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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 26, 1928

Page

3

Miss Eva Barger Weds O V Minear in Cedar Falls

Miss Eva Barger of this city married O V Minear of Cedar Falls Sunday at 9 am in the home of Rev J Alber Cedar Falls. The couple will live at 703 Main street Cedar Falls after a trip to Cedar Rapids. The bride daughter of Mrs Hollie Barger Manchester and employed at Pitze beauty shop. The groom is son of Mr and Mrs Walter Minear Drakesville and with Weisbard Brothers Cedar Falls. Attendants were Miss Alta Carney Waterloo and Arthur Norris Cedar Falls.

Eva Barger O. V. Minear Cedar Falls J. Alber Alta Carney Waterloo Arthur Norris Graham Main Street Cedar Rapids Minear Hollie Barger Manchester Pitze’s Mr. Minear Walter Minear Drakesville Weisbard Brothers Company

Biographies For State D A R History Gathered

The November December bulletin of the Town D A R Society asks all members to submit biographies for inclusion in a future state history compiled by state historian Mrs. G A Children. At a district conference on November 10, Mrs. Hamilton noted the biographies will appear in the planned state history.

Daughters of the American Revolution Wilson H.”Hamilton Sigourney G. A Burlington City

Social Calendar of Waterloo Clubs and Societies

A dense list of upcoming events across Waterloo organizations including Y W C A chapters, Scottish Rite, Royal Neighbors, Elks, Pythians, and various church and women’s groups. Activities span lectures, dinners, card parties, book reviews, and installation ceremonies at venues such as Black’s Tea Room, Memorial Hall, and local temples and schools. Local clubs include Y W C A, Waterloo camp, P T A units, Daughters of Isabella, and the Westminster Presbyterian home department with dates labeled as Tuesday Evening and Tuesday Morning gatherings.

Progressive Delphian Society Y. W. Cc. A. Waterloo Audubon Society Harry Fields Scottish Rite Black’s Tearoom Y. W. C. A. Yuesday Woman's Waterloo Royal Neighbors Black Hawk IL O. O. F. Halk Masonic Temple Central Christian Church A. R. Bickal T. K. Bridge Club C. B. Peterson P. L. Club M. C. Westcott Sons of Union Veterans Memorial Hall Westminster Presbyterian Home Department FL W. Porterfield Elkiets—Elks Club Happy Hour Club St. John's School Northminster Presbyterian Ladies' Aid Society Arthur Hickman Pythian Sisters K. P. Hall Waterloo Camp lodge—Black Hawk I. O. O. F. Hall

Vesper Service at Y W C A Attracts Leads

The Thanksgiving vesper service at the Y W C A drew about 35 attendees Sunday afternoon. Miss Callie Wieder read a Thanksgiving story The Tardy Thanksgiving while a quartet provided music. Tea was served by Mrs. F B Brockins and Miss Nellie Litchfield during the social hour. A book review by Mrs. Roger Birdsall is set for 10:30 Tuesday morning at the Woman's clubhouse, reviewing Saviours of Society by Stephen McKenna.

Callie ‘Wieder F. B. Brockins Nellie Litchfield Roger Birdsall Stephen McKenna Woman's Clubhouse

American Homeweek Observance Across Iowa Clubs

The Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs led a nation wide celebrate American Homeweek with observances in local churches. Mrs. William Milchrist stresses the home as the bulwark of the nation and notes differing generational influences on home life while praising Thanksgiving as a home day. Community notices mention a birthday party for Mrs. Harriett Wightman, a Royal Neighbors meeting in Waterloo, a bridge club gathering hosted by Mrs. Ernest Henderson Jr., and a W C T A talk by Rev Bruce Giffen on the outlawry of war at the Cedar Falls W C A, inviting all friends.

Wiliam Milchrist Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs Harriett Wightman Elmer’ Simmons Waverly Waterloo Ernest Henderson, Jr Hillcrest Apartments Black Bruce Giffen Cedar Falls

Church Group Meetings And Officers Elected

A series of church group meetings is announced for Tuesday and Wednesday across Central Christian Northminster Westminster First Presbyterian and First M E churches with venues on Dawson Street Englewood Avenue Allen Major Forest Avenue and past officials elected for Loyal Women’s Bible Class at 1128 Forest Avenue including President D P Mason and secretary A W Ellsworth.

Loyal Women's Bible Central Christian Church Cc. W. Young Forest Avenue D. P. Mason J.E. Speirs A. W. Ellsworth O. J. Conery W. A. Thomson H. E. Reynolds

Club Notes Happy Hour Entertainment Details

Happy Hour club will be entertained Tuesday at 1 o clock by Mrs. G A Mills with luncheon at the Y W C A.

Happy Hour Club G. A. Mills

City in brief on local medical events

Mrs. M. H. Loomer of 620 Fourth street suffered a serious neuritis attack at home yesterday and was admitted to St Francis hospital for treatment this morning. Mrs. C. W. Landis of 829 Fourth street west, who fractured her right knee cap in a fall Saturday evening, was reported improved today at Presbyterian hospital.

