Coupe Skids Into Ditch Near Lawn City Breaks Leg
Mrs Harry McNeill of Cedar Falls suffered a broken leg and possible hip fracture when a coupe with her husband and son skidded and overturned on a road west of town. The car was wrecked. Mrs McNeill was taken to a hospital in Marshalltown. The family was en route to spend Christmas with relatives. The man and boy were injured but survived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peneter Spmiat
Grundy Center
Harry McNeill
Cedar Falls
McNeill
Marshalltown
Robert
Lloyd Young
Mercy Hospital
Georgia Galvin
A. H. Allbright
Ada
Okla
Debaters from Coe and Fayette to meet in Oelwein
Oelwein Iowa December 26 Coe College Cedar Rapids and Upper Iowa will debate at the Oelwein Community club meeting February 16 Theron Ashby John Lyford and Walter Hetzel will represent Upper Iowa and present the negative side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oelwein
Gcoe College
Cedar Rapids
Upper Town
Payette
Oelwein Community Club
Theron Ashby
John Lyford
Walter Hetzel
Upper Iowa
BP. Borstow
Waterloo
Johnson Alto
National Sales Company, Inc
R. QC. Vickrey
Colorado
Davis & Barber
Board of Trade
South Frederick Avenue
Former Fort Dodge Couple Wed in Jacksonville Fla
Homer Charles Fisher and Laura May Davenport, both former Fort Dodge residents, married December 23 at St John s Episcopal church in Jacksonville Florida. The ceremony featured Horace Van of West Palm Beach as best man. Fisher, Virginia native and Harvard Law School graduate, practiced law in Fort Dodge and later joined a Palm Beach firm. The bride, a graduate of Iowa State Teachers College, studied private schools in Detroit and Palm Beach. The couple will reside in West Palm Beach after a Florida honeymoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T Haurier
Fort Dodge
Iowa
Homer Charles Fisher
Laura May
Polly) Davenport
Jacksonville
Fla
St. John's Episcopal Church
Horace van
West Palm Beach
Waterloo
Fisher
Virginia
Washington & Lee University
Frank Maher
Florida
Hayasa
Kearley, Fisher, van Metre
Funeral for Mrs. Epics Guenther in Denver Tuesday
Funeral services for Mrs. Epics Guenther who died Saturday at a Waterloo hospital will be held Tuesday afternoon in Denver. Rev. Fred Schonbaum will officiate. Born in Germany on July 28, 1872 she came to the United States at 18, lived in Rochester two years before moving to Denver where she resided. Survived by husband and 12 children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ACEL
Denver
Puneral
Epics Guenther
Waterloo
Fred Schonbaum
Guenther van
Rochester
Noys
Winthrop Churches Observe Holiday With Programs
Winthrop Ta Dec 26 The Christmas programs were held Saturday evening by the Methodist Episcopal and Congregational churches. Large crowds attended as the choirs and groups presented various holiday entertainments. Several students from Ames Princeton and nearby towns contributed to the program with songs and readings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pobiier Boccal
Serene Winthrop
Methodist Episcopal
Congressee
Ome
Hugh Diggins
Bernice Ownby
Verna Sherren
Ames
Winton Dunlap
Cornel
Biddleton Miler
Princeton
Twin Sisters Celebrate Eightieth Birthday In Indiana
Traer Indiana December 26 twin sisters Mrs William Brown and Mrs Robert Whaunwell marked their eightieth birthday this week. Pioneer residents of Arath Tania county. Nearby friends joined in the quiet celebration of shared years and memories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Traer
Willian Brown
Robert. Whaunwell
Arth Tania County
Christmas Worship Is Merged for Two Greene Churches
Greene Iowa December 26 union services were held at the Presbyterian church by the Methodist Episcopal and Presbyterian congregations featuring piano solos a violin trio and vocal numbers. Rev William E Butler preached the sermon. separate Christmas programs were conducted by the Evangelical Lutheran and Brethren churches with readings songs pageants and community gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courter
Greene
Methodist Episcopal and
Presbyterian
Presbyterian Church
William E. Butler
M. EB. Christian
Brethlen Church
Frank Cheney
Jamton Bier
Lanesboro
Minn
Charles Bier
Floyd
Tobin, Eagle Pastor, Dies. Mass Set for Christmas Day
The Rev Lawrence Daniel Tobin, pastor of St Mary of Mt Carmel Eagle, died Christmas evening after long illness. Born August 2 1878 in Boston he was ordained 1902 in Buffalo. Survived only by Mother Mary Celestine, he will be buried in Eagle Center cemetery with Mass Wednesday conducted by Father O'Brien of Dubuque.
