Waukon Woman Named Assistant U S Education Commissioner
Waukon Iowa Sept 25 Miss Bess Goodykoontz receives praise from friends and neighbors as she leaves a rural teaching career to join the federal education bureau. Appointed assistant United States commissioner of education by Interior Secretary Wilbur she will start Oct 1.
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Waukon
Bess Goodykoontz
Miss Goodykoontz
United States Commissioner of Education
Washington
Wilbur
Miss Goodiskoontz
University of Pittsburgh
Grew Bay
Wis
University of Iowa
BE. W. Goodykoontz
Towa
Osage
Taitanes
Bree
Wreck near River Street Bridge injures five
Five people were slightly injured in a collision at the River Street bridge in Town Falls, Ia. Miss Bessie Thompson crossed the bridge and collided with Mike Miller of Kalamazoo, Mich. Thompson’s sister and Mrs Albert Johnson suffered cuts and bruises, while Mrs Burtis had rib fractures. Miller and a child in his car escaped harm.
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Courier
Town Falls
River Street
Bessie
Thompson
Mike Miller
Kelamazoo
Mich
Miss Thompson
Mr. Miller
Harry Pergakis
YouthPleads Guilty to Night Burglary in Independence
Theo Dore Hynds, 18, of Cedar Ragilds, pleaded guilty before Judge W. Y. Boles in the Butchanga county district court to breaking and entering a store at night and theft of goods valued at 150 dollars. He received a 10 year sentence in the state reformatory at Anamosa. He was part of a quartet arrested in Lancaster Missouri for possessing a stolen automobile and confessed to robbing several Quasquetan stores earlier, plus stealing the car locally.
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Courter
Independence
Theodore Hynds
Cedar Ragilds
WY. B. Boles
Butchanga County
State Reformatory
Anamosa
Lancaster
Fridday
Quasquetan
Fayette Council of Sunday Schools Meet in Elgin
Fayette county Sunday school convention will be held in Elgin on Friday October 4. Walter Hutton and G Herbrecht of the state association in Des Moines will participate in the program. Mrs C D Gryner recovering after Burgier treatment at People's hospital Independence is improving.
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Fayette
Elgin
Courter Farcial Feriee
Maynard
Fayette County
Walter Hutton
G. Herbrecht
State Association
Des Moines
C. D. Gryner
People’s Hospital
Independence
Home Economics Teachers to Confer in Jesup Iowa
Miss Josephine McMullen to lead a conference of northeastern Iowa home economics teachers at Jesup High School on Saturday September 28. Iowa State College faculty member will attend to read discussions. Program starts at 9 AM in the home economics apartments, noted as among the state’s best facilities.
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Courier
Jesup
Josephine McMullen
State Board ‘of Vocational Education
Jesup High School
Iowa Siste College
Amebitus- Jen c
Jesup School
Clarksville Club Hosts Reception For School Teachers
Clarksville Iowa September 25 Teachers in the public school system were entertained at a reception by the Women's club Monday evening husbands of club members were guests Music and readings provided entertainment The Rebekah lodge initiated six members Margaret daughter of Mr and Mrs Alfred Scharfel had a minor operation at Waverly hospital Richard Rosenwinkle age 60 is at Mercy hospital following an operation Miss Mery Potsal ill with influenza pneumonia and pleurisy serious from heart disease Edwin Ball suffered severe injuries after tripping on a broken cement walk on Main street
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Courier Special Service
Clarksville
Woman's Club
Clb
Rebekah Lodge
Margaret
Alfred Scharpef
Waverly Hospital
Richard Rosenwinkle
Mercy Hospital
Waverly
Mery -Potsal
Edwin Ball
Main Street
Ackley Cannery Suspends Season After 1.8 Million Cans Packed
At Ackley Indiana the Marshall Canning factory halted operations for the season after packing 1 800 000 cans of corn from 1 200 acres nearby. About 150 to 160 workers were employed during the five week season. Will Roben has been manager for seven years. Community events include the M E Ladies Aid on Sept 28 at Mrs O G Engbretson’s home and the Crescent club gathering with Mrs Will Hofmeister on Sept 30, plus meetings of the John Evangelical church aid society and First Presbyterian Young People Missionary society.
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Courier
Ackley
Marshall Canning Factory
Will Roben
O. GO. Engbretson
M. E. Ladies’ Ain Society
J. John's ‘Evangelical Church Aid Society
Will Reben
Young People’s Missionary Society of
First Presbyterian Churches
Rudolph Scott
Crescent Club
Will Hofmeister
Champion Women's Quartet of Iowa Heads to National Contest
The Auxiliary quartet of Iowa falls will travel to Louisville Kentucky for national Legion convention contests after winning first at the state event in Mare Shalltown. Members include Mrs C A Warthow Mrs M Bennett Mrs W F Folotecht and Mrs R F Geary. They will depart Sunday Sept 28 and travel via Waterloo to join the Legion special.
