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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 14, 1928

Page

10

Oldfashioned Mother play by Westfield youths at Northminster

Young people of Northminster Presbyterian church Avalon Avenue and Ballou Street present An Oldfashioned Mother on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings to raise funds for church property. Rev F H Shedd leads, with a large cast including Deborah Underhill John Underhill and Sheriff Quintus Todd. The play charts a mother's love, gratitude and redemption across three acts ending with family reconciliation and the sheriff’s arrival.

Northminster Presbyterian Church Avalon Avenue Ballou Street Falls’ Avenue Magnolia Street Westfield F. H. Shedd Deborah Underhill George Burbank Widder Bill Pindle Roberts Collins Lowizy Juanita Bower Isabella Simpscott Helen Scott Floriana Perkins Florence Miller Subey Findle Widder's Mite Ceesss Gwendelyn Scott John ‘Underhill Devesseeesueey Kaltenbach Y Underhill Merle Allen Jeremiah Gosling Charles Shedd Enoch Rene Eugene Hardinger Quintus Todd Earl Burbank Tebby Widder Sukey Debby John Debby Irening For Isabel. She Longs For Ohn. the Widder Jonn Jonah Charley Jonan Enoch Acloy Gloriana Jerry

Federated Clubs of New Hartford Meet at Annual Session

The Federated Clubs of New Hartford hold their annual convention in Butter county with Mrs. Eugene Henley of Grinnell delivering the main address Wednesday afternoon. New Hartford clubwomen present a one act play while the morning session covers roll call and reports. non federated clubs may attend all meetings.

Copqview New Hartford Eugene Henley Grinnell Federated Clubs of Butter County

Croydon Air Pioneer Launches 40,000 Mile Flight Plan

Baltimore publisher Vat Lear Black begins the longest taxi flight on record, planning a 40,000 mile journey from Croydon with two pilots an engineer and a valet. He will stop at Venice then fly via Guiro to Cape Town Cairo Tokyo and beyond visiting industry centers while touring 19 countries.

Croydon England Lear Black Baltimore Cape South Africa Tokio Venice Black Amsterdam Dutch East Indies Guiro Cape Town Pierrie van Ryneveld Ftine Foot Tepper Gacden Tusder Sotine Cairo Forum Texas

Waterlooans Named State D A V Officers

Claude Hostetler of Waterloo was elected junior vice commander of the Iowa department of the Disabled American Veterans at the closing session in Dubuque. Other officers include J W Reese Des Moines senior vice commander Meete Buck Des Moines adjutant Hoff man Des Moines treasurer Moeser Clinton chaplain William E Yomlinson Keokuk historian Arnold Utzig Dubuque sergeant at arms Henry Harmon Des Moines alternate delegate to the national convention.

Claude 4. Hostetler Waterloo Iowa

New Vital Statistics Registrar Appointed for Three Townships

A county board receipt states Ella Bruce of La Porte City resigned as local registrar of births and deaths for Big Creek Eagle and Spring Creek townships. The board appointed Mrs. Mabel Wager also of La Porte City to succeed Bruce in the three townships.

County Board Henry Albert Town Board of Health Ella Bruce la Porte

Prolific Des Moines Pastor Resigns Highland Park Church

Des Moines May 14. INSt. Rev. W. W. Harries, longtime Highland Park Presbyterian pastor, resigns after 14 1 2 years of service to become pastor of First Presbyterian in Shaiwnee Oklo. Charlies City couple wed in city hall May 14. Miss Agnes Olson Clermont and Kenneth Ellis Postville married by Justice John McGenney.

Des Moines Ww. S. Harries Highland Park Presbyterian Church First Presbyterian Church Shaiwnee Oklo Charles City Charlies City Agnes Olson Clermont Kenneth Ellis Postville City Justice of the Peace John McGenney

Sinclair Lewis Honeymoon Tour of England Begins

London May 14 Sinclair Lewis American novelist and Dorothy Thompson American newspaper correspondent wed today in a quiet registrar office on Henrietta Street witnesses were publisher Jonathan Cape his wife and a clerk honeymoon planned in remote northern England to research a novel about English country folk Lewis jokes about the Vienna Berlin meeting story and says they will return to the United States in August to settle on a farm in New England Grace Hegger Lewis divorced him in Reno April 16 1914 and he announced his engagement to Miss Thompson April 23 Dr Joseph Bard had previously married Thompson in Vienna and the marriage dissolved last year Thompson has reported from Europe for American papers for six or seven years

London Babbitts Sinclair Lewis Dorothy Thompson Hyeré Main Henrietta Street Jonathan Cape England United States New England Lewis Lewises Miss Thompson Vienna Foreign Office Berlin Bride Grace Hegger Lewis Reno Elmer Gantry

East High Carnival Draws Large Second Session Crowd

Another crowd of between 500 and 1000 attended the final showing of the East High carnival Saturday evening. The event served as a benefit for the High club, the Friendship club and the orchestra group. Attendees praised the talent and the smooth program execution.

High Club Friendship Club Orchestra Group

Bankers Report Strong Business in Southern Iowa

Excellent reports on business conditions were given by bankers during Iowa Bankers association group meetings in Corning Atlantic Perry Albia and Muscatine last week. RE W Miller president of Commercial National bank said the group train will head to northern Iowa towns next week. Guard rail construction proceeds on the Eagle Center Voorhies road under county engineer O C G Thompson.

Iowa RE. W. Miller Commercial National Bank Miller Iowa Bankers Association Corning Atlantic Perry Albia Muscatine O. C G. Thompson Eagle Center-Voorhies

Star in the East thrills Water Street audience

Water Street audience filled Westminster Presbyterian church as Westminster Drama league presented Star in the East a fifth century B C Esther tale. Performers showed strong character grasp and period spirit with notable costumes and set changes. The drama will be repeated next Sunday at 7 20 p m in the church auditorium.

Westminster Drama League Westminster Presbyterian Church

Amana Youths Visit Amana Colonies from West High

Forty three students from West High School with instructor C C Dunsmoor toured the Amana villages near Cedar Rapids to study life and customs. They observed large common kitchens and dining rooms and learned that Amana youth travel to Waterloo Cedar Rapids and Iowa City for movies not shown in villages. The colony emphasizes church services thrice daily and year round schooling. Population is about 1600 in a 26000 acre territory and religion resembles Presbyterianism.

West High School C. C. Dunsmoor Amana Cedar Rapids Waterloo Iowa City West High

Four Stolen Cars Recovered After Sunday Losses

Ernest W. Eocpke, clerk of the municipal court, learned today that his Essex coach was found at Cedar Falls on College Hill by Marshal Nathan Enlow. Three other stolen cars were reported recovered yesterday by the police department.

Essex Ernest W. Eocpke Maple Street Cedar Falls College Hill Nathan Enlow

Cute in a Baby and the Dangers of Thumb Sucking

Thumb sucking in infancy is charming but harmful after age three. It can deform the mouth and affect digestion. remedies include sleeves over the hand and cardboard cuffs. The ad promotes Fletcher's Castoria for bowel regulation, colic, and sleep, claiming 30 years of physician use and a booklet with each package.

Fletcher Jaby Stem Motherhold Chas. H. Pieteher

Judge Wood Urges Agricultural Parity and Protection

Judge G W Wood Republican nominee for Congress in the Third district spoke after a Dubuque dinner about agricultural relief and wage scale maintenance. He blamed six years of federal policy for farmer bankruptcies and unemployment, insisting current laws favored eastern capitalists while the middlewest suffered.

G. W. Wood Congress Third District Dubuque Middlewest

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