Mayor's Courts In Waterloo Spark Municipal Reform Push
Campaign to adopt municipal court in Waterloo faces opposition from critics urging mayor's courts in Castle Hill and Cedar Heights. County Attorney seeks AG opinion on status if election passes. Proposal suggests reestablishing township boundaries to secure voting precincts, with about 1300 names on petition though 1006 needed.
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Waterloo
East Waterloo
Watertownships
Castle Hill
Cedar Weights
Waterloo Township
BH. J. Wenner
Se Ayor
Cedar Heights
Writing Bee Set for This Evening Called Off
Volunteers were asked to meet at 7 30 p m today at Waterloo Business College to fit exemption cards for the local board. Miss Edith Harris said the shipment from the provost marshal general's office has not arrived, leaving only a few cards. A new date will be set when cards arrive.
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Waterloo Business College
Edith Harris
Millinery Classes Start at YWCA Next Tuesday
Millinery classes at the Young Women's Christian Association will begin next Tuesday and run for 12 weeks. Miss Douglas is the instructor with Mrs. B. H Wyant assisting. Open to all women and girls for a 25 cent per hat fee. Classes cover hat manufacture trimming and related millinery work. Participants may bring hats for instruction and planning help.
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Christian Assoiation
Miss Douglas
B. H Wyant
Ose
Courier Sources Three More Navy Recruits From Waterloo
Uncle Sam's navy will claim three more recruits out of Waterloo today. W. A. Malenke of Waverly, employed at the Courier and Reporter as Hootyps operator, enlisted as a machinist and left for final exams at Des Moines. Leon verton Leon of Sa. enlisted as apprentice seaman, as did Margo Clifford Allenson of St Ansgar. Chief T. R. Hansen reports a waiting list of 12 but only three recruits per week. the order reflects the navy reaching full wartime strength.
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Sam
Navy
Waterloo
Ewner W. A. Malenke
Waverly
The
Courier
Des Moines
Léon Verton
Leon
He Mlinois Central
Argo Clifford Allenson
St. Ansgar
T. R. Hansen
German Textbooks Stolen and Burned in Gladbrook High School
Unknown persons entered the Gladbrook public school Saturday night and took all German language books, burning them in the city park. The incident comes amid ongoing debate over dropping German from the high school curriculum. German classes organized previously are continuing without new students this semester.
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Gladbrook
Isla de to referee big boxing match tonight
E. R. Slade, a Waterloo referee, will be the third man in the ring for a 10 round bout between Johnny Noyes and Neal Allison at the Waterloo theatre tonight. Slade was chosen after a lengthy conference among local promoters and Ed Shave manager of Noyes. Shave stood down for an out of town man until he investigated and found Slade fully capable.
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E. R. Slade
Waterloo Treferee
Johnny Noyes
Neal Allison
Waterloo Theatre
Slade
Ed Shave
Noye
Shave
Ha l
Arrest Ship Officers For Alleged Pro German Plot
A Pacific Port report says the captain, chief engineer and purser of the Kuteamish in Centralia have been ordered arrested by federal authorities after an investigation into a pro German plot to aid Germans in lower California and South and Central America. The officers allegedly expressed pro German sentiments and attempted to obstruct the draft.
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Pacific Port
Kuteamish
Centralia
Lower
California
South
Central America
TargetTips and Hunting Tips Se
Meadors are reminded that this column is open to questions sent to the Sporting Editor. Readers may disclose anything about hunting or target shooting.
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Cara
Meadors
Rifle Shooting in Boys Summer Camps
Along with swimming baseball and other outdoor sports rifle shooting is being added to boys summer camp programs. The piece argues rifle instruction improves discipline and responsibility, describes field setups with backstops frames and target layouts, cites standard outdoor distances, and includes Q&A on recoil barrel length sighting and trigger pull.
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Marks
Akron
O. Q
Jacksonville
Fla. Q. S
Things Theatrical Here At Home
Vaudeville headliner Exemption a timely comedy satire plays by a five member company at Majestic Theatre for a three day engagement. Also on bill are Tarzan the chimpanzee Carson and Willard In 1947 Tower and Darrell plus Paul Knest Land of Dreams and Gidden Hand episode. Far from home news. Friday and Saturday Palace offers Gladys Brockwell The Moral Law and Fatty Arbuckle Butcher Boy. Headline Fairbanks Thru the Riot of Thrills in Headin South at Plaza Theatre with Catherine MacDonald showing athletic prowess and rescue scene amid varied scenery.
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Majestic Theatre
Orpheum
Tarzan
Carson
Willard
Tower
Darrell
Paul Knest
Pathe
America
Palace
Gladys Brockwell
Fatty Arbuckle
Palace Theatre
Douglas Fairbanks
Plaza Theatre
Catherine MacDonald
Fairbanks
Fatr- Wanks
The Manx Man at Crystal Theatre News Reel
In a Crystal Theatre run today and Friday the film The Manx Man is praised for its literary discovery of new outlooks and human passions under altered circumstances. Frank Campeau appears as the villain in The Manx Man, a Mexican desperado pursued by Fairbanks and his cowboys at the Plaza Theatre.
