Fiftieth Anniversary of Zion Lutheran Church Celebrated
Sunday jubilee service marked fifty years since the 1878 organization of Zion Lutheran in Black Hawk County. Former pastors Rev Grueber Melchert Gress and current Rev F H Braun spoke on growth, church buildings, and English services begun in 1918. Congregation from Waterloo First Lutheran and Cedar Falls St John’s joined for worship.
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Hudson
Tadaly
First Lutheran
Chuirch
Alan ‘Lutheran
Black Hawk “County
Ho. Baumbach
Atvlawe Weiemir
Andarf
Reys
Henry
Steurs
Br, Melchert
Elchert
R. Melchert
Jeo Groening
Grueber
EB. Gress
F H.braun
Manchester Youth Injured When Car Hits Parked Truck
Ervin Dillon eighteen year old son of Mr and Mrs Tom Dillon manchester Iowa sustained head injuries after a late night ride home from the county fair collided with a parked truck in the business district The driver swerved to avoid the truck but Dillon struck the windshield suffering a head cut requiring seven stitches He was taken to a physician then home in West Manchester The car driver was uninjured but the automobile was damaged
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Courier Special Service
Manchester
Ervin Dillon
Tom Dillon
Tairgrounds
Dillon
Meggen ‘Burg
Commer
A Physici
Wautomobile
Triplet Sisters Enroll at T C Freachers College
Triplet sisters Madeline Arcella and Margaret Ciujyamman of Ack Woeliey Iowa enroll at Iowa State Freachers College as newcomers in its history. Another sister Retin expected to join the student body. In Manchester, Lillian Viola Robinson and John J Mitch wed at dawn in a parsonage ceremony conducted by Rev R V Porder MFE pastor.
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Gedar Falls
Tay— fTriplets
Iowa State Freachers College
Ears of
Madeline
Arcella
Margaret Ciujyamman
Ack Woeliey
Retin
Manchester
Brandhorst Family Sunday Reunion Held at Home
The Brandhorst family reunion planned for Byrnes park Sunday was moved to Mrs. Bessie Alexander’s home due to rain. Attendees included Mabel Kent and Eliza Kent of Hollywood California, Charles Hook and two children, Waterloo, W C Brandhorst and Elton, Waterloo, plus Eihe Brandhorst and three children, Mark Brandhorst and Phylis Smith of Hudson. Elmer Gutknecht entertained 25 friends at a 500 party for his birthday last week.
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fCanrler
Hudson
Brandhorst
Byrnes Park
Busie Alexander
Mabel Kent
Elizabet
Hollywood
Cal
Charles Hook
Waterloo
W. C. Brandhorst
Elton
Eihe
Mark Brandhorst
Phylis Smith
Elmer
Gutknecht P
Oelwein Adds Guard At Lake And Community Notices
Oelwein appoints Earl Colomy as guard and special officer at Lake Oelwein after a park board meeting. A ten cent drowning prompt sparks caution. The Oelwein senior high band will broadcast from Waterloo next Friday night. Local clubs plan programs and luncheons at Odd Fellows hall and various homes. Sewer extension planned by city council. Garden committee and Helping Hand society events announced. Rainbow Girls picnic at Big Rock. Rev. Wyrick to preach in Grace M E church. Personal notes mention L M Dwyer visiting family and Dr J B OConnor’s vacation at Devil's Lake. Mrs Krider attends Columbia University.
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Oelwein Women’s Club
B. L. Belt
First Avenue
Women's Society
Helping Hand Society
Fersonail
L. M.dwyer
Chicago
J. W., Dwyer
Oelwein
J.B. O'Connor
Devil's Lake
Wis
E. EB. Krider
Columbia University
New York
Hollis and Eighmey Kin Have Reunion at Cedar Falls
The Hollis and Eighmey families held a reunion in Cedar Falls at the Hollis home with many relatives from Waterloo Northfield and Hudson attending. Rain shifted the planned Washington Park gathering to the Hollis residence for a cafeteria picnic dinner and social hour at which numerous Ho llis and Eighmey family members gathered.
