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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1924
Page
2
Cedar Falls updates chronicle missing persons case as Hatter Jensen and two others elude families. Miss Jensen’s father travels to Kansas City amid ticket sales, while local clubs host picnics and discuss Labor Day events. Residents attend Rotary meetings and hospital news, with travel and visiting reports across Cedar Falls, Waterloo, and surrounding towns.
The 1924 class at Teachers College will graduate 251 students in a Thursday exercise at Jaywa State. Lester Lalan, totally blind, is expected to receive a bachelor of arts degree, noted as the college’s first Mind student graduate. Latin Lalan, a local, traveled 16 blocks daily to pursue schooling, aided by the college’s program. Raymond Coane, San Jose high school principal and former graduate, returns with his wife and son for a visit to the institution. Victor Petersen, a San Diego teacher, attends with Mrs Petersen for his sister in law Cynthia Short’s wedding, surprising Leland and Petersen who met in California.
Miss Jeanette Shearer, clarinet soloist, stars in Cedar Falls band week six concert at the city park Thursday evening. Her career began locally with F L McCreary, now Cedar Falls band director, and she tops Chicago ensembles. The program features Star Spangled Banner Prelude, Nabucodonosor Overture, Scene of Air from Louisa D Montfort, Shuffle Along, Mot Time, Souvenir Draig, Isle of Dreams. Church societies meet Thursday afternoon with Mrs Benjamin Mc at the saw building and Emma Amidron to chair.
The La Porte City Evening Courier reports significant crop damage from a storm at Big Creek and notes community events including gatherings at John McQuilkin's home. It mentions Mrs. Freeman Witt’s sister Renee Witt facing surgery and local social events and visits among residents.
The article notes Hartz will serve as an instructor at the Austin Mini toning school for the coming year. It mentions a scheduled church social gathering being canceled due to rain and records several local travel updates and social visits among residents.
Main street Saturday evening reports minor damage and various travels. Trainers and relatives visits noted, with Mrs Frank Bhugar and son Freddy touring, and Austin King injured at work. Steffen returns from Cedar Valley after substituting as manager. Towne send & Morris Lumber staff updates mentioned.
Friends of Frank B. Moreland postmaster gathered Sunday to celebrate his birthday at the home of his mother. The group then traveled back to Columbia University in Dubuque where both he and his companion are instructors. Music and refreshments completed the observance.
A canvass of over one hundred thousand women who used Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound found that ninety eight per hundred reported benefit. The ad claims powerful health effects for feminine ailments and urges women to try the remedy.
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