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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1920
Page
3
The YWCA opens its spring term with a meeting and supper, outlining classes in advanced and beginner gymnastics, esthetic dancing, and basketball. A Galloway girls vs Waverly Alumnae game ends the winter season, while events honor Miss Alvina Strohbebnu and Miss Dorothy Burt with gatherings and dinners.
Mrs Robert L Penne entertained the Minerva club with Mrs William Mangin and Mrs Paul Penne as guests. The FOP club met for 500 with Mrs H A Buchman and Mrs EB Wilford receiving favors. Dorothy helped serve. Next hostess is Mrs V A Keithoefer. Meetings to be paused for a few weeks.
Ruth Cameron reflects on learning from all encounters and classmates. She urges listening to others to expand general information, develop self discipline, and imitate beneficial traits while avoiding vanity and flattery.
A reader column explores how charm and cuteness influence popularity. It weighs whether superficial appeal suffices for real friendship and whether inner character can endure tests of trust and loyalty among peers.
Fairview Cemetery Association completes negotiations to purchase and assume control of the First Wrangeliedl church society burial tract in the west section. The move unites management and gains access to a perpetual care fund, consolidating stewardship under one entity. The deal includes cash for unoccupied burial plots now open to the public.
Waverly Louisiana January 30 The second annual banquet of the Waverly Community Club filled St Mary's Catholic church dining room with about 200 attendees. G L Vanderveer served as host and praised local enterprise. Leonard Racker spoke for 40 minutes on Pha Better Waverly while new arrivals were welcomed and a musical program featured solos and violin numbers.
Cedar Falls reports a 10 percent salary increase retroactive to September 1915 for all faculty and staff at Iowa State Teachers College. The 12 month cost to the school is $28,000 with department heads gaining $3,960. The board also approved two paintings by William de Lastwich Dodge costing $5,000 for the library.
National observance marks twenty three years of Mothers and Parent-Teacher associations in child welfare work. The day honors founding of the national Mothers' congress and invites all associations to join, with Mrs. David O. Mears of Worcester as national chair. Influenza uncertainty affects plans and advertising remains essential.
Dr J Murphy D D Exodentist operates a practice limited to tooth extractions anesthesia and dental radiography. Offices at First National Bank Building 3 to 1 2 to 5 hours are 3 to 1 2 to 5 Office phone 301 residence 4270.
Waterloo Motorboat club plans to send five boats in the 90 inch class to the Burlington regatta this summer. A special cup will be offered in the 90 inch class by Dr J Francis Schefcik of Minneapolis and another by the Universal Motor company of Oshkosh Wisconsin. J C Jago Charles Pierea J C Jurgensen J G Hartmeit and Allen Lown are entered for Waterloo.
Four proposed consolidated districts in Butler county voted on the plan. New Hartford carried with 61 yes and 23 no. The measure had failed previously in Bristow Wilmer and Allison, amid strong local opposition from school interests.
In Ottumwa Iowa on January 30 Mrs John Burke of Wapello County died at eight p m as her infant child passed away moments later both victims of influenza past several days illness. The city quarantined thirty four influenza cases by noon today reflecting a dangerous outbreak in the area.
Declarers to represent West High in a triangular contest next Friday at East High auditorium. One finalist will be selected from oratorical dramatic and humorous classes, with admission charged for the assembly.
A Manchester woman Mrs. Ella Hempstead died in Chicago from pneumonia after a case of flu. Her body was brought home for private services at her brother’s home. Survived by husband parents and three brothers. Funeral plans await arrival of relatives from Kansas.
The Greater Waterloo concert band performed splendidly at the Forum last evening as the first in a concert series. Under Cal Huntsinger the group shows daily improvement and has contracted with A C Ryan of the Forum for next summer concerts at the Forum garden. The Greater Waterloo junior band has 41 members. Both bands leased the hall at 220 1/2 Fourth Street East for 1920.
Evening services start at 7 o clock with Rev Mc Garey leading the opening part before catching an early westbound train. Rev Peterson will speak at the closing. A brief ad for a sale appears in the Courier.
An item describes obtaining up-to-date patterns from the Waterloo Evening Courier by sending a coupon and 10 cents per pattern to the Fashion Department. It notes patterns allow seams and promises delivery within ten days after sending.
Fort Madison Iowa January 30 hundreds of Mexicans who arrived during the war are preparing to return to Mexico after war time contracts expire. Under the terms they were to quit American soil by February 11 and no more contract labor is permitted under the law.
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