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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 23, 1927

Page

2

Miss Anita Cobb to Wed Theodore Crawford Tomorrow

Miss Anita Cobb daughter of Mr and Mrs Leslie M Cobb of 1010 Bluff street will marry Theodore R Crawford son of Mr and Mrs T EB Crawford of Clarksville Iowa in Ilami tomorrow at the home of her parents Rev WY Fuller will perform the ceremony in the presence of about 35 relatives and friends A pink silk dress with a carna tion banquet flowers Pauline Laylin will be bridesmaid Leland Cobb brother of the bride is best man The couple plan a Thanksgiving dinner after the ceremony and a December to Clarksville to visit Crawford's parents They will reside at 218 12 Hammond avenue A surprise gift party honored the bride yesterday Attending included friends and relatives from Cedar Falls and Clarksville The couple will honeymoon in Clarksville then return to their home later in December The article also notes upcoming local social events at St John's Hall Crazy sociable Linten M E church K of C hall and Unity Center

Anita Cobb Leslie M. Cobb Bluff Street Ilami Theodore R. Crawford T. EB. Crawford Clarksville Leland Cobb Crawford Hammond Avenue

Out-of-Town Folk to Spend Thanksgiving in Cascaden Home

Mr and Mrs George Young and children of Sioux City Ia and Miss Caroline Cascaden teaching at Milford Jr will arrive tonight to spend Thanksgiving with Mrs Thomas Cascaden at 1022 Fourth Street West Three covers at the holiday dinner tomorrow are laid for the above guests and for Mr and Mrs B J Lambert and family of Iowa City L J Mitchell Chicago and Miss Lucy Leavitt.

George Young Sioux City Caroline Cascaden Milford, Jr Thomas Cascaden Fourth Street West Cascaden B. J. Lambert Towa City L. J. Mitchell Chicago Lucy Leavitt

Thanksgiving Card Party At Wilcox Home

Mr and Mrs A O Wilcox hosted a Thanksgiving card party at their home with three tables of 500 last night. Favors went to Mr and Mrs K K Kynes and Mrs A W Meinert. Guests included Mr and Mrs H P Mathes and others. Edna Bell hosted eight friends from A New Memorial Hospital at her home.

A. Wilcox K. K. Kynes A. W. Meinert H. P. Mathes W. Heald J. L. Briden Mr. Meinert Edna Bell Anew Memorial Hospital

Club Notes and Social Gatherings Highlight Week

Miss Ruth Stoner entertained G Y M club members Monday evening at her home. Miss Helen Enfield joined as a new member. G FP club to meet Friday afternoon at Mrs. W R Jameson’s home. Mrs Phil Lucas hosted a luncheon yesterday afternoon for her birthday club all at private residences.

Ruth Stoner G. Y. M. Club Helen Enfield G. FP Phil Lucas Lutheran Missionary Society E. M. Boenecke

Thanksgiving program and club activities at East High

The East High Friendship club hosted a Thanksgiving program at its regular meeting led by advisor Elizabeth Harris with Irma Eickelberg and Margaret Miller. Marjorie Comfort sang, Demarius Sotiner read Thanksgiving, and Irma Eickelberg recounted observances. 53 attendees later joined a club dinner.

East High Friendship Club Erna Prizler Elizabeth Harris Margaret Miller Irma Eickelberg Marcela Parker Marjorie Comfort Jerieho Bob Demarius Sotiner Margaret Moris Gitchie Gentie

Inspector Praises Auxiliary Work and Bazar Plans Ready

Mrs Lola Harmon Iowa City division inspector la s h evening conducted annual inspection of the auxiliary to the Sons of Union veterans of the Civil War In Memorial hall and praised their work About 35 members of camp and auxiliary were present including 10 sons and one G A R veteran B D F Merriman is general chairman for the bazar to be held Saturday in Memorial hall with committees for fancywork candies bake sale country store novelties and other events A la carte dinner service is planned at noon and 5 pm in charge of R W Chadwick Card party at 2 30 with bridge and 600 led by Eva Wannamaker and refreshments by V Knapp My carnival dance to be held in the evening led by R F Snodgrass

