Presbyterian Youth Conference to Meet at Cedar Falls Park
Annual gathering of Presbyterian young people will be held at Riverview park Cedar Falls July 15 to 22 directed by Rev Frank Getty of Philadelphia Pa with local supervision by Dr Bruce Giffin. Ladies Aid of First Presbyterian to operate dining room. Special programs for children across three Cedar Falls churches include cantata The Children of the Bible and a missionary offering.
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Associated Press
Cedar Parks
Riverview Park
Frank Getty
Philadelphia
Bruce Giffin
Ladies’ Aid
First Presbyterian Church of
Cedar Parls
Road Worker Hurt in Auto Accident Near Arlington
Oelwein June 8 A J Wengert a road grader crew worker in Clayton county ran his car into a ditch near Arlington Thursday night receiving painful injuries He had been at Hazleton his home and was driving back to the graders camp when the accident happened The Oelwein golf team goes to Decorah tomorrow The players include Ashby Bennett Cross Haverly Hintz Gregory Kraft Strobbe Nutting Schmidtke Neat Young Witt Marsh and Ross Leo R Dennis alias Sherman was brought back from Cresco on a bad check charge and received a 30 day jail term from Judge Cook Thursday morning Mayor Carnall and councilmen City Clerk and engineer returned from Des Moines where resurfacing material was studied for use on about 30 blocks of paving in Oelwein Born to Mr and Mrs Ed Formey a daughter on June 6 Scores of youths are home for summer vacation.
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Courier
Oelwein
A. J. Wengert
Clayton County
Arlington
Hazleton
Qelwein
Decorah
Ashby
Bennett
Cross
Haverly
Hintz
Gregory
Kraft
Strobbe
Nutting
Schmidtke
Neat
Young
Witt
Marsh
Ross
Leo R. Dennis
Sherman
Stone
Cresco
Cook
Superior Court
Carnall
Dempsey
Hill
Butler
Graff
Larson
Shippy
Schenke
Des Moines
Ed Formey
Hudson and Oelwein People to Picnic at Independence
A Hudson group will join Mr and Mrs H Howell and daughter Elizabeth of Oelwein for a picnic at Independence Sunday. The Howell family will depart Monday for California. Attending from here are Mr and Mrs Nathan Grossman Cedarville Mr and Mrs George Lamp and daughter Mayme Lanark Til guests of Mrs Elizabeth Eighmey Mrs Letty Eighmey and son James Waterloo and Mr and Mrs RB Hollis and family Orange township. Carl Merritt and wife welcome a daughter Patricia Luelle born Thursday June 6. Churches here plan extended children's day services Sunday.
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Courier Species Service
Hudson
H. ©. Howell
Elizabeth
Oelwein
Independence
Howell
California
Nathan Grossman
Cedarville
George Lamp
Mayme
Lanark
Til
Elizabeth Eighmey
Eighmey
Letty Eighmey
James
Waterloo
RB. C. Hollis
Orange Township
Carl Merritt
Daugther
Patricia Luelle
Wisconsin and OWA bands unite for Manchester concert
June 16 at Thrill Park a massed concert will feature about 250 musicians under D. Tella. Bands from Shullsburg Burlville Manchester High and Manchester Girls will perform individually before a joint finale. Printed programs will be available at 6:36, and the public is invited with no charge.
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Haurler Syercint Bervier
Manchester
Firvet Public Bend
Ifn Thrill Park
D. Tella
Bhullsburg
Wis
Eburlville
Manchester High
Manchester Girls
Winthrop Independence to Open Sunday Baseball Game
Independence Iowa June 8 The Winthrop Independence baseball team opens its season with a Sunday home game at the fairgrounds meeting Dunkerton after an earlier 12 to 0 win over Jesup. Sheeley pitched, Michaels caught. Civil War veteran John M Smith dies near the city at age about 86 after months of ill health. Funeral plans await word. John Derr remains in critical condition at People's Hospital diagnosed with cancer near the heart making operation inadvisable.
