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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1924
Page
2
Two events fill the calendar this week for the Home and Education divisions. Tuesday afternoon members will elect officers at the annual meeting with a 1 PM luncheon led by Mrs. Howard Burr. John S. Tuthill will speak on the influence of leading members of the Constitutional Convention on the Constitution.
P T A groups from Wa Per Do attend a North Central council meeting in Cedar Rapids to hear resolutions and talks on aims of PTA, with speakers from Dubuque Aug/Sept and Maquoketa. Delegates will meet at the junior high building, Frankin School, as part of the state convention activities.
A narrator observes how rumor and the urge to judge can distort events. A doctor and a patient in the big city spark speculation about coincidence versus intent. The piece urges readers to resist the thrill of investing innocent actions with blame and to consider their own susceptibility to harsh conclusions.
The article explains that split ends, or trichoptilosis, signal scalp or hair care issues. Regular trimming every six weeks is advised, along with gentler washing, better brushes, and oil rub to heal and prevent further damage. It contrasts with knotted hair and suggests almond lotion for hands in winter.
Church notices describe First Lutheran Brotherhood showing old films on telephone and telegraph development via American Telephone and Telegraph Company at the April 11 meeting. Plymouth Congregational Brotherhood plans a church basement gathering Tuesday with music, contests, and refreshments. About 33 men attended last meeting. Rev. R W Cross new pastor expected to attend. Additional notes mention beauty tips, skin care advice, and Westminster audit at Mrs E I Altora home Tuesday afternoon with Lada Society and attendants.
Mr and Mrs Jared M Miles celebrated their fifty fifth wedding anniversary Sunday afternoon at the home of their daughter Mrs George W Wheeler. A noon dipper luncheon and a radio concert followed an informal reception with family and friends. Two grandsons and two granddaughters attended. the couple long ran a Waterloo confectionery stand and have lived in Waterloo 22 years since Cedar Rapids. Mr Miles, born in New York, and Lydia Flint Miles married in Marion Tennessee. He was injured Jan 24 stepping on a streetcar track and has not worked since.
Derelict Murphy, a homeless man with no known relatives, is at St Francis hospital in a semi quiet stupor after being found in a weary condition. Doctors suspect a drug influence and cannot determine the cause or his identity or origin. Berlin rumor notes a new slang term kau gum mi meaning chewing gum appears in use with German manufacturers promoting it to athletes and stenographers.
C O Hummel was elected president of the Waterloo chapter of the Travelers Protective Association at the Greater Waterloo association annual meeting Saturday night. A large attendance heard reports of a prosperous year. The present member list stands at 385.
Property owners face the final opportunity to pay the first half of the 1924 taxes without penalties as today’s deadline nears. The county treasurer’s office has been crowded with taxpayers all day, and failure to pay will bring full taxes plus penalties tomorrow. Greer trial set for April 17 in Los Angeles after charges of assault.
Waterloo's population increased with 11 new families last week while six households left the city. Forty three address changes were recorded by the Waterloo Retail Merchants association. Newcomers include William Greenwood, J E O'Donnel, J E Kohl, J O Hoffman, John Hill, E Cone All and Cleveland, Sam Brewnecke, W Marmon, L A Butler, Mrs Grace Amad, and Chris Field.
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