Hudson begins town hall construction this week
Hudson town officials announced that construction of the town hall will start within a week and be finished by November 2. The 30 by 50 foot brick faced building will sit on recently purchased business-section land and replace an old structure razed with a $250 salvaged-material allowance. bids total $6,800 for brick work, with net contract price $6,550 after material deductions.
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Confine
Hudson, Ja
Hudson’s
Todey
Hans M. Hansen
Hansen
Town Hall
Cedar Fails Electric & Hardware Co
Guiknecht Bros., Hudson
La Porte Residents Escape Serious Injuries in Auto Crash
A Waldroff car rolled down an embankment near Vinton on Friday evening, leaving Mr. and Mrs. Waldroff Mrs. E. L. Esher and James McGogey bruised and cut but not seriously hurt. A passing motorist ferried them home as the badly damaged vehicle was found. Community Club met with 413 present, social hour and lunch followed, next meeting July 26. James McGoggy and son left Ashley for North Dakota after a visit with local residents. The Ladies Aid of the Methodist church plans a park picnic as a substitute for the monthly Good Cheer guild, attendees urged to bring dishes. Homer McQuilkin and spouse returned to Chicago after a visit with relatives.
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Courier &Secial Service
Porte City
Waldroff
E. L. Esher
James MecGogey
Vinton
Pnt
Dan Miller
Mmes. Grant
Driscoll
Sam Irwin
Henry Kuhn
John Kahn
Glub
Fred Narber
North
Dakota
James McGoggy and Son
Aid Society
Ladies’ Aid Society
The
Methodist Church
Good Cheer Guild
Chicago
Homer McQuilkin
D. KE. McQuilkin
Gingrich
Allison Lodge Hosts Bristow Group Dinner
Allison chapter of the Eastern Star entertained Bristow lodge officers at a dinner in the Masonic hall on Thursday evening. Initiations included Mr. and Mrs. Waldo Jungkunz, Mr. Clarenes Shirer, and Mrs. Harry Codner. Out of town guest Miss Helen Baltock of Rockford attended after visiting Waterloo. Local illnesses noted: Mrs. Pele Pals is seriously ill and Al Froning recovering from pneumonia and rheumatism. Catholic Ladies Altar Society to hold an ice cream sociable at Spengler's drug store serving cake and ice cream.
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Allison
The
Eastern Star
Bristow Lodge
Masonic Hall
Waldo Jungkunz
Clarenes Shirer
Harry Codner
Helen Baltock
Rockford
Waterloo
Pele Pals
Little al Froning
Ladies Altar Society
Catholic Church
Spengler's
Janesville Bonds Issued For Water Works Project
A $16 000 waterworks bond issue for Janesville was sold at par with accrued interest to White Phillips Davenport. The 4 1 4 percent bonds mark the city's first bond issue. Council to prepare specifications and proceed with construction. Also reports a July 14 marriage in Waverly and a twin birthday celebration of Ariene and Eileen Bennett in Iowa City.
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Poupicemperial Service
Janesville
White-Phillips Company
Davenport
Waverly
Blanche Killmers
Kenneth Gaffney
M. E. Parsonage
Rev
F. A. Smith
Ariene Bennett
Eileen Bennett
U. 1
Iowa City
Shell Rock Pastor's Birthday Observed
A large group gathered at a Shell Rock Methodist church for a midday casket picnic and a special sermon celebrating Rev. S. V. Williams's forty fifth birthday. Waterloo attendees included former St Pauls pastor Rev Williams and Mrs Beal led singing with a four layer cake.
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Courier Special Services
Shell Rock
S. V. Williams
Methodist Episcopal Church
Waterloo
Williams
St. Paul's Church
Charles Willard
Shell Bock Church
Charles Berray
Water- Joo
Wilford
Berray
Woow.beal
Iowa
St Ansgar Man Injured Foot and Nashua Wedding
In St Ansgar Ia on July 16 L G McKinley suffered a severe foot injury when he stepped on a nail. Miss Ciara Leppla and Edward Swift were married at Little Brown Church near Nashua on July 14 by Rev J L McCarson with two attendants. The couple will reside in St Paul where Swift works as a telegraph operator for the Chicago Rock Island and St Paul railway.
