New York State builds smarter with new concrete walls
Millions of dollars in state savings expected as the office of the state architect unveils a new concrete wall system and self insulating stucco. Rockland State hospital near Orangeburg and the Wassaic Mental Detention School will test the innovation, with potential overall savings of up to 30 million from the 50 million bond program for state institutions.
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New York
New York State
Sullivan W. Jones
Rockland State Hospital
Orangeburg
Willl
Wassaic
Dutchess County
Jones
National Research Council
Bureau of Standards
Columbia University
Kings Park Hospital
Long Island
Robbery at F. J. Davis & Sons Drug Store
Burglars broke into F. J. Davis & Sons drug store in Fayette Iowa night of Dec 5 or early Dec 6. They stole most narcotics, damaged front back doors, shattered a narcotic lock, spill of camphor hints earlier break in. Two men seen near hotel, fingerprint expert aided investigation, none else taken.
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Harold Humeston
Davis
Church Women Gather for Aid Society and Bazaar
Allison Iowa December events include the Ladies Aid society meeting at Mrs. G W Richards home with hosts Mrs W H Nicholas and Mrs A L Nichols. St Jacobus Lutheran church held annual bazaar and chicken supper in the basement drawing strong attendance. A bridge party hosted by R C Cheever, L A Wygle, and Vana Burbridge drew 34 women with Agnes Dailey and Forrest Whitaker winning honors. American Legion auxiliary installed officers and reported on the third district convention at Waverly.
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Courier
Allison
Ladies’ Aid Society
The
Associated Church
G. W. Richards
W. H Nicholas
A. L. Nichols
St. Jacobus Lutheran Church
Aames
R. C. Cheever
L. A. Wygle
Vana Burbridge
Agnes Dailey
Forrest Whitaker
Shell Rock
American Legion Auxiliary
Waverly
Prisoner Resembles Wisconsin Murder Suspect Olson
In Oelwein Iowa an apparently demented man resembling Erdman Olson, wanted for the Clara Olson murder in Wisconsin last year, is in custody. He claimed to be John Berger of Des Moines but later said he knew nothing about himself except that he is a liar. Police believe the resemblance is coincidental.
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Courier
Kertice
Oelwein
Erdman Olson
Wisconsin
Clara Olson
John Berger
Walter Berger
Des Moines
Olson
N. GL. Watt
Pupils Inoculated at Rural School for Diphtheria
Twenty-nine pupils of Albright school No. 2 in Waterloo township were brought to a local physician for diphtheria inoculation. One pupil had already been inoculated, and two more inoculations will follow. This school is the first to reach 100 percent participation in the campaign.
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Courier
Cedar Falls
Albright School
Waterloo Township
Moore
La Porte W R C Elects Officers and Upcoming Events
La Porte Women’s Relief corps re elected officers for the coming year at a Saturday meeting in the K of P hall. Officers include President Carrie Trou, Senior Vice President Ida Baker, Junior Vice President Ophelia Waramel, Secretary Jennie Driswell, Treasurer Ina Esher, Chaplain Susan Alison, Conductor Mary Fansford, and Guard Sarah Hudson. A Kensington social is planned for Thursday at Mrs W E Morgan’s home. a birthday anniversary supper for Civil War veteran John Good will be served at the next meeting. The Presbyterian Missionary Society December meeting will be in the church social rooms. The W H M will meet with Mrs H D Beale Tuesday at 3 30. The Methodist Aid bazar and chicken supper are set for Thursday in the church social rooms starting at 5 o clock.
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la Porte City
Dee
Woman’s Relief
Cale
Carrie Trou
Ida Baker
Ophelia. Waramel
Jennie Driswell
Ina Esher
Susan Alison
Ductor
Mary Fansford
Sarah Hudson
Kensington
W. E. Morgan
Picnie Aupper
John Good
H. D. Beale
M. FE. Ald
Methodist Aid Society
Voeltz Funeral at Parkersburg Tuesday
Parker sburg Iowa December five funeral services for Mrs F F Voeltz, who died Friday night, will be held Tuesday afternoon at the family home. Burial will be in Oak Hill cemetery. She was born in Canada on March 27, 1843 and came to the United States as a young girl. Her husband F L Voeltz died after the Civil War. Surviving are several children including Mrs H K Lassbrook, M Voeltz, Mrs George Dietrich, Cedar Falls, Mrs Matt Mclellan, Stewartville Minnesota, Mrs Robert Wilson, Indianapolis, Henry Voeltz, Brafford Missouri, Glen Voeltz, Beulah North Dakota, and Bert Voeltz, Glen Ellyn South Dakota.
