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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 01, 1929

Page

2

From Sheridan to Robertson a Chapter in Theatre History

Prof B W Crawford of the University of Iowa spoke on the evolution of English drama since 1800 at the Women's Club, noting reforms by managers freed the stage from abuses and made it a democratic institution. He highlighted French influence and Robertson as a flowering of 75 years of destruction and reconstruction in modern drama.

England Fechter Crawford Buty Robertson

Golden Wedding of Urbana Couple Marked by Party

Urbana Iowa February 1 Mr and Mrs Elec Fetherkile celebrated their sixtieth wedding anniversary with a surprise party at their home hosted by the Ever Ready club members and families Fifty guests attended A wedding ceremony was held with Mrs Fetherkile in yellow roses Darlene Piper served as ring bearer and flower girls Helen Mae Moore and Jean Fravke The couple were married at Vinton Iowa They have three sons and two granddaughters who attended the gathering A gold piece was presented to the couple Also luncheon hosted for twelve at Hawks Eye Room Hotel President later bridge at home prizes won by Mrs Robert Hardin Raymond IA Mrs Joseph Raymond and Mrs Guy Johnston

Gaurier Urbana Elec Fetherkile Ever Ready , Club Darlene Piper Helen Mae Moore Jean Fravkce H. . B. Chander Hawks ‘Eye Oaklawn .Avenue Robert Hardin Raymond Joseph Raymond Guy Johnston

Kilkare and Local Clubs Hold Dinners and Cards

Kilkare club members dine at Blacks Tearoom at seven this evening then play cards at four tables. T T F club met Thursday with Mrs. Moothart. Valentine themed appointments. next meeting with Mrs. Cashman in two weeks. Joyle club hosted by Mrs. Manning in Gedar Heights. bridge prizes to Mrs. Homer Gordon, Mrs. Henry Schneider, and Mrs. J. J. Roberts. Next meeting at Mrs. Lyman Miller’s. Do-Besé club hosted by Mrs. E D Bower at Black Hawk Road. bible contest prizes to Mrs. Moessner and Mrs. Oslo Morelack. two-course lunch served. Joe Koerner guest. Feb 28 next meeting with Mrs. Dwight Bower. Thisisus club met with Mrs. Davidson at 57 Mulberry Street Sorbridge. favors to Mrs. Maynard and Mrs. Finingson. guest Mrs. R R Lenington of Chicago. hostess aided by daughters Wilma and Irene Finlayson on Feb 14.

George Moothart Ray Kimler J. A. Cashman Roy Gilley Cashman Joyle Club Earl Manning Gedar Heights Homer Gordon Henry Schneider J. J. Roberts G. H. Farnsworth Lyman Miller E.D. Bower Black Hawk Charles Moessner Oslo Morelack Dwight Bower Joseph Koerner Thisisus Club William, G. Davidson Mulberry Street Sorbridge Allison Maynard Donald Finingson R. R. Lenington Chicago Wilma Irene Finlayson O. T. Dybsford Clay Street Favors Ed Miller Lucy Knapp FP. &. Stanton Fred Kotl Floyd Bigler Roy Stevens Charles Barker William Denigan Mayme Egan

Hints in Beauty Care Polished Nails

Read tips on maintaining neat nails with weekly manicures plus basic care. Proper feeding, smoothing, and buffing create a satin gloss that protects against soil and dryness. Avoid overglossy enamels that dry nails and note exercise guidance for posture and self check.

Plymouth church hosts aid meeting and program recital

Daughters of Plymouth Congregational plan a Saturday quilting meeting at Mrs. W. H. Chapman 418 Oak Avenue to raise church funds. Universalist choir presents an evening program at the church featuring Rev. Gon ard Be Rheiner and Mirthful Mascal Mysteries with Everett Swank and Agnes Thompson as soloists. St Pauls M E Woman's Foreign Missionary Society adds a Saturday devotional preparatory for the annual thank offering with Jeanette Oldfather speaking from Korea.

