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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1928
Page
6
A flurry of family dinners fills Sunday in town as Dr J G Hildebrand and guests from Columbia New York join relatives at 726 Third Street West. Numerous households host relatives from Chicago Des Moines Kansas City and St Paul for meals and receptions forming a bustling social scene across the area.
Tonight Phi Sigma Chi dance at K. C. hall. Wednesday Afternoon Lucky Thirteen bridge club hosted by Mrs. Charles Parker. G I A of the B of L E.TI oO QO F hall. Wednesday Evening Waterloo chapter O. E. 5 at Memorial hall inside the Masonic temple. Helen Gould auxiliary at Memorial hall. Dinter dance at Hotel Russell Lam son.
A Christmas eve dinner at Mr. and Mrs. D. Casss home, 205 Prospect, marked the fiftieth anniversary of Mrs. Casss parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Bentley. Yellow roses graced the table. Attendees included James Bentley, Miss Emma Glen, Mrs. Elizabeth Ferguson, Mrs. Sarah Merritt, Delia Bentley, Canton, Mrs. John McCleary, Mina McCleary, Crawfordsville, Bruce McCleary, Des Moines, Rev. and Mrs. Bruce Giffen, Cedar Falls, Mrs. R. McCune, Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Bentley, Mr. and Mrs. F. D. Bentley, Mr. and Mrs. Stanton Stoddard and daughters Mary and Jeanor, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cass, Dr. F. E. J. Lockwood, Rev. and Mrs. Roy, Leslie Smith, Richard Cass the midshipman at Annapolis, and Donald Cass. The Bentleys have lived in Waterloo 44 years.
Miss Helen Franzen and Laurence Butts united in marriage Monday at Grace Methodist Episcopal church. Rev. Roy Leslie Smith officiated, with Helen Avelchas as maid of honor and Leo Pierce as best man. A small reception followed at the bride’s home. both will reside in Waterloo after attending local schools.
Cedar Falls reports a 4 p m marriage ceremony at 2512 Walnut Street for Hollis Snyder and Theodore Dykehouse. Eight close relatives attend with a dinner to follow. The bride has taught music in Westside Dunkerton and Little Rock consolidated schools. They will reside in Sioux Falls.
W F Parrotts of Cedar Heights hosted a Christmas Eve dinner at Black's Tearoom an informal family affair with guests including E J Wenner R W Parrott family W B R Law Albert Greeley and Hugo Pearson Chicago Esmus Pischel Wedding at high noon Monday in First Lutheran church Erma Esmus and Ernest Pischel of Waterloo united in marriage by Rev H Mueller The couple who live in Holstein Germany left for St Louis to begin married life after the ceremony
In a comeback program of ten fights Kid Williams scored nine decisions and drew one, continuing a strong run with consistent wins.
To obtain the Courier up to date pattern of accompanying design send it to Fashion Department, Evening Courier, Waterloo, enclosing 15 cents for each pattern. These patterns allow for seams. All orders filled as soon as possible, but should reach you in 10 days after fencing in your order.
Phi Sigma Chi presents its annual Christmas dance this evening at Knights of Columbus hall. Host trio C. T. O'Connor DeForest Carter and Roger Brunn expect about 200 couples and invite college students to attend. A New Year's dance follows December 31 at the same venue.
Mr and Mrs W M Entz observe their fiftieth wedding anniversary with a family reunion at the home of daughter Mrs E H Collamer 905 Logan avenue. Six of eight children attend including J F Entz David M Entz J A Entz and Mrs Collamer Waterloo and J E Entz La Porte City plus Dr F Harold Entz Iowa City. Nine of 11 grandchildren present. Other child John A Entz at New York University and Mrs W H Hartman Hepburnville Pa absent. The couple married Christmas Day 1878 in Quaker Hill Pa. he taught 45 terms in Pennsylvania retiring 1920 and moved to Black Hawk county in 1920. He is 70 and she 68. she descends from Chief Justice John Marshall.
A quirky list questions lake water mistakes, flag material savings, and sports speed notes. It includes a line about toads hopping backward in a minute and a remark on Gobelin tapestry weavers using more than 14,000 color shades and tints.
Four holdups on downtown streets and one in a downtown rooming house were reported to police last night and yesterday afternoon. Victims include F. 4H. Loomis at Lincoln hotel and George E. Sibert at 702 Third avenue west, who said a robber stole a large roll of bills near Lafayette and Park. Andrew McBlain, Charles Aitchison, and Frank Johnson also reported robberies, with Johnson later claiming Trumbly was the culprit in a rooming house at 614 Bluff street.
Noblesville Indiana December 25 Lora Phillips 21 was charged with manslaughter after an automobile crash killed Otto Christy and Parker Harvey and seriously injured Ora Beam. Authorities say Phillips was under the influence of liquor at the time of the accident.
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