Lola Harmon Iowa City Sons of Union Veteras Memorial Hall Prauc Harmon Blark Rbs Merriman Fancywerk John Meggison HG. Zeller John Stallman George Sherrill George Carpenter Arthur R. W.W. Chadwick Bridge Eva Wannamaker V. ©. Knapp R. F. Snodgrass

Philpot Delivers Talk at Water-Temprance Thanksgiving

Mrs. Mary Jane Philpot county president was principal speaker at the Water-Joo Woman's Christian Temperance Union Thanksgiving program held at the W W OC A building. She spoke on gratitude and women leading temperance work. devotions, duets, solos, and season-appropriate talks followed by brief tributes from multiple local members.

Mary Jane Philpot Awfual Water- Joo Woman's Christian Temperance Union F. J. Elgamey J. W. St. John C. C. Chesterman Grace Feeley Ben Waterfield J. A. Billings L. J. Aldriel Peter Woodring F. Fy, Yapp H. J. Hemmerling Margaret Moore Ida Mitchell L. E. Park Mary Fifield C. N. Clark Amanda Riekert

Hints on beauty care and restrained decoration

A vintage column advises minimal adornment to enhance beauty, warning against flashy jewelry and overly ornate earrings. It promotes simplicity, choosing decorations to accentuate color and cut, and mentions practical hair removal and basic cosmetics as safer, understated options.

Christmas Seals Are Here for Friday Sale

Samples of the 1927 Christmas seal received by Mrs. Sam Frank, Waterloo chairwoman, show Santa in a sleigh drawn by four reindeer. The design promotes tuberculosis prevention with the emblem of the International Union against TB. Waterloo seal sale starts Friday November 25 under the Civic department of the Waterloo Woman's club.

Sam Frank Waterloo Santa Claus World Wide Movement For the Prevention of Tuberculosis International Union Against Tuberculosis National Tuberculosis Association United States Towa Iowa Tuberculosis Association Omaha Chicago Waterloo Woman's Club Prank

Anniversary Dinner for Four Couples at Venter Home

Four families gathered at Mr. and Mrs. Paul Venter’s home for a combined anniversary dinner. Celebrations marked the twelfth wedding anniversary for the Venters, the eighth for Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Colby, the twentieth for Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Brown, and the twelfth for Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Trudgian. Gifts were exchanged and a large cake served as the centerpiece while congratulation cards were read.

Paul Venter Mrs Venter Arthur Colby Benjamin Brown A. c. Trudgian

Imogene Fowler Honored At Dinner Before Her Wedding

A 6:30 dinner at Mrs. 0 M Henninger’s home honored Miss Imogene Fowler who is to wed Victor Bender of Chicago tomorrow. Guests included Miss Ada Adams Mrs W W Stark and others. Music accompanied the evening as Fowler received a gift.

Ada Adams

Church News Highlights From Local Auxiliaries and Meetings

A church note shows the Woman's auxiliary at St. Mark's Episcopal meeting at Mrs. C F Klegin hall resulted in six scrapbooks for a Christmas donation to Jowr City children's hospital. Linden Ladies' Aid and Calvary Evangelical Church groups held gatherings with quilts, cakes, tea, and fund-raising, while evangelist Clarence Anderson opened spring gospel meetings at Union Congregational Church.

St. Mark's Episcopal Church C.F. Klegin Children's Hospital Jowr City Clarence Anderson Union Congregational Church

Chautauqua Club Studies Early U S History

The Chautauqua club yesterday at Library West studied early U S history, focusing on Adams era tensions with France, Federalist vs Democrat views, and the modified message to Congress. Discussion covered the mud-stinging paper The Porcupine, alien and sedition laws, and current events topics including immigration and Iowa history.

