Peace Shot at Sheriff in Oak Park Disturbance
Charles City Ia May 9 Don Klinkel is in Cedar Valley hospital with serious bullet wounds after rushing Sheriff Saddler who had halted a Sunday party disturbing peace in Oak Park. The sheriff fired at the tires, then he and Klinkel exchanged threats. six persons were at the scene and several arrests followed.
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Courier Special Service
Charles City
Don Klinkel
Saddler
Oak Park
Cedar Valley Hospital
Klinkel
Producers Consider Oelwein as Site for Plant
Chicago report notes the Producers association in Oelwein discussed establishing live stock concentration yards with the Community Club. Charles Hearst of the Iowa Farm Bureau joined the Iowa City group touring sites for a plant at Oelwein and nearby Clinton.
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Chicago
Oelwein
Dysart High Glee Clubs Win State Music Honors
Dysart Va May 9 Dysart high school girls and boys glee clubs took first place in the final state contest at Iowa City. Directed by Donald E Baum the school instructor. The mixed chorus placed third and faced Wilton Junction Mt Vernon in finals. Five schools entered the mixed chorus event with accompaniment by Miss Dodd and Miss McCarthy.
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Courier Special Service
Dysart
Dysart High
Iowa City
Donald E. Baum
Eles
Wilton Junction
Mt. Vernon
Dodd
McCarthy
Baptist Church at Cedar Falls Names Officers
Cedar Falls May 9 Annual meeting of first Baptist congregation reported one of the society's best. Reports showed financial prosperity and 64 members added in eight months, mainly by baptism. Rev. Thomas Anderson pastor for eight months. Officers elected include clerk Mrs Robert McAtee treasurer Dr C J Mentzer financial secretary and benevolence treasurer C M Parker James Bergstrom John Seliger directors O B Read H J Shutt and Rev Mr Anderson Sunday school superintendents Mrs Robert Corning chorister Mrs Frances Jackson and others on the deaconesses board James A Sinden Mrs Pansy Jessup and church editors.
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Cedar Falls
First Bapitist Congregation
Thomas Anderson
Robert McAtee
C. J. Mentzer
E. VanderVeer
C. M. Parker
James Bergstrom
John Seliger
O. B. Read
H. J. Shutt
Mr. Anderson
Robert Corning
Frank Wilcox
Frances Jackson
A. W. Bundy
George van Loh
Board of Deaconesses
James A. Sinden
Pansy Jessup
Upper la Prof New President of Peace Society
Fayette Iowa May 9 C B Swaney professor of history and debate coach at Upper Iowa university has been elected president of the State Peace Oratorical association for one year He will succeed Prof Donald Haworth of Penn college Nelson Bossing of Simpson college was re elected secretary and treasurer and Ebberman of Simpson will succeed Gerald McElroy of Upper Iowa as vice president The association voted to hold the State Peace Oratorical contest at Indianola next year Morningside and Luther were added to membership This year contest prizes include 100 plus medals for first Austin Penn second Upton Morningside and third Wilkins Central
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Courier Special Service
Fayette
C. B. Swaney
Upper Iowa University
State Peace Oratorical Association
Swaney
Donald Haworth
Penn College
Nelson Bossing
Simpson College
Ebberman
Simpson
Gerald McElroy
Upper Iowa
Indianola
State Peace Association
Morningside
Luther
Austin
Penn
Upton
Wilkins
Central
Boy Thrown Through Windshield In Car Collision
A boy escaped serious injury after being thrown through a car windshield in a two vehicle crash at an Winthrop intersection on Saturday afternoon. He suffered a deep cheek gash. his mother Mrs. Russell Sherren of Winthrop drove one car while J T Mulford operated the other.
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Winthrop
Weatherwax Rites Held on Sunday
Funeral services for Mrs Eva Weatherwax widow of late John Weatherwax were held Sunday at Oak Grove church where she was a member. Born October 29 1854 in Illinois she died after an 11 month illness and is survived by daughter Mrs Ruth Mather and sons Asa of Shellsburg and Archie of Cedar Rapids.
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Urbana
Eva Weatherwax
Oak Grove
Senior class play set for Friday in Fredericksburg
Fredericksburg May 9 The senior class will present The Thirteenth Chair Friday evening. Local updates note Hemurence Telephone system sold to a larger corporation and several community happenings. A fire of minor incidents includes a sprained ankle, flood relief gifts to the Red Cross, farm improvements, and school events. Fredricksburg defeated Sumner 17 to 8 in a recent game.
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Courier
Fredericksburg
Hurmence
Harry McConkey
American Red Cross Chapter
J. D. Herrick
Hugh Stedman
C. G. Minor
A. M. Sharp
O. E. Messamer
Leo Stone
Mason City
O. J. Myers
Clara Ellis
Tom Wray
Montevideo
Minn
Fredericksville
Sumner
William Ellicott
Waterloo
Home Study Club
M. E
Upper Yowa Recital Set At Fayette College Chapel
A graduate piano recital for the bachelor of music degree will be held in the Upper Town University college chapel Wednesday evening May 11. Miss Lois Hall of West Union will perform with assistances from Bessie Oolberg Weedety and Owen Anderson.
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Upper Yowa
Fayette
Upper Town University
College Chapel
Lois Hall
West Union
Bessie Oolberg
Weedety
Owen Anderson
Green travels for medical exam at Mayo Clinic
A.L. Green of 616 Washington street left Cedar Falls May 9 for Rochester Minnesota to undergo medical examination in a hospital there. He has suffered neuritis for many years.
