Marriage notices and social club updates from local society
A compilation of wedding announcements, club meetings, and social events. Details include marriages of Elsie MacLeod to Edwin J. Westrate and Christine M. Frier to Charles H. Benson, with occupations and new postings. Local society groups such as Pilgrim Club and Ladies’ Aid report meetings, births of social notes, and charitable bazar results. reflections on beauty standards and a miscegenated cultural comparison are included as a short essay.
Beauty Chats. By Edna Kent Forbes
A nostalgic look at historical standards of beauty. The piece discusses Nell Gwynne and evolving ideals from the Lely portrait to 18th and 19th century pale complexions and arched lips. It notes fashion changes and myths such as slate-eating for whiteness and lore about Beauty's shifting rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Kent Forbes
Nell Gwynne
Peter Lely
Rome
Ovid
Christmas Shopping Tips From Riverside Hillside Almanac
Practical holiday guidance urges early shopping to beat crowds and conserve energy. Plan a route, read ads, and know exactly what to buy. Dress light, avoid fatigue, and keep a calm, courteous approach to finish shopping within budget.
Waterloo Airplanes and Pilots to Jamaica Exhibition Flight
Two airplanes with pilots and mechanics will be sent to Jamaica by Miller Aero company after the holidays for exhibition and stunt flying. Lieut Milo Miller and Lieut B K Campbell will pilot. John Livingston to serve as mechanic. Machines will be shipped due to lack of gasoline carrying provisions for a long cross country trip. Winter spent in the West Indies with spring flying resuming in Waterloo and Towa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamaica
Miller Aero Company
Milo Miller
B. K. Campbell
John Livingston
West Indies
Waterloo
Towa
Berths Reported in La Porte City Birth Notices
La Porte City reports several birth notices including a son Harold Fugens to Mr and Mrs Clarence Helitz M7 Leonard born Nov 21 a daughter Earls May to Mr and Mrs William Frank Teams 2624 Lafayette and a daughter to Mr and Mrs Fletcher J Bush plus a son for Mr and Mrs Max Carl Schreiber and May 23 entry for Richara D. as part of district notices and family announcements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mra
Fletcher J. Bush
la Porte City
Eve~lyn Carol
Max Carl Schreiber
Harold Fugens
Clarence & Helitz
Leonard
Earls May
Wiliam Frank Teams
Lafayatte
Richara D
Winter of 70 80 About to Repeat Storm Delays Rail Service
A midwestern winter storm with zero to ten degrees below and one to five inches of snow disrupted steam trains and delayed travel across Waterloo Cedar Falls area. Wind and drifting snow swept streets and power lines while relief agencies report surging calls for fuel and aid for the poor and elderly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Cedar Falls
Ralph B. Slippy
Social Welfare League
Altho
Boy Stoots Brother Fatal Rifle Accident
Moville Iowa December 9 Carl Hammer 16 was killed when his younger brother while aiming a rifle held a piece of wood for the shot. The younger boy slipped his footing as he fired and the bullet struck Carl in the forehead, the Hammer family farmers near Moville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stioots
Moville
Carl’ Hammer
Mra. H. H. Hammer
Here
Fort Dodge Adopts Wood Schedule in Present Fuel Crisis
Fort Dodge outlines a wood supply plan amid fuel shortages with cutting and hauling rates, consumer prices, and dealer distribution. The piece details a local administrator's powers, a mayoral clash, and tensions between officials and coal dealers as inventory and enforcement measures unfold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Dodge
Met Fuel
Hallows
Wood Committee
Ackley's Mayor Faces Reemergent Coal Crisis
Ackley Iowa struggles with fuel famine as Mayor Brenniman spearheads response. A city committee surveyed fuel stocks and arranged distribution plans, but the mayor later halted their work, triggering renewed concern over local energy access amid broader national shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ackley
Lmelight
Courier and
Brenniman
Commercial Club
Attempt to Merge All Farm Organizations United
Dubuque Iowa December 9 James A Higley president of the Dubuque County Equity association left for Madison Wisconsin to attend the national convention of the American Society of Equity He is among Iowa delegates The Iowa delegation was instructed to endorse a resolution for consolidating all farm organizations into one big body Higley said the Equity is a strong co operating society but consolidation could benefit farmers nationwide
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
James A. Higley
United States
Working Old Mines Near Stuart Iowa Reopened
Abandoned Iowa coal mines near Stuart are being reopened. James Custard leads 20 Stuart investors who funded 500 dollars for the Levi Jones farm mine with a 29 foot coal vein. James Frost also finances the Lonsdale farm shaft amid claims of coal north of town. A Canadian government bison herd at Buffalo Wainwright Alberta stands at 3561.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stuart
Iowa
Levi Jones
James Custard
James Frost
Lonsdale Farm
Buffalo
Wainwright
Alberta
Hampton Poultry Show Opens Amid City Closings
Hampton Iowa faces fire and heating curtailments as mayor modifies the closing order to December 18 while limiting venue heat. The Windsor theatre loses heating due to partial building outages. churches use basements for services. Morning and evening union services held at Windsor. Methodist home service planned. Hampton Poultry Association annual show opens in Murphy Building and runs four days under revised restrictions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hampton, Ia
Jfael
Windsor Theatre
Dilliard Halla
Star Theatre
Wood
Hampton Poultry Association
Murphy
Educational Exhibit to Be Held at Law College
W C Warnock of Illinois will serve as judge and W H Lapp of the sultry extension department of law college Aries will present an educational display. Lectures are scheduled for the afternoon and evening sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian. Hospital Auxiliary
P. W. Belangee
G. M. Cookendal
Hospital
Kings Daughters
Mizpah Circle
George Huntington
Social Welfare League
Our Lady of Victory Court
Knights of Columbus Hall
Harged
W. C. Warnock
W. H. Lapp
Sultry Extension Department of Law College
Aries
Joseph
Good Taste Recommends Selecting Booth Joseph
A local feature notes recommendations by Good Taste urging voters to select Booth and Joseph in forthcoming civic choices. The piece highlights their qualifications and community ties while urging informed participation.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lydia Society
Carrie McFarlane
Pilgrim Club
H. M. Harwon
St. Paul's
Ladies’ Aid Society
W. L. Allan Ty
Westrate- MacLeod
Moun Vernon
N. Y
Elsie MacLeod
Edwin J. Westrate
Westrate
New York World
New York City
Frier-Benson
Christine M. Frier
Charles H. Benson
Andrew E. Lunn
John Bunyan Smith
Walnut Street Baptist Church
Benson
Black's
Harris- Emery
Des Moines
Waterloo Rooting Company
W., C. F. & N. Railroad
Horton Avenue
North Star Ladies’ Aid
Edith Galvin
Hmne
Burton Avenue
Baptist—Woman's Circle
V. C. Kelford
First Baptist Church—The Young Married Peoples
Margaret Blough
Turkey
Ruth Cameron
Jess
Hardin County
Stacey
Town Falls
Clty da Lgwa
Stath
Agulnetra
Brennnnman
Iswa Skirt Mfg. CO
Troco
Troco Nut Butter Company
Chicago
Bailey Allen
Sistily
Hampton
Poultry
Buchanan
GLASE
Mr. Glasswearer
Optical Service
J|buchanan
C. Stinehart
Jonathan
Ok Kyapon
B. i
Babe Tow
Lord Monarch
St _Weaterloo
Waterloo Laundry Co
Fifth and Jefferson
Booth-Joseph
Diamond Rings
Lavallieres
Wee Eee
Booth-Joseph Co
First National Bank Bldg
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