Public hearing set for Feb 13 on library addition project
Board calls for a public hearing February 15 at 10 a.m. in the First National bank directors' room to consider a proposed library building on lots 15 and 16, block 1, Martin's addition. The one story brick and stone structure would be about 66 by 67 feet, with a basement and an estimated cost of 32000 dollars. The project notice is signed by Robert Connor, library board president, and Mary E Wood, secretary.
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Courter Spretal Service
Lacseds” Tibvet Fetidina
Prag Rary
Martin's Addition
First Avemue
First National Bank
Robert Connor
Library Board
Mary E Wood
Colorado
C. G. McCarthy
Denver
Col
W.T. Armbruster
Eva Lowe
Chicago
Mary McAvinchey
St’ Paul
BP. H. McAvinchey
McAvinchey
Fleming
Second
Avenue Northeast
Lester
James McDermott
Fist Avenue
Anne’ Wicher
Des Moines
J. P. Galvin
Detroit
Mich
Paul Galvin
Reed and Vera Hill wed at La Porte City
Richard Reed and Vera Hill were married Saturday evening in the home of Mrs. Nathan Miller. Rev W. F. Brecher conducted the service with Mrs. Miller and Miss Mable Rathjean present. The groom is son of Mrs. Mary Reed. the bride is daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hild of Buckingham. They will reside in La Porte City.
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Courier
Ila
Porte ‘City
Richard Reed
Vera’ Hild
Nathan Miller
Miller
Mable Rathjean
Mary ‘Reed
Denver Mission Society Changes Meeting Place
The Mission society session set for February moves its meeting location due to road conditions. Mrs. P Blaufuss will host instead of Mrs Henry F Schweer of Waverly. The Luther league plans a church basement business meeting at 7 30 p m Thursday.
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Courier
Denver
Mission Society
P. Blaufuss
Henry F. Schweer
Waverly
Luther League
Albert H. Buss
H. J. Bruns
Mildred Schneider
Henry W. Rector
Ruth Eleanor
Waverly Hospital
Funeral Rites for Lawn City Woman Set for Thursday
Cedar Falls Feb 6 Requiem Mass will be celebrated in St Patrick s church at 8 30 am Thursday for Mrs Hugh Smith Rev J Co Weineke pastor will officiate Burial will be in St Bernard s cemetery The obituary notes funeral rites in St Patrick s church and burial at St Bernard s cemetery for Mrs Hugh Smith.
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Lawn City
St. Patrick's Church
Hugh Smith
J. Co. Weineke
St. Bernard's Cemetery
Death notices for Mrs. Margaret Pagel filed in Allison Iowa
Funeral services and burial details for Mrs. Margaret Beck Pagel of Allison were reported. Born 1852 in Helenglie Wisconsin she married William Pagel and lived in Grundy and Butler counties before settling near Allison. Survived by a son Ferdinand and three daughters plus siblings, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. Died February 2 year of death uncertain with influenza and heart disease noted.
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Willam. Pagel
Grundy County
Iowa
Butler County
Allison
Pagel
Ferdinand
Parkersburg
Charles Eggebroad
Mingo
Ralph Poppen
Otto DeBower
John Beck
Norcross
Minn
Kate Hicksterdt
Wales
Wis
Waverly High Debaters Win in Declam Contest
Waverly high school held a preliminary declamatory contest in the auditorium. Hildegarde Frese led the oratorical section, Laura Gall Laird won dramatic, and Frederick Feldman topped humorous. Harold Albright and Lloyd Hegans placed in oratorical, with Margaret Traylor second in dramatic and Lorena Schiefelbein and Neil Cave placing in humorous.
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Courier Special Service
Waverly
Waverly High School
Hildegarde Frese
Laura Gall Laird
Frederick Feldman
Harold Albright
Lloyd Hegans
Margaret Traylor Seccond
Lorena Schiefelbein
Neil Cave
Estey Elected Chief Officer of West Union Club
West Union, Feb. Estey was chosen president of West Union Country club at its annual meeting. Other officers are Dr. T. A. King, vice president, and Lorenz Schatz, secretary treasurer. Directors named are R. D. Follows, Leon R. Layton, W. H. Antes, and John Kilnkel. Proposal to purchase land for a golf course discussed. no decision reached.
