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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 19, 1927

Page

4

Good Fellows Work Continues After Christmas Party

The Ladies auxiliary of the Good Fellows club reports ongoing charity after a city wide Christmas party for 450 children aged 5 to 14, with plans to assist more families next week. Donations covered food, clothing, and toys donated by Waterloo firms, with 900 stockings, 250 dolls, and hundreds of toys distributed through Santa Claus. A donors list from numerous local businesses and individuals supported the event and future efforts led by Mrs. Kearns.

Good Fellows Clu Business and Professional Women's Club Good Fellows Campbell Baking Company Mack Business & Professional Women's Santa Claus

Hundreds of children at Good Fellows Party scene

A chaotic event at a Good Fellows Party left Mrs. Crozier severely cut and Mr. Crozier head and face injuries after a machine overturned at an intersection. Police investigated the incident as bystanders watched children smile during the party mood.

Local Notables Listed in Community Notices

Holt, Mrs. J. B. Cade and children. Mrs. J. C. Palmer and daughter, Mrs. Mary Newton, Miss Nellie Newton, Mrs. Joe H. Sullivan, Mrs. F. D. Popp, United Fruit company, Margedant Bros. Inde pendent Meat and Grocery Co.

Quarantines For Chicken Pox Notice

Dorothy Funk of 323 Tenth Street East is subject to a chicken pox quarantine order in effect, listing required home isolation and public health compliance.

Dorothy Funk Tenth Street East

Representative Will Crozier Injured in Crash Near Oskaloosa

State Representative Will Crozier of Mahaska County and Mrs. Crozier were injured Saturday when the car they rode in collided with another vehicle in Oskaloosa. The accident occurred on December 19 as reported by local dispatches with no word on severity or specific damages.

Oskaloosa Will H. Crozier Lhuska County

Hollis Seeks Special Session On $100 Million Highway Bond

Representative Charles A. Hollis of Black Hawk says enough Iowa Senate and House members promise support to call a special session in February to push a $100,000,000 highway bond issue for voters in 1928. A committee meeting is set in Des Moines to draft the bill and seek governor approval for a mid February session.

Iowa Senate House of Representatives General Assembly Charles A. Hollis Black Hawk County House Des Moines Hollis Shaft Senate

Iowa highway bond proposal praised by Hollis

Hollis, long a member of the roads and highways committee, defends a six year construction period for a state highway bond measure and frames it as economical and popular. He credits the bill’s drafting process and urges support as a sound method for road improvements in Iowa.

Mittee Whem Bowes Aus Iowa Hollis Roads and Highways Committee House Ensembly

Rabbi opposes military training in Des Moines schools

In Des Moines on December 19 Rabbi Eugene Mannheimer spoke against compulsory military training in schools. He argued the policy echoed Germany prior to its downfall and drew reaction from local church circles amid a university dispute over training requirements.

Des Moines INS University of Town Eugene Mannheimer Mannheimer Germany

Patterson Dies Suddenly at Iowa Falls Home

Charles Patterson, a veteran businessman and monument maker, died suddenly at his breakfast table in Iowa Falls. He came from Canada about 40 years ago and left a widow and children including Sam, Wendell, Lona, and Mrs. Charles O’Neill of Des Moines. The note mentions the Urals' mineral wealth.

Town Falls Charles Patterson Patterson Canada Sam Wendell Lona Falls Charles O'Neill Des Moines

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