Awakening the Civic Conscience in Iowa Society News
Mrs. Eugene Henely of Grinnell urged tree protection and public planting to improve Iowa towns, advocating tree surgery and brown tail moth destruction. She proposed turning Pat's Pond into a city park and pressed fire prevention, open forums, and stricter enforcement of city ordinances as civic aims, with Waterloo praised for its river and landscape study urged.
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Iowa
Ais. Henely
Henely
Pat's Pond
Waterloo
B. A. Boggs
W. H. Langins
Fr. Fowler
Sang “Dearest
Sidney Homer
Clyie
American Civic Association
Floyd Chamberlain
Sym Pethy
Park Commissioners
P. H.0
Boggs
J. L. Buechele
Business Women Open Club Rooms With Big Party
Waterloo community clubs host Halloween events as New clubhouse opens. Women’s business group holds a social to launch the season with costumes, games, and planned open house for all Waterloo members to greet election night at the new venue.
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Waterloo Business & Professional Woman's Club
Mae Keller
Edith Behrens
Mary Peeks
Waterloo
Jueves Tarde
Wilbur Briggs
Highlanders Hallowe’en
Hallowe'en
Maybeth Mack
Maurine McCoy
Side Talks As Ruth Cameron on Busyness and Self-Pity
A column exploring how people feel busy versus others, urging readers to compare lives to curb self pity. It contrasts busy women with differing circumstances, noting one with three children and maids, another with four children and a decrepit father, and office workers balancing family duties. A widow with three children builds a life for them.
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Eschine
City Clubs Announce Weekly Luncheon Programs
Waterloo business leaders preview future plans at Rotary and Kiwanis luncheons in Hotel Russell Lamson and Black's Tearoom. Spokesmen discuss town government and commerce topics while Realtors and Lions prepare weekly talks.
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Rotary Club
Russell-Lamson Mondar
Waterloo
Kiwanis Club
Black
B. L. Holton
Ion
G.’ WN. Lee
Bruce Gates
Electrical Association
John Sweeney
Fred Norther
C. A. Morris
Harty Linbert
Community Chest
J. L. Jones
Realtors of
Russell-Lamson
C. Mariagh
Lions Club
Alurizeh
Jesset
United States of America
Ens
Informal Party Opens New Valentine Chateau Studio
Mrs. Carl Valentine hosted a formal opening party for the Valentine Chateau dance studio. The event featured orange and black decor, carved pumpkins, and witch and black cat motifs. The studio occupies a full floor of the Webberking building with two halls for classes and private lessons, plus a spectator box and dark stained woodwork.
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Borard
Carl Valentine
Valentine Chateau
Webberking
Pri-Ivate
Beauty Chats in Health and Hair Advice
Edna Kent writes on avoiding water during meals to aid weight loss, noting stout women drink more water with meals and that eating dry helps slim down. Also includes fragrance recipe, hair care tips for blondes and brunettes, and a note that Miss Forbes will answer inquiries in future Beauty Chats columns.
Waterloo patterns patterns for Courier fashion department
Advertised patterns in the Waterloo Evening Courier offer up-to-date designs. Send 15 cents per pattern to the fashion department at Waterloo, with orders to be filled as soon as possible. Allow ten days for delivery after sending the order.
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Courier
Waterloo
Absent-Voter Class Names Many Teachers and Students
A list of absent voters includes women who are teachers and students from colleges and universities, stenographers, and other government employees. The drawer holds ballots marked ready for counting for Edna S. Lichty and dozens of others across Iowa, Minnesota, Kansas, Washington D C, and beyond, many noted as disabled or hospitalized. The compilation names eighty plus individuals with scattered locations and some status notes.
