Cedar Falls Notes Amid Local Social and Civic Happenings
Cedar Falls residents hear a potpourri of news social events, church activities, and obituaries. The column reports travel plans of S S Merner and family, updates from Julia Curtiss and Miss Julia Hurd, lodge and club notices, a prospected Halloween party, and community deaths including a two month old, with funeral details and local business movements.
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Cedar Falls
S. S. Merner
Doris Merner
Chicago
Cincinnati
Florida
W. F. Noble
Julia E. Curtiss
Auburn
N. Y
Burlington
Ypsilanti
Mich
Selvidere
Julia Hurd
Vermont
J. Grant Miller
A. N. Burr
John Morley
Denver
Colo
H. EB. Warner
Clara Sawyer
Yeoman Lodge
Maccalice Hall
M. Holst
Ladies’ Aid Society
Rawson Gates
Homs
Ferguson
Rebekah Kensington
W. R. C. Hall
G. B. Rhoades
Byre
L. A. Munn
Roy Metzgar
West Eleventh Street
iKruegar
George Mall
Cedar Fats
Texter
Minn
Carl Bodeker
Fourth Avenue
Manager Busby Explains Tax on Local Theatres
A. J. Busby, manager of the Waterloo theatre, will not raise prices but will collect the 10 percent war tax from patrons. Tickets and passes—except for children under 12—are taxable with a sliding scale from one to five cents per person. The tax applies to all admissions exceeding a nickel and must be remitted monthly by theatre owners.
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A. J. Busby
Waterloo Theatre
United States
Grocers to Meet With George E Lichty
Wholesale grocers plan a Hotel Russell Lamson meeting to hear George B Lichty report on the latest national food administration rules. He just returned from Washington and will discuss duties in food conservation distribution and related matters.
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National Food Administration
Hotel Russell- Lamson
George B. Lichty
National Food Committee
The
Food Administration
Lichty
Washington, D. C
Fruitola and Traxo Restore Relief From Gall Stones
Mrs. M. E. Lucks of Red Lion Pennsylvania testifies that after years of gall stone pain and failed doctors she used Fruitola and Traxo from Pinus Laboratories and has remained free of attacks for two years. She urges others to try these remedies sold without prescription at Wangler Bros and C. J. Miller. Fruitola is an intestinal lubricant that disintegrates hardened particles. Traxo rebuilds and restores the run-down system. A booklet on stomach trouble is available from Pinus Laboratories Monticello Illinois.
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M. E. Lucks
Red Lion
York Co
Pinus Laboratories
Tolions
Pinws
Monticello
His
Wangler Bros. Co
East Fourth St
C. J. Miller
West Fourth St
Minois
Srs Eee
Return From State Red Cross Meeting
Mrs. Franklin G. Platt and fellow workers returned from the Iowa Red Cross meeting in Des Moines. Local Work will proceed with renewed spirit and the new patterns require cutting locally. Auxiliary CA met with 30 women at Mrs. Al Totten’s. includes Barton Avenue Baptist and Chautauqua Park members. Public welcome at weekly meetings.
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Franklin G. Platt
Alfrey Longley
J. F. Simpson
H. B. Cropper
Marian Chapman
Iowa Red Cross
Des, Moines
al Totten
Barton Avenue Baptist Church
Chautauqua Park
Food pledge slackers in Hawk county raise publicity plan
County campaign reports 500 women or one in twenty refusing to sign the food pledge card. Authorities consider publicizing names to pressure compliance and strengthen food administration efforts. Men in defense seek volunteers to spread notices in factories and workplaces. A community rally at the Y M C A highlights beefless and wheatless day goals and Scout loan progress.
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Hawk County
Food Administration
Defense Councils
J. E. Deems
Deems
The
W. F. Parrott
Men’s Council For Defense
F.C. Platt
City Council For Defense
BE. W McCoy
B. F. Swisher
George B. Lichty
Lichty
Herbert C. Hoover
Wanted Experienced Office Girl For Public Office
Wanted an experienced office girl with general office and record-keeping skills. Requires good penmanship and offers a good salary with advancement to the right party. State full particulars in first letter in own handwriting. References required. Address A-26 care Courier.
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Care Courier
Little Irma Prefers Jail to Bed at Home
The 12 year old girl Irma leaves home nightly, seeks warmth and cheer in lighted places, and is detained by police. Officials blame her harsh home environment, not her nature, and she faces juvenile court then placement at Mitchellville girls’ industrial school for another chance.
