Society Notes Highlight Local Gatherings and Weddings
Mrs Jud Scarde hosts social events in Sioux City with Mrs Hiram Gross visiting. Wedding announcements include Bernita Tarrell and Howell Simmons tying July 9 at St Patrick Marengo. Marie Barney engagement to Henry Heppe announced at the Barney home. Several other showers, bridge parties, and birthday celebrations fill the social calendar with garden flowers and luncheon themes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jud Scarde
Sioux City
Hiram Gross
Frank Harvey
L. F. Poller
Betty
Mills Bernita B. Tarrell
Waterigoo
Howell J. Simmons
Newton, Inn
St. Patrick's Church
Marengo
W. E. Carroll
Daring
W. J. Hasley
Brigroom
Vincent EH. Tarrell
Newton
Yast
Charles Simmons
Mr. Simmons
Maytag
Marie Barney
Birthday Club Honors Mrs. Galbraith with Surprise
The Birthday Club surprised Mrs. E. J. Galbraith yesterday afternoon for her birthday anniversary. She received gifts as games and music provided entertainment. A four course luncheon was served by Mrs. Galbraith and coordinated by Mrs. H. Lawless.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolly Sever
E. J. Galbraith
Galraith
Dg. H. Lawless
Old Settler 85th Birthday Brings Pioneers Gathered
In Orange township a gathering marked the eighty fifth birthday of John J. Berkley, oldest continuous resident since 1862. Attendees included members of Matthias Miller and Lichty families, plus Far West descendants, while W. S. Gougtiour, J. Klingaman, and others traveled from Waterloo and Long Beach as part of the pioneer reunion. An informal program, led by Samuel Fike, featured representatives from assorted pioneer lineages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glyde Bechtelheimer
Orange
John J. Berkley
Jennie Bechtelheimer
Berkley
W. S. Gougtiour
Waterloo
Johnstown
J. F. Klingaman
Long Beach
Cal
Matthias Miller
Samuel Cain
E K. Buechney
Jonas Flickinger
John A. Lichty
Blue House Fame
Samuel A. Lichty
Abraham Miller
Abraham Horner
Jacob C. Fike
Joseph Strickler
Wi- Mam H. Lichty
Thomas Hettter
Samuel M. Miller
East High Band to Play at Fountain Unveiling in Waterloo
East High school band will perform at Gates Park for the fountain unveiling gifted by the Gates Park Civic Club. Mayor Glenn Tibbitts, park board members, and St. Mary’s pastors attend as guests. Mary Ann Studebaker will unveil the fountain with eight girl assistants in a Goddess of Liberty portrayal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East High School
Waterloo
Gates Park
Glenn Tibbitts
Park Board
St. Mary's Church
Mary Ann Studebaker
Captain Bing
Lois Severin
Beulah Fletcher
Josephine Willard
Faye Kelly
Margaret Porter
Hints in Beauty Care by Edna Kent Forbes
Advice column offers weight loss math and beauty tips. Readers learn calorie counts, weight targets, and slow down dieting guidance, plus scalp tonic notes and childbirth care references. It cites a newspaper offer for a booklet and mail requests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Kent Forbes
Church Quilting and Missionary Society Meetings
Calvary Evangelical Church members and visitors gathered for an all day quilting in the church parlors with twenty eight members and three guests. At First Methodist Church the Home and Foreign Missionary Society met at Byrnes park, with Mrs R Cassell chairing the hostess group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aid Society of Calvary Evangelical Church
Mines
W. H. Sheplee
W. H. Sagk
E. Shook
C. F. Thompson
A. R.troutman
Home and Foreign Missionary Society of
Fist Methodist Church
Byrnes Park
R. Cassell
CG. H. Gilbert
Marjorie Jean
Barbara Balnes
Mary Rickert
Helen Byrnes
Los Angeles
Cal
A P Lodge To Send Ten Delegates To Iowa Convention
