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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1928
Page
4
Across Tama and nearby counties communities plan varied Fourth of July programs with parades, music, dancing, and sports. Speakers include congressmen T. J. B. Robinson and Gilbert Haugen. Ackley Allison Manchester Hudson Port A Star and other towns host tanks of festivities, stock shows, fireworks, and town picnics drawing large crowds.
Keystone Rural Fire Company, a group of 205 farmers within an eight mile radius, has purchased a second rural fire truck for chemical service. The four tank unit, costing 3320 dollars, will be delivered around July 15 and housed in the town station. It will serve rural calls and may be used in town emergencies. The Elgin area previously bought a rural department truck.
Eldora marks seventy fifth founding anniversary with a three day program starting Sunday. Cornerstone laying for the Lutheran church under construction in the morning. Sacred concert by the Training school band in the afternoon. Union service on the courthouse lawn at 8 p m. Monday features pioneer tribute with Parker Davis presiding and Eldora crowned by Mayor C O Ryan. Senior grandchildren of 1859 pioneer T N Hauser sing. Dame dramatizations of club days of the nineties and patriotic speeches by Dea Peisen. Hardin county Farm Bureau picnic set for July 4.
Budapest reports 1500 young Hungarian women staged a large pantomime against the Trianon treaty to press for revision. They formed a map of Hungary with rivers, wore athletic costumes, and carried black flags as a funeral dirge played, honoring Esmond Harmsworth.
Wilma Hatney, five, daughter of Mr and Mrs A Hatney of Osage, is near death at Mercy Hospital Waverly from brain base inflammation after two falls on a merry-go-round three weeks earlier. The machine operator father had brought the apparatus here to operate it during the July Fourth celebration. Her condition worsened over ten days with signs of weakness and the physician said little hope remained.
Richard Thompson, 14, who received instruction in life saving and swimming during a Boy Scout camp last summer, helped rescue Clarence Read, nine, from drowning in Wolf Creek. Read’s companions had swum with a current running swiftly when Read vanished twice. Thompson swam out, aided, and brought him to shore. Thompson is son of Mr and Mrs Alex Thompson. Read is son of Mr and Mrs H Read.
Grundy Center Ta June 30 Officers of the recently organized Woman's auxiliary to the Grundy County Rural Mail Carriers association are Mrs D G Kirick president Mrs John Wood vice president Mrs C E Dirks secretary treasurer N D Kirkpatrick veteran in county service was re elected president for his fourth term Carl Mulder Reinbeck was made vice president and C E Mirks Holland secretary treasurer Annual plate of the association planned for Pine Lake about Aug 10.
Cedar Falls hosts a campmeeting at Riverview park August 18 to 26 with speakers including Prof. C A Mock West Union College LeMars Rev Edwin Frye Cleveland editor and Bishop L H Seager LeMars Union worship Sunday unites five churches for vacation Bible school closing program presided by Rev Thomas Anderson Enrollment was 150. Interdenominational Bible conference at Riverview park plans printed programs open July 29 to August 3.
Vida Bunze of Charles City won first place in the national safety essay contest for the 1927 28 school year in Iowa. She is an eighth grade student at Lincoln School and will receive a gold medal and a prize of 15 dollars. Funeral notice for Jesse Sassman, 53, buried at Riceville. Surviving are a widow and daughter Una.
In Nashua Iowa a six year old girl died from internal injuries after falling from a joist while walking on a garage floor under construction. She was taken to Mercy hospital where surgery revealed ruptured kidneys and intestines. funeral set for Monday at home eight miles southeast with Rev. E J Gallagher presiding. Surviving are her parents four sisters and two brothers.
Mrs. Strayer is under treatment at her home for severe injuries to her left foot after a heavy plank fell on her while assisting her husband to prop a tree. Baptist Circle annual meeting at city park elected officers. twenty women attended. session closed with a picnic supper. Mr. and Mrs. Strayer drove to Keystone, Indiana, to attend an aunt’s funeral.
