Iowa
Old Press
Waterloo Daily Courier
Waterloo, Black Hawk co. Iowa
June 6, 1936
Publishers Laud Winner of Pulitzer Prize for Efforts
Chicago - An Iowa newspaper editor, Verne Marshall, winner of the
1936 Pulitzer prize for distinguished public service was held
Wednesday by fellow publishers of he midwest as an example of the
"all too few who labor constantly for the public
welfare." While Marshall lay ill abed at home, the Inland
Daily Press association paid tribute to his prize winning
campgaign in the Cedar Rapids (Iowa) Gazette against
"official graft." "What he has done and what he is
has lifted him above the narrow trail the lives of most of us
follow," declared Frank E. Milligan, editor of the Fort
Scott, Kan., Tribune-Monitor.
Commissioned as Marine Corps Officers
J.W. Graham of Waterloo and R.B. Moore of Cedar Rapids, were
graduated from the United States Naval academy at Annapolis, Md.,
Wednesday and commissioned as second lieutenants in the marine
corps.
Bond Withdrawn - She Goes to Jail
Mrs. Anna Hathaway, 40, 128 Barclay street south, found guilty at
the March term of district court on a charge of keeping a house
of ill fame, was in the Black Hawk county jail Thursday in
default of a $1500 appeal bond. She was arrested late Wednesday
at her home by Deputy Sheriff J.P. Jensen, police Chief Hugh
Crumrine and Detective Oscar Hauserman. Officers said the $1500
appeal bond previously furnished had been withdrawn.
Cedar Rapids Gets Airplane Service
Cedar Rapids, Ia - Cedar Rapids Thursday became assured of
regular passenger air service with the announcement by United
Airlines, that the city will be made a stopping point on the
Chicago-Omaha route. Transport planes will halt in Cedar Rapids
as soon as necessary improvements have been made at the municipal
airport.
DEATHS
Paul Raymond Marsch, 13-month-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis F.
Marsch, 229 Miller street, died at 12:45 a.m. Thursday at
Presbyterian hospital following a six seeks' illness of
pneumonia. He was born in Waterloo April 30, 1935, and was a
member of the cradle roll department of First Lutheran church.
Surviving are the parents, a twin sister, Pauline Lydia, and
another sister, Darlene May; two brothers, Robert and Vernon, all
at home; the paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Marsch,
229 Miller street, and the maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Niemann, Sumner, Ia. A prayer service will be conducted at
1:30 p.m. Saturday at the Miller residence followed by a service
at 2 p.m. at First Lutheran church with Rev. Henry Mueller,
pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Fairview cemetery. The
body will be taken to the Miller residence from the Kistner
funeral home at 10 a.m. Saturday.
Matthew Ellsworth St. Clair, 74, died at 4:45 a.m. Thursday at
his home, 212 Wellington street, of pneumonia following an
illness of six weeks of a complication of diseases. He was a
member of First United Presbyterian church, and had been
caretaker of the church building for 18 years. Mr. St. Clair was
born Oct. 26, 1861, at Titusville, Penn., the son of Archibald
and Margaret St. Clair. He married Jemima Wilson in Benton
county, Iowa, Sept. 22, 1886, and they came to Waterloo to make
their home in 1916. He is survived by the widow, a son, William,
La Porte City; three daughters, Mrs. Anna Hawkins and Mrs. Eva
Franklin, both of La Porte City, and Miss Jennie St. Clair, at
home; seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild. The body was
taken to the Kearns funeral home.
Greene, Ia. - William Wesley Hesalroad, 78, long-time resident of
this vicinity, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Ira
McRoberts west of Greene at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday. He had been in
failing health for a year. He was born in Pennsylvania Aug. 6,
1857, and came here at an early age, living in this vicinity the
remainder of his life. He joined the Plymouth Brethren church
when young. Surviving are two sons, Fred of Ackley, Ia., and
George of Allison, Ia., three daughters, Mrs. Fred Putnam,
LaVerne, Cal.; Mrs. H.C. Doore, Charles City, Ia. and Mrs.
McRoberts; 11 grandchildren; a brother, John, and two sisters,
Mrs. George Stauffer and Mrs. R.M. Skillen, all of Greene. His
wife died several years ago. The body was taken to the Waterson
funeral home. Funeral services will be at 2:30 p.m. Friday at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. Ira McRoberts, west of Greene. Rev.
Charles Cross, Nashua, officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill
cemetery, Greene.
Walker, Ia. - Nellie McGraw, 15, died Thursday at the home of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. John McGraw, of burns on her face and body,
which she suffered the night of Feb. 3, when a truck in which she
was riding with three others thru a blizzard exploded and burned.
The burns had destroyed her sight.