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Eceial Scr
Ansgar
L. G. McKinley
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
Joe Cherney
O. BR. Moore
Indianola
Summer School of Missions
Epworth League
Clear Lake Epworth League Institute
Ciara
Leppla
Edward Swift
St .Paul
Minn
Little Brown Church
Nashua
J. L. McCaron
Nwo
Saran Siebe
Red Wing
Walter Behnke
Greene
Harvey
Thirteen Women Guests At Nashua Meeting Friday
Thirteen women of Oak Hill Cemetery association were entertained by Miss Mate Blake and Mrs Frances Miller at the latter's home Friday afternoon. A bones in heel fracture occurred to Chris Scoles of Nashua Lumber & Coal Co during work on a lumber shed roof. His son James is recovering from a fractured arm from a fall. Mr. and Mrs Chris Lampson welcomed a son on July 12. Churches in Yale Weddings noted. Rev J L McGomsol performed ceremonies at Little Brown Church July 12 including Frank L Bladel with Florence M Johnson and Kenneth Hodgman with Gladys Schwerdfezer. Spencer couple Warner H Smith and Mildred E Geip married at the Little Brown Church in the Vale. Afterward the couple planned to reside in Spencer.
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Nashua
Oak Hill Cemetery Association
Mate Blake
Frances Miller
Chris Scoles
Nashua Lumber & Coal Co
Toof
James
Chris Lampson
Yale
J. L. McGomsol
Little Brown Church
Frank L. Bladel
Florence M Johnson
Rock Island
Clarence R. Bostaugh
Gedat Fails
Hazle P. Kelm
Jesup
Kenneth Hodgman
Gladys Schwerdfezer
Granada
Minn
Spencer
Charles City
Warner HH
Smith
Mildred E. Geip
the Vale
M. W. Swann
Vocational Teacher from Charles City Attends Ag Conference
Charles City reports new local high school vocational teacher Ty Ball and his wife will travel to Ames for the annual Iowa teachers in vocational agriculture conference. The department will start this fall with shop projects animal husbandry soils and farm accounting, organized under Smith Hughes act cooperation.
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Beautier
Charles City
H. Ty Ball
Amés
Iowa
Smith-Hughes Faa
Barclay Missionary Society Entertained
The Barclay Missionary Society of U B P church held a gathering at the center on a Wednesday afternoon. Members discussed recent repainting at the Tim Meany restate farm and noted Miss Florence Gibson and Miss Mabel Gibson attended a visual event in Cedar Falls Friday. Barclay youths enjoyed a social at Kenneth Graham’s home Thursday.
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Ay Center
Alice and
Elizabeth
Worsemen's Mission Society of
U. BP
Tim Meany
Restate Farm
Bailey
Florence
Mabel Gibson
iCedar Falls
Barclay
Kenneth Graham
Church Work N College Towns Outline Planned
Cedar Falls hosts Westminster foundation of the Presbyterian church meeting at Westminster house on College hill to plan church work in state schools. E B Lindsey of Davenport is state chairman as 18 directors set agenda for discussion. Also notes funeral for Edward H. Rich, obituaries, social events, missionaries, and church activities in Cedar Falls and nearby towns.
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Courier
Cedar Falls
Westminster Foundation
Presbyterian Church of Town
Westminster House
College Hill
E. B Lindsey
Davenport
Edward H. Rich
Methodist Episcopal Church
Janesville
Roy D. Echlin
Presbyterian Church At
Nevada
Presbyterian Church
H. S. Pattee
R. N. Simpson
R. W. Kendall
A E. Thompson
R .T. Smalling
P. A Aikey
M. Shepard
Charles Schmidt
Mr. Rich
Elizabeth E. Jennings
Walter D. Rich
John Howard Rich
Echlin
J. T. Dettmer
Los Angeles
Cal
Lawrence Whitford
Glenn B. Waterman
Tsland Perk
William H. Dahl
Nells Nielsen
Saigen
China
Chris Madsen
Nazareth Church
Calvary Baptist Church
Island Park
Bethlehem
Church
Richard Bellfield, Jr
Carl Brandes
R. E. Murray
Hach
Petersen
James Petersen
Anaheim
Harry
Chris M. Eliasen
Tressent Street
Bruce Giffen
First Presbyterian Church
H. J. Faust
Zinn Evangelical Church
Pars
Teachers College
S. S. Lappin
Cincinnati
Middle West
Churches of Christ
R. W. Fillmore
Harry F. Bangert
G. P. Yost
Hiawatha
Kan
Cedar Fails
Decorah
Price
Gedlar Falls
C. A. Demler
Weroming
C. ©. Grant
Margaret Fales
Mentzer-Patrker
Grand Forks
N. D
Pioneer Cedar Falls Couple Honored Through Campanile Gift
A gift of 200 dollars to the memorial campanile fund of Teachers College was received Saturday from Leigh Robinson Deeming of Washington. The donation honors his pioneer Cedar Falls parents William A. and Henrietta Robinson, long residents of the city. Robinson graduated from Teachers College in 1904.
