Gillilan Admits Fascination With Rummy and Golf
Strickland Gillilan, noted humorist, admits liking rummy and golf during a visit to Waterloo court. He plans a "Confidential Confab" talk on an open evening, saying he speaks for his own amusement and aims to please the audience. He jokes about borrowing golf clubs to entertain caddies.
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Strickland Gillilan
Hemorfat
Waterloo
Gillilan
Gil
Craw- Acams
Righ
Gillan
Jaz
Chautauqua Tent Opens With Concerts and Lectures
Waterloo chautauqua opened this afternoon with a concert by the Crawford Adams company followed by another performance at 7:36 p m Miss Hazel Dopheide appeared after the opening show Humorist Strickland Gillilan will lecture this evening on A Confidential Confab Tomorrow features L Verne Slout players in Nothing But the Truth at 7 30 Slout leads a company of notable talents
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Waterloo Chautauqua
Grawford Adams Company
Hazel Dopheide
Reader
Strickland WW. Gillilan
Ll. Verne Slout
L. Verne Slout
Gillilan Travels Aid in Joyful Waterloo Visit
Mr Gillilan made several Waterloo visits meeting a school friend, William Loughlin, at Bills hotel and recalling memories of southern Ohio. He plans a 4 chautauqua tour with family, touring Plymouth Congregational Church and other entertainments, while continuing to write between travels.
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Waterloo
Gihilan
Bills Hotel
William Loughlin
Ohio
Gillilan
Burone
Brotherhood of Plymouth Conad
Balti
Nelenborne
Lantern Pageant Draws Thousands in Waterloo Streets
More than 6 000 spectators watched children from Waterloo playgrounds parade lanterns through downtown Waterloo last evening. The event highlighted community support for playground work with city officials leading the procession and prizes awarded by the Courier for originality and workmanship.
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Waerloo
Fourth Street
Washington Street
Lincoln Park
Waterloo
Courier Building
Margaret Murphy
Lowell
Ruby
Herderson
Edison
Gladys Harbaugh
Pat’s Pond
Phaora Collyar
Grant
Elizabeth Wartman
Fiske
Park Avenue
Washington Park
Fourth
A. H. Gragy
Leon
A. Link
Glenn
A. Tibbitts
Courier
Grundy County Farmer Files for Bankruptcy
Ernest Fred Roloff, a Grundy county farmer, filed for bankruptcy in northern Iowa. Debts total 4362.23 with 3287 secured notes. Assets amount to 237, of which 200 is exempt household goods. Creditors resist discharge for W. J. Morris LaPorte Gtty, citing livestock mismanagement and alleged withholding from the sale.
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J. B. Jordan
Iowa
Ernest Fred Roloff
Grundy County
W. J. Morris
LaPorte Gtty
Shipment of Tea Sets Record Run from Seattle
The Black Hawk Coffee & Splice Co. received a direct shipment of tea from Seattle via multiple rail lines. Dr. M. Shrenk, Union Pacific general agent, notes the car left Seattle July 14 and arrived at Council Bluffs July 21 at 10 20 p m. He praises Union Pacific services as better than ever.
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Black Hawk Coffee & Splice Co
Japan
von Ning Courier
M. Shrenk
Union Pacific System
Seattle
Union Pacific
Council Bluffs
Movement of 112 manifest trains in week ending June 27 1923
The week ending June 27 1923 saw 112 manifest trains moved with all arrivals at terminals on time or ahead of schedule. No late arrivals were reported and on time performance was noted across routes.
Speeders Arrested Second Time To Be Given Stay In Jail
Courtright, municipal court judge, announced that any person convicted a second time of exceeding speed or reckless driving will receive a five day jail sentence. He cited rising accidents and urged motorists to treat speeding as a serious offense.
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Speeders
Courtright
Traffic violators fined under strict enforcement act
Police and traffic officers arrested seven minor traffic law violators and three other offenders named in Gnagy edict. The court fined the speeders from 10 to 15 dollars by excess rates and fined the violators 3.60 dollars plus costs. One defendant was discharged.
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Gnagy
Courtright
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