City Beautiful talk highlights homes as civic asset
Fortnightly club hears W O White argue well kept property boosts city image. He cites a Rochester plan from 1910 and urges practical, inexpensive beautification, with focus on lawns, walls, and plantings to attract attention and foster better citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Ow. White
T. A. Mc¢Manus
Mr. White
Ilinois Central
Rotary Club
Greater Waterloo Association
White
Robinson
Rochester
Fine program by Misne Singers at Waterloo church
The Misne Singers from Iowa State Teachers College performed a unaccompanied concert at First M. E. Church in Waterloo hosted by the Young Men's class. Despite a storm reducing attendance, the program received enthusiastic praise with solos by Irving Wolfe and Loren Hart and a four‑member quartet recalled for two encores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa State Teachers College
M. E. Church
Max Noah
Waterloo
Irving Wolfe
Loren Hart
Seamon Sandren
Hart Wolfe
Claire Forsyth
W. Richardson
R. F. Hurlburt
A. T. Tahill
R. M. Crouse
Harry Goodrich
Y. M. Co
A. Charles
McElroy
Vern Thompson
Spoothound
Paul Sheridan
Whippenpool
Beauty Chats by Edna Kent Forbes
Edna Kent Forbes discusses widening shoulders through simple exercises using parallel bars or a wide board. She links broader shoulders to health and a better chest, plus a morning stretch and deep breathing. Readers share hair care and body image tips, with brief health cautions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beauty
Edna Kent Forbes
When is disposition a fault or just temperament
Ruth Cameron muses on when disagreeable habits are personal disposition or fault. She contrasts a self conscious man who blames others with two sisters in different roles who exhibit similar traits. The piece notes how one’s view of others reflects one’s own disposition and urges self reflection.
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Bishop Warburton
April Fool Pranks Enacted At Fox's Party
Mr Fox plans an April fool themed supper inviting Mr Badger Mr Squirrel Mr Rabbit Mr Possum and Mr Coon. Guests wait in suspense as each is served a “special dish” while refreshments vanish and the pantry stays empty.
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Mr. Dog
Mr. Fox
Mr. Badger
Mr Squirrel
Mr. Rabbit
Mr. Possum
Mr. Coon
4 Bopper
Cees
Former Senator Hollis in Paris Divorce Draws Uproar
Henry French Hollis of New Hampshire, now in Paris after marrying Anne White Hobbs, is described by friends as a love exile. A French divorce cannot be recognized in America, lawyers say, and he would be bound to his first wife if he returned. Mrs Hollis won a separate maintenance decree. Hollis practiced law in Paris after leaving the Senate.
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Henry French Hollis
New Hampshire
Rome
Anne White Hobbs
Concord
America
Paris
United States Senate
April Fool's pranks in the woods end with peppered dishes
Mr Fox hosts a feast for Mr Rabbit Squirrel Possum Coon and more. Each guest finds their dish is stuffed with red pepper and cleverly disguised. The prank provokes sneezes and laughter as April Fools is declared. Fox vows to relocate before next April fool’s day.
Official Birth Records Listing Many Newborns in Waterloo Area
Official birth records filed with registrar Fred Stearns show numerous births across Waterloo and surrounding townships from February to March. Entries name parents, addresses, hospital or location, dates, and newborn names such as Jacob, Donald, Howard, William, Arlan, Lawrence, Betty, Louise, Marguerite, Richard, and Jean, reflecting a period census-style record.
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Andrew Snider
Adams
Jacob
Andrew L. Salz
St. Francie Hospital
Donald George
William
Miller
Glenwood
Hoger Leonard
Copeland
Broadway
Wil Ham
William Carpenter
Howard Charles
Jacob Henry Wiitsch
Perle Township
Rolth Troy
Oscar W. Hamer
Orange Township
Arlan Paul
Lawrence S. Keller
Qi Grant
Lawrence Dorgan
Vern van Duyn
Waterloo
Robert Warn
Mirs
George Wilson Miller
Jesz Sheridan
Donald Zene
Michael M. Tennings
Sumner
Mareh
Arnold Joseph
Leonard Frys
Black Hawk Township
Helene
David Junior Brooks
East Waterloo
James Junior
Miner James. Lawrence
Alexander Forrest
Lukus Mortensen
Vine
Betty
William Hemsath
Richard
Robert F. Barr
Clay
Louise Alice
Win
Widdell
Marguerite Tone
Frank Vose
Rath
Perley L. Burroway
Park Read
Maxine Fay
Charles F. Catshall
Wellington
Beryl Venette
David C. Cherry
Fred M. Son
Madison
Luughigeone
Robert Burt
Cottage
Robert. Kaward
John L. Herron
Geitersen
Jean Cees
Thomas OL Ritchie
Local Birth Announcements and Family Names Listed
The notice records births including March dates and families such as Thomas Martin, Robert Finger, and a daughter born to Mr and Mrs Niels Christensen. Locations include 1207 Sycamore Web and 131 Gable with dates March 18 17 12. Parents named Herman Bechtel Paul Finger and others are identified.
