Cedar Valley Caledonians hold largest picnic crowd at Ure William Galloway home
A Cedar Valley Caledonian society annual picnic drew more than 150 members to the Ure William Galloway home Cedar Heights for a lawn dinner and evening program. Speakers included Dr J R Macartney and Dr Robert N McDonald with musical numbers by Mabel Benton Brown Grace Barr and others. First M B H Fellowship classes held 75 attendees at Cedar River park before a local league game.
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Cedar Valley Caledonian Society
Ure
William Galloway Ome
Cedar Heights
Gavin Bredner
Vermont Street
Bredner
J. R. Macartney
Seathland
Society
Ehutec
Cedar Falls
Robert N. McDonald
Walnue Street Baptist Church
Scotland
Mabel Benton Brown
Joseph Miller
Grace Barr
Waterloo
Myrtle Hughes
R. C. Nishet
Lford S. Moorhead
William Thompson
Harry Lander
Oa Bowen
Wilmer Smith Bowen
Ocnvasion
Brebrer
Mel Bowen
L. H. Edwards
John Caldwell
Lincoln Circle G A R entertains Friday with 160 guests
Linenin Circle ladies of the G A R hosted 160 members and guests at Menio hal yesterday afternoon. The event featured music, contests, a grand march to dinner, decorated tables, and a dinner served by Mrs. Ada Warren and committee. Out of town guests Comrades Crouse and John Gamble of Moline attended. A bazaar committee was named for fall booths with duties in candy, handkerchiefs, aprons, home baking, fancywork, canned fruit, tovellets, fortune telling.
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Linenin
Gul A. R
Howe
Grand Army of the
Comrates Giley
Sawyer
Ada Warren
Crouse
John Gamble
Moline
Lincoln Clyde
Bazard
Elia Watterg
Anna Hesser
Grace Sesbers
Cora Broadbent
Schultz
Addie Hotchkigs
Nellie Entwists
Alia Fisher
Nellie Wit- Yama
Addie
Aimen
Washburn
Rose Loban
Aimes
Mary Doyle
Rainbow Band to Play Sunday at Sunnyside Club
Rainbow division military band will give the first Sunday concert of the season at Sunnyside Country Club's open porch at 4:30 PM tomorrow. Supper at 6 o'clock will follow, with or without reservation, and guests welcome. About 80 couples attended last evening's dancing party.
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Rainbow Division
Millitary Band
Sunnyside Country Club
Beauty Chat Tips for Reducing and Grooming
Edna Kent Forbes advises women on exercise, gym routines, and self care. She notes that strenuous regimes boost appetite and suggests joining or forming a gym for motivation. The column also offers home remedies for foot perspiration, hair tinting with henna, and acne guidance with doctor consult.
Side Talks by Ruth Cameron A Foolgh Invitation
A reader column warns against inviting others to impose on you and then complaining when accepted. It uses examples of a landlady and a roomer to show the burden of unfair generosity, urging clear boundaries and fair payment rather than prolonged resentment.
Miss Belangee and Robert Watterson to Marry Aug 14
The engagement and approaching marriage of Miss Myrila Belangee to Robert Watterson were announced to eleven intimate friends at dinner. August 14 has been chosen as the wedding date. The event featured a pink and orchid color scheme, a petal rose chariot, cupid favors, and two wedding march measures revealed on scrolls.
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Myrila Belangee
Robert Watterson
Dinger
Willam A. B. Graham
P. W. Belangee
Marthe Louis Graham
Marjorie Turner
Freedman College Singers Delight Large Knoxville Audience
The United Presbyterian auditorium hosted Freedman College singers from Knoxville Tennessee. The student quartet performed songs and readings in refined Negro dialect with strong audience applause. Dr J Kelsey Giffen spoke about the college and its work, noting its 1868 founding and status as a leading southern school for United Presbyterians. A generous offering was given to Dr. Giffen. The group aims to showcase southern Negro work to northern audiences. Two seniors a junior and a sophomore form the troupe. They planned to sing in Jaer at an outdoor union service the next day.
