Commission to Seek Outlet in Hiway Building
Des Moines January 16 The agricultural and industrial commission named by Governor Hammill in April 1925 was convened by the governor Saturday to study the use of Iowa materials in highway construction and to review new methods for using coal. Chairman F P Faville was tasked to form committees. The panel has been inactive with no funding and members have funded their own travel. A 1926 appropriation was defeated, and Hammill may consult the commission on road building and bond issues ahead of an extra session. Members include W P Dawson Aurelia L A Andrew Justice F F Faville Arthur Huntington Cedar Rapids Morgan Lewis Albia F C Lovrein Humboldt Dd Maytag Newton J G Mitchell Des Moines L M OLeary Fort Dodge Mrs Ellsworth Richardson Mahaska County W A Kilnger Sioux City.
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Norejel
Des Moines
Agricultural and Industria — Commisson
Hammill
F. PF. Faville
Otc
Iowa
W. P. Dawson
Hazleton Man Elected Youngest Worshipful Master
Dan Schemerhom, age 26, is the youngest man elected worshipful master of Waterfall lodge Hazleton Ia Jan 16. William Kortemeier is named secretary for the twentieth time. other local notes include a marriage at the M and parsonage and deaths and Woodmen officers for 1928.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P Powrar
Hazleton
Dan Schemerhom
Waterfall Lodge
William Kortemeier
Lang-Moller
Malinda Motler
Merle Lang
Clarence Sa
M. L. Heisermen
Mader Woodmen
Lynn Silka
R. J. Slater
F. E. Latham
R. J. Short
L Nelson
Harry Munger
N. L. Latham
J R. Netcott
L. L. Destval
Waterloo Company to Market Output of N. Hampton Plant
New Hampton Iowa January 16 Arrangements for marketing of the Davis Manufacturing Company patented adjustable bracket for automobile awnings have been made with Binson Manufacturing Waterlon. The deal was made by T W Olson. Mr. Davis returned from Madison where arrangements were made for a large shipment of brackets for the adjustable awning. E Brown Sumner has been procured as sales manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courier Special Service
New Hampton
Davis Manufacturing Company
Binson Manufacturing Company
Waterlon
T. W. Olson
Davis
Mardison
E. Brown
Sumner
Marble Rock Sunday School Holds Indoor Picnic
Marble Rock Indiana? wait. Members of the Christian Sunday school enjoyed an indoor picnic at the town hall Friday evening. S. J. Rex serves as superintendent. Everett Kivall and family moved to Sherry Wisconsin to rent a dairy farm. Charles Van Sickle and family moved to a farm near Crankston Minnesota, which they purchased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marble Rock
Jac
Aembers
The
Christian Sunday School
Town Hall
S. J. Rex
Everett Kivall
Sherry
Wis
Charles van Sickle
Crankston
Minn
Annual Election Notices At Plainfield Aid Society
Plainfield Ta hosts an all day meeting and election of officers for the Baptist Ladies’ Aid Society on January 18. A tuberculosis education film will be shown Tuesday evening at Legion hall under W. A. auspices. Kinney honors at Wiss College Osage include student achievements and drama awards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plainfield Aid Society
Plainfield
Dan
Affcerk
Baptist Ladies
A. Roach
Legion Hall
Good Cheer Guild Activities And Local News In La Porte City
The January Good Cheer guild will meet in the M E church social rooms at 2 30 PM after the Aid society meeting. The Ald Society's first division meets Tuesday afternoon at Mrs Worth Condors home. Miss Arlene Schrader hosted a gathering Friday evening for young people and Wil Hans celebrated her sixteenth birthday with games and refreshments. Will Goon started work for Mid-Continent Petroleum Co in Winton as an oil truck driver after returning from New Hampshire with Black Hawk Off Co. Mrs Ro Tripp underwent a gallbladder operation at Allen Memorial Hospital and is reported in satisfactory condition. Mr and Mrs L C Grover mourn the death of their seven year old son Gordon on Saturday. Mrs Grover formerly taught in the local eighth grade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurier Kpereiak Servicl Ls
Brunetta
Wil Hans
Will Goon
Petroleum Company
Winton
New Hampton
Black Hawk
Ro. Tripp
Allen Memorial Hospital
Mies
la Porte City
L. C. Grover
Gordon
Grover
Funeral Rites for Thomas Taylor Held at Manchester
Thomas Taylor 77 died at his daughter Judd Gulligan's home after an 11 day illness from a paralytic stroke. Funeral services were at St Marys Catholic Church with Father F W McKinley, burial in St Marys cemetery. Born Kilkee Ireland in 1850 he lived in Masonville Iowa and Desmet South Dakota before retirement. survived by nine children, a brother George and sister Delia Lawler.
