Bremer County awards box culvert contracts to Waugh & Tackman
Waverly May 9 Twenty concrete box culverts will be built in Bremer county by Waugh Tackman Clarksville under a $7 005 contract awarded after bids opened at the county auditor's office. Survey work on highway No 59 near Frederika continues amid routing disputes. A 25 person Frederika business delegation met with the Bremer county supervisors and engineer in Ames to press for highway changes. Ross Construction Newton Iowa holds the No 59 contract.
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Waverly
Bremer County
Waugh & Tackman
Clarksville
Romte
No. 59
Frederika
Highway Commission
Ross Construction Company
Newton
Fairbank School May Festival crowns queen
May day festival at Immaculate Conception church in Fairbank featured Miss Alice Murphy crowned queen. Attendees at services included Mr. and Mrs. Herman Sanborn and relatives from Philadelphia Des Moines Rochester Waterloo Cedar Rapids and Monticello. Also notes on illness travels and local commencements.
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Fairbank
Immaculate, Conception Church
Alice Murphy
Herman Sanborn
J. C. Snyder
Philadelphia
Oelwein
James Snyder
B. R. Carpenter
St. Paul
Des Moines
Alice Kint
Rochester
N. Y
Cora Brandt
Waterloo
Bunton
Cedar Falls
Muatthesen
Monticello
Clyde Sanborn
Cedar Rapids
T. W. Wells
Hazleton
Oran High School
Buchanan County Ministerial Association
Greene P. E. O. Hosts Mother's Day Party
Greene P E O chapter hosted about forty mothers at Mrs O V Cave's Greene home on Mother’s Day with a program of instrumental music vocal solos and readings. Flora Williams mother of Mrs Cave is 87 the chapter’s oldest member. W F M S meets this afternoon at the M E church with Mrs Harry Downs in charge and the program based on A Straight Way Toward Tomorrow. Reports from delegates to the recent Rudd convention were to be submitted. In Greene high school seniors honored juniors at a Round Grove park picnic supper Tuesday evening.
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Greene
O.V. Cave
Flora Williams
M. E
Harry Downs
Rudd
Greene High School
Round Grove Park
Illinois Student Returns to School From Allen Hospital
Orange Township notes include Spencer Miller returning to school at Mt Morris after treatment at Allen Memorial hospital Waterloo. Mentions of death in law, family visits, births, and local travel fill the roundup with names like J G Lichty Ruth Myers June Miller Morrison Meugh Sunmimy Fike Lichty and Gates. The item also records Harold Moser returning from California and a comet discovery by a French observatory in Algiers 1928.
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Orange Township
Spencer Miller
Allen Memorial Hospital
Waterloo
Morris
M. Harbaugh
John
Texas
J.G. Lichty
Ruth Myers
June Miller
Iowa City
Vernon Messer
Mt. Morris
Garrison
Glen Lichty
Lester Parris
Merle Rough
Clerk Lichty
Hubbard
Meugh
Acieoal
Jungl
Bruce Gates
Reception Planned for Women Guests at Bank Convention
Greene Virginia May 23 wives of bankers attending the convention will be entertained at a reception and tea at Mrs O G Perrins home wife of First State bank president. Mrs Perrin will be assisted by other bankers wives with violin music by Ilsa Nienack and Frankie Lynch presiding at the tea. Dinner hosts Mr and Mrs Frank Cheney entertained relatives at their home with guests including Mr and Mrs A J Pringle and their son George and Mr and Mrs Paul Gray and daughters Eleanor and Ellen.
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Hourice
Greene
O. G. Perrin
First State Bank
Perrin
Ilsa Nienack
Charles
A. J. Pringle
George
Paul Gray
Eleanor
Ellen
Thomas Zurcher
Keith
George Pringle
Jesup Senior Play to Be Held May 16 at School
Jesup Indiana May 9 senior class play Adam and Eva will be presented in the auditorium of Jesup Consolidated school Wednesday evening May 16. Cast includes Ralph Laird Corine Prangley Emmett Duggan Regina Sullivan Cleola Parker Bess Emerson Clarence Robert Blasier and George van Eman. Memorial Day plans advance with committee appointments by Women’s Relief corps and American Legion post. Missionary society met with program on Spanish America led by Mrs H Gates. Prof. Lambert reelected principal of Fairbank school. Westminster Guild met at Miss Frances Walker’s home. Mr and Mrs Glen Masteller welcomed a son born May 7. The Shermans moved to their farm north of Fairbank.
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Jesup, In
Adam and Eva
Jesup Consolidated School
Ralph Laird
Corine Prangley
Emmett Duggan
Regina Sullivan
Cleola Parker
Bess Emerson
Clarence Robert Blasier
George van Eman
Women's Relief
Corps
American Legion
Ed. L. Walker
E. Fisher
J. K. Ennis
A. D. van Eman
Eber Parker
BL. Fox
Mathew Kies
L. Fox
W. J. Campbell
W. W. Blaster
R. L. Bordner
Dr. L. B. Kascht
Clark Walker
Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church
Spanish America
H. Gates
Lambert
Jesup
Fairbank School
Westminster Guild
The
Presbyterian Church
Frances Walker
Lois Sherman
Glen Masteller
Silas Sherman
Fairbank
Theodore Bills Not Arrested at Waverly as Drunk
May 9 report from Waverly indicates Theodore Bills was not in custody and not intoxicated after an auto accident nearby. Bills rode as a Waterloo passenger in Martin Carlson’s car, Carlson and Everette McRoberts were detained but Bills faced no charges.
