Waverly Orphans Home Fund Drive Marks 65th Anniversary
A campaign to clear the Waverly Orphans Home of 17000 in debt launches on November 27 as the first fundraising effort in years. Volunteers solicit gifts and pledges in Waverly and nearby areas with funds received at Waverly Savings Bank and from treasurer Edwin Engelbrecht. Founded in 1864, the home serves orphans and children of separated or unable parents, often overcrowded, and the drive commemorates its sixty fifth anniversary.
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Waverly. In
Waverly
Waverly Savings Bank
Edwin Engelbrecht
State University Plans Broadcasts on New Schedule
The University of Iowa will begin WSUI broadcasts after December 1 with regular classes and lectures by experts across departments. Programs may include home economics, child welfare, and medical college insights, sharing airtime with KSAC. The schedule spans morning to evening with extended hours on some days and potential Sunday airtime.
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Iowa Clev
University of Iowa Radio Broadcasting
Frederic G. Higbee
WSUI
Higbee
Radio Board
Child Welfare Research Station
College of Medicine
KSAC
Manhattan
Kan
Lemmer Funerals Held at Cedar Falls
Services for Mrs. John Lemmer, longtime Cedar Falls resident, were held at St. Patrick’s church with Father Bernard Jacobsmeier officiating. Interment followed at St. Bernards. Personal notes mention regional travel by several Cedar Falls residents and a Methodist church meeting hosted by Mrs. Floyd Wiler.
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Lemmer
Cedar Falls
Courier
John Lemmer
St. Patrick’s Church
Bernard Jacobsmeier
Riverside
John C. Weinecke
Francis Habig
Waterloo
Henry Sendbuehler
Hills
Wieneke
Fairbank Minister Falls From Tree
Rev. F. W. Bruch of St. John's Lutheran church fractured his leg after a fall while trimming trees at his Fairbank home. Mrs. August HKlinsglass and Mrs. Kate Star remain in poor condition after months of illness. Union Thanksgiving service held at M. E. church with Rev. Van Benschoten assisting Rev. Floyd Maynard. Clan M. B. Ladies' Aid bazar scheduled for Dec. 6 with dinner and supper. Jene Chase travels to Wellman to spend winter with daughters Mary and Myrule Taylor.
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Courier Special Services
Fairbank
Ila
F. W. Bruch
St. John’s Lutheran Church
August Hklinsglass
Kate Star
Union
M. E
van Benschoten
Floyd Maynard
Clan M. B. Ladies’ Aid Society
Jene Chase
Wellman
Mary
Myrule Tayior
Stanley Juniors to Present Play Tonight
The junior class of Stanley High School will stage the play Three Pegs in the high school auditorium this evening.
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Stanley, In
Skating Rink Project Promoted By Legion In Waverly
The American Legion and city officials prepare a skating rink on the empty lots south of Koch's as ground clearing starts for flooding. A plumbing shop will open in the Brandenburg building by A. ri Schoenoff who will relocate with his family to the area.
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Courier Special Service
Waverly
American Legion
Koch
Howard Clark
Clarksville
C. B. Hutchinson
Mildred Stauffer
Gus Haefner
Mercy Hospital
Court in Benton Again in Leg alon
The Benton district court reopened after a week’s vacation with the State vs. David Vance Campbell as the first case. Campbell, convicted of breaking into a Belle Plaine doctor’s office, awaits sentencing set for December 3. He has a history of drug addiction and roaming the country.
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Courier Special Service
Vinton
District Court
David Vance Campbell
Belle Plaine
Cummings
Campbell
Masons
Winton Lodge
E. H. Dowden
R. R. Breese
M. A. Hall
W. C. Hulse
Hugh Mossman
Cedar Rapids
Mt. Herman Lodge
Moline
Ilinois
Presbyterian Church
Man in Buggy Is Injured at Oelwein
R F Schmidtke was struck by a car Saturday night while driving a horse and buggy on First avenue north in Oelwein. He suffered severe bruises and a shoulder injury and is at home three miles east of town. The car, driven by Will Mitchell, caused the damage and escaped injury. Herbert Hayes of Hazleton also was injured when a truck ran over him while with a grading crew near Hazleton. injuries described as painful but not serious.
