Home Destroyed During Absence
A. Sartt's one story cottage at 1704 Commercial street burned at 3:45 am while family away in Chicago. Fire of mystic origin gutted furniture. only walls remained. Fire Chief Dunham said building unoccupied. loss not estimable until Sartt returns. Hollow tree fire at 4:35 am near Iowa and Pine Streets. possible arson. Chimney fire at 607 Logan Avenue caused minor damage. Advertisement for Miller McCartney Insurance.
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A. Sarti
Commercial Street
A. Clouse
Altho
Chicago
A. A. Dunham
Yen teams to conduct church fund drive
A plan for a financial campaign by First Presbyterian Church organized ten teams each with a captain and five assistants to visit members. The campaign begins January 15 and Clinton B. Shockley was chosen as architect for the new church building.
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First Presbyterian Church
Clinton B. Shockley
County Agent to Give Candy Demonstration
Miss Tara Hawk, county home demonstrator, will give a candy making demonstration for the clubs of the Young Women’s Christian Association.
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Tara Hawk
Young Women's Christian Associa
Homemaking Demonsration Series Planned This Week
Miss Hawk leads a program Wednesday evening marking the first in a series of public demonstrations on homemaking and cooking. The event includes a short course for mistresses and maids at the end for learning scientific methods to meet the high cost of living through proper family foods.
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Miss Hawk
Mistress
Maida
T. C. High Elects Captain For 1917
Cedar Falls notes Frisby elected captain of the 1917 Teachers College high school football team at a dinner for the squad and Coach Glasener. Eight veterans return and substitutes will be increased. past season’s schedule was cut due to lacking second string players, with a fast basketball team anticipated.
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Cedar Falls
Frisby
Teachers’ College
Glasener
McGreery
T. C. High School
Services At Champlin Chapel Attract Crowds
Revival services at Champlin chapel drew large congregations with Sunday school moved to 10 a m. and 105 attendees. Rev. W H Rogers preached two strong sermons. evening service filled. Meetings continue this week with a sermon on What Stuck Nick and a cottage prayer meeting at Mrs Clapper’s 603 Ashland Ave. Organizing a church at Champlin chapel is being considered this week.
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Champlin Chapel
W. H. Rogers
Nick
Vesper Service Climax at Y W C A Conference
Mrs Katherine Willard Fiddy spoke on World Citizenship as vesper services marked the Waterloo YWCA conference climax. About 200 attended with 768 in class sessions. organizers called the event one of the best by national workers and attendees reported value from the program.
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Katherine Willard Fiddy
Waterloo
Christmas savings clubs to distribute large Waterloo sums
Waterloo banks announce distribution of 143 793 65 held by Christmas savings clubs from the Waterloo Savings Bank and Commercial National Bank. Patrons gain cash to pay debts and buy presents as merchants promote cash purchases. The habit grows from weekly savings and earned interest. New clubs start December 23.
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Waterloo
Waterloo Sayings Bank
Commercial National Bank
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