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Hollis
Eighmey
Cedar Falls
Courier Special Service
Hudson
Betty
Elizabeth
Orley Moserey
John
Baldwin
A. Hollis
George
Merle Moser
Cedar Guy
C.hollis
Margaret
Helen Doris
Jean
Northfield, Minn
R. K. Eighmey
Waterloo
Couple's quarrel leads to brewery accusation and arrest
Mrs Ebert told police chief Dan Shannon that her husband Charles Ebert brewed home liquor before being jailed on $400 bond. He was released to return home and again restrained after a Sunday quarrel with Mrs Dick Bert, today.
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Charles Cy
Dan Shannon
Dick Bert
Ebert
Jjail
Eberty
Dewar L A S groups to entertain Raymond Dunkerton
Dewar L A S will entertain Raymond and Dunkerton groups with a silver tea on Thursday afternoon July 12 at Mrs D S Heiple's home. Mrs Robert Ackerman is gifting at her home northwest of town. Mr and Mrs P F Warthouse vacationing at Yellowstone Park for three weeks after motoring there. A number from here attended the Dunkerton Dewar Sunday schools.
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Dewar
Dewar Ladies’ Aid Society
Raymond and Dunkerton Ab
D. S. Heiple
Robert Ackerman
PF. J. Warthou
Yellowstone Park
Dunkerton-Dewar
Dunkerton
Cedar Falls Bible meetings unveil full registration plan
Cedar Falls July 9 The complete program for the seventh annual Interdenominational Bible conference at Riverview Park from July 29 to Aug 4 is being mailed to all applicants. Nearly all 70 cottages at Riverview Park are reserved and organizers expect strong turnout. Also this week Miss Ethel Jones soprano will give a recital at the college auditorium.
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Corrier
Cedar Falls
Riverview Park
River‘view Park
Jones
Ethel, Jones
Independence
College Auditoriury
Presbyterian Young People of
Postoffice
Former Resident of La Porte City Weds in Arizona
Miss Elsie Smith formerly of La Porte City now Riverside California married June 18 at Yuma Arizona to William Longley also of Riverside. Mrs. Longley daughter of Mrs. Agnes Smith attended the University of Town then taught. About a year and a half ago she moved to California to work with Longley in real estate. Neighbors surprised Mrs. C. A. Hayziett on her birthday. Guests from Waterloo and Chicago attended. Birthdays celebrated at Hager home with 22 relatives. Ald Society to entertain in church social rooms Friday afternoon. Various visitors and relatives gathered in Vermilion and Vermilion South Carolina travels noted.
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Howling Suerin
la Porte City
Elsie Smith
This Place
Riverside
Cal
Yuma
Ariz
William Loneley
Longley
Agnes Smith
University of Town
California
C. A. Hayziett
Ollie Billingsley
C. c. Hager
John Hager
Frank Elwell
Long Beach
Aged Grundy Center Woman Injured in Home Fall
Martha Shears, aged 01, suffered a fractured hip after a fall at the Nerv apartment in Grundy Center. She resides with Mr and Mrs Ben Smith due to her son's wife illness. The incident occurred yesterday in the Smith residence.