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Courier
Oelwein
R. F. Schmidtke
First Avenue
Mrs Lockwood Dies at Home in Greene Iowa
Mrs Edwin Lockwood dies after four months illness in Greene Iowa age 81. Funeral held at M E church with Rev C K Hudson burial in Rose Hill beside husband who died in 1915. Survived by son C V Lockwood of Greene sister Mrs Clara Dyer and brothers Sherman and Ferdinand Carr and niece Mrs Anita Stevens all of Glenn Falls NY.
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Franklin County
Butler County
Greene
Lockwood
Methodist Episcopal Church
Mckinley Circle
C. V. Lockwood
Clara Dyer
Sherman
Ferdinand Carr
Anita Stevens
Glenn Falls
Jennings Funeral Conducted Monday
The funeral for James Edmund Jennings, who died Saturday from a stroke five years earlier, was held Monday afternoon at the United Brethren church. He was born February 1830 near Colesburg Iowa and married Anna E. Walters. survivors include a daughter, two sons F M and BG H Jennings, his wife, and siblings Joseph Volga City George Wadena Mrs Saran Fitrygibbons Aurora and Mrs Mary Crandall West Union.
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Eadena
James Edmund Jennings
U. B
J. L. Buckwalter
Carroll
A. Birdsall
Jennings
Colesburg
Zachariah
Mary Jennings
Fayette County
Alderman’s wrist broken in backfire crash
Manchester Iowa reports Alderman George S. Banta fractured the bones in his right wrist Sunday evening when his Ford car, he was attempting to crank, backfired. The injury is serious and painful.
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Manchester
George S. Banta
Cedar Falls Observes Thanksgiving With Services and Holiday
Cedar Falls will mark Thanksgiving with six interdenominational services at First Congregational Church led by Rev. H. J. Faust and participants from Baptist Presbyterian Evangelical Methodist Congregational and Christian churches. Special morning services occur at St Patrick’s Nazareth Bethlehem St Luke’s and St John’s. Public schools close Wednesday evening for the holiday and the State Teachers College ends at noon Tuesday.
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Cedar Falls
First Congregational Church
H. J. Faust
Sartori Hospital
St. Patrick’s Cathlic
Nazareth
Bethlehem
St. Luke's
St. John's
State Teachers College
Women Project Leaders Study Sewing Course in Iowa
Fifteen women project leaders from Perry Fairbank and Hazleton townships attended a Farm Bureau meeting at Mrs. L. S. Hovey’s home where Miss Ruth Elder taught lesson three in sewing. A follow up session is set for December 7 at Mrs. C. E. Leary’s home. Neva Mendenhall and two daughters left for Lead South Dakota after eight weeks with her parents. Duane Hoffman of Littleton won a high school oratorical contest. Ladies Aid receipts totaled about 87.6 with 26 dollars from school program lunches Friday evening.
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Courier
Littleton
Perry, Fairbank
Hazleton
Farm Bureau
L. 5. Hovey
Ruth Elder
C. E. Leary
Neva Mendenhall
Lead
5. D
E. L. Gallup
Duane Hoffman
Independence High School
Ladies’ Aid Society Thaz
Mrs Limbert 70 Dies in Independence
Mrs. Joseph Limbert aged 70 died at her West Main street home after a long illness. Born Stella A Ken in Independence November 25 1858 she lived here all her life. She is survived by her husband two sons Fred and Ralph a daughter Mrs John T Hendi and a sister Mrs Nellie K Cole. Funeral Wednesday at 2 pm from the family home with Rev. R V Gilbert conducting at Oak Grove cemetery.
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Courier Special Service
Independence
Joseph Limbert
West Main Street
Limbert
Silas
Roxie Kent
Asheville
N. Y
Union Services To Be Conducted For Hazleton People
Hazleton will hold union religious services for Thanksgiving day at 10 am in the Presbyterian church. Rev W H Smith M E pastor will preach. Hazleton girls beat Aurora 23 to 20 and the boys won 23 to 7 in a basketball game Friday evening. Mr and Mrs George Robinson of a farm northeast of town attended a funeral near Quincy Illinois Friday for their daughter who died in a farm house fire.
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Courier
Hazleton
Union
Presbyterian Church
W. H. Smith
M. E
Priscilla Club
Lee Scanlan
Independence
Aurora
George Robinson
Quincey
Til
McElroy Joins Staff of Vinton State Bank
Vinton Iowa November 27 George JD McElroy has been elected vice president of the State bank of Vinton and assumed duties yesterday. He previously served more than 40 years at Farmers National Bank including period as cashier. The Farmers National Bank merged with Vinton Savings Bank but McElroy did not join the merger.