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Irma
Little Tran
Althe
Girls’ Industrial School
Mitchellville
Bakers May Use No Wheat Flour One Day a Week
Bakers in Waterloo weigh a wheatless day as a possible weekly observance. They say public support is needed, with major local firms ready to switch to wheatless products on one day per week if demand rises. They note a 5 percent drop in white bread orders and plan an educational campaign to boost substitutes.
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Waterloo
Waterloo couple wed by mayor Law says license June 9
A marriage return from mayor W. R. Law records the union of Lloyd Alexis Pickett, 21, of Waterloo, and Agnes Bridget, 28, of Osage, on October 30. Their license was obtained June 9, and this appears to be Waterloo’s first marriage in the clerk’s memory.
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W. R. Law
Lloyd Alexis Pickett
Waterloo
Agnes Bridget
Osage
Gardner family thanks friends for sympathy and flowers
The Gardner family expresses gratitude for the many expressions of sympathy and flowers received during their bereavement for husband and father 4. J. Gardner. Mrs. A. J. Gardner, H. C. Gardner, Mrs. N. C. Smith and family thank everyone for their support.
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J. Gardner
A. J. Gardner
H. C. Gardner
N. C. Smith
Gas Fills Room Ends in Near Fatality at Washburn Hotel
A strong odor of gas filled a room at the Washburn hotel this morning where Charles McMahen lay unconscious and near death. The locked door required entry by the landlord, a physician, and police who were summoned to assist and determine the cause of the peril.
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Washburn
Charles McMahen
McMahen
Danderine Promises Hair Growth and Dandruff Relief
An old advertisement touts Winowlton's Danderine as a cosmetic that stops dandruff and promotes abundant soft fluffy hair. It claims visible shine within ten minutes and new fine hair after about two weeks, with promises of lasting gloss and absence of shedding.
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Aoittle
Winowlton
Orrine Drink Habit Cure Promises Refund Guarantee
Orrine is advertised as a uniform success in restoring drink habit victims to sobriety with a money back guarantee if no benefit after a trial. The home treatment comes in powder and pill forms, costs about 1 pound 4 pence, with a free booklet available. Wangler Bros. of 229 East Fourth Street promote the remedy.
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Orline
Wangler Bros
Uncertain man in Waterloo seeks aid after harm scare
A 45 year old farm hand who worked 19 miles south of Waterloo was found in Waterloo after an apparent self harm incident near Washburn hotel. He registered at 711 Sycamore Street. He is single and says he did not attempt suicide, adding in an interview that “a fellow might as well be dead nowadays.”
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McMahon
Waterloo
Washburn
Sycamore Etreat
Altho
Back Aches Warn of Kidney Trouble in Waterloo
Viterloo residents learn that weak kidneys can cause back pain headaches and low mood. An ad promotes Doan's Kidney Pills with endorsements from PF Moffitt of Waterloo and a Buffalo manufacturer note detailing relief from back pain frequent urination and discolored urine.
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Viterloo
Waterloo
PF. E. Moffitt
Almond St
Dean
All Deniers
Fonter-Milburn Co
Mfgra
Buffalo
Retiree Detected After Hours At Jat. Doctor Not Needed
A man claimed to retire last night at 10 80. If the Jat had stayed open from that time, no doctor would have been required. Windows were shut but the hall transom was ajar and no gag was found until 7 40 this morning.
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Hie
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Cedar Salle
D. N. Hurd
Evening Courier
Lawn City
Civic and
Persepal
C. A. Wilderender
St. John's Lutheran Church
Greenwood Cemetery
M. Knall
Franklin Street
Sartori Memorial Hospital
Figure Wight Club
Hallowe'en
Esther Larsen
Bluff Bheat
N. M. Graham
Cornelius Graham
Jonesville
Frank D. Kaman
Detroit
B. J. Cable
Harold Levers
U. S
Army
Jeffersonsville
Ind
John H. Smith
Grand Rapids
H. S. Stamberg
Messrs
W.H. Merner
J. W. Ford
Marshalltown
Adelaide Currier
Chris Larsen
Colorado
Levi Jewell
Robert BE. Williams
Cedar City
Robert A. Santee
James Santee
Charles C. Santee
Toledo
Minnie Green
Busby
Grocers
Geo. E. Lichty
M. E. Laccks
New York
Boy Scouts of America
Little Irma
Maxtor
Paul
Second
Washington Streets
Robt. C. Williams
Man
Gila
Orrine
Lichty’s
West Fourth Street
Agenox
Marguerite Clark
Mary ‘Roberts Rinehart
Laugh “Maker
Majestic
George Damerel
Iowa
Camp Cody
Princess
Rand
Gram
Stingaree
Ethel Clayton
Keystone
Dudley
Black Hawk Bunk Building
Sloan
Maxine Elliott
George Walsh
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