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Cedar Falls
Memorial Campanile Fund
Teachers College
Leigh
Robinson
Deeming
Wash
William A
Henrietta Robinson
Anniversary of Charles City Bank Observance
Charles City marked the silver anniversary of Security Trust and Savings Bank with more than 2509 visitors on Saturday. Local banks and friends sent baskets and flowers including California寄 roses from Chicago and New York City institutions. M. W. Ellis, bank president and Hart-Parr company head, also celebrated his birthday.
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Charles City
Security Trust & Savings Bank
H Is
National Bank
Chicago
Lutheran Synod Votes to Merge With Ohio Group
Delegates at the triennial convention of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Town and other states approved a merger plan linking Iowa with the synod of Ohio and Buffalo. Consummation awaits the next assembly of Ohio. No doctrinal changes, faith in the Bible as God’s word remains. Pilger named editor of Der Kirchenblatt. Rodensiek to edit The Lutheran Herald. Fandrew to represent the synod at the 1928 Copenhagen conference.
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Courier
Waverly
Convention of Evangelics
Lutheran Synod of
Iowa
Synod of
Ohio
Tthat
Buffalo
du Duque
Adolph Pilger
Ripon
Wis
der Kirchenblatt
Julius Rodensiek
Dubuque
Lutheran
Rudd Nine Holds Lead in Shell Rock Valley League
Charles City July 16 Rudd remains first after a 4 0 win over Stacyville yesterday. Other results include Lyle 11 Norah Springs 3 Osage 14 Rockford 1 Charles City 3 Grafton 2. Finch and Finch paired for Rudd with Halbech and Snyder for Stacyville.
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Courtgr &Ezcial
Charles City
Rudd
Shell Rock Valley League
Stacyville
Lyle
Norah Springs
Osage
Rockford
Grafton
Finch
Halbech
Snyder
Stackville
Auto damaged when circus wagons run down Charles City
July 16. Ralph Dumont of Charles City Iowa, wiring chief for Western Electric, had his car badly damaged when a heavily loaded Hagenbeck-Wallace circus wagon broke its coupling on Main street, causing four wagons to roll downhill after the tractor. Several autos were hit. iron struck a Peabody restaurant window. Dumont obtained a warrant for attachment and garnishment against the C. M. St. Paul Railroad for 405 dollars.
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Charles City
Ralph Dumont
Western Electric Company
Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus
Main Street
Peabody
Dumont
Funeral for Muscatine Relative Draws Independence Visitors
Independence residents attended the funeral of Mrs. Mary Biesi, formerly Miss Mary Campagna, in Muscatine on Saturday after she died in a Chicago hospital. Her father Joseph Campagna, sister Miss Bebe, and brother Fred with his wife, all from Independence, were present. The party traveled Friday to Chicago to bring the body back.
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Vcauties Special &Enite Independence
Mary Biesi
Mary Campagna
Independence
Muscatine
Joseph Campagna
Bebe
Fred
Chicago
Former Iowan Is Wed in California
Independence Iowa July 16 announces the marriage of Miss Ethel Menzel to Br Floyd H Smith in San Fernando California at the bride’s parents home in Chula Vista California The bride is daughter of Mr and Mrs W L Menzel former residents of Independence and a former teacher in Chula Vista She is to wed Br Smith son of M Sith of San Fernando a USC College of Dentistry graduate now located in San Fernando
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Courier
Independence
Ethel Menzel
Floyd H. Smith
San Fernando
Cal
Chula Vista
W. L. Menzel
Coast
Chula
Vista
Plane crash in Wadena kills three Aviators in midair wing failure
Wadena Iowa July 16 Defects in a lower wing after storage for a year caused a crash killing pilot Bernard La Porte of Newburg North Dakota and passengers Merle Walters and Otto Wirth both of Wadena. The plane torn a telephone pole and fell in a garden near Ora Hall’s home causing three deaths. Funeral plans for La Porte. Walters and Wirth in Lutheran and Presbyterian affiliations. An inquest was deemed unnecessary, in line with a prior aviation fatality in the county.