United States Chautauqua Club Library West John Adams France Adams Congress Cobbett Towa

Sunday School Lesson by Rev Fitzwater

The article presents a Sunday School lesson by Rev. P L B Fitzwater D D dean at Moody Bible Institute Chicago focusing on religious instruction. It highlights teaching aims and scriptural emphasis with historical context from a 1926 West ar newspaper union publication.

Plb. Fitzwater DB. D Moody Hibla Institute of Chicago Westar Newspaper Union

All Scout Troops to Meet Monday in City

All 22 scout troops will resume meetings next Monday after a temporary suspension while school boards agreed on using school buildings as meeting places. Meetings end promptly at 8 50 p m. in buildings with games scouts must wear rubber or tennis shoes.

A. F. Dury

Court Hears Suit to Rescind Residence Sale at 622 Fourth St

Civil action before Judge G W Wood seeks rescission of the 1919 sale of the residence at 622 Fourth Street West to Emma J Miller. Howrey sold via B J Howrey bank president now in California. Miller paid 3000 cash and gave a 3500 mortgage to the Waterloo Bank & Trust. Receiver intervenes to foreclose the mortgage. O B Courtright represents the receiver. J W Arbuckle represents Howrey couple. Wilson Worthen and Leonard Weiss for plaintiff.

G. W. Wood Fourth Street West Emma J. Miller B. J. Howrey Waterloo Bank & Trust Co California O. B. Courtwright J. W. Arbuckle

Artist to Wed Miss Elsie Littleton Lindsey

Richmond Virginia reports the engagement and upcoming wedding of artist Miss Elsie Littleton Lindsey to John Akin Branch son of banker John Kerr Branch. Lindsey has shown sculpture in Rome and studied in Paris and Rome. Branch served as a liaison officer with the French army in World War I and is a member of a Richmond banking firm.

Richmond Elsie Littleton Lindsey John Akin Branch John Kerr Branch Lindsey Rome Paris 4& Richmond Banking House

Worship That Pleases God in Isaiah One

Lesson for November 27 outlines Isaiah One with themes of worship and true devotion. It contrasts formal rites with inner righteousness, detailing moral decay, divine chastisement, and the path to cleansing through repentance and justice, ending with a conditional promise of mercy.

Thanksgiving Day Fair Weather Beckons Waterloo

Waterloo awaits a Thanksgiving holiday with generally fair weather and rising temperatures. Public services are planned across churches in the city, with multiple union and denominational services. Catholic mass and Protestant services are scheduled, and colleges send students home for the feast as football games and local entertainment follow the day of thanks.

Waterloo First Presbyterian Church J. Richmond Morgan First Congregational Church Central Christian Church Roy Leslie Smith Grace Methodist Church St. Paul's Methodist Church F. H. Shedd Eassle Park Northminster Christ Episcopal Church E. B. Mounsey Trinity American Lutheran Church K. F. Herbert Moehrmann First Lutheran Church Henry Mueller Immanuel A. H. Semmann Sacred Heart St. Joseph’s St John’s St. Mary's Wallace Athletic Field West High Cornell College East High Grant High Cedar Rapids Orange and Black

Holiday Excursions Offer Low Rates For Family Trips

East High players accompany two special cars on the Rock Bland as families plan final pleasure tours over highways. Railroads entice with low holiday excursion rates amid expectations of good weather and smooth roads.

East High

Broken lens advertisement and city notices in Dubuque paper

The notice list covers a broken lens duplicate at Buchanan's, bus schedule changes at Allen Memorial hospital, theft reports from Leonard Carl and L. Darling, and a 1926 Essex stolen plate. It also notes Mrs. Gertrude Stolp’s hospital discharge, a Waterloo Advertising club meeting cancellation, mortgage filings, surgeries, travel plans, and local business operations including street repairs and M G A hours. A rummage sale is listed for 310 W 4th St with a turkey dinner and Black’s Tea Room reservations.