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Mayo Clinic
Cedar Falls
A.L. Green
Washington Street
Rochester
Minn
Go Slow Mary draws large crowd at West Union junior play
West Union Ta May 9 Special junior class production Go Slow Mary attracted one of the year's largest crowds at a school event, reflecting strong local interest in the performance by students.
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W. Union
West Union
Annual Upper Iowa meeting scheduled for Sept 21 26
Cedar Falls May 9 Frederick T Keeney bishop of the Omaha area Methodist Episcopal church was appointed by the board of bishops to preside at the annual conference of Upper Iowa clergy men set for Sept 21 to 26. Workmen improve Island park playground and facilities while Cedar Falls church hosts preparations for the seventy second annual convention.
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Courier
Cedar Falls
Frederick T. Keeney
Omaha
Methodist Episcopal Church
Board of Bishops
Upper Iowa
Farmer's Leg Broken by Fall from Hay Wagon
La Porte City Iowa May 9 Jake Schmidt suffers a broken leg from a Thursday hay wagon fall. He was brought for x ray and cast applied. He rests easier. Also notes about Dale Coburn recovering after car run over injuries at Allen Memorial hospital and other local social and church notices. Mrs Sarah Cotton of Cedar Falls is critically ill from apoplexy with her sons Kenneth and Harry visiting.
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Courier
la Porte City
Jake Schmidt
Dale Coburn
Allen Memorial Hospital
Cedar Falls
Sarah Cotton
Clay Street
Kenneth
Sioux City
Harry
Omaha
Iowa Set for Early 1928 Political Skirmishes
Des Moines reports stir over Lowden in Iowa as Republicans plot for 1928 while Democrats prepare in New York. Antagonism to Coolidge could push some to Norris or other candidates. Agricultural issues, corn and farm prices loom as the Midwest colonizes political attention for the year ahead.
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Des Moines
Altho
Lowden
Cleveland
Iowa
New York City
Davenport
Coolidge
Norris
Nebraska
Brodhart
Middle West
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraka
Ohio
South Dakota
Wisconsin
Ilinois
Indiana
Kansas
Michigan
Middlewest
Woman of 90 Dies at Shell Rock in Iowa
Sophia Yardho, 90, died at her son William’s home near Shell Rock Iowa, with 49 descendants surviving across four generations including five sons and 21 grandchildren. Funeral at M E church in Shell Rock, burial beside husband Henry Yarde in Coster cemetery.
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Shell Rock
Sophia Yardho
William
M. E
Women's Foreign Missionary Society
S. V. Williams
Coster Cemetery
Sophia Dlinnenbeck
Goldenburgs
Germany
United States
Henry Yarde
Harvard
Jefferson Township
Butler County
John
Cedar Rapids
Louis
August
Frank
Cedar Heights
Traer Launches First Dollar Day Sale
Traer Iowa plans a two day Dollar Day event May 21 and 22 with nearly 40 local businesses participating. It is the first such sale sponsored by Traer merchants and aims to be the largest community sale in Tama County.
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TRAER
Tama County
Funeral for Jacob B Crouse Held Near Greene
Greene Iowa May 9 funeral services for Jacob B Crouse who died after seven weeks illness will be at 2 30 p m at the Christian church with Rev George A Hess of Charles City officiating. Burial in Rosehill with I O O F and Rebekah lodges assisting. Crouse 77 had influenza complications and hiccoughs before death. Survived by four children and a stepson. He belonged to Oriental order Mason City and I O O F Rebekah. Also notes baccalaureate and 21 graduates to receive diplomas at Greene High School. Eastern Star anniversary observed with a dinner May 6 at Kessler hall. Baptist gospel team conducted services at Hall's Grove. Charles Stockwell in Allen Memorial hospital for two weeks pre op treatment.
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J. A. Haehlen
J. Alber
G. I. Bergeman
W. C. Lang
R. H. Miller
Sumner
Cedar Falls
Evangelical Church
Legion Aumiliary
Legion Auxiliary
Legion Hall
J. D. Winding
Galvary Baptist Church
Hillside Cemetery
Fred R. Decker
Leon Bartlett
Thomas Fitkins
Ray Border
Benj. Robb
Fred Fitkins
Cedar Falls Woman's Club
Zion Evangelical Church
Business Women
Evangelical Church Choir
Reading Circle
Clarksville
Rebekah
Crouse
The
Oriental Order
Mason City
Greene High School
J. N. Small
Brethren Church
Green Stockings
Opera House
O. E
Order of Eastern Star
Kessler Hall
the Baptist Church
Charles City
Hall's Grove
Charles Stockwell
Allen Memorial Hospital
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Louis Johnson
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U.S
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H. P. Mason
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Marshal Abel
Roy Halleck
Bob Hare
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Viking Pump Company
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St. Louis
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Mark Lineman
St. Cloud
Josephine Miller
Lewis Wright
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Arabia
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India
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Pioneer Bank
East 4Th and
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W. E. Johnson
WM. Holland
Purina
Luttan’s
McAlbert
Far East
Dorothy Maurine van
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W. 4Th St
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Crouge
Greene
H. S. Baccalaureate
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Walker
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Worthy
Will Miller
Mary Ethel Dixon
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Veedol Forzol
Tide Water Oil Sales Corporation
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Black Hawk Oil Co
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