New Hampton Mardi Gras set Aug 17 19 by Chickasaw park fund drive
New Hampton Chamber of Commerce American Legion committee aims to expand Chickasaw Mardi Gras to aid state park funds. Ray Faragher chairs the executive committee with proceed proceeds earmarked for park development. The festival runs August 17 19 with free acts fireworks and multiple bands. Baseball races running events and a Midway are planned with $250 in purse prizes and various county exhibits. Hazleton and New Hampton bands join the event along with the Faentine Post drum corps and team-pulling demonstrations.
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C. D. Gleason
Hazleton Band
Hazleton
Iowa
New Hampton
R. H. McFarland
Elmer Carpenter
Faentine Post American Legion
Harry Carney
Charles City
Decorah
Lawler
W. J. Gleason
J. L. Crawford
Races Committee
County Telent
E. A. Schilling
Schilling
Finn Wilkins
Frank Hunt
Franklin County S. S. Camp Dates Set for August
Franklin county's annual Sunday school camp will be held in August at the A. M. Smallibridge woodland pasture six miles south of Hampton. Boys camp runs August 8 to 13 and girls August 15 to 20. Eligibility includes moral qualifications. supervision covers Bible study, drill, hikes, stunt programs, and camp activities with named leaders for boys and girls.
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Courier
Hampton
Pfranklin County
A.M. Smallibridge
M. B. Pringle
Pringle
B. A. Davis
Chapin
Floyd Ellefson
Ponejoy
George Wall
Burdette
Frank Philpott
G. A. Roberts
Popejoy
Cook
Florence Hanson
J. W. Fisher
Fire Gutts Ola Vance Residence in Charles City
Charles City Ia July 30 The Ola Vance residence 606 Fifteenth avenue was gutted by fire yesterday morning leaving house and contents a total loss Four children slept upstairs and were moved to safety The blaze is thought to have started from an explosion of a kerosene stove Insurance totaled 1000 on the home and 800 on the furniture In other news the Floyd County Bankers Association adopted a five cent per check charge on out of town items with certain exemptions A West sociable by the 4 H club girls raised 25 The program was presented
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Charles City
Ola Vance
Fifteenth Avenue
Floyd County Bankers Association
U. S
Ansgar to Have Bus Service Aug
St. Ansgar Iowa will gain Jefferson Highway Transportation Company bus service starting August 1. Three daily round trips run between Austin and northern points to the Twin Cities with two daily round trips between Austin and points with connections at Charles City for Waterloo and Mason City.
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St. Ansgar
Jefferson Highway Transportation Company
Austin
Twin
Charles City
Waterloo
Mason City
Elderly Danish Woman Marginally Recovered in Cedar Falls Deaths
In Cedar Falls July 30 Mrs Karen Arildsen 77 widow of Lars Arildsen died at home from paralysis after a long Cedar Falls residency. She survived by daughter Augusta Hansen and sons Alfred and Anton. Anton had stayed briefly after an April accident with a streetcar. She was active in the United Danish Lutheran church. Funeral from Nazareth church and burial at Greenwood. Also reported are the deaths of Henry Nelson 73 and Mary Elizabeth Mallory 75 and Christian Soul 77 with services and interments in Cedar Falls area. Joseph T King longtime local grocer died in California. School board to consider final budget passage at Monday meeting.
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Courier
Cedar Falls
Karen Arildsen
Lars Arildsen
Bluff Street
Denmark
Arildsen
Ninth
Walnut Streets
Augusta Hansen
Cgedar Falls
Alfred
Waterloo
Anton
Portland
Ore
Anton Caime
United Danish Lutheran Church of
Nazareth
Greenwood
Nelson
Henry Nelson
Waterloo Street
Harry Jorgensen
Holger Iversen
Milford Hilton
Amos Hansen
Albert and
Thorval
Harold Watkins
Cohasset
Minn
Roland
Vernon
Byron
Mary Elizabeth Mallory
San Jose
Cal
Oakwood Cemetery
Janesville
William R. Mallory
Chicago
St. John's Lutheran Church
H. W. Siefkes
Reinbeck
Joseph T. King
California
Golden State
District Work Budget Noted for Next Year
Estimated budget of 97500 dollars to carry on the work next year in the district. Picked Up in Passing. Mrs. Mary Jepsen and Mildred will visit relatives in California and Yellowstone Park en route. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Hodges return to Niles, California. Miss Lena Christensen leaves for New York bound for Denmark. Prof Irving H Hart to speak at Castine Me rural education leaders conference. First Baptist sermon on Christ and the Jericho Road. no evening services in August.
