Burning Trail Western Starring William Desmond Opens at Willard
William Desmond stars in The Burning Trail a Western melodrama of range feuds between cattle and sheep outfits. He plays a wandering cook who drifts through ranches, helping to quell a war, win a wife, and secure a permanent job in an outpost mining camp near Birmingham. The film blends drama and humor with Desmond’s hat shooting gag and a human interest thread.
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Bill Desmond
William Desmond
Willards Theatre
Desmond
Willard Theatre
Coming Through features Meighan in Bed Rock adaptation
Thomas Meighan headlines the Strand with Lila Lee and Wallace Beery in Coming Through, a mining tale based on Jack Bethea s Bed Rock. A clerk with big plans pursues a whirlwind courtship with the president s daughter, facing a hostile father and a later strike of fate.
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Tom
Thomas Meighan
Paramount
Strand Theatre
Jack Bethea
Lila Lee
Wallace Beery
John Miltern
Laurance Wheat
Frank Campeau
Pittsburgh
Colton
Iowa Federation Opens Sixth Convention In Dubuque
Frances Plath of Davenport leads the Iowa Federation of Business and Professional Women's clubs as 200 delegates attend the sixth annual convention in Dubuque. Key addresses by Martha Pattie of Mason City and Anna Lafither are heard as plans for expanded civic service and a state scholarship loan fund emerge. The annual banquet is set for tonight.
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Associated Press
Dubuque
Iowa Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs
Frances Rk, Plath
Davenport
Miss Plath
Martha Pattie
Mason City
Anna Lafither
Iown
Democratic National Committee
Aurelia Rolph
Minneapolia
Frances Plath
Iowa
Women Encourage Study of Problems to Act Politically
A passage notes that women should study the issues of the day to think clearly and prepare to act, both by voting and by offering their services. It emphasizes intelligent action and civic involvement as the path to progress.
Tragedies and school ban mark May湖 events
Burlington reports J. Duncam of Mount Pleasant leapt to his death from a Skunk river bridge. Des Moines records Angelic Spangate aged 9 drowning in the Des Moines river while fishing. Wapello notes a school board ban on high school athletics due to numerous injuries among students.
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Burlington
J. ©. Duncan
Mount Pleasant
Skunk River
Des Moines
Angelic Spangate
Des Moines River
Wapello
Irvington school board revokes ban on married teachers
An order once issued by the Irvington township school board in Kossuth county prohibiting the employment of married teachers has been revoked.
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Irvington
Irvington Township
Kossuth County
Former Grinnell sprint star joins Des Moines high school
Leonard Paula, once a Grinnell college sprint standout, is set to become a member of the coaching staff at a Des Moines high school. He brings proven speed and collegiate track experience to the program as they prepare for upcoming season events.
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Des Moines
Leonard Paula
Grinnell College
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Thomas Eighan
Néoughith Lila Lee
Tommy
Coal
Alabama
Kuounath
Dougherty - Tisue CO
Goodrich
Creston Iron & Metal Co., Inc
Corner Elm & Union Streets
Norris - Smith Cleaning CO
Ee al Theatre
Birmingham
Meighan
Camille Hollister
Omaha
Dick Logue
Ed Lason
Corning
Mary Brady
Lucile
Munyon's
Munzon
Scranton
Business Women
Roper Brothers Jewelers
West Adams Street
Creston Lowe
Newcomb & Matthews
Cenol Agency
Slack Hawk Tires
Black Hawk
Iowa Motorista
Black Hawks
S. S. &Ply
S. S
Redskin
Black Hawk Tire & Rubber Company
Des Moines, Lewa
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