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Courier &Acetal Service
Wadena
Bernard la Porte
Newburg
N. D
Merle Walters
Otto Wirth
Ora Hall
la Porte
Walters
Naomi Walters
Louise Wirth Walters
Edwin
Maxine
Wirth
Milwaukee
Wis
Mabel Wirth
Ivan
Dames
Lena
Snewest
S. S. Smittle
United States
Mr. Hanson
Peoria
Arthur
California
Arthur Walters
Floyd burglars rob two placed fail at another
Floyd burglars used a sledge hammer and punch to open safes at Clay General Store and Nash Garage, taking 60 dollars from the former and 6 dollars from the latter. Sheriff reports indicate professionals, with a Milwaukee depot attempt by amateurs. In a separate crash on Logan Avenue, Fleming and Hunemuller suffered injuries and were hospitalized after their autos collided near the city.
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Courier Special Service
Charles City
Zurglars
Clay General Store
Nash
Floyd
P. A. Saddler
Milwaukee
Clear Lake
Emmet. Fleming
Cresco
Frederick J. Hunemuller
Sumner
Logan Avenue
Fleming
Hunemuller
Allen Memorial Hospital
Body of Aviator Killed at Fayette Sent to California
The body of Keith Roscoe, killed when his army plane crashed near Fayette, Iowa, was sent Friday night to San Diego California, the home of his mother, escorted by an official escort and prepared for burial.
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Fayette
California
Courier Special Service
Betwein
Keith Roscoe
San Diego
Cal
Property Owners Warned To Cut Weeds
City Street Commissioner Harvey E. Will warns property owners to cut weeds. He cites multiple complaints and says if owners fail to remedy, the city will trim the weeds and charge the cost to the property.
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Harvey E. Will
City
Wil
Officers Return From Training Camp At Sparta Wisconsin
Mr and Mrs Floyd Bump and son Dickie of 114 Third Avenue West returned yesterday after two weeks in Sparta Wisconsin where he is a commissioned officer in the reserve corps light artillery About 200 reserve officers trained with the Ninth field artillery on the firing range Other reserve officers from Waterloo attended the training school bringing the total to about 3000 men The Bumps drove to Sparta and back and enjoyed side trips to Mirror Lake and The Dells
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Floyd Bump
Dickie
Third Avenue West
Sparta
Wis
Corps
Light Artillery
Bump
Ninth Field Artillery
Waterloo
F. G Sage
F. L. Crospar
Richard Rath
Mirror Lake
The
Dells
Wise Very Ill at Cedar Falls Home
Cedar Falls reports G. A. Wise is very ill at his Washington street home. He has long been an invalid, and his condition is described as serious by locals.
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C. A. Wise
Cedar Falls
G. A. Wise
Washington Street
Auto crash injures 15 year old near Bryantburg
Miles Hannan, 15, son of Mr and Mrs John Hannan, drove off a grade near a bridge north of Bryantburg Saturday afternoon, smashing his car and gashing his leg. He was brought to Oelwein for dressing before being taken to his parents southeast of town. He said a rattle under the car pulled his attention down and a glance behind caused him to lose control, sending the car over an eight foot drop. New Jeffer son Rebekah lodge officers named in Oelwein include Mamie Hickox past noble grand and Mattie Dunham noble grand along with other officer posts. Government baking experts tested floors to determine which are best for protests.
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O¢lwain
Miles Hannan
John Hannan
Bryantburg
Oelwein
Hannan
Rebekah
Jefferson Rebekah Lodge of
Mamie Hickox
Noble Grand
Mattie Dunham
Louise Parmerlee
Pearl Schneider
Belle Henderson
Sarah Tiffany
Blanche Watkins
Castoria Promise For Fretful Babies And Older Children
Castoria is marketed as a safe vegetable remedy for babies and older children. It promises quick relief for fretfulness colic constipation and pains with doctor endorsed safety and daily use. Mothers are urged to keep an extra bottle on hand to ensure Castoria is always available in the home.
McCoy's Tablets Promise Muscle Gain and Vitality
An advertisement touts McCoy's Tablets as a method to add solid muscle and restore energy for underweight men and women. It promises a weight gain of at least five pounds after four sixty cent boxes or three one dollar bottles, with an ironclad guarantee and refund if unsatisfied. The ad names Robert Drug Co and Miller as distributors.
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Mint
McCoy
Robert Drug Co
Miller
America
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Pacific Flight Heroes
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