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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 05, 1924

Page

11

Early Today Iowans wed in California ceremony

Miss Otilia Hanson and Paul Goswiller married in a ceremony performed by the Rev Edward Slattery at 7:20 this morning in a California church. Attendants included maid of honor Miss Alice Goswiller and best man Oscar Hanson. The couple plans a ChicagoMilwaukee trip and will reside at the Brown apartments. The bride is a Cedar Falls graduate and the groom works for Islingis Central railroad.

Otilia Hanson J Ur H. C Hanson Long Columbia Oscar Hanson Long Beach Chicago Milwakes Goewiller Brown Apartmeenta Paul Davis Company Cedar Falls California Islingis Central Railroad Columbia College Dubuqque Our Lady of Vicory Academy

Portland Becomes 1925 B P W Convention City

Portland Maine was chosen to host the 1925 convention of the Business and Professional Women's clubs by the National Federation executive board led by re elected president Adelia Prichard Iowa. Florida federation gifts to support a home for disabled members were referred to a committee chaired by Mary L Johnston with other members to be named. Independent Woman editor Rath Rich was re appointed and Lena Madesin Phillips takes charge of the new program committee. Mary Stewart will direct legislative activities and Josephine Forney of Portland will be publicity chair. A mock wedding shower honored Augist bride elect Mary Roth with Misses Becklus and Roth hosting a refreshments laden evening in Minot North Dakota guests. A Royal Neighbor camp installation occurred in Morrison Iowa with Harriet Wightman presiding. Waterloo review WB A holds a costume party at Moose hall after the meeting.

Portland National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Élubs Adelia Prichard Iowa Florida Federation of National Federation Mary L. Johnston Trenton N. J Prichard Mamie Stevens Minneapolis Woman Magazine Rath Rich Lena Madesin Phillips Alverdia Becklus Florence Roth Miss Roth Mary Roth Lillian Cameron William Schaefer Marguerite Minot N. D Schaefer J. B. Roth John Burger

Club Notes and Lodge Meetings District Update

August meetings are canceled due to the president's absence. Sunshine Rebekah Lodge holds a regular meeting at L O F tonight with a half meet and new member initiation. Waterloo Rotary Club notes eleven members met at Miss Inez Coburn's home for a buffet supper, skipping the Byrnes Park picnic. Miss Evaleana Beer and Miss Bess Nichels assisted, and the evening was informal.

Sunshine Rebekah Lodge L O

St Luke's Ladies Aid and St Pauls Mission Groups Meet

Mrs Anna Tavis and Mrs A B Snodgrass host St Luke’s Ladies Aid in church parlors tomorrow afternoon. St Paul’s M E Women’s Foreign Missionary Society meets at 2 pm tomorrow at Mrs D W Mitchell’s residence. Marie Cline of India mission will read instead of textbook excerpts. Mrs J R Howard conducts mission box charges and Miss Margaret Hemphill gives a reading. All women and the community are welcome. There will be no all day meeting.

Anna Tavis Snodgrass St. Luke’s Ladies’ Aid Society Tomorr St. Paul's Women’s Foreign Missionary Society D. W. Mitchell Marie Cline Waterloo American Mission School The Methodist Episcopal Church Ino J. B. McCammon Julius Johnson Nei Freaport Ill Peter Woodring Randolph Street Waterloo Roofing & Supply Co Barron-Moors Geal Co Utica Street Lamar Stanard Eddyville Marjorie Evslyn Christensen Monae Cal Dyville E. F. Baldwin St. Ansgar Ross BK. V St. Luke's Hospital Cadar Rapids Charles Bickley Petosky

SIDE TALKS on Blaming Children and Building Character

A mother laments the lack of help from her children ages four eleven and thirteen while she struggles after losing funds and maintaining housework. The piece argues children fail to develop character if shielded from routine tasks and discomfort, urging parents to assign chores to foster responsibility and long term happiness.

Bai

Community notices from local churches and societies

Plans by the Black Hawk County Halleee association members and a Woman's Missionary society event are announced for Wednesday at Byrnes rk. The Mission band and Little Heralds with mothers join, dinner served. Wartburg Luther league holds August church meeting at First Lutheran parlors. First Brethren society postpones to Aug 13 with a country home picnic lunch.

Woman’s Missionary Society First Evangelical Church Byrnes Rk Mission Band Little Heralds Wartburg Luther League First Lutheran Church Woman's Missionary Society of First Brethren Church Glen Lichty

Lightning Destroys Barn and Hay on Thiemann Farm

A barn on the W. M. Thiemann farm in Scott township was struck by lightning and burned yesterday morning, wiping out forty tons of hay. The storm brought 3.48 inches of rainfall in an eight hour period starting at 1:30 a.m., a new record in 39 years of local weather bureau history, with three inches falling in the first three hours.

