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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1922
Page
2
Petrova club and several others announce their meeting days with second and fourth Friday gatherings. A committee of Mines, A. J. Artus, Stephen Cheney and Ralph Taffmer will arrange programs with readings by Mrs. Chenley, J. Church and Mr. Seger. A quartet now supplements church music for social events.
Nellie Wade daughter of Mrs. John Wade and Ernest G Hopkins of Waterloo wed at St Josephs church in a 7 am ceremony. Attendants included the bride’s sister Claire and brother John. The couple plan a motor trip to Chicago Valparaiso and other eastern points before settling at 17% Millett Street. Hopkins is proprietor of West Side bakery and Wade came from Norfolk Nebraska.
The Waterloo Woman's Club forms a new Department of Romance Latguapes with Myre C M Howard as first president. Classes in French to be offered and open to all interested, with readings by Mrs. Marshall and Mrs. Birdsall. Silver anniversary observed for Mr. and Mrs. Arnold at Quincy Street residence with gifts of silverware. Out-of-town guests attended the luncheon for Miss Miriam Marsh and Bennett Champ Clark in St Louis.
Beauty advice column discusses facial massage techniques to lift and smooth facial wrinkles. It covers upward strokes from forehead to cheeks, cream choices for different skin types, and tips on henna, hair removal, and daily skin feeding with vegetable-based products.
Ruth Cameron criticizes excessive seriousness as a flaw in civic life. The discourse argues a balance between strong principles and humane nature, warning against self righteousness and pharisaic rigidity. Readers are urged to cultivate responsibility without alienating others.
Twelve guests attended a dinner and bridge night hosted by Maude Spenssey. Ohn Anderson Mike Clara Anderson and Robert Cohn, both of Waterloo, were married at Vinton Saturday and will reside at 921 Franklin Street. Mr Cohn is a taxi driver.
The Novelty Twelve club met Monday afternoon at Mrs. Frank Morris's residence and elected officers including Mrs. Oma Webster as president and Mrs. Mildred Ailes as secretary-treasurer.
Thorny Witch convinces Prince Carlo to wed Princess Della and seize the diamond star from his brother Prince Carlo plots to steal wealth and power. Thorny Witch unveils plans to use greed and envy to drive the royal intrigue. A separate note reports a parked auto theft at Cattle Congress grounds with locks and a spare tire taken.
The U S Department of Agriculture exhibit covers all phases of dairying from raising dairy animals to marketing dairy products. It presents large plaques with clear facts based on government surveys, emphasizing milk in children's diets and showing the chain from production to final products suitable for visitors, especially dairymen.
The western Canada display under A Js Pilkie draws visitors with grass and grain pastoral scenes and a large fruit and dairy exhibit. Pilkie notes Waterlow Dairy Cattle Congress as a key stop, bringing pieces from Ositaloosa and Davenport shows. TL M Williams of the Canadian National Railway accompanies the booth.
About 100 singers attended the first rehearsal of the new community chorus in the auditorium of First M. E. church. Albert Scholin, director, praised the enthusiasm and noted representation from First Baptist and Central Christian churches. He expects 200 or more at the next rehearsal Tuesday evening at the old West High School.
C A Hunt of 2140 Lafayette Street reports his 13 year old son is emerging from a two week unconsciousness following water poisoning when overheated. He describes carrying the boy to the dining room to eat a large supper and begging to attend the cattle show despite medical caution.
Alfred L. Severin, son of the late A. L. Severin, died yesterday in Oklahoma City Oklahoma. His sister Mrs C B Carpenter is advised.
Residents visit relatives and attend events across Waterloo Evanston Clear Lake Thornton and Iowa City. William Bulow divorces Dena Kaplow with right to remarry within a year. Miss Northey Indiana library chief returns to Indianapolis after Indiana Library Commission post appointment. The Krete Cafe offers 50 cent dinners from 4 to 8 pm.
Grant highway paving four miles east of city limits is complete and the plant moved east of Dewar. Cement and pipe delays at Cedar Falls hinder progress. Cedar Falls crew slowed by cement shortage and stockcar transport changes. Contractor seeks cement from Mason City to resume work despite grass delivery orders.
Mrs J Foote Wiris wins first in Sunnyside Country Club nine hole event with a 44. Mrs Arch Sée Farlane takes second with 45 and Mrs R O Futchison third with 41. Twelve women entered.
City engineer Ralph B. Slinpy leads effort to inspect 179 miles of sidewalks. Six workers identify defects and notify property owners. two thirds comply. City will bill owners for remaining repairs and has laid out six miles of new walk.
In district court this morning Judge George W. Wood presided over a session on seeking American citizenship for aliens. Walter L. Applie of St. Louis, assigned to the chief examiner for the territory, represented the government. All applicants were favorably considered except one who had claimed exemption in the late draft due to allegiance to a foreign government.
Cedar Falls society marks its thirty second anniversary with an early supper and dance. About 160 members attended the dinner in the hall. The event featured a festive program and continuous socializing into the evening.
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