Relief Fund Totals Reach 46306 With Added Donations
The Waterloo chapter reports relief contributions totaling 46306.79 after incorporating 1302.25 from Union Central employees and 500 from the Elks. Names include Mrs H J Meyers, Richard Gilley, E B S Hudson, and Dr J F Thornton among many others. Floyd P Davis mails word that Dunkerton staff expect nearly 100 members to join.
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H. J. Meyers
Richard Gilley
East Park - Presbyterian Church
Shell Rock Friend
Hudson
Uinon Central
The
Elks
Waterloo
Campaign boosts Ameri can Red Cross enrollment and funds
A community mobilizes with a large member drive for the American Red Cross, aiming for a near 190 percent record. Dunkerton serves as a Waterloo chapter branch as details emerge. Mrs Mollie Titer forwards $7.50 for flood refugees from the Washington township chapel Helpers Sunday school class, noting the gift fills the treasury and helps buy food amid hardship.
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Bers
American Red Cross
Dunkerton
Waterloo
Washington Township Chapel
Treasury
Only Woman Pilot Loves Mississippi
New Orleans May 10 Captain Blanche Douglas Leathers of New Orleans renews her Mississippi River pilot license after twenty years as the river's only woman pilot. Her late husband taught her river craft, recalling Mark Twain's remark that pilots must be learned, not taught.
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New Orleans
Blanche Douglas Leathers
Mississippi River
Mississippi
Bowling Leathers
Mark Twain
Natchez
Vicksburg
Ole Miss
River Lessons From a Husband and a River’s Change
The narrator recalls lessons from her husband on reading river conditions by tree lines and water shadows. He described a dimple on the surface signaling danger and dark shadows indicating channel shifts, illustrating practical knowledge of the river’s changing face.
Tale of Mrs Leathers and Jefferson Davis Cruise
A fragmentary reminiscence recalls Captain Leathers piloting a voyage with notable figures. Jefferson Davis, former Confederate president, allegedly gifted a bottle of champagne on his last Mississippi trip, which Mrs. Leathers has never uncorked.
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Captain Leathers
Jefferson Davis
Confederacy
Mississippi
Leathers
Gormley Resigns From Junior High Manual Arts Dept
After eight years directing the manual arts program at Junior High School, Co. L. Gormley has submitted his resignation. The notice states the resignation takes effect at the close of the current term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co. L. Gormley
School Gormley to Decide Next Year’s Path
The article notes that Gormley has not yet fixed plans for the coming year, with options including starting a business or continuing teaching. The county school board will select a successor in the near future.
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Gormley
Uccessor
Eaat
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Sacred Heart Parish Generals
Red Cross
Floyd P. Davis
H. B. Cropper
U. S
Schuneman Drug Company
Rynearson & Koch
East Fifth St
Lafayette Building Co
R. N. Cowin
Schuneman Drug Store
Cole Electric Co
Mr. Hoffner
All-Bran
J. H. Harrim
Williamstown
N. J
Kellogg
Battle Creek
Ben and
Ned
Iowa
First National Bank
All
Havana
Bering
la Venga
Perfecto Garcia
Corina
Tampa
Fila
Schuneman
Tuates
Middle West
Schuneman Company
Congratu
the Nauman Co
West Park Ave
Cedar Street
B. W. Schuneman Company
Cer
Waterloo Insurance Agency
Rexall
CiLitema
AICO
Dunkelberg, Leeper & Cropper, Inc
Cedar Rapids
Herbert Hoover
Crowell
Waterloo Ice Cream Co
Makers
Waterloo, Towa
Roger al. Crowell—V. P. & Mer
Hutchinson Ice Cream CO
Towa
Ang
Serea
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