Dunkerton Telephone Buys Former Bank Building
Cedar Frills news notes a district schedule including a piano recital at Teachers college on Tuesday, a basketball contest with Upper Iowa on Wednesday, and a lecture by Dr. Charles H. Judd on Friday. The spring music festival and orchestra are awaiting confirmation, with patronage and timing under discussion.
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Courier
Cedar Frills
Charles H. Judd
Teachers College
Alla Freeman
College
Upper Iowa
T. C. Cage
Judd
School of Education
Chicago University
Dunkerton Mutual Telephone plans move to new bank building
Dunkerton Indiana January 28 Dunkerton Mutual Telephone company to buy the Farmers and Merchants bank building for 2.51 million approval obtained at a stockholders meeting. A new switchboard will be installed with costs undetermined. The purchase includes counters and vault booths for public use. Ground floor space becomes public area with rear room for directors conferences. Building chosen for Main street site, built in 1917. Directors reelected Charles Eldridge president Jay R Owen secretary George Meyers hodd vice president F P Davis treasurer Charles Sigglekow F O Dunkerton George Spies and Henry Trumbauer. Company serves about 250 patrons.
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Courier
Dunkerton, In
Dunkerton Mutial Telephone Company
Farmers’ & Merchants’ Bank
Main Street
Ed St
Charles Eldridge
Jay R. Owen
George Meyerhodd
F. P. Davis
Charles Sigglekow
F. O. Dunkerton
George Spies
Henry ‘Trumbauer
Ackley Declamation Contest Set Tonight at High School
Ackley Ia Jan 28 The declamatory contest of Ackley High School will be held this evening in the auditorium. The high school orchestra and girls glee club will provide music. Entrants cover three classes: Oratorical Dramatic and Humorous with students such as Esther Althouse Eva Shirer Irene Coyle Marian Atdinger Ruth Humorous Dorothy Brittell and Kenneth McCord among others.
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Courier Special Service
Ackley
Ackley High School
Lippard
Esther Althouse
Sarton
Irene Coyle
America
Eva Shirer
Daddy Doe
Kimball
Marian Atdinger
Barclay
Josephine’ Althouse
Scratch
Black
Angeline “Bode
Evalyn’ Brittell
Helen Coler
Ruth
Griffin
Dorothy Brittell
Janice
Dickerson
Clawson
Sammy
Raymond Hanig
Kenneth McCord
Solomon Schnickletrite
Marlys Pepperling
Mrs. John Frank Former Resident Buried at Sumner
Funeral services for Mrs. John Frank nee Caroline Wergi who died January 24 in Jamestown North Dakota were held at St John s Lutheran church with Rev C J Mardorf officiating. Burial followed in the Lutheran cemetery north of Sumner. She was survived by her husband a son Envin Frenk four sisters and three brothers. The Frank family lived on a farm west of Sumner before moving to Jamestown in 1902.
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Sumner
John Frank
Caroline Wergi
Jamestown
N. D
St John's Lutheran Church
C. J.mardorf
Envin Frenk
Louisa Roever
Owatonna
Minn
Misnie Geffert
Northfield
Mary Schmidt
St. Petersburg
Fla
Sophia ‘Towne
West of Summer
Herman Nergi Cahby
John
Fred Nergl
Lving
Frank
John Nergl
Shea
Jamesown
Welch Requiem Held for Local Resident
James W. Welch died at his West Side home after two weeks of paralysis. He formerly farmed in Buffalo township and later retired to this city. He was married to Catherine Moore. Funeral service was at St. John’s Catholic Church with burial in St. John’s Cemetery.
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Courier Special Service
Independence
James W. Welch
Welch
Buffalo Township
St. John's Catholic Church
Donohue
St. Jon's Cemetery
Paan with Fractured Leg Undergoes Appendicitis Operation
In Osage on January 28 Guy Lott a university student from Iowa City returned home on crutches with a broken leg. He was later operated on at Nissen hospital for appendicitis on Sunday morning.
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Courier
Osage. In
Guy Lott
Clan
Iowan ' City
Nissen Hospital
Man Injured When Crank Shaft Breaks
Fragments of a crank shaft broke while Walter Smedlock attempted to crank the engine of his car injuring his face and hands. Mrs. W 1 Pierce underwent surgery for appendicitis and gallstones at Waverly hospital. Mike Zwanziger also had surgery the same day. All are reported doing well.
