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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1926
Page
12
A late night snow storm coated the city with about two and a half inches by 7 am. Intermittent sleet and rain kept crust on the surface while Western Union and regional telephones functioned normally. Trains and streetcars were on schedule and motorists required chains to navigate slippery streets as pedestrians faced slick conditions.
Birth announcements list numerous families with dates in February. Notable entries include a daughter named Mary Beth for Mr and Mrs Avery Gallivauy on February 26 in Lime. a son Gordon for Mr and Mrs Eugene Donald Robert Fowler on February 28 in Web.
Avenport reports Bishop Theodore Morrison praised the resigning rector Rev. Herbert Butler of Christ Church Burlington for his courage in his convictions. Butler plans to join the Roman Catholic church, drawing discussion on his future path.
Iowa City March 6 A girl who worked her way through high school and is now funding college wins the $200 Henry Strong scholarship. Alina Marie Buys of Merrill, Illinois, entered high school at 20, finished in two years, and plans a four-year university course in three. A Holland native, she came to the U S with her parents at age seven. After seventh grade she left grammar school but self educated into Sioux City high school.
Mrs. George B. Worthen, executive secretary of the Red Cross home service section, was praised by Carl Kraemer of the Des Moines veterans bureau for converting $12,000 of lapsed term insurance to six ex service men policies. The programs include ordinary life, 20 and 30 pay life, 20 and 30 year endowments, and endowment at 62 with dividends, cash value, and disability features. Back premiums and premium on new policy restore coverage.
At Ames Iowa March 6 Dean McCall Woodard a junior home economics student was elected president of the Women s Guild the student governing group at Iowa State College Other officers include Mabel Bloom Alta vice president Esther M Gamble Colin treasurer Dorothy Johnson Perry point supervisor Miriam Griffith Waterloo secretary
New London Conn March 6 AP a new underwater queen rode today at her pier at the submarine base Tee coated from a battle with the elements the V 1 Uncle Sam's largest submarine shows scars received in at rest off Block Island yesterday Resting on the carpet of the ocean 204 feet below the craft was subjected to pressure that would have crushed an ordinary craft Water seeps into hull as gauges show 88 pounds per square inch and pumps functioned under test while the crew remained calm
In Spartanburg on March 6 a goat wandered into a street and damaged vehicles. The animal pushed past barriers, gnawed windows, and climbed onto a car roof before being restrained by onlookers.
Dr. George W. Crile of the Crile clinic in Cleveland described the newest goitre diagnosis and operative techniques in a Waterloo Medical Society address at Hotel Russell-Samson before about 125 members and guests.
Doctors from Des Moines Iowa City Cedar Rapids Fort Dodge Mason City and other cities described toding treatment as beneficial though not a cure in the pre operative states.
Five widows of miners in Centerville received 4500 dollars each after deaths of their husbands at the Gypt Coal Company mine. Named beneficiaries include Mrs Luther Elawa and Mrs Louis Flughes. Company counsel filed notice of appeal.
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