Public invited to law enforcement meet in county board room
A wide call goes out for tomorrow 9 a m attendance at the county courthouse board room to forge a harmonized law enforcement plan for Black Hawk county. County Attorney Gwynne proposed the meeting after discussion over Road Patrolman H P Mason also serving as Cedar Falls constable and collecting fees. The board invited the sheriff Waterloo chief of police and mayors county wide to attend and possibly refer policy compromises to the attorney general for legal approval. John R Rector new East Waterloo supervisor questions Mason holding both posts and fees, asserting this is a legal matter for the courts per Maxwell O Brien. The board leans toward preserving Mason in his current duties.
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County
Black Hawk County
J. W. Gwynne
H. P. Mason
Cedar Falls
Waterloo
Mason
John R. Rector
East Waterloo
Maxwell’ O‘brien
O'Brien
Bertha Martin of Teachers College Critically Ill
Cedar Falls January 98 Miss Bertha Martin of the dramatic art department at Teachers College is in critical condition at home from pneumonia after returning from a holiday visit in Topeka Kan. She remained with her classroom duties for a few days before influenza developed into pneumonia. Miss Hazel Strayer plans to return to duty Wednesday from a six month study leave at Columbia University.
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Courier
Cedar Falls
Bertha Martin
Dramatic Art
Teachers College 5
Martin
Topeka
Kan
Hazel Strayer
Columbia University
Gasoline Burns Fatal in Des Moines Incident
Mrs. B. H. Coffman, 36, died in Des Moines after a rug cleaning accident when a gasoline line sparked and set her clothing on fire. The 28 January report from INS notes she suffered fatal burns.
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Des Moines
INS
B. H. Coffman
The Child's First School Is the Family Froebel Piece
The National Kindergarten Association in Newark publishes weekly in the Evening Courier a discussion on Froebel and the home education concept. It argues that early learning begins in the family as the child's first school.
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Froebel
National Kindergarten Association
West Fortieth Artest
Newark City
Evening Courier
Indecision as Cruelty in a Canyon Trip
May Whitcomb recounts a summer episode where nine year old Alice asks to join a canyon expedition. Her mother stalls with vague refusals and wavering, prompting repeated pleas and temper, ending with a torn plan and a bittersweet ending as the party disappears and Alice adapts later.
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May Whitcomb
Alice
Tex
Preschool years gain recognition in psychology and education
W D Furry president of Shorter College Georgia asserts that both psychologists and educators increasingly value early childhood education. He cites research supporting the adage that a child's character is shaped in the pre school years.
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W. D. Furry
Shorter College
Georgia
Funeral of William M Edwards Held at Cedar Falls
William M Edwards died Saturday at 2017 South Main Cedar Falls. The funeral was conducted this afternoon at 2 oclock by Dr W G Rowley from the M E church. Burial followed at Fairview. Surviving are his widow and three children Ray Mrs Lloyd Bundy and Mrs Andrew L Frandsen, all of Cedar Falls.
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Cedar Falls
William M. Edwards
South Main Street
W. G. Rowley
M. E. Church
Fairview
Ray
Lloyd Bundy
Andrew L. Frandsen
Old Harrison School in Cedar Rapids Burns Down
The Harrison school building, among Cedar Rapids' oldest, was destroyed by fire at 2 a.m. today. Loss estimated at 150000 dollars with 50000 dollars insured. Fire crews found the blaze early and battled the flames through the morning.
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Cedar Rapids
Phillips Milk of Magnesia as a remedy for indigestion
An advertisement promotes Phillips Milk of Magnesia as the premier treatment for excess stomach acid. It claims rapid neutralization of acid, tasteless relief, and safe use, noting a 50 year physician endorsement and a U S registered trademark dating to 1875. The copy urges readers to obtain genuine Phillips from drugstores at 25c or 50c per bottle.
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U. S
Charles H. Phillips Chemical Company
Charles H. Phillips
Near East Relief speakers active in Waterloo
William J. Shallcross returned from Omaha to help finish the Waterloo Near East Relief campaign. He spoke at First Congregational Sunday school and several churches. The drive supports a $100 sponsorship for a boy in a Russian Caucasus orphanage. The campaign aims to raise $6,000,000 nationwide with wrapping up in the coming days.
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William J. Shallcross
Omaha
Neb
Waterloo Near East
First
Congregational Sunday School
Congregational Sunday
Russian Caucasus
Shallcross
United Presbyterian Church
Church of the Brethren
Orange Township
Katherine Raynolds McCormick
Plymouth Congregational P
Linden M
First Presbyterian
Westminster
Presbyterian Churches
Christn Endeavor Sociery
United Brethren Church
Bhallcross
Walnaut Street Baptist Church
Waterloo
Near East
United States
Kerkhoff Couple Observe Twelfth Wedding Anniversary
The twelfth anniversary of Mr and Mrs Gerhard Kerkhoff of Fredericksburg Taian was celebrated Thursday at their home marking twelve years of marriage.
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Fredericksburg
Taian
Gerhard Kerkhoff
Clifford O Reilly Ill at Miami
John O Reilly of Cedar Rapids and longtime railroad conductor Clifford O Reilly arrived in Miami Florida after his son underwent appendicitis surgery. The family, former Waterloo residents, reported Clifford was slightly improved and heading a bus operation based in Miami.
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Clifford O'Reilly
Miami
John O'Reilly
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo, Cedar Falls & Northern Railroad
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Lauerman
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Mme. Serrec
Rotary
Cotas Spt
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Monarch
del Monte Bartlett
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