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Bugle Genter
St. Mary of Mt. Carmel
Lawrence Daniel Tobin
Ciahetrs
Tobin
Our Dan
St. Anthony, In
St. Mary's Church
Marshalltown
Lenihan
Buffalo
N. Y
Archdiocese of
Boston
Father Tobin
Mass
Lawrence
Martha O'Brien Tobin
Sts. Peter & Paul
Chair City
St. Dunstan's College
Prince Edward Island
Canada
Oes
Niagara Falls
Mary Celestine
Presentation Order of Nuns
Dubuque
Father O'Brien
Eagle Center Cemetery
Vinton Couple Wed at Cedar Rapids Christmas Eve
Vinton residents Freda Carl and Dr. E F Weyer wed at the Methodist parsonage in Cedar Rapids on Christmas Eve. A Roosevelt hotel dinner followed. both are graduates of the local high school. The bride is daughter of Mrs. Alice Carl, the groom a Fremont township farmer’s son. They will reside after the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poeeriep Spruit
Vinton
Freda Carl
Bour
Cedar Rapids
Ewhig
Roosevelt Hotel
Tin
Alice Carl
Weyer
Chlildenn
California
Marin Fox
Waring
Express
Marsonie Order
Te Romaine Milo Va Thame
Vawden
Breese
Hintee
Tagh Mossayary
Sherri
Ita
Henry Patlowing
Cnyft
Amy Renerdicano
Willan Brisser
Sun OP
Paya
Solemn Christmas worship and family reunions in Cedar Falls
Cedar Falls and vicinity marked Christmas with solemn services across churches. Zion Evangelical featured a Sunday school program, First Presbyterian presented The Adoration of the Kings and Shepherds with 28 participants directed by Anna Mae Dahl, and St. Luke’s Episcopal offered special Holy Eucharist music. Open house at First Baptist, Cantata at Evangelical Church, and festive family reunions included many guests from nearby towns with turkey dinners. The piece notes extensive family gatherings, gift exchanges, and charitable giving amid holiday observances. Funeral services were held for George R. J. Kramer, with rites at his Cedar Falls home and a later service in Washington Township, Ackley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cowley
Cedar Falls
Zion Evangelical Church
First Presbyterian Church
Anna Mae Dahl
First Baptist Church
W. E. Hays
Genevieve Hays
Allen W. Read
Columbia
L. Kenagy
Waterton
St. Luke's Episcopal Church
Bethlehem
Santa Claus
Morris Hansen
Wilbur Petersen
Herry Petersen
Walter Jacobsen
Arthur Hansen
William Frumlinde
Dike
Hans Iversen
Alberta
Canada
Peter Hansen
A. L. Krueger
Kramer
George R. J. Kramer
Tremont Street
Hrane J. Giffen
Washington Township
Battier County
Ackley
Washinton
Thuitler
Prai
Ceday Falls
Former Grundy Center Resident Dies in Hartford
Former resident of Grundy Center dies at Hartford. Details describe funeral plans and burial arrangements. The deceased, previously living with a daughter, is to be brought to his home region for burial in a nearby cemetery, with service to be held by relatives and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grundy Center
N. Hartford
Mrs Lars Neilsen Dies Unexpectedly at Tudson Home
Mrs Lars Neilsen died unexpectedly Saturday evening after years of illness. She had lived in Tudson about 12 years and is survived by her husband and daughter Mrs Athert Krogh of Cedar Falls. Burial will be at Lincoln.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lars Neilsen
Tudson
Purine Spee
Mitson
Lars
Nolen
Altho
Athert’ Krogh
Lincoln
Parkersburg Woman Dies at Dumont Home
Mrs. Symona Allen of Parkersburg died at her son Harry’s home after a months long battle with pernicious anemia. She leaves a daughter and two sons, with funeral services reported to be held this afternoon. The Dumont Farmers Grain Co elected officers at its annual meeting and reported over $2,800 in net profit and several improvements. A local basketball game Friday night saw the home Dumont team defeat Hampton 16 to 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courier
Dumont
Symona Allen
Parkersburg
Harry
Allen
Ruth
Christopher
Aleen
Waterloo
Will Hicks
Navy
God
Farmers Grain Co
Hammpton
Dumon
Thornton Bodecker Nuptials Read at Grundy Center
A Grundy Center wedding notice reports the December 26 ceremony uniting Miss Bodecker of Scott township and Jas Thor ton, son of Mr and Mrs Frank Thornton. Also noted are a newborn for Clinton and Mrs Charles Arthur’s postoperative stay in Gedar Valley hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Itrarier Speried