Allen Memorial Hospital M. B. Burke Dubuque Dinois Central Railway Leonard Carl Center Street Park Avenue Commercial Street L. £. Darling Wellington Street Fourth Walnut Streets Gertrude Stolp Fifth Street Waterloo Advertising Club Black Harry E. Kilester Eva Brebner S. A. Gohagan Y" Star M. GC. A Carl Han Sen Robert Easley W. 4Th St Black's Tea Room

Seventeen Men Get Honors at T. C. Banquet for Grid Squad

Cedar Falls November 23 Seventeen football players at Teachers College were honored at a banquet last night. Recipients included retiring captain Chauncey Welch Redwood Minnesota captain-elect Gale Orr Cedar Falls and teammates from cities such as Marshalltown Cresco Washington Des Moines Sioux City and more.

Courier Epsviat Cedar Falls Teachers College Chauncey Welch Redwood Minn Gale Orr Petergon Marshalltown Pedersen Cresco Harry Macon Washington Louis Orr Cooper Sac City Stevens Decorah Boyce Des Moines Peter Grochowski Sioux City Burley Harris

T. C. Men Will Attend Vespers

About 550 men students from Teachers College will attend vesper services as a unit at College Hill Community Church Sunday. The drive aims to foster unity and campus worship among male students at Cedar Falls.

Courter Cedar Falls Teachers College College Hill

Landscape Your Lawn and Shrub Planting Guide Offer

Landscape your lawn with evergreens and flowering shrubs from Sherman Nursery. They promote growingselect specimen shrubs and trees for landscaping plus hardy fruit trees. Request their Guide to Landscape Gardening and a New Pink Spirea sample by sending stamps or coin. books mailed immediately and spirea sent at planting time next spring from Sherman Nursery, 00 Nursery Ave, Charles City, Indiana.

Sherman Sherman Nursery Co Nursery Ave Charles City

Also Mentioned on This Page

Crawford-Cobb Miss Cobb Mr. Crawford Doe Kress B. Getty Kress Cobb Charles Collins J. W. Whiteside Grace, Barlow Frances Barlow Mary Nichols Andson Hervey Estelin Draper Alma Walters Toby Judson Mayme Clark Wilbur Ewall Vivinn James Lange W. F. Miller Henry Shott Geneva Dolan Raymond Collins Joseph Kress James Kress Louis Kress West High School Sehool Clarksville High School Corn Belt Business College Midcontinental Company Society St. John's Hall Crazy Sociable Linten M. E Church Reng of Columbus Dance Cg, Hall Unity Center O. A. Wilcox Friendship Club K. K. Lynes Len Bryant Pythian Sisters Fieers K. of Phal Milton Weidman Stess L. B. C. E. Club Bunco Favors Fay Harvey Lawrence Trainor Lloyd ‘Willer Independent Order of Odd Fellows Imogene Fowler Alcott School Parent-Teacher Association W. W. Stark Parent-Teacher Council Grace A. E. Church Our Lady of Victory Academy Goldie Cook Lafayette Building Esther Schmidt Maxine Leckington Edgar Rodeffer Greeley Colo Wlgla Child Conservation League Church News Linden Ladies’ Aid Society John Uberchair eMireh Uker Ladies’ Ald Society The Calvary Evangelical Church Cludes Chantal Mosey Isaiah Yaziah Jothan Ahaz Hezekiah Messiah Judah Israel Buchanen's Edward H. Bickley University of Town Dri W. H. Bickley Fourth Street WW. L. Bartling Williston Avenue Bartling Forman Banks Thomas Prince Kilomey Fred Minnie Ellis Barclay Street North Tlinois Central Water Street Wich Plete Duceesses Classified Advertising Department Waterloo Evening Courier T. C SOO Commenciar Sr Deere Dees Evening Courier Fons Hosa Teereces
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