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Courier Special Service
Iowa Falls
Edity
American Legion
Mareshalltown
Louisville
C. A. Warthow
M. Bennett
W. F. Folotecht
R. FP. Geary
Waterloo
Legion
Granddaughter of Union Two. Couple Injured in Fall
Cedar Falls September 25 Mr and Mrs Charles Fiest of Union township have been advised of the critical condition of their granddaughter Dorothy Natzke 16 as a result of a fall in which her back was broken. She is a patient in Swedish hospital in Minneapolis. Details of the accident near Cogs ville North Dakota are not known.
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Courier
Cedar Falls
Charles Fiest
Union Township
Dorothy Natzke
Swedish Hospital
Minneapolis
Dora Piest Matzke
Copgsville
N. D
Cedar Falls Girl to Be Married in Lansing Michigan
Cedar Falls girl Mine Marten will travel from Cedar Falls to Rockford Illinois and then Lansing Michigan for her wedding to Cyril Lance. The ceremony takes place at the home of Mr and Mrs D D Linine in Lansing with details noting the couple’s relatives and travel plans.
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Cedar Falls
Lansing
Mich
Courter Spretal Seeiler
Tisg Mine Marten
Gerald
Rockford
Cyril Lance
D. D. Linine
William Kent Named Minister in Vale Church Union
Rev. William Kent of Cedar Rapids has been called to lead both the Little Brown Church in the Vale and the Congregational church in Nashua. He begins Oct. 1 after serving as assistant superintendent for eastern Congregational churches in Town. Kent, 51, with wife and six children, comes from a Chicago Theological Seminary background.
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Towa
M Board
Kent
Cedar Rapids
Coe College
Soldier Receives Knitted Socks From West Union Maker
A letter from J Raymond Arnold of U S hospital 306 at Fort Snelling Minnesota thanks Mrs L S Cooley of West Union for socks knitted twelve years ago. The gift reached him recently after the maker found the address.
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Courier Special Service
West Union
L. S. Cooley
West Inion
Sheep Killed by Dog on Bunnell Farm Raid
Six of thirteen Bunnell farm sheep died after a dog raid Wednesday. Bunnell fired at the marauder, a large police dog. Also noted are church and schooling briefs from nearby areas including synod delegate, teachers_resume, and Chicago visitors to Osage.
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Bunnell
Courter Spentig
Santon
Jesup
B. B. Bunnell
Rev. B. B. Driver
Storm Lake
Dubuque
Wadena
Bunah Miller
Perry Township
Marie Basse
Fairbank
Trumbauer Rites to Be Thursday at Dunkerton
Funeral services for Henrietta Trumbauer 68 a lifelong Lester township resident will be held Thursday in Dunkerton. A prayer service at 1 30 p m at her daughter Mrs Charles Leary’s home followed by a 2 p m public service at the Methodist Episcopal church with Rev Samuel Knorr officiating Burial will be in Dunkerton Mrs Trumbauer wife of the late Henry Trumbauer died at a daughter’s home near Jesup after several months illness Surviving are one son Henry and four daughters Mrs Herman Rudolph Dunkerton Mrs Leary Jesup Mrs Ernest Cole Maynard and Miss Mabel Trumbauer in government service at Washington D C She had been staying with her daughter about ten weeks.
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Courter &Social Service
Dunkerton
Henrietta Trumbauer
Jesup
Charles’ Leary
Methodist Episcopal Church
Semuel. Knorr
Trumbauer
Wfelong
Lester Township
Henrietta Trebon
Henry ‘Trumbauer
Herman Rudolph
Leary
Ernest Cole
Maynard
Mabel
Brayton Chevrolet to Open Sumner Depot October First
Brayton Chevrolet will open a new motor sales and service depot in Sumner, occupying the former Huebner Tire Repair shop on Main Street. W T Flynn Brayton announces the move before leaving for Paris Missouri. Mrs Brayton and their young son will join him next week, taking the Mrs Sarah Thull house on West Main Street.
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Air
Hrneyton
Sumner
Sarah Thull
Minnesota Couple to Open Hardware Store at West Union
Mr and Mrs N J Martin of Wykoff Minn will open a new hardware store in West Union occupying the GC A Johnson Son business room once used by the Lawson restaurant The Martins have two daughters and will reside in the J W Ocker apartment R W Meyer of Osage will join next month to run the shop previously managed by the Meyer Krueger firm member The Krueger brothers had operated the shop for several months
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Courier Special Sevier
West Union
N. J. Martin
Wykoff
Krueger Brothers
Funeral for Mrs. Margaret Wagner in Osage Iowa
Mrs. Margaret Wagner 64 died Saturday. Funeral was held Tuesday at Sacred Heart Catholic church Osage, burial at New Haven cemetery. Native of Germany she came to Wisconsin, lived in Missouri before Mitchell county settlement 58 years ago. Survived by two sons Matt Steve and four daughters Maggie Anna Gertrude Becker and Mary with six grandchildren.