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Frank Campeau
Fairbanks
the Crystal
Hfe
Crystal Theatre
Patriotic meeting honors Butler county soldiers at Camp Dodge
A February patriotic meeting in Allison honored Butler county soldiers bound for Camp Dodge. Judge Ed wards Parkersburg and Father W E Kerper Hampton spoke well. Music by local groups plus solos filled the program. Red Cross served coffee and sandwiches before entraining. Many Allison residents hosted troops overnight amid train delays. A Frances Willard memorial service urged wartime prohibition. The county board awarded wiring contract for electric lights at the courthouse. A triangular declamatory contest among area high schools concluded the notice.
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New Hartford
Camp Dodge
Red Cross
Allison
Mare Island
San Francisco
New York
Frances Willard
Associated Church
Congress
Butler County Board of Supervisors
Court House
Waterlow Electric Company
Ilindy
Parkersboro
Dumont
Camp Dodge evacuees honored with farewell program
Sumner area notes recount the departure of local boys to Camp Dodge with a special program at the Yeoman lodge and gift bags, store and school closings, and a sendoff address by Rev. Jones. Marion Madden, child of Mr. and Mrs. James Madden, died suddenly of heart disease. Funeral held at Fennell chapel. burial at Pay cemetery. A tea at Grandma Farnum’s celebrated Gaylord Farnum’s departure for Cantor Dodge.
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Bumner
Sumner
Dumber
Mrnday
Waverly
Camp Dodee
Yeoman Lodge
Fort Kit
Opera House
Dir Jones
Marion Madden
James Madden
Fennell Chapel
Grandma Farnum
Gaylord Farnum
Cantor Dodge
Winger Church
Roadlyn
Wm. A. Telle
Hmmo Echelman
Tandlyn
Howard Kallerhaus
Great Lutes
Albbort Otto
Bavarian
Kate Fonds
Orars
Haa
Red Cross
Lloyd Wormance
Fort Riley
Kan
Frank Waskow
Dorothes
Simon Thompson
Mr. Jones
Fredericksburg
New Hartford Notes Beav er Grove District Event Feb 22
Beaver Grove district No 7 in Butler county held a social on February 22. A large crowd attended and 53 pies were sold, raising $92.15. donations later brought the total to 100 for the Red Cross. Margaret Christensen, the school teacher, earned high praise for organizing the program. Also noted: a meeting of Mew Stratford chapter 120 E 5 will be March 6. Mrs. William Perry died Monday at 72. funeral at MM HB church Wednesday afternoon, interment Oakhill cemetery. She leaves a husband, four daughters, seven grandchildren, a great grandchild, and other relatives. Also listed: local men ordered to Camp Dodge and a newborn daughter for Mr. and Mrs. Jess Oelsen. Anne Sansenbach improving after operation.
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Clarksville
Robfert Reiitz
Anna Rule
Clenark
J. W. Hoffman
Will Cook
Cambridge
Mess
Camp Dodge
Butler County Soldier Boys
Chester Molsberry
Camp Dodges
Byron Molsberry
Carrie Nelson Leete
Santa, Barbara
Cal
Charles Leete
Deederly
Graham Hardware
Dell Rapids
S. D
TH. W. Jenkins
Main Street
Ed Rice
Alden
Knapp
Max Schrab
Marble Rock
Hate Gilbert
Adams Street
Ba Neal
Truman Gabby
Green Street
Kenneth Kennedy
Rochester
Minn
Mayos
J. Parrin
John Thompson
Saskatchewan
Can
Wm. Walsh Ie
Plymouth
Robert
Harbert Jenny
Arch Rambo
Jenny
Waverly Hospital
Coneland Farm
Jennys
Waverly
Mr. and
Airs
Charles Klinetob
Jackson Township
Kinnetob
New York City
Ida Baker
Burr Oak School
Columbia
George Washington
Martha Custis
Suoper
Martha Custix
Colonin
New Hartford
Beaver Grove
Butler County
Red Cross
Margaret Christensen
Mew
Startford
William Perry
MM. HB
Sherple
Oakhill Cemetery
Ells
Doctor Gave Tita RUNDOWN Woman Vinci to Heal
In Flint Michigan Clara Smith describes weakness nervousness and sleeplessness due to a run-down condition. She credits Vinci with restoring health and calm. The ad promotes Vinci with a positive money-back guarantee and lists Wangler Bros. Co. and J. Miller as distributors in multiple towns.
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Flint
Mich
Vinci
Clara Smith
4Th Ave
Wangler Bros. Co
J. Miller
Waterloo
Dumont News Briefs Lead Off With Local Estates And Illness
Dumont residents report on estate matters of the late James Kirby and arrivals from New York and South Dakota. Ida Nooking fights blood poisoning after a minor cut. Mrs. Ruby Notler visits Slourney. Carty Freeze is very ill with tuberculosis. Fred Sutter welcomes a new son. several locals attend a farewell meeting in Alison. Esaman sustains car injuries.
