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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1923
Page
8
Classifieds list gowns and blouses from Jaddex and Madam Beck's, sewing schools, photography services, and a range of storage and moving services. Also multiple wanted ads for carpenters, trucking, rug cleaning, umbrellas, and furnished rooms. Reads like a mid century urban classifieds page with autos, real estate, and auction notices.
Cedar Falls daily news presents college high seniors performing the play Honor Bright to a capacity crowd with a planned evening repeat. Compliment visitors host a reception for Mrs Henry Hickenlaub and daughter Seneca while Mr and Mrs Solomon Humbert entertain. Plans to visit Europe include Paul Paulson son in Copenhagen for three months. Rev J D Winding to sail if foot heals. Peter Sorensen seeks passport. Carl Feist to California.Fishing reports note Cedar River yield of black bass crappie silver bass and channel catfish. Union township resident Carl Feist will move to Long Beach area. Prof and Mrs William Hayes host dinner. William Lang of Western Glacial People’s Home attends Hastings state conference. Mrs Williams EB Lawrence returns from Long Beach and Bastrop wintering.
Cedar Falls May 18 Thirteen city superintendents seeking instructors for their echoers gathered in the Teachers college executive offices yesterday setting a new single day record. Also reported were obituaries for Mrs Stella Gray 72 and details of John Wolfe Civil War veteran services at First M B church with burial in Greenwood.
Independence Iowa May 1 Funeral services were held at St Patrick s church in Winthrop for Edward Ney 69 born Fort Wayne county Indiana son of Patrick and Ann Ney He died at his brother and sister s home F K Ney and Sarah Ney Burial followed in the local cemetery He was married twice first to Alisa Ellen Crowe who died in 1892 and then to Mary McCann who survives He leaves brothers L J Omaha Nev C W Ames and a sister Sarah of this city plus other relatives Old neighborhood notes mention a move to Winthrop after illness and later retirement The article also lists local notices including a job transfer and a high school play Green Stockings and mentions local clubs and a flea market ad.
J. E. Brame president outlined the group’s aims and achievements. Rescue efforts costing 129.60 saved over 130,000 fish from danger and possible river death. Judge G. W. Whoa of Waterloo delivered the main address.
Plans by Chapman and Darey to build a 50 room hotel on South Franklin street indicate Manchester will gain new lodging to supplement the Clarence hotel conversion. The project leverages Hoyt Building space near midway railroad stations to attract traveling salesmen and relieve room shortages. The city also orders a four-line electric pump and motor gear to enhance firefighting capacity, with La France engines already in use.
May day services at the Presbyterian church feature Bible school at 9:00 a.m. morning worship with the pastor on The Plenteous Harvest Laborers Vow, and an evening service at 7:30 p.m. with a song service, film Whoso Loses Life, and a sermon on Profit and Loss. Ladies Mite Society meets in church parlors this week with an East Central lineup of speakers and musical numbers. John N. McQuilkin returns from a four week Eastern trip and visits Priceburg, while Mrs. Katie Ballheim and Tina Ballheim travel to Noel Missouri to visit a son and attend high school commencement. Visitors include Mrs. Wallace Stallman and daughter Beverly Jean Brainerd Minnesota with ties to Mrs. Terry and Mr. Terry.
A fire at the Stearns and McCormick building was contained after two streams from the La France engine were directed from city mains. The effort likely saved extensive damage to the business district. In other news, Misa Ethel Elizabeth Dare and Harold L. Lien wed at the Little Brown Church near Nashua with family present. The couple planned a motor trip to the Twin Cities before settling in an Upper Plaza Theatre area flat. Sheriff Utley detained a 70-year-old prisoner identified as E. C. Leland, linked to past bank frauds and forged notes. Authorities caution that the man may be sheltering with warrants in other towns.
Linden May 14. Mr and Mrs Chamberlin welcomed a baby girl born Monday. Mrs I G Berry of Quasqueton visited the Anderson home on Dearborn Avenue. The Lafayette school Parent-Teacher Association held its final meeting picnic, well attended.
Black Hawk County notices transfers from O W Hemaworth to John F Hanson for lot 4 block 1 Rosewood add Waterloo Rev SEC 032 4. various deeds include G W Dawson to Alice M Lends. Alice M Landis et al to Wil Mam D Kepler. Clyde Mister to Robert Hall. Victor Altall to John Puthill. Ketler to Brock Hawk. Natl Bank lot division in Cedar Falls add.
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