Women Plan Third Liberty Loan Campaign in Black Hawk County
Mrs W W Marsh and Macy Campbell lead a county women’s defense council meeting at the YWCA to coordinate with the men’s committee for the third Liberty Loan. Speakers include Macy Campbell and C H McNider as Iowa work details and district plans are outlined. a Des Moines conference March 28 will refine state activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Hawk County
Women's Defense Council
W. W. Marsh
Women’s Liberty Loan Committee
Federal Reserve
Chicago
Marsh
Lulu Cushman
Macy Campbell
C. H. McNider
Iowa
Dy Mrs. Marsh
Des Moines
Waterpower Hearings Open on Proposed Federal Control Bill
Washington March 18 Opening hearings on waterpower legislation began today before the house interstate commerce committee. The administration bill seeks to keep patent and land title in federal hands, limit dam site leases to 50 years with recapture at end, and retain federal supremacy to prevent private monopoly while reserving power to fix rates and financing terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
House Interstate Commerce Committee
Baker
Lane
Houston
Shields
Senate
Jhouse
Talked Himself Into Jail Silent Since
Herman Kummerow of Cedar Falls is in the county jail awaiting investigation and hearing on a charge of violating the espionage act and making disloyal statements. He was arrested by A. P. Houston, deputy United States marshal, and will have a hearing before Commissioner Demaster. Kummerow, a German alien and cabinetmaker, is past middle age and has been working in a Waterloo factory with a patent pending in Washington. Since his arrest the German has been averse to talking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Kummerow
Cedar Falls
A. P. Houston
United States
Demaster
Kummerow
Waterloo
Washington
Bakers’ Conference Leaders Plan Wheat Substitute Rules
C F Altstadt Iowa Bakers' Technical committee state chairman will attend a national conference in Chicago Friday and Saturday to secure baker cooperation in conserving wheat. District meetings across the state discussed substitute handling in bread and pastries with some bakers struggling. Instructions will be given to those needing guidance as opposition stems from misunderstanding the rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. F. Altstadt
Iowa Bakers’ Technical Committee
Chicago
Iowa
Altstadt
Birthday and club notices from Iowa and local groups
Madison Abel celebrated his eighty sixth birthday at 303 Mullan avenue east with a family dinner. Born in 1832 in Monongahela, West Virginia, he moved to Iowa as a youth, served in the Civil War, later worked as street commissioner, and spent 20 years at the Illinois Central shops before retirement. Various club activities and meetings by St. Mark's Altar guild, St. Francis Auxiliary, Daughters of Isabella, and the Business Girls' club are noted, with plans for Easter events and a Knights of Columbus hall gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison Abel
Mullan Avenue
Mr. Abel
Monongahela
W. Va
Iowa
Yvorney
Co. H
U. S
Waterloo
Anel
Illinois Central
Mulian Avenue
Among the Churches Activities and Meetings Listed
Various church groups plan meetings and programs this week including First Presbyterian I and Christian Endeavor at Mrs. Parry and Miss Manchester assisting. Is Christ Episcopal Daughters of the King meet with Mrs. Kuhns. Friday service and future sermon outlined. Calvary Evangelical announces new Young People alliance officers. First Brethren Loyal Helpers hold all day meeting with picnic lunch. Red Cross work planned. United Brethren notes Sunday school class name adoption. Liberal Christian Ladies Social Union meets midweek. weather report incomplete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Presbyterian
L. S. Parry
The
Christian Iindeaver Society
Christ Episcopal—The Daughters of the King
L.A. Kuhns
Pine Street
W. ©. Kuhns
Brown
Thessalonians
First Brethren
New Treatment Combats Leprosy in Tahiti
In Tahiti and other Polynesian territories the French government reported dramatic leprosy improvements from Chaulmoogra oil treatment. Dr Felix Gautier said segregation camps held over 360 cases, and oil applications with tonics allowed some patients to leave the colonies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Cal
Tahit
Felix Gautier
Polynesia
Tahii
Islands
Gautier
Back to the Farm to Hue and Cry in County Drive
Farmers gather at the Commercial club with A A Burger and state officials to solve farm labor needs. Chairmen appointed for each township will coordinate with the labor bureau to hire help, with wages ranging from 40 to 60 dollars monthly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. A. Burger
Commercial Club
WF. Parratt
J. P. Condon
State Department
Free Employment Bureau
C.A. Hollis
Labor Committee of
Farm Improvement Association
Condon
State Free Employment Bureau
Burger
Labor Bureau
William Miller
Winslow
Davis
Dunkerton
Uhrley Jlollis
Judson
Ww. Mullen
Voorhies
Peter Geek
Earle Center
Smalling
Mgr
Diecks
Washburn
Irehards
la Porte City
Nemmers and Bernardy
Gilbertville
Birth Announcements Listed for Local Families