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Manchester
Thomas Taylor
Judd Gulligan
Ness
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
F. W. McKinley
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Mr. Taylor
Kilkee
County Clare
Ireland
Taylor
America
Mellary
Masonville
Elen Ryan
di Smet
Theamily
George
Delia ‘Taylor
Lawler
Ackley Groups Elect Officers For New Year
Ackley organizations select officers for year with Knights of Pythias naming William Roben as chancellor commander and W H Butts as vice commander. Church groups list Mrs Wil Martens president and Mrs KL E Coordes vice president. St Marys Cemetery Assn names Miss Margaret McGough president and Mrs Ed Keninger secretary.
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Ackley
Knights of Pythias
William Roben
W. H. Butts
Will Schultz
William Scourick
Rufus Hilbrand
Carl Thom
Frank Miske
Ferdinand Schultz
Wil Asche
Str. John’s Church
Wil Martens
KL. E. Coordes
J. J. Meyer
Wi Raben
Simon Slater
Flower and Birthday Fund
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Ass'n
Margaret McGough
Ed Keninger
John Gressiii
Frank Kachelhoffer
Miss McGoragh
Mate Hanig
Alina Keninger
Mary Richts~meier
Mike Bangasser
Austin King
Will Jacobs
Keough Funeral to Be Held at Ackley Church
Thomas Keough 77 died of heart disease Sunday in Garner Iowa. Requiem mass scheduled Tuesday at 9 a.m. at St Marys Catholic Church Ackley. Surviving wife. five sons. two daughters. two brothers and two sisters.
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Ackley
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Thomas Keough
Garner
Mr. Keough
New Jersey
Cedar Falls
Mason City
Don
James
Boviy
Mian
GN Learh
Muzeir Ragan
Corvaliis
Ore
Herman Depner Buys Greene Drug Store
Greene, Jan. 16 Herman Depner buys the stock and fixtures of the drug store formerly occupied by Paul Junger senior and will take possession soon. Depner’s son Dehy, a pharmacist formerly in Des Moines, will manage the business. Officers of the Woman’s auxiliary to Claude Tackpost American Legion installed include Jennie Moss president and several vice presidents secretaries and treasurer. Mrs W. W. Robinson improving at daughter’s home.
Charles City church dedicates organ as community concert awaited
First M E church in Charles City hosted an organ dedication with Dr. F C Witzigman preaching and Mrs. Walter M Swann presiding. Arthur Dunham, noted organist of Chicago’s great temple, will perform later this month as local musicians anticipate a major musical event.
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Courier
Charles City
F. C. Witzigman
Cedar Fails
M. E
Walter M. Swann
Arthur Dunham
Dunham
Termple
Loop
Chicago
Newell Constitution Company of
Cedar Rapids
E. &S Fyler
Plainiff
Newell
Fyler
Julius Valeska
G. M. & St Paul Railroad
Minnie Hobert
Saits
Harry Meineke
DeKalb
Genevieve Bissonette
Old Jesup Postoffice Area Leased for Radio Shop
The former Jesup postoffice building was leased to Theodore Arp for a radio and accessory business plus radio repairs. Mr and Mrs L J Dodge hosted a Sunday dinner at Wood's Café in honor of their daughter Mrs D Hates of Waterloo whose birthday anniversary was celebrated.
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Theodore Arpnold Fyasn
AOS
L. J. Dodge
Wood
D. Hates
Waterloo
Y. Rubert
St Paul
BD. D. Rubert
Jesup Josip
Ube Edgewort
Clara Jones
Young Street
Clutier State Bank Posts $75,000 Deposit Gain
Clutier State Bank, the only financial institution in Clutier after Farmers State closed, reports deposits up about $75,000 since June 2027. The bank now holds more than $420,000, with substantial cash and quickly convertible bonds on hand.
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PO Muaerie Oe Tracer. Ia
Clutier State Bank
Clitier
Farmers State Bank
Chitler State Bank
Final Tribute to Mrs. Mary Smith Paid in Oelwein
Notices from Oelwein and surrounding towns recount last rites for Mrs. Mary Smith in her daughter's home and at the Lutheran church in Waverly, with interment in place. Other items note deaths, Rainbow Girls officers, a Duluth death, and local civic notes including a court case about felonies and a naturalization inquiry.
