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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1924
Page
8
Iowa wins top state honors for health work in national congress bulletin. Anna Jake outlines survey of local school health conditions, prioritizing sanitation, equipment, and daily health education. Emphasis on creating nurse rooms with cot first aid and scales in each building.
Alta W. Beal selected as president of the Waterloo Federation of Women’s Clubs at a regular meeting after Mary Warner resigned as president. Miss Horner had served as president since June and earlier as secretary. The group discussed the child labor amendment and voted to call a special meeting for further discussion. date to be announced.
More than 120 DeMolay members attended the Water loo chapter dinner dance at the Masonic temple and Armory hall. Kenneth J. Evans presided as toastmaster with talks by John McDowell Chester Stilson George Reynolds and George Pike. Gold pencils in De Molay colors were given as favors and three dances followed. Members from Cedar Falls chapter attended the event.
The First Evangelical Women's Aid meeting in the chancel parlors is postponed. December and January sessions will be combined to honor students and teachers spending holidays in Waterloo. The United Presbyterian young people's society hosted 25 guests at Joseph Hay's home with music and games. Notable guests included Marion Templeton, Maude Graham, Pauline Groom, and Elizabeth Schlapkoehl. Central Christian church will hold regular church night services this evening instead of tomorrow, with Rev. Frye speaking on the Investment of Life after a plate supper.
Waterloo church groups plan watch night observances and entertainments for New Year eve. Westminister Presbyterian hosts a buffet for trustees and wives. First Baptist women honor husbands with a picnic and radio party. Burton Avenue Baptist duchess holds 8 p.m. program. St Pauls Methodist features readings music and a 9 to 1B service with plans for the new year. Grace Church pastor to speak at 10 11 conference with Rev Lockwood presiding. Wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs Morney noted with guest dinner. Chautauqua Circle reports on international affairs. social events include bridge night honoring Mrs Countr yman, formerly Miss Bernice Smith.
A columnist criticizes fashion trends that favor youth and harsh necklines like bateau and tight white collars. She laments neck finishes and fur placement, notes colors that prove difficult for aging women, and urges retailers to consider the larger market of older customers beyond flapper-era youth.
Josephine Nauman daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Nauman and Elmer J. Higley son of Mr. and Mrs. Higley of Ames were married Saturday afternoon in Nevada. The bride, a West High School graduate, attended Northwestern University and studied at the State Teachers College. The groom also attended Northwestern and belongs to Sigma Alpha Epsilon. The couple will visit Waterloo from Ames and will be honored at a New Year dinner hosted by the Nauman family.
A meeting titled La Loita scheduled for Thursday afternoon has been postponed for two weeks. The delay affects club notes and communications for members and organizers.
Unsettled skies and overcast conditions are forecast by the state weather bureau for tonight and tomorrow, the last day of the year. Subzero wind chills are unlikely, but snow is expected with slowly rising temperatures Thursday and Friday. Yesterday’s high near zero contrasted with Saturday and Sunday warmth. last night’s drop reached five above.
Crystal Ice and Muel Co begins its annual harvest to fill houses with about 25,000 tons of ice. Cedar River above the dam yields 14 inch thick high grade ice, with 73 men employed. harvest to finish in three to four weeks. Young Coal Co to cut next, about 40 men. Illinois Central railroad icehouse cutting to start at Nashua Friday, 15,000 tons stored. CecIl DeMille sails to Europe January 10 aboard the Gorge Washington, after visits to Kansas City and Chicago. He is accompanied by Mrs DeMille.
West end 4th St. bridge ride. Buchanan for glasses. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bord visited relatives over Christmas in Cedar Rapids and returned to Waterloo. Arnold Buser of La Port City visiting Keith Page at 116 Kingsley Ave. Building permit issued to Ma's Jessie Kenyon for a house at 130 Blowers Ave estimated at 1800 dollars. G. L. Hicks, AP telegraph operator at the Courier, operated on for appendicitis at St. Brand’s hospital. Brothers George and Peter Hanson of Cedar Falls enlisted at local naval recruiting station and departed for Great Lakes. Lions club to meet Wednesday noon instead of Thursday. Dr. B. E. Stevenson in charge of ETO Bram. Thomas Williams run down by auto Sunday and hospitalized with favorable prognosis. Miss Cornelia Wells ill with diphtheria. home quarantined. Two bicycle riders struck by cars last evening. minor injuries. Charles Steiner on Fourth and Wa [Water] streets hit while riding. W. L. Winterowd reported striking a boy but name unknown. Bicycles damaged. Mrvo and Mrs. Robert T. F. Maynard and daughter Margaret returned to Fort Wayne after Christmas with Maynard family in Waterloo. Alan Hiram returned to Nomont? Nashville Tenn. for school. daughter Helton to Ward Nelmont. New Year’s dinner ad with walnut cron?m, peach herb, special brick Ptak Yer Creans On. Phone 374. (ad) AL Sour. News Desk. New eas to Music. Phone 5200 for ad. Tel nom. Special TVation.