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Mary Jepsen
Mildred
California
Yellowstone Park
Earl Hodges
Niles
Cal
Lena Christensen
Nels Overgaard
Clay
New York City
Denmark
United States
Irving H. Hart
State Teachers College
Castine
First Baptist Church
Thomas Anderson
Christ and the
Jericho Road
Cedar Falls Gun Club Plans Prize Trap Shoot
Cedar Falls Iowa July 30 The Cedar Falls Gun Club announces plans for a prize trap shoot likely on August 7 or 14 with participants from northeastern Iowa. Formed in May 1926 the club has 50 members, owns a clubhouse and traps costing about 200 dollars, and holds Sunday and Thursday shoots one and a half miles north of the city. Officials for the year include President R E Bundy and Vice President L C Paul.
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Courier Special Service
Cedar Falls
Winona
Dubuque
Belle Plaine
Manly
Des Moines
R. E. Bundy
L. C. Paul
H. G. Bruhn
Herb Maltas
Earl Eiler
Carl Howe
Neighbors Help Buchanan County Farmer Ill in Harvest
Neighbors assisted George Boone of Buchanan County by harvesting his oat crop as he has been in ill health for months. About eight men with three binders worked while the farmers wives provided a noon dinner. Also noted is word from Rockford Homing Pigeon Club of a forthcoming race from Independence on August 10 with pigeons released July 10 returning quickly.
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Courier Special Service
Independence
George Boone
Boone
C. S. Rogers
L. L. Simpson
American Express Company
Rockford
Ilinois Central
Lineman 13 badly injured in Independence crash
J W Cole a Pittsburgh based lineman for the American Telephone and Telegraph Co suffered internal injuries in a head on collision with F E Schuster of Springfield Illinois on the Grant highway four miles east of Independence Iowa. Cole remained under care at Peoples hospital with a skull fracture feared but said to be improving. Schuster and his son escaped serious injuries and left by train for Glenwood Minnesota. Cole had been jailed Thursday night on intoxication charges.
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Courier Special Service
Independence
Peoples Hospital
J. W. Cole
Pittsburgh
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
F. E. Schuster
Springfield
Ill
Grant Highway
Cole
Schuster
Albert
Illinois
Glenwood
Minn
Special Campanile Bells Program Slated for Aug 14 at ISU
Cedar Falls Iowa July 30 A Sunday afternoon program on the campanile bells of the Iowa State Teachers College will be held Sunday Aug 14 at 3 pm. Over 10 000 attended last October and this year promises greater variety and quality. The Fascidti clock has run well for two months attracting visitors by auto from distant towns to hear the chimes. The bells can play the Star Spangled Banner and Schubert Serende both featured on Aug 14 with Prof Irving Wolfe as official chimer enhancing both alto and soprano parts.
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Cedar Falls
Iowa State Teachers College
Iowa
Shubert
Irving Wolfe
23 Births Reported in Charles City and Surrounding Areas
Courier Special Service lists multiple births from Charles City and nearby towns. Entries include the Albaughs with a son, Kirsch with a daughter, Brown with a daughter, Lambert with a son east of Charles City, Johnson with a son, Kutsehat with a son in Oelwein, Folsom with a son, and Gilbertson with a son, all dated July.
