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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 04, 1925

Page

2

Employed Girls league dinner at First National Lane

Society notes: An Employed Girls league of the C. A. invites members to a dinner in the recreation room of the building Thursday evening. HLuneye will be served at 6, reservations suggested. The league is active with 126 girls attending in the past month and plans include an outdoor event weather permitting. Mystic Workers and other clubs listed with meetings and hostesses.

Lane First National Lane Tha C. A Deague League Florence Brinton Assocition

Towa P T A Branch Convention Plans of Broad Appeal

Waterloo groups received details for the thir teenth Idemnial convention of the National Congress of Parents and Teachers in lowa Oly Nov 9-11. Eight or 10 delegates will attend amid tours of the University and Amana colony. The program includes a preschool session with Dr Any Daniels and others, a Tuesday banquet with Dr Baldwin, and talks on elementary schooling. Memorial service for Mrs Isaac Lea Mills precedes a final Friday business meeting.

Draugh Lowa Oly Waterloo Capitol Amana Colony Abla Bosque Isaac Lea Imuis PT. A. In Town Alen O. Ruste Charles City Mary McStkimmion Brookline Mass National Education Association

D of V Inspector to Visit Waterloo Unit

Waterloo events include Mrs Pearl Clapp as district inspector visiting November 17 with a 6:30 dinner in the Old Home tearoom, followed by inspection. Plans also mention a November 22 Denny supper in Memorial hall and leadership by Mrs Ethel Snodgrass. Various club activities and meetings are listed for Wartburg league First Lutheran church and community groups.

Pearl Clapp Weirfield Waterloo

Presbyterian Women Elect Officers in Local Class

The Presbyterian S. 8 class of women held an election at Black's parlor and church, electing Afrs Ailes F. Bourquin as president and Clair Parker as vice president. Morris became treasurer with Miss Neflie Myers as secretary, while Ida Cooley serves as teacher.

Mis. Dainta Black Wirst Presbyterian Afrs Ailes F. Bourquin Clair Parker Cock. Morris Neflie Myers Ida Cooley

Church News Shows Local Ladies Groups Schedule Gatherings

Immanuel Lutheran Ladies aid society meets at 2 30 p m in the school auditorium for a regular session and social hour with Mrs Henry Tininermann Mrs Carl Venter and Mrs Christ yantet as hostesses The Luther League will gather this evening in church parlors with a program and refreshments Clara Barton guild discusses plans for a radio carnival and supper November 20 at the parish house Universalist church Miss Dorothy Weatherwax presides and Miss Evelyn McKenzie plus Miss Keith Johnson handle refreshments St Marys Sewing circle plans bazaar work Thursday in the school hall serving committee listed Harmony class entertains in First Presbyterian parlors with Miss Blin McKinley and Alan Cutler as guests Homemakers band to meet in First Baptist church parlors for a work session and quilting Pilenie Nacheon served at noon

Immanuel Lutheran Ladies’ Ata Society Torium Henry Tininermann Carl Venter Christ Yantet Willa The Universalist Church Clara Barton Guild Dorothy Weatherwax Evelyn McKenzie Eeith Tohnson Homemakers’ Band First Baptist Church Ann Pilenie Nacheon

Club Notes Annual Guest Day Hosted By Social Band

Club notes report an annual guest day with each member bringing one visitor observed by the Social band at Mrs. Agatha Stevenson residence. A brief business meeting program and social time precede a noon picnic dinner.

Agatha Stevenson

Beauty tips for tired eyes and eye care practices

A period style guide advises readers on maintaining bright eyes and a youthful face. It recommends proper lighting, regular eye checkups, wearing glasses if needed, and gentle morning routines such as cold and hot water compresses, massage with cold creams, and tea tannic acid washes. It cautions against overuse of electrical hair removal and emphasizes rest for the eyes and avoiding harsh routines during travel or fatigue.

Patrons of Fiske and Roosevelt Schools Meet

School patrons from John Fiske and Roosevelt held Tuesday evening meetings with city leaders. Speakers included W A Hendry on water works and S & Cohagan on YMCA affairs. Program featured readings by Helen Axtell and Ruth Fuller violin, plus class attendance honors for seventh and fourth grades.

