Portrait of Dr Seerley Finished by Hubbell for State Memo rial
Cedar Falls nov 6 the portrait of Dr Homer H Seerley president emeritus of Teachers college and long time Iowa educator was completed by Henry Salem Hubbell of Miami Beach Fla after five days of sittings. The painting will be presented saturday at the close of the state teachers association convention at des moines in commemoration of his 42 years as college president. Dr Seerley, born 1848, has held numerous honors and written works on education, including The County School and The Geography of Iowa.
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Cedar Falls
Homer H. Scerley
Teachers College
Iowa State Teachers Association
State Historical Department
Henry Salem Hubbell
Miami Beach
Fla
Seerley
Hubbell
Des Moines
State Organization of Teachers
State Teachers Association
National Educational Association
Iowa
Indianapolis
Ind
Iowa State University
Penn College
Oskaloosa
State Normal School
Clara Twaddle
National Council of Education
Americean Council of Education
Northcentral Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
Officers to Meet and Social Events in Shell Rock
In Shell Rock Iowa on November 6 the Waterloo district Men's Council of the M E church will meet at the home of Reyo and Mrs O R Grant for supper and a business session to complete organization E N Neal of Shell Rock is president The Women's Christian Temperance union will meet November 8 at Mrs E W Van Vinck home A party at Walter Epley home Wednesday honored his daughter Ruth Newly elected officers of Home Makers band of the M E Sunday schools are Maggie Mullen president Ella Crowell vice president Grace Myers secretary Bessie Richards treasurer Esther Puller and Lela Avery attended the Baptist Young People's union state convention at Cedar Rapids last week
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Shell Rock
Waterloo
M. E.church
Reyo
O. R. Grant
E. N. Neal
Women's Christian Temperance Union
E.W. van Vinck
Walter Epley
Ruth
Home Makers Band
M. E. Sunday
Maggie Mullen
Ella Crowell
Grace Myers
Bessie Richards
Esther Puller
Lela Avery
State Convention of Baptist Young People’s Union
Ceder Rapids
St Ansgar Groups Meet at Dinners
Mrs. Mary Reierson hosted a Tuesday club dinner. Mrs. Mary Muller led the Elizabeth Rossiter Sunday school class at the M. E. Culver home. Mrs. O H Moore arrives from California as a delegate of the Methodist Episcopal W F M to the Des Moines branch general executive board meeting in Los Angeles and visits Pasadena and San Francisco with relatives.
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Courier
St. Ansger. In
Mary Reierson
Mary Muller
Elizabeth Rossiter
M. EK. Culver
O. H. Moore
California
Methodist Episcopal W. F. M. 5
Des Moines
Los Angeles
Cal
Pasadena
San Francisco
Mitchell child has operation at M. C. Mitchell
Clarice Ritter eleven is a Park Hospital patient in Mason City Iowa recovering after appendicitis surgery. A relief party from St Paul endured a snow slick car crash on the way to Henry Indra’s funeral. Driver H K Drake and several relatives escaped injury. Relatives from St Paul attended the Indra funeral and returned home after services.
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Courier Special Service
Mitchell
Clarice Ritter
Park Hospital
Mason City
St. Paul
Henry Indra
H. K. Drake
Indra
Clarice
George Dearborn
Gertrude
Irene Rownd
William Greig
J. H. Parrish
W. H. Indra
Moline
C. A. Indra
Lucille
Lena
Very
Reese
Madison
Wis
Randalia Freshmen Entertained At Halloween Party
Randalia high school freshmen were entertained at a Halloween party hosted by Hazel and Flomer Hall. Guests included Harley Cue Jim Brown Ralph Davis Cecil Davis George Severson Kathryn Netnswander Mavis Arthur and Mildred Wegner.
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Randalia Frosh
Randalia
Randalia High School
Hazel
Flomer Hall
Harley Cue
Jim Brown
Ralph Davis
Cecil Davis
George Severson
Kathryn Netnswander
Mavis Arthur
Mildred Wegner
Nashua Churches Unite for Armistice Day Service
Armistice day in Nashua features a union service at First Congregational with Rev. E E Clements preaching in place of worship of First M E. American Legion and auxiliary members will be guests. Friendly Society meets Wednesday at Mrs Nelson's home with hostesses. Delegation to New Hampton district convention includes Miss Louise Fangman and Mrs Lynn Rust among others. Fangman elected county secretary treasurer and Rust chairwoman.