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Courier
Charles City
Lee Albaugh
L. Kirsch
Bertram Brown
Lynn Lambert
Charles City, & Son
Theodore Johnson
Oelwein
Arthur Kutsehat
John” Folsom
La Porte Family Moves to Vinton
Mr and Mrs George Ponsford and two children Beverly and George Jr moved yesterday to Vinton where Mr Ponsford is employed He recently sold his interest in Ponsford Bros garage to his brother Bert
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Courier
la Porte City
George Ponsford
Beverly
George
Vinton
Ponsford
Ponsford Bros
Bert
Will Barrett
Paver in Nashua Breaks Leg After Truck Incident
Carl Eckelson of An derson & Empie Paving Construction was injured when he was run over by a loaded grave truck while boarding it on the Red Ball route between Nashua and Charles City. He suffered a fracture and bruises, and was taken to Nashua for treatment. Otto Laird and Arthur Luhring rescued a Charles City woman from drowning at Lake Shore resort after a man’s failed rescue attempt. both pulled her to shore.
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Courier Speretal
Nashua
Carl Eckelson
Ankeny
Anderson & Empie Paving Construction Company
Charles City
Eckelson
Otto Laird
Arthur Luhring
Lake Shore Resort
Farmers Co operative ships carloads of corn
The Farmers' Co operative company shipped a carload of corn on Tuesday and another on Thursday. Norma Beckman visiting her uncle Rev. Kunkle spent time in Ta here and went to St. Francis hospital Waterloo for tonsil removal.
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Raymond, Ta
Farmers’ Co-operative Company
Norma Beckman
Rev. Kunkle
St. Francis Hospital
Waterloo
Fremont Two Will Vote on High School Bonds
West Union Iowa July 30 Patrons of the Fremont township merged district will vote August 15 on bonding Fremont township for an 825000 high school a four year course may be maintained at no extra cost to residents. The plan includes up to date equipment and a community center with only a small tax increase.
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West Union
Fremont School Township
Fremont Township
Westgate
Iowa
Fayette's First County Agent Visits Oelwein
Clyde Combs of New York City, Fayette's first county agent, who recently resigned to work for Meredith publications in Des Moines, visited Fayette this week. Oelwein visitors included George Simpson, Clifford Niles, and Henry Adams. Ralph Baker, recovering from an infected foot at Mercy hospital, is back at home. Local concert featured three Oelwein and two Hazleton school bands at the Grand theatre under L. L. James's direction.
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Courier Special Service
Oelwein
Clyde Combs
New York City
Combs
Fayette
Meredith Publications
Des Moines
Down East
George Simpson
West Union
Parole Board
Clifford Niles
Anamosa
State Highway Commission
Henry Adams
Oclwein
Ralph Baker
Butler Co Clerk Records Marriages in July
Butler County clerk reports numerous marriage licenses issued in Allison and surrounding towns. Couples include Roger Morgem Rockford 21 and Genevieve Sickles Janesville 21. Ernest Landers Greene 22 and Clesne Tacks 18. Ernest Arends Dumont 26 and Nella Stock 18. Raymond Frusner Parkersburg 24 and Anna Eilers Aplington 17. John Smith Parkersburg 23 and Irene Metz Rockford 18. Ream Jacobs Clarksville 27 and Rosina Mayer Clarksville 24. George Huffman Hampton 21 and Ruth Merrill Hampton 18.
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Allison
Roger Wilbur Morgem
Rockford
Genevieve Irene Sickles
Janesville
Ernest
Landers
Greene
Clesne Maurine
Ernest John Arends
Dumont
Nella Dore Stock
Raymond Fruisner
Parkersburg
Anna Eilers
Aplington
John Albert Smith
Bondsman Turns in Ross Habenicht
Ross Habenicht, convicted boot legger, was taken into custody by Deputy Sheriff W. F. Dilworth after his bondsman Clarence Albright feared he might flee Waterloo. Habenicht had been free on bond while trying to raise money to pay his fine, promising to settle by Tuesday but failing to do so.
