Society notes reveal Mrs Scayde as guest in Sioux City
Mrs Jud Scayde of Sioux City Iowa visits at the home of Mr and Mrs Hiram Gross and spurs a series of social gatherings. Hostess Mrs Frank Harvey hosted a small three course dinner in her home in her honor. Mrs L F Potter plans a bridge party with two course luncheon decorated in garden flowers for her guest Betty assisting. Mrs Gross to entertain Saturday, with wedding announcements and engagements interwoven with local social events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jud Scayde
Sioux City
Hiram Gross
Frank Harvey
L. F. Potter
Betty
Missionary Society Picnic and Dinners at Electric Park
Tonight events include Missionary society at First Lutheran church with a picnic supper at Electric Park. M B A lodge 1115 K of P hall hosts a picnic at Electric Park. The B of R T lodge also holds a picnic at Electric Park. Friday afternoon WW RW C picnic and Friday evening dinner dance at Country Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missionary Society
First Lutheran Church
Electric Park
M. B. A. Lodge
K. of
P. Hall
B. of
R. T
R. C. Picnic
Old Settler 85 Birthday Brings Pioneers Together
An Orange township gathering honored John J. Berkley on his eighty fifth birthday. He has lived in the area since 1862 and stays with his daughter Mrs. Jennie Bechtelheimer. Nearby pioneer figures S Goughnour and J F Klingaman attended, with relatives and members from Matthias Miller and Lichty families among others. An informal program led by Samuel Fike capped the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Bechtelheimer
Orange Township
John J. Berkley
Jennie Bechtelheimer
Berkley
S. Goughnour
Waterloo
Johnstown
J. F. Klingaman
Klingaman
Long Beach
Cal
Matthias Miller
Samuel Cain
E. K. Buechley
Jonas Flickinger
John A. Lichty
Blue House Fame
Samuel A. Lichty
Abraham Miller
Abraham Horner
Jacob C. Pike
Joseph Strickler
William H. Lichty
Thomas Heitter
Samuel M. Miller
Samuel Fike
Birthday Party for Mrs. E. J. Galbraith Notes
The Club Notes report a yesterday afternoon Birthday club gathering for Mrs. E. J. Galbraith. She received gifts as games and music provided entertainment. A four course luncheon was served by Mrs. Galbraith with assistance from Mrs. J. H. Lawless.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. J. Galbraith
East High Band to Play at Fountain Unveiling
East High school band will perform at Gates Park tonight for the unveiling of a fountain gift from the Gates Park Civic Club. Mayor Glenn Tibbitts, park board members, and St Mary's Church pastors attend as guests. Mary Ann Studebaker to unveil the fountain, aided by eight girls with a flag drill. Proceeds from ice cream and cake sales will finish paying for the fountain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East High School
Waterloo
Gates Park
Captain Bing
Lois Severin
Beulah Fletcher
Josephine Willard
Faye Kelly
Margaret Porter
Hints in Beauty Care for Calorie Counts and Weight
A reader guides middle aged adults to weigh about 140 pounds and calculates daily calories. It claims 2100 calories to maintain ideal weight, 2400 to stay at current, and reductions of 500 to 1000 calories daily yield 2 ounces to 1 pound changes weekly. Also mentions scalp care, post childbirth advice, and a mailed booklet offer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Aid Society Quilting Meeting At Calvary Church
Aid society of Calvary Evangelical church met yesterday for all day quilting in the church parlors. Twenty eight members and three visitors were present. Hostesses were Mines, W H Sheplee, W H Sagk, O F Shook, C F Thompson and A R Troutman. An all day meeting of members of the Home and Foreign Missionary society of First Methodist church was held yesterday at Byrnes park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aid Society of Calvary Evangelical Church
Mines
W. H. Sheplee
W. H. Sagk
O. F. Shook
C. F. Thompson
A. R. Troutman
Home and Foreign Missionary Society
First Methodist Church
Byrnes Park
C. R. Cassell
C. H. Gilbert
Marjorie Jean
Barbara Raines
Mary Rickert
Helen Byrnes
Los Angeles
Cal
K P Lodge to Send Ten Delegates to Iowa Convention
