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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1920
Page
15
W. M. Edwards and daughters Lillian and Blanche waited over an hour for arraignment and pleas of guilty before Judge H. B. Boies. After court conference, the trio was returned to jail as the judge deemed the proposed terms unacceptable. The father remains held on a statutory charge while the daughters face lewdness charges.
Senior and junior classes of Our Lady of Victory academy staged two plays in the school auditorium last evening. The event opens a program ending June 10 with eight girls and four boys to graduate from the high school department. Anna Casey is valedictorian and Wynona Sheehan salutatorian. The Chaperon, a three act comedy, featured Anna Casey and Frances Barron among others. the boys performed A Grain of Salt with Leo Goswiller and others in principal roles. Sacred Heart academy plans five graduates on June 9 with address by Rev. Father O Sullivan. Six girls to graduate from St. Mary's high school on June 9. diplomas by Rev. Henry Kuester to Frances and Martha Adrian, Agnes Nemmers, Ida Burger, Viola Kies and Rose Kamiske. Sixteen will receive eighth grade certificates.
A fragmented ad promotes Ives Hat Shop with phrases about color and inclusivity, referencing Black and colored hate and a parade of hat styles. The readable bits point to a retail promotion and layout typical of a general store advertisement.
Des Moines May 27 a traffic officer is suspended after a 5 am incident on Grand avenue between Eighth and Ninth streets He rode in a taxi driven by Miss Tessie Marsh of the Nelson house East Des Moines The taxi rear seat was also deemed out of place by Chief Donoghue Newell admitted he was out of place and faces indefinite suspension likely affecting his civil service rights
Westminster church members purchase the pastor’s dwelling at 313 Denver Street for 7500 dollars, granting the Rev A C Preston a permanent home while he is away at the general Presbyterian assembly. The move increases his salary by reducing rental expenses and ends years of renting.
Des Moines May 27 The Methodist Episcopal general conference worked late to finish its calendar 44 reports were reviewed The amusement clause in the disciplining policy was kept as is by a two to one vote A resolution condemning conditions in the Far East was adopted and two itinerancy reports aimed to limit detached ministerial assignments were offered 60 to 70 reports remain for action today with bishops to name benevolence boards personnel.
A six reel motion picture titled The World at Columbus will be shown Friday evening at First M E Church. The film depicts the Methodist missionary program, home and foreign fields, and includes scenes from the international Methodist assembly held in Columbus Colorado last year. It features The Wayfarer, a sequence about converting a doubter to faith.
A coin found in the Waterloo Laundry money drawer resembles a 4 percent token for a toll bridge over the Cedar River. The head side shows an American figure with the Cedar River Bridge Co 1867 and the reverse reads Pass On Footman. City of use remains uncertain as a free bridge operated in Waterloo at the time.
Waterloo area officials and Iowa Telephone Company representatives debated staff shortages and wages as the utilities board pledged help to improve service. The Waverly club sought an 11 oclock interurban after 9 pm, with experiments planned two nights weekly. A Twin City bus proposal for Waterloo Cedar Falls drew little interest due to winter viability.
Washington News Bureau reports Absent Voter applications mailed to residents unable to return home for the June 7 primary. C. I. Churchman urges Republicans to vote for Albert B. Cummins and warns of a hard fight amid misrepresentation by opponents. Also noted are Bergdoll’s draft-evading case and Rep. Sweet’s travel plans ahead of the Chicago convention.
Dateline notes schedules for a busy convention summer in Waterloo area. The conventions committee of the Greater Waterloo Association will meet tomorrow to plan events including the town portneurs convention Tri State Medical Association and a chautauqua conference amid many other gatherings. Inquiries from tourists about roads and tours prompt the association to prepare red guides and a national highway guide. The sales manship subdivision will hold its first meeting at the neat clubrooms at noon.
The Japanese cruiser Kasuga sailed May 26 carrying to Portland Maine for the 100th anniversary of its state government a plan to pass through the Panama Canal, becoming the first Japanese warship to use the waterway.
Columbus reports two months into prohibition with both wets and drys issuing statements. Officials claim fewer bandits, improved home life, and better finances, while supporters warn of higher taxes and enforced corruption. Brewers group counters that prohibition worsened deficits and crime, with no notable decline in divorces or major crimes.
The One Hundred Sixty eighth Infantry Rainbow division names its first annual convention in Council Bluffs on June 4. Colonel Matt Tinley, state commander, and L F Morgans, director of the infantry band, relay the telegram. A large number of Rainbow division men are in the city with plans for Water tow delegation reservations.
A list of property transfers in Waterloo includes numerous parcels exchanged among individuals and entities in subdivisions such as West dark, Douglas Place, Rosewood, Cooley, and West Park additions. Notable names include Hyde Mack Lawk County Abstract Co. and Westminster Presbyterian Church with various revocation and resale amounts listed, totals around several dollars.
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