John Fiske Roosevelt W. A Hendry City Water Works S. &. Cohagan John Fiske School Helen Axtell A. Smelt D. J. Callahan Frank McDonald D. H. A.roysen Clarence Dewey Ted Cohagan Roosevelt School G. T. Bennett Ruth Fuller Grace Allemeyer Mr. Bennett

Obedience to Constitution Emphasized at Club Talk

Wallace speaks on The Constitution and Good Citizenship before the Business and Professional Women's Club. He cites signers Washington Franklin Adams and Madison as examples. The meeting hosts a mother daughter banquet November 17 and notes plans for a glee club and a rearranged card party schedule. A Chautauqua circle and related events are mentioned along with a community dinner lineup and social activities.

United States Business and Professional Women's Club M. Wallace West Stool Wallace Washington Franklin Alexander Tamiton James Madison Laverne Beat Eeark Hark the Lark Alice Kreiger Wil Ihstaad

Amateur Gardeners Organize Society to Promote Interests

Waterloo Garden club forms as an independent civic group for gardening iris knowledge and civic planting. The year’s work includes varied activities with six standing committees led by President Mrs J G Hildebrand and officers Mrs Wy Bickley, Mrs C A Waterbury, and Mrs W W Loge.

Waterloo Garden Club J. G. Hildebrand Bickley C. A. Waterbury W. Www

Masons at Urbana Celebrate 50 Years of Existence

Urbana Ia November 4 Special Fifty year anniversary of the Masonic order in Urbana was celebrated with guests from Waterloo Cedar Rapids Vinton Center Point Brandon Traer and Kansas City Mo an afternoon and evening program including a third degree work a 6 oclock dinner and a cake for 146 diners. The event featured a toast by R W Remier a eulogy of D N Lane by C Doore and a quartet from Harmon Ledge Cedar Rapids plus Dr Henry Beebe of Kansas City speaking on Masonic history. Lane now 86 affiliated again and N F Drilling A V Thompson of Waterloo attended among others.

Mt. &. Church Ed Moore Urbana R.W. Remier G. Kirkland Vinton C. Doore D. N. Lane Benton County Harmon Iaige Cedar Rapids Henry Beebe Kansas City Lane H. N. Lane N. F. Drilling A. V. Thompson Waterloo

Pals of Starnes in Dubuque Jail Escape Indicted for Murder

In Dubuque Iowa on November 4 grand jurors indicted Donald Kerdelt Harold Carlson Henry Truda and Dorrance Lyons for first degree murder and jail break in the Oct 12 Hemmer case. Twelve indictments total link to the escape with Starnes Hart Starnes gunman and the death of Deputy Sheriff Leo Hemmer.

Dubuque Donald Kerdelt Harold Carlson Henry Truda Dorrance Lyons Leo Hemmer Kerdell Carlson Hart Starnes Illinois Hemmer Starnes Clinton Truda Hempier Lyons Sam Kerdell

W C T U of Orange Township Meets at Cornelius Home

The W C T U of Orange Township convened at Mrs. Bert Cornelius home last Wednesday with vice president Mel presiding. Members and guests include Miss Anna Warner visiting family, Misses Saylor Kough Sasytor and others traveling to Milledgeville Indiana. several local visits noted plus two milfo sets installed and a county agent led demonstration at Elmer Blourh.

Orange Bert Cornelius T. U Mel Lula Pritzeh Chicago Henry Sheeler TI. P. Hamer Paul Wingert Mt. Morris T. P. Hamer Horn William McRoberts Greene Graham Cedar Heights Oranes Remainun Joy Lichty W. Miller Park Hanser Cedar Falls Warren Sam Harbaugh Elmer Blourh Rex Hererford

Doe with horns sent to UC museum of vertebrate zoology

A ram with horns and a Doe with horns recently turned to the University of California's museum of vertebrate zoology after an examination by Grinnell showed the animal was sterile. The report notes a likely cause for the anus and growth of dort. In maritime news, Swedish merchant marine earnings fell about 15 percent from the previous year though time charter income rose about 7 percent, with total earnings around 60.6 million.

Museum of Vertebrate Zoology University of California Grinnell Zootecy Department Gathanburg

County Teachers Lene En Masse For Convention

Four hundred Black Hawk county schoolteachers leave tonight for Des Moines to attend the state convention. Schools close tonight and reopen next Monday morning for a four day respite. Six local educators take part. Charles W. Kline speaks on Training for the Experienced Teacher. H. C. Moeller and S. M. Wallace serve on committees. Vera Geiger and Henrietta D. Hill speak at roundtables. Moeller travels to Des Moines for a conference before the convention sessions.