Helmes lodge No. 88 Knights of Pythias will send ten delegates and several alternates to the 58th annual grand lodge convention in Davenport on August 2 to 4. Delegates include Leonard M. Weiss as chair. J. E. Bragdon H. L. Crowell B. F. Kiehty N. H Loomis R. R. Mueller C. I. Munger E. J. Wenner G. W. Handley J. C. Beem. alternates listed. Grand Temple Pythian Sisters meet at same time and place. headquarters at Black Hawk hotel. three days devoted to business sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helmes Lodge No. 88
Knights of Pythias
Grand Lodge
Davenport
Leonard M. Weiss
J. E. Bragdon
H. L. Crowell
B. F. Kiehty
N. H Loomis
R. R. Mueller
C. I. Munger
E. J. Wenner
G. W. Handley
J. C
Detective Returns from Denver Trip After Suspect Sent Elsewhere
Detective Ralph Davis, in Waterloo, laments a Denver trip halted when Jack DuBoise, auto thief wanted here, was shipped to Elwood Neb. for burglary charges. Davis had traveled to Des Moines for requisition papers to bring DuBoise back but was ordered to return home as the suspect was unavailable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Davis
H. T. Wagner
Denver
Colo
Jack DuBoise
Elwood
Neb
Davis
Des Moines
DuBoise
Waterloo
Wagner
Popcorn Acreage Shrinks Sharply in Iowa
Iowa's popcorn acreage has fallen markedly over two years. Last year’s crop was 42 percent below 1925. current plantings are about 14 000 acres versus 29 366 in 1926. 1926 acreage was 54 percent under 1925. A Cresco grower, W B Perry, reported high yields and seed sales, showcasing developed varieties with strong prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courier Special Service
Des Moines
Iowa
State Department of Agriculture
W. B. Perry
Cresco
Howard County
News Dispatches
Legion appoints Lyons area director of child welfare work
Dr L Mason Lyons of Kansas City has been named chairman of the American Legion child welfare program for Area D including Waterloo He urges adoption of a desertion and nonsupport law a widowed mothers allowance unpaid county child welfare board and a central state bureau to oversee child welfare efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Area D
Waterloo
L. Mason Lyons
Kansas City
Legion
City in Brief Patrick’s ophthalmic ads and local moves
A series of small notices from Waterloo area: an optical service ad at Buchanan’s building. Mrs H M Kelley and daughter Katherine of Oklahoma City visiting relatives then heading to Mount Vernon. A M Short of Riverview arrested for wife and child desertion and to be returned to Waterloo. Mr and Mrs S A Gerard of Santa Ana leaving after visiting, with stops planned at Blue Rapids and Lincoln. Henry Moehla found not guilty of larceny. discharge hearing set for bankrupt Jesse G Brinkerhoff in Dubuque federal court. William B. Grietnow injured, improving after a factory accident. Ralph Tharp fined for tares of tires. Mrs Margaret Carter returning from Seattle after visit. Mrs Victor Ettinger and Mrs Girard Smith celebrate Horace Burt’s 86th birthday in Cedar Rapids then visit Waterloo relatives. Mr and Mrs Smith returning from Pomona, California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. M. Kelley
Katherine
Oklahoma City
George Schoel
Riverside Drive
Mount Vernon
Kelley
John Robinson
A. M. Short
Riverview
Newhall
Vinton
H. T. Wagner
Short
Waterloo
Henry Moehla
Frederika
J. C. Beem
D. B. Parker
Logan Avenue
Jesse G. Brinkerhoff
Dubuque
J. E. Jordan
Brinkerhoff
William EB. Grietnow
Mawson Street
Litchfeld Manufacturing Company
Ralph Tharp
Jesse Nalien
Jtesup
J. ©. Beem
Margaret Carter
Allison
Lloyd Thompson
Seattle
Wash
G. W. Butler
Hammond Avenue
Airs
K. A. Myers
Denver Street
Victor Ettinger
St. Lona
Girard T Smith
Horace E. Burt
Mra. J
ScGowan
Cedar Rapids
Ettinger
Smithy
Chicago
Mro
Afra. Smith
Austin Burt
Pomona
Cat