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Independence
Winthrop-Independence
Fairgrounds
Dunkerton
Jesip
Winthrop
Sheeley
Michaels
Epworth League
Methodist Church
United Service
Wayne Goss
Vie
Mss
Mabel Hawk
Lillian Day
Amber Tidball
Kenneth Scott
Rosabelle Plaine
Clara Steifel
Lars Lorenzen
Winifred Ballou
Mark Berlie Cooke
Edson Keagy
John M. Smith
Hime
Derr
John Derr
People's Hospital
Mr. Derr
Two Grundy Center Churches to Mark Children's Day
Children day observances will occur in Grundy Center on Sunday morning at the Baptist and Methodist churches with assorted programs. Mildred Plager and Dorothy Miller left for Ames to attend a girls short course at Iowa State College. Rev I Leatherman and family are at New Manchester Indiana for a Church of the Brethren conference and plan to visit relatives in Ohio. Ray Price left Grundy Oil Co after three years to join Sheffield rendering business. Hanisch to fill vacancy.
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Carrier
Grundy Center
Baptist
M. E
Mildred Plager
Dorothy Miller
Ames
Iowa State College
I. Leatherman
New Manchester
Ind
Church of the Brethren
Ohio
Ray Price
Grundy Oi
Win Hanisch
Price
Sheffield
Vacation Bible School in Nashua Canceled Over Illness
In Nashua on June 8 the daily vacation bible school run by Congregational and Methodist churches was canceled due to widespread chickenpox and whooping cough among children. Officials hope to reschedule it later in the summer.
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Nashua
Congregational
Women of Parish at Charles City join one society
Charles City June 8 plans are being perfected to unite the Congregational church groups into one The Congregational Church Women The three societies Church club Ladies Aid and Missionary society will dissolve Sandles Aid fund of 1000 left by Mrs Amanda Waller Brackett now yields 60 annually and goes to Mrs Helene McCray who will oversee it An appeal was filed with the state budget director over Grand avenue cross streets payment and soil conditions Urban civic notes include Lions club talk by Graydon Swanson on Charles City versus the World and Memorial day events with L E Reed as chairman
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Congregational Church Women
Sandles’ Aid Society
Amanda Waller Brackett
Helene McCray
Grand Avenue
Graydon Swanson
J. C. Penney
Lions Meeting
Charles City
Memorial Services and European Trip Mentioned in Local Brief
The Knights of Pythias will conduct memorial services Sunday at 9 and 11 in Rudd, Floyd, and Riverside cemeteries. I O O F and Rebekah lodges hold a Christian church service with Rev G A Hess speaking. A children's band from the Odd Fellows home in Mason City will provide music. Harlan and Raymond Ellis, Yale students, will sail June 22 for Europe, sons of Mr. and Mrs. M W Ellis of Chicago, former residents.
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Order of Knights
Pythias
Rudd Cemetery
Floyd Cemetery
Riverside
Rebekah
Christian Church
G. A. Hess
Odd Fellows
Alason City
Europe
Harlan
Raymond Ellis
Yale University
M. W. Ellis
Chicago
Courthouse Materials Won by Northern Lumber Firm
E. E. Frakes, manager of Northern Lumber company in New Hampton, has won the contract to furnish building materials for Chickasaw county courthouse construction. About seven carloads of cement and 30,000 feet of lumber will be needed.
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Courtcy
New Hampton
E. E. Frakes
Northern Lumber Company
Chickasaw County
Nine graduate from Manchester School in Manchester Va
Nine students received diplomas at Knights of Columbus hall marking the close of St Navieq's activities in Manchester Virginia. The graduates named are Charles McCormick Harold Farrell Ervin Dillon Marguerite Ryan Mildred Diggins Celeste Houlihan Anita Cummings Bernice Duffy and Mary Noxlan.
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Manchester
St. Navieq's
Knights of Columbus Hall
Charles McCormick
Harold Farrell
Ervin Dillon
Marguerite Ryan
Mildred Diggins
Celeste Houlihan
Anita Cummings
Bernice Duffy
Mary Noxlan
Greene QO ES Holds Regular Meeting in Union Lodge
Greene QO, E. S. held a regular session at Union lodge hall with Mrs. Bell Fiddick recovering from an illness. Three Link circle met at the home of Mrs. Glenn Austin this week as part of May Day Order of Eastern Star activities.