Charles City W. M. Thiemann Scott Township

Trees Uprooted by Wind in Buchanan

Independence Iowa Aug 5 large trees were uprooted tele phone poles blown down and some damage to buildings from the Monday morning storm. A road stretch from Spencers grove to Alburnett became impassable and lightning struck a house near the state hospital with little damage reported.

Independence Spencer’s Grove Alburnett State Hospital

City in Brief items from Waterloo and vicinity

A.T. McCoy of the McCoy Sample shop travels to New York for 16 days on a buying trip while W. T. Warwick tours Chicago this week. Local people visit relatives in California and Oregon, receive visitors from Illinois, and join the navy at Great Lakes. A birth notice from Chicago reaches Waterloo friends, and several locals travel or undergo medical exams. Minor legal actions include double parking fines and a $20 drunkenness penalty. A postcard from Stockholm notes a stable economy, and a farmer, Henry Wunder, suffers a minor crash with no lasting injuries.

A.T. McCoy McCoy Sample Shop New York W. T. Warwick Chicago B. F. Stevenson California Oregon Joseph Knipp Knipp Mason City Knippi Ray Hendricka Roger Rath Mohawk Street Freemont Rath Perry Aldridge F. A. Miller Washington Federal Building Nina Wilkins Lansing Mich Burton Boulton Waverly Harold Renshaw U. S. Navy Great Lakes Jacqueline Marie John McHugh McHugh Waterloo R. E. Hummel Art Hummel McGregor Prairie du Chien la Crosse Wis Minnesota E. F. Rath Stockholm Sweden U.S

Beauty Advice and Whimsical Tales Collide in Journal Page

A jumble of beauty tips discuss facial massage and skin care blends while quirky passages recount a rabbit and bicycle shop adventures with oil, a sea urchin, and playful wordplay featuring Uncle Wheeily and Bunty. The piece mixes lifestyle guidance with lighthearted fiction.

Mitchell Co Man Loses Foot in Mowing Machine Incident

Glen Smith aged 26 lost his right foot when he jumped from a mowing machine near the sickle as horses were frightened. He was found on the Union township farm of his father Carl Smith, covered in dust and debris after the accident.

Glen Smith Carl Smith Union Township

Cedar Falls unveils Lincoln Junior High building

Cedar Falls school board accepted the Lincoln junior high from architect J G Ralston. Local firms Quest Smith and Sweetman Electric completed plumbing, heating and wiring. Total cost about 160000 dollars. Furniture being arranged, building expected ready for the fall term opening September 1.

Cedar Falls Lincoln J. G. Ralston Quest Smith Sweetman Electric Company

Waverly High School Coaches Wed In Fayette Iowa

Coach at Waverly High School Weds Waverly, Iowa, Aug. 1. The mathematics coach and Miss Thea Hefner were married at noon at Woodlawn. Rev. Charles Medbury officiated. Mr. and Mrs. Manuel will reside in Waverly after Sept. 1.

Waverly Aug J.l W. Mantel Fayette Thea Hefner Oss Maines Woodlawn Charles Medbury Manuel Friecd

Scaffold collapse injures three workers at residence

Independence Indiana August 5 Three workmen were injured when scaffolding at the R. M. Ritchie residence collapsed Monday. The men had been building an additional story to the house and dropped about 15 feet. None were seriously hurt.

Independence, In R. M. Ritchie

R N Meeting Plans Convention and Balloting

The Wa terloo lodge Royal Neighbors will discuss the county convention in Cedar Falls and balloting on the business calendar at its meeting this evening in I Q O Hall east.

R. N Cedar Falls Waterloo Lodge Royal Neighbors I. Q F. Hali

Radio Programs for Aug 6 Across Major Networks

A compiled schedule from Radio Digest via AP listing stations from WSB Atlanta to KWK Richmond with times and program types including music, talks, orchestras, recitals, lectures, and broadcasts across cities such as Buffalo Chicago Dallas Detroit and New York. The list covers varied formats with bands orchestras youth evangelicals classical and educational segments through the day. multiple stations feature evening dances and news blocks.