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Nashua
First. M. E
First Congregational Churches
E. E. Clements
American Legion
Friendly Society of the Congregational Church
William Nelson
BE. W. Howard
J.M. Howard
Jule Shultz
J. A. Yarger
American Legion Auxiliary
New Hampton
Louise Fangman
Mmes
Lynn Rust
Floyd Speedling
James Howard
Harold Smith
Fangman
Rust
Curfew Enforced by Waverly Mayor for Youths
Waverly Iowa November 6 enforcement of a curfew ruling by Mayor F A Osiacup at the request of the Woman's club requires all children under 16 to stay off the streets after 9 PM unless properly chaperoned. New boulevard lights are in use and 75 lights have been installed as part of current improvements. Plans call for lights on the east side of the river next spring.
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Courier Special Service
Waverly
F. A. Osiacup
Woman's Club
Rockford Couple Imprisoned in Car Crash Near Mason City
Mr and Mrs E J Trumble escaped injury after their automobile skidded on a frosty lane four miles east of Mason City and overturned into a ditch Sunday evening. They were released by passing motorists and towed to Nora Springs for repairs. In other news the Women of the M and M church held their annual fair serving dinner and supper with evening entertainment. Mrs Arthur Dunkelberg became president succeeding Mrs S R Moore who retired after eight years. Mrs L H Zeran, secretary treasurer for ten years, was succeeded by Miss Lillian Woelfer.
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Courier
Rockford
E. J. Trumble
Mason City
Nora Springs
M. &. Church
Arthur Dunkelberg
S. R. Moore
L. H. Zeran
Lillian Woelfer
Charles City Man Robbed in N Y
Charles City Indiana reports Mr and Mrs Claus Heick who recently left town for Obernndorf Germany were delayed in New York. A young man claiming to be a fellow passenger offered to help then joined by a second man and Heick was robbed of 100 dollars before boarding their ship.
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Spreidai Sergive
Charles City
Claus Helck
Obernndorf
Germany
New York
Hannes Stegemen
Heick
Funeral of Mrs August Dieke Held in Clarksville
Dieke Funeral held at Pleasant Valley church in Clarksville for Mrs. August Dieke who died Friday at the family farm. Burial was in the community cemetery. She is survived by her husband four sons and three daughters. Mr and Mrs John Walrath hosted nine guests at dinner and eight at supper Sunday. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Luther Rise on Saturday, Nov 3.
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Corler
Iowan Attends Rites Opening Opantoh Cable
Charles City Iowa November coverage details the arrival of Howard Kern son of the late Sam B Kern in Paris to witness the Spain to United States trans Atlantic circuit opening. Kern, ITT secretary, met King Alfonso and discussed with the monarch. The article notes ITT's consolidation with Postal Telegraph Mackay interests and lists earnings and staff. Also mentions district American Legion meeting November 14 in Charles City with program, Rotary remarks on a bank robbery, and Woman's Club political program and Schubert centenary observance in local clubs.
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Courier
Charles City
Howard Kern
Sam, B. Kern
Paris
Madrid
Spain
International Telephone & Telegraph Corporation
United States
King Alphonso
Coolidge
Kern
International Telephone &Telegraph Corporation
Postal Telegraph& Cable Corporation
Clarence Mackay
International Telephone & Telegraph Corporation and Associated Companies
Mackay System
Chas
Harvard Law School
Armstrong, Keith & Kern
New York
Porto Rico
George H. Gardiner
American Legion
Lloyd Updike
New Hampton
Frank B. Mills
Iowa Legionnaire
Des Moines
Ellwyn Miller
Rotarian
Curtis
Waverly
Fayette County Farm Bureau Meets at Oran
A regular Fayette County Farm Bureau meeting will be held at Oran Consolidated School this evening with music readings and movies planned. Mrs Ralph Wingar is slowly recovering at St Francis Hospital Waterloo. J N Getz reports the death of a brother in Washington. Mr and Mrs Clifford Trebon welcomed a son born November 3. Mrs Trebon was formerly Esther Schiefelbein.