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F. F.voeltz
Burfat
Oak Hill
Voeltz
Canada
FL F. Voelta
HK. E. Lassbrook
Teachers College
Bertha Martin
Pasadena
Gal
Jacobsen
Leona EB. Short
Inez EH. Radell
Columbia University
New York City
Miss Dillon
Kansas
Cedar Falls
Teachers College Five
Gornell
Geneseo High School
Teachers College High School
College Choral Union
Luther B. Richman
Voice Department
Henry Morgan
Margaret Michaelsen
Erma Logan
Ralph Ebersod
Lals
Courier Special Service
Vinton
Kersey Fowler
T Here
George Berger
Blue Tearoom
Freda Carl
Miss Carl
Leoland Weyer
Robert M. Young
Constance McKee
Washburn
Carl
Margaret Fischer
Dr. Weyer
Vinton High School
State University
Mr. Young
Vinton High
E. F. Young
David King
David R. King
Oak Grove Church
Shellsburg
Mr. King
New York
Benton County
Cyprus Commandery
W. T. Woods
W. E. Bickel
Ameralissimo
John T. Ames
William Reisser
R. R. Lent
I. M. Reeve
B. M Bills
George H. Bickel
Linnie Schloeman
Cedar Rapids
Sehtoaman
Three Injured in Crash Near Clarksville Iowa
Three of eight people were injured in a head on collision west of Clarksville near the junction of highways 10 and 53. Ressler and Kilson drove eight passengers en route from Waterloo to Cedar Falls. Vincent Franke suffered deep cuts, a broken nose, and other injuries. Wilson and Zierls also sustained injuries. Weather contributed with frosted windshields.
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Allison
Clarksville
Gless Ressler
Archie Kilson
Vincent Franke
Kilson
Franke
Ressler
Waterloo
Greene
Cedar Falls
Russell Zierls
Wilson
Injured by Train Returns Home From Hospital
New Hartford Iowa reports Orley Mam, injured when his milk truck was struck by a Rock Island train near Washington Union bridge two weeks earlier, has been moved from Cedar Falls hospital to his home and is mobile at last. The M E Women Bazaar and dinner netted 14770, with Margaret Miller the eldest attendee at gal years. Mrs Jennie Van Gilder, Minnie Knipe, and Belle Wood depart for California for winter, visiting relatives and awaiting spring return.
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Jennie van Gilder
Minnie Knipe
Belle Wood
California
van Gilder
A. V. Sprague
Knipe
Arthur
Wood
Dunham
Railway Station To Serve As Community Hall In La Porte City
La Porte City officials announce acceptance of the Waterloo Cedar Falls & Northern Railway Co. offer to lease the town station for 28 years as a municipal and community building. No rent. taxes paid by city. Railway moves to new station site to avoid Rock Island crossings. new station expected by January.
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la Porte City
Waterloo, Cedar Falls & Northern Railway Co
Stallong
Rock Island
Miss Sutton Named Director of Nursing
Dr Henry Albert state department commissioner announces Miss Maude E Sutton, Park hospital Mason City superintendent, appointed Director of nursing education in the state department. After training at Algona High Cedar Falls and Des Moines she practiced nursing in Des Moines and Little Rock. She later taught Red Cross classes in Missouri and led child welfare and public health nursing in Park hospital.
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Des Moines
Henry Albert
State Department of Halt
Maude E. Sutton
Park Hospital
Mason City
State Department
Algona High Schonl
Vternits
Ca Pike
Little Rock
Ark
Miss Sutton
Knox County
Missouri
Health Department
West Virginia
Nas
Division of Child Welfare and Public Health
6713 Barbers Are Licensed in Iowa
Des Moines reports the state health department has completed licensing all barbers entitled to a license. Joann T. McGruder, chief of the barber division, says 6713 barbers have licenses to date. Most licenses were issued under the exemption clause of last year’s law. 46 earned licenses after examination. Certificates must be displayed at the barber’s stand for public view.