M. H. Loomer Fourth Street St. Francis Hospital C. W. Landis Fourth Street West Presbyterian Hospital Leo Collins J. H. Collins Waterloo Collins Washington Street J. C. Beem Municipal Court First Street West George J. Sager Beem

Hints in Beauty Care by Edna Kent Forbes

A column offers winter hand care tips advocating night creams and cotton gloves, plus kitchen fats and oils for soft hands. It warns against overreliance on market lotions and suggests a double treatment with gloves and oil, plus a caution on lipstick and nail care. The piece weaves beauty advice with local society notices of residents' health and travel updates.

Diphtheria Not Alarmed In Waterloo Eight-Month Totals

A Waterloo study of diphtheria quarantines since last April shows 42 reported cases in eight months with 19 currently quarantined. Total homes quarantined 33, 13 now. Four carriers and one suspect. five deaths. Six new cases reported Saturday among the Kokatan family. Antitoxin inoculation expected today or tomorrow as parents pledge cooperation.

Waterloo Garo Kokatan Street

Charles City Girls Club To Meet Tonight

Charles City Ia Nov 26 Girls Community club will meet at The Oakes tonight. The program includes a talk by Miss Lucille Bruner social service secretary on Thanksgiving Cheer for Charles City. Emily Taylor was granted divorce and custody of three children in district court by Judge C H Kelley Saturday on complaint of cruel and inhuman treatment. Mr and Mrs John Sprague 300 Sixth Avenue are parents of a son. Slight roof fire damage at 600 Grand Avenue. Ladies Aid Bazaar Dec 6 and 7 First M E church. Thirteen attended citizenship class. Twenty six enrolled for mechanical drawing.

Courier Charles City Girls Community Club the Oakes Lucille Bruner Emily Taylor C. H. Kelley John Sprague Sixth Avenue Grand Avenue Ladies’ Aid Society First M. E. Church

Requiem Rites for Mrs Monen in Charles City

Funeral services for Mrs Frank Monen 52 who died Sunday morning at her home northwest of Charles City after a stroke will be held at the Catholic church at 8 30 a m Tuesday Maggie Dunn before marriage a native of the county survives her husband and three children Marie and Franklin at home and Clement in New Hampton

Courier Charles City Frank Monen

175 Books to Cheer Hearts of Children

Waterloo Public library staff sent about 175 children’s books to the Toledo juvenile home as part of Good Book week. Local residents donated the books and the library sponsored the project. subscriptions to several magazines will also be sent to the Toledo home.

Waterloo Public Library Toledo Waterloo

Alfred Olson May Return in Week

The latest bedside advice on Alfred Olson of 1922 Third Avenue West reports a satisfactory recovery from a duodenal ulcer operation in Rochester Minnesota. The outlook is positive and he is expected to return home in about a week.

Alfred Olson Third Avenue West Rochester Minn

Leftover Roast Pie and Sweet Potato Bake Guide

Provides a historical kitchen snippet outlining a method for sweet potato bake with brown sugar and cinnamon, a meat pie using pastry formed crusts, and a fruit and nut bread mixture with graham and white flour, almonds, raisins, molasses and a baking step.

Fire at St Vincent De Paul home saves orphans

Seventy children were rescued with no injuries when a two story frame home near Farmington, a Detroit suburb, burned. Sisters led rescue efforts, preserving all of the orphans.

Detroit St. Vincent de Paul Sisters of Charity Farmington

Sinclair Oil Co Buys Land Under Filling Station

The Sinclair Refining company today bought from Ira Fairbanks the tract at the northeast corner of Fifth and Washington streets, where it has operated a filling station under lease for five years. Price was $21,000 in cash. The 80 by 120 foot site will receive modern equipment and improvements. Sale handled by F. L. and J. L. Marquis Realty. Fifth and Washington is a busy automotive intersection with three corners hosting filling stations and the fourth housing an auto sales building.

Sinclair Refining Company Ira Fairbanks Fifth and Washington Streets Fifth Washington F. L J. L. Marquis

West High Pupils Present Dust of the Road Play

West High Dramatic Club members will stage Kenneth Sawyer Goodman’s one act Dust of the Road at a Christmas assembly in the West High school auditorium on Wednesday December 12. The cast includes Don Hinman Edith Young Bruce Campbell and Nick Wartey with Agnes Thomas announcing the event. The play centers on Peter Steele who plans to cheat his son of an inheritance hidden by a soldier who dies in battle. The Judas spirit appears to thwart the plot and spare the son.

