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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1929
Page
2
The joint evening service features Dr J A Niven and a roster of local pastors, with morning sermons on providence, communion, and faith. Music includes quartets and solos from Grace Methodist, First Baptist, and others. Baptisms and union worship are noted, plus German and English sermons at Immanuel and First Lutheran.
A fragmented poem recalls a lilac bush seen by a kitchen door. The speaker, aged and distant from youth, experiences a vivid return to childhood as memory brings back a much loved scene and a mother’s presence alongside a kitchen door, transforming ordinary sight into a poignant recollection.
Misses Aliee Guthrie Auguste Schaffer and Frankie Coleman graduates of Presbyterian hospital training school for nurses left yesterday for Montreal Quebec to attend the International Council of Nurses. Coleman is assistant supervisor at Presbyterian hospital Schaffer supervising nurse at Cedar Valley hospital Charles City Guthrie employed as special nurse in Waterdon.
Cedar Heights Community Presbyterian will feature a morning sermon on The Sword of the Lord and of Gideon by Rev. J. A. Laurie. A children’s tale How Edison Paid a Debt of Friendship will also be presented during the service tomorrow.
Dr. Clarence A. Barbour of Brown University, at Marble Collegiate Church in New York, denounces "pulmonary patriotism" that praises America without reflection. He cites flaws: immigration issues, uneven profits, legal disobedience, class bitterness, and a fragile national unity. He warns against boasting while the nation faces deep problems.
An essay blends nature with parade of July scenes and a chaotic memory of a small town near Waterloo. A car nearly hits a blackbird, a fat red faced driver laughs, and a kind stranger rescues the bird. The piece shifts to a touring camping outfit, describing comforts for dry living and laundry on a warm day.
New York July 6 Marriage is a God ordained necessity Rev Christian F Reisner said in a Chelsea Methodist church sermon Husband and wife are complements to each other neither is complete with but the other They learn teamwork in facing problems and enduring sorrows The deluded plea for independence is selfishness which will choke out the best traits We must learn to get along with folks and there is no better school than in the marriage relation where love and personality abide
A man and family describe their long awaited vacation in a car home built by a carpenter. They boast independence from hotels and cabins, praise Ma’s cooking, and plan to visit Yellowstone before returning home rested. A neighbor notes the boy’s wish for bread since Grandmother’s loaf.
Investigation shows Kenneth Cook paroled from Anamosa reformatory after burglary. Mrs Chapman places wreath from Becker Chapman past American Legion in Paris sanctuary for her son Lieut Carl Chapman. Delberth Waltz injured at Glory stone quarry in La Porte City when caught in a belt pulley.
Rev Lew C Harris of Central Christian leads a series of joint evening services with First Methodist First Baptist First Congregational Westminster Presbyterian General Christian Graves Memorial United Brethren and First United Presbyterian churches with Brethren churches joining in August. Special music features organ pieces and a mixed quartet while sermons spotlight Christian themes and the New Man in Christ Jesus. Shared services include morning lessons on God and living faith, with choir music and a woods gathering planned.
E D Hungerford, formerly superintendent of the Cedar Rapids Minnesota division of the Rock Island, has been promoted to superintendent of the Leaws division in Des Moines. He joined Rock Island in 1893 as a brakeman in Kansas City and rose through roles including pilot, chief pilot, trainmaster at St Joseph Eldon and Omaha, assistant superintendent at Minneapolis, then Cedar Rapids division superintendent, later Nebraska Colorado division superintendent at Fairbury before moving to Des Moines.
Rain interrupted the weekly American Legion band concert at Cedar River Park, forcing about half the program to be moved to next Friday evening. Despite a late day threat of rain, more than 1,000 people attended the 8 o clock start.
Rev J Ac Maynard of the French Huguenot church cautioned that wealth alone does not bar entry. He argued that Jesus warned against greed and misused riches, not that the rich are inherently excluded when they follow God’s principles.
New York July sermon at St George’s Protestant Episcopal Church argues early Christian art misrepresents Jesus as weak. Reiland says Jesus offered a human, vigorous life bridging faith and worldly joys, opposing desert mysticism and promoting life’s fullness.
New York July 6 Rev. W H Hamilton of Edinburgh warned that common sense and humor are religion when read through Christ. He urged balancing serious life with laughter at pompous self and stressed conscience kindness and humility as paths to God. The talk highlighted Christ as savior and the heroic ordinary life inspired by heaven’s light. Also noted are flower species identified in Yellowstone National Park.
The article recounts how the national anthem arose from Francis Scott Key's detention aboard a British ship during the Fort McHenry bombardment. It describes Key composing lines on letters, their quick publication, and the anthem being set to the popular tune Anacreon in Heaven by Ferdinand and John Durang, then sung in Baltimore venues.
In a windward town memory piece, water power and stubborn investors built Waterloo. Early efforts funded machine shops and hotels, creating payrolls that funded homes and real estate. The piece recalls Cedar Falls, competing towns, and the enduring drive of locals who kept pushing for growth amid rivalries and changing landscapes.
A profile of Mrs Herbert Hoover highlighting her Quaker faith and quiet influence. The article portrays her as a symbol of refined Christian womanhood, blending Quaker contemplation with family life and public service, stressing inner strength, humility, and spiritual leadership.
The passage recalls Waterloo era storefronts, corner lots, and the Wag Ner hotel on Sycamore. It contrasts past circus visits and river crossings with the present, noting old sites like the Herrick plant and a high school backdrop. Whittier verse anchors nostalgia for barefoot boyhood by Walter, celebrating flowers, birds, and simple joys.
The eye of Klitté Eleanor, badly burned and bruised by a sky rocket on July Fourth night, near Mount Auburn will be saved. Attendants at Presbyterian hospital stated the girl was brought yesterday afternoon by her grandmother Mrs. J. A. Heaty for treatment by a specialist. The eye was swollen, with most damage to the lid.
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