Waterloo Society Honors Past Matrons and Patrons
Past matrons and patrons were honored at a Waterloo Chapter meeting with a picnic supper and a candlelit ceremony led by Mrs. A. T. Petersen. Welker delivered the welcome, Parrott responded, and a 25-voice chorus sang Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem. Members and officers conducted the ceremonial with readings and songs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
O B. Ss
A. T. Petersen
Macror
George €. Welker
Corn —. Petersen
W F M S and Missionary Meeting Notes
Local clubs and church groups schedule meetings and events. W F M S gatherings at 1 15 p m and 10 45 p m with Mrs 3 O Trumbaner. Mrs Shellman from Siam to speak. Waterloo women prepare hospital supplies for Siam. Kensington Becker chapter hosts music program at 2 20 p m. PEO picnic at Mrs Wells Cedar Heights. Juniors Aid entertains at By rnes Drive. Sacred Heart dance at school hall Wednesday evening.
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First M. E. Church
Olive McBride
Ruth Landis
Miss McBride
Esther Kuehn
Cal Miller
Aid Society
First Presbyterian—Missionary Department
Trumbaner
Carl J. Shellman
Siam
Waterloo Presbyterian
Shellman
Nee
C. B.S. Kensington
Becker
Kensington and Musicale
Masonic | ‘Hall
E. M. Towne
Charles F. ‘Trunkey
Thomas Wells
Cedar Heights
Austin
Burt
Sacred Heart
Sacred Heart Igschool
Ee Ak
Beauty Chats by Edna Kent Forbes Offer Hair and Beauty Advice
Readers receive cosmetic and haircare guidance from Edna Kent Forbes. Advice covers choosing brunette powders, bobbing hair for health, scalp massages, tonics, color matching to eyes and hair, and simple needlework tips. Readers may send questions with SASE for a reply in future columns.
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Edna Kent Forbes
Constance
Neader
Auu
Forbes
Housebooks and bells awaken memories in daily life
The writer recalls making housebooks with paper dolls and furniture catalogs linking to childhood games. Sensory details return as old smells and sounds, like glue and merry go rounds, trigger memories of mornings with bells and a village flag raising. The piece muses on memory’s vast reach in the brain.
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Heaven
Nour
Stevensan
Side Talks by Ruth Cameron
Ruth Cameron's Side Talks explores memory tides that surface unbidden from the subconscious. She considers how a random thought or trigger can wash up a long forgotten recollection, sometimes traceable to a memory chain, other times not.
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Ruth Cameron
Trucks Barred From Extending Loads in Rear
Police report a rising hazard from trucks carrying long pipes and lumber that protrude from the rear. Complaints say protrusions endanger passing motorists when parked or stopping on streets. Patrolmen will tag offending trucks and summon drivers to the station to address the risk.
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Police Department
Girls Forgers In Law Tolls Again In Iowa City
Irene Koenig and Thelma For man both 17 and 48 years old, Cedar Rapids, arrested in Iowa City after passing a $30 worth check and stealing two dresses. They previously faced charges in Waterloo last August but were patrolled due to age. Prosecutors say they will be prosecuted in Johnson county for the latest offenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irene Koenig
Thelma Forman
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Irene
Thelma
Waterloo
E. J. Wenser
Johson County
Black Hawk County
Woman's Reformatory
Rockwell City
Johnson County
Will contest over Albania Lewis estate decided in favor of proponent
Judge BH B Sines directed a verdict for the proponent in a will dispute involving Albania Lewis who left her property to husband Seth Lewis. Son C B Lewis claimed mental unsoundness but evidence failed. Estate valued at $8000 with three heirs. one contestant. Mears & Lovejoy represented proponent Leo Leeper the contestant.
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BH. B. Sines
Albania
Lewis
Seth Lewis
C. B. Lewis
Independence People Narrowly Escape in Highway Crash
Near Marshalltown, Mr. and Mrs. A N Todd and Mr. and Mrs. W H Gates from Independence endured a close call when the car struck a bridge post near a passing vehicle. Gates fell nine feet into a ditch injuring him, and Todd received deep neck wounds requiring 14 stitches. They were treated in a Marshalltown hospital.
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Independence
Marshalltown
A. N. Todd
WH. Gates
Building Permits Filed For Homes And Garages
R L Carpenter at 518 Corsgeat Avenue seeks a dwelling permit valued at 4509 dollars. I Baldwin at 93 Leland Avenue applies for a detached garage valued at 200 dollars. M Jensen at 37 Petals Road requests a permit for a residence valued at 196 dollars. Thomas at 346 Fenstreet applies for a water-related work valued at 80 dollars.
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R. L. Carpenter
Corsgeat
I. Baldwin
Leland Ave
M. Jensen
Econ Ee
Case RD Thomas
Fenstreet
County treasurer urges car owners to file transfers at purchase
C. G. McGoy of the motor vehicle license department advised buyers and sellers to report ownership changes to the county treasurer’s office at purchase. He noted about 10 000 vehicles to register this county for 1921 and warned that delaying transfers causes delays and extra costs for all buyers seeking licenses.
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C. GL McGoy
W. J. Burbank
A Challenge to Citizens Welcomes Y M C A Growth
Waterloo readers are urged to support the Y M C A as a backbone of community progress. John Robertson Macartney praises the staff led by Mr Cohagan and calls on every citizen and worker to join or fund the organization, stressing membership costs support operations and privileges.
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Waterloo
Edlers
Greater Rate’ Association
Young Men's Christian” Association
Ite
Eto
Grore
Xow
Cohagan
Waterloo Way
Young Men's Christian Association
Privieves
John Robertson Macartney
Ministerial Association
Mrs Grace Messer Heads State Charity Group Formation
At Des Moines during the State Association of Charities and Correction meeting an association for parole and probation was organized. Mrs Grace Ament Messer of Waterloo was named secretary and treasurer. President is S P Culp, state parole agent at the Horse Industrial School Eldora. The group outlined a five year program and discussed social service topics for uplift and betterment.
