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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 30, 1920

Page

11

Strayer Miller wedding in Waterloo home ceremony

Este Blanche Miller and Harold Harrison Strayer wed at the Miller home in Waterloo with about 90 guests. The ceremony featured a ring service by Rev F W Court, music by Viola Miller and George Turner, and a reception with pink and white decor. The bride, a Waterloo native, taught in Ackley and Waterloo and the groom works in Waterloo insurance. They plan a Canada trip then residence at 712 Kingsley Avenue.

George Turner Lacey Milier Isabel Heyman Cedar Rapids Dave Kilpatrick Miss Hoy Miss Hayman Mina Henry Hazel Miller Cora Hartieip Mildred Smith Ruth Miller Ruth Dietz Gertrude Glasner Helen Gutknecht Dorotha Ethel May Miller Miss Thomas Straver William Gutknecht Hudson Miller Strayer Central City Herbert Jordan Cedar Falls W.A. Armstrong New Providence Isabel Hoyman Mendelssohn Anna Casey Baptista Casey Leo Dunbar Baptist Our Lady of Victory Evanston, Ill Dunbar P. A. Dunbar Waterloo Business College Two Hundred Twelfth Engineers Decker Packing Company Mason City Minneapolis Lakes Minnesota Leo Loretta Casey J. D. Kirby Chamberlain H. H. Cordes Evanston Irl W. J. Casey Lawler Gay McElhinney Wreter Robert Stewart Rockford McElhinney Bump Duluth Amazamaid Garment Company Waterloo Chester Patrick Marshalltown FH. Bump Ernest Starr Grinnell M. L. McElhinney Algona R. C. McEthinney A. McEthiinney Dysart Mildred M. Kinley Kansas City Durance Stone Fort Collins Colo Harold J. Mandeville Des Moines Sasse-Wichman Ethel May Wichman Lohengrin William F. Wichman Charles City Vera Schultz Marjorie Whitney Henry Pond Walier Moat Sasse Eaat High George Sasse Winthrop William Galloway Company Sesse Franklin Street

Negligee Charm Veiled Reception Plans At Church

A Negligeer of charm featured wash satin and georgette with embroidered dot band in an envelope style. A reception for Rev. J. Johnson, leaving July 2 for Harvard and Boston, invites all friends to attend in the church parlors. Also notes Pythian Sisters events and several women’s club activities including a quilting day, sewing circle hosts, a Deep Club picnic, and postponed meetings for Sunset and Social Circle.

J. Johnson City Harvard Boston Mr. Johnson Reb First Lutheran Women of First] Lutheran Church Church Mmes. Sohauman H. Nauman M.ill

June arrests fall for Waterloo Police

Waterloo police recorded 123 arrests in June, 15 fewer than May, with traffic violations leading at 50 court appearances. Other state offenses totaled 16, including larceny and forgery, while drunkenness rose in May to 13.

Waterloo Sergt Mark Rechtfertig

Side Talks on Fashion Clerks and Beauty Standards

Ruth Came Non muses on shop clerks as best dressed in today’s era and contrasts them with stage stars. She praises shop girls for voice and grammar, notes many pretty clerks in department stores, and prefers shopping to theatre visits for fashion inspiration. She also provides home skincare tips for clearing pores and sizing advice for young women.

Madame Tsher

Beauty Chats or EDX A KENT FORBRA

A reader discusses common complaints about large pores caused by blackheads and pimples. The piece notes that blackheads are a frequent cause of enlarged pores, typically occurring on the skin where acne forms.

Kent

Patterns advertisement in Waterloo Evening Courier

The Waterloo Evening Courier offers up-to-date patterns from its Fashion Department. Customers fill a coupon and send 15 cents per pattern to order patterns that allow seams. Orders are filled as soon as possible and should reach buyers within ten days after sending.

Fashion Department Evening Courier Waterloo

Warm moist June 1920 noted in Iowa records

June 1920 ranked as warm and moist with Ralph B. Slippy’s observer notes showing rain on 13 days totaling 6.20 inches. Temperatures topped 90 on six days, Cedar Rapids reached 99 in the shade, and rainfall was widespread with Forest City at 2.01 inches and Cowdar Rapids at 1.92 inches. Crops improving as rains aid grain and meadow maturity across most of Iowa.

Ralph B. Slippy Joady Iowa Mercury Cedar Rapids Keokuk Burlington Forest City Cowdar Rapids Towa

Kniffen Sues For Divorce Alleging Cruelty and Interference

C D Kniffen files for divorce from Elizabeth Kniffen claiming cruelty threats to life and business interference. They wed in Charlotte Michigan on December 23 1917. Marriage signatures listed from Waterloo and nearby towns. Also notes an ancient claim about artificial armor used in FEI era and priests as surgeons in the Nile sands.

Elizabeth Kniffen Lfe C. D. Kniffen Charlotte, Mich Fei B.C Nile

Worthless Check Case Trails Iowa Man From Waterloo

Andrew Sylvester a 66 year old former Waterloo resident now in Los Angeles faced a Fort Dodge charge for a $100 worthless check to Wahkonaa hotel. Authorities say he roamed the country, writing vile letters to his former wife. some were sent as A Johnstone and A Smith. He was jailed in Los Angeles before extradition. He has a history as a traveling salesman and stock broker with two prior marriages and Minnesota ties. a Los Angeles paper alleged $25,000 gambling losses.

Andrew Sylvester Los Angeles Waterloo Sylvester Black Hawk County Town Hotel Men's Association J. Levingston Wahkonaa Fort Dodge Uncle Sarr Iowa A. Johnstone A. Smith United States Hts Minnesota

Bancroft Hammers Six Hits In Six At Bats

Philadelphia June 30 Shortstop David Bancroft of the New York Nationals matched a rare base hit feat by collecting six safeties in six at bats in one game. The record in the majors since 1902 has been matched only by George Cutshaw in 1915 and three players in 1902. The all time high remains seven hits in seven at bats by Wilbert Robinson of the Baltimore Nationals.

Philadelphia David Bancroft New York Nationals George Cutshaw Brooklyn Nationals Wilbert Robinson Baltimore Nationals

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