Barsey Couple Travel to Des Moines on Business
Mr and Mrs H W Barsey drove to Des Moines this morning on business and expect to return this evening.
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H. W. Barseyer
Des Moines
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1931
Page
3
Local Cedar Falls Families Visit Clergy Kin
Mr and Mrs Bertis Williams of Cedar Falls left this morning after visiting for a few days with Rev and Mrs C S Williams. The men are brothers.
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Bertis Williams
Cedar Falls
C.S. Williams
Rioting in Cairo as Police Fire on Mob
Cairo, May 14. Violence erupted during the first elections since the new constitution. Police fought rioters, wounding many in native districts. Buses were demolished, rail service disrupted, and three English policemen among those killed. Troops guarded key buildings as students paraded amid broader disturbances.
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Cairo
Egypt
U.P
Chicago business men hail jubilee as return to prosperity
May 14 Chicago merchants celebrate what they call the all Chicago jubilee. Trading resumes with a rush in State Street canyons as a great celebration marks a new era and optimism returns to the world’s great shopping center. Mrs. Edwin Eells, a guest of Mrs. Carl Roberts, has left for Chicago after several days here.
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Chicago
State Street
Edwin Eells
Carl Roberts
S. D
Willie Weasel
Willie
Daddy
T. B. Shrader
Daddy Ss. D. 1
Hunches and humorous verses from Centerville pages
A mixed local piece presents a rhymed hunch about criminals and weddings in Centerville, recounting Burke and gang activity with a sheriff and fleeing criminals. It includes quips about cars, elephants, and taxis, plus brief vignettes from S. D. and comments from readers in a playful regional tone.
Card of Thanks for Kindness and Flowers
We express gratitude to friends and neighbors for kindness and beautiful flowers during our bereavement. From Mr. and Mrs. Don Applesate, Mrs. C. FP. Hoxworth, Mrs. Bessie Speheger, and Mr. and Mrs. LL. B. Hoxworth.
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Myatt
Don Applesate
C. FP. Hoxworth
Bessie Speheger
Ll. B. Hoxworth
Secret Six film uses record fifty settings in city drama
MGM presents The Secret Six a vivid drama of political feud and underworld power at the State Theatre for Friday and Saturday. Frances Marion wrote the story about a crooked city boss who rules the underworld to gain political leverage. George Hill directs with Beery as Scorpio supported by Lewis Stone John Mack Brown Jean Harlow Marjorie Rigabeau and Clark Gable among others.
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Frances Marion
Min
Bill
George Hill
Wallace Beery
Scorpio
Lewis Stone
John Mack Brown
Jean Harlow
Marjorie Rigabeau
Paul Hurst
Clark Gable
Ralph Bellamy
John Miljan
DeWitt Jennings
Wonders of Pace Powder MELLO GLO Advertised
Women praise Pace Powder MELLO GLO as a skin saver with a special tint and finish that stays on longer, reduces pores, and spreads smoothly. It is described as the purest powder that does not irritate the skin and is sold by Sherman Bros Drugists.
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Drugvists
Pardon My Gun Feature Promises Western Whoopee Party
George Duryea Sally Starr lead the cast in Pardon My Gun at the Fox Theater with RobE Edeson Lee Moran Mona Kay Mona Ray and others. The program includes a western whoopee party before rodeo events plus song and banjo yodeling amid a vaudeville style entertainment set.
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Macfarlane Brothers
Ida May Chadwick
Orpheum
Abe Lyman
George Duryea
Sally Starr
Fox Theater
Robert Edeson
Lee Moran
MacFarlane
Mona Ray
Harry Woods
Harry Watson
Stompie
Beggar on Horseback Quote Attributed to Burton
The line by Burton asserts that placing a beggar on a horse leads to a swift ride, illustrating a satirical view of charity or reform rhetoric.
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