Marble Rock
Bodecker
Scott Township
Jasper Thornton
Frank Thornton
Grundy Center
Clinton Shultz
Charles Arthur
Gedar Valley Hospital
Charles City
Howard
Aaron Yearous
Airs
R. D. Walster
Stanley Maxson
Bagley
Silas Maxson
Marble Fock Consolidated
Sart Pierce
Chicago
Ray Sours
Chillicothe
Ll. Linotype
Former Grundy Center Merchant Dies in California
George Starck a former Grundy Center merchant died Friday in Los Angeles California at about 73. Surviving relatives in Iowa include sister Mrs Mary Kichenstein Grundy Center nephew Carl Kichenstein Waterloo and two brothers Theodore Starck Cedar Rapids and another brother from Clarion. His widow son Theodore and four grandchildren live in the west. Relatives here have been advised and a will location not learned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ccourier Stivein
Keren
Grundy Genter
George Starck
Grundy Center
Los Angeles
Cal
Mary Klichenstein
Ca I i Klichenstein
Waterloo
Thendore Starck
Cedar Rapids
Clarion
Theodore
West
Mr. Starck
Delegardelle Rites Planned Tuesday at Gilbertville Church
Funeral services for Mrs. Frank Delegardelle who died Saturday will be held Tuesday at Immaculate Conception Church Gilbertville at 1 pm Father John Mayer will officiate She was born July 16 1894 on a farm near town She is survived by her parents Mr and Mrs Peter Feeserspiel LeRoy Minnesota a brother Lawrence Wafering and a brother John Wafering A sister Margaret died some time ago
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courier
Sere
Gilbertville
Dee
Frank Delegardelle
Immaculate Conception
Lawrence
That Place
Bron John
Margaret
Funeral services held for Rev. S. O. Williams
Funeral services were conducted Sunday for Rev. S. O. Williams former pastor who died Friday after a six month illness. Burial will be in Cleveland Ohio. Also notes on a construction crew taking leave and various local church Christmas programs and activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pius Spyenny
Aplington
Ja. Dee
Dnea
S. Oh. Williams
Cleveland
Olesen
Torheir
Vensian Schmidt
Marshalltown
Danish Aid Plans Christmas Party at Tudson
The Danish Ladies Aid Society will hold its Christmas party on December 38 at Tudson with a program a Christmas tree and gifts for the children. Veterans fund notes Casper hospital aid with Dr Keith and hospital staff. William Keith, an early town resident, remembered after a ward beating at Goldfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pole Servad Sree Hudson
Iedies' Aid Society
Dally Vrainendig
Willy Chrishmas
Tracy
iGasper
Wyo
Vraer
Ibern
Fouerament Hosepital
Casper
Keith
Her& Hospital
Wyo- U. S. Hospital
Nev
Marshall Keith
United States Bureau
William Keith
Goldfield
Warren County Farm Bureau Endorses Lowden for President
The Warren County Farm Bureau endorsed Frank O. Lowden of Illinois for president at its annual convention, urging that he best represent farm interests and stabilize business and industrial sectors dependent on purchasing power. The group also criticized land speculation by a new Town Farms corporation and condemned direct packer sales, calling for open competitive markets in livestock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cautive Special Services
Des Moines
Frank O. Lowden
Warren County Farm Bureau
Farm
V Land Corporation
Warren County
Cass Cannby Farm Bureau
Land Corporation
Iowa
Town Farms Corporation
Towa
Soldier Deserter Surrenders at Cedar Falls
Fred Fool, who deserted from the army at Sault Ste. Marie Michigan, surrendered Saturday evening. He was taken to Fort Des Moines today by local officer H L Adams who verified his identity at Cedar Falls Cedar Falls Indiana December 26 19— The deserter Toole came to city hall and revealed his identity
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice &Arrial Service
Cedar Falls
Fred Fool
Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Ft Des Moines
H. L. Adams
Toole
Noise costs Britain over a million pounds weekly
London reports that J H Spooner estimates industrial fatigue from unwanted sounds costs Britain more than 1,000,000 pounds every seven days. He cites restaurant jazz bands inflating noise and urges Parliament to push for health focused noise abatement legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Dre
