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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1921
Page
2
Helen Gould Auxiliary hosted a banquet for war veterans and families with patriotic decor and musical numbers. Other notes cover missionary society elections, a birthday farewell party, district Maccabee convention remarks, marriages in Iowa City and Charles City, and various church and club activities with multiple named individuals and organizations.
Mrs Melba Simmons entertained Triple Four club at a card party with high score going to Mrs E Ainslie and guests Mrs L C For ney and Mrs Lila Bennett. Lunch was served by the hostess and sister Austa Stark. Petrova club met with Mrs Frank Harris and H C Dunlap had high score. Wednesday Afternoon club welcomed new member Mrs Entwisle as out of town readers joined. Also column includes beauty and diet advice from Miss Forbes care Beauty tats column and reader inquiries on reduction diets and skin care services.
A beauty tip outlines using plain cornstarch as a cheap skin bleach. Dissolve starch, paint onto face neck and arms after cleansing, letting it dry to a pale white powdery film. Rinse with warm water, repeat daily if desired, and use cold cream if dryness occurs.
About 40 Ford dealers from northeastern Iowa met at Repass Automobile Company offices with W. K. Edmonds, Des Moines Ford state manager, to discuss spring orders and price outlook. Des Moines plant runs 190 cars daily after three months off. dealers report no surplus stocks and expect high demand with anticipated price increases. Also notes rumors of Ford insolvency are dismissed as unfounded.
Banks to drop injunction suits over taxation of bank stock after the Supreme Court ruled liberty bond exemptions unconstitutional. The suits sought to stop county officials from using liberty bond based valuations. About $70,000 in 1921 and $45,000 in 1920 taxes are involved with penalties due if not paid by April 1.
Byron Leighton commander of the G A R post asks all old soldiers to meet at Memorial hall at 1 p m tomorrow to attend a Washington day program at West High School. A drum and fife corps will accompany the veterans.
Ed Schneering is jailed on a state larceny charge and Charles Reed with Fred Donohue face federal counts of breaking entering and stealing government property for stealing 20 gallons of alcohol stored in the county jail basement as evidence for the federal case. Reed’s hearing is set for 9 a m tomorrow before Commissioner J E Dempster. bond $2000. Donohue to Waterloo for arraignment after arriving from Dike. The liquor was part of 270 gallons stolen by two men in Chicago and seized by police en route. Schneering, jailed for drunkenness, aided the plan by opening basement access. he implicated Reed and Donohue.
Waterloo women can diamond dye any fabric from coats and skirts to dresses and stockings using a Diamond Dyes package. Easy directions guarantee perfect results and a druggist Color Card shows materials dyed in a wide range of colors.
Readers are urged to request up-to-date patterns from the Fashion Department of the Evening Courier, Waterloo, by sending 15 cents for each pattern. Patterns are described as suitable for seams and orders are filled as promptly as possible, aiming for ten days after receipt of the order.
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