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United Presbyterian
Knoxville
Freedman’s College
Tenn
J. Kelsey Giffen
United Presbyterians
Giffen
South
Jaer
Tire firm to open two Waterloo stores
Announcement says Stephens Associated Tire Stores will open two distributing stations in Waterloo within a week. The firm operates across the country and specializes in automobile tires. The 722 Sycamore street store will be managed by F. Loomis, previously with a local used car exchange, while 220 Fifth street west will be led by C. G. Stubbs, tied to several Waterloo auto and tire outfits.
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Stephens Associated Tire
Waterloo
Sycamore Street
Loomis
C. CG. Stubbs
Association
Fifth Street
Duddy Fumbles In Batting Contact At Pratt City Game
In Birmingham on July 21 John Duddy of the Jordan Park club hit a sharp drive toward the outfield. A Pratt City fielder rushed the ball to third base as Duddy reached the plate, causing a close contact play. Duddy later recalled nothing for 10 minutes until revived by teammates. He crossed home plate without a run, and his Dodds team lost 19 to 0 in a rare mishap-filled game.
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Birmingham
Ala
Pratt City
John Duddy
Jordan Park Club
Duddy
Dodds
Fair Sex Victing of Politicians Leader Seeks Voter Education
Des Moines July 22 Mrs Dante Pierce president of the Town League of Women Voters says political tricks by crafty politicians must be beaten before the full strength of the women’s vote in Iowa is felt Thousands of women were swept from polls in the primaries by tricks like vernal propaganda claiming convention choices would override primary votes and that voting would expose them to jury service Some women were given Democratic tickets instead of Republican ones and wasted votes The league aims to educate women on election procedure acquaint them with political organization and urge turnout It is nonpartisan and does not endorse a party Jury service is a duty and can broaden women’s public understanding with judges readily excusing those with families or duties
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Nes Moines
Iowa
Dante Pierce
Town League of Women Voters
Pierce
Iowa League
Iowa League of Women Votera
League
Pieres
Aid
Des Moines
Altho
Wellington Kans Sunday baseball banned by vote
In Wellington Kansas on July 17 a local vote of 9 655 residents opposed Sunday baseball while 3 553 voted in favor. Sunday golf won by 145 votes and tennis also carried despite a small majority. The park board had urged ordinances prohibiting Sunday baseball in the city park.
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Wellingtoff Kan
Wellington
Kan
Alboit
Parisians Opposed to Yank Traffic System
Paris weighs adopting the red green white traffic lights used on New York's Fifth Avenue. Dr John A Harriss proposed placing them along Avenue de l Opera to guide visitors. Opponents fear they would create a stereotyped, American image and undermine Parisian charm.
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Paris
Agredr
Fifth Avenue
New York
John A. Harriss
Avenue de l'Opera
Trand Avenue
Eccentric WILT DATED FROM THE RIVER STYX
Akron Ohio July 24 A cello and few other musical instruments form the personal property of Mellville Wilson of Wadsworth an eccentric musician who ended his life in New York weeks ago The will dated River Styx Aug 27 1907 has been filed for probate A cousin Mrs Hallie Harpley of this city was named sole legatee of Wilsons personal property
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Akron. C
Mellville
Whson
Wadsworth
New York
River Styx
Hallie Harpley
Sine Lepetee
Wilson
City in Brief movement notes and arrivals
A compilation of short notices lists residents traveling to Chicago, Minneapolis, New Albini, and western Canada for visits or trips. It also records arrests, divorces filed, and multiple motor trips across Minnesota, Iowa, South Dakota, Indiana, and Louisville with named residents and addresses.
Angry Greek Cuts Off Daughter Who Marries Own Choice
Cincinnati note reports Tony Cassimatis, a Cincinnati poolroom owner, disinheriting his 20-year-old daughter Helen after she wed Paschal Warne in Covington Ky. Warne faced bigamy charges, and Cassimatis drew a will leaving Helen 100 drachmas while the bulk of the $300,000 estate goes to her two brothers who reside in Greece.
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Cincinnati
Helen
Paschal Warne
Tony Cassimatis
Greece
Warne
Covington
Grocers Urged to Use Ads in Papers
Charles W. Myers of Morris & Co. urged Waterloo grocers to advertise in newspapers to reflect community spirit and inform buyers. He stressed ads’ role as news, education, and a sales driver, recommending regular, complete messages tied to yearly sales. Myers noted ads should describe merits, not just prices, and outlined a strategy based on space, reach, and business goals.