Jaez
Britain
H. J. Spooner
Society of Women , Musicians
Spooner
Rea
Hot Soup Season In Paris Opens Winter Aid Lines
Paris reports the start of winter soup season with long lines outside municipal soup rooms. Men women and children wait for bowls of hot soup and bread seated at plain backless benches. Many rely on private charities offering beef and vegetables to make the traditional French pot au feu.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Béneles
Spelling Bee Stirs Interest at Melrose Township Institute
A district spelling contest at Ivester community farmers institute drew strong local interest. Walter Cockfice of Melrose school No. 3 won the school bee earning the district a trophy cup, while Homer Aiken and Mildred Cockfice finished first and second in individuals. County superintendent E. R. Farr led the event with T. J. Tormey judging. The institute also showcased prizes in crops, dairy, and poultry with Homer Aiken securing top honors in several demonstrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courier Sacelal Service
Grundy Center
Melrose Township
Grundy County
Ivester Community Farmers’ Institute
Walter Cockfice
Melrose
Homer Aiken
Mildred Cocktice
E. R. Farr
T. J. Tormey
Walter Gackrice
Harold Aiken
Delbert Shirk
Watkins
Anmies
Mr. Watkins
HH. A. Waillace
Des Moines
Dunkerton Farmer Leads Ames Junior Short Course Trip
Dunkerton farmer E Brasch, who runs a 380 acre operation with his three sons, will oversee 16 to 18 year old 4 H club members from Black Hawk County at the Iowa State College short course in Ames this week. His son John, 16, earned a Waterloo Evening Courier prize and will join. another son, 18, stays home to run the farm. Lyle Butch of Eagle township joins as the sixth local attendee. A chartered bus carried the teens, with L W Plager county agent and Wilbur Plager, president of state 4 H clubs, leading meetings on club business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Brasch
Dunkerton
Ames
Town State College
Brasch
Black Hawk
John
Waterloo Evening Courier
Joh
Lyle Butch
Eagle Township
Perit
Grundy Center
Iowa State College
L. W. Plager
Wilbur Plager
Iowa 4-H
Debating Team Returns to Challenge in Winter
In Jefferson Township Fayette county a new farm bureau debate team from the previous state champion area will compete this winter. Ray Bell again argues for Jefferson township with Mrs. Ray Sackville and Mrs. G. E. B. Sauerbr y as affirmatives while C. B. Holtzman Mrs. Harold Van Denover and Mrs. John G. King oppose. The audience judges awarded the negative, with Prof. Skarrenbroch and Attorney B. Shaw selecting the township team for inter town debates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ovlwein
Ta. Dee
Jefferson Township
Fayette County
Farmers
Ray Bell
Farm Bureau
Benton County Agricultural Fair elects outside secretary
At the Benton County Agricultural association’s first meeting, Herman Franzenberg Key stone was named president and Charles Monart Urbana secretary, with Innes Werring Belle Plaine joining the board. It marks the first time a secretary from outside Vinton was chosen, with a good fair expected next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinton
Benton County Agricultural Association
Herman Franzenberg
Keystone
Charles Monart
Urbana
Innes Werring
Belle Plaine
Butler County Boys Take Course at State College
Twenty Butler county youths joined a junior short course at Iowa State College in Ames. The group, representing 32 counties, travels from across the region and will receive an overview of college life as 11 departments participate in the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler County
State College
Allison
Iowa State College
Ames
Annual Meeting of Farmers' Creamery at Greene Saturday
Greene Iowa December 26 At the annual meeting of the farmers creamery here Saturday December 31 reorgan ization will be undertaken due to charter expiration If reorganized it would be a non stock non profit concern while currently there are stockholders Speakers include Ed Gammitz accounting specialist from Iowa extension service and Clyde Bechtelheimer secretary of Iowa Creamery Secretaries Managers association Waterloo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greene