Iowa Falls, Ia. - Funeral services for John Simpson, 75, Jackson
ownship farmer, who died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Sam
Johnson, Blue Earth, Minn. were conducted Tuesday. Mr. Simpson is
survived by three brothers, Frank Simpson, San Diego, Cal.; Dr.
Charles Simpson, Cedar Rapids, and George Simpson, Baymanette,
Ala., and one sister, Mrs. Charity Divan, San Diego. A son was
killed in naval service during the world war.
Janesville, Ia. - Word was received here Wednesday night of the
death of Mrs. Cora Loveland, 65-year old Janesville woman, in Los
Angeles, Cal., shortly after her arrival there. Mrs. Loveland had
left Janesville early Sunday morning with her daughter-in-law,
mrs. horace Loveland, and had expected to reach Los Angeles
Tuesday. No details concerning the death were known here. Mrs.
Loveland was a life long resident of Black Hawk and Bremer
counties, having been born in Mt. Vernon township, Black Hawk
county, June 1, 1871. She was a dauhter of James and Naomi
Bandfield. Mrs. Loveland is survived by five sons and two
daughters: Albert J. and Lester Loveland and Mrs. F.N. Geore, all
of Janesville; Wayne K. Loveland, Madison, Wis.; marl Loveland,
Yarmouth, Ia.; Horace Loveland, Los Angeles; Mrs. Stewart Titus,
Long Beach, Cal. A brother, George Bandfield, lives at Shell
Rock. Her husband, Wilbert B. Loveland, died Dec. 29, 1934. It is
expected that the body will be brought here for funeral services
and burial.
Cresco, Ia. - Funderal services were held at Granger, 10 miles
north of Cresco, Wednesday, June 3, for David M. Hunt, retired
druggist of that place, who died there at the age of 60. He was
born in Canada, Sept. 7, 1855, and had lived many years in this
vicinity. He is survived by his widow and several children.
Greene, Ia. - Mrs. Mary McEniry, 79, widow of Michael McEniry,
and a long-time resident of the Greene community, died Wednesday
at her home in Des Moines, of a kidney ailment. Mary Mayer was
born in April, 1857. Her husband died at Greene in 1918 and Mrs.
McEniry moved to Des Moines in 1920. Surviving are three
daughters, Mrs. Arthur Ranker, Chicago; Margaret and Grace
McEniry, Des Moines; three sons, Leo, Albert Lea, Minn., Dan, Des
Moines, and Charles, South Dakota; two sisters, Sarah Mayor, Des
Moines, and Catherine Mayer, St. Paul, Minn., and two brothers,
Timothy and Charles, St. Paul. Funeral services will be at 9 a.m.
Friday at St. Ambrose cathedral, Des Moines. Burial will be in
St. Mary's division of Rose Hill cemetery, Greene, with Rev. Fr.
M.J. Hogan in charge of the committal service at 1:30. [note:
surname Mayer/Mayor was typed as in the original]
Manchester, Ia. - Funeral services were held at the Brown funeral
home here Thursday afernoon for William H. Anderson, 46, World
War veteran and former Manchester resident, who died at his home
at Duluth, Minn., Friday. A Duluth minister was in charge. The
casket bearers were Frank Slack, Frank A. Lundell, Fred Skinner,
Harold Straub, Edward Dutton and M.J. Campton. A military service
was observed. Burial was in Oakland cemetery here. Mr. Anderson
was a son of the late John G. Anderson, and a brother of Mrs.
Luther Wiltsie of Manchester.
Parkersburg, Ia. - A.B. Turner, Fairfied, died Monday at his home
after a short illness. Death was caused by embolism. His wife,
Mrs. Orpha Turner is department secretary of the Iowa Woman's
Relief corps and is prominent in patriotic societies.
Cresco, Ia. - Funeral services were held Wednesday for Mrs. B.P.
Norton who died at her home in Cresco, June 1, at the age of 87
years. Her maiden name was Estella A. Johnson, daughter of the
late Mr. and Mrs. Parker Johnson and she was born at Waterloo,
Wis., May 5, 1849. In 1868 the family moved to Bradford, Ia. She
was married Nov. 11, 1874, to Byron P. Norton. The lived on a
farm near Cresco for 39 years, then they sold the farm and moved
into Cresco, where he died March 2, 1921. Mr. Norton served one
term as state dairy commissioner. Mrs. Norton was a member of the
Cresco Congregational church of which was was senior deaconess
for many years until her death. She is survived by one daughter,
Mrs. W.P. Bennett, Mitchell, Ia., and two grandchildren. She also
leaves a brother, Arthur Johnson, Bradford, near Nashua, Ia.; and
two sisters, Ida and Julia Johnson, Pasadena, Cal. The last rites
were conducted at the home by her pastor, Rev. A.D. Phelps, and
burial was in the family lot beside the grave of her husband, at
Oak Lawn cemetery, Cresco.