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Mary Smith
Oelwein
Vourier Sneplabservice
Ben McQueen
Oel‘we
Waverly
Charles Shutts
R. GC. Willams
Davenport
Galesburg
Dave R. Lynch
Fayette County
Esther John Soll
Ruth James
Lola Blake Loucks
Duluth
Minn
Baptist Church
Oakdale Cemetery
New Hampton
Frank W. Ratiborsky
Great Western Railroad
Forrest Fox
Grand
Naturalization Department
U. S. Department of Inbor
Chicago
Iowa
Banquet Honors St Ansgar High Football Squad
St Ansgar Iowa January 16 a banquet was held at the M E church honoring the St Ansgar high school football team. Rev Q H Moore and high school teachers attended. The Women's Foreign Missionary society met at the M E parsonage with members taking part in the program. Otranto Farm bureau will present the play Eyes of Love at the opera house Tuesday January 17 at 8 p m as part of the M E church education committee program.
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St. Ansgar
Mm, E. Church
Q. H. Moore
Women's Foreign Missionary Society
M. E. Parsonage
O. H. Moore
James McCulln
McKinney
J. P. Lund
Otranto Farm Bureau
Opera House
M. EB. Church
O. E. S. and Masons Install Leaders in New Hampton
In New Hampton Iowa on January 16 officers of the Order of Eastern Star were installed including worthy matron Vida Sewell and worthy patron D. M. Lezotte. Arcana lodge A. F. & A. M. also installed officers with worshipful master R. D. Markle and senior warden D. M. Lezette among the appointees.
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Auvier
New Hampton
Order of Eastern Star
Vida Sewell
D. M. Lezotte
Dillon Sandusky
Huth Jackson
Minnie Frakes
Marie Griffith
T. W. Olson
Arcana Lodge A. FL & A. MM
R. D. Markle
D. M. Lezette
HK. Ll. Crawford
B. Phillips
M. D. Hewitt
Cedar Falls High Debating Schedule Sets Jan 26 Meet
Cedar Falls high school debate events begin January 26 with teams traveling to Independence to face Independence High. Frederick Miertier and Wayne Lawrence will argue the negative. Ruth Latta and Dalton Johnson will represent Cedar Falls High in the affirmative against Oelwein High.
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Peeker
Cedar Falls
Frederick Miertier
Wayne Lawrence
Independence
Independence High
Marine Son of Osage Woman Is Cited for Service
Osage Te Jan 16 Mrs Peart Trego received from Washington a citation for service for her son Pred Trego a marine who died in Tientsin China on Dec 27 His body is being sent to Osage for burial on the soldiers' tomb He is commended for faithful and brave service He served in the world war as well as with the marines in China.
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Osage
Peart Trego
Washington
BD. C
Trego
Tientsein
China
Suspend Work on Aplington Bridge
Aplington Iowa January 16 workers on the bridge project have been laid off. The steel gang finished Saturday and the concrete crew Friday. The Snithier family returned to the farm near Buck Grove and Vernon Snittjer will stay with his sister until arrival closes.
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Lpoarapter Myer
Sree Aplington
Steel Gang
Concre Gang
W. J. Snithier
WA Farm
Buck Grove
Vernon Snittjer
Ted Atherts
Suit to collect for mother's care dismissed
Mrs. Henrietta Petersen of Waterloo sued Dr. J. H. Gook of Reinbeck for 425 dollars claiming care for her mother Mrs. J. H. Cook in 1936. The Marshall County court dismissed the case due to insufficient evidence. Dr. Cook now resides with his son Richard on the home farm north of Reinbeck.
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Omer
Reinbeck
Mia
Henrietta Petersen
Waterloo
J. H. Gook
Marshalltown
Marshall County Court
Girl student of Angelus Temple speaks in Cedar Falls
Cedar Falls reports highlight a 16 year old Marian Harrison from Engelwood speaking at First Church of Christ while attending Angelus Temple in Los Angeles. Other items note a 30th wedding anniversary for Mr and Mrs Edward Smith, D A R program, and local civic notices.
Tama County Pays 4300 for Stock Dogs Tax Increase
Claims filed with the Tama county auditor state 4300 dollars for live stock slaughtered by dogs or wolves. The dog tax for the year totaled 2223 dollars, with past surplus funding. Supervisors recently doubled the dog tax in the county.