June issue of Upper Town Alumnus reports the Fayette campaign to sustain Upper Iowa totals $152,337 raised by noon June 20. Fayette citizens faculty and students pledged $96,077 trustees $40,000 alumni $74,940. 261 of 943 living alumni have pledged. The Malta bie couple gave $25,000, average gift is $192, most classes with living reps are represented.
La Porte City June 36. Sunday evening services will be held at the Methodist church with Rev. D W Morgen of the Presbyterian church delivering the sermon. Young people's societies will also hold a union meeting. 4-H Club Girls Busy.
The Buck Creek Lutherans hold their annual mission festival on June 30 with the ordination of Pastor Kuhlmann’s son G S Kuhlmann. The ordination will be during noting services with Rev. Siefkes and Rev. Mardorf assisting. A German sermon will be given by Rev Gehret Wertgate and an English sermon by Rev Mardorf in the afternoon.
A fire gutted the Little Cedar creamery in Osage, Iowa, at 1 am Thursday, destroying the building and all contents including 51 tubs of butter and equipment. The plant was in use at Stacyville while efforts to rebuild continued, and an explosion was reported as the fire started.
Cedar Falls June 30 Northwestern Bell Telephone company acquired title to the H J Pfeiffer lot at Fourth and Washington streets with plans to build an office structure on the 88 by 66 foot site. Dr Wayne C Martin sold his residence at 733 West Ninth street to Jens P Jensen who will move in immediately as the Martins leave for California. Ministers take vacations include Dr and Mrs Bruce Giffen of First Presbyterian with son Robert sailing July 12 for three years in Egypt. Rev and Mrs H J Faust and family plan a three week trip near Cleveland visiting relatives. Personal mentions note John G Lemmer to be brought home from St Francis hospital after six weeks convalescence. Mrs Etta Rivington recovering from goiter operation. Mr and Mrs Arthur D Crawford and daughter depart for Clear Lake for two months running an eating house.
Reports from Fayette and Osaka describe a rising tattoo craze among youths in Japan and Japan’s public moral inspectors debating suppression. Archaeology director Dr. W. F. Albright and excavations at Kiryath Sepher are noted, with Palestine expeditions across Dan to Beersheba.
Miss Margareh Boehter daughter of Independence and Homer J L Gartz son of Oelwein were married Thursday evening at the Lutheran parsonage by Rev Braulick. After a motor trip through Wisconsin and Minnesota they will live in Oelwein.
June weather and recent rains improved Delaware county crops. Oats hay and corn show better growth while stands and root health are strong. Potatoes look promising and the county wool pool shipped 4,000 pounds to Chicago with many growers selling locally.
Waverly Blum was elected president of the Waverly Alumni Association for the coming year by ballots of 225 members at the annual business meeting and dinner. Mrs. F A Osincup presided as hostess. program opened with invocation by Father T R Collins and featured a welcome by Lavern Garling and a response by Leona Moulton. The meeting was held at Community Hall on Thursday evening.
St John’s Lutheran church in Maxfield Bremer County will hold its annual mission festival Sunday July 2 with two services 1100 am and 715 pm inviting all parish friends. Sermons will be given by Rev U L Groth Palmer Jr and Rev Carl Hankammer with Rev John H Baermann pastor.
Alfred Schager 41 died Friday morning. Widow Alice Havig Schager survives. Funeral Monday at 2 PM at Rack Creek Lutheran Church Osage with Rev. O C Myhre in charge. The service will be conducted by local clergy.
Reports from Iowa City state the dog that attacked Erwin Bickelberg in Readlyn was rabid and receiving Pasteur treatment after the injury. Physicians warn the boy faces serious potential consequences, though treatment continues.
