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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1924
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR lists several individuals with titles and surnames including WLOW Marsh Miss Fancy Kimball Mrs. A Love Joy and Mrs. CG Zimmerman, appearing as a social note or society mention without clear context or events.
Memorial trees will be planted on Memorial Day afternoon at Watertop under the Woman's Club plan. The event honors veterans and includes a simple service with invited patriotic groups. Also announced is the engagement of Miss Margaret Geib to Louis J. Salz with preparations for a May 21 wedding at St Mary’s Church.
Mrs John A Bown hosted 175 guests at the Waterloo Woman's club drawing rooms for a postnuptial compliment to her daughter Mrs Frederick C Webster visiting from Galesburg Ill for a week. Tea was poured at a long table by Mrs Ruben Rath Mos Frank Fowler Jr Mrs Francis Simpson and Mrs Wray as bouquets of snapdragons marguerites tulips and spring flowers decorated mantels and tables.
A discussion on whether fears are inherited or learned from environment. The author argues acquired fears grow from parental cues and early experiences, noting lightning anxiety in a woman’s family and a boy’s fear shown by a snake example. The piece warns that adults shape children’s fears through words and behavior.
Senior Endeavorers of First Presbyterian will meet at 6 p.m. at the church for a trip to Cedar Heights for a wiener roast. Harmony days plan an afternoon package sale at the church with hostesses listed as Mmes. Victor Sanguist, George Perkins, M. FP., Peter Somand, and M. A. Peterson.
Miss Arling Nicholas hosted a social with dancing and cards. Miss Thordes Knutson won favors and hosts planned a slumber party for seven. Members enjoyed high scores, picnic lunches, and informal social hours at various homes, with guest days and committee chairmanships noted.
Hampton Iowa March 2. The charter presentation for Hampton Rotary Club will occur next Tuesday evening with Carl Works Des Moines district governor welcoming the new organization. C F Rasréman Shalltown district governor elect and Dean W Peisen Eldora sponsor will attend along with visitors from several towns.
A laborer, 29, attempted suicide with a rifle after his wife left him in Marstiatstown. The bullet damaged his right breast and rib but produced only a shallow nonfatal wound. authorities report the incident occurred last night.
A fashion column outlines the art of wearing tailored suits for all ages, stressing proper cut, sleeve length, skirt fall, and appropriate coat length. It notes the suit should be the most expensive item, advises on youth versus mature styling, and touches on hair removal and daily skincare routines.
City in brief items list notices of petitions filing, local visits, and business travel. Included are staff changes, a high school concert cue, a tourist’s praise for Waterloo, a car incident report, a fumes accident at Sinclair Refining, an army enlistment, and a bake sale for disabled American Veterans.
Scout units seven ten thirteen fifteen and seventeen head to Kamp Kiwanis for an overnight trip returning Saturday. John T. Swift of Swift Manufacturing donates a large cooker for stews prepared by George Welker. The next hike is set for Saturday May 17 with tracking activities at M-7 park.
Members of the Walton league plan an outdoor picnic and field day around June 15 near Casebeer's cottage on the Cedar River. A fishing rod manufacturer representative will present casting demonstrations. Events include bait casting, trapshooting, boat and canoe races, horse shoes, hip boot race, knife race, with a baseball game to close.
The forecast predicts fair and warmer weather tonight and tomorrow in the area. This morning’s cool air is fading as the day advances. Noon readings show the temperature over 60 degrees, with clouds intermittently hiding the sun and no expected rain. Yesterday rose above the day before, peaking near 78 degrees. A 42 degree drop occurred overnight, reaching a low around 36 degrees.
City clerk Charles C. MacKay reports most licenses expired yesterday though renewals were not applied for. Bowling alleys, pool halls, theaters, pawnbrokers, second hand shops, junk dealers and taxicab related licenses are affected. Cox license tags total 472 issued.
A vintage advertising piece touts Edna Wallace Hopper’s White Youth Clay and Youth Cream, promising dramatic skin benefits. It touts a fixed weekly cost and claims of sustained youth, with product lines including Hair Youth and a lemon strawberry cream, available nationwide through druggists and counters.
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