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Courier
Oran
Fayette County Farm Bureau
Oran Consolidated School
Ralph Wingar
St. Francis Hospital
Waterloo
J. N. Getz
Washington
Clifford Trebon
Trebon
Esther Schiefelbein
Frost on Roof Causes Fall of Manchester Man
Theodore Grapes a carpenter living one mile south of Manchester fell from an frost covered roof of the clubhouse under construction by the Manchester Golf and Country club Monday morning. He suffered sprained right ankle left heel bruises and body contusions. No bones were broken. The building stood 18 feet high and fellow workers aided him until a physician arrived before he was moved to his home.
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Courier Special Service
Manchester
Manchester Golf and Country Club
Theodore Grapes
Carpenter
Town
Grapes
Fairbank P T A to Meet Wednesday
Fairbank Ia Nov 6 The Parent Teacher association will meet in the high school auditorium Wednesday evening Nov 7 at 8 pm Mrs William Hahn chairs the program committee with Mrs Wright Jolly and Miss Heinrich first primary teacher Mrs Claire Gallop chairs the refreshment committee Miss Shirley Miller entertained 12 girls at her home Saturday evening to celebrate her tenth birthday anniversary The Ladies Aid society will meet at the home of Mrs J H Williams Wednesday at 2 pm This will be the last meeting prior to the annual bazar and dinner to be in the basement of the M E church Wednesday Nov 21
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Fairbank
Parent
William Hahn
Wright Jolly
Heinrich
Claire Gallop
Shirley Miller
Ladies’ Aid Society
J. H. Williams
M. E
Gladbrook Woman Funeral Rites Set for Wednesday
The funeral of Mrs. W. F. Crosby, who died Monday, will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. in the M. E. church with Rev. A. M. Billingsley officiating. Interment will be in Badger Hill cemetery. The Methodist Episcopal Ladies Aid will meet with Mrs. Mae Strohm, assisted by Mrs. Ed Cole, Mrs. Carl Lauffer, Mrs. Dunbar, and Mrs. Whorral. The Epworth League of the German M. E. church presented a program after a Sunday evening performance of The Color Line, following a church orchestral and vocal solo segment. Rev. Billingsley also led communion services Sunday morning with a boys’ Sunday school class, ages 12 to 15, participating as a unit.
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Courier
Gladbrook
W. F. Crosby
M. E
A. M. Billingsley
Badger Hill Cemetery
Methodist Episcopal Ladies’ Aid Society
Mae Strohm
Ed, Cole
Carl Lauffer
Dunbar
La Porte Library Association Elects Officers
La Porte Iowa representatives organized a library association in the municipal building. Officers elected are Chairman Mrs. J O Kober Vice Chairman Mrs L J Tutt Secretary Mrs A M Thompson and Treasurer Mr L F Bailey. Meeting plans include a financial drive. W H M S meeting postponed to Nov 13 due to Mrs Phoebe Dolph service. V Konicek underwent gall bladder operation at Allen Memorial hospital Waterloo. condition reported fair.
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Courier Special Service
la Porte
Library Association
G. E. Stebbins
J. O. Kober
L. J. Tutt
A. M. Thompson
H. H. Kaiser
Phoebe Dolph
Glenn Haven
V. Konicek
Allen Memorial Hospital
Waterloo
Union Armistice Service Planned at Independence
Independence Iowa November observations mark a union service at the Baptist auditorium with Rev. A Carriell of Dubuque delivering the sermon. Roll call will be observed by First Presbyterian First M E and First Baptist churches to commemorate the World War armistice. The Independence Produce company reported a shipment of 1000 ducks from Herman Dunlap near Delhi, one of the region’s largest duck shipments, costing 1100 dollars.