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Courier Special Serelen
Nashua
Mms
Walter Smedlock
W. 1
Pierce Wen
Waverly Hospital
Mike Zwanziger
Woman Improves After Three-Week Hiccup Illness
Mrs Grant Driscoll of La Porte City Iowa shows slight improvement after three weeks of dangerous hiccup complications following influenza. Medical attempts to control the disorder failed until Sunday and today she continued to recover while residing on a farm near the city.
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Courier Special Service
la Porte City
Grant Driscoll
Here
Shellsburg Boy Fatally Shot in Hunting Accident
Earl Weatherwax, 14, was killed near Shellsburg Iowa on a rabbit hunt when a shotgun held by Gerald Johnson discharged while reloading after firing at a rabbit. Weatherwax, who had no gun, stood beside Johnson as the hammer dropped. the shot severed an artery and he died within 10 minutes. A coroner jury ruled accidental death.
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Coariar Special Service
Shellsburg
Earl Weatherwax
Gerald Johnson
Weatherwax
Johnson
Grundy Woman to Enter Mayo Clinic
Grundy Center residents report Mrs. Anna Murphy will depart for Rochester Minnesota this week for medical care. She will be accompanied by her sister Mrs W J Scott. Also noted are updates on Roger Mellem Phillip Winslow and T G Trousdale with illness concerns and Bobbie Wolthoff’s recent sickness.
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Grundy Center
Anna Murphy
Rochester
Minn
W. J. Scott
Roger Mellem
Phillip Winslow
Morningside College
Sioux City
Des Moines
T. G. Trousdale
Bobbie Wolthoff
Former La Porte City Resident Dies in California
George Schuck, 67, formerly of La Porte City, died suddenly in Long Beach California. Telegram says his brother-in-law O A Ritter received the notice. He is survived by his widow and three sisters Mia Azelle Harvey Cedar Palis Mrs Robert Buck and Mrs Dudley Buck La Porte City. An only son Harold was killed in an airplane accident in California years ago.
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la Porte City
George Schuck
Long Beach
Cal
O. A. Ritter
Mia
Azelle Harvey
Cedar Palis
Robert Buck
Dudley Buck
Harold
California
Allison High Declama Contest Names Winners in Three Divisions
Four entrants contested the Allison High School declamation event in Allison Iowa on January 28. Claude Stevenson won the oratorical class with The Wandering Jew, Dorothy Kramer was second with The New South. In dramatic division Elizabeth Emerson won with The Last Word, Bernice Brauer was second with Laddile. Funny division saw Fred Van Dyke top with Jimmie Jones Studies Geography, Ruth Hunter placed second with The Wedding, Lois Brauer third.
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Fred van Dyke
Jimmie Jones
Ruth Hunter
Lois Brauer
Early resident of Independence dies at age about sixty nine
Independence Iowa Jan 28 J OM Marquetia died Sunday at the home of Mr and Mrs James McKenzie on Fourth street north after an long illness. She was about 69 years old and one of the early day setters in the city. Her husband died many years ago and a daughter a few years old remains. She is survived by a grandson Marqutte Smyth of Tacoma Washington. Funeral arrangements are incomplete but will be announced.
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Independence
J. OM
Marquetia
James McKenzie
Fourth Street
Eco
Grandison
Marqurtte Smyth
Tacoma
Wash
Ayements
Obituary updates for Greenwood and Marble Rock areas
A former resident dies at his daughter's home and will be buried in Greenwood cemetery once passage is possible. He leaves three daughters and six grandchildren. survivors include Blanche Kimnall Etlel Savage and Beatrice Spees. An infant death is recorded for the Bearbower family. Rev. A R Coover’s mother dies in Howe Indiana at age seventy.
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Tcowrier Sperrys & Tuiasyeston
Quesqueton
Viam Specs
Lain Savage
Loggan
Greenwood Cemetery
Galghters
Blanche Kimnall
West Union
Etlel Savage
Corgen
Beatrice Spees
Cedar Rapides
Who Is Your Skinny Friend Ethel
An old advertisement promotes McCoy's Tablets as a guaranteed flesh builder. It claims thousands gained weight, notes a risk-free offer with money back if a user does not gain at least a specified amount after six weeks, and directs readers to ask at any drug store.
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McCoy
Robert Co
C. J. Miller
America
District Declam Contests Set to Begin March 18
Maquoketa Iowa January 28 The northeastern district announces the annual state declamatory series with 188 schools entering the preliminaries March 1 across 47 contests. The subdistrict meets March 15 the district event April 5 and the state final April 19 at Stuart Iowa.
