Thanksgiving Notes From Cedar Falls Gathering
Local readers report a flurry of visits and hosting as Cedar Falls residents and guests from nearby towns gather for Thanksgiving week. Distinguished visitors include L L Bleakley and W H Pardee, with many Cedar Falls families entertaining relatives and friends from Waterloo, Oelwein, Ames, and beyond. The Danish Baptist church marked its thirty seventh anniversary with speakers Rev A B Hansen and W C Anderson, while the Christian Science church observed a Thanksgiving morning service at the Grand theatre.
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Aurora
Mildred Packard
Ames
J.G. Packard
Margaret King
New Hartford
Cedar Falls
Stewart Deen
Manson
Danish Baptist Church
A. B. Hansen
Harlun
W. C. Anderson
John Petersen
Clay Street
Rasmus Petersen
Grant Street
Christian Science Church
Grand Theatre
Mrs W. R. Graham Summoned by Death
Cedar Falls widow of Major W. F. Graham U S A passed away at Des Moines hospital at 6 this morning after a fall caused fracture. Lived 701 Malm street Cedar Falls for over forty years. Funeral at St Luke's Episcopal church with burial in Fairview cemetery near her husband. Survived by two sons W A Graham and Augustus Graham of Des Moines. daughter Mery died years ago. Le Clair Martin and family among close friends.
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W. Ft. Graham
Martiog
Des Moines
Graham Lved
Cédar Falls
Malm Street
St. Lauke's Episcopal Church
Fairview Cemetery
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Augustus Graham
Mery
le Glair Marlin
Steca
Graham
Alexander
LeClair Martin
St. Luke's Episcopal Church
Cedar Falla
Des Maines
Oscar Knapp
Douglas Knapp
Squire Knapp
Warren Knapp
Selah Knapp
Solomon Knapp
Frank Knapp
Waterloo
Henry Carpenter
John R. Cameron
Henry Stevens
Joliet
Ill
Knapp
D. Vanney
Hichmond A. Smith
J. B. Snowden
Death of Lanfeur Knapp at Ninety in Cedar Falls
Cedar Falls mourns Lanfeur Knapp, 90, longtime justice of the peace since 1845, admired for public service and civic duties. He died at 424 Washington Street after a lengthy career shaping local governance through decades of town and county history.
Nurse Miss Beatle Describes Red Cross Work in Budapest
Miss Alice Beatle of Claveland recounts a year of service as head of an American Red Cross nurses unit in Budapest Hungary. She wore the imperial cross honoring bravery and spoke about hospital life, nurses and doctors, and the contrast between wartime Budapest and other cities. The audience heard of gypsy influence beggars and the 12 nurses with 40 orderlies in a four story hospital formerly a school.
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Germany
Sherwald
Budapest
Austyria-lingary
Nise Renate
American Red Cross
Rigi
Misa Beatle
Ted Cross
Miss Beatte
Manmer
New York
Europe
Altho
Miss Beatle
Berlin
Vienna
Thudapest
Many Wounded Received At Makeshift Hospitals
After the hospital opened two days earlier, about 200 patients were treated and subsequent deliveries brought groups of 40 to 60 wounded soldiers at a time. The facilities, from stores to theatres and homes, were converted into wards to handle transports carrying 150 to 1,000 wounded. Miss Beatle noted soldiers valued receiving care in American hospitals where all nationalities were treated equally.
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Cisercapital
Kos
Gaga
Miss Bentis
Miss Beatle
Gavne
Syndicate to Take Over Guggenheim Firms in New York
A New York syndicate has organized to underwrite the consolidation of the Kennecott Copper corporation to acquire the Guggenheim Exploitation company assets. It plans to furnish 65 million dollars for the deal. The Braden Utah purchase involves 89 million dollars in securities, with Braden Utah holders agreeing to swap 24 million dollars of their shares for Kennecott stock.
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New York
Kennecott Copper Corporation
Guegenheim Fixploration Company
Braden & Utah
Kennecott Cor Elder
Braden &Utah
Kennecott
Cavalry Officers Begin 120 Mile Ride Test
Fifty National Guard cavalry officers from Wisconsin Missouri and Illinois started a four day test ride in Chicago under War Department supervision. Major McNamee of the Fifth United States cavalry will direct the ride the first of its kind for militia officers under prescribed conditions. The group plans to cover about 120 miles during the trip.
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Chicago
National Guard
Wisconsin
Missouri
Illinois
War Department
McNamee
Fifth United States Cavalry
Russian freighter Odessa reports submarine chase
Marseilles dispatch says the Russian freight steamer Odessa was pursued by a submarine but escaped due to its speed and rough seas. The Odessa, of 427 tons gross, had left Marseilles on October 28 for Baloniki, Greece.
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Marseilles
France
Odessa
Merseilles
Baloniki
Greece
Thanksgiving Sermon Champions High Living Costs
Dr. Frank W. Court, new pastor of the First Methodist Church, delivered the Thanksgiving sermon at union services in First Presbyterian. He argued that high living costs have a noble origin in education and progress, praising Booker T. Washington and noting national strides in schools and law enforcement while urging gratitude for modern conveniences and the Nation’s peace.
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The
Christian Church
J. M. Morris
J. W. Holland
B. R. Wiener
Governor Clarke
J. D. Yauncy
Rank W. Court
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First Presbyterian Church
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Plymouth Rock
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Esdraelon
Palestine
Smail
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Gol
Serbian Campaign Advances Swiftly to Tragic Climax
Serbian campaign reports two major battlefield captures with 10,000 Serbians seized at Mitrevitza and 7,400 at Pristina as war offices outline rapid moves. Allies prepare to remain at Salom with plans for electric power plant work and barging contracts. German troops arrive near Prilep signaling continued Balkan operations amid Greece-border tensions.
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Pristina
Satanike
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Salom
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Black Sea
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Balkan
United States
Dagdad
Egypt
Suez Canal
Bagdad
King Victor Honors American Relief Corps
King Victor Emmanuel notified American ambassador Thomas Nelson Page of his acceptance to become patron of the Italian branch of the American relief clearing house. The move aligns royal support with relief efforts amid ongoing humanitarian aid coordination.
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Victor Emmanuel
Thomas Nelson Page
American Relief Clearing House
Opera Tenor Warren Proctor Debuts With Chicago Grand Opera
Waterloo and Cedar Falls readers learn that Warren Proctor, former Iowa State Teachers' College and Grinnell student, has joined the Chicago Grand Opera company. His first appearance was as Walter in Tannhauser yesterday. Proctor, a noted tenor, studied with Sandor Radanovitz in New York and recently sang for friends at the Plaza Theatre.
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Waterloo
Cedar Falls
Warren Proctor
Iowa State Teachers’ College
Grinnell
Chicago Grand Opera Company
Walter
Proctor
Sandor Radanovitz
New York
Plaza
Lheatra
Future Citizenship and Progress as Commonwealth Ideal
A historic declamation urges a forward gaze for civic virtue. It contrasts Athens Egypt and Rome with a call to develop a Christian citizenship that honors the past, redeems the present, and blesses future generations.
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Athens
Acropolis
Parthenon
Egypt
Pyramids
Rome
Coliseum
General Markets Liverpool Wheat and Corn Prices
Liverpool market report shows Wheat-Spot steady with No 2 Manitoba at 54s and No 3 Manitoba at 11s 6d. No 2 hard winter new 28d old 125 33. Corn-Spot firm with La Plata at 8s 1d.
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Liverpool
England
Manitoba
la Platta
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