August Birthday Party for Veterans Ends With Cake
Society notes describe a Daughters of Veterans gathering for G A R members at Memorial Hall then at R I Snodgrass home with a noon chicken dinner, August birthday cake, and thanks from Comrade Woore. Other items include a W C U picnic, luncheons, bridge events, sorority dinner, a nurse farewell, and a Sunnyside Country Club dinner dance.
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Daughters of Veterans
Memorial Hall
R. I. Snodgrass
Wonga
Mines
Snodgrass
Grace Stallman
Celiza Curral
Mary Woore
Myrtle Bschannan
Gladian
Coimianes Woore
Sunnyside Country Club
Forget-menot Club Hosts Fifteen Members at Mattified Tea
Mrs Nellie Lawless hosted Forget-menot members with Mrs hither Lawless Rausch Mrs Herbert Lawless and Mrs Bowman performing piano cornet solos readings and talks by Mines Maniets haver Stella Shibbary Sfbkey Mercy Lawless Nettie Obele and Miss Ann Sober. Husbands of club members joined a later party at the R Clare Heald residence with Miss Fairy Ackerman and Miss Zora Aldridge guests. After picnic supper there were informal diversions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forget-me- Not Club
Nellie Lawless
Hither Lawless Rausch
Herbert Lawless
Marle Bowman
Rausch
Bowman
Man
Haver
Stella Shibbary
Mercy Lawless
Nettie Obele
Ann Sober
Mia
Eunlee Arnold
Bina Moore
Jueves Tarde Club
R. Clare Heald
Fairy Ackerman
Zora Aldridge
Roger Rath
Women organize mission society at St Luke's English Lutheran
Eleven members joined yesterday as the St Luke's English Lutheran church women formed a Town Women’s Missionary Society after a talk by Mrs S M Lesher of Burlington Ta. Officers chosen include Mrs Leland H Lesher president Mrs A M Lundy vice president Mrs J M Forbes recording secretary Mrs A F P Jenkinson statistical secretary Mrs T Thompson treasurer and Mrs Walter Newman historian.
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St. Luke's English Lutheran Church
S. M. Lesher
Burlington
Town Women's Missionary Society
Leland H. Lesher
A. M. Lundy
J. M. Forbes
A. FP. Jenkinson
T. €. Thompson
Walter Newman
Beauty Tips From Edna Bent Forbes On Corn Care
Edna Bent Forbes offers home advice on corns and foot care. She explains soft and hard corns, recommends a felt ring around affected toes, soaking feet, pumice stone use, safe shaving of corns, sterilized blades, collodion application, and later moisturizers. The piece touches shoe choices, nose surgery caution, and general cosmetic tips.
Side Talks On Teeth And Trust In Medical Claims
Ruth Tameron-Spearing rails about evolving medical wisdom from scarlet fever to dental care. She traces how beliefs shift—from peeling being dangerous to harmless, brushing frequency changing, floss debated, and the toothbrush possibly spreading germs. She questions certainty and notes cycles back to old ideas.
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Advanced
Red Ball road grading and bridge contracts awarded
Bids opened for grading and bridging the Red Ball route from Waterloo to Janesville drew large crowds as contracts totaling over 160000 were awarded. J A Dunkel won the grading at 27.5 cents per cubic yard for straight work and 47.5 cents for a channel change north of Cedar Walls, with Parquette close behind. Parsons Meyers & Co. won 148955 for 14 bridges and culverts, including a 120 foot span concrete and steel high truss bridge north of Cedar Falls. Johnston says about 0.8 million cubic yards will be moved in a one mile stretch, with paving steps planned toward May 1, 1924.
