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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1923
Page
2
Society notes describe a family oriented July 4 at Sunnyside Country Club with no dancing, a dinner at 6:30, music, fireworks for kids, and a children focused outdoor area. A waltz popularity vote and occasional program changes are planned, plus a June 24 Sunday concert and several local events on the calendar.
The First Lutheran Girls Glee Club performed in church parlors with musical numbers and a three act play titled convalescence of Robbie. Two pantomimes Yankee Doodle and Juanita entertained those not in the play. An instrumental trio Henry Yupke Laure Cowlishaw Adal Haus and a reading Freda Krueger highlighted the program. Miss Haus and Miss Hanet Dow directed. Lemonade was served and about 40 dollars was raised from the play and candy sale to fund music and a mission fund.
Kathleen Woggon announces her betrothal to L. E. Weimar to be followed by a wedding next week. The Phi lothea class of First Presbyterian Church held a picnic at Byrnes park with 13 members and three guests.
Multiple neighborhood clubs report gatherings with hostesses Mrs. Carria Leckington Mrs. Philp Glaser and others. Guests include Mrs. Betty Clements Mrs. Lulu Belle Esher and Mrs. Linzie Palmar. Meetings feature music piano saxophone and singing with plans for a Lafayette park picnic on July 19 and Byrnes park picnic for Golden Red club.
Radio program listings from Palmer School of Chiropractic Davenport include chimes concerts at 2:00 pm and 9:50 pm, educational talks by L Pratt, weather and river forecasts, and stock market quotes. The schedule features a WGY and GE broadcast lineup with a Broadway style concert sequence, dramatic scene, instrumental selections, and vocal solos. Notable performers include Philip Jordan Edward St Louis Mary Welch and Healy, with a long list of instrumental pieces and readings.
WHAS broadcasts from Louisville Ky featuring a June program with Mary Anderson theatre orchestra Ollie Wanas conductor and H A Sanderson leading soloists including Miss Syvyelyn Campbell and Geraldine McNeeley. The program includes piano violin flute and vocal solos plus baseball scores and market reports with central standard time references.
A thrill seeking pair in a high powered car snatched a three foot terra cotta Kewpie statue from the Columbia theatre at 105 Fourth Street East. The theft occurred as painters removed the doll for cleaning. Police and Sheriff H. T. Wagner were alerted but no trace exists by noon. The statue valued at 200 dollars had stood at the entrance.
New London Conn June 22 Yale captured both freshman and junior varsity two mile races at the Yale Harvard regatta. Yale freshmen had already beaten Harvard freshmen. Harvard junior varsity finished eight lengths back with an unofficial time of Yale 10 04 Harvard 16 23.
Aplington Iowa June 22 Mrs Henry Uhlenhopt 52 died at 2 30 am today of paralysis while preparing the evening meal She was eldest of a 12 member family and the first death in the family Surviving are her husband nine sons and one daughter Funeral likely Monday at the Baptist church
Seven Connecticut towns including Greenwich Waterbury and Bridgeport Stamford will test architecture regulation. Each town receives a zoning commission with property owners having court appeal rights. Marriage licenses listed for Ahrenholz Loosbrock and Gindt Waterlos.
Cedar Falls special George H. Robinson of the social science faculty was hit by a car while pulling a woman from danger at Third and Malin Streets. He suffered a broken right leg. the automobile was driven by Frank Springman, a college student. Robinson is in Sartori Hospital with injuries.
Miss Claire Purmort daughter of Rev and Mrs H Purmort assists in summer camp work near Detroit Michigan. The Detroit Press funds two months of the camp expenses. A group of children will have a several week outing then other groups follow. The Wree Press society editor helped arrange her arrival.
George Mavrelis son of Mr and Mrs Peter Mavrelis with Town State Teachers college Cedar Falls enjoys Lake Geneva Wisconsin during the annual college camp. About 900 boys from nine states participate as Mavrelis earns swimming instruction and joins Iowa team that beat Indiana last Wednesday.
Goettingen June 22 The shadow of the gallows hung over a unique Flemish wedding. The bride was the daughter of a man sentenced to death, and both best man and bridesmaid faced similar sentences. The groom was spared by a 20 year term. All four were fugitives convicted by Belgians for Flemish tendencies and pro German sympathy.
Seventy five Briden descendants gathered for the annual reunion near Janesville Bremer county following a 1854 Michigan migration. The group, including H W Janesville John Waterloo and Mrs G B Sivison, retraced pioneer travel while Horsman Briden age 85 missed the event.
Monticello Iowa July 22 condemnation of several residences for a school building and removal of others for the same project. Local residents affected as the city advances plans for a new school facility.
Chauncey Ohio June 21 A jury freed Dan Nogrady on an assault charge after evidence showed he carried medicine instead of whiskey. Constable Siebert spotted the bottle and challenged Nogrady who then beat him.
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