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Waterloo Grocers
Charles W. Myers
Morris & Co
Chicago Packers
Floyd Margadant
Waterloo
Commonwealth
Mr. Myers
Marchant
Myers
Waterton
Iowa
McCormick Denies Meeting Mrs Cochran in Paris
Paris July 22 Harold F McCormick arrived from New York and told the Associated Press he is in Europe for business and rest and has no plan to see Mrs Alexander Smith Cochran Mile. Ganna Walska whose engagement to the American magnate has been persistently reported has a divorce decree expected to become final August 19 as the provisional decree’s 60 day interval expires.
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Paris
Harold F. McCormick
Hare Tonay
New York
Associated Press
Europe
Alexander Smith Cochran
Mile
Ganna Walska
Mile. Walska
Cochran
Consul Sings Gomera Whistling Language Rivalry
Washington reports that a Gomera Canaries island resident uses a whistling code to convey news over long distances, suggesting radio telephony is largely unknown there. The note cites Consul F A Henry in Teneriffe and contrasts with American radio devices. Also mentions London subway smokers protests against women in smoking compartments.
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Washington, D. C
Gomera
Canaries
Commerce Department
F. A. Henry
Teneriffe
Sland
Sears
First Special Grand Jury Convened in Belmont County
In St Clairsville Ohio on July 22 Belmont County held its first ever special grand jury. It was convened to investigate rioting during a clear strike that left one man dead and three injured. The panel includes 18 jurors.
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Ohio City
St. Clairsville
Belmont County
Battle on Erie train over hens on way to market
In Mansfield Ohio on July 21 two railroad crews clashed aboard a poultry train at the union depot. The quarrel arose when hens on the way to market kept laying eggs and the men, having no use for them, fought each other amid the carriages.
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Mansfield
Erie Railroad
Grundy Center Defeats Reinbeck 2-0 at Latter's Field
Reinbeck Booster day featured a parade and an afternoon game at 2:30 pm. Grundy Center pitchers held Reinbeck scoreless until the eighth when Daniels delivered a three base hit scoring McDougal, followed by another run. Final score 2-0 as Reinbeck offered no further scoring opportunities.
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Reinbeck
Reinbeck Band
Corn Belt League
Grundy Center
Rex Taylor
Thomas Waugh
Toas
McDougal
Murray
Daniels
Stewart
W. L. McCommons
Prewar Styles Revived in England as London Dons Summer Wear
London portrays a sartorial revival after the war with prewar summer styles. Dandies swap silk hats for gray top hats and drop spats for linen. straw hats remain rare and disfavored among the elite. Ambassador George Harvey exemplifies English fashion by ditching his Panama for a white top hat. Waistcoats stay, coats stay on, and sleeves stay rolled up, preserving formalism amid heat.
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London
George Harvey
Panama
América
Marilynn Leaves to Marry Pickford
New York July 22 Miss Marilynn Miller dancer and musical comedy star heads to Los Angeles for her wedding on August 1 to Jack Pickford motion picture actor brother of Mary Pickford A party member says the wedding will be at Douglas Fairbanks home Miller plans to continue her stage career after marriage Also notes on American exporters seeking to retain Egyptian trade and ship tonnage definitions.
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New York
Marilynn Miller
Los Angeles
Jack Pickford
Mary Pickford
Douglas Fairbanks
Miss Miller
Italy moves to curb divorces amid Fiume exodus
Rome reports the government will act on a Vatican suggestion to check a wave of divorces sweeping the country. Citizens seeking divorce reportedly rush to Fiume where divorce is easy. Italy says it will not restore citizenship to those who abandoned it briefly for divorce.
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Rome
Vatican
Fiume
Wetz dies in Louisiana former Vinton resident
A. A. Wetz, born in Pennsylvania and longtime Vinton resident, died in Lake Charles, Louisiana at 76. He lived in Vinton many years, worked in the abstract business and served as county treasurer. Survived by widow and six children. four preceded him in death. He had moved to Louisiana about 30 years ago.
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Vinton, In
A. A. Wetz
Pennsylvania
Iowa
Vinton Land
Lake Charlies
Garrison
True Blue Club
Carter
J. R. Carter
Vinton
West Fourth Street
Mr. Carter
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