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Courier Special Service
Vinton
George JD. McElroy
State Bank
McElroy
Farmers National Bank
Vinton Savings Bank
Thanksgiving Services Move to Evangelical Church in La Porte
La Porte Ia will hold the union Thanksgiving service Wednesday evening at the Evangelical church led by Rev. Brecher. Rev. H. R. Aurand assists with gospel meetings and gave a school chapel talk. Mrs. Richards returns from St Louis after six weeks of paralysis treatment. Miss Electa White leaves for Fairmont to spend the winter with relatives.
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la Porte City
Union
Evangelical Church
Presbyterian Church
Mr. Brecher
H. R. Aurand
le Mars
C. V. Kline
Town
Theodore Richards
St. Louis
Miss White
Fairmont
Electa White
Traer Legion Plans Second Father Son Dinner
Traer Iowa November 27 Kubik Finch post American Legion of Traer plans a December father son banquet. Fathers of legion members will be guests and honored. those unable to bring dads may invite friends. A state officer will give the main address, with speeches and music by an orchestra. This is the second such banquet in nine years of the post.
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Courier Special Service
Traer
Kubik-Finch Post
American Legion
Legion
Legion Post
Cedar Falls Hi Y Club Hosts Annual Father Son Dinner
Cedar Falls Hi Y Club held its annual father son dinner at the school dining hall with 66 attendees. Burdette Moeller served as toastmaster and Arthur Mellen welcomed guests as J. B. Clay delivered the response. A C Fuller from Teachers College Extension spoke on the main address.
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Courier
Cedar Falls
Hi-Y Club
Burdette Moeller
Arthur Mellen
J. B. Clay
A. C. Fuller
Extension Department
Teachers College
Finger Cut Off by Saw Injures Student at Local High School
In Cedar Falls on Monday Charles Messerly lost the first joint of his middle finger and the tips of two others when his left hand struck a circular saw in the manual arts department. He was turning off the power with his right hand at the time.
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Cedar Falls
Charles Messerly
Manual Arts
Messerly
Gladbrook Woman's Club Sponsors Play
Rehearsals have started for the play Nothing But the Truth to be presented as a Woman's club benefit during the second week of December. Mrs Louis Siver hosted 12 girls for a dinner party to celebrate her daughter Irene's twelfth birthday on November 23. Mr and Mrs James Taylor took their son Joe to Marshalltown for a minor operation. S E Mann returned from visits in Ohio and Michigan. A son Paul Henry was born November 23 to Mr and Mrs Frank Klink. A T E Mann family reunion will be held at Ed Rehder’s in Fort Dodge on Thanksgiving Day.
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Robert H. Corning
Mason City
Fred G. Ellsworth
Minneapolis
Kenneth G. Ellsworth
L. &. Alexander
Hastings
Neb
A. G. Killen
B. B. Amundsen
Decorah
Floyd Wiler
First Methodist Church
College Hill
Carl H. Erbe
Courier
Gladbrook
Louis Siver
Irene
James Taylor
Joe
Marshalltown
E. Mann
Ohio
Michigan
Paul Henry
Frank Klink
T. E. Mann
Ed Rehderea
Fort Dodge
Splendid Home Remedy for Coughs and Chest Colds
An advertisement touts a homemade cough remedy using Pinex and sugar syrup, claiming rapid relief from stubborn coughs and flu after mixing 245 ounces of Pinex into a pint bottle. It markets Pinex as Norway Vine with creosote, promising guaranteed relief or money back.
Autos Collide in Charles City injuring no one
Two cars collided at Wisconsin and Kelly Streets in Charles City Iowa injuring no one. Mrs C K Fullgatter of Chickasaw and her mother and another woman were in one car while Adonis Bissonnette drove the other. Both autos were damaged and occupants escaped unharmed.
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Courier
Charles City
C. K. Fullgatter
Chickasaw
Adonis Bissonnette
Wisconsin
Kelly Streets
First Congregational Church
Wesley Belling
Central Methodist
Niles Township
I O. O. F. Lodge
M. H. Ekeplar
Northwood
G. A. Hess
Rotary
George Regel
Mr. Podernitz
Waverly
Salsbury
B. F. Merideth
Rupert
Ida
E. T. Gough
Janet Morphew
Ollie W. Morphew
Nora Springs
Drake University
Fiderlick
Stacia
Woman's Christian
For Sale Recommended and Guaranteed by Wangler Drug Store
For sale items guaranteed by Wangler’s Drug Store and other leading druggists. Readily available through local merchants.
