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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 03, 1928

Page

8

Smelser and Ferk Wedding Reception Notes

Mr and Mrs G H Smelser hosted 125 guests each evening at their home on 72 Rammond avenue in honor of Mr and Mrs R H Ferk whose Chicago wedding January 6 was noted. The event featured roses, informal refreshments, and plans for the couple to move to Denver July 10. Out of town guests included families from Vinton Cedar Rapids Forte City and Montrose Colorado, with local society events listed for Wednesday activities.

G. H. Smelser Rammond Avenue R. H., Ferk Chicago Peek Lillyan Smelser Theodore Peek Riehl Street 3. W. Carter, Bhoe Company Nashville LS. Ronk Geraldine Neva McChane Mary Young Bell Abrams May Parks R. E. Hudson Joe Husmar Win Husa Forte City Aut Is. D. ©. Maneer J. O'Reilly Cedar Rapids Lucifey Grover Montrose Colo Ruth Koehler Karl Koehler Tripoli St. Francis Hospital T. S. Wheeler Fourth Street West Byvank C. L. Jeppeson H. C. Morley Amillary National Letter Carriers Association Council Bluffs Charles V. Turner Paden Players Plaza Theatre East Dubuque Plaza Lorene Standish Allen Istreet Alaska Maxine Horner Seattle Wash Orly Skagway Lake Louise Banff

Golden Wedding Celebrated with Surprise Picnic

Mr and Mrs B F Lichty of 1202 Mulberry Street marked their golden wedding with a Sunday surprise after church. Sixty relatives attended. They wed June 21 1878. celebration moved from the anniversary date. Sons N A Lichty C B Lichty attended. Verne E Lichty is deceased. Cedar River park picnic followed with white and gold decor and a cake with 450 yellow candles. The couple received a silk bag tiled with gold trims and many congratulations by mail and wire.

B. F. Lichty Mulberry Street Lichty N. A. Lichty C. 8. Lichty Verne E. Lichty Mrs. Lichty Walter Smith Harlan Smith Nashua Mert Smith Waterloo My. Lichty D. L. Wood Cedar River Park

Waterloo Quota Club Welcomes New Members at Dinner

Three new members were greeted at a Waterloo Quota Club dinner at Hotel Russell Lamson. They are Mrs. W. W. Warsaw a police matron Mrs. Lutia B Larson attendance officer for the east district schools and Miss Lorene Standish a public health nurse.

Quota Club Russell-Lamson W. W. Warsaw Lutia B. Larson East District Lorene Stand Davenport Ethyl Louise Chandler Inez Copurn Mary Horner R. J. Sweney Chandler New Castle Waterloo Davienport

Club Notes Bring Picnic Gatherings To Local Homes

Social Band meets Friday at noon for a picnic luncheon at Mrs. Ceri Moline's country home. Those without transport may call Mrs. W. F. Thompson. Freundschaft club sponsors a Sunday picnic at Elk Run for Germans and families meeting at Lincoln park at 1 pm. Joyle club gathers Thursday with Mrs. Homer Gordon. D. B. L. Bridge duo meets Thursday at Mrs. M. J. O'Keefy's home. Regular meeting day is Wednesday.

Ceri Moline W. F. Thompson Freundschaft Club Elk Run Lincoln Park Joyle Club Homer Gordon Eleventh Street D. B. L. Bridge M. J. O'Keefy

Blanche Boysen and Kermit Kaiser Exchange Vows

Blanche Boysen of Cedar Falls and Kermit Kaiser of Memphis Tenn exchanged marriage vows at Danish Lutheran church in Fredsville in a 4 pm ceremony officiated by Rev. Herbert Moehlman. Attendants included Arethar Kyhl and Vera Kelloggs. best man John Latta. Kaiser to reside in Memphis after an eastern tour. Kaiser connected with Latin Book Co. in Iowa. both families noted civic ties.

Courier Cedar Falls Blanche Boysen Kermit Kaiser Memphis Tenn Fredsville Neils J. Boysen Main Street Troth Herbert Moehlman Trinity American Lutheran Church of Florence Syndergaard Nellie Ness Sorenson Dodge Gang Ds Koven Bond Arethar Kyhl Vera Kelloggs Aiden John Latta Columbia Boysen Kaiser Herman 4. Kaiser Iowa State Teachers College Latin Book Company of This Place Walnut

Kint Stuhler Wed in Philadelphia Marriage News

Announcements report the June 30 Philadelphia wedding of Miss Alice Elizabeth Kint to Riess Searge Stuhler of Monticello. The bride, from Cedar Falls and Waterloo, head of a Rochester high school music dept, studied at Iowa State Teachers College. groom attended Iowa University and works with his father in Monticello. They will live there after August 1 and were announced by the bride’s aunt, Mrs. James C. Snyder.

Stuhler University of Iowa Monticello Stabler James C. Snyder Philadelphia

Church News Quilting and Meetings at First Litheran Church

The Ladies' Aid society plans an all-day quilting session in the church basement with a 2 30 p.m. business meeting. Hostesses are Mrs. B. E. Clay and Mrs. J. P. Nottger. Wartburg Luther league holds its monthly business meeting at 8 p.m. today in the church parlors.