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Courier Special Service
Maquoketa
Stuart
Ines
W. G. Clark
Eldora
WW. S. Miller
Reinbeck
B. S. Moyle
Will A. Pye
Toledo
J. F. Overmyer
Algona
Sunt. L
Colesburg seeks state aid to open road for supplies
Colesburg Iowa residents hope the state highway commission will dispatch a snow plow to Delaware county to clear the Petersburg road. Heavy snow last Thursday halted transport of food and fuel, eight hundred pounds of groceries arrived by bobsled, and the first mail is due today.
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Colesburg
State Highway Commission
Delaware County
Petersburg
E. W. Williams
Manchester
W. E. Hoot
Williams
Here
Dyersville
Geneseo Pupils Vaccinated Against Smallpox
About 80 students at the Geneseo consolidated school were vaccinated for smallpox by two physicians as a precaution after reports of cases in the region. Geneseo basketball team defeated Keystone Thursday in an away game, giving Keystone its first home loss in three years.
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Geneseo
Courier Special Service
Keystone Tursday
Keyslotte
Community groups schedule meetings amid music interest declines
The Cedar Falls area notes fewer attendance trends at concerts, with orchestras no longer the drawing cards. Literary groups announce weekly meetings led by Mrs. Fisher, Mrs. Snider, and Mrs. Petrie. Civic and Social Science at Woman's club plans a guest night at Levi Jewell's home with a legislative discussion and playlet.
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Auch Entertainment
Cedar Falls
Questa
I. M. Fisher
Clay Street
F. L. Snider
J. A. Petrie
Civic and Social Science Department
Woman's Club
Levi Jewell
H. N. Sillinan
A. R. Baxter
Department of the Woman's Club
F O. Witaigman
Paul Calien
Fionte
W. F. Sissel
Twelfth Street West
Messrs
Mmes
Joe Wild
After Effects of Flu More Dangerous Than Flu Itself
The article notes influenza toxins upset digestion and lead to lingering colds that can trigger bronchitis or pneumonia. It advises early treatment and promotes Vicks VapoRub applied to throat and chest at bedtime to avoid digestive disturbance.
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Vicks VapoRub
Nurse Reveals Simple Cure For Eczema Relief
A nurse endorses a Dr Dennis D D antiseptic remedy claiming it stops burning and itching from eczema, scales, rashes, and pimples. The ad promises rapid relief from cooling liquid formula available at drug stores or D D D Lab Batavia Illinois with a 35 cent bottle and money back guarantee.
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Dennis
D. D. D. Lab
Batavia
Illinois
Cedar Rapids girl hosts birthday party for many guests
Mrs. Helen Dora Refshauge entertained eighteen girls at a birthday party Saturday afternoon at her home on Sixth Street West Cedar Rapids.
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Wiliam
Merton A ‘Bowen
Ae Geese Lamb
Oliva Riker
Arthur T .Crawford
Ant
H. Kaiser
Cedar
UF. Ww
Clark
Gladbrook
Helen Dora Refshauge
Sixth Street West
Dunkerton Woman Dies After Illness in Waterloo Hospital
Mary Elizabeth Murchlig, 23, of Dimker Township, died in a Waterloo hospital Sunday evening after a brief illness. Born October 31, 1905, in Poyner township, she had lived in the area all her life. She is survived by her parents Mr. and Mrs. John J. Muehng and four brothers. The body is at O'Keefe & Towne mortuary.
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Dunkerton
Mary Elizabeth Murchlig
Dimkertion
Waterloo
Poyner Township
John J. Muehng
O'Keefe & Towne Mortuary
Adierika Claims Relief for Gas and Stomach Waste
An ad claims Adler tea or Adierika relieves gas and gut waste, improving sleep and appetite. It features Mrs. Jan testimonials and a Robert Drug ad copy touting dramatic effects and comfort after using the product.
Konjola Medicine Sparks Talk in Waterloo Trade Circles
Since Konjola arrived in Waterloo 1b the medicine has become the talk of drugs and medical trades across the section. Interest grows as people gather to discuss its fame and effects.
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Waterloo
Konjola Man Promotes Remedy at Wangler Bros Drug Store
A Konjola advocate visits Wangler Bros Drug Store at 229 E Fourth St to present the medicine’s claimed health benefits. An endorsement by Mrs Marie Zerrien recounts improved energy, weight gain, and renewed vitality after using Konjola, describing it as an honest remedy and urging public familiarity with the product.
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Wangler Bros
Fourth Street
Marie Zerrien
Eighth Avenue
Clinton
Town
Konjola
Nowy
Jh Ant
Konjols
Tamia
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