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Grundy Center
Martha Shears
Nerv
Ben Smith
WILL DRILL WELL AT CHARLES CITY TO 100 FEET MORE DEEP
Charles City Indiana July 9 J S Dawson city manager and council decide to drill a new city well about 110 feet deeper after a pump test showed insufficient water at the present depth of 1310 feet A separate item notes a Sunday auto collision near the Catholic church causing facial injuries from flying glass to Mrs Harvey and damage to two vehicles Also reported are obituaries weddings arrests and a baseball loss for Charles City to Osage 5 to 3 at Lion field with more local items on residents married and celebrated events
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Charles City
J. Ss. Dawson
Ross
Harvey
a.Chevrolet
Alfred Longley
Flying Glass
Lillie Glass
Louise Immer
St. Ansgar
Dan
Chicago
Robert
Missouri
Percy Holmes
Austin
Minn
Hungerford
Mitchell County
Willse-Wiss
Florence
Wells
Layell Willse
Minneapolis
Ray
Hopkington
Nashua
Harley Malin
Opal Ponda
Little Brown Church
Yale
Clarence Malin
Hart-Parr Company
A. B. C. Anderson
Rita +Ulrich
E! Strautman
Waverly
Miss Ulrich
F. A. Thomas
Osage
Lion Field
Child Drowns After Fall From Boat at Charles City
Charles City Ia July 9 William Kurt Echebrecht age 7 drowned in the Cedar River near Lionfield Sunday afternoon when he fell from a motorboat carrying his father Julius Echebrecht H Semmelback. The father and several men plunged in to save him but could not. The body was recovered 90 minutes later by Charles Bryant using fishing hooks. Besides the parents a three year old brother survives.
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Courier Special Service
Charles City
William Kurt Echebrecht
Gedar River
Lionfield
H. Semmelback
Julius Ecebrécht
Charles Bryant
Mrs W D Runge Osage Woman Dies At 68
Mrs W D Runge of Osage Iowa died Saturday at her farm east of town at age 68 after a long residence in the area. Funeral services are set for Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the residence with Rev Jesse Hitchcock Universalist minister presiding. Surviving are Ward Corradh Ed Walter Hunge and Misses Dora Hazel Hulda Runge.
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Courier &Sccial
Osage
W. D. Runge
Jessie Hitchcock
Universalist Minster
Ward Coonradh
Walter Hunge
Dora
Hazel
Hulda Runge
Faith Cagley Dies at Chickasaw After Prolonged Illness
Funeral services were held in Chickasaw for Faith Cagley who died Friday after a long battle with tuberculosis. A Nashua area graduate of Tonia schools and Nashua High, she could not complete graduation due to ill health. Surviving are her sister Mrs. Keith Fallgatter and her stepmother Mrs. Elva Cagley.
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Courier
Nashua
Faith Cagley
Chickasaw
Miss Cagley
Tonia Schools
Nashua High
Keith Fallgatter
Elva Cagley
Nashua Woman Very Sick at Waverly
Nashua Iowa July 9 Mrs Clifford Meade was rushed to Waverly hospital a week ago for an arm infection and remains in a very serious condition. Henry Rubenhagen is critically ill at home after a Friday trip to Waverly hospital. Lucille Stanley of Los Angeles and Robert H Morris of Langford married at Little Brown church Saturday. Mrs Graham near Horton is seriously ill at Mercy hospital Waverly after gallstone surgery Friday night.
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Courier Special Service
Nashua
Clifford Meade
Waverly Hospital
Henry ‘Rubenhagen
Little Brown Church
Lucille
Stanley
Los Angeles
Robert H. Morris
Langfort
Graham
Horton
Mercy Hospital
Waverly
Pioneer Builder of Grundy Center Dies at 85
Cyrus Gray aged 85 long a local contractor who built many Grundy Center business and residence buildings died Saturday night. Survived by daughter Margaret a teacher. wife died ten years ago. Funeral arrangements await word to relatives in eastern states.
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Courier Special Service
Grundy Center
Cyrus Gray
Iis
Margaret
Easteern
Parole Revoked for Howard Jones at Industrial School
Independence July 9 report states Howard Jones age 16 had parole revoked by Judge R W Hasner after a hearing for indecent exposure. A three year sentence tied to the later offense was suspended. Jones was moved to Eldora Saturday. Other notes announce a picnic by Independence Produce Co. for employees and associates and obituary details for Mrs. Burkhead, former school superintendent's widow. A German artificial toe test is described as maintaining solidity at high temperatures.