The fragment describes various home beauty and personal care suggestions. It mentions foot care procedures, facial massage techniques, scalp treatments, and guidance on hair removal. It also notes a general weight loss tip and cautions about using depilatories. The tone suggests a midcentury lifestyle guide with practical, though informal, advice.
Ames Iowa December cosmopolitan clubs across the world may influence international relations and promote war outlawry. Dr J H Pammel of Iowa State College told the Iowa Cosmopolitan clubs he now supports the league of nations and international arbitration. He urged open dialogue, fellowship, and shared scientific knowledge to advance peace and global cooperation.
City council in special session last evening overruled all objections to paving assessments. The original schedules by the city engineer were approved, with property owners paying in yearly installments plus interest. No report on the sewer contract verification was issued, but assessments naming benefited properties were ordered scheduled.
The city clerk Charles McKay says waivers for houseguard lights installed this year must be signed by January 11. Owners who do not sign will owe the full assessed amount. Signing waivers allows payment in four yearly installments like other assessments.
An excerpt from a Howard Gattis story follows Uncle Wiggily the rabbit and the Mushytitl family of sanirrels as they encounter a snowy morning scene. The Mushytitl child Widolnnia Busbytay leads play with snowballs as a squirrel friend chuffs delightedly, setting a playful woodland moment.
Johnnie the rabbit and friends accompany Uncle Wirsily to a poor mouse lady’s bark house. They learn Santa didn’t come due to no chimney and gather nuts to warm the mouse and her home. The trio crafts a stove from a hollow tree, cooks a fire with nut shells, and shares a heartwarming, hopeful New Year adventure.
Waterloo shoppers bought vast quantities of candy nuts and chocolates as Christmas trade surged. Stores reported heavy demand for wrapped boxes and varied sweets with prices from $0.50 to $10, while nuts filled families' holiday tables and candy makers warned of brisk weekend sales. Local figures note about four tons of nuts consumed and widespread consumer activity at area shops during the holiday.
Funeral services for Mrs. Caro Mickinger Flickinger, widow of D Flickinger, were led by Rev. A P Blough at the O Keale and Town chapel. She was interred beside her husband in Elmwood, longtime residents of Blank Hawk county, who ran a farm in Orange township and later he served as constable and Waterloo police officer.
Mrs Sloan, of Des Moines, seeks a writ of replevin after losing two diamond rings valued at 400 at a hotel. The hotel manager says the guests were transient and used public accommodations, and he reportedly refused to release the jewelry. The case targets recovery through legal action to reclaim the rings.
Edith Adan reports from La Porte City as residents and visitors from Cedar Rapids and Sioux City share weekend time with families. Miss Loveless and Mildred join relatives. Mildred Loveless visits home. Snyder from Golden, Colorado visits family in Waterloo. Train schedule changes for Rock Island service. George Bellenger buys the Main Street business block building formerly Harry McQuilkin property.
A hotel guest Mrs Sloan allegedly found a missing jewelry set after checking out. A woman employee claims she saw the items with Ross in a washroom and later handed them to a man. Sloan repudiated his $10 reward after the jewels were recovered. A bond posted. hearing set for January 5 to resolve ownership.
Aarhus Denmark reports 70 of 330 communes vote prohibition while only 60 show majority in favor of retaining alcohol. Danish MP Larsen Ledet cites stagnation in Europe’s moral and economic regeneration as liquor disappears from the Earth.
Airplane mail service introduced in China connects Peking and Sininfu a distance of 237 miles. The new service promises faster correspondence between the capital and the inland city, with officials noting improved communication efficiency.
Waterias Evening Courier patterns offered by the Fashion Department. Enclose 15 cents per pattern to Courier up-to-class pattern service. Patterns feature tow far seams. All orders filled as promptly as possible, and should reach you within ten days after sending with payment.
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