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Theodore Bills
Waverly
Courier Special
Sereter
Bills
Waterloo
Martin Carlson
Everette McRoberts
Carlson
McRoberts
Seven Couples Wed at Nashua Shrine
Seven couples wed in Nashua during a two day period at Little Brown Church in the Vale with Rev. J. J. McComson performing ceremonies for May 5 and May 6 unions. Couples include Edith Huff and Charles Benson. Iona Huff and James Smith. Ethel Hesner and Otto Falch. Florence Tiessen and Ralph McFarlane. Ethel Luethi and Alfred Steen. Elizabeth Grosjean and Harold Paulson. Ella Ruttledge and Lewis Barnes. Also notes on Fred Wilkle, blind deaf and dumb after a fourth brain tumor related election injury, and Mrs. Afittenders recovering from stomach ulcer surgery.
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Ourley
Nashua
Little Brown Cchurch
the Vale
J. J. McComson
Edith L. Huff
Drakesville
Charles G. Benson
Unionville
Iona K. Huff
James H. Smith
Keokuk
Ethel G. Hesner
Otto L. Falch
Lamont
Florence J. Tiessen
Paullina
Wikie
Fred Wilkle
Litte Falls
Minn
Sucech
Coe Publishing Company
Little Falls
Afittenders
New Hampton Hospital
Louis Golinvaux Observes Birthday at Washburn Home
Louis Golinvaux celebrated his seventy time birthday anniversary at his Washburn home on Sunday. Attending were Mr. and Mrs. Orlo Miller and daughter Roberta, Mr. and Mrs. William Jennings, Mr. and Mrs. Leo Kamp and family. Henry Steimel is having a new roof built on his house.
Graduation program set for Cedar Falls High May 17
Cedar Falls high will open its graduation program on May 17 with the senior class presenting Little Women directed by Miss Margaret Divilbliss at the high school auditorium. A second performance is slated May 18. Baccalaureate address will be given by Dr. Bruce Giffen at First Methodist Church with Rev Georges F. Barsiau to conduct the same service at the same location and day. Senior class day on Memorial Day at 3 pm on the college campus. Graduation exercises and diplomas on May 31.
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Cedar Falls
Teachers College High School
Margaret Divilbliss
Bruce Giffen
First Presbyterian Church
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Georges F. Barsaiau
First Congregational Church
Cedar Falls High School
College High School
College
Lewis Scheurer
Western Old Peoles Home
LeMars
Scheurer
Shell Rock Girl on Way Home from School in Europe
Miss Martha Newcomb, daughter of Mr and Mrs F Newcomb of Shell Rock Iowa, was to sail from Port Said April 10 for Europe then home. She taught English and dialectics in Tacloban Philippines and wrote from Hongkong after visiting Palestine. She planned visits to Italy Switzerland Paris and London on her return. Dr A B Bush former Baptist pastor died April 27 at his home in St Marys Va. World Wide guild to sponsor a mother and daughter banquet May 15 at the Baptist church.
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Shell Rock
Martha Newcomb
A. B. Bush
the Baptist Church
St. Mary’s Va
Fred O. Newcomb
World Wide Guild
Dysart Awards Contract for City Street Pavement
Dysart, May 9. Contract awarded to lay 17,046 square yards of seven inch reinforced concrete pavement on several Dysart streets. Dinsdale high school baseball team lost at home to local players 5 to something. Dysart glee club placed third in state musical contest at Towns City. mixed chorus won its class, girls’ choir took third, boys placed fourth.
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Dysart
P. Herrick
Des Moines
Dinsdale
Towns City
Meltke buys St Ansgar property for 4700 dollars
In St Ansgar on May X, Henry Meltke has purchased the Mrs Amelia Fulton property for 4700 dollars. Emma Virchow suffers paralysis after a stroke affecting her right side and is staying at her uncle Charles Bartelt's home.
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Henry Meltke
Amelia Fulton
Emma Virchow
Charles Bartelt
Regents to Meet at Charles City Iowa
Charles City May 9 The regents of the Daughters of Isabella convene Sunday in Charles City with mass at 8 and sessions at 10. Initiation for a 20 member class at 2 30, banquet at 7 at the Country club. Floyd county awards steel contract for bridges and culverts to Waterloo Construction.
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Courter
Charles City
Regents of the Daughters of Isabella
K. C. Hall
Country Club
County Boys Steel
Floyd County Board of Supervisors
Waterloo Construction Company
Local Notices From Bristow and County Club Events
A state convention plan is noted for May 21 in this city with activities at the Country Club. Mr and Mrs L H Blomm chair a committee meeting where 20 couples joined to finalize plans for six weekly parties. The junior senior banquet is set for Friday evening at the Country Club. First degree work by Bristow A F and A M will be conferred Thursday evening following a special third degree meeting.
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Euchre Club
J. Hecht
Sacred Heart Guild
K. GC
Royal Neighbor Relief Circle
Hecht
A. E. Eggert
Auction Bridge Club
Lang Bleu Club
Frank Korinke
Ethel Waller
St. Charles
Charlotte Magdsick
Cara Kreuger
Guy Martin
H. d. Huber
Will Frudden
Miss Fingry
Gora Kreuger
Wa Tan Ye Chb
Dr. Steiner
Grinnell
Plan Country Club
L. H.blomm
Country Club
Bristow
Commencement at Stanley High May 17
Stanley Illinois May 9 The baccalaureate address to Stanley high school graduates will be delivered in Union church Sunday evening May 13 by Rev Braulick pastor of Oelwein Lutheran church. Class day exercises will take place Tuesday evening May 15 and the commencement program on May 17.
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Stanley
Stanley High School
Union Church
Rev
J. Braulick
Oelwein Lutheran Church
John Cherey
Independence
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