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Osage
Margaret Wagner
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
J. P. Martin
New Haven Cemetery
Missouri
Mitchell County
New Haven
Wagner
Matt
Maggie
Mfcary
Anna
Gertrude Becker
Faribault
Minn
Steve
Waterloo
Ackley High School Elects Senior and Junior Class Leaders
Katheryn Bach sponsors the senior class with Morris Greenfield as president and officers to be elected. Wanda Johnston sponsors the junior class with Esther Althouse as president and Agnes Mas Bolender as vice president. Howard Dobie is secretary and Audrey Roth treasurer. S F Tollefson advises the sophomores. Ward Gresson is president of the freshman class which has not organized.
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Courier Special Sarulee
Ackley
Katherynbach
Ackley High School
Morris Greenfield
Wanda Johnston
Esther Althouse
Agnes Mas Bolender
Howard Dobie
Audrey Roth
S. F. Tollefson
Ward Gresson
Veteran Allison Merchant Dies in Iowa
Obituary of David Opperman born December 22 1866 Minneska Minnesota who settled near Strawberry Point then Allison Iowa. He married Dessie Watt in 1900 and lived in Allison until his death. Survived by wife five children Harold Ray Ethel Donald and Viola Stickley four grandchildren and siblings Herman Henry Gus Ernest George and a sister. Funeral held at Associated Churches Allison with Rev O B Preston. burial in Allison cemetery.
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Gourley
Allison
David Opperman
Alison
O. B. Preston
Allison Cemetery
Henry
Wilhelmina Barchman Opperman
Minneska
Minn
Iowa
Strawberry Point
St Sebald Church
Dessie Watt
Lamont
Harold
Ray
Ethel
Donald
Viola
Stickley
Town City
Herman
Cedar Rapids
Gus
Ernest
George
Frank Allenstein
of the Modern Woodmen of America
Modern Brotherhood of America
Funeral for Chicago woman to be held at Edgewood
Funeral services for Mrs. Ray Curfey sister of Mrs. Fred Baumgartner and Miss Eva Lamp will be held Thursday at the Congregational church in Edgewood Iowa The departure of Mrs George G Kint from Denver Colo is noted with services set for Thursday at 2 pm Rev W G Crowder Cedar Falls to conduct the rite Also mention of local deaths and illnesses including Dr J G Davis and his mother and local yard work by Robert Conkey
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Courier
Oelwein
Ray Curfey
Fred Baumgartner
Eva Lamp
Chicago
Congregational
Edgewood
George G. Kint
Denver
Colo
W. G. Crowder
Cedar Falls
Wil
Robert Conkey
Switt & Co
Ralph Hardy
Third Ward
J. G. Davis
Mount Vernon
Funeral Attendance For Hans Ravn In Fredsville
Mrs T S Hendricksen Grattinger and Mrs Anna Rasmussen Ruthven travel to Cedar Falls to attend their brother Hans Ravn's funeral. A brief Dadl chapel service at 1 pm Friday precedes a Fredsville church service with Rev Stockholm officiating and interment at Fredsville cemetery. American Legion auxiliary benefit play Corporal Eagan nets $200 in Osage.
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Cedar
Falls
T. S. Hendricksen
Grattinger
Anna Rasmussen
Ruthven
Hans Ravn
Fredsville Church
Stockholm
Danish Lutheran Church
Fredsville Cemetery
Osage. Ta
American Legion Auxiliary
Corporal Eagan
Wel come class elects officers at Independence Methodist
The Wel come class of the Methodist church in Independence held its regular meeting and annual session in the home of Mrs. G. W. Tidball. Officers elected were President Mrs. W. W. Brown Vice President Mrs. L. C. Hayward Secretary Mrs. J. Bearhower Treasurer Mrs. I. 73. Anschutz. Plans were laid for next year’s work.
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Independence
Methodist Church
G. W. Tidball
W. W. Brown
L. C. Hayward
Blind Plane Flies and Lands by New Guiding Instruments
A demo at Mitchel Field shows a plane take off fly and land using three instruments: artificial horizon visual radio receiver and a sensitive altimeter. Lt. James H. Doolittle piloted the craft along a 16 mile course, landing within yards of the start. The tests, led by Harry F. Guggenheim, aim to improve safety in fog and low visibility.
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Mitchel -Field
James
H.” Doolittle
Harry F. Guggenheim
The
Daniel F. Guggenheim Foundation For the Promotion of Aeronautics
Guggenheim
Parker Sentenced for Waverly Jail Break and Theft
Earl Parker, who escaped Bremer county jail while awaiting theft trial, was sentenced in Anamosa to two years on a guilty plea. He was recaptured in Illinois, along with Herman Shipp, who was paroled to Sheriff E B Sager. Parker also faces a $50 fine and one day in jail. parole or nonpayment could add 16 days.