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Courier Spreiat Service
Independence
Howard Jones
R. W. Hasner
District Court
Jones
Eldora
Funeral of Boy Killed by Car in Manchester
The funeral for Bobby Ambrose six year old son of Mr and Mrs Judson Ambrose of Manchester was held at the Congregational Church with Rev J F Moore officiating. Burial followed in Oakland Cemetery. The child died after being struck by a car driven by Mrs Ernest Lewis of Manchester on North Franklin Street. The father, employed on a dam project in Decorah, arrived here after a separate accident that damaged his own car. Bobby was born February 23 1922 in Cedar Rapids and had lived in Edgewood before moving to Manchester two years ago. He is survived by his parents a sister Janet two brothers George and Fred and his grandmother Mrs Emily Randall Cedar Rapids.
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Manchester
Bobby ’Ambrose
Judson’ Ambrose
Franklin Street
Ernest Lewis
Congregational Church
J. F. Moore
Oakland
R. A. Moye
Elkader
Ambrose
George
Bobby Ambrose
Gedar Rapids
Edgewood
Barten Éc
Rila
Rom
Bobby
Janet
Fred
Emily Randal
Cedar Rapids
Reeves Funeral Services Conducted in Manchester
John Reaves 69 resident of Manchester for 33 years died at his nephew Stanford Reeves home at 612 Denton Street late Friday night influenza left him weak. Services were held at the Reeves home Sunday 2 30 p m Rev A A Rideout pastor of First Baptist church officiated and interment was in Oakland cemetery beside his parents T O O F lodge had charge of the services Born in West Well England Aug 16 1858 he came to America at seven years old came to Manchester in 1895 never married survived by two nieces and three nephews including Stanford Reeves Hugh and Charles Reeves
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Manchester
John Reaves
Tilmnoils ‘Central Railway Company
Third
Stanford Reeves
Denton Street
Reeves
Altho
A.A. Rideout
First ‘Baptist ‘Church
Oakland’ Cemetery
Lodge
America
Mr. Reeves
Floyd S. King
Dubuque
Fred Tilten
Cedar Rapids
Hugh
Charles Reeves
Truck Driver Crushed Under Muck On Milwaukee Road Grade
Ernest Wagner of Knoxville Ta was driving a tractor truck when the load of dirt shifted on a grade near the Milwaukee and St Louis crossing causing the machine to tip back. He was buried under the truck and thrown forward, suffering a crushed left nipple and bruises but is not believed seriously hurt after examination at Lutheran hospital.
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Courier Special Services
Hampton
Ernest Wagner
Knoxville
Lutheran Hospital
Wagner
Milwaukee & St. Louis
Highway
Boy injured falling from cherry tree at Dewar Falls
Jo Dewar reports a boy, Paul Lemley, who fell from a cherry tree at his home near Dewar Falls. He tore muscles in his forearm and was admitted to Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo for treatment. His parents are Mr. and Mrs. H Lemity.
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Courier Special Ferries
Dewar
Paul Lemley
Allen Memorial Hospital
Waterloo
Fo H. Lemity
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Zion Lutheran ‘Church
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Park Board
Otage
Soodlan
K. Squier
Ben Schulthies
Rochester
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Riverview
Arthur Cawelli
Mitchell
Sartor ‘Hospital
John Murphy
Santa Monica
Clark’ H
Arizona
John Good
Charles Unger
John Storey
Earl Kruger
Vermilion
S. C
Springfield
Mary Gardner
Lydia Popp
Latson
Unger
Horseshoe Falls
Niagara River
Jean Laussier
William K. Echebracht
Father
Industrial School OF Independence
Independence Produce Company
Ab Decorah
Father's Auto
Lord
Montgomery Ward & CO
NEW Super Tire
George B. Everitt
Jefferson St
Waterios
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