Cedar Heights Woman's club hosts charity picnic
Riverside social scene reports a Cedar Heights Woman's club picnic at Cedar River park with patriotic songs and talks on Red Cross drive liberty loan and food conservation. Members drew prizes in a soldiers count, and talks by Fort Riley counselor and local hosts enlivened the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside Drive
A. E. Hohnson
William Farley
Lincoln Circle
G. A
Cedar Heights
Smith
Par Rott
Black Hawk County
Taylor
Fort Riley
Kan
Graves Memorial
Sisterhood of
L. B
Byrnes Park
Lymes Park
Robinson
Davis
Cedar Walls
Bell
Dewar
Henry Wall
Charles Eccleston
Union Congregational—Ladies” Industrial Society
Cedar River Park
Bowman Resigns as Iowa Life Insurance Secretary
I J Bowman resigns after more than a year as secretary of the Iowa Life Insurance company. President F A Ferguson announces the move and states Bowman will devote time to his farm. Miss BE A Resor, arriving from Chicago, will take over the duties as his successor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. J. Bowman
A. L. Bowman
Iowa Life Insurance Company
F. A. Ferguson
Bowman
BE. A. Resor
Chicago
Majestic Theatre Opens Season August 26 With Star Bill
Majestic Theatre plans to begin the new season on Sunday August 26 after a three and a half month drought in vaudeville. Arthur A Frudenfeld returns from Michigan and Chicago to supervise upgrades and decor. The House will feature matinees daily and one show each night except weekends with two shows. Talent from Orpheum and Keith circuits includes the Tennessee Ten Plantation Days Four Marx Brothers and other acts such as Lincoln of the U S A Black and White Revue Lucheta Lew Welsh Long Tack Sam and Minerva Courtney in Canyon Royale Camille and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Majestic
Arthur A. Frudenfeld
Michigan
Chicago
Ce Baeat
Cuanagec Wrudenfeld
Freq Schneider
Harry Clerk
Harley Hileman
Paul Townsley
Townsley
Tennessee Ten
Marx Brothers
Palace Theatre
New York City
Lincoln
Lucheta
Vallecita
Leopards
Delhi
George Camarel
Lew Welsh
Long Tack Sam, Murphy, Nichols & Co
Zara
Uncle Tom
Minerva Courtney
the Canyon
Lottie Williams
Former citizen frees church from debt grip
Rev. L. B. Hix, former pastor of Plymouth Congregational church, who moved to Wichita, Kan., three years ago, has succeeded in easing the church's debt burden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church OF Debt
L. B. Hix
Plymouth Congregational Church
Wichita
Kan
Plymouth Congregational Church Clears Mortgage Debt
The Plymouth Congregational church of Wichita has discharged its remaining mortgage with the church building society and all local obligations are met. Rev. Hix’s three years of service brought financial progress, with debts paid and many repairs and improvements completed on church property. Mrs. Herbert L. Stifel of Pittsburgh, sister of Miss Lydia Escher, remarked on the war effort’s support across classes and noted the western appraisal by easterners as she visits Washington, Iowa, and will stay until Saturday with Miss Richer to visit their parents.
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Waterloo
Sioux City
Madeline Humphreys
Harry A. ‘ Peddycoart
Peddycoart
Ansel First
Women’'s Societies of
Humphreys
Methodist Episcopal Church
Byrnes Park
Cedar Rapids
Miss Northey
Lucy Webb Hayes
Washington, D. C
Plymouth Congregational Church
Wichita
Church Building Society
Hix
West
Herbert L. Stifel
Pittsburgh
Lydia Escher
Stifel
Miss Richer
Washington
Dead and Wounded to Awaken Slackers
FB J Gollobtz, a veteran and automobile executive, urges publishing lists of dead and wounded American soldiers to rouse slackers. He says readers may react when they see names from their own towns and insists the nation’s military actions demand public remorse and renewed patriotism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FB. J. Gollobtz
Gollabitz
Ife
Philippines
Gollobitz
Survivor of Bohemian Wreck Visits Portland
John E. H. Baird, then a 10 year old survivor from the steamship Bohemian wrecked February 22 near Trundys Reef, Cape Elizabeth, arrived in Portland yesterday. Now a Waterloo resident and machinist in western canneries, he comes to Maine to work at Portland Packing in South Berwick. The wreck left his parents dead. he clung to a deck and was rescued by a lifeboat with other passengers. The party was taken to the Ocean House, then a pipe hotel, where a dance turned to relief efforts as survivors were cared for by guests and staff.
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South Berwick
Balred
Glasgow
Scotland
Pas
Ite
Orean House
Waterloo garden classes exhibit at Cedar Valley fair
Civic garden classes will exhibit at Cedar Falls next week under director Mrs. Chester Cadwallader. Articles will be taken to Cedar Falls Saturday for display. Classes meet this week with the exhibit lineup to be shown. Members will be driven to Cedar Valley Monday for a day at the fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civic Garden
Cedar Falls
Chester Cadwallader
WHL
Cedar Valle
Cadwallader
Volunteer Use of Their Machine for the Cedar Trip
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a volunteer attempting to use a device for travel to Cedar. Communication with a female contact appears incomplete, with key details and outcomes unclear.
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Cedar
Woosley Paroled Violator Arrested on Parole Violation
Roy Woosley, paroled after a nine year sentence, was arrested near Cedar Falls on sheriff orders. Indicted for stealing garments from the store where he worked as a clerk. A mittimus was issued to send him to the reformatory for parole breach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Woosley
Reformatory
Cedar Falla
Sheriff's Office
Woosley
Becauae
Former Pastor Lowe Visits Waterloo Friends
Rev. C. R. Lowe formerly pastor of St. Luke's English Lutheran church is in Waterloo with his family visiting J. M. Rishel at 204 Oak Lawn Avenue and other friends. He left Waterloo four and a half years ago for York County Nebraska where he stayed two years and is now located in Dakota City Nebraska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. R. Lowe
St. Luke's English Lutheran Church
Waterloo
J. M. Rishel
Oak Lawn Avenue
Mr. Lowe
York County
Neb
Dakota City
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H News of Society
D. W. Nicholas
Arthur Ford
Mamie Schiel
Buank County
Helen Murrray
Florence Miller
Miller
Miss Murray
Epworth Seminary
G. J. Murray
Sadie Reese
J. E. Sedgwick
Ira. Rodamar
Leavitt & Johnson National Bank
Sedgwick
Lillian Rodamar
California
Ray Jouse
Waterloo Ambulance Company
Charles J. McNutty
Ast Park Presbyterian
First Presbyterian
Mris. LeRoy Furry
Castle Hill Red Cross
D L. Rankin
Castle Hill Red Cross Auxiliary
Red Cross Society
Vera Pratt
Randolph Street
Pratt
Minnie McKercher
Walnut Street Baptist
Renner
Arthur, Bunnell, Follett, Gilley, Goodwin, Sorenson and
Holly
B. A. Archer
St. Francis Circle
J. A. Gorerty
Burton Avenue
Baptist
At & P
George H. Thompson
First Congregational
Henry Iimmiond
The
Ladies’ Industrial Society
Sycamore Street
C. Kohl
Majestic Theatre
East Fourth Street
James S. Kirk & Company
Dept
U.S. A
Wathrloo
Cedar Valley
AIR
Merican Chicle Company
Frank B. Willis
Hal Motor Car Company
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