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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1924
Page
2
Luncheon series at Sunnyside Country Club will host about 200 guests on June 12 and June 13. Mmes. Ira Rodamer John Simpson Laura Gholson and H O Boles will be hostesses at 1 PM each day with invitations issued for new social affairs.
A midsummer festival under Albert Scholl’s direction features the First M. E. Sunday school orchestra with Waterloo musicians. The program includes overtures and solos by Miss Frieda Buenneke Miss Helene Glenny and Miss Helen Hertzog plus instrumental numbers and vocal pieces. The event marks the third concert under Scholl’s leadership.
A scholarship will be awarded to one of seven piano pupils of Miss Marion T Banster and announced at a Waterloo Woman's club recital on Thursday evening June 2. The program includes modern and classical pieces performed by the seven pupils and other performers from the area.
Two women discuss a third and wonder about truthfulness cynicism and honesty. The speaker reflects that what people say is only part of character and that self awareness and hidden motives color speech. The piece ends by questioning cynicism while noting tone and actions reveal more than words.
Invitations issued for the wedding of Catherine Schubert and Lawrence Dugas set for next Wednesday at St Marys Catholic church in Waterloo. The ceremony will be officiated by Fr Francia Wahig. Schubert attends Iowa State Teachers College. Dugas is a Chicago traveling salesman and will reside there.
Church news records Cedar Heights Missionary Society gathering with Mrs F C James as hostess and Alice Morgan giving a map talk. Attendees included Mrs G M Piker as assistant hostess and Mrs Thomas Eaton performing piano numbers. Vestry to meet at St Mark's at 8 tonight. St Mary's Sawing Circle reports 15 members quilting and making carpet rags. Big Joe Friedl won a novelty contest prize. Luncheon attendees listed: Ames, L J Muller, Nicolas Sulentic, J F Kearney, John Roberts.
Triple Four club schedules a June 11 picnic at Byrnes park for members and three guests Jimes Circle Stewart RK Sherrill and John Becker hosted by Mrs William Stover Wednesday afternoon. Riverside Drive club met at Mrs George Selbig s home with Miss Elizabeth Corning and duets. 25 Social band members visited Mrs O W Burright for potluck and sewing planning Thanksgiving donation to the Christian Orphans home at Council Bluffs. An all day picnic was planned for June FF at Byrnes park. Needlework contest won by Mrs ft H James and Mrs A W Kistner at B F C club meeting with Mrs Georges Revey. refreshments served by the hostess and her daughter Edna.
Cedar Falls June 6 Dr Harlan Updegraff president of Cornell college urged higher ideals and stricter discipline in schools while delivering the commencement address at Vedar Falls high school exercises. He said colleges especially private ones should connect religion with secular education to influence youth and noted infractions must be punished. The program included music by Paul Seifert and duets by Jane Corsaut with Ben Bowen Harriett and Ruth Miller. Diploma ceremonies awarded to Helen Bergeman Elsie Christofferson Maclyn Hurley received honors. Total salaries paid to teachers about 6000. 45 instructors on the roll. Work resumes Sept 1.
Mrs Sheldon’s dancing pupils stage a revue titled In My Lady’s Garden of Dreams an elaborate dance advertisement with special costumes and performances.
Veterinarians from Buchanan county met at Dr N A Kippen's office in Independence to form the Buchanan County Veterinary Medical association. Present were Dr Statson Winthrop Dr Engles Aurora Dr Mannion Warleton Dr Knight Fairbank and Drs Delan ty Mosher and Kippen. Officers elected: President Dr WS A Kippen secretary and treasurer Dr L A Mosher. Advertising note mentions Woods Millinery sale at half price.
Scenic and electrical effects will be offered tonight and Saturday at the Plaza Theatre by 40 pupils of Mrs. Sheldon's dancing school. The dance number is in addition to the regular Plaza picture program and features a fan tastle descriptive composition of interpretative dance phases in both classical and popular motifs.
Local items report clerks and engineers traveling for work in St Louis Des Moines and Ames. Alumni toastmasters attend Tipton and Starrett School events while graduates receive degrees at Iowa institutions. Building permits issued for Black's store remodel and private garage. Divorce petitions filed. minor settlement and hospital costs noted. Millsinery sale ad concludes the brief.
A period tone guide outlines a quick daily manicure. It advises filing with an emery board, cleaning with lemon juice, pushing back cuticles, washing, and buffing for a polished look in under five minutes a day. It cautions against overusing bleaches and creams.
C B Owens fined 25 dollars for carrying concealed weapons after a police court arrest. He claimed a former permit while employed as Motorman. Punteney fined 10 dollars for speeding excuses tied to a delayed freight train. John Black fined 5 dollars for spending. A motorist fined 5 dollars for late night parking. suspended if not repeated. Calls about four drafts labeled stolen triggered bank notification.
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Edna Wallace Hopper promotes White Youth Clay, Youth Cream, Facial Youth, and Hair Youth from Chicago. She claims decades of cosmetic science, French origins, and guaranteed results at 16 cents to 1 dollar. The items promise skin cleansing, firming, reduced pores, and hair growth with daily use and eye dropper application.
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