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Black Lank County
Waterloo
Janesville
J. A. Dunkel
Webster City
Cedar Walls
J. C. Parquette
Dunkel
Parquette
Parsons, Meyers & Co
Dyersville
Cedar Falls
Havertren
Mig
Franklin Street
Marth. WO. Johnston
Benton County
Lincoln Street
Unique Cleaners Title Battle Between Cities Faces Court
Higgins and Peebles of Waterloo seek sole use of the "Unique Cleaners" name. The Johnson county court will decide at the September term whether Iowa City rivals can continue to use the title. A temporary injunction was granted and later dissolved, with Judge Ralph Otto ruling for the motion to dissolve. The Water loo firm had registered the name in 1943 but the Iowa City firm’s filing could not be found, allowing temporary permission to stand.
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Unique Cleaners
Iowa City
Johnson County
Wo. Higgins
WH. Peebies
Waterloo
A. B. Chord
F. J. Canvin
Consel
Iowan City Cleanera
Ralph Otto
Higgins and Peebles
City Officials Return From Confabs in Ottumwa
A. E. Gnagy mayor Charles Co Mackay clerk and Ralph Slip py engineer returned from Ottumwa where Waterloo officials attended the Town League of Municipalities convention. The election of Mayor Graggs as vice president honored the city. MacKay chaired the department of city accounting proposing conforming fiscal year to the calendar year and repealing the bond issuance law for special assessments. He urged paying and improvements be funded with certificates to save interest.
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A. E. Gnagy
Charles Co. Mackay
Ralph BR. Slippy
Ottumwa
Town League of Municipalities
Waterloo
Gragg Ss
MacKay
Department of City Accounting
Mayme Dewey Wins Waterloo Shopgirl Popularity Test
Mayme Dewey a salesclerk at Paul Davis Dry Goods was named most popular Waterloo shopgirl in a Waterloo Evening Courier voting. She received 25 in gold and a roses bouquet after a long walk to the Plaza theatre stage amid applause. Dewey led with 4,593 votes, followed by Edna Bell and Margaret Gilfillan with 3,134 votes each, and Hazel French with 2,895 votes. Additional prizes went to Ruth Miller and Irene Alles.
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Mayme Dewey
Paul Davis Dry Goods Company
Waterloo
Waterloo Evening Courier
Plaza Theatre
Dewey
Aisin
Bek
Edna Bell
Burch Bros, Dry Goods Company
Margaret Gilfillan
Waterloo Laundry Company
Hazel French
Commercial National Bank
Alexander Frank
Ruth Miller
Iowa Dairy Separator Company
Irene Alles
Greater Waterloo
Courier
Fire alarms report stove explosion at residence
Explosion of a gasoline stove at the residence of Clarence Cox, Jr., 431 La Porte Road, drew the fire department at 2 p.m. yesterday. There was no damage beyond the stove. Play Safe. Insure with Bronson Insurance Agency. Phone 1374.
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Clarence Cox, Jr
la Porte Road
Bronson Insurance Agency
Police Court Holds Speeders Drunks and Minors Offenders
Three alleged speeders and three traffic violators appeared before Judge Gwynne in police court. Elmer Messinger fined 150 for speeding. Chester Buchanan and George Dove fined 10 each for speeding. Harry Maharress, Camp Dodge pool hall owner, fined 1 for permitting minors. One drunk jailed overnight fined 10 and costs. another with 25 bond forfeited. Gutting corners with his car cost a motorist 5. One defendant discharged, another case continued. James Vanda case pending after charge reduced to reckless driving. No hearing time set.
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J. W. Gwynne
Elmer Messinger
Chester Buchanan
George Dove
Harry Maharress
Camp Dodge
Wyes
James Vanda
Fourth Street Bridge
Pioneer dies in Oklahoma after moving from Iowa
Ar Caldwell, native of Iowa Falls and one of the first three settlers here in the 1850s, died in Oklahoma after moving there years ago. He served in the Thirty-second Iowa Infantry during the Civil War and left behind his widow and son William.
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Homa
William
Ar. Caldwell
Thirty-second Low Infantry
Fred First
Towa Falls
Ana
Tin A. Caldwell
Japan
Okla
Astory
City in brief and local visits across towns
Short notices detail visits across Des Moines Chicago and Portland with residents Lloyd Jodon Irma Wagner Ayrile Grane and Marcy Perkins making trips. hospital recoveries at St Francis. several motor trips to Minnesota Sioux City and Milwaukee. Cedar Rapids staff and local officials noted. weather and fair reports referenced.