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Gourier
Greene
Order of Eastern Star
Union Lodge
Bell Fiddick
Three Link Circle
Glenn Austin
Bremer County Bounty Payments Highlight Local Wins
Bremer county records show bounties of 100 to 145 dollars per month paid to residents for gophers and woodchucks. W S Ragsdale of Waverly Junction collected for 34 gophers and one woodchuck, among the largest recent payouts. The June issue also notes the Mission Festival at St. John’s Lutheran with German services and offerings for missions. Also covered are hospital updates, goitre operations, Birthday Circle at Mrs Milius, and H and H O executive Hemett Hursh visiting Waverly.
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Waverly
Bremer County
H. J. Stumme
Charles Bins
W. S. Ragsdale
Waverly Junction
St. John's Lutheran Church
L. O. Walper
A. H. Lemmann
Waterloo
W. Wolfgram
Garner
Eleanor Jay
George W. Clark Hip Fracture Traces Pioneer Life
Cedar Falls pioneer George W. Clark, 96, who introduced the first plane and kerosene lamp to Cedar Falls, lies critically injured after a fall that fractured his right hip in his room. An early settler, he brought these items to the city after marrying in Janesville, Wisconsin. He lives with his daughter, Mrs. M. Wynkoop, at Smith apartments Ninth and Main. His wife predeceased him.
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F Couriar
Cedar Falls
George W. Clark
Clark
Janesville
Wis
M. Wynkoop
Smith Apartments
Ninth and Main Streets
Traer Legion Dramatic Club elects officers for next year
Traer Iowa June 8 Arthur Thomas elected to head the Traer Community Players for the coming year with H K Bennett as vice president Mrs John Steffen secretary and Otto Moeller treasurer Plans call for a three production public season at the Traer opera house in September January and April and monthly programs for members only Profits from the first two plays have paid running expenses and nearly covered the 225 new equipment cost leaving the club almost debt free for the second season
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Courier Special Service
Traer
Arthur Thomas
Traer Community Players
H. K. Bennett
John Steffen
Otto Moeller
Dramatic Club
Traer Opera House
Opera House
Traer Council Debates Rerouting of Highway 58
Traer Iowa June council discusses moving primary highway 58 through the town. A three member committee Dodd Geyer and Ladd will gauge citizen sentiment on routing from north to south along Main street to Toledo street then west to the current corner. The plan would shift thru traffic away from Trier's business block and the school, and remove two turns.
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Courier Special Services
Traer
James Dodd
L. H. Geyer
R. J. Ladd
Main
Toledo Street
Corporation
Trier
Mt. Carmel School Graduation Set for Sunday Evening
Graduation exercises for St. Mary of Mt. Carmel school will be held Sunday evening. Classes were conducted for the last time this year. St. Elizabeth club gathered at the convent Thursday with many members present. Leonard Rosauer is a patient at St. Francis hospital in Waterloo.
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Courier Special Service
Eagle Canter
St. Mary of Mt. Carmel
St. Elizabeth Club
Leonard Rosauer
St. Francis Hospital
Waterloo
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H. J. Faust
R. H. Miller
G. W. Miller
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Angel
Lowell Thulman
Marcella Belz
Jesus
First Baptist
First Congregational
Presbyterian
Congregational Church
The
Odd. Fellows
Rebekahs
Ceder Falls
First Baptist Church
W. J. Diegelman
Hobart Brown
R. ‘H. Corning
Presbyterian Church Sun
Alexander
Mc~Connell
Irving Wolfe
Teachers College
First Methodist Episcopal Church
W. G. Rowley
Safe Anchorage
Hudson and Oelwein
Wisconsin
N. Hampton
Greene QO
E. S
Unique Cleaners
Unique
Towa
Unique Cleaners Est Kourt
Bremer
Treasury
Woman's Club
Mercy Hospital
Jay
Alice Schneers
Marcy Hospital
Peter Ulrich
John Milius
Bunee
Hemett
Lawn City Pioneer
Legion Dramatic Club
Traer Post
Mt. Carmel School
Studebaker
Dictator Light
Tudebaker
America
Fluckkerr Motor Company
Dubtique
East Fourth ST
Davenport
Clinton
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