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Des Moines
State Association of Charities and Correction
Grace Ament Messer
Waterloo
S. P. Culp
The
Horse Industrial School
Eldora
Social Service
Decatur Staley Eleven to Play Sunday in Chicago
The Staley eleven will meet the Chicago Tigers for the Central West professional title at Cub Park in Chicago, shifting from Decatur due to the schedule. Trainer Wee McGill reports the team emerged from the Rock Island game without injuries.
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Decatur Staley
Chicago
Associated Press
Decatur
Staley Eleven
Chicago Tigers
Cub Park
Rock Island
Wee McGill
Iowa Luther League organizes state body
Delegates from across Iowa gathered for the first state convention of the American Luther League in an auditorium. Temporary officers were elected at Immanuel Lutheran school to build a 27,000 member organization. W. Wallhausen, Louis Widdell, P. H. Zopi, and R. H. Heuser were chosen as president, vice president, secretary, and treasurer respectively.
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Iowa
American Luther League
Immanuel Lutheran School
League
W. Wallhausen
Waterloo
Louis Widdell
Readlyn
P. H. Zopi
R. H. Heuser
Hollerman
United States
Holterman
Kreiselmeyer
America
Commission Hearing on Great Lakes to Europe Steam Route
The International Joint Commission, representing the United States and Canada, moved hearings to New York on October 19 to consider creating a direct steamship route from the Great Lakes to Europe via an improved St. Lawrence river. The panel will hear evidence through Thursday then travel to Detroit, Chicago, Minneapolis, Cleveland, Albany, Boston and several Canadian cities before reporting on the joint undertaking.
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New York
Great Lakes
Europe
St. Lawrence
International Joint Commission
United States
Detroit
Chicago
Minneapolis
Gleveland
Albany
Boston
Boy Scouts Plan Clothes Drive for Needy via Social Welfare League
Boy Scouts will gather castoff clothing from porches and central points by 9:30 am Friday to donate to the Social Welfare League store. Scouting leaders and volunteers will supervise district bundles and pickup routes, aiming to finish in two hours.
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Social Welfare League
Thomas Rainey
Kenneth Miller
Francis Thompson
Keith Anderson
Lester Davis
Paul McGar
Instruction Schools for Voters Face Rumor Pressure
A report notes that new voters instruction for women aims to be nonpartisan but faces rumors and pressure threatening its purpose.
Neutral voter instruction at John Fiske and K P building
A study night at John Fiske school and a second session on the K P building second floor, directed by J R Howard and W F Parrott, aims to teach new voters the voting process from registration to tally. The programs, under neutral auspices of the Business and Professional Women's club, start at 7:39 and 6 o'clock respectively.
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John Fiske
J. R. Howard
K. P
W. F. Parrott
K. of P
Business and Professional Women's Club
Five Boys Escape from Eldora Industrial School
A description of five boys who escaped from Eldora Industrial School in Iowa after being taken to see a football game at Ackley. Names listed are John Lanston Monroe 17 Carl Hadward Pettitt 16 Hugh Chester Berry 18 Carl Eugene Beam 16 and Henry Long 19. The information was received by Chief of Police Young.
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Industrial School
Eldora
Ack- Tey
Young
John. Lanston Monroe
Carl Hadward Pettitt
Hugh
Chester Berry
Carl Eugene Beam
Herry Long
Kiwanis Hear Good of Boy Scouts at Luncheon
Kiwanis club members heard Boy Scout officials describe scouting as art and science shaping good citizenship. Speakers included G. B. Arthur scout commissioner Judge George W Wood and Ray L Short. The report notes increasing Japanese women in clerical and sales roles, contrasting past limits to employment.
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Kiwanis Club
Black’s
Grocery list appears as catalog items with prices
A fragmented OCR grocery list shows various brands and items such as salmon beans tea soap and canned fruits with inconsistent pricing. It reads like a shopping catalog from a store ledger with entries for brands Monarch Blackstone Best Japan Tex Libby and Kiéen Maid among others and includes quantities and prices.
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Blackstone
Japan
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Washington Square Players
Grace M
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First Evangelical
Jareb Simmper
Columbia Circle
Library West
Grant Circle
Aire
Chester Cadwallader
Italy
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London
Chautauqua Circle
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Cadwallader
Vivi Baker
J. P. Jones
Maguire Murphy
Minn
Florence C. Murphr
Dan Murphy
Greene
Robert E. Maguire
Maguire
Mason City
Kerstené Silo! Company
Nor
Conten Apartments
Ritchie Shepard
Addie Shepard
Albro Shepard
Clarksville
William HW. Ritchie
Isaac Ritchie
Grace M. EB
E. J. Lockwood
Cook Brecunier
Ala G. Brecunier
Brecunier
John Cook
First Congregational Church
F. J. Clark
Galloway Company
Hawkeye Oil Company
Isabella
C. Kell
Daughters of Pymouth
John Reynolds
United Presbyterian IL
A. Si
Wiliam Galloway
Wolman's Circleh
Roacog Vat
Woman's Club
Iowa Federation of Woman's Clubs
First Congregational
Louis Frank
Juadies’ Aid Society
C. A.waterbury
Byrnes Drive
Lowa City
Swang & Millers
Mark
Grace Messer
the Courier
Luther
Commission
Boy Scouts
the American Ironing Machine CO
North Michigan Avenue
Waterloo Electrical Supply Co
West Fourth Street
Citizens Gas & Electric Co
Commercial Street
C Stinehart
Karo-Syra
Monarch
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