Glenny Funeral To Be Monday At Hudson Church
Henry Glenny a 90 year old resident of Hudson and Orange Township will be laid to rest at 1 p m Monday in the Baptist church. The long time Iowa immigrant born in Ireland in 1837 died at his home. He leaves two children with the widow and a sister and brother in Ireland. He joined the church about 1880 and was highly respected in Hudson community. The couple would have marked sixty four years of marriage on January 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Wright
Glenny
Bor
County Sligo
Ireland
James
Maria Glenny
America
Pennsylvania
Rockford
Til
Iowa
Mississippi
Mr. Glenny
Anna Smith
Beloit
Wis
Bee, Township
Hudson
A. H. Brandhorst
Walter
Newton
Harriet M
Walter J
B. Cutering
Cedar Rapids
The
Baptist Church
Community
Newsboy Saves Father After Ice Breaks on Cedar River
Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Louis Vianna, 16, former newsboy, crawled onto the ice on the Cedar River and pulled his father, J. W. Hanna, from the freezing water when the ice broke. Both men were rescued and not expected to recover fully from the cold exposure, but were not seriously harmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Bee
Louis Vianna
Hils
J. W. Hanna
Lee
Cedar River
Birth notices and a London fingerprint discovery
Birth announcements list numerous families with dates and locations across Waterloo and surrounding areas, detailing newborns with names such as Virginia Elisabeth, Loren Grant, Howard Ogden, Frances Elizabeth, Ethel Eleanor, Rita Catherine, Marjorie Eleanne, Laverne Pant, Coral Eileen, Kenneth Edwin, Donald Ras, Lloyd Charles, Winifred Marjorie, Eva Marle, and others, along with hospital and address information. The final item notes Detective-Sergeant Madden of Scotland Yard stating his tutor has collected over 250900 fingerprint impressions since 1911 with no misidentifications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lars Larsen Buck
Waterloo
Virginia Eliaabeth
Mes
Did Gubert Crippen
Dee
Lerrine Jean
Snimurl Grady
Presbyterian Hospital
Loren Grant
Asrberva Ro Melt
Ninth East
Fred
Herbert R
Ogden H. Posse
Allen Memrovial Hospital
Howard Ogden
la Porte City
John Antlew Price
Franklin
Frances Elizabeth
Ernest S. Nelson
Walnut
Ethel Eleanor
Elmer D. Weiss
Rita Catherine
Gerald H. Shaw
Pres- Aylerian Hospital
Marjorie Eleanne
Cecil Stedman Hamm
Mulberry
Laverne Pant
Alfred Roand
Maple
Coral Elieen
Charles Gruver
Ity Aritee
Charles, Jr
Osa Gilson
Adrian
Kenneth Edwin
Rand
Charles Frank
Sycamore
Donald Ras
Lee FE
van Every
Dane
Ports Lowge
Lloyd Charles Harp
Fourth East
Lloyd Charles, Jr
Ray Swain
Duryea
Winifred Marjorie
Iver W. Jensen
Oranee Township
Eva Marle
London
Madden
Scotland Yard
Forty Years Ago Women Called on Men in Waterloo
A reminiscence recalls New Year customs in Waterloo with men in best clothes and livery on New Year’s Day at Turner hall while women decorate rooms and host festive calls. Leap year notes say men fasted before visiting Cedar Falls, then a banquet at Turner hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
George B. Rowell
Melrose Apartments
Turner Hall
Cedar Falls
Train Hits Auto at Cloverdale Injuring Four
Westbound Illinois Central No. 15 struck and demolished a sedan at Cloverdale Illinois, injuring four people, one seriously. The crossing, blocked by the freight siding, caused the collision near 1:45 a.m. The injured include a severely hurt young woman. others had less serious wounds. The pilot and two coaches were damaged. Cloverdale lies 30 miles from Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois Central
Illinois Central Railroad
Chicago
Cloverdale
Waterloo
W. Scott Williams
No. 15
Chi- Cago
Four Weeks Wedded Life Were Too Cruel Wife Sues
Matilda A Holden filed for divorce from Abram G Holden alleging cruel treatment. Married in Cedar Rapids on July 18 1927 they separated August 16 following. She seeks restoration of her maiden name Matilda Heln a judgment of 200 and alimony of 50 a month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matilda A. Holden
Abram G. Holden
Cedar Rapids
Weather Extremes Hit Waterloo in 1927 Record
1927 saw total precipitation of 29.42 inches in Waterloo, with May the wettest month at 6.77 inches. Snowfall by Dec 19 reached 17.06 inches, down from 22.9 inches year earlier. Extremes ranged from 113 degrees to 13 below, and a blizzard on Dec 7 disrupted traffic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph B. Slippy
Traveling Men of Cedar Falls Name Staff of Officers
Cedar Falls Traveling Men's association held its annual session last night and elected officers Spencer Mayo president R V Bundy vice president A Stevens secretary George Mornin treasurer Baldwin and L W Wilkinson trustees for three years.
