New Year Society Notes and Local Weddings Stream In
A period piece society roundup covers New Year dinner at the Hileman home with relatives, the Leap Year party hosted by Miss Stubbs and friends, a Cedar Heights watch party with clergy speakers, and multiple marriages including Schoonmaker Lang and Ellen Eck Kingsbury. Social events feature games, music, and community notices across town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hileman
J. C. Hileman
H. W. Sigworth
O. O. Hummel
O. Q. Hummel
Hartman
Marjorie Stubbs
Nell McCunnis
Arelene McDonald
Stubbs
Walter Burch
Walter Peckett
Messrs
William Barnes
Leo Larson
Glendora Knowles
Denver
Colo
Florence Stewart
Cherokee
Cedar Heights
GC. Moeller
Macy Campbell
Teachers’ College
J. H. Styles
Youngs
United Presbyterian
Barclay Township
J. C. Gibson
Goa
First Brethren elect officers at all day assembly
First Brethren church gathered in an all day session and elected officers for the ensuing year. Allen Kchty and Wort Brubaker named trustees for four years along with other posts including Charles W. Landis treasurer and Mrs Emma Smith financial secretary. Multiple committees formed for pulpit music auditing and Sunday school support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Brethren Church
Allen Kchty
Wort Brubaker
BF. Puterbaugh
Charles W. Landis
Emma Smith
V. Puterbaugh
C. Ob. Wickinger
Awa
Bontrager
Maude Hady
B.J. Thompson
Harry Stroud
JW. Liehty
Umma Reber
C. M. Gerkley
Flora
Hettia Saylor
Ass Currie
Francis LeBarre
Homer Chamberlin
Allan Lichty
J. Nichols
Clyde Smith
Frankie LeBarre
Pauline Wisner
Lester Miller
Adiga Lichty
Agsistarnt
Walter Brubaker
Lbrarian
Alice
Margaret Shirey
Maud Hody
Earl Miller
Dorothy Herth
Dorothy Ickley
Bert, Brubaker
Beauty Chats Br EDNA KENT FORBES Arms Massage Guide
A beauty column advises arm development through daily exercise and massage. It explains that gentle circular motions stimulate circulation, with hot water and olive oil or cocoa butter used to soften and condition the skin.
Side Talks on Home Conveniences by Ruth Cameron
Ruth Cameron writes about home life in small apartments and shares ideas on space saving devices. She describes a box couch as a hidden storage solution and notes how such furnishings ease daily living in compact homes. The column reflects practical adjustments for urban living.
Jimmy Fails to Arrive at Place He Was Ticketed
A historical piece recounts Jimmy Thornton known as king of tramps. His journey ends when he misses a transfer between Waterloo and Cedar Rapids en route to Ottumwa. Judge Williams and Miss Ada M. Palmer figure in attempts to place him, with the tale closing on his departure and a nod to Craig Kennedy’s next Majestic engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy
Hmmy Thornton
Ottumwa
Ada M. Palmer
Hive St
Joe
Rock Island
Births Reported From Local Families
To Mr and Mrs Alta A Boyce 627 Valigate a son Dec 29 To Meo and Mrs Frank J Mixdorf Bennington township a daughter Hernadlia Bertha To Mr and Mrs Louis Larsen 308 Pentawest Dec 27 a son Viddo Don To Mr and Mrs Paul J Kern Linwood Dec 31 a son Robert Eu ward
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ate
Alta A. Boyce
Valigate
Frank J. Mixdorf
Bennington Township
Hernadlia Bertha
Louis Larsen
Pentawest
Viddo Dona
Airs
Paul J. Kern
Aga! Linwood
Robert Euward
Health Restored for Rev H L Haywood at Grinnell College
Rev H L Haywood has fully recovered his health and is conducting religious exercises at Grinnell College Iowa and assisting with biblical literature study. President J H Main promises a full professorship to begin with the new school year, tracing Haywood’s path from Waterloo Liberal Christian Church to Davenport Edwards Congregational Church. He had suffered overwork for months but is now robust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry LeRoy Haywood
Iowa College
Grinnell
J. H. Main
Haywood
Waterloo
Liberal Christiany Church
Edwards Congregational Church
Davenport
Graceful Tribute to French Women in American Soldier Booklet
A French government booklet for American expeditionary forces extols the French woman as family-centered, harmonious, and bound to marriage and motherhood. It notes men seek independence for women yet stresses a husbandly budget and dowry, while praising French women’s sacrifice in war and their role as the soul of the household. The piece links women’s endurance to Allied victory and highlights foreigners’ difficulty in understanding the French social unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Bacome
America
Reservations Urged for Big Dinner by Waterloo Association
The Greater Waterloo association urges reservations for a Monday evening dinner at K of P hall. Send requests to W. F. MacDonough, general secretary, 218 Fifth Street West. Members will attend in glad rags with hair braided. Rev. Frank W. Court becomes the first member of 1920.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greater Waterloo Association
K. of P. Hall
W. F. MacDonough
Fifth Street West
Paul Davis
Frank W. Court
MacDonough
Craig Kennedy to Perform in Carter Case Four Day Run
Local theater announces Craig Kennedy will stage the Carter Case in town for a four day engagement. An advertisement notes tickets go on sale soon and calls the show a timely courtroom drama with Kennedy in a lead role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Craig Kennedy
the Majestic
Carter Case
Alienation suit filed for 15000 damages in county
Denison Tadlock sues John W. Vanice for 15000 dollars alleging alienation of his wife's affections. Senator Thompson represents Tadlock. The suit, rare for the county, follows his wife Della Comer Tadlock three years into marriage from Marion Virginia. they have one daughter. Also notice about a domestic theatre showing Budd and Buddie Girly film stars at Dimestic theatre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Denison
Tadlock
John W. Vanice
Senator Thompson
Della V. Comer
Marion
Budd
Buddie
Dimestic Theatre
Hani
Waterloo
Stors
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Society News
Blanchaijamin W. Stafford
Mallard
F. W. Court
First M. E. Church
Grace Stafford
Harold Wright
Anna
Wright
Mr. Stafford
Stafford-Wrig Wright
Bon
Chautauqua
Grant
Columbia Cirelas
Bs Gossis
Mra. F. M. Koontz
Mapy
Philip Hanna
Mexico
W. H. Briden
G. Briden
W. H. King
Ray M. Lewis
A Kingsbury-Eck
Rev
Co. B. Luce
St. Paul’s M. HB
Ellen Eck
Clarence Kingsbury
Path of Independence
Mrs. Kingsbury
Chautauqua Park
A Wildes-Wood
Louindal Wood
Russell Wildes
C. E. Luce
St. Paul's M. EB. Church
King's Herald Band
St. Paul’s
Stewart Freeman
Edna Kent Forbes
Ruth Cameron
Majestic
the Carter
Poste Cereal Company
Attle Creek, Mic
H. L. Haywood
Marne
Verdun
Mary
Wildwood
Casey Jones
Whoa
Fashion Department
Evening Courier
Wiee
Janist
Bridge St
Taggart’s Drug Store
Bridge Street
Owenback Hotel
Wangler’s Drug Store
Wangler Bros. Co
Anton Wangler
East Fourth Street
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