Cedar Falls Notes Highlight Guests and Local Events
Cedar Falls briefs recount visits by George Glenn and son from Los Angeles, Miss Knowles in town, and various locals traveling to see friends or return home. Mentions include Prof Hersey’s move to St Paul, Miss Jane Gabenerder visiting, and a wagon of social gatherings at the Baptist parsonage. Includes updates on community clubs and the Cedar Falls District Fair planning progress with new committee assignments and bids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Falls
Aug
D. C. Merner
George H. Glenn
Los Angeles
Cal
Harry J. Brown
Nelson Brown
Iowa Falls
Dorothy Knowles
Chicago
F. Hersey
Fidelman
W. C. Nuhn
Miss Nelson
Glenellyn
Hersey
Guy Bushman
Iowa State Teachers
Tallege
Hammond
Pierre
Frederick Gerkin
Cedar River
W. H. Bender
W. W. Gist
St. Paul
Minn
Julian W. Gist
FE. ¥. Gerkin
Frederick
Roland Merner
FAI
Cedar Valley District Fair Association
N. M. Graham
5. O. Ba
J. A. Clay
FY. D
Grape Juice to Be Plentiful in Iowa
Des Moines reports Iowa faces a bumper grape crop with an 81 percent full yield. The August fruit report by state horticulturist Wesley Greene notes no spring setbacks and highlights regional distributions and other fruit prospects across summer, fall, and winter crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Des Moines
Wesley Greene
Lawa
Central -District
Harvest Hands Sought Across Inland Plains
Across Minnesota and the Dakotas farmers urgently seek harvest laborers. The Northern Pacific Railway reports job totals and wage terms by locale. Around Grand Forks 1,000 workers are needed and around Fargo 4,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota
Dakotas
Northern Pacific Railway
Grand Forks
Fargo
Janesville Local Notices and Social Mentions
Leah Dittenbeck spends weeks at Clear Lake. Allen Gorzine family visit Mrs Blaker and James Ridge. Charles Bye buys former M E parsonage in Janesville. Care sells interest to Barrick. leaves town. Armstong and Pippett families plan Cedar Rapids trip. O C Pierce receives third degree in Masonry. Carrie and Anna Stewart visit Bristow. Lurilla Greenlee in Minneapolis. Taylor and Wetherell host Mrs Taylor's birthday. Abbie Metherell attends. Fishermen report good catches. corn and garden hurt by drought. Black Hawk county to cement culverts toward Cedar Falls. Decker attendsBlack Hawk Farmers Insurance meeting. Jess Myers shows novel buzz saw outfit. Riverbank residents complain of noisy bathers and trespassers. call for respect of rights. A man pleads not guilty to vagrancy. case continued. Accused man’s father blames his daughter for a disorderly house.
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Janesville
Leah Dittenbeck
Clear Lake
Allen Gorzine
Stonington
Ill
R. A. .Blaker
Crozile
James Ridge
Charles Bye
M. E. Parsonage
Cline
Care
C. Barrick
Wm. Armstrong
H. H. Pippett
Cedar Rapids
Pierce
Carrie
Anna Stewart
Bristow
Eva
Josephine
Johnston
Lurilla Greenlee
Minneapolis
L. B. Taylor
W. M. Wetherell
Cedar Falls
F. R. Decker
Black Hawk Farmers Insurance Co
Jess Myers
River Bank
Brat Wife and Fled After Sudden Dispute
Avery James, a Black man, reportedly beat his wife after a sudden quarrel two weeks ago and then fled. Local authorities seek information on their whereabouts as the investigation continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avery James
Made Effort to Escape Arrest
Ernest Nelson and a companion attempted to escape after an early morning cafe incident. They abused the proprietor, threw a chair, and fought Officer Farley as he arrived. Nelson was captured and jailed for seven days, while he refuses to reveal his accomplice. Nelson, recently released from Oelwein jail, is considered dangerous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Nelson
Nelson
Farley
Iwan
Friend
Neilson
Oelwein
Leaves for Calesorni s
Miss Jessie Hurst departs for Delano California to spend three months with her aunt at the Carson ranch. She resigns teaching duties at Strousburg Normal School and will spend the coming year in rest and recreation with Mr and Mrs I A Carson, former city residents. A want ad in the Courier and Reporter seeks a buyer for real estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessie Hurst
Delano
Cal
Carson Ranch
National Currency Association formed in Iowa for bridge to gold standard
Prominent bankers in Des Moines organized the Iowa National Currency association representing about $12.9 million in capital and surplus with hopes to rise to $20 million. The group aims to safeguard the nation’s gold and silver, prevent flight of funds, and smooth operations until the federal reserve bank becomes active in the next sixty to ninety days. Waterloo bankers attended the conference and endorsed optimism that European war disruptions will fade and trade will resume normally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa National Currency Association
Hawkeye
Uncle Sam
Thru Iis
Federal Reserve Bank
Waterloo
Eightey
Sedgwi
Edwin Miller
Powers
WW. Miller
Firefighter saves Waéaland farm from prairie blaze
Nathan B. Harber, highway engineer, alone extinguished a twenty acre prairie fire near the Wa éland farm after sparks from an Illinois Central train set grass alight. He used a moistened broom while driving past in his car, preventing damage to straw stacks and farm buildings. The blaze threatened several structures before being controlled. Ringling Bros circus touts Solomon and the Queen of Sheba as its big feature with a 1269 actors, 300 ballet girls, 22 camels, 735 horses, 1003 wild animals and a vast production train arriving in Waterloo on August 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathan B. Harber
Wa Éland
Illinois Central
Alr
Leland
Merm
Barber
Hoya
Ringling
Waterloo
Ring Maga Jhave Jong
Solomon
Sheba
Said
T Co
Mrs Lichty Plans Omaha Visit Then Colorado Fishing Trip
Mrs Burr G Lichty departs tomorrow for Omaha to visit sister Mrs Jlareld Alleman for a week. She will be joined by Mr Lichty and father R St Cox. The entire party including Mr and Mrs Alleman will spend two weeks fishing in Colorado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burr G. Lichty
Omaha
Jlareld Alleman
Mr. Lichty
R. St. Cox
Mrs. Alleman
Colorado
Marshalltown Woman Cured After Years of Illness
Mrs. Thomas Markey of Marshalltown narrates a long battle with stomach trouble catarrhal gastritis and goitre endured for five years with little relief. She credits Dr. Shallenberger, a Chicago specialist, with a lasting cure eight years ago and notes his upcoming visit to Waterloo on Saturday, Aug. 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shalenberger
Chicago
Thomas Markey
Marshalltown
Markey
Shallenberger
Wete Huis
Waterloo
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