Black Hawk County Tenehere St Des Moines Charles W. Kline East District Fldg Affiler East High Jows High School Athletic Association H. C. Moeller S. M. Wallace Vera Geiger Henrietta D. Hill Moeller Association

Four Jurors Passed for Cominsky Trial on Murder Charge

Morrison Illinois November 4 The third day of jury selection in John Cominsky murder case opened with four men in the box and three tentatively accepted Twenty seven of the second panel of 106 remain to be examined Yeniamen opposed to the death penalty and those opposed to circumstantial violence were dismissed Many had formed opinions and were dropped

Find Childs Bones in St Ansgar Yard

In St Ansgar Iowa on November 4 workers digging for a water main on the Minnie Eagle property unearthed a skeletal remains of a child at about four feet depth. Local residents doubt a crime, noting the land had been plotted for a cemetery but recall no recorded burials there.

St. Ansgar

Counties Lose Population in 1925 Census

Des Moines reports Harrison county at 22,695 and Henry county at 18,298, showing declines since 1920 of 793 and 1,124 respectively per state census director Lou F. Morgans.

Des Moines Harrison Henry Lou F. Morgans

Waterloo and Cedar Falls News Briefs

Maurice Welch, superintendent of Waterloo Cedar Falls and Northern railroad, is in Chicago on business. Miss Elizabeth Shannon, daughter of Dr BE Shannon, left for Chicago for recital and concert engagements. Helen Hadish of Waterloo named as a Phi Omega Pi pledge at the University of Iowa. A motion to modify the divorce degree in Chris Andersen v Line Andersen will be heard Nov 11. Vasil Stovanoff faces municipal court on a dog at large charge. I H Trainor granted permission to remarry within a year citing WWI wounds. Foink's Garden hosts Charleston dance on Nov 4.

Maurice Welch Waterloo, Cedar Falls & Northern Railroad Chicago Elizabeth Shannon BE. R. Shannon Helen Hadish Waterloo Phi Omega Pi University of Iowa At Iowa City College of Liberal Arts Chris Andersen Line Andersen Cedar Halls Vasil Stovanoff Linn Street M. A. Parker I. H. Trainor Ida ‘Trainor Trainor Foink

14 Arrests After Halloween Pranks In Mount Auburn

Vinton Iowa November 4 AP fourteen Mount Auburn boys were summoned to appear in Mayor Buxton's special justice court charged with unlawful assemblage at Calvin Engledow s farm home one mile west of Mount Auburn. Engledown asked for sheriff protection and Deputy Yeakle was assigned. After the boys began their antics Yeakle attempted arrests but they escaped and warrants were issued for several defendants.

Vinton Hallowe’en Buxton Special Justice Court Mount Auburn Calvin Engle- Gow Engledown Sheriff’s Office Yeakle

Centerville Police Target Midnight Flappers in Patrol Action

Centerville Iowa reports Mayor Keller ordering patrols to arrest any girl found on streets at midnight without proper escort. Last night two girls aged 14 and 15 were taken into custody and to their parents with officers present. The mayor blames parents and vows to set an example to curb all-night activity.

Centerville CMS Keller

Fewer Iowa Cigarettes Smoked in October

Des Moines reports October cigaret tax receipts totaled 67 dollars, down from 73,854.56 dollars in September. The state treasurer’s figures show a drop in October cigarette revenue compared to the previous month.

Des Moines

British transport Kowshing to be refloated by Japan

Tokio Nov 4. The British transport Kowshing, sunk by Admiral Togo off Jinsen Korea during the 1894 China-Japan war, will be refloated by the Japanese navy. Divers prepare for about two months of work to recover the sunken ship resting at 24 fathoms with bullion valued near 1.5 million yan on board.

Tokio Togo Jinsen Korea

Crumrine and Davis testify in Welch grand larceny case

Detectives Hugh Crumrine and Ralph Davis testified before the Bremer county grand jury at Waverly regarding the theft of numerous merchan dise items by Roy Welch. Welch, held for grand larceny, has been ill with tuberculosis at St. Francis hospital. The article also notes President Tyler’s marriage to a much younger orphan and a Mississippi drainage deposit estimate.

Hugh Crumrine Ralph Davis Waverly Bremer County Roy Welch Welch St. Francis Posastal

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