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Courier
Independence
First Presbyterian
First M. BE
First
Baptist
A. Carriell
Dubuque
Herman Dunlap
Delhi
Independence Produce Company
Dunlap
Duck Farm
Iowa
Dike Consolidated Schools Closed for Husking Vacation
Dike Iowa November 6 Dike Consolidated schools are closed for a two weeks corn husking vacation The Four County I C O F convention will take place at Shell Rock November 10 A large delegation will go from here A large company attended a farewell party for the Alex Nissen family at the Odd Fellow hall Fire caused by a gasoline stove caused slight damage to the Adam Dietrich residence Thursday The blaze was extinguished by the fire department
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Courier Special Service
Dike
Dike Consolidated
Shell Rock
Alex Nissen
Odd Fellow
Adam Dietrich
W C T U to Meet at New Hartford
Regular meeting of the Women's Christian Temperance Union will be held Friday at 2 30 in the Baptist church parlors New Hartford Indiana county president Mrs Sorenson of Dumont will speak A report on the state convention at Iowa City will be given A gospel team from New Hartford conducted Sunday services in the pastor's absence with talks by N G Mack F W Berninghausen H A Moore W C Polderboro William Dick C J Phuo and Clyde Garner leading the singing
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Courier
New Hartford
Women's Christian Temperance Union
Baptist Church
F. W. Berninghausen
H. A. Moore
W. C. Polderboro
William Dick
C. J. Phuo
Clyde Garner
C. B. DeVeny
Messrs. Berninghausen
Moore
Perrin
Harmon
Funeral services for Mrs Jesse Cocking held at Manchester
Mrs Jesse E Cocking 62 longtime Delaware County resident died at her home three miles south of Manchester Saturday evening. Services were conducted by Rev A A Rideout from the home Monday afternoon and burial followed in Oakland cemetery. She had been bedfast for one month.
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Manchester
Jesse E. Cocking
Delaware County
A. A. Rideout
First Baptist Church
Oakland
Funeral for Mrs Ferdinand Hill Held at Osage
Funeral services for Mrs. Ferdinand Hill 83 were held at the Osage Methodist church after her death Sunday night. She was born in Athens Pennsylvania and is survived by her husband and two sisters Mrs Cyrus Cotter of Los Angeles California and Frank Theopole of Leavenworth Kansas.
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Osage
Ferdinand Hill
Methodist Church
Athens
Cyrus Cotter
Los Angeles
Calif
Frank Theopole
Leavenworth
Aged Cedar Falls residents cast ballots in local election
Cedar Falls voters including many residents over 80 voted early as polls opened. Absent voters' ballots were used by 95 year olds Mrs. Lucinda Hempstead and George W. Clark, and 98 year old Mrs. Johanna Raav. Elderly participants included Henry Dahl 91 and John Reilly 89. In ward activity, I C O B F lodge guests visited Dike Lodge and Zion church meetings with Rev. E Burgi progress. Faculty members prep for Iowa State Teachers Association in Des Moines. Cedar Falls chapter White Shrine of Jerusalem plans Friday meeting at the Masonic temple.
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James McCreery
Lucinda Hempstead
George W. Clark
Johanna Raav
Henry Dahl
Pioneer Furniture
Julia Ford
Anna Severin
Louise Sartori
John Reilly
Adam Boysen
Peter Anderson
Mary J. Philpot
First Ward
Dike Lodge
Dike
Zion Evangelical Church
E. Burgi
Evangelical Church
Freeport
Teachers College
Des Moines
Iowa State Teachers Association
O. R. Latham
H. H. Seerley
Cedar Falls
White Shrine of Jerusalem
Masonic Temple
Washington Observations on Coolidge Hoover Spectacle
Frederic William Wile in Washington assesses the 1928 election scene. He ponders Coolidge's real reason for not running in 1928 and whether a secret motive will emerge before March 4 1929. The piece notes public indifference to congressional races, the focus on Hoover Smith and prominent issues, and mentions diplomatic greetings to Japan and Washington society events.
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Washington, D. C
Calvin Coolidge
Herbert Hoover
White House
Mr. Coolidge
United States
Funeral of Melvin Crooks at Quasqueton
The funeral for Melvin J. Crooks 79 was held at Union church in Quasqueton Ia on Monday afternoon. He died of heart disease the preceding Saturday. Born January 6 1849 in Greensburg Ohio he moved to Quasqueton as a child. He married Amanda Bailey on October 9 1878 and a daughter Mrs Leam Walter survives. The couple celebrated their golden wedding anniversary on October 9 1928.
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Courier
Quasqueton
Melvin J. Crooks
Union Church
Mr. Crooks
Greensburg
Quasqueico
Amanda Bailey
Leam ‘Walter
Leam ‘Walter, Survives. Mr. and Mrs. Crooks
Crowley Funeral at Oelwein Church Wednesday
Mrs. Katherine Crowley 73 died yesterday and will be buried in Sacred Heart church at 9 a m Wednesday. She lived at 508 First avenue southeast. Survived by husband one son and four daughters including James Delwein Sister Bernard Marie Fort Wayne Ind Mrs F R Dowd Cedar Rapids Mrs J J McLeish Denver Colo and Mae at home.