Charles H. Judd Town State Teachers College Cedar Falls E. Chall Temple Rebekah’ Lodge Black Hawk L F. Hall B. P Elks Club Universalist Church Central Christan Church K. C. Harris Waterloo Music Supervisors Club Black’s Natural Music Club W. C. A Daughters of Plymouth W. H. .Chapman King's Heralds Grace M. E. Church AN. Gleason Woman's Foreign Missionary Society St. Pauls Moe B. BP Triple Four Harry Farr Waterloo High School Insurance Club Maccabee Club Plymouth Plymouth Congregational Church W. H. Chapman Oak Avenue

College Dance Heads I S T C Social Affairs

College dance at State Teachers College to be held this evening in Woman's Gym with guidance from the student council. Hosts include Dr. and Mrs Latham and several faculty and town residents. Weekend sorority events feature Delta Phi Delta at Miss Margaret Dahl home, Theta Gamma Nu dinner at Tip Top Inn, Pi Theta Pi gathering at Mrs Streeter Cedar Falls, Phi Omega Pi luncheon at Oxford and Alpha Literary Society Panag slated for Oxford Saturday.

All College Woman's Gymnasium Lows State Teachers College Thaperons C. Todd N. O. Schneider Delta Phi Delta Margaret’ Dahl Cedar Falls Theta Gamma Nu Tip Top Inn Pi Theta Pi Sorority OC. H. Streeter Phi Omega: Pi Oxford Hotel Alpha Literary Society Oxford Otel

Gates College Sixteenth Annual Banquet Delights Campus

Gates College held its sixteenth annual banquet for about 300 students and parents at First Presbyterian Church on Thursday. Two student groups staged acts an Odds medicine show and an Evens burlesque theatre opening. Toasts honored Faye Copley Dike won best talk while F H Bruggeman Teeterville captured farthest distance. Even group won general honors as the college orchestra glee club sextet and Mary Repp provided music.

Gates Business College Faye Copley Dike F. H. Bruggeman Teeterville Mary Repp

Couple Wed at First Lutheran Parsonage Here

Miss Elizabeth Quail and Herbert P. Ziemer of Waterloo wed at 4 PM Thursday in a double ring ceremony at First Lutheran parsonage performed by Rev. H. Mueller. Attendants were Mr. and Mrs. Otto Ziemer, bridegroom’s siblings. Elizabeth is daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Quail of Hassen Nassau Germany, while Herbert is son of Otto Ziemer of Pomamiern Germany and works at Rath Packing. The couple will reside in this city.

Elizabeth Quail Herbert P. Ziemer Waterloo Pomamiern Germany Rath Packing Company

Steamed Salmon Supreme And Beet Pickling Tips

Steamed Salmon Supreme combines chopped salmon with butter crumbs eggs and parsley baked in a mold and served hot on lettuce with tartar sauce. Beets are cooked in advance for pickling with sugar vinegar clove lemon and spices then stored in mason jars in a cool place. Also included is a prunes and egg white dish whisked with pulverized sugar then baked in water and served immediately.

Michigan la Newburg

Employed Girls Secretary Joins YWCA Work in La Crosse

Miss Harriet Tubbesing of Waterloo Wisconsin begins duties as employed girls secretary for the local YWCA. She will head two existing groups, Blue Triangle league and Ye Ys Ones, with plans to organize more for students and younger girls. Tubbesing, a 1926 Wisconsin graduate, has broad 활동 in civic and women’s groups and aims to broaden interests beyond amusements for business girls.

Ys W. C. A Harriet Tubbesing la Crosse Wis Waterloo Blue Triangle League League of Women Voters The University Wo A. A Associaton

Deering Siefkes Rites Performed at Butler Center

Marriage notice for Betty Siefkes of Butler Center and Elmer Deering of Oelwein performed at Ebenezer Church Butler Center. Rev Siefkes officiated double ring service with family attendants, flower girls, and music by Rev W A Siefkes. Bride wore white satin with Ophelia roses. couple to reside in Oelwein. Birthday party and other social items follow.