Dramatic Club Kenneth Sawyer Goodman West High School Agnes Thomas Peter Steele Don Hinman Prudence Steele Edith Young Prudence Bruce Campbell Judas Nick Wartey Judas Iscariot Jesus

Former Clarksville merchant dies in California

William H. Price once ran a Clarksville store from 1856 to 1877 and died recently in Santa Monica California. Born in London in 1837, he moved with his parents to New York City as a child. Surviving siblings Alfred Edward and Miss Mary Price live in California Rockford and New York City. Funeral for Loren Lee and Forest Rambo, Illinois auto crash victims, held after recent church service closing stores and drawing crowds.

Courier Clarksville William H. Price Santa Monica Cal Mr. Price London New York City Lynwood Alfred California Edwin Rockford Mary Price Loren Lee Forest Rambo Illinois M. Es

Chicago Heights Football Tickets On Sale For Thanksgiving

Tickets for the West High Chicago Heights football game on Thanksgiving are on sale downtown at Wilson Drug, Leonard Cigar, B W Schuneman Drug, and United Cigar stores. Priced 75 cents in advance, with pasteboards at the gate costing $1. Purchase by Thursday noon to secure the reduced rate. The game kicks off at 2:30 PM at MV League Park.

Wilson Drug Store Leonard Cigar Store B. W. Schuneman Drug Store United Cigar Store MV League Park

Watery Week by Week With Manley at Waterloo Drug Inc

A column extols Waterloo Drug Inc as a relaxing shopping retreat with a comfy fountain area and a snack line up to lift weary shoppers. It highlights coats, dresses, Paris style hats at Woods, and a major half price velvet sale along with felts. Milady’s winter fur accessories and remodelling by modiste Josephine Deane are noted at 30344 E. 3rd.

Waterloo Drug Inc Paris

Thanksgiving table scene with flowers and feast

Mary Lou showcases out-of-town readers letters and a Thanksgiving spread featuring a turkey with cranberry sauce pumpkin pie and chrysanthemums. Sherwood's florists advertise mums grown on site promising fresh blooms for holiday displays.

Mary Lou Sherwood's

Uhn couple heads to Iowa City for treatment

Mr and Mrs Fred Uhn of 62 Lafayette Street departed this morning for Iowa City where Mrs Uhn will submit to magical treatment.

Fred Uhn Lafayette Street Iowa City Uhn

Melo water softener ad promises easy cleaning

An old style promotional notice proclaims Melo softens hard water, preventing scum and tub rings. It claims water becomes delightfully soft, soap usage drops, soap becomes more effective, and cleaning improves whether or not soap is used. Available from grocers.

Winter frocks forecast a simple mode for spring

A garbled local ad-style note from MARY LOU charms readers with seasonal fashion hints and a playful goodbye. It promotes U. T. K. shower poots by Gaytees as a smart purchase for rainy days, ending with a cordial turkey day farewell.

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Society In Review Memorial Hall Auxiliary Sons ‘of Union R. I. Snodgrass St. John’s School J. F. Murphy George Heatherton Matt Miller Albers Minor Leo Newton Tom ‘McGrane Tom McCoy Joe Murray Nick McNally Fred Golinvaux Air Mildred Geiger Emma Anderson Reba “Kellogg Mabel “Parr Ruth. Lockwood Alter Roosevelt School Bridge I. S. Heiple Mill Street Fred Bross J. Henry Bender Bryant Avenue Iowa Black Hawk I The Church News Division 5 A. KR. Bickal Dawson Street Northminster Westminster Presbyterian Church F. W. Porterfield Allen Street Guild First Presbyterian Church EB. W. Bell J. Dunt G. Dunt Deborah Society M. E Mhostesses J. R. Anders F. A. Becker William Glasener E. A. Smith PRIEF Buchanan's Edna Kent Forbes Benty Nora Stout Logan Avenue Allen Memorial Hospital C. M. Cheney Gates Street Des Moines A. C. Johnson Valentine Lahr R. A. Doty Baltimore Street Bismarck N. D F. A W. E E. V. Lahr W. B. Ellis Aurora, Til Elis Willis 5. Jackson James 5. Jackson Franklin Street John Kentzelman C. Albert Scholin Jamestown N. Y Chicago Scholin Helen Smith Lee Smith Thoma Forney Jacksonville Fla Smith Parker Street Maria Jackson Council Bluffs W. E. Ogle Graham & Crane al Eves Rita Charles City Girls’ Club Boston F. J. Luckenbach Commonwealth Pier New York Nashville Tenn S. L. Beard Beard Austin Tex Kenneth M. Hall Texas University Havana Benjamin Mendez Bogota Puerto Barrios Guatemala San Francisco Examiner Today Frank 3. Hagenbarth American Wool Growers’ Association Rose Horne Piedmont Horne Hagenbarth Mabel Rossman Duluth Sour Lake Thomas Davila Rice Mexico City Puebla Sinclair Oil CO Washington Price West High Chicago Heights Manley Milady Winter Josephine Deane the Hygienic Products CO Canton, Ohio Sue Melo Jeco Fashion Department Evening Courier
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