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Wangler’s Drug Store
Hydration and salts touted to cleanse kidneys ad
An advertisement urges readers to drink lots of water and take Jed Salts or similar preparations to flush and stimulate kidneys. It claims high daily urine filtration, relief from bladder weakness, and backache improvement with lemon grape lithia salts and regular water intake.
Temperance union activities and farewell for Weidners
Community house hosts devotionals and readings as Miss Daisy Morris and Maxine Bil take part in a list of union events. A farewell party for Mr. and Mrs. William Weidner occurs before their move to Texas, with a traveling bag presented. U C T Auxiliary plans event with Mrs Mary Avery arriving December 14 to initiate candidates and meet with Mason City auxiliary.
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William Weidner
Baptist Sunday School
Texas
Virginia
R. E. Sargeant
Paul Martens
Birthday Club
Women’s Auxiliary
Mary D. Avery
Sioux City
Mason City
Girl Stars at Hockey Elected to Chicago Normal Team
Miss Dorothy Reeve of Hopkinton Iowa has been elected to the Field hockey squad at the Chicago Normal School of Physical Education as a first year student. She plays right wing.
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Chicago
Dorothy Reeve
Hopkinton
Chicago Normal School of Physical Education
Reeve
Obituary: Mrs. Abbie A Milks Dies in Manchester Iowa
Abbie A Milks, born August 22 1843 in Erie County Pennsylvania, died at 405 East Main Street Manchester Iowa after moving with her mother to Delaware County in 1857. She traveled from Erie to Dubuque by train and Mississippi ferry then by oxen to join the Cawley homestead. Survived by son and widow of William Cawley former mayor postmaster and bank president.
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William C. Cawley
Manchester
W. C. Cawley
Delaware County State Bank
East Main Street
Abbie A. Milks
Erie County
Delaware County
Erie
Dubuque
Mississippi
Dunleith
Bronchuline Emulsion Fights Stubborn Coughs
A 1920s style ad urges readers to buy Bronchuline Emulsion from Robert Drug Co or local druggists for persistent coughs. It claims quick relief after several doses and warns that lingering coughs are dangerous, presenting anecdotal testimonials of worn out users.
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Robert Drug Co
Voice with smile wins at big switchboard
A telephone operator explains how she stays cheerful and healthy working indoors all day. She credits Nujol with keeping her in peak condition, preventing headaches and colds, and aiding toxin removal. The ad claims Nujol is a natural substance, not a medicine, sold in sealed drugstore packages from Najol Laboratories.
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Nujol
Najol Laboratories
Broadway
New York
Notable Local Figures Remembered in Historic Notes
The text recalls June 5, 1860 events and a long‑time mayor and postmaster Mr. Cawley who served fifteen years as mayor and from 1860 to 1885 as postmaster. He later led the Delaware County State Bank, remaining active until a few years before his death. His son Charles B. Cawley lived with Mrs. Cawley in this city.
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Ley
Cawley
Delaware County State Bank
Charles B. Cawley
CORFS GIVES D A R FLAG TO OSAGE CHAPTER
At a Lucretia Deering chapter meeting in Osage Iowa on Saturday the D A R received a flag from the Woman's Relief corps presented by Mrs William C Gardner. Mrs F C Bourne the D A R flag committee chair accepted the flag for the chapter. Mrs H C Hill read a paper on Iowa historical spots marked by D A R chapters.
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Osage
Lucretia Deering
Wm. C. Gardner
Woman’s Relief Corps
F.C. Bourne
H. C. Hill
Iowa
D. A.R
Sure Way to Stop Coughing Thoxine Promise
Thoxine is advertised as a doctor’s prescription cough remedy that acts quickly by addressing the internal cause and relieving irritation. It claims no chloroform or harmful drugs, suitable for the family, with a money back guarantee and prices 35c 60c and 1.00, sold by local drug stores.
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Robert Drug Co
C. J. Miller
84 Year Old Woman Praises Plant Juice Cure
Mrs. Catherine Purdy of Wilkes Barre says Plant Juice relieved her long stomach trouble gas belching and bloating after meals. She notes improved digestion appetite clearer head and back pains eased and recommends the natural remedy sold at Wangler's Drug Store Waterloo and other area druggists.
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Catherine Purdy
North Washington Street
Wilkes-Barre
Wangler’s Drug Store
East Fourth Street
Waterloo
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