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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1918
Page
7
Lawrence Anderson registrant in Unis county sued the exemption board seeking permission to obtain a passport to Denmark to join his mother and assist kin as the draft system tightens. The War Department bans deferred classifications for agricultural reasons, reshaping county quotas and signaling more farmmen may be drafted.
La Porte City May 2 At a regular school board meeting BO Wilcox was elected superintendent of city schools at 4000 salary. He has served as superintendent at Olin for five years and was chosen from among 24 or more applicants. The board also reconsidered the salary proposition and granted a raise to most teachers. The issue followed an investigation of pay scales in other schools. Community notes report on local events, visits, and social gatherings including church groups, thrift campaigns, and neighborhood appointments.
Waverly Iowa May 2 The following names have been announced for the next contingent of selective service men to leave Bremer County May 1A Waltz W Linins Readlyn Elmer A Knief Readlyn August F Blehman Tripoli Edward C Knoerngchielt Oran Fred Gielan Denver Arthur Jordan Bellevue C Thomas J Hegan St Louis Ma Fred Jarchow Strumner Peter W Ferring Waverly Clarence Swensen Waverly 9 Frank Erdmann Randolph Wis Wihuilling Waverly Ralph Br Lowe Sumner Albert Schroeder Wavns Wente Active Duty FLA Morer a second lieutenant in the United States army resigned and returned home the earlier part of the week He says his enlistment was for active service and he does not care to be in the quartermaster division As soon as the government can use him in active service he will be willing to return to service. Sumner Talent Performs A farce comedy was put on at the Waverly paper house Tuesday night by Sumner talent Those taking part were Gladys Molimby Harry Betohart L A Schuknecht Dr J M Murphy Claude Heyder Ross Rathbone Priscilla Roberts Edith Strumpel Iya Albright and Dorothy West The play was under the direction of Mr and Mrs A W Rathke and was for the benefit of the Red Cross In addition to the play quartet and solo numbers were given by members of the cast and music was also furnished by the Waverly high school orchestra under the direction of Miss Gertrude Tyrrell Matters of Local Interest The third liberty Juan Mag presented Waverly by the state of Juwa is now
Independence residents awaken to news that Suns. T J Tormey resigned from the Independence school board meeting. Supt Tormey, re-elected with a raise, is enlisting in the aviation corps. German textbooks were burned as students sorted and dumped volumes on the sidewalk amid protests over German instruction. Exemption lists show men called to service, with names from Independence and nearby towns. Mortality records note services for Mrs James Broom and Mrs Warry Randall, among others, with survivors listed.
County registrants list names and last hometowns for drafting into the army. Individuals include Henry Thiehen Acklex, Nicholas Greene, William Adattell Rock Victor Leison, Earl Harrison Parks, Roy Wred Smith, Ben Ferdick, Oliver Stubber, Oliver Ackley, Ewald Hardt, Tay Blyveen, and others from Ackley, Aplington, Clarksville, Sherwood, and Jarkersburg.
Vaudeville at the Majestic theatre features The Bison City Four as headliners with a mixed program of songs and comedy. The act is praised for harmony and a wild round of laughter. Also offered are Spilling the Beans, A Phonio Mpisone, A Real Soldier, The Hidden Hand finale, and Chaplin films Dog's Life at the Palace on Sunday and Monday.
A letter from Earl Magee reports enlisting and heading to Massachusetts then France after finishing final examinations. Junior display at the Baptist church showcased local talent. Dunkerton schools boast strong teachers and a crowded schoolhouse with several county students visiting. A Waterloo speaker addressed church on China. A San Bernardino letter describes the earthquake causing seasickness and railway disruptions. Wm Nesfield resumes barber work as weathered garden efforts begin.
The funeral of Mrs. James Twaits was held at the Spring Creek church Monday afternoon. J J Robb is on the sick list. Miss Nellie Border has been visiting. Jerry Nours' devotion will be held at St Mary’s church. Fred W Schaefer writes he has been transferred from Camp Lusan Mauston Texas.
Fragmented local notices describe May visits and family farewells. Reports mention Miss Mavi irieace, Macfietd’s ren ceerg, and a farewell party at John Youmans hams. Several deaths and injuries are noted, with confusions in names and places throughout the dispatch.
In Osage May Bo Angell received letters from Byron Benedict and Wilma and reported their winter home near a damaged main street area from recent quakes. The Benedicts were unharmed. others suffered broken dishes and ruined furnishings. The G Hf 8 will teach French next year. A Choral Centon concert directed by Broet Putnam drew a good crowd. Rubber tag sales and magazine proceeds benefited the Red Cross with calendars to be sold for the same charity.
Dumont May 2 details a patriotic meeting address by Rev Earl Baker and Mrs Baker. Several residents visit Des Moines and Camp Dodge. John Miller remains in hospital while others recover or are ill. Church honey roll lists names and local residents with enlistments and hospital stories.
Fragmented OCR from Jesup area notes describes a 19th or early 20th century event in which a family faces disruption, a disputed tally, and a public notice of religious or civic conflict. Names, dates, and places are garbled but hint at a community grappling with records, residency, and a possible legal or clerical proceeding.
Sumner residents discuss visiting relatives in Minneapolis while Mrs Mass and Miss Landwly recall past winters. Henry Wilkening hosts a farewell for Robert Leuse before he heads to Waverly Studiy for army assignment. The Yeomen held a party for five boys enlisting, with supper and games. The Ataxitars girls staged a benefit play netting about 95 dollars for the Auxiliary Rifle. Rebekah lodge initiated five new members after a visit from the Fredericksburg lodge. Mrs Sam Woertii has been ill, and Helen Barber of Waverly continues domestic science teaching locally.
A scattered OCR fragment details a range of local life items: a year old condition leading to peritonitis after an operation, Gebreo Duabrkopf dying of tuberculosis at home, plans to bring remains for burial, a widow and three children, visitors Mig Roo and Moody arriving Monday to visit A J Meeker, Mr and Mrs L D Merritt recently from Washington visiting the brother, Frank Lockard in Chicago for shipment of stock, church service time change to noon with Sunday school at 11, Mrs Theo Merritt of Rockford visiting her son BE Merritt, and Mr and Mrs CR Meeker plus Carl Stouffer visiting Ames for a few days.
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