Plans for Eastern Star grand chapter in Waterloo
Plans for entertaining about 2500 delegates for the grand chapter of the Order of Eastern Star to meet in Waterloo in October were discussed by the executive committee and committee chairmen. Arch W. McFarlane presided. Jessie Wheeler assisted. hosts include Waterloo and Becker chapters. A formal reception and grand ball will be featured. another meeting will finalize the program.
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Order of Eastern Star
Waterloo
Arch W. McFarlane
First National
Charles Chickering
Jessie Wheeler
Witerloo
Becker
Permits Issued for Bungalows and Garage
O C McClinton won permit approval from Building Commissioner Charles Wasson to erect three brick double apartments on Pine Street at 500-502 506-508 and 512-514. Each house costs 5000 dollars and measures 32 by 38 feet one story. A separate 18 by 120 foot garage at 800 Second Street West for Miller Apartments costs 2000 dollars and receives permit.
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O. C. McClinton
Charles Wasson
McClinton
Pine Street
Miller
John G Miller
Second Street
Enrollments Climb at State Teacher College Cedar Falls
Sept 8 Cedar Falls State Teacher College reports 1475 students enrolled by 11:30 AM for the new term. Enrollment began at 7229 and moved at a rapid 875 per hour, with many others expected after 1 PM. Muddy roads from heavy rain kept some students from arriving on time.
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Cedar Falls
Marriage Licenses Listed for Waterloo Cedar Rapids and Marion
Frank PP Edgerton and Martha L Sackett of Waterloo are issued a marriage license. Marshall H Kent of Marion Iowa obtains a license with Lucille Metsch of Cedar Rapids recorded as Ta. 181.
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Frank
Edgerton
Waterloo
Martha L. Sackett
Marshall H. Kent
Marion
Lucille Metsch
Cedar Rapids
Does It Again Refrigerator Cold From Heat
A new refrigerator designed by Swedish engineers cools by using heat to power cooling. It reportedly consumes about three cubic feet of gas per hour.
Still Surviving Skull Injuries in Labor Day Crash
In New Hampton Iowa on Labor Day afternoon a motor crash near here injured Mrs id Hunt Urbana and George Sheets Cedar Rapids with severe skull fractures. Reported unchanged today by St. Joseph's hospital staff, initial fears they could not survive have lessened.
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New Hampton
Hunt
Urbana
George Sheets
Cedar Rapids
Here
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Enrollment at Our Lady of Victory hits 260 pupils
At the opening of the fall term yesterday Our Lady of Victory academy enrolled 260 pupils with 75 in high school and 185 in the grades. Enrollment this year matches the opening figures from last year.
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Our Lady of Victory Academy
New Hampton Barber Found Dead in Bed
New Hampton Iowa September 5 Spe ak-all Honeywell a longtime barber was found dead in his bed this morning He was 46 years old A friend saw him at his shop yesterday evening at 1080 pm and he appeared in normal health His death was due to heart disease His wife and children who were en route to the opening of school at Strate Teachers College were reached by telephone and started for home.
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New Hampton
Sackett and Edgerton Wed by Dr Lockwood
Miss Martha L Sackett daughter of Mr and Mrs Clarence Sackett 1336 Englewood avenue married Frank P Edgerton at 2 p m today in the home of Rev E J Lockwood Local ceremony conducted by the minister from the parish
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Martha L. Sackett
Frank P. Edgerton
E. J. Lockwood
Clarence Ackett
Englewood Avenue
E. J. Lock
Marriage of Wool and Frank Edgerton Noted at Grace Church
Former Grace Methodist pastor presides as Wool weds Frank Edgerton son of Mrs Roy L Orr at 1838 Lafayette. Attendants Miss Barbara Kleinoff and Cecil Aten. Bride educated in Waterloo and two years with Northwestern Bell. Groom a Rath’s packing plant foreman. Couple plan homecoming in Waverly.
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Wool
Grace Methodist Episcopal Church
Frank Edgerton
Roy Li. Orr
Lafayette Street
Barbara Kleinoff
Cecil Aten
Mrne Edgerton
Waterloo
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Edgerton
Rath
Waverly
Cley
Precision gunnery showcased at Fort Eustis practice
Newport News Virginia Sept 13. Artillery experts praised a long range test at Fort Eustis where Bat fifty second Coast artillery hit a moving target at seven miles with a 13 foot length. In a separate demonstration railway guns fired on an imagined battleship at 12 500 yards, sinking eight hits in 90 seconds.
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Newport News
Fort Eustis
Bat
Coast Artil
James View
Port Eustis
Woman Swindler Packed 1000 Lbs of Coins Under Bed
Matilda Ries, a New York laundress aged about 43, hoarded coins under her bed for ten years. Inspectors found a half ton of change weighing nearly a ton with an estimated value around $10,000. She was arrested for soliciting alms and committed to a state hospital after authorities recovered the coins.
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New York
Avenue A
Mutha
Matilda
Yerhapa
Bellevue Hospital
Felow
Alis
Anni Ries
Muatildau Ries
State Hospital For the Insane
Central Islip
L. L
Harry Sylvester
State Hospital Commission
Buck and
Jones
Portuguese Treatment of Natives in East Africa Rivalry with Slave Days
Miss Nellie Reed, a Denver missionary returning from Inhambane, denounces Portuguese conduct in East Africa. She describes native conscription, forced labor with khaki uniforms, and abrupt raids that uproot families. Reed cites authorities in Britain and the U S urging action, while missionaries fear being expelled. She warns of plague and typhus amid poor sanitation. Reed speaks at a Free Methodist church before moving to conference duties in Minneapolis.
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East Africa
Inhambane
Africa
Nellie Reed
Denver
Golo
Courier
League of Nations
Abyssinia
Russ Ltead
Portugal
Miss Reed
Pondolands
Miss Teed
Free Methodist Church
Minnesota
Northern Iowa
Minneapolis
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