A sequence of birth notices records newborn sons and daughters for multiple local couples. Items include Morse and Brown at Poyner, Sherald Wefa at 324 Quincy, Frank G Musnnsos in Randolph, Garth J Munger in Tayner, Arthur Re Wele on Conger, Frank Ro Mawley at 72 Franklin, William Smith at 415 Cottage, Tours Schmitt at 144 Rhey with March dates noted for each birth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Brown
Poyner
Feh
Sherald Wefa
Quincy
Frank G Musnnsos Randolph
Garth J. Munger
Tayner
Arthur Re Wele
Conger
All Mes
Frank Ro Mawley
Franklin
William Smith
Cottage
Tours Schmitt
Rhey
Grade School Basketball Tournament Schedule Released
Opening games in the grade school basketball tournament are set for 5:30 p m on Mondays with games also on Tuesday. The final contest to determine the city champions will be played on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralso
Contesia
Woman 15 Murdered in Penu Indiana
Mrs. John Kastner was beaten to death last night in Penu Indiana. Three arrests have been made on suspicion as the investigation continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penu
Ind
John Kastner
Bhoke
Auto Dealers Plan Educational Week in Waterloo
Auto dealers in Waterloo announce an educational week from April 3 to 6 featuring displays of latest passenger cars trucks and accessories in every salesroom with special music and a city parade on Saturday. Cedar Rapids dealers join for banquet at Hotel Russell Lampson and a combined jobboitification event. The drive aims to show the automobile as a daily necessity and practical tool.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Cedar Rapids
Russell-Lampson
Police News in Waterloo Chronicle
George P Zeppenfield uniformed MP is wanted in Waterloo for cashing a $10 check drawn on Fort Leavenworth Army National Bank fraud note says deserter. Mike Sabot seized by Patrolman Jensen. suitcase held 24 pints and three quarts of liquor. Vicyele theft at Oscar Smith home noted as odd, padlock gone, church theft context. Retired farmer refuses liberty bonds and Red Cross support in income tax report. Pool hall at 206 Fourth Street West burglarized. till tapped and exit bolted after hidden observer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George P. Zeppenfield
Waterloo
Martin
Army National Bank
Fort Leavenworth
Kaw
Mike Sabot
Jensen
Sabot
Oscar Smith
Fourth Street
Baptist Church
Red Cross
Fourth Street West
Liberty Loan speakers set for La Porte City meeting
Liberty loan program speakers will visit La Porte City on Wednesday at 4 p.m. Gaylord Saiber of the United States Treasury Department, Mrs. Cora G. Lee, chairwoman of the National Women’s committee, and Clarence Bigelow, a United States Army captain, will speak. The event was moved from Waterloo by the campaign committee to La Porte City. Ralph W. Cook and Mabel A. Perry of Waterloo are listed for marriage license. William R. Graham and Eva Boulden of Waterloo. Orville Berrier and Sue Mott of New Hampton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Porte City
Gaylord Saiaber
United States Treasury Department
Cora G. Lee
National Women's Committee
Clarence Bigelow
Chaptain
United States Army
Waterloo
Campagan
Ralph W. Cook
Mabel A. Perry
William R. Graham
Waterioo
Eva Boulden
Waterlan
Orville Berrier
New Hampton
Sue Mott
Editor Joseph Chapple Speaks at First Methodist Church
Joseph M Chapple editor of National magazine spoke at First Methodist Church yesterday morning as an impromptu sermon on patriotism. He urged that backing the president and government is essential and that each person must do their particular task from patriotic impulse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Mitchell Chapple
Black Hawk County
The
National Magazine
First Methodist
Camp Johnston Army Library Opens With Popular Reads
Librarian L. W. Jossely at Camp Johnston near Jacksonville Florida notes war readers favor technical and military works. The A L A building opened January 28 with reference books dominating first night circulation and popular fiction by Jack London O Henry Kipling Zane Grey and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. W. Jossely
Camp Johnston
Jacksonville
Pla
Peat
Carter
Hayes
Jack London
Shakes O. Henry
Service
Kipling
Churchil
Stewart Edward White
Zane Grey
Richard Harding Davis
Irvin S. Cobb
Drapp Wild Farmers to Continue Planting Amid Drafts
Springfield March 18. Men engaged in planting or cultivating crops are to be exempted by exemption boards to continue work until finished, even after their draft numbers are reached. Orders received by Adjutant General Dickson from the War Department directed this clarification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield. T
Adj
Dickson
War Department
Washing Won’t Rid Dandruff With 4 Ounces Arvon
A vintage remedy claims four ounces of ordinary Arvon dissolved in a nightly scalp rub will dissolve and destroy dandruff after several applications. It promises removal by morning and lasting results with repeated use, claiming hair becomes fluffy lustrous and soft. The ad notes Arvon is inexpensive and available at drug stores.