Farmers’ Creamery
Ed Gammitz
Iowa Extension Service
Clyde Bechtelheimer
Iowa Creamery Secretaries’ Managers‘ Association
Waterloo
French Scientists Propose Wormwood to Fight Corn Borer
Paris reports that Dr. Roubaud of the Pasteur Institute told the Academy of Sciences a wormwood solution could curb the corn borer threatening Midwest corn. He notes the pest thrives on wormwood in France and Canada and suggests widespread wormwood cultivation in U S corn regions as a control method.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Middlewest
United States
Roubaud
Pasteur Institute
Academy of Sciences
Bouvier
France
America
Canada
Rowbaud
Raoubaud
Tunnel permits 20 mile ski trip to Zugspitze summit
Berlin reports a 2300 foot long tunnel drilled from the Zugspitze to the Plattferner enables a 20 mile ski descent to Garmisch Partenkirchen. A suspended railway already brings visitors to the peak, opening access for winter sports enthusiasts to the Bavarian alpine panorama and Whitsuntide contests site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Zugspitze
Germany
Ans
Plattferner
Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Horse Business Stronger in 1927 Across Markets
Chicago reports 1927 first ten months show 9 190 more horses and mules received than 1926, a 2.7 percent rise. Through 67 public stockyards, 449 900 head by November 1927 versus 340 770 in 1926. October 1927 up 99.5 percent over 1926 and October five-year average by 14.3 percent, per Horse Association of America citing USDA data.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Puble
United States
America
United States Department , of Agriculture
Airplane reseeds huge sheep range in Oregon
In Roseburg Oregon on December 21 two aviators successfully reseeded 1900 acres of logged land for pasture. They used a special hopper to scatter 6000 pounds of seed over ten hours at a cost of 50 cents per acre, far cheaper than hand sowing while delivering even distribution and a strong grass stand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roseburg
Ore
Kildee Urged for U S Bureau of Dairying Lead
H H Kildee head of Iowa State animal husbandry and vice dean of agriculture is highly recommended for the vacant chief of the U S Bureau of Dairying. He is praised for breed improvement herd management feeding and disease control expertise and is noted as a former Minnesota dairy head and North Iowa resident. Dr. Larson resigns to direct National Dairy Council activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H. Kildee
Iowa State Colleges
Middlewest
Chie
Bureau of Dairying
wUntt
States Department of Agriculture
W. Larson
Dr. Larson
National Dairy Council
Kildee
Sut
Minnesota University
Washington
Bureau
Larson
Mitchell County
Towa
Montana Hunter's Thrilling Buck Ride in Belt Mountains
Lewistown Mont December 26 A Stanford County farmer Boucke hunted a deer and after locating a wounded buck followed it for miles with Frank Jacobson Lewistown painter witnessing. The deer lay near a burned stump and Boucke tried to knife it but the animal leaped away sending Boucke flying down a canyon in what locals call one of the state’s most astonishing rides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewistown
Mont
Lady Godiva
Sheridan
Paul Revere
John Giial
Alx
Ghent
Belt Mountains
Boucke
Frank Jacobson
Hugh
Fnally
Roucke
Wells Abandons Hope for Fame
Bromley, England report that H G Wells says he has given up all hope of world fame after his boyhood home on High Street Bromley was sold for modernization. He fantasized visitors pilgrimaging to see the birthplace tablet but houses wreckers have already struck, ending the dream of a curator showing him life’s early rooms.
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Bromley
England
H. G. Wells
High Street
Kent Vilage
Shakespeare
Stratford-on-Avon
George
Mr. Weiss
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Grant McCreary
S. W. Siefort
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R. Fl. Miller
Julia A. Ford
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H. G. Richer
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