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Mary Olds
Fowler
St. Francis Hospital
Kerman J. Miller
Dale
Youths fool prank risks woman’s sight on highway
In Hampton Iowa Aug 17 an unknown youth in a sedan threw an apple at Mrs John Gierman Mason City as she traversed the Jefferson highway two miles north of town. The fruit hit her left eye with force, endangering her sight. The Giermans pursued the other car but could not learn the license or identify the youths who fled.
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Iampton
Jefferson Highway
Wiley
John Gierman
Mason City
Hampton
Gierman
Sudan
Prade
Clinton Graves
Malyon
Rosefair
Iia
Hersely
Clinton Craves
Golden Girl
Mt Morris Reunion Planned Next Tuesday Evening
Mt Morris college reunion scheduled for 6 p m next Tuesday August 21 at Tanreuther s grove Orange township features games recreation light refreshments and a literary program by Mt Morris professors and students Dr L L Shively and Prof Ralph Fahrney plan to attend invitations extend to Grundy Greene Franklin Garrison area churches urging religious education supporters to join the event.
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ML. Morris College
Tannreuther’s Grove
Orange Township
Ll. S. Shively
Ralph Fahrney
Mt. Morris
Miss Virginia Heston Heads Waterloo Public Library
Miss Virginia Heston from Philadelphia arrives to lead the Water loo Public Library circulation department replacing Miss Marjorie Burditt who left for Vermont. Heston brings three years in Philadelphia Public Library and Pratt Institute training. Theresa Verereisen to become juvenile supervisor succeeding Florence Tate. September 1.
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Virginia Estan
Philadelphia
Waterloo Public
Plorence Tate
Local Moose Attend Vinton Picnic Today
Waterloo Moose and families traveled by automobile to Vinton for an all day Moose lodge picnic. Senator Brookhar delivered the address. Festivities began with a 10280 a. m. street parade featuring the Waterloo group. Afternoon baseball games between Waterloo and Vinton Moose teams and cash prizes in contests followed, with a dance planned for this evening to wind up the event.
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Waterloo
Butomobile
Vinton
Moose Lodge
Smith W. Brookhar
Waterloo Moose
Des Moines County Assessments Reported Total Value
County auditors report state total assessments in assets value at 4 498 0 319 830. Classes include lands 47 75 Town Lots 901 531 470 Livestock 139 896 020 Personal property 291 697 99 Railroads 82 009 Incerupaans 499 182 Transmission Lines 4 906 792 Telephone and telegraph 28 481 996 Express 1 805 305 It is noted a stray line about Turkish women and roses appears.
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Des Moines
State Executive Council
Independent Oil Men Discuss Low Gas Prices in Des Moines
Iowa Independent Oil Men's association convened with about a hundred members to warn that independent producers face shrinking leverage if crude prices stay low. L F Kuehnle of Dubuque urged cooperation among independents and noted likely industry consolidation under big companies. Key speakers condemned government price controls as harmful to production and distribution costs.
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L. F. Kuehnle
Dubuque
Iowa Independent of Men’s Association
Hotel Savery
Des Moines
Waterloo Ols
A. Lommell Andly
W. Jaeger
Bartles-Shepherd Oil Company
H. C. Wurster
Iowa
Reynolds
Gray
John D. Reynolds
Kansas City
Western Refiners’ Association
HW. Gray
Midcontinent Producers’ Association
Tulsa
Okla
Gov
MeMisser
MeMaster
South Dakota
Pure Gold By Frances E Goodrich
Rosefair Grant yearns for purpose beyond beauty as she contemplates sacrifice at a summer relief drive. Unable to donate money or belongings she offers her golden hair, then a passerby proposes painting her portrait to raise funds. The plan shifts to art and charity, keeping her generosity intact.
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Rosefair Grant
Rosefair
Jack
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