Pruning and Poultry Demonstrations Across Blackawitz County
The extension department of the state agricultural college announces a series of demonstrations in Mortisuluval and poultry work across Blackawitz County. Herrick will cover small fruit pruning and spraying, Lanit will discuss poultry, Wilson will discuss smut, with meetings at Rownd residence Cedar Falls, Mathes farm Cedar Falls, Magee farm Dunkerton, Hansen farm Hudson, plus lectures at Cedar Falls Commercial club rooms and Waterloo lectures by Dr. Lapp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uiackawit County
Normal Street
Cedar Falls
Gnomne Mathes
Magee
Dunkerton
Thomas Hansen
Hudson
Lapp
Waterloo
Camp Dodge Hospital Opens Two New Wards
Camp Dodge base hospital opened two additional wards today bringing total to 24 completed. The facility now houses 1,500 patients with supplementary confinement spaces, though only a few cases are described as serious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Dodge
Shots Exchanged in Battle to Depose Priest at Elgin
In Elgin on March 18 Rev. Joan J. McCann, longtime pastor of St Mercy’s Catholic Church, was arrested after gunfire erupted as deputies and trustees forced entry to oust him. A crowd gathered outside as police removed armed protesters and a court injunction barred McCann from priestly duties while Gilbert Klynn’s appointment waited. McCann fled to Chicago, with the church then placed under guard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lele
Joan J. McCawn
St. Mercy
Waa
Ghar
Niel
Walher McCann
Wishop
P. J. Multdyall
Rockford Diopers
Win
Hye
McCann
Mrnday
Kane Conmy Ait
Father McGann
Towcowl
de Suryen
Moyet
Li Parle House
Mather McCann
Elgin
Chicago
Patriotic Baby Earns War Savings Stamps Honor
Frank Leroy Castner, nine months old, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Castner of 1024 Lincoln Street, is celebrated as a patriotic baby. Parents and friends contributed $20 in War Savings stamps, and Frank is a Red Cross member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patriotic Baby AG
Tagiut
Frank Leroy Castner
Prank
BH. Castner
Lincoln Setreet
Frank
The
Red Cross
Newargo Michigan Delicate Child Tonic Endorsement
Mrs E N Hanton praises Vinci tonic for her weak child. The ad claims the tonic built up the boy, reduced his cough, and asks mothers to try the remedy. It lists Wangler Bros. Co and C J Miller Waterloo as distributors and asserts availability in many towns and cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newargo
Mich
Vinci
Irs
E_ N. Hanton
Wangler Bros. Co
C. J. Miller
Waterloo
Spring blood purifiers boost vigor with Hood products
A promotional pitch asserts Hood's Sarsaparilla before meals paired with Peptiron after meals restore impure, exhausted blood and aid rheumatism scrofula digestion and sleep. It claims Hood's Pills support liver, tongue and digestion, harmonizing with the two tonics for overall health this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood
Courier Patterns for Fashion Department Coupon Order
The Evening Courier advertises Courier Patterns with up-to-date designs. Enclose 10 cents per pattern and send to the Fashion Department Waterloo for seam allowances, with orders filled promptly and expected to arrive within ten days after mailing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fashion Department
Evening Courier
Waterloo
Also Mentioned on This Page
Efensd Council
Mh. W. Groves
Miss Anne Morgan
France
Hiree Bghs Viercann
Anne Morgan
Miss Morgan
Ancillng Society
Sacred Heart Church
Story Tellers’ League
Q. V. C. Club
Stephen Wasg
Ner. J. D. Club
W. E. Peavey
St. Francis Auxiliary
St. Francis Hospital Auxiliary
Howard Miller
Frank J. Hanton
Thomas Fitzgerald
D. E. Baterman
Delbert Glascock
Dayton
Axel Pearson
Moline
Lil
Charlies Ellwanger
Lake View
Elkleis
Knights of Columbus Hall
BE. Traynes
EB. F. Wise
Featella
Isabella
Oclwein
Business Girls’ Club
W. B. Small
Calvary Evangelical
Young People's Alliance
Inez Efanson
Walter Scheppele
Fern Ryan
H. 5. Andres
Clarence Wallace
Frank Edwards
Vern Ryan
H. B. Andres
United Brethren
A. Ms. Smith
Helen Whittle
Liberal Christian—Ladies” Social Union
Shane
Hue and Cry
Organiampions
LN Solv
Chiairmen
Auto Dealers
Police News
Major Perkins
Washar
James H. Perkins
Europe
William G. Sharp
Maj. Perkins
New York
Maj
Grayson Murphy
American Red Cross Fillsion Whroad
Joseph M. Chapple
Camp Dodge Hospital
Burch Bros. Co
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