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Courier Special Service
West Union
E. HB. Estey
West Union Country Club
Nineteenth Century Club in Cedar Falls names officers
Cedar Falls Feb 6 The club will operate for 32 months under a staff of officers named at the annual meeting Tuesday afternoon Mrs E G Finkenbinder is president with Mrs H Eells and Mrs John Glork as vice presidents and Mrs Catherine Caldwell as corresponding secretary Mrs Arthur A Burger recording secretary and Mrs Roy Abbott treasurer The program will be planned by Mrs H S Buffum Mrs H G Bals sler and Mrs George A Balmson. BIRTNS REPORTED Charles City Feb G Mr and Mrs Frank Sullivan 209 First avenue are parents of a daughter born The son born to Mr and Mrs Glen Curtis Marshfield Ore on Jan 13 and the following day per word received.
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Courier
Cedar Falls
Nineteenth Century Club
E. OG. Finkenbinder
H Eells
John §. Glork
Catherine Caldwell
Arthur A. Burger
Roy Abbott
H. S. Buffum
H. G. Balssler
George A. Balmson
Birtns
Charles City
Frank Sullivan
First Avenue
Glen Curtis
Marshfield
Ore
Otate Teachers Group Program Arranged
Cedar Falls February 6 The committee in charge of consolidat ed and rural school problems conference plans a meeting to finalize arrangements for the April 18 19 event at Teachers college Three leading speakers are engaged M H Pittman R L Morton and Prof L P Hopkins Also notes on funerals meetings creamery project and various church group events with hostesses and social gatherings.
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Courier
Cedar Falls
Teachers .College
M. H. Pittman
Rural Education
State Teachers College
Ypsilanti
Mich
R. L. Morton
State University Af
College Hill
Pastor's Aid Society
Pirst Presbyterian Church
Church House
Ladies’ Aid Society
First Evangelical Church
Joseph A. Miller
Anna Hook
Franklin Street
Ladies’ Aid Society of
Harry W.freet
C. W. Wester
Missionary Society of
First Congregational Church
Freet
G. F. Barsalou
Leslie I. Heed
Women's Foreign
First Methodist Church
R. W. Gibson
Christian Endeavor Society
Viola Haehten
Clay Street
Home Special and Literary Society of
New Minister On Duty At Tripoli Lutheran Church
Rev. E. A. Hanff assumed the pastorate of St. John's Lutheran church Tripoli Indiana arriving from St. Andrew In He preached for the first time Sunday The Miss Nellie Kelsey funeral was held Sunday at the Congregational church Tripoli high debating team meets Oelwein speakers Thursday evening with the negative to run Independence the same evening Mr and Mrs L J Smith celebrate their sixty first wedding anniversary on January 10 Mr Smith also marks his eighty fourth birthday that day
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Charles Lowder
Esther
Frese
Gerald Sullivan
W. A. Robif
Maynard
Earl Huser
Anson Woodring
William Orcutt
Anna Keller
Ray Anderson
Erna Platte
Gertrude Nolting
Democrat
Uptown
John Millis
Tripoli
E. A. Hanff
St. John’s Lutheran Church
St. Andrew
Nellie Kelsey
Congregational Church
Oelwein
L. J. Smith
Mr. Smith
Mrs Alfred Fuller Named President Of Tuesday Study Club
Cedar Falls February sixth. The Tuesday Study club elected Mrs Alfred C Fuller president for the coming year by vote at the annual meeting held in the name of Mrs H M Merrill. New officers include Mrs Clarence H Wise vice president Mrs Harry Cummins recording secretary Mrs W S Willard corresponding secretary Mrs Merrill treasurer and Mrs Kate Merchant auditor. The program committee comprises Mrs Brice Giffen Mrs G R Peebles and Mrs D S Wright.
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Courier
Cedar Falls
Alfred C. Fuller
H. M. Merrill
Clarence H. Wise
Harry Cummins
Birs
W.S. Willard
Merrill
Kate Merchant
Brice Giffen
G. R. Peebles
D. S. Wright
Hazleton to Host Patriotic Program at Knights of Pythias Hall
Hazelton residents will attend a public patriotic program at Knights of Pythias Hall on February 14 starting at 7 o clock. The item notes a local newspaper entry with the event details and mentions Merle Lee of Jesup buying the Murray barber shop on Monday.