Ladies’ Aid Society First Litheran Church B. EB. Clay J. P. Nottiger Wartburg Luther League

Hints in Beauty Care How To Lose Weight Gracefully

Bana Kent Forbes outlines multiple weight loss methods including dieting reducing calories and combining approaches. She recommends Turkish baths massage exercise and careful use of hot water steams and alcohol rubs, plus gradual weekly weight loss about five pounds, under medical supervision for a 75 pound overweight individual.

Bana Kent Forbes Miss Forbes S. A

Muriel Calkins Weds Albert J Becker at Little Brown Church

Miss Muriel Calkins daughter of Mr and Mrs J Calkins married Albert J Becker of Philadelphia Pa at the Little Brown Church In the Vale near Nashua. Rev J L McCortison Jr conducted the ceremony in the presence of relatives. The bride wore wine crepe. Mr Becker is a traveling salesman for National Drug store. They plan to live in Waterloo after a short honeymoon.

Muriel Calkins J. &. Calkins Little Brown the Vale Nashua Albert J. Becker Philadelphia J. L. McCortison, Jr Beeker Dotson's Clothing Becker National Drug Store

Pointer Parents and Teeth Building Foods for Children

This passage urges parents to cultivate preferences for salads among children and to use milder dressings. It notes foods rich in lime support teeth and bone, lists dairy, vegetables, fruit, eggs, and whole grains, and recommends singing with children and exposing them to varied songs. It stresses teaching children money responsibility and value.

Children Parents

Chicken Saffron? Creamy Chicken Bake and Sweets

A rustic recipe list includes chicken souffle with chopped parsley milk bread crumbs and eggs baked 20 minutes in a hot oven. Also sweet potato balls fried until brown served with marshmallow centers and a bright orange walnut celery salad marinated in lemon dressing.

Power High Line Franchise Granted to C. F. Company

Cedar Falls municipal light plant won a franchise to erect and maintain high power electric wires from Cedar Falls toward the Grundy county line after a day long hearing. Iowa Railway and Light Co. sought a longer line but farmers preferred a home company. The Cedar Falls route will run from Twenty seventh Street three miles south and west to Grundy. The other company may continue its hearing to August 13.

Cedar Falls Grundy County Board of Supervisors Cedar Fallss Iowa Railways& Light Co Iowa Company Cedar Falls Company Twenty-seventh

Pictures and Sound Radio on Program for England Soon

British radio fans will see moving pictures by radio this fall as J L Baird will broadcast the first moving pictures with sound in September. A Pultograph broadcast will follow. both ventures start privately but may join English stations via the BBC. Experimental broadcasts have already shown Duchess of York and Prince of Wales and plans include photos of performers, children stories, fashion plates, weather, and day events. A Baird television transmitting station nears completion on Covent Garden roof with a 50 mile London radius for the initial broadcast.

London J. L. Baird Otto Fulton British Broadcasting Corporation Duchess of York Prince of Wales Chilldreni Covent Garden

Goat Fur Coats Could Be The Fall Fashion Fad

Paris designers preview goat fur coats for fall and winter with original cuts. Dyed brown goat fur mixed with white rabbit fur creates standout collars and cuffs, including an upstanding rabbit collar reminiscent of Elizabethan muffs. Dyed summer ermine accents cloth dresses, and brown ermine trims appear on a beige wood dress with Dutch round collars and long ribbon ties.

Paris Indies

Auto with Load of Paint Stolen

Jd. CG. Ellis of 507 1-2 Sycamore street reported a theft of his light road from Park avenue between Sycamore and Lafayette streets last night. The car, containing $30 worth of paint, was recovered this afternoon by Sgt. John Collins and driver Lee Smith in an alley in the business district.

CG. Ellis Sycamore Street Park Avenue Sycamore Lafayette John Collins Lee Smith

Mike Kelly's Daughter Questions Party Loyalty

Michael H. Kelly, chairman of Black Hawk County Democratic central committee, recalls daughter Eleanor, 17, asking after reading Bowers' keynote at Houston. She tells him she cannot see how anyone can be a Republican. He says he shared that view for a long time.

Michael H. Kelly Democratic County Central Committee Black Hawk County Eleanor Bowers Houston Mike

Quarry Blast Injures West Union Highway Workers

A quarry blast a mile and a half from West Union injures a worker with rock splinters in both arms. The condition is listed as not serious. No name was learned. Night and day crews continue surfacing project No. 56. Fayette County Medical Society met at Arlington with physicians H Moon, T A King and C Mercor in attendance.

Police Report Te of Cabbages and Cows

A red cow wandered into Dan Tracy's Grant highway garden opposite St. Francis Hospital, attracted to cabbages. Tracy caught the animal and held it for a claim, then notified authorities.