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Tama County
Reonuncy Spreant Services
Traer
Jan
Behind the Scenes at the James Black Dry Goods Display Studio
The James Black Dry Goods grounding and art unit creates all backgrounds furniture and finishings for store windows at Sycamore and Fourth streets. Premier artist J Fred Wagner and head designer Thomas Watan captivate with beaverboard plush silk and beading as rapid seasonal sets are drafted drawn to scale and built in a Park Avenue workshop.
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James Black Dry Goods Company
Sycamore
Fourth Streets
A. L. Alexander
Park Avenue
J. Fred Wagner
Thomas W @atan
Wagner
Fourth
Eaton
Frank C. Wyant
Wyant
Nebraska
Minnesota
Xene M. Greeley
Vine Street
Waterloo
Farmers Urge County Tax Reforms and Car Liability Law
Des Moines report notes Farm Bureau resolutions revive 1923 tax commission ideas. Proposals include state board of assessment, county assessor, state income tax, and car liability in accidents. Commission favored value basis based on property earning capacity and equitable tax administration. Names: H S Van Alstine, C M Dutch er, Ed M. Smith, M B Pitt, C E Narey, T E Moen, A Springer, J Peters. Dallas county.
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Courtice Speeial Service
Des Moines
Laws Farm Bureau Federation
Tax Commissions
Budget Department
Thirty-ninth General Assembly
H. 5S
van Alstine
Humboldt County
Charles M. Dutcher
Johnson County
Ed M. Smith
Madison County
Milton B. Pitt
Harrison County
C. E. Narey
Dickinson County
T. E. Moen
Lyon County
Arthur Springer
Louisa County
James Peters
Dallas County
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound ad claim
A Vinton Iowa reader shares relief from long illness after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She states it helped her after quitting school, supports six births, and she credits the product with improving her health. The piece notes many girls in the fourth generation learn from mothers who used the remedy.
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Vinton
Iowa
Lydia FE. Pinkham
Dagan
a_ house
Frank Sellers
7Th Avenue
Yona
Lydia B. Pinkham
Cedar Falls Vestry Members Elected at St Luke’s
Cedar Falls Jan 16 Vestrymen elected Saturday evening by St Luke s Episcopal church members will organize soon They are I D Corning J E Mayo C M Wynkoop John Thompson Joseph Cowan Dr E B Jack George Wood G C Keller and John F Dempster
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Cedar Falls
Parisit
St. Luke's Episcopal Church
I. D. Corning
J. E. Mayo
C. M. Wynkoop
John ©. Thompson
Joseph Cowan
EB. D. Jack
George Wood
G. C. Keller
John F Dempster
Blowout Damages Vinton Man's Car and Debaters Win
A blowout on Lincoln highway near Blairstown caused Sam Retke’s car to collide with an oncoming vehicle, roll into a ditch, and strike a stump, heavily damaging the new car though no serious injuries occurred. Vinton debaters defeated Urbana teams in two contests at home, debating the creation of a presidential cabinet department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courier Special Service
Vinton
Sam Retke
Blairstown
Farm Bureau
Lincoln Highway
Relke
Urbana High School
Urbana
Department of Education
Diamond Brothers of Waterloo
Dr. CG. C. Griffin
Health Addresses at East and West High Schools
Dr. Caroline Hedger of the Elizabeth McCormick Memorial fund will speak to East High today and West High Tuesday under teachers and parent-teacher clubs. She spoke at East High this afternoon and will address West High in the auditorium at 7 30 this evening. Sessions are free with expenses borne by local organizations. Hedger, a physician, has long aided child welfare and education and trains health workers. The fund aims to improve child life in the United States.
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Caroline Hedger
Elizabeth McCormick Memorial Fund
Chicago
West Ph
East High
West High
Hedger
Hus
Elizabeth McCormick
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Herman Depner
Greene Drug Store
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Ladies of the Tabernacle
Joe Frascht
Roseville
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First Church of Christ
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Walnut Street
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Dunkerton
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College
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J. B. Lake
South
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D. A. BR. Washington
Cedar Falls Building & Loan Ass'n
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Baby San
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Tremont Street
South America
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New York City
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Kern
International Telephone Company
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R. K. Laird
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Oxford
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Edward Oster
Long Beach
Cal
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Illinois Central
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Federation
Lydia E. Pinkham
Vinton Man
E. High
West
Frrensoa
Buehler Bros
East Fourth St
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