Helmet lodge No. 89 Knights of Pythias will send ten delegates and alternates to the fifty eighth annual grand lodge convention in Davenport August 2 to 4. Delegates include Leonard M. Wells as chairman and J E Bragdon among others with nine alternates listed. The grand temple Pythian sisters of Iowa meets at the same venue and time with headquarters at the Black Hawk hotel for three days of business sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helmet Lodge No. 89
Knights of Pythias
Grand Lodge
Davenport
Leonard M. Wells
J. E. Bragdon
H. L. Crowell
B. F. Lichty
N. H. Loomis
R. R. Mueller
C. I. Munger
E. J. Wenner
G. W. Huntley
J. ©. Beem
Carleton Sias
G. E. Pike
J. #. Rose
T. F. Moore
A. B. Lovejoy
W. H. Howrey
H. L. Green
A. B. Covert
W. C. Logan
Grand Temple
Pythian Sisters of Iowa
Black Hawk Hotel
Detective Returns from Denver Trip Before He Starts
Detective Ralph Davis, visiting Denver to fetch DuBoise back for Waterloo burglary charges, faced a setback as Denver authorities handed him to Elwood Neb. to answer burglary. Davis later learned DuBoise was not available and returned home after a Des Moines stop for requisition papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Davis
H. T. Wagner
Denver
Colo
Jack DuBoise
Elwood
Neb
Davis
Des Moines
DuBoise
Waterloo
Wagner
Popcorn Acreage Shrinks in Iowa Over Two Years
Des Moines reports Iowa’s popcorn plantings have fallen markedly over the last two years. Last year’s crop dropped 42 percent from 1925, with current estimates around 14 000 acres versus 29 366 in 1926. The 1926 acreage was 54 percent below 1925. Previous notes highlighted grower W B Perry Cresco Howard County who averaged one ton per acre from eight acres and shipped seed and popped corn to dealers nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courier Special Service
Des Moines
Iowa
State Department of Agriculture
W. B. Perry
Cresco
Howard County
News Dispatches
City in Brief Highlights Visitors and Legal Notices
Mrs H M Kelley and daughter Katherine of Oklahoma City visited Mr and Mrs George Schoel then left for Mount Vernon to visit Dr John Robinson. A M Short of Riverview, charged with wife and child desertion, was arrested at Newhall and taken to Vinton at the sheriff's request. he will be returned to Waterloo. Mr and Mrs S A Gerard of Santa Ana Calif have left after visiting Waterloo friends with plans to stop in Blue Rapids and Lincoln. Henry Moehla, a farm hand near Frederika, was found not guilty of larceny of a call from D B Parker. Discharge hearing for Jesse G Brinkerhoff set for Aug 19 in Dubuque federal court. William E Griefnow of Dawson Street improved after losing a little finger in an accident at Litchfield Manufacturing. Ralph Tharp pled guilty to stealing four automobile tires from Jesse Nation near Jesup. fined 20 with costs and jailed until paid. Mrs Margaret Carter returned to Allison after visiting Waterloo friends. Mrs Victor Ettinger of St Louis and Mrs Girard Smith of Chicago helped celebrate Horace E Burt's 86th birthday in Cedar Rapids then visited Waterloo relatives. Mr and Mrs Smith returned from Pomona Calif with the Austin Burt family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. Short
Riverview
Newhall
Vinton
H. T. Wagner
Short
Waterloo
Ralph Tharp
Jesse Nation
Jesup
J. C. Beem
Tharp
Jai
Victor Ettinger
St. Louis
Girard T. Smith
Chicago
Horace E. Burt
J. 8. McGowan
Cedar Rapids
Lyons Seeks Legislation For Legion Child Welfare
Recently named chairman of the American Legion child welfare work in Area D which includes Waterloo Dr L Mason Lyons of Kansas City Mo urges a legislative program. It calls for a workable desertion and support law, a widowed mother's allowance, an unpaid county child welfare board and a central state child welfare bureau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Area D
Waterloo
L. Mason Lyons
Kansas City
Legion
Crosley Dealers Guests of Standard Battery Company
About 125 Crosley radio dealers from 35 Iowa counties gathered at Hotel Russell Lamson as guests of Standard Battery company distributors. The event included a 10:00 am session, 12:15 lunch, and a 1:30 pm concluding session in the main dining room. N M Miller of Burgess Battery, Madison, Wisconsin, spoke, with Crosley and Willard Battery reps present. The local distributor, first in the state, reports annual business growth and hosts this yearly dealer meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crosley