The midsummer meeting of Cedar Valley Medical Society hosted by Cerro Gordo county society will be held July 10 and 11 in Mason City and Clear Lake. Notable physicians from multiple cities will speak, with sessions at the courthouse and a dinner at the Lake Shore hotel. Members and visitors will be entertained at Dodge's Point and several physicians have applied for membership.
In Jesup Ia June 20 an effort to organize a Woman's auxiliary to a temporary American Legion post was approved at a meeting led by Mrs Bernard Duthbert Cedar Falls district chairwoman E A Brown was chosen chairman and Mrs C L Fox secretary The next meeting is set for Friday July 27 Also in Jesup the Order of Eastern Star held an engaging session with Mrs A D Van Emen initiated and guest Mrs Wilbur Van Eman of Waterloo Refreshments were served by several members Pythian Sisters plan a picnic at Lafayette Park Waterloo July 12 for Knights and their ladies Lunch will be served at noon Attendees bring own dishes and silver Entre Nous Club hosted by Mrs Hubert Smith with five hundred prizes won by Mrs W Burger and Mrs Mary Hess Mrs Hess to visit her brother John Reiter in Sioux Falls S D and traveler Harry Weisenberger son of Mr and Mrs John Weisenberger recently returned to California from Honolulu aboard U S S Idaho.
Mitchell County Co operative Oil company held its first member meeting in the seminary gymnasium at Osage Iowa on Thursday afternoon. Directors elected include G B Jacobs age Charles Lamm from St Ansgar and J F Hanson from Atlanta for three years R W McDonald Charles Nicol and R H Markham from Osage for two years E W Priem from St Ansgar Fred Spring from Riceville and George Walff from Little Cedar for one year.
Work on the grade at the bridge north of town will begin about Thursday with Mulgrew & Sons on site. The Presbyterian congregation hosted a reception for Rev. F W Thompson and his family. The Christian Endeavor society staged The Mystery of the Third Gable with strong patronage and a fine performance. Dem Vet group formed as the Democratic veteran organization at Des Moines.
Hardin county supervisors were upheld by district court in removing trees along a highway near the J W Miller farm. The trees, on the east side, were deemed traffic hazards in late winter and early spring. Costs tied to the trial were assigned to Miller. the county pays the commissioner's survey expenses and mileage.
A new Eldora light system contract awarded to H. J. Robertson Electric Co. Cedar Rapids at 9004 dollars, with engineer estimate at 6 dollars per unit. Work to be finished in 60 days. Posts 13 feet high will hold 600 candle power lamps. Two wells active during pump installation on the third. Well No 3 output to rise from 70.2 to 100 gallons per minute with the new pump set Wednesday.
Nicholas Drilling 18 son of Mr and Mrs I Drilling 53712 Saxon street was released this morning from Allen Memorial hospital to his home. He is a sophomore at Hast High School and suffered a crushed foot April 24 when his leg was caught in an elevator platform at the school. Two weeks ago Donald Kelley and Robert Bentroth offered their skin for grafts to Nicholas left leg and his condition has improved so he can convalesce at home.
Caprian Special Service. Grundy Center June 30. Leo Moats a minor, by father A. S. Moats, sues Jakie Geerdes and Albert Geerdes of Wellsburg for 5000 dollars for personal injuries after Geerdes driving his father’s car struck Moats’ light car, forcing it off a bridge near Wellsburg. Negligence alleged.
Special Banes Independence June 30. The seventh city well bid by Kelly Well Company Grand Island Neb. was accepted by the council at 2400 dollars. The new 50 inch well will be 50 feet deep while the existing six wells are 10 inch. Waco No 9 airplane purchased by L B Nibeck from Dan Hunter Co Cedar Rapids is brought to the field and housed east of town pending landing field. Ni beck and N A Jacobson train with Hunter Co and plan government licenses after time permits. Beall Guilty of Local Holdup indicates he robbed an oil station at Maynard June 1 and at New Hampton June 7 per wife’s information to Sheriff Willey.
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