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Washington
Francis
Edna S. Lichty
Fairbank
Ruth
Rath
Cherokee
Maud Lands
D.C
Emma F. Voorhess
Long Beach
Cal
Mae M. Hersch
Mt. Morris
Marguerite
E. Winn
Mabel Heller
Park River
N. D
iIndia Goodman
Wheeling
W. Va
Ene Christensen
Crystal Lake
Postpone McSwiney Funeral in Cork Amid Protest
London Oct 30 Sinn Fein executive orders postpone the funeral of Cork lord mayor Maed Swiney to Monday. Protest against the government's action and appeal from the military order restricting the funeral procession length to a quarter of two miles accompanies the dispatch from Cork.
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London
Sinn Fein
MaecSwiney
Cork
Central News
Battle over Goodfellow will contested by multiple counsel
The Goodfellow will case moves forward with Pickett Swisher Farwell and Edwards Longley Ransiex Harris joining as counsel alongside B J Wenner J C Murtagh. Clarence Nichols named master in chancery by Judge Wade in the Maines street car fare case. Mesra Lovejoy to represent the proponents tied to trustee of the Aazo estate and grandchildren. Witnesses mainly from Waterloo and La Porte City. potential reversion to an earlier will if testator was of unsound mind. The will dated June 10, 1917, with Goodfellow dies November 10, 1919, triggers complex distribution among seven children and grandchildren.
Nauman Company One of Oldest Firms in City
Hoary with age the Nauman company lumber yard is described as the oldest retail yard in the city. It has long operated from Sixth and Bluff streets and handles high grade building materials including beaver board asphalt shingles and Oak Dixie flooring. The Waterloo store is split into two parts with a Cedar Street and Park Avenue sash and door office where estimators work on lumber and mill work.
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Nauman Company
Repass Auto Company
Sixth
Bluff Streets
Dixie
Waterloo
Cedar Street
Park Avenue
Disabled Electors to Vote by Ruling of County Attorney
An Erie county advisory shapes voting rules for disabled electors in Waterloo. County Auditor Francis interprets the law as banning late night mail outs, while County Attorney Wenner's view allows mailings by three days before the election. The ruling could affect about 4000 Parisian taxis in Waterloo and influence ballot access amid a tense political moment.
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Er. J. Wenner
J. A. Francis
Waterloo
Mr. Francis
Mr. Wenner
Majtret
Fxclu
Snes Ft
Wenner
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Eugene Henely
Grinnell
State Civic Committee
Trees of
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Woman’s Clad
Plano
Mrs. George Miller
Prospect Hills
Dasco
S. Altman
Kof ©Hal
Elks Danco
C. Hall
Tpep
Sayng 10
Elsc
Tolan Wilams
Elizabeth Reaney
Neva Lawless
Harold Miller
Lowell P. T. A
Lowell
Nareen Davis
Davis
Marie Watters
Janice Woodpurr
Douglass
Clover Sterling
H. Page
C. L. Sterling
E. A. Page
Mary Melrose
D. A. RB
Board of Management
W. H. Burk
S Cass
F. F
L. E. Roberts
I. F. F. Club
Victor Shaffer
Earl Page
Fmett Bartels
Castile Hill
Nam E
Maxine Porterfield
Ideal Dozen
Nmrs
Jane Ross
Clara la Tier
la Tier
P.be. O
Laura Gholson
Joseph Conrad
Robert Knox
Ruth Cameron
Beauty
Edna Kent
Nseewee
Agnes MM. Johnson
Vernona M. Weller
Ft. Worth
Texas
Gertrude Klein
Buffalo
I. Kimball
Alma M. Held
D. C
George I. Metcalf
Des Moines
Eee
Blanche Campbell Sly
Jowa Ly
Sarah Bodell
Mae M. Wild
Faribault
Minn
Ida May Lantz
Helen C. Knapp
Rock Rapids
McSwiney
Vanene
Ita
Eer
Runkel
Runkel’s
del Monte
Brooke Bond
Aunt Jemima
Lippincott’s
White House
Lakeside
Delicia
Souder’s
Excello
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Waterloo, Iowa
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