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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1921
Page
4
The American Legion at Vinton presented Officer No 666 at the opera house to benefit the local post. The show drew full houses, Iver Palmer directed the cast, and the event supported veterans.
O L Whitlatch was chosen president Roy Rathbone vice president A J Kirkpatrick secretary and Ernest Speedy cashier at a March meeting in the Allison gym about 100 members signed up Directors named O H Riggert A H Werner L A Spenger J B Isaacson and William Aslan The issue also notes local civic activities and school events including a basketball tournament and upcoming bazar at the opera house.
The court approves the notice to unknown claimants and orders its four consecutive weekly publication in the Waterloo Courier. Fred S. Pettit, Clerk of District Court in Black Hawk County Iowa, signs the order dated February 23 1921. Attorneys for Plaintiff Reed Tuthill Reed are named in the filing.
Cedar Falls factories report gradually improving business as traveling representatives note growth across most lines. The town also notes a longtime resident’s death in California, a 90th birthday celebration at Western Old People’s Home, a Hansen Nielsen wedding, and corn canning plants stockpiling for the season with Cedar Falls Canning contracting growers at eight dollars a ton.
Local notes report residents visiting Cedar Falls from Nashua Long Beach and Hudson. Pioneer Daniel Bley to be released from Sartori hospital. Allen Meader of Eldora dies at daughter’s home. services planned. School board to meet and adjourn old term then organize new. Spring vacation planned. Palm Sunday services held by area churches with five evenings of Passion services. Florence Hoff man and Arthur Caweldi to wed in St Ansgar. D S Wright returns from Rochester after attending religious education convention. W B Fagan returns from Richmond and Des Moines trip. local residents host visitors.
Births registered in the county during February include Edwin Langston a boy born Jan 31 Kesley Lindeman a girl born Feb ? April ington Linderman a boy born Feb 4 Landers a boy born Feb 5 Greene BMehmen a boy born Feb 4 Allison Miller a boy born Jan 4 Allison Nettleton a boy born Jan 9 Greene Ashley Orvis a girl born Feb 9 Alma Sietam returns home after dressmaking course in Des Moines Marion Hill English teacher at Waverly High School takes Easter vacation New machinery installed plant remodeled Mr and Mrs William Meabon who wed in Chicago will live at Carl Reith residence Meabon an employee of Mohawk Condensed Milk Oscar Knappe recovering after leg shooting incident amputation unlikely A large class confirmed at St Pauls Lutheran church English service conducted by Rev Erid Rausch Newspaper advertising can be started or stopped overnight to meet sudden developments and results.
In Orange township on March 21 the Church of the Brethren held its quarterly meeting and unanimously reappointed Rev A P Blough as pastor for the year starting September. The Orange school will take one day of vacation this week for the teachers convention in Waterloo. Also noted: Supt Archer visited the school, Miss Vernona Lichty is recovering from appendicitis, M B Knop went to Rochester for medical examination, and the W C T U morning meeting is rescheduled to April for this month with Mrs Patterson presiding.
In March 21, the Waverly brewing company announced it has purchased the brewery building and will operate an extract business on a larger scale, expanding its operations beyond the current setup in Waverly.
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