Radio Digest The Associated Press WSB Atlanta Journal Jubilee Carson WGR Buffalo WMAQ Chicago News WLS Chicago S la KEW WLAY Cincinnati Evangelical Young Pomple’s WEAA Dallas News WOC Davenport Sporso Des Moines Detroit News News WAS Elgin Artis Woos Jefferson City WDAF Kansas City Star School of the Air EHI Los Angeles WHAS Courier-Journal Louisville ‘Times WGT Medford WIZ New York Tommasom Germman WEAF WOR Newark WPRAR Philadelphia Or ‘Chestra Woo Tal Kdka Pittsburgh Hungarian Singing Society Muslcy KGW Portland KPO San Francisco Wraq San Juan Municipal Bana. WY Springfield Muvee WAP Washington

Uncle Wiggily and the Squeaky Wheel Adventure

Uncle Wiggily encounters Bunty the bunny girl on the seashore and helps push her sand cart. The tale centers on their morning meeting and Bunty’s request for help with carrying sand using a squeaky red wheelbarrow near the seaweed bungalow.

Gunshore Jie Hia Dobiiate Billie Rushytal Wiggily Jane Fuzzy Wunezy Mr. Longears Fuzzy Wuazzy Bunty Tyke Baby Bunty Uncle Wiggily Orphan Rabbit Uncle

Abe Martin on Progressives and Advice

In Abe Martin's wry note, he questions the progressives’ effectiveness and laments that they never reach any real results, quipping that even solicited advice seems to be ignored, reflecting a skeptical rural viewpoint.

Thor

Burroughs Nature Notes Answers on Snails, Swallows, Snakes

Questions from Burroughs Nature notes column spark curiosity about snails life span chickadee nesting and apple seeds. Answers cover differences between barn and cliff swallows nest shapes colors and brood sites and note snakes eaten by eagles and road runners. History of fur farming mentions Civil War era mink breeding in Oneida County and mink fur durability.

Notre Notes Petrochelidon Lunifrons Egypt Kabury Oneida County

Heat Spikes Tempers Police Called As Night Gets Loud

Amid heat related irritability residents flood the police with calls. A motor truck accident left a boy injured after a free haircut attempt. Charles Pierce was jailed for intoxication. Car occupants and prowlers prompted patrols, dogs disturbed a sleeper, and an all night party drew police attention on Comamer and Kicker streets.

Breange Feo Poo Porum C. m. Gnopt John Farber Black An Molr Oa Im Comamerchil Streat Kicker Streaet

Robbery Prep Reported In Stacyville Bank Case

Stacyville Iowa August 5 theft of a welding outfit from a garage cut teleplane wires and removed rope from the fire belt indicate prior robbery preparations for a bank entry that did not occur two earlier attempts had been made meanwhile in Osage Iowa the Adrian farm in Cedar township suffered corn and oat destruction across fields with large stones reported yesterday morning.

Stacyville Osage Adrian Farm Here Cedar Township

Currie Construction Company Forms New City Corp

Currie Construction Company is named as a new corporation in the city with capitalization of $25,000 and a general contracting plan. Officers include J. J. Currie as president, James Troupe as vice president, G. W. Dunham as secretary, and C. T. Wilson as treasurer. Currie previously led Currie Simpson Construction. that firm is now dissolved.

Currie Construction Company NEW Corporation Bustieas Waterloo Nava Hoon Counry Recorder James Troupa G. W. Dunhem C. T. Wilson Currie Currie-Simpson Construction Company Troupe l Currie-Simpson Company

Orient Iowa Hosts Unlikely Country Club for 373 Residents

Shenandoah Aug. 5 Orient Iowa claims the smallest town status with a 373 population yet hosts a country club developed on 40 acres laid out by a pro. A local banker promoted the club and it has grown popular. A scientist notes a disparity between average physical strength of women and men, a claim linked to the story.

Shenandoah Iowa Orient Pheen

Fire alarm near Chicago freight train mistaken for blaze

A glow from a red light at the rear of a Great Western caboose while a freight train stood by Steely Street was thought to be a fire. Anslette crews from Central Station responded before the error was found. Advertisement included contact for Herman C. Millar.

Chicago

Lemons for Skin Whitening Lotion Formulation

An advertisement touts a lemon based skin whitener mixing lemon juice with Orchard White to produce a quarter pint of lotion. It claims quick healing effect, no irritation, and usage on face hands and freckle or sunburn. Stage beauties are cited as users.

Waterios Evening Courier PATTERNS

To obtain the Courier up-to-date patters of accompanying design, send it to Fashion Department, Evening Courier, Waterloo, enclosing 15 cents for each pattern. These patterns allow for seams. All orders filled as soon as possible, but should reach you in ten days after sending in your order.

Fashion Department Evening Courier Waterloo

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