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Sycamore
Web
Thomas Martin
Herman John Bechtel
Williston
Robert
Paul H. Finger
Gable
Robert Agéne
Niels ¥. Christensen
Lupton
Iowa Realtors To Go By Special Train To Frisco
Waterloo would be represented at the National Real Estate association convention in San Francisco from May 31 to June 2. A special train will carry Iowa realtors from Davenport and other cities including Des Moines, Dubuque, Sioux City, Cedar Rapids, and five more.
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Waterloo
National Real Estate Association
San Francisco
Iowa
Des Moines
Davenport
Burlington
Council Bluffs
Clinton
Atlantic
Keokuk
Iowa City
Mason City
Emmetsburg
Fort Dodge
Sioux City
Dubuque
Independence
Cedar Rapids
Ther
New Stupas Planned Across Western Cities
Plans describe a series of stupas to be built in Des Moines Omens Danver Royal Gorge Glenwood Springs Salt Lake City Ogden and Truckee as part of a regional religious project.
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The
Country
Des Moines
Omens Danver
the Royal Gorge
Glenwood Springs
Salt Lake , City, Ogden
Truckee
Rumor of Cedar Falls Rail Line Expansion Denied
Rumors that C Railway would buy a Lawn City tract near Cedar Falls for an auxiliary to Waterloo shops were denied. Surveyors were seen at the site but WL&SR officials said no option or purchase was contemplated. Company said ground work is routine for recording purposes and Waterloo expansion has space.
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Cedar Falls
Waterloo
WL 8
la Méraly
Chada Lectures on Life of John Huss for YMCA Boys
Rev. Mr. Chada spoke to 75 boys at the YMCA on The Life Work and Death of John Huss the Great Bohemian Reformer. The year’s YMC A Bible study closed with 2,267 boys attending study classes over five and a half months. Meals were provided by 75 mothers to over 3,000 boys at no charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Chada
Hi-s Boys
John Huss
D. Chada
Cedar Epics
Huss Memorial
M. E. Thurch
East Hey
E. J
West High Students Present a Varied Auditorium Program
West High students will present a varied program tonight at the West High auditorium at 7 p.m. The girls and boys glee clubs and orchestra perform under music director Miss Alicea Swanson. Featured numbers include boy’s quartet and girl's sextet, mixed quartet, and solos by Elna Christensen Ruth Passett and Helene Glenny with Josephine Lumry and Miss Bassett as accompanists.
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West High
P.m
Alicea Swanson
Elna Christensen
Ruth Passett
Helene Glenny
Josephine Lumry
Miss Bassett
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Society News
Northminster Presbyterian
Frank Tate
Eva
Burbank
Sherman Swein
Ladies’ Auxiliary
A. H.adams
Ars
Lester Filloon
George du Shane
Daniel J. Gretzinger
Gretzinger
Frank Teeple
A. Dudley
Paul Geister
Len Bryant
Edna Mae Rittenhouse
Il.s. T
Waterloo Church
Eastern Star
Black’s
Frances Dahl
Cadar Falls
O. B
School of Instruction
Masonic Hall
Minnie B. Lee. Waverly
Dahl
Mmes
Jessie Geertsen
Blanche Stersen
Alma Brokaw
Grace Streinz
Jennie Daley
William Mulvaney
William Kaumanns
Sigmes Tau Delta
Sigma
Cliva Witter
Adelaide Kert
Alice Severson
Frederick Donovan
Burton Avenue Rapilat
Ltle Sesson
Vv. GG. Kelford
Misa Ida Garvin
Africa
Beulah McMian
Congo
Burton Avenue Church
A. A. Stocker
Charles Brown
W. W. Garvin
John Knudsen
E. EB
Ruby
Inabelle
Harold Clusser
Vera Wilson
Nick Philips
West High School Orchestra
Charles Rinehart
Phillips
W. E. Boyd
Will Montgomery
F. W. Whitman
Ed Frankfurt
Ed Mahnke
First Evangelical
W. J. Schrng
Ladies' Aid Society
W. 4. Zellhoefer
Helen Jacoby
Vir- Binks Zeilhoefer
Verne Young
Leah Eickelberg
Susan Dahl
W. R. Walker
St. Paul's M. E
Ai@ society
Warlows
K. C. Undegraff
Paul "Banton
Herbert Sherwood
A. J. Hyans
Walnut Street
H. J. Merlein
Division of Woman's Organization
Vernon White
J. B. Ireloar
E. J. Covell
Walter Freebern
Christ Episcopal—w
Albert Greeley
E. B. Mounsey
N.S. S
Jeannette
K. I
Ruth Cameron
U.S
Mr. Squirrel
Fred Stearns
Frisco
C. Railway
Lawn City
Uyer Glasses
Fleischmann
Fleichmant
Canton
Fox River Valley
Theos
Waterloo Fruit & Commission Co
Waterloo, Iowa
Joba: F. Jetke Company
Rourkee
Fashion Department
Evening Courier
Shame Estes
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