Melter's Degree Plans by Ben Hur Tribe
The Melchoir court schedules the largest Melter's degree class in its history with 350 candidates for the service degree. A banquet at Moose hall on Oct 23 at 6 30 pm precedes the conferring, supervised by Supreme officers led by W W Goltra. Sioux City drill team performs after the degree. Melchoir court's team appears in new uniforms.
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Ben Hur
Knights of Pythias Hall
Melchair -Court
Mecca
Moose Hall
W. W
Goltra
Crawfordsville
Ind
Waterloo
I. H. McCarty
Sioux City
West Bend
Newton
Des Bmoines
Missouri Valley
Council Bluffs
Melchoir Court
Sight Indies
E. G. Pattee
Past Foreman's Jewel Presented at Yeomen Meeting
The Past Foreman’s Jewel was presented to William Humphreys of 925 Forest Avenue by WOH. Pitkin at a Knights of Pythias hall meeting in Des Moines. Officers for the coming year were installed and a music program followed, with dances to conclude the affair. A separate item notes forfeiture hearings for two cars seized in raids, one a Chevrolet with 1,600 miles and the other a Studebaker touring car, owner not found.
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Wiliam Humphreys
Forest Avenue
William Tell Homestead
Brotherhood of American Yeomen
Knights of Pythias
Floyd Cushman
W. F
Martin Chaplett
Goin
Rebecca
Harry Duke
WW. Ee Silvers
Rowena
Martin Jorgensen
Sentinel
Charles R. Langson
William Kober
Des Moines
Pitkin
Earl Fink
DesMoines
ASK
Mqnor
Paul Scamata
Rockford
Studebaker
Barbecue Shops Hit by Dry Padlock Injunctions
Des Moines reports three Polk county barbecues padlocked and 4 to 8 persons faced with square injunctions after raids in August and September. Cottage Inn, CG Holland, Rand's barbecue ordered by Judge Frank S. Shankland following evidence gathered by Sheriff Park A. Findley. Police and state agents arrested liquor offenders amid the action.
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Des Moines
U.R
Polk County
Ho Lund
Rand
Frank S. Shankland
Sheriff Park A. Findley
Graf Zeppelin Inspires Waterloo Man in Philadelphia Visit
A Waterloo resident expresses admiration for the Graf Zeppelin during a Philadelphia sightseeing stop. The report notes the airship’s influence on local observers and ties to broader aviation interest in 1930s era excitement.
Zeppelin Passes Low Overhead During East Coast Tour
An observer on a two week Graf Zeppelin trip reports the airship passing directly overhead near Philadelphia, reading its name and gondolas clearly. At 700 feet long, the cigar shaped craft drew crowds in Baltimore, Washington, Philadelphia, and Mt. Vernon as excitement grew and speculation about future trans Atlantic ships emerged.
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Friedrichshaven
Germany
Lakehurst
N. J
Philadelphia
Wyant
Baltimore
Washington
Mt. Vernon
Hoover
al Smith
Hoover sentiment strong in cities and towns across Indiana
The report notes strong Hoover support in large and smaller cities. It mentions a visit to S. F. Morrison in Anderson, Indiana, a former Waterloo resident, who believes Indiana will deliver Hoover a large majority. The text also notes Norway abolished capital punishment in 1903.
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Hoover
Waterloo
Anderson
Ind
S. F. Morrison
Morrison
Indiana
Norway
City urged to create marriage department by Flora Joyce
Flora Joyce of Leonia New Jersey asks the city to form a department for marriages. In a letter to city officials she seeks annulment of her daughter's marriage to Henry J Christopher in Cedar Rapids dated July 31 1926. The daughter Fiora Beattie claimed age 19 while witnesses say she was 15. The note references a South African flag and colorful stripes in a separate line.
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Town City
Get
Flora Joyce
Léonia
N. J
New Jersey
Henry
J. Christopher
Cedar Rapids
Daugther
Fiora Beattie
Thatcher
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Walnut Sport
Sherwood Pavilion
Zuppke and
Wis, Junior
Waterloo League
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Fun-for
Kenny Dee
False Alarm
FOX News
Free State
Waterloof
Paden
Kenneth Harlan
Helene Chadwick
Faye Tae
Howard Paden
Irene Rich
Clyde Cook
Myrna Loy
Hannah
May McAvoy
Louise Fazenda
Edward Everett Horton
Alec
Francis
Warner Bros. Vitaphone
Jack Bain
Tha
Prince of Song
al Jolson
Ralph Jones
Johnny Marvin Victor
Leo Beers
Roxy Theatre
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