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Board of Barber Examiners
1907 Graduation at Cedar Falls Teachers College
The fall term ends with the fourth section of the class of 1927 scheduled for commencement this evening. H. H. Seer ley will give the address, followed by a reception in Gilchrist hall. Sixty seven diplomas will be awarded, with seven to out state residents from Manhattan Montana Washington D C Milwaukee Chicago Watervliet Minnesota.
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Ingeborg E. Nielsen
K. Jay Phillips
Margarerite Reese
Waterloo
Irene L. Knapp
Helen Mae Jacoby
Loretta Chaplin
Wilbert BR. Anderson
Edith M. Ford
Manhattan
Mont
Goulse L Barge
Washington, D. C
Traverse B. Krouskup
Milwaukee
Wis
Mary Jane Seylar
Chicago
Olga M. Bizer
Watervliet
Mich
Verne J. Tansey
Faribault
Minn
Teachers College
Beethoven
Brahms
Schumann
Edward Kurtz
Ednad Hopkins
Marlys Schwarck
Roland Searight
Alta Freeman
Miss Schwarck
Cedar Falls
Community Church to Hold First Communion Service
Avent honors Fr. Brown with birthday event at Community Church as Dr. W F Lampe from Chicago assists in the first communion and fellowship gathering for the College HU Community Church on Sunday morning Dec 11. Barbers elect president and plan free Christmas haircuts for county farm residents.
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Communty Church
College HU Community Church
W. F. Lampe
Chicago
Church Foundation Board
Oelwein Opens December Term of Superior Court
The December term of Oelwein Superior Court opened with Judge Cook presiding. Docket lists 21 continued and seven new causes. Jurors named include W C Wells Randalia and others from Clermont West Union and Oelwein. Masonic officers elected B V Lilley and others. Modern Woodmen officers named Paul Kocher and team. A Rock Island freight car caught fire between Hazleton and Oelwein but was extinguished. Rev L B Bond of Hazleton to speak at the Methodist church as part of a youth campaign.
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Ocelwein
Oelwein Superior Court
Judge Day Cook
W. C. Wells
Randalia
Martha Klammer
Westgate
Albert Burrow
Clarence Hanson
L. V. Candee
Clermont
Herman Bathke
Oran
Mee Harrington
Elgin
Iva Binger
W. A
Woodmen of America
Paul Kocher
W. Franks
B. H. Mullin
E. G. Williams
R. F. Burns
M. H. Fox
J. W. Laundry
Fred Hough
Rock Island
Hazleton
Oelwein
L. B. Bond
Methodist Episcopal Church
Oelwen
Lemke Funeral Held at Reinbeck Congregational Church
The funeral of George Henry Lemke who died Wednesday was conducted Saturday at the Congregational church in Reinbeck by Rev. Tadwig Emigholz. He was two years old. The widow and seven of eight children survive including William of Storm Lake Leslie Ackley Alma Paris Mrs. Toran Albert Reinbeck Mrs. Albert Drossen Gladbrook Mrs. T. W. Strayer Hudson Feanels Reinhbeck.
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Rembenk
Reinbeck Woman Dies of Stroke
Mrs. William Cummings of Reinbeck died at 4 p m today after a paralysis stroke occurred at 8 p m Sunday. She was sister to Mrs. James Breen Mrs W W Shank Samuel Gibson and Mrs John Kilnefelter of Waterloo. Joe Renko shows partial improvement after a stroke on Friday.
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Hudson
I. Bee
William Cummings
Reinbeck
James Breen
W. W. Shank
Samuel Gibson
John Kilnefelter
Waterloo
Vinton Resident Severely Injured When Hit by Car
Kersey Fowler, inspecting his automobile on a highway south of Vinton, was struck by a truck and left with severe head and back injuries. George Berger, driver of the truck, was uninjured. Fowler was hospitalized. both vehicles were damaged.
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Vinton
Whitman of Frederika Died November 29 1937
Frederika Iowa obituary for Chiles Whitman born June 10 1845 Elmira New York moved to Nortons Corners Illinois thenFrederika. Married Sarah Lindskia Nov 3 1868. she died 1914. Survived by five children Charles Cass Lake Minn William Frederika Walter G L and Mrs W E Pike Waterloo. son Frank and daughter Nettie predeceased. Second marriage to Martha Mowatt died 1926. Survived by 23 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren. One granddaughter Alberta Dawson died February 1937.