Marble Rock, Ia. - Elza H. Ritter, 88, longtime resident of this
vicinity, died at 8 a.m. Thursday at his home of a complication
of diseases incident to his advanced age. He leaves a widow, one
son, George Ritter, and two daughters, Mrs. Colin McCauley and
Mrs. Helen Brown, all living in this vicinity.
Licensed to Wed
Henry Popper, Clutier, 24
Eva B. Karkosh, Clutier, 25
Hamp Tyson, 1037 Mobile, 45
Della Robson, Waterloo, 28
Cecil Roth, Route 5, 21
Bernadine O'Brien, Waterloo, 21
Clarence L. Zahlier, 321 Chestnut, 42
Hazel L. Stewart, Oakdale, 32
Lloyd Wiltse, Brockwell Arms Apartments, 28
Helen Olson, Waterloo, 25
Chris Garthoff, 1302 South, 29
Ethel Schultz, Waterloo, 27
Carl Anton Wirth, Cedar Falls, 24
Eloise Harmon, Waterloo, 21
Robert R. Moore, Waterloo and Wilma M. Reif, Nashua, were
licensed to wed at New Hampton Wednesday.
Tama County Marriage Licenses Issued at Toledo:
Harry Eyre, 46, and Neva Greer, 43, both of Ottumwa
Harold P. Wilson, legal and Thelma Rae Haws, legal, both of
Marshalltown
George D. Williams, 37, Cener Point, and Ilo P. Congdon, 28,
Traer.
William A. Novak, 22, Tama and Helen Martha Dostal, 23, Toledo
Frank H. Kaufman, 23, and Libbie Fetter, 20, both of Tama
Earl Conaway, 22 and Irene Halverson, 17, both of Montour
Bennie Mouchka, 27 and Lydia Fisher, 19, both of Belle Plaine
Divorce Petitions Filed
Waterloo - Lucille Butterfield against Sylvester; married May 2,
1932, Preston, Minn.
Toledo, Ia. - Nadine Edwards, Carlton township, filed suit in
Tama county district court asking a divorce from Wilford Edwards,
on the grounds of inhuman treatment. They were married Dec. 26,
1933, in Galena, Ill., and have a child, Richard, less than a
year old. Mrs. Edwards asks for suit money, attorney's fees,
temporary and permanent alimony of $1 per day for the support of
herelf and the child, and equitable division of personal
property. She asks a writ of attachment for his property.
Divorces Granted
Bessie L. McCoy, 35, from Emmett A., 36; cruel and inhuman
treatment; plaintiff permitted to resume maiden name of Bittner
and to remarry at once.
Maxine Ray from Paul; cruel and inhuman treatment; plaintiff
permitted to remarry at once.
Butler county Divorces Granted
Selina M. Davis, Shell Rock, was granted a divorce from Frank A.
Davis in Butler district court, on grounds of desertion. She was
given the custody of their minor child.
Ralph E. Conner, Clarksville, was granted a divorce from Bessie
E. Conner, on grounds of cruel and inhuman treatment. Mrs. Conner
was given custody of their two minor children.
Greta Meyer, Aplington, was given a divorce from Onne Meyer on
cruel and inhuman treatment grounds. Mrs. Meyer is to have
custody of their minor child.
Lida C. Corrigan of New Hartford was granted a divorce from Jerry
E. Corrigan on grounds of cruel and inhuman treatment. She was
given the custody of the minor child.
Toledo, Ia. - Dorothy O'Day of Tama was granted a divorce from
James O'Day by Judge C.E. Walters in district court. Jurisdiction
as to property settlement was reserved for future action of the
court. The decree has not yet been filed. The couple was married
in December, 1913, in Fort Dodge.
Estates Opened
Slessor, Victory A., Died March 31, 1936; Henry Unrau, Reinbeck,
Ia. and J.N. McGowan, Gladbrook, appointed administrators.
Cunningham-Warnock Marriage
Miss Helen S. Cunningham, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George E.
Cunningham, Orange township and Robert J. Warnock, son of William
Warnock, Fintona, Ireland, and nephew of W.A.B. Graham, 321
Franklin street, and James M. Graham, 130 Sheridan road, were
married at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday at First Presbyterian church by
Dr. Thomas R. Niven, pastor. The ceremony was witnessed by the
bride's parents and Mr. Warnock's uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs.
W.A.B. Graham, with whom he has been residing since coming to
Waterloo. Mr. and Mrs. Warnock left after the service for Chicago
and will reside at 310 Second street east after June 24. The
bride wore a frock of powder blue lace and a corsage of pink
roses and blue delphinium. Mrs. Warnock graduated from Orange
township high school and Mr. Warnock was educated in Ireland.