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Courier Special Services
Waverly
Earl
Parker
Bremer County
AnAmosa
Tinois
Herman Shipp
Shipp
EB. A. Sager
J. J. Clark
Hudson Auxiliary to Legion to Meet Thursday Evening
Hudson Ta Sept 25 The auxiliary of the American Legion post here will be entertained Tuesday evening Sept 26 at the home of Mrs Margaret Shepherd Officers will be elected Mrs Lloyd Johnson will be hostess to Entre Nous Bridge club tomorrow afternoon from 2 to 5 oclock The Woman's club of Black Hawk township farm bureau was entertained Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs C G Moseley with Mrs FP Hollis Jr assisting Housecleaning methods were discussed
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Courier
Hudson
Jesup Firm Buys Traer Grocery and Bakery
George A. Hanson of Hanson and Brown will manage the Traer grocery and bakery purchased from Hershey Bros. E. A. Brown will remain in charge of the Jesup shop. The Jesup firm consolidates ownership with Hanson handling Traer operations and Brown supervising the Jesup location.
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Jesup
George A. Hanson
Hanson & Brown
Hershey Bros
Traer
E. A. Brown
Mrs Messenger Taken to Osage Home for Winter Visit
Waverly reports Mrs Jerry Messenger who had a hip fracture is taken by ambulance to her daughter Mrs Stanley Smith in Osage. She will then travel to Kentucky to stay with son Benjamn for the winter. Mr Messenger died recently.
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Waverly
Jerry Messenger
Stanley Smith
Osage
Benjamn
Kentucky
Messenger
Dunkerton Legion Auxiliary Party At State Hospital
Dunkerton Iowa September 25 a caravans of six autos carried American Legion Auxiliary members to the state hospital at Independence for an entertainment with World War veterans as guests. They delivered cookies fruit candy and ice cream for the men. The program was provided by Mrs Bert Whitney Mrs J L Larson Mrs R A Holdiman Mrs Frank Kieckner Mrs Archie Shimp and Miss Greta Mcintosh. Mrs Dan Trimbauer is seriously ill at the home of her daughter Mrs Charles Leary near Jesup. Another daughter Miss Mabel is en route home from Washington.
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Dan’ Trimbauer
Charles Leary
Jesup
Mabel
Washington
Corn Show to Supplant Cedar Falls Fall Festival
Cedar Falls Commercial club votes to replace the annual fall festival with a corn show this year. O K Klingaman of Davenport spoke on retailer problems. M Es Russell performed music. SICKEL IMPROVING reports La Porte City. W Hu Bickel, once dangerously ill from influenza, is recovering slowly at home.
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C.F
Courier
Cedar Falls
M. Es Russell
Srom
Sickel
la Porte’ City
W. Hu Bickel
Konjola touted as relief for rheumatism in Waterloo ad
An advertisement featuring Lilian Dawson of Raymond Indiana testifies Konjola cured six months of rheumatism aches. The Konjola Man at Wargler Brothers Drug Store 229 East Fourth Waterloo visits daily to explain the medicine’s attributes and offer trials with no obligation. The piece claims rapid, thorough improvement without alcohol or narcotics and promotes Konjola as a godsend.
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Oiks
Lillian Dawson
Lind-Galimack Studio
Enat
Bere
Konjola
Wargler Brothers
East Fourth St
Waterloo
Ekonjola
Lilian Dawson
Raymond
Kanjola
Hironjola
Waneler ‘Brothers
Fourth Street
Waterton
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N. E. Iowa
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Ackley Cannery
Union Two
Manchester
RR. J. Duffey
Leonard
Lorraine Dufey
Grundy Y
E Falls
John Pearer
Lincoln Township
Grundy County
Fearer
William Kent
Vale
Liymit
Little Brown
W. L. Pitts
Bradford
Umfon
Congregational Church Building Society
Clark Tibbetts
Bud Clark Tibbetts
May Clark
Chicego
George Carter
Chicago Papers
University of Chicago
Gourier
Sumner, Te
Brayton Chevrolet Company
Flynn Brayton Prior
Paris
Minnesota
Allison Merchant
Tueday
Associated Churches
AM 13
Waterloo Druggisia
A. J. Howard
General Agent Co. G. W
Grestive Evern
Lieut
Doolittle
Hudson Auxiliary
Jesup Firm
Traer Business
Dunkerton Legion Auxiliary
State Hospital
New England
Besement First National Bank
Deal and Pond
Ennis-Hanly-Hlackburn CO
Kansas City
Luxury
Maysie Greig
Wardine
Finsep
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