
Flora Schnirring
Auburn’s Oversold Demand Highlights Buyer Benefits
Auburn’s factory growth boosts merchandise value and lowers prices for buyers as production rises. Despite overselling, the high demand favors the public by keeping buyers ahead of expediency. The Straight Eight is praised for quality, smoothness, longevity, and resale value.
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Auburn
E.L. Cord
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