Fairbank Tourist Club to Meet Thursday
Fairbank Ja Feb Fairbank Tourist club will meet Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs P Davis. Readings will be given by Mrs Richards Ella Ward and G F Monroe. Parent Teacher Association meets tonight in the school music room due to auditorium prep for show. Dr Ward Oelwein will speak on child welfare. Mrs Rosé hosted the M Aid society this afternoon. William Fitzgerald reported admitted to Mercy hospital Waverly.
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Courier
Fairbank
Fairbank Tourist Club
P. Davis
Richards
Ella Ward
G. F. Monroe
D, D.ward
Oelwein
Louis Rosé
William Fitzgerald
Mercy Hospital
Waverly
Glass Organizes Audubon Society in Washua
In Washua Indiana on February 6 a pupil group formed an Audubon Society through Miss Coffman. First gathering was at Daniel Diller's home with a sled ride and a program supper. Fifteen in the grade. meetings planned every two weeks. Also news of a coast injure and a death in Grand Forks North Dakota.
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Gourier
Washua
Audubon Society
Harry Nicholson
N. Dakota
F. E. Heckle
Charlotte Heckle
Grand Forks
N. D
Memorial for Miss Bertha Martin Honors Cedar Falls Educator
A large turnout gathered at Cedar Falls Teachers College for a memorial honoring Miss Bertha Martin, 67, longtime head of the dramatic art department. Tributes came from Prof S A Lynch, Miss Lillian Lambert, Miss Helen Swedburg, student Nora Springs, and former student J Dale Welch.
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Courier
Cedar Falls
Bertha Martin
Teachers College
Martin
Ccollege
A. Lynch
Lillian Lambert
Helen Swedburg
Nora Springs
J. Dale Welch
Elkader
Dunkerton Child Ill of Pneumonia
Dunkerton Iowa reports Joyce Canfield year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Bark Canfield ill with pneumonia. Rey Parks, previously ill, shows improvement. About 25 attended the Legion auxiliary monthly meeting in Legion hall. Thirty Latin class members enjoyed a sleighing party ending at Mrs Arle Shimp’s home.
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Courier Special Service
Dunkerton
Joyce
Bark Canfield
Rey Parks
Legion Auxiliary
Legion Hall
Mra
Arle Shimp
Floyd Co roads cleared by snowplow crew
Snowplow crews cleared roads across Floyd County after delays in equipment arrival. Traffic now open to Mitchell county line northward and along Niles New Haven road to Covell and east to Chickasaw Mine. City notes report a Brother Dies in California and local events including Tabernacle Girls meeting and a radio talk by Carrol Fenton.
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Cologier
Charles City
Corporation
Colwell
Niles
Floyd
Clarksville
Nashua
Mitchell County
Niles-New Haven Road
Covell
Chickasaw Mine
Nites
California
WLW
Fenton
C. L. Webster
Naturalist Club
Floyd County
Carnegie Museum
Roy Malmsten
Wa-Tan- Ye
W. EF. Voreck
W. B. Johnson
W. L. Griffin
Glen Hamilton
O. G. Satterlee
Eddie Pottle
P. ©. Lapham
Erwin Larson
Eleanor Sprague Dies at Oelwein Funeral Thursday
Eleanor Sprague, 13, daughter of Mr and Mrs Sam Sprague, died last evening at home four and a half miles southwest of Oelwein on the Fairbank road. Funeral services will be at 2 p m Thursday at the Presbyterian church in Oelwein with burial at Woodlawn cemetery.
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Oelwein
Eleanor ‘Sprague
Sam Sprague
Presbyterian Church
Woodlawn
Rere
Fairbank Road
Meyne Funeral To Be Held At Greene Thursday
John Meyne who died Monday will have a 1 p.m. service at his uncle William Meyne's home followed by Lutheran Church rites led by Rev. F. W. Voelker. Burial is in Steere cemetery four and a half miles southwest of Greene. Survived by two brothers and two sisters. he was born November 21 1902.
