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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1928
Page
9
Iowa farms show strong dairy sector and abundant pastures boosting income. Manufacturing in small towns grows. farm implement firms report solid year. Coal industry hopes for a fall revival with a wage contract referendum next Tuesday. Vegetable and fruit growing remains good with high quality produce and steady prices.
Independence area notes a remodeling of the Wise building on East Main Street with a grand opening set for Wednesday under manager F. I. Pegump. The Courier special reports in a local business blurb.
Ort. 37. 2. Anderson suffered severe burns on his hand from flames of a gasoline tarp. Mr and Mrs Ed Sshmity of Dewar have returned from a month visit in Ohio. Herry Naebern visited Storyville recently. John Lillig, employed by a telephone company, is home on vacation after spending the summer in the southwestern part of the state.
Otterville Indiana Oct 2 A Courier Special reports the Otterville Presbyterian church repair project in Mitchell Indiana. Rev H Mtville a former pastor died at his California home. Special services planned with preaching at 10 am Sacrament at 2 pm and 2:30 pm. Junior and young peoples groups to meet ahead of modern Woodmen camp event.
Mrs. Or. Lyman of Fredericksburg Iowa is hospitalized with severe injuries after falling from her husband’s moving car near Garner Iowa while attempting to unlatch the window. She suffered facial bruises and cuts, plus sprains to her left wrist and right arm and shoulder. The couple were en route to Hecla South Dakota.
Courier special service reports the Women's Christian Temperance mhen will meet on Friday Oct 5 at Mrs Anna Philps home directed by Mrs Charles Faulkner United Brethren Ladies Aid meets Oct 4 at Mrs Albert McBain in the afternoon and the U B choir and families gather with Mr and Mrs RB Baldwin in the evening The official board convenes Oct 8 All evening services shift to 7 pm The note cites health of J M Slusker and his move to Excelsior Springs Mrs Harold Gutknecht elected delegate to Third district federated clubs convention at Hampton and Mrs Frank Gutknecht installs Cedar Falls auxiliary officers Guests from California Mrs Allen Wilkes and daughter Mary Lea Downey Calif visit Mr and Mrs C B E McDowell host dinner Tuesday night.
Plainfield ia October 3 Organization of a Parent Teacher association completed with Dr Frank Mahin president Mrs H L Roach vice president and Rev Oscar Quyerson secretary and treasurer. The sixth anniversary dinner for Mr and Mrs Dean Kankle Waterloo noted. Rally day planned at M E church with Dr W Seymour Charles City addressing the Sunday school and Mr Butterworth speaking to the Epworth league on stewardship.
Mrs Christ Moeller suffered severe back sprains when an auto driven by her husband veered off the road to dodge another car near Denver Ja on Oct 3. Mr Moeller and Otto Miller were uninjured.
Albert Richmond, 74, died Monday night at an Independence hospital where he was taken two weeks earlier after a hip fracture. The death followed hardening of the arteries and a fall several months ago. Also noted is Mrs. Orla McCrae, formerly of Alpha, who recently suffered a hip fracture at the Odd Fellows Home in Mason City where she now lives. An infection from a boil is developing for Laura Bela Johnson.
Ruth Howard daughter of Mr and Mrs George Howard was chosen president of the Junior League of Women Voters at Stephens College Columbia MO after scoring 95 percent on IQ style tests among 225 seniors. She graduates in June.
Mrs J L McComson Jr and Mrs Russell Staley will serve as Littie Brown Church delegates to the Mitchell Association of Congregational Churches meeting in Grundy Center on today and Tuesday. Delt Vorhees trades Charles City property for Marble Rock estate once the L M Smith place now held by the Kepple and Prangley families.
A crew works on Main street from Commercial to Locust street removing rails and repairing paving. The old track to the uptown station was removed after disuse, with current work starting yesterday.
Dysart couples wed at Cedar Rapids and plan farming east of town. Henry Dutge truck sold to Harmon Keider. Keider also hold half interest in Junge Lincoln transfer fleet. Dysarthine edged Dinsdale 5 to 2 in seven innings to start the season. Mrs. Eldon Leois treated for acute appendicitis at St. Francis hospital Waterloo. Hearthstone circle hosted by Mrs BR Licklider. Clarence Yost recovering after operation at Al Jen Memorial hospital Waterloo. Mr and Mrs B P Jepson welcomed a son born Sept 30.
Rev J J Brittell of Ackley was elected president of the Northern Hardin County Ministers Association at the annual meeting in Iowa Falls. Other officers named include Rev H T Fudge of Iowa Falls as vice president and Rev J M Krafft of Ackley as secretary treasurer. The group will meet the first Monday of each month.
Mrs. Will Schneller of Massachusetts joined Short family members at a reunion in Stanley Iowa on Sunday October 3. The gathering included the group’s only aunt Mrs. Amelia Wharram who was also present.
The Ladies Aid Society of the M E church met at the activity building Tuesday afternoon for a social and business gathering. Rev E E Clements, newly appointed pastor of the M E church here, preached on Sunday.
Clarksville Ta Oct 3 B L Reitz has recovered from injuries to his back caused by a fall while shingling a farm residence near Horton. Lucille 11 daughter of Mr and Mrs Jesse Whiteside is a patient at Waverly hospital after an appendicitis operation. Mrs L Schellenger returned from a nine weeks stay at Rochester Minn for surgical treatment. Carl Hoodier seven suffered severe facial and head cuts when thrown from his father s car after a collision with an automobile driven by a woman. A dozen women surprised Mrs Nettle Clemmer for her seventy first birthday. Poland China hog sale for T J Shafer canceled due to poor attendance. Robert Mathers seventh birthday party hosted by his mother for 12 children. Grandfather C M Mather and relatives attended from Chanute and Greene. Billie Marie Tharp celebrated by mother with 18 guests. Beverly May four celebrated with a party for 12 children.
Gladbrook Iowa October 3 The Masons and Eastern Stars held a farewell reception Thursday for Mr and Mrs Charles Walter who soon depart for Philadelphia. Also announced were officers elected by the Woman's Auxiliary to the American Legion for the coming year: Mrs A F Schimmerhorn president Mrs Lee Engel vice president Miss Agnes Barger secretary Miss Anna Wieland treasurer Mrs Roy Kine chaplain and Mrs Maude Foster historian.
Iwo weddings at Nashua Iowa on Saturday were conducted by Rev. J L McComson Jr of the Little Brown Church. The couples were Joel L Corwin of Cedar Falls with Delores Stephers of Oelwein and Charles J Qulean with Esther Askeland of Lake Mills Ta.
Mrs. O H Moore travels from St Ansgar Iowa to Jap Un Missouri to join a branch meeting of the Womens Foreign Mission society. She then proceeds to Los Angeles California as a delegate from the Des Moines branch to the national convention.
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