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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1917
Page
13
Cedar Falls society items and local notices mix with church events and readings. Reports on W C A funds, Christmas preparations, private visits, and a funeral, plus notes on local staff changes and a moose hunt by Alderman Ford.
Samus P. Turpening pioneer citizen of Waterloo died at his home at 104 Franklin street at 10 15 last night after a long illness paralysis cause. Born November 4 1839 in New York state he moved to Waterloo in 1853 and worked as painting contractor with Worcester Turpening. He later served as foreman at Herrick refrigerator plant for 19 years retiring for health. He married Sarah Finley in 1869. one son William survives, plus Anna Crownover whom he married in 1892 and two sisters Mrs Worcester La Porte City and Mrs William Dobson Waterloo. Funeral plans awaited son’s arrival. services likely Monday afternoon at home conducted by Rev John Robertson Macartney. body to rest in Fairview mausoleum.
London, Dec. 15. The National Provincial Bank of England merges with the Union of London and Smiths to form the National Provincial and Union Bank. With deposits near 170,000,000 pounds the deal is hailed as a landmark in British banking history in both size and impact.
Secretary Baker's annual war department report offers a brief historical review with no enemy detail, none of future plans, and says universal military training is not favored. It notes Pershing's expeditionary force, the Rainbow Division, navy cooperation, and the army on a wartime footing including strength figures, selective service, training camps, cantonments, and large supply needs.
A service flag with 6863 stars decorates the Iowa Telephone building entrance on Fifth Street West, symbolizing Bell Telephone employees serving in the military. Waterloo reports it as the largest service flag raised in the city, with 36 local workers on military or marine duty and one in six maintenance and construction staff mobilized. Stars cover all states, reflecting broad enlistment.
The inter-allied war council in London convened to discuss purchases and finances. Oscar T. Crosby, assistant secretary of the United States Treasury, was elected president.
Mrs. Fred Pettit chaired the county drive for the YWCA war fund, with Greena sending $250 and 75 contributors from Alligon totaling 42 cents per capita for the town. Carleton Silas and Mrs. Pettit promoted meetings in Allison, and Plaza Theatre events were postponed to January to avoid conflicting Red Cross drives and keep women free to support the campaign.
A Des Moines woman writes Mayor Law asking to locate her father Mark Fairbanks, whom she last heard from 18 years ago. He had died six years earlier and is buried in Center Point, Iowa. A tipster named G. T. O’Brien provided details after reading the Courier and Reporter item.
Harris Kelber led the sermon at Walnut Street Baptist last night. Black and Deal sang a duet. Tomorrow a chorus choir and orchestra will provide special music and the men will conduct the evening service. The pastor will preach in the morning.
Otto Borcher of Dubuque and John Goss read of a Waterloo family freezing and starving in a tiny room. They organized aid, found a house on Lower Jefferson, prepaid three months rent, ordered coal and groceries, and sent a wagon to move the family to new quarters.
Chicago officials announced that over 1560 schoolboys will help distribute Christmas mail at the city postoffice. Principals will select the youths who will be paid two to three dollars daily, a response to a shortage of applicants for holiday work.
Bishop Stuntz and Bishop Momer C Bluntz with Charles W Flint, president of Cor Hall village, will attend the Waterloo Cedar Falls Cornell club reunion on December 28. Dr Filut has spoken in Waterbury and gained popularity with each visit. The club, in its fourth year, has about 126 members including students and alumni. Officials include LeClatre Martin president and J Miller vice president.
B Burgess Craig Arbuckle and Paul Johnson of the executive committee at Cornell college lead a reunion campaign for a large endowment. No pledge solicitation will occur at this reunion and the event is described as a fellowship affair with no fundraising pressure.
In Mamarck North Dakota December 18 a five year sentence was imposed in Jefferson City penitentiary by Judge Martin J Wade of Des Moines on Kate Richards O Mare convicted of making utterances judged disloyal speech.
Mrs O'Hare, editor of a socialist paper in St Louis, spoke at Bowman declaring opposition to war and arguing that those who raise sons for war are no better than farmers. Witnesses at her trial testified she described young men who volunteer as foolish. The Federal Judge Wade presided.
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