Dan Tracy Grant Highway St. Francis Tracy Ted

Waterloo in Brief Notices and Local Updates

Waterloo notes describe visits and travels of local residents, a divorce ruling, alimony orders, a hospital update on accident and illness cases, a theft report, postal changes, and upcoming Independence Day observances. Names include Miss Mynnie Bruner, Mrs Mary Wood, and John G. Lemmer among others. events cover court actions, crew attendances, and the Waterloo East High orchestra feature.

Amputation After Worksite Accident Near Waterloo

N U Van Eman, 21, of 223 Leland Avenue, employed by W T B N, had the third finger of his right hand amputated at Aller Memorial Hospital after a steam shovel accident at the works just west of Waterloo. The engine started unexpectedly while a chain was wound on the drum. Cause unknown. steam leakage suggested. Engineer Austin Hemminger quickly reversed the engine and freed Van Eman’s hand, which was badly lacerated.

N. CG van Eman Leland Avenue TB & N Aller Memorial Hospital Waterloo Austin Hemminger

City Council approves $18,250 west sewer project plan

City Engineer N B Barber submitted plans for replacing 32 inch sewer on Clough and a new 30 inch line on Howie Park boulevard with additions to the west district. The project totaling $18,250 was approved at a special council meeting. Bids will be opened at a July 23 special meeting after a hearing on objections to the proposed budget.

N. B. Barber Clough Howie Park Boulevard

Civil Legion Honors Al and Herbert at notification ceremonies

The Civil Legion will officially attend notification ceremonies for presidential candidates Herbert Hoover and Governor Smith. The nonpartisan group includes war veterans denied uniforms and features national legal advisor W L Harding of Des Moines and state committeeman Glenn A Kenderdine. Charter members include James G C Murtagh Harold B Plinth Joseph W Rowntree and Frank W Porterfield of Black Hawk county chapter.

Civil Legion Herbert Hoover Smith The W. L. Harding Des Moines Glenn A. Kenderdine Iowa City James GC

Mr and Mrs Newcomer Removals In Waterloo Area

Waterloo Retail Merchants association records list newcomers last week. Fay Hinkley at 324 ClayCarl F Meyer 203 RosebudEdward Waldorf 210 Locust Cooling 426 SaxonDr Guernsey 818 Steely Rev J H Patten 241 Jackson Charles Steinbeck 303 Broadway G Roberts 519 Independence A Weldensohn 7271-2 Lafayette W W Degis 7191-2 Fourth West Three families reported moving out of the city.

Waterloo Waterloo Retail Merchants Association Fay Hinkley Clay Carl F. Meyer Rosebud Edward Waldorf Cooling Saxon Dr. Guernsey J. H. Patten Jackson Charles Steinbeck Broadway G. Roberts Independence A. Weldensohn Lafayette W. W. Degis Fourth West

Teacher of Hoover Reveals Early Life Meeting in Kingsley

Mrs Frank Martland of Cherokee recalls teaching a Kingsley school in September 1886 where ten year old Herbert Hoover and his sister Mae enrolled as ceili students. Hoover and Mae stayed only one year before their uncle Dr Minthorn moved them to Oregon. A Hoover cousin, a bachelor, now lives in Cherokee.

Cherokee Frank Marsland Herbert Hoover Kingsley Martland Annie McFarland Keggie Marshall West Branch Minthorn Mae Tim

Brain Test Word Breaks Challenge

A puzzle list analyzes word breaks into syllables and hidden phrases. It itemizes eleven clues with playful splits like pen tag on spa ring mad aga rcar and others to reveal hidden words and phrases.

Avoid Sunburn As You Would Fire

Skin care ad describes a sunscreen cream called cptol. It claims to prevent sunburn, soften the complexion, and allow a gentle tan. The recommendation is to mix with water and glycerine, apply to exposed skin, and purchase from a druggist.

Hands of Velvety Softness Lotion Ad Preview

Advertises Avalon Narcisse Lotion promising soft clear hands with minimal effort. Claims reduce redness coarseness and roughness after washing. Available at toilet counters in small and large bottles with special pricing at Risge stores.

Rresge

Youthful Vinton Adventurers Seen Near Toddville

Youthful Vinton boys Howard Sanders 16 and Ned Noeller 15, who disappeared last Thursday, were sighted near Toddville by Victor Chrisman of Lafayette. Chrisman said they rode with him from Cedar Rapids to Center Point, bought dinner and tickets to Brandon for work at Hawkeye quarries, and left with no funds. Noeller reportedly had 70 dollars at home. Both wore overalls. one wore a cowboy hat.

Toddville Tree Beys Howard Sanders Ned Noeller Vinton Victor Chrisman Lafayette Chrisman Cedar Rapids Center Point Brandon Hawkeye Noeller

J. D. Club Picnic At Cedar River Park

The J. D. club held its annual picnic at Cedar River Park last evening with 25 members and guests attending. Dinner was served at 6 30. Attending were Mr and Mrs C W Norton from Des Moines Mrs W W and Mrs M Evans from Hollywood Calif. The Nortons, guests of Mr and Mrs H W Schultz of 867 Riehl Street, returned home today.

Ficnic J. D. Club Cedar River Park C. W. Norton Des Moines W. W M. Evans Hollywood Cal Norton H. W. Schultz Riehl Street

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