Iowa
Russell- Lamson
Standard Battery Company
N. M. Miller
Burgess Battery Company
Madison
Wis
Crosley Company
Willard Battery Company
Addition to Independence Plant Underway
Independence July 21 Operations begin Aug 1 on an addition to Stevens Dry Cleaning plant. N B Murphy will erect the building at the rear of the Main street east location. Barn on Fay Place Burns. fire causes $1,000 damage. insurance will partially cover losses. Daniel Snyder, 80, farmer, leaves for Massachusetts to visit relatives then travels to New York City and Canton Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courier Special Service
Independence
Stevens
N. B. Murphy
Main Street
Fay Place
Frank Fay
Daniel Snyder
Massachusetts
North
Dana
New York City
Canton
Tattooing Voters Would Hamper Balloting in Black Hawk
County auditor Frank W. Esher warned that Bolivia’s idea of tattooing voters to prevent repeat voting could suppress women’s suffrage in Black Hawk County. He noted no known cases of multiple voting here, and said tattooing would deter voters from going to the polls, contrasting with issues in Chicago and New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bolivia
United States
Black Hawk County
Frank W. Esher
Chicago
New York
Msher
East
Civilization
Clear Fresh Skin Wins Admirers
An old advertisement touts Orchard White lotion as a beauty solution. It promises a youthful clear complexion by massaging discolored and freckled skin with a three ounce bottle blended with lemon juice. It claims the product leaves skin smooth and dewily fresh, enhancing appearance.
Voter Privacy Debate Teased in Suffrage Discussion
Fragmentary remark on women's vote privacy notes that voting secrecy would prevent knowing if a neighbor voted and suggests fear that universal suffrage could be harmful to women. The tone reflects era concerns about suffrage and social observation.
Fort Dodge youth faces auto theft charge
Kenneth Puller an 18 year old resident of Fort Dodge Iowa was brought back from Elkhart Indiana to stand trial on charges of automobile theft He was captured by Elkhart police and reportedly confessed to stealing three cars
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Dodge
Kenneth Puller
Elkhart
Ind
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Bernita B. Tarrell
Howell J. Simmons
Newton
St. Patrick's Church
Marengo
W. EB. Carroll
Vincent.e
Tarrell
Charles Simmons
Mr. Simmons
Maytag
Marie Barney
Ina Reese
J. W. Reese
Max Cook
Oscar Cook
Rev
J. B. Travis
West Union High School
Business College
Cook
West High School
Iowa, Gate Company
Cedar Falls
O Cook
Mary J. Philpot
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Iowa State Teachers College
Cedar, Falls
Jeanette Mann
Boston
Mass
Sunnyside
Stone
Apace Country Club
Esc
Fowler
Glenn Morriswenty
Wayne Carter
J. W. ‘Carter
Wayne
J. A. Robinson
Audrey Reed
East High
Fountain Unveiling
Virginia May Smith
Warren Smith
Edwin Butler
Sarah Butler
Sunnyside Country Club
Lennadore Berg
Webster City
G. H. Hospers
Miss Berg
Mrs. Hospers
Carl Davis
Pride of
J. A. Trimble
Detroit
Mich
Helen Gould
United Spanish War Veterans
H. F. Herbsley
Rowena Circle
Cedar River Park
Fred Wray
H. B. Plumb
Edna Kent Forbes
Church News
K. P. Lodge
Buchanan’s
H. M. Kelley
Ekatherine
Oklahoma City
George Schoel
Riverside Drive
Mount Vernon
S. A. Gerard
Santa Ana
Blue Rapids
Kan
Lincoln
Ned
Henry Moehla
Frederika
D. B. Parker
Logan Avenue
Jesse G. Brinkerhoff
Dubuque
J. E. Jordan
Brinkerhoff
William E. Griefnow
Dawson Street
Litchfield Manufacturing Company
Margaret Carter
Allison
Lloyd Thompson
Seattle
Wash
G. W. Butler
Hammond Avenue
K. A. Myers
Denver Street
New York Tonight
Jack Dempsey
Estelle Taylor
Jack Sharkey
Legion’s
Central State Child Welfare Bureau
Buchanan
DU Cse
Black Hawk
Barbers Or
Tie & Lucky Tiger
Toc Fashion Department
Evening Courier
Summer
Ellen J. Buckland
Kotex
Artificial Ice & Fuel Co
E. 9Th St
Rumford
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