Cornell College Passes Campaign Goal in Upper Iowa
The Upper Iowa conference of the Methodist Episcopal church raised 1,600,037 dollars for Cornell College Mt Vernon endowment aim of 1.6 million. A Rockefeller foundation conditional gift of 500,000 was included and 12,277 was added at the last hour to meet the target. Dr E J Lockwood chaired the drive.
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Rockefeller
Upper Iowa
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Cornel College
Mt. Vernom
Rockefeller Foundation
E. J. Lockwood
Melvin H Loomer Funeral Saturday
Funeral services for Melvin H Loomer, former Waterloo jeweler, who died after a short illness, will be held at 2 30 p m Saturday in Hileman Gindt chapel with Rev Donald Rheiner in charge. Burial will be in Fairview. Pallbearers include Frank M Bovey Truman Aldrich C E Edwards H E Klempau Dr Charles N Shane J F Stewart. Vocal selections by Mrs H C Wilbur and Mrs George C Welker.
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Melvin H. Loomer
Waterloo
Hileman & Gindt
Donald Rheiner
Universalist Church
Fairview
Frank M. Bovey
Truman Aldrich
C. E. Edwards
H. E. Klempau
Charles N. Shane
J. F. Stewart
H. C. Wilbur
George C. Welker
Shoplifter With 27 Pairs Of Socks And A Big Knife
John Gonzaulis, a Mexican Indian from El Paso Texas, was arrested in Dotson's clothing store in Waterloo after clerks spotted his open vest with 27 pairs of men's hose. He was jailed and later sold a Boy Scout knife to a prisoner for cigarets. officers had missed the weapon in a prior search. He claimed to be in the city only two hours before the theft and was asked to remove his shoe when his left foot caused discomfort.
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John Gonzaulis
el Paso
Tex
Waterloo
Dotson
Gonzaulis
Jack Jensen
How Doctors Treat Colds and the Flu
An old advertisement promotes Calotabs as a quick remedy for colds and flu. One or two tablets at bedtime with water purport to purge the system by morning, without nausea or loss of appetite. A family package with directions costs 35 cents at drug stores.
Uncertain man held in jail over Christmas in Milwaukee visit
A man jailed for an unknown charge will remain in custody through Christmas as protection to merchants. He traveled from Milwaukee seeking work, claiming to be a cutter, while officers reexamined his large knife. The report notes that 150 million acres, about 32 percent, of U.S. forest lands are owned by the United States.
English Tourists Lead in France
English visitors were the largest group in France, with 833,531 guests staying in hotels more than a day, followed by 534,681 Spaniards and 225,000 Americans. Delegates at the International Hotel Men's congress came from England, Germany, Czecho-Slovakia, Switzerland, and France.
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Tional Hotel
England
Germany
Czecho-Slovakia
Switzerland
France
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Paris
Eveltadit Bales
Coxwell
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