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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1920
Page
9
The column covers a charity concert in Litchfield Logan Avenue with performers Fern Oman and others, Lena Klaus birthday party with ivory gift, and notes on the Pythian Sisters convention in Cedar Rapids. It also lists various local society meetings and a reflective piece urging wills and fair bequests amid a family dispute.
Edna Kent Forbes answers readers on beauty and health topics. Advice covers reducing bust size cautions against harmful methods, dieting tips, hair and eyelashes care, skin care with tonics and egg white astringent, and cosmetic routines. The column includes reader names and brief remedies or questions about complexion, weight, and hair styling.
Side Talks recounts a widow with heart trouble whose unmarried daughter cared for her, sacrificing health and chances at life. After the mother’s death the will divided her money equally among all children, leaving the devoted caregiver with little compensation for years of devotion. The writer expresses anger at the perceived injustice and ponders the daughter’s future.
Mr and Mrs Harry E Tullar of 403 Sunset Road Prospect Hills plan to move to California around Aug 15 after selling their Waterloo residence to M L Hostetler for 12600 dollars He will pursue law and banking in a California town and first to Santa Ana to visit relatives adopted by the Whorleys He is a 1912 graduate of the State University of Iowa law department and has practiced in Waterloo since then He was a county attorney candidate in the recent primary but lost to Walter R French
Six Waterloo high school boys plan to attend the state YMCA camp Camp Foster at Lake Okoboji August 17 to 27. Lee Shillinglaw will lead the delegation. the trip follows a 20 day camping expedition by the Waterloo YMCA at Anderson's Island. Camp limited to six boys with leadership training and a fire outing promised.
Reports from multiple cities note a mob lynching in Center Texas of Daniels accused in the murder of Mrs Maggie Mall. Train robbery near the Canadian border on CPR line. Aviation crash near Dayton injures Captain Schroeder. Omer Locklear and Milton Elliot killed in a stunt plane crash near Los Angeles. US food import gains exceed 680 million, exports down 260 million. Mildred Waris Chaplin sues for divorce from Charlie Chaplin in Los Angeles.
A July 27 1920 bulletin from the Greater Waterloo association outlines handling shipments lists telephones of rail traffic officials and gives instructions for bills of lading packing and loss procedures. It notes further bulletins will issue when rates change and mentions Michigan wool shipments and related regional references.
In a Waterloo divorce action Judge G W Wood heard that W W Johnson 79 seeks loan repayment from Hessle Johnson. The dispute centers on a $900 debt owed to French bakery operator Lousteau later grown to about $1400 with a promissory note tied to Mrs Johnsons real estate. Trustee F S Stewart will arrange repayment from the homestead as ordered by the court.
In Creston Iowa on August 3, Mr and Mrs J W McNesse buried their pet dog in Graceland cemetery. The dog was buried in a cement vault and grave filled with cotton and borrowed soil. Mayor Keith ordered removal and denounced animal burials in the cemetery stating Graceland is for humans only.
In Judge G W Woods division, Mrrtte Klarper was granted a divorce from Alann Harner after she alleged his attentions to other women. Testimony described Harner kissing another woman on a train platform and socializing with different women at Moose Lodge events. Judge Wood awarded custody of their two children to Harner with visiting rights for Klarper and allowed remarrying.
Judge G. W. Wood's inaugural district court session filled with three divorce hearings and a probe into a juvenile case. After a municipal court stint, he opened the docket with measured vigor and a steady mind.
County board refuses further funding for Sheriff Wagner to patrol Rainbow Drive between Waterloo and Cedar Falls. Officials argue the road lies mostly within towns and cities, leaving enforcement to municipalities. Mayors from Cedar Heights and Crestia Hill may attend a conference today.
About 75 Boy Scouts gathered in the municipal courtroom to receive final instructions for a trip to Water Cross camp at Iowa State Park. They depart August 7 at 7 40 a.m. from Lincoln Park with packed baggage. camp fee is 37.60 per period, paid by Thursday night. Camp activities include music, kodakery instruction, and a camp orchestra, with strict spending limits and a tenderfoot examination before departure.
Johannesburg reports the ninth Marquis of Queensberry Percy Sholee Douglas dies in South Africa from pneumonia. An affidavit filed after his death alleges associations and claims against several persons connected to the late Marquis amid ongoing investigations.
Women in Oklahoma cast ballots for the first time in a state primary to nominate candidates on the Democratic Republican and Social tickets. The report notes the historic vote as an added civic milestone in the August election day coverage.
Cedar Falls resident and representative in Waterloo reports the Waterloo Evening Courier and Duty Reporter office at 11 West Fourth Street Melophic No 42 with hours from 9 to 10 a m and 1 to 7 p m
The Commercial Club schedules a booster trip set for August with plans to visit Chirkaville Greenfield Nara Springs Mason City Hampton Adk lay Parkersburg and others. Committees meet to finalize details and organize travel for church groups and local associations while August meetings of church affiliated groups are announced for Cedar Heights Iowa Street and Clay Street locations.
Dok Manet reports Emery admits involvement in the shooting of taxi driver Charles Peters. He plans to plead guilty to manslaughter and names companions, with Chief Det Brophy and others present during his July confession.
In Morrieville Whe picked a doen from the plant in the pisteffios window which meniired 16x 3 Inotee and weighed one pound sus RIX ONC.
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