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Cedar Falls
J C Penney leases Oelwein storefronts for expansion
J C Penney company signs a long lease for the double storefront and basement at South Frederick Avenue and First Street South in Oelwein Iowa. About ten to twelve thousand dollars will modernize and combine the two rooms. Penney plans to move in by April 1. Meanwhile W F P Gremmels grocery and meat market will vacate. The Gremmels new location is not yet chosen. Also notes rifle team visit to Hazleton Cedar Rapids beat Cedar Rapids 892 to 794. County Deputy moves against chance games as slot machines punch boards and credit card play in pool rooms face enforcement from the attorney general. Oelwein stores to close Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courier Special Service
Oelwein
J. C. Penney Company
Frederick Avenue
First Street
W. PF. Gremmels Grocery
Penney Company
Gremmels
Leon Layton
Thomas Carnall
Attorney General's Office
Oclwein
Second $10 000 suit over missing waste can pickup
W E Silver filed a $10000 damage suit against Spotless Streets System Merle J Brown G R Wallick and O B Wegner for disappearance of 21 waste paper receptacles. This is a second $10000 suit tied to the same events. Cleaner Cities Inc sued Merle J Brown and Spotless Street System alleging a contract for advertising on cans and public display was breached. Cans were allegedly taken from streets November 26 1927 and held in a Cedar Falls warehouse since then.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Silver
Merle J. Brown
G. R. Wallick
O. B. Wegner
Cleaner Cities, Inc
Spotless Street System
Silver
Brown
Cedar Falls
Rath Company Sales Talks End Black Hawk Club Meeting
The Black Hawk club of Rath Company, a group of 30 top Rath salesmen, held a three day meeting in the administration building. R A Rath and John Muth discussed sales problems as the team traveled to Waterloo, an annual reward trip with all expenses paid. The group, gathered from across the United States, arrived by special car after meeting in Chicago. Thursday featured a plant inspection and viewing of special displays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. A. Rath
Rath Fucking Company
John Muth
Black Hawk Club
Rath
Waterloo
United States
Chicago
Chicago Great Western
Three main attributes of a salesman keynote at banquet
In the evening the sales men attended the Riviera theatre. Friday talks were given by the heads of the credit, beef packing, traffic managing and office departments. Covers were laid for 75 at a banquet last night in Hotel Russell Lamson. The main address was by Co. W. Schmidt Des Moines on The Three Main Attributes of a Sales man. Talks also were made by J. W. Rath president of the company and BE. F. Rath secretary, Cc. O. Beery is president of the club, J. B. Lorentz first vice president, E. B. Gentry second vice president and E. A. Graves secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riviera Theatre
Hotel
Russell- Lamson
Co. W. Schmidt
Des Moines
J. W. Rath
BE. F. Rath
Cc. O. Beery
Seerch of Contract Alleged in $1,006 Suit
George W. Hausman of Tripoli yesterday brought suit for $1,000 damages for alleged breach of contract.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seerch
George W. Hausman
Tripoli
Worker sues Waterloo Canning over year contract breach
Plaintiff alleges he and the Waterloo Canning Company formed an agreement for him to work from March 1, 1925, to March 1, 1926. He claims the defendant terminated his services in December 1925 before the term ended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo Canning Company
Defendant
Just A Little Coal Too Much To Steal
Ray Lindstrom, 27, proprietor of a Forum building garage, was arrested after being surprised by Otis Blough, night watchman for Kurtz Reinhart Fuel, while attempting to steal coal for his office. Blough held a shotgun muzzle until police arrived. Lindstrom posted $25 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Lindstrom
Sycamore Street
Otis Blough
Kurtz-Reinhart Fuel & Transfer Co
Mullan Avenue
Blough
Lindstrum
Forum Building
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Hudson Church
Orange and
Henry Glenny
Newsboy
Birties
King of All
Blue Star
Artificial Ice & Fuel Company
106 FE
J.C
Bartlett & McFarlane
Arenes Aaln
Hazleton
C. A. Jeakins
L. D. Moore
G. E. Riede
E. F. Latham
Leo Hoffman
R. J. Slater
Crystal iGenedo
Stors
Commercial St
Sweeksy
Sun, Montues
OUR
Independent Electric
Jefferson St
Johnny Kilowatt
Black Hawk Club of Rath Company
Entz Cafe
Garage Mann
Adams Paper & Specialties Co
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