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Courier
Greene
John Meyne
William Meyne
F. W. Voelker
Steere
Bristow exchange manager re elected for another year
Roy Merfeld will continue as manager of the West Point Mutual Telephone exchange after directors re elected him at their annual meeting in Bristow Indiana. A small group was entertained by Mrs Clara M Stewart at a Monday dinner. The American Legion auxiliary plans a February 7 meeting at the homes of Mrs D A Newbury.
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Courier Spacial
Bristow
Roy Merfeld
West Point Mutual Telephone Company
Clara. M. Stewart
Doris Herrinton
Hapkinston
American Legion Auxiliary
D. A. Newbury
Dike I C OF to Have Homecoming
Dike Iowa February 6 The homecoming and roll call of Grant lodge I O F will take place next Monday evening Rev W S Knight of Maxwell a past grand minister of the order will be the principal speaker
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Courier
Dike
Grant Lodge
W. S. Knight
Maxwell
Order
Osage Teacher Conference Attendance disease?
Miss Blatche Mcvaughtin attends Des Moines for a meeting of the Teachers Peading circle board, of which she and five other county superintendents are members.
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Osage
Blatche Mcvaughtin
Des Moines
Teachers Peading Circle Board
Highway Work in 16 Counties Cost 1,275,704 Dollars
Ames Iowa February contracts totaling 1,275,704 dollars were awarded by the State Highway Commission for construction across 16 counties. The largest paying contract covers 14.127 miles on primary 61 in Jackson County to Bryant Paving Co of Waterloo for 384,760.20 dollars. National Construction of Omaha won the other paying contracts in Pottawattamie and Adair counties and grading in Appanoose and Shelby counties totaling about 7 1 2 miles.
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Ames
State’ Highway Commission
Jackson County
Bryant Paving Go
Waterloo
Kossuth
Omaha
Pottawattamie County
Adair County
Appanoose
Shelby
Kelley & Overman
Villiscare
PB. Johnson
Lockridge
U. S. Highway 161
Lee County
Donnellson
P.O. Akin
Union County
Henty County
Peter
Cedar Rapids
Jones County
Perry
Hane
Warren
Manona
Mills and
Benton
Mothers Learn Value of Magnesia for Baby Health
Mothers learn that Phillips Milk of Magnesia relieves babies' digestive discomfort and aids constipation. It acts gently as a laxative and can neutralize cow milk for infant feeding, with an official book offering full information. Free information is promised by The Phillips Co. in New York.
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Fletcher
Phillips Co
Hudson St
New York
N. Y
Phillips
U. S
Chas. H. Philips Chemical Co
Chas. H. Phillips
Bridge and culvert contracts announced across Iowa counties
Iowa counties list contracts for bridges and culverts totaling many thousands of dollars. Appanoose, Lee, Union, Henry, Cedar Rapids area and others receive work with multiple culverts and bridge projects. Osage high school declamatory contest winners named Dorothy and Marjory Dorsey Ruth McKinay tops in categories.
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Osage
Dorothy
Marjory Dorsey
Will Dorsey
Ruth’ ‘McKinay
B. K. McInnay
Dorothy Dorsey
Marmola Diet Pills Promoted As Fat Loss Aid
An old advertisement touts Marmola prescription tablets as a scientific fat loss aid. It claims starvation and extreme exercise are other options and cites 20 years of use with millions of boxes sold. Each box includes a booklet explaining the formula and expected results, urging readers to ask their druggist for a $1 box.
One Thin Woman Gained 15 Pounds in Five Weeks
Weak men and women are urged to gain weight with McCoy's Tablets. The ad cites a woman gaining 15 pounds in five weeks and guarantees a 5 pound minimum gain or a full refund after buying four 60 cent boxes or two one dollar boxes. Available at Robert Drug Co. or C. J. Miller and other drug stores.
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McCoy
Robert Drug Go
C. J." Miller
Tanlac Claims Relief For Digestive Troubles And Dizziness
A vintage ad touts Tanlac as relief for gas pains stomach and bowel trouble dizziness and nervousness. Customer L B Simmons of Denver testifies it improved appetite digestion sleep and energy. Claims include curing gas and stomach issues with a money back guarantee if no help.
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Tanlac
L. B. Simmons
Larimer St
Denver
Cole
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