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Frederika
Chiles Whitman
Elmira
N.Y
Norton's Corners
Tlinois
Sarah Lindskcia
Hudson Auxiliary to Legion Elects Officers in Hudson IA
Hudson Iowa December 5 local Woman's Auxiliary to the American Legion officers elected at the latest meeting take effect soon. Names include Mrs J C Harta president Mrs J Guiknecht vice president Mrs Irvin Blough second vice president Mrs S J Strayer secretary Mrs H A Gaede treasurer Mrs R H Mueller historian Mrs A Trader chaplain. Also notes Lodge Homecoming Dorcas Rebekah lodge plans play How the Story Grew with eight cast. Father-Son Banquet Hi Y planned at Deer 13. U B Church Bazaar United Brethren cherry bazar and chicken supper December 7. Lumpke funeral attended Reinbeck. Christmas program planning by three churches. Children selling health seals quota 3000 with half to local school.
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Hudson, Ia
Woman's Auxiliary
American Legion
Sre
J. C. Harta
J. ©. Guiknecht
Irvin Blough
S. Jd. Strayer
H. A. Gaede
R. H. Mueller
A. Trader
Dorcas Rebekah Lodge
Rebekah
Hi-Y
U. B. Church
Women of the
United Brethren Church
Charles City M E Church Dedicated by Bishop Smith
Bishop H Lester Smith preached the dedication sermon at the First M E church in Charles City on Sunday morning. W H Fairbanks led the presents tion speech for the remodeling. Rev W G Crowder spoke at the evening service. Morning collection and subscriptions totaled 4025 while 565 were pledged at night. Remodeling cost stood at 31000 with a morocco bound pulpit Bible presented by Rev and Mrs Crowder.
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Courier
Charles City
H. Lester Smith
Helena
Mont
M. E
W. H. Fairbanks
W. G. Crowder
Cedar Falls
Buchanan Farmer Vern TU from Second Stroke
Vernon Jaeger, a Buchanan farmer, is in critical condition at People's Hospital after suffering a stroke of paralysis following a fall under a wagon. He was stricken while feeding his chickens Sunday afternoon. neighbor Mrs. George Selzer aided him and his son Anton summoned help. His other sons Te. A. Jaeger and Ray Jaeger from Tulsa and Julius Jaeger from Spokane are en route.
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Courier Special Services Independence
Chris
Jaeger
People’s Hospital
George Selzer
Anton
Brandon
Te. A
Ray
Tulsa
Okla
Julius
Spokane
Wash
Woman of 95 Birthday Party at Independence
Mrs. EL M Potwin of Independence celebrated her ninety fifth birthday Saturday at home with her children and families present. A long time resident, she had attended First Baptist Sunday school irregularly in recent years due to health. ALGIE WHITE WES obituary in Charles City reports his death at the Waverly county poor farm, with Lindaman Bros transporting the body.
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Xariien
Independence
el, M. Potwin
First Baptist Church
Algie White Wes
Charles City
Algin White
Waverly County
Floyd County
Lindamen Bros
Upper Iowa to Rebuild Science Hall in Spring
Upper Iowa University launches a campaign to replace the science hall destroyed by fire. Faculty pledges 5,000, students donate 16,000 payable after graduation, bringing total to 20,000 plus 5,000 insurance. Groundbreaking planned early next spring.
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Upper Iowa
Courlar
Fayette
uni+versity
Nuedeus
Amputate Farmer's Hand in Corn Husker Accident
Osage Cabrier special service reports Frank Wagner of Hyves, 13 miles south of town, lost his left hand in a corn husker mishap and was hospitalized at Sayre. Charles City birthday note marks W L Langstaff turning 72. he began traveling in 1840s and remains a traveling salesman. A new device detects shadows to trigger city lights or mission control for a battleship, while Tarnhomnara Indians pace the dock in exhaustion.
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Osage
Frank Wagner
Floyd
Rudd
Sayre
Charles City
W. L. Langstaff
McGregor
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