Dresselhuis-Avenell Marriage
Parkersburg, Ia. - Miss Etta Dresselhuis, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Dresselhuis, and Rollin Avenell, son of Mr. and Mrs.
J.G. Avenell, Storm Lake, were married at 4 p.m. Tuesday at the
Christian Reformed church by Rev. Kasjen Tebben. The couple will
reside in Des Moines. Mrs. Avenell graduated from Parkersburg
high school and was with the postoffice department in Washington,
D.C. several years, and has been with the Veterans' hospital in
Des Moines the past three years. Mr. Avenell is a senior dental
student at the University of Iowa.
Gager-White Marriage
Kendallville, Ia. - The marriage of Miss Marian H. Gager,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Gager, and Floyd H. White, son
of Mr. and Mrs. James White, occurred Sunday noon at the
Methodist parsonage in Decorah. They will live on a farm north of
Cresco.
Mether-Sentman Marriage
Miss Mollie Ann Mether, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Mether,
Waverly, and Earl Sentman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Davis Sentman,
Iowa City, were married Monday at the Warren Evangelical church
by Rev. H.J. Faust. The bride graduated from Waverly high school
and the University of Iowa nurses' training school and has been
supervisor in the Children's Orthopedic hospital, Iowa City,
since her graduation. The couple will reside at Melrose court,
Iowa City, after July 1, 1936.
Leeper-Coley & Roush-Roben Nuptials
Cedar Falls - Dorothy Leeper and Leo Coley, Cedar Falls, and Lois
Roush, Cedar Falls and Walter Roben, Ackley, were married at the
Church in the Vale near Nashua Monday by Rev. William Kent.
Hurt in Runaway
Marble Rock, Ia. - Delone Wood was seriously injured Wednesday by
a runaway of the team which he was driving. It was thought one of
the horses kicked him in the back as he was trying to recover the
remainder of one of the lines which broke. He was unconscious for
about an hour, later being taken to the Cedar Valley hospital at
Charles City. Mr. Wood lost one of his arms in an automobile
accident several years ago.
Youth Who Beat Blind Man is Apprehended
Harold Jarred, 22, 620 Leland avenue, who escaped recently from
the state institution for the feeble-minded at Woodward, was
taken into custody Thursday in Waterloo by Deputy Sheriff H.M.
Mitchell, and placed in the county jail. Jarred had been
committed to the Woodward institution after he had beaten and
robbed Charles Tracy, blind newspaper dealer, in his stand one
night last winter.
Mrs. Sweasy Leaves
Osage, Ia - Mrs. Burnell Flack has taken over the management of
the Nell Sweasy beauty shop, coming from Iowa Falls, where she
has been employed for several seeks. Mrs. Sweasy, after a brief
visit at her home at Charles City, goes to Bedford to operate a
beauty shop for the summer months.
Kicked by Horse
Ionia, Ia. - Emil Edler, a farmer living near here is confined to
his home with a broken bone in his left leg suffered when he was
kicked by a horse.
Farmer Faces Charge of Defacing Property
New Hampton, Ia. - Emil Koeppe, 45, New Hampton farmer, will go
before Judge T.H. Goheen next week on a charge of defacing
property. He waived a preliminary hearing here Wednesday. He had
admitted to Sheriff George C. Murray that he had bored holes in
eight large evergreen trees in a cemetery adjoining his farm
because the trees shaded the property.
Fish Peddler Fined
Decorah, Ia. - It cost C.G. Gaulthier, Lansing fish peddler, $50
and costs to ply his trade in Winneshiek county without a
license. He was apprehended by Conservation Officer John Hodgson,
who took him before Justice John S. Cutting, where he pleaded
guilty and was fined $100 and costs. Half of the fine was
remitted when Gaulthier decided to pay rather than go to jail.
City in Brief
-Mrs. Mary Sonksen, Grundy Center; Miss Agnes Christensen,
Hudson, and Donald C. Coffin, Reinbeck, Thursday were among new
patients at Allen Memorial hospital.
-Elliott B. Wise of Wise's clothing store has returned from a
buying trip to Chicago. Previously he had visited his wife at
Milwaukee, Wis., where she is visiting in the home of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. R.M. Bates, formerly of Waterloo.
-Miss Carmon M. Alles, daughte of Gordon A. Alles, 1029 1/2
Lincoln street, was to receive a degree in nursing from Creighton
university, Omaha, Neb. at the commencement exercises Thursday.
-Hazel Epperson, 16, son of Mr. and Mrs. E.L. Epperson, suffered
severe bruises on the body at 6:15 p.m. Wednesday when he rode
his bicycle into the side of a truck driven by James Cole near
Fifth and Commercial streets.
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