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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1925
Page
13
Edison school boys and girls prepare for a Saturday playground athletics meet on East High field. Entries close Friday noon in Victor Read's office. Events cover multiple age classes with sprints, jumps, and medicine ball throws.
Mrs John Dawson a Bremer County pioneer died Sunday at her home after a lengthy residence in the county since 1864 She was born Mary Herrington in Patmal Yorkshire England Feb 29 1840 came to America at 16 settling near Chicago Then Des Plaines marriage to John Dawson March 29 1850 They lived in Missouri and LeRoy township before moving toBremer County Her survivors include two daughters six sons a sister and a brother 26 grandchildren and 25 great grandchildren They joined the Methodist Episcopal church in 1864 and remained active until death.
Chicago dispatch reports onion prices up sharply as national supply tightens. California white onions reach six dollars per hundredweight wholesale in Chicago, Massachusetts yellow onions near five fifty, Midwestern onions four fifty to five fifty. Iowa yields strong with fields over 500 bushels per acre and shipments ahead of last year.
A collage of listed radio offerings across Davenport Des Moines Council Bluffs and Chicago includes market quotes musical programs baseball scores chimes concerts orchestras and guest artists with times from early morning to late evening and references to local stations KYW WGN WMAQ WMAQ WX and others. Prominent acts include Cornhuskers dances orchestral sets organ recitals and soprano performances with varied host and program notes.
IL L. Chase Cedar Walls owner of A. L. Chase Jewelry recently adjudicated bankrupt asks the district court clerk to modify the divorce decree. He states he has no means to pay the $75 monthly alimony and only owns a tool set for his trade, claiming wages are insufficient to meet the overdue alimony.
In a probate office the will of Margaret Paters enters, bequeathing her third interest in real and personal property to son Charley Peters with balance to be divided among other children. The will of Baker L. Ede wards was admitted to probate with Grace A. Edwards as executrix, all property to the widow. Two Pat's Pond teams won. Midgets defeated Edison 21 to 0 and Seniors beat Lawndale 18 to 16 before up to 407 fans.
Mr and Mrs G O Murtagh returned from a month long Pacific coast trip that included the Grand Lodge convention of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks in Portland Oregon where Murtagh served as a Waterloo lodge delegate. In Los Angeles they visited former Waterloo residents and met Black Hawk county figures now practicing law there.
The congregation of the Churdan Presbyterian church in Churdan Iowa has voted a call to Rev. W. Rothwell of Claremont Minnesota. Church officials stated today that Rev Rothwell intends to accept the call.
Des Moines reports a bumper crop is not desired as drought and 90 degree days threaten corn in many Iowa counties. Moderate deterioration is welcomed over a perfect bumper yield. rainfall has been scant, with pockets like Monona Harrison and Pottawattamie counties suffering. Threshing advances, but pastures fail and dairy cows are fed heavily. commercial sweetcorn progresses under favorable weather.
The article extolls trees as the key outdoors element, noting Kaibab forest and Kaibab plateau contrast with surrounding desert. It cites Kanab Utah where irrigation and trees transformed the town into shade and relief, and contrasts with other towns that neglect trees, keeping to the harsh desert. An airmobile craft with movable wings is mentioned as being experimented with.
Graduation exercises for a class of 16 at Corn Belt College will be held at 8 p.m. Friday in Walnut Street Baptist church. The program includes diplomas presented by President C. Benson. Graduates listed include Corrine Burgler Rose Barron Tester Ballheim Cecilia Hwold Marie OConnor Beth Spaffard Sophie Youngblut Ida Rigdon Joseph Youngblut Ila Rigdon Joseph Reimsinger B F Wipplinger Dolores Meyer Glaze Gilbert Jeanette Darling Lucile A Kurtz.
Charles City Iowa July 29 James Smith son of Mr and Mrs H D Smith of this city has a slight attack of infantile paralysis. The Smith residence is damaged. The attending physician reports the child improving at a satisfactory rate. Also noted Jones Hedders manager of the dry goods department of Ruste store for 123 years has resigned to travel to Chicago and then Florida to reside there.
Alive Joyce stars in a theater piece in the Inner Chamber with Charles Caldwell’s The Blood Dwin Joke referenced as source material. Lincoln Carter claims a film adaptation called The Tornoe is premiering at Plaza with Nouse Peters in a leading role, directed by Caldwell.
Vague notices describe Florence and Tucker with Ruth Cilfford in a Strand Theatre program. The reel showcases a playful dramatic tale set in Rialto with a mix of mystery romance and comedic fantasy. Cast includes Lew Cody and Victor as supporting figures in a stylized stage setting.
The article notes Douglas selects a splendid role, described as the greatest of his career at the Rialto Theatre. It also states an estimated nine to twelve thousand elephants are killed each year for their ivory, underscoring conservation concerns.
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