Betty Siefkes Butler Center Waterloo Elmer Deering Qel- Wein Ebenezer Church S. H. Siefkes W. Siefkes Helen Reints Ruth Siefkes W. A. Siefkes

Hospital Steward at Independence to Quit on Feb

Gien’ Grief, longtime steward at the state hospital in Independence Sp, has resigned and will leave February 5 to take a bank job in Cascade. He came nine years ago and worked in the Storehouse department before, and will be succeeded at the institution by his brother Carl, who also served there.

Courier Special Service Independence Gien State Hospital Cascade State Institution Carl

Spangler Seeks Iowa State Board of Education Seat

Des Moines Feb 1 Harrison G Spangler of Cedar Rapids is a candidate for appointment to the state board of education to succeed Willard G Stuckslager of Lisbon who is up for reappointment it was learned yesterday in Des Moines

Spangler Des Moines Harrison G. Spangler Cedar Rapids State Board of Education Willard GC Stuckslager Lisbon

Snowstorm in Morning and 90 Degree Heat at Santa Rita

Ex Black Hawk county sheriff David Henderson writes from Santa Rita New Mexico describing a day of extreme weather from snow in the morning to shirt sleeves in the afternoon. He notes a 7,000 foot altitude, bracing air, and his improving health as spring nears while recounting hunting near the Black Range and turkeys. He warns of a long winter and compares conditions to Iowa.

Santa Rita Nbl David B. Henderson Black Hawk County Henderson A. O. ‘Wilford Lafayette Iowa Black Range

Contagious Disease Decline Reported for January

City health department records show January total contagious sickness at 426 cases with nine deaths, down from December 442. Of 426 cases, 390 were quarantined. breakdown includes scarlet fever 180, mumps 151, whooping cough 75, others 20. City Clerk C C MacKay completed the report.

City Health Department C. C. MacKay

Illinois man drops dead in Rock Island taxi entry

E Sty forth, 65, a Dixon Illinois salesman for a Chicago diary goods firm, collapsed from heart disease as he stepped into a taxicab at the Rock Island Railroad station in Vinton Iowa on February 1.

Illinois Man Falls Dean Vinton E. Styforth Dixon, Ui Chicago”ary Goods Rock Island

Ivan Welch Dies After Influenza Illness in October

Ivan Welch age 85 of Dawson Street shows no improvement as of today, after slanched from heart trouble due to influenza since early October. No further details provided.

Ivan Welch Dawson Street

City Finances Reported With January Warrants and Balances

January financial report shows total outstanding warrants 859,189.88 with January activity including 27,258.06 issued and 23,135.86 canceled. Cash balance 268,134.68 after overdrafts. bond debt and operating fund figures detailed for Waterloo projects and pension payments totaling 504.94 for the month.

Charles Mackay Waterloo Suns

City in Brief Glasses Repaired and Local Notices

Glasses repaired at Buchanan's advertise phone 4343 and Mrs D H McKee visiting Iowa City for a few days. In January Eva Brebner county recorder filed 1061 instruments, a typical month total. Mrs George Card, 84, injured hip at Fourth and Sycamore, improving at Presbyterian hospital. Allen Lichty and wife left for California to visit relatives Riverside and Pasadena for a month. December and January details noted.

D. H. McKee Iowa City Eva Brebner George Card Cottage Street Fourth Sycamore Streets Presbyterian Hospital Allen G. Lichty Wellington Street California Parker Lichty Riverside Aid Raymond Risser Pasadena

Rainbow Inn opening draws visitors with chicken dinner tonight

A Waterloo resident Marie Christensen stops in Madison on the way to Detroit to visit Marion Stevens and friends. Special chicken dinner at the Rainbow Inn on Rainbow drive tonight with lunch served at all times. Reservations available for 14 2 LR.

Rainbow Drive All -Times

Brain Test Answer Key Clues Found in Puzzle Note

The note lists answers for puzzle No 342 including four questions: precious stone, a name, evidence, and the numbers 4 2 8. It appears as a quick reference or answer key embedded in a study sheet.

Melo cleans hard water rings on washings

A vintage persuasive ad describes a dirty ring around washtubs from hard water and soap excess. It promotes Melo as a universal cleaner to soften water, eliminate rings, and keep clothes snowy white with less soap. Buy Melo at your grocer.

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