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Ross Habenicht
Sherif W. F. Dilworth
Clarence Albright
Habenicht
Waterloo
F. W. Edwards
Grace
Cities Struggle to Keep Low Rate on Imported Coal
A. Hanson of the Greater Waterloo association will travel to Des Moines to join a Monday meeting with state commerce counsel Dwight Lewis. Iowa cities seek a rehearing of coal rate reductions granted three months ago to Waterloo Des Moines Cedar Rapids Fort Dodge and Dubuque. The Des Moines session will hear demands from Mississippi River cities and the United Mine Workers union seeks rate revisions to curb out of state coal influx.
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Co. A. Hanson
Greater Waterloo Association
Des Moines
Dwight Lewis
Hanson
Iowa
State of
Waterloo
Cedar Rapids
Fort Dodge
Dubuque
Ilinois
Indiana
Kentucky
Mississippi
United Mine Workers Union
Rehearsals for Grundy Pageant Nearing Close
Grundy Center July 30 Re hearsals near a close for The Fighting Sheik a pag eant to be staged Thursday and Friday at the Grundy County Fair grounds. A large cast has built a huge infield platform across from the grand stand with scenery and rides. The county has supplied riding horses while goats donkeys and sheep will appear in scenes. A battery of searchlights will illuminate the field.
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Courter
Grundy Center
Grundy County Fairgrounds
Interdenominational Bible Conference Opens at Riverview Park
Cedar Falls hosts the sixth annual Interdenominational Bible conference starting Sunday at 9 a m with Dr Parley Zartmann opening prayers. The program features sermons by Rev Wilford Mann and Rev Morgan, Bible studies, mission talks, and song services led by Homer Rodeheaver with a faculty including Dr Morgan and Dr Henderson.
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Courier
Cedar Falls
Parley Zartmann
Riverview Park
Interdenominational Bible Conference
Fairfield Chapel
Grundy County
Little Church
Riverview
Zartmann
John E. Henderson
East Africa
Wilford BE. Mann
W. M. Danner
O. A. Newlin
John Greenfield
Homer Rodeheaver
G. Campbell Morgan
John =. Henderson
Dr. Morgan
Mrs. Cady
Wilford E. Mann
Shillinglaw Named to National Defense Committee Post
American Legion friends in Chicago report David Shillinglaw, ex-Beck et Chapman member and former Waterloo lawyer, has been named to the national defense committee. The panel, meeting in Washington, approved a resolution urging immediate creation of a national aeronautics department headed by a cabinet secretary, to be presented at the Paris Legion convention September 19 to 23. Shillinglaw led the Legion aeronautics committee at Philadelphia last year.
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American Legion
David Shillinglaw
Chicago
Becket-Chapman
National Defense Committed
Waterloo
Law & Shilling Law
Paris
National Defense Committee of
the American Legion
Washington
The
American Legion On National Defense
Organization of National Aeronautics
Department of National Defense
Ghost Will Walk for I. N. G. Boys $2,000 Ready
Waterloo national guard units prepare for quarterly pay with government checks totaling nearly $2,000. Company D will be paid Monday evening, Company B Tuesday evening, as guardsmen receive their pay on a three month cycle.
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Waterloo
National Guard
Co, D
Co. B
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France
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Italy
Elbans
Josephine
Marie Louise
Franklin County
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Steve
T. Ansgar
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Cedar Falls Des Yesteror
Cedar Falls Gun Club
Buchanan County
AY Independence
St. Anagar
Alton Gilbertson
la Porte
Mabel Elliott
Joe Milne
Fort Wayne
Ind
J. G. Frank
American Legion Auxiliary
W. Konicek
George Konicek
W. A. Franklin
Kensington
Legion
Bradfield
Ada Bradfield
Los Angeles
Fannie Longaker
W. W. Little
W. Littl
Russell
Bobby Bannister
Boyle
DeKalb
Hannah Boyle
DeKalb, Ill
John Boyle
Paver
Fremont Two
Bondsman
DR. Zartman
Bible Institute
Willford FE. Mann
Protestant Episcopal Church
Council Bluffs
Cédar Falls
Walter Jenkins
Memphis
Tenn
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Shillinglaw
Matt Gruben & Sons
House of Quality
Waverly
J. Heath
Oak Ave
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