Crosley Dealers Meet With Standard Battery in Iowa
About 125 Crosley radio dealers from 35 Iowa counties gathered at Hotel Russell Lamson as guests of Standard Battery Company in a two session meeting. Chief speaker N M Miller of Burgess Battery Company spoke from Madison Wisconsin with Crosley and Willard Battery representatives also present. The Linn County distributor notes Crosley products have growing annual business and the meeting is held yearly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crosley
Iowa
Russelllamson
Standard Battery Company
N. M. Miller
Burgess Battery Company
Madison
Wis
Crosley Company
Willard Battery Company
Addition to Independence Plant Construction Starts
Operations begin around August 1 to add a new section to the Stevens Dry Cleaning plant. N B Murphy will erect the building at the rear of the Main Street east site. Barn on Fay Place Burns. $1,000 damage partly covered by insurance. Fire department prevented spread. Daniel Snyder, 80, sails for Massachusetts then New York City and Canton, Ohio to visit relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courier Special Service
Independence
Stevens
N. B. Murphy
Main Street
Fay Place
Daniel Snyder
Here
Massachusetts
North
Dana
New York City
Canton
Tattooing Voter Repeats Spark Debate in Black Hawk County
County auditor Frank W. Esher says tattooing voters to block repeat ballots would end women’s suffrage in Black Hawk County and could reduce turnout. He notes no known cases of multiple voting locally and criticizes the idea as a barrier to polling places.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bolivia
United States
Black Hawk County
Frank W. Esher
Chicago
New York
Esher
East
Clear Fresh Skin Wins Admirers
A vintage ad promotes Orchard White lotion claiming a youthful clear complexion improves popularity. It advises mixing two lemons into a bottle and massaging to revive smooth, dewy skin, promising transformation for women with discolored or tanned skin.
Fort Dodge youth faces auto theft charge
Kenneth Fuller, 18, of Fort Dodge, was brought back from Elkhart Ind to face auto theft charges. Police say he confessed to stealing three cars after being captured by Elkhart officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Dodge
Kenneth Fuller
Elkhart
Ind
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Jud Scearde
Ina Reese
J. W. Reese
Max Cook
Ostar Cook
J. B. Travis
West Union High School
Business College
Cook
West High School
Iowa Gate Company
Cedar Falls
Shaw
W. H. Bickley
Blanche Shaw
Philadelphia
Alvin Jackson
Mary J. Philpot
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Iowa State Teachers College
Jeanette Mann
Boston
Mass
Sunnyside Country Club
Roy, Smock
J. W. Rowntree
H. B. Lichty
H. C. ‘Orrick
Arthur Fowler
Glenn Morris
Wayne Carter
J. W. Carter
Wayne
Ming
J. A. Robinson
Audrey Reed
Robinson
W. A. Reed
Miss Reed
Locisu Calendar
Missionary Society
First Lutheran Cnurch
Electric Park
M. B. A. Lodge
P. Hall
R. T. Plenie
W. OR. GC
Plenie
Dinner Dance Country Club
East High
Fountain Unveiling
Virginia May Smith
Warren Smith
Edwin Butler
Sarah Butler
Lennadore Berg
Webster City
G. H. Hospers
Miss Berg
Mrs. Hospers
Carl Davis
Pride of the
West Circle
Cedar River Park
Circle
J. A.trimble
Detroit
Mich
Helen Gould
United Spanish War Veterans
H. F. Herbsleb
Ee Yeomen
Rowena Circle
Wishar
Fred Wray
Sarton Smith
H. B. Plumb
Fiso
Department of Agriculture
Weahington
Betty B
Church News
A. P. Lodge
Jack Dempsey
Estelle Taylor
Jack Sharkey
Legion’s
Buchanan’s
S. A. Gerard
Santa Ana
Riverside Dove
Sten
Blue Rapids
Kan
Lincoln
Buchanan
Ellen J. Buckland
Kotex
Black Hawk
Civilization
Fashion Department
Evening Courier
Artificial Ice & Fuel Co
E. 9Th St
Otto
Syeeree
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