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Dumont
Jim Kirby
New Startford
Pat Kirby
South Dakota
James Kirby
SullotIartsen
Baer
Colorado
Horns
Hose Crotly
Rochester
Minn
Uhin Weolk
Coull Vanioutan
Greene
Ter
Ida Nooking
Mera
Fred Sutter
Briday
Fred Vismien
Hampton
Esaman
Duimont
Camp
Slourney
Stevan Barlow
Mmlan Notler
Carty Freeze
Ganesno Farewell Party For County Homeseekers
Geneseo February 27 Mina Luntis Ward closed the winter term of school in No 8 last Friday. Kelen Bpoerly entertained the men this week. A dozen Genesto ladies gathered at Mrs Staley’s home Friday afternoon for a farewell party as they move to the county home this week. An enjoyable endal afternoon was spent, refreshments served and the guests departed.
Danderine Hair Cure Promises Dandruff Relief
An advertisement touts Knowlton's Danderine as doubling hair beauty within minutes and claiming it stops dandruff and itching while encouraging new hair growth after weeks. It urges readers to moisten hair with the product for quick, smoothing effects and lustrous, abundant-looking hair.
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Knowlton
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society Meets at Mrs Adair Home
The Woman's Foreign Missionary Society met at the home of Mrs Pearl Adair on Thursday afternoon. Elmer Torenzen and Robert Spear traveled to Treer and took the eighth grade examination last week. Mrs Hatph Smith and her daughter Eleanor of Chicago are visiting Frank Lockard's home.
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A Foreign Missionary Society
Pearl Adair
Elmer Torenzen
Robert Spear
Treer
Hatph Smith
Eleanor of
Chicago
Frank Lockard Fame
Local church notes and revival observances announced
Announcements list a ward meeting at 7 30 p m and a conclave for the order of the temple at Burton Avenue Baptist church this evening. Prayer meetings for First Presbyterian are held at homes on Clay Street and Independence Avenue, with a study on the tenth chapter of Proverbs.
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Nave
Shady Grove Social Notes From Presby Hospital Visit
Reports from Shady Grove detail Mrs. Pr at and Mrs. Pratt visiting at Presbyterian hospital and staying with Phil Standish family. Netthy Gudtea and Mrs. Hertfunnell homes were seen in Waterloo. Mr. and Mrs. O M Kenney with Jamie Kenney and Glen Keeney attended the Elliott Rununell wedding in Waterloo Wednesday.
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Rhady Grove
Web
Bunsnetkh
Presbyterian Hospital
Phil Standish
Mra
Pratt and
Stra
Netthy Gudtea
Hert Funnell
Waterloo
O. M. Kenney
Jon Kenney
Glen Keeney
Mioyd
Sarah Unnall
Elliott- Rununell
Onblette
G N Club Dinner and Red Cross Sewing Update
G N club met for dinner on Thursday. Members spent the day sewing for the Red Cross. The next meeting is set with Mrs Prank Peter on March 7. Whl Frayling returned to his home after two years in Brandon.
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G. N. Club
The
Red Cross
Mru
Prank Petere
Frayling
Bis’ S
Brandon
Careful Soap Use Prevents Hair Damage
A vintage advertisement warns against harsh soaps and suggests plain pure coconut oil as the best daily hair care. It notes soaps and shampoos with high alkali dry the scalp, making hair brittle, and claims coconut oil cleanses, conditions, and leaves hair lustrous and easy to manage. It promotes coconut oil as cheap and multipurpose for the whole family.
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Pearl Wart
Oscar Laxticbe
Cedar Fain
G. C Hemersly
Sheffield
Ro H Kreiner
Hansell
Young People's Society
the &Perkata
Harold Opperman
Cieo Gatting
Pearl Wait
Alison-Durmont-Parkersburg
Mra. F
Mars
Ray Welmers
Rockford
Lutheran Church
Helsnars
Shoe
Henry Miler
Ail Son
Folkers Cemetery
Joseph Wetras
Camp Sherman
Chillicoths
BM. Wetras
Victor Vaughn
Clarion
Wm. Saddon
Lily Lake
J. H. Schuler
Reed
Henry Busch
Plain- Meld
Alison
Karl Koch
Koch
Matt Hanley
Aredale
Frans Busse, Sr
Harm
Hermen Popper
Horton Drirten
Smith Osmohams
Bronx City
Mr. Taylor
Graene
Adam Buchner
Cemetery Society
Will Hicks
Meadames Sraith
Wylam
Liddis
Briggs
Jit Greene
Henry Davis
Gus Laube
Adolf Brese
Merle Smith
Camp Mike
Ark
Ralf Straser
Wif
Raventa
George Tiggeman
Misa B. B. Hurlbut
Horton
Stubbing
Mesdames Woods
Beck
Tuorenz
McKenzie
Lundberg
W. A. Groyley
A. Hurlbut
B. B. Coffin
Elmer Potter
J. R. Strauser
Linda Thompson
Plainfield
Tita
Vincl
Tigor
Majestic
Vaudeville
Tarzen
Shady Grove
George Loane Tucker
Elizabeth Risdon
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