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Courier
Oelwein
Katherine Crowley
Sacred Heart Church
First Avenue Southeast
James
Delwein
Bernard Marie
Fort Wayne
Ind
F. R. Dowd
Cedar Rapids
J. J. McLeish
Denver
Colo
Mae
Cedar Falls Veteran Keeps Libby Prison Pocketknife
Cedar Falls veteran Enoch Boyd a Civil War veteran on Walnut street keeps a pocketknife he picked up at Libby prison in 1865 during the prisoner exchange. Boyd, a member of the detachment sent to Libby prison to supervise the exchange, notes the knife resembles some modern ones.
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Courier Special Service
Cedar Falls
Enoch Boyd
Walnut Street
Libby Prison
Boyd
Marble Rock firm sells store and moves to Minnesota farm
Moore Bros., general merchants of Marble Rock Iowa, sold their Hubbard street store and have taken over a farm in southern Minnesota. A fire destroyed the Essex coach of H F Risse near Rockford as Mr and Mrs Risse traveled toward Mason City.
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Marble Rock
Moore Bros
Hubbard
Minnesota
Essex
H. F. Risse
Rockford
Birthday Surprise at Allison for Mrs Stevenson
Allison Iowa November 6 Special Mrs Faye Stevenson was surprised at her home Sunday when children and relatives gathered for her seventy third birthday anniversary Those present included Mr and Mrs George Stevenson and family Nashua Mr and Mrs Frank Goodsell and son Janesville Mrs Martha Newell Waverly Mr and Mrs Charles Stevenson and family Mr and Mrs John Moralee and family Frank and Mary Stevenson all of Allison
Freed from the Medicine Habit with All-Bran
A reader letter from Mrs. G. W. Was Horn of Philadelphia praises Kellogg's All-Bran as a cure for chronic constipation. The note claims a year of use with daily morning movements and no medicine, urging others to guard against constipation’s health harms. The ad promotes two tablespoons daily, with recipes on the package and nationwide sale through grocers.
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Mas. G. W. Was Horn
Sith St. Philadelphia
Battle Reek
Salesmen Convene for Automatic Humidifier Campaign
Field representatives of Automatic Humidifier Manufacturing company gathered in Cedar Falls at Hotel Oxford for a Monday conference. About 30 registered as plans for next year’s campaign were outlined. James Galloway serves as company president.
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Courier
Cedar Falls
Automatic Humidifier Manufacturing Company
Hotel Oxford
James Galloway
Proclamation Declares American Legion Week in Iowa
Gov. John Hammill designated November 11 to 17 as American Legion week in observance of the legion's tenth anniversary. The proclamation lists observance across Des Moines and the state, urging citizens to honor veterans and participate in Legion activities during the anniversary week.
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Des Moines
U.P
American Legion
John Hammill
Legion
Armistice Day Observances by Waverly Post
Waverly Iowa reports Armistice Day services on Friday November 9 and Sunday November 11 under the American Legion post. Friday event in the high school auditorium at 11 a.m. for junior and Wartburg college students with Humphrey L. Leslie as speaker. Sunday service at 10:50 a.m. at the Methodist Episcopal church with organ prelude, readings by Rev Lawrence Sohl and Rev W A Simmons, anthem sung by the choir, offertory solo by Mrs J L McClure, and sermon by Rev C Bacon titled Lest We Forget.
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Waverly
American Legion Post
Mason C. Martin
Wartburg College
Humphrey L. Leslie
Waverly Post
W. A. Simmons
The
Baptist Church
Wartburg
J. L. McClure
Schubert
C. ©. Bacon
M. E. Church
Workers in Child Education at T. C. Go to Conference
Miss Dorothy Mummery head of preschool work at Iowa State Teachers College and Miss Julia Kirkwood TC extension worker in child development will leave Friday for Atlantic City New Jersey to attend sessions of the National Council of Parental Education. They will also spend time in other eastern cities.
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Courter
Cedar. Falls
Dorothy Mummery
Iowa State Teachers College
Julia Kirkwood
T. Cc
Atlantic City
N. J
National Council of Parental Education
Wettest US corner found atop Mt Waltsleate Hawaii
In Hawaii the rain-laden summit of Mt Waltsleate records about 450 inches of rain per year making it the wettest corner of United States possessions.
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United States
Mt. Waltsleate
Hawaii
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