Lower Bread Prices May Come As War-Era Controls Fade
Local bakers and consumers debate the price of bread as wartime controls loosen. C F Altstadt of the Master Bakers association says the final price is tied to production costs, with loaves ranging 20 to 25 ounces and prices from 10 to 15 cents. Wholesale firms argue current wholesale costs support a 10 to 12 cent 20 to 24 ounce loaf, while retailers push 15 cent loaves for 20 ounces. Grocers anticipate further cuts as materials costs fall, and regulators note size rules have loosened since wartime restrictions.
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Iowa
C. F. Altstadt
Master Bakers’ Association
Indiana
Reilers
Todas
Ted
Federal Food Comism
Food Commones
W. Barney
State Dairy and Food Missioner
Citizens Gas Co Pays 7000 for Rasmussen Deaths
Cedar Falls reports Citizens Gas & Electric Co settled the estate of Emil Rasmussen and his wife and daughter, who were killed by escaping gas on November 18, 1920. Administrator Chris Peterson said a $7,000 check was issued. no heirs in this country, the estate to be divided among Danish relatives.
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Cedar Falls
Emil Rasmussen
Trme
Citizens Gas & Electric Co
Ich
Chris Peterson
Denmark
Cedar Falls Man Held After Liquor Factory Raid
Cedar Falls April 7 Henry L Ehber was arrested after a downtown theatre raid that recovered seven quarts of white mule liquor 10 gallons of mash and a copper still from his home. Constable A K Een deputy Holder and Ed Chapman sheriffs aided in the raid. Mrs Ehber and two children were present at the residence.
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Cedar Falls
Henry Lehber
Laterloo
A. K.een
Ed Chapman
Holder
Ehber
Fire Sweeps Asakusa District in Tokyo
Fire in Asakusa Tokyo destroyed 1,600 buildings and left about 5,000 homeless. The blaze, described as Japan’s largest since 1913, gutted a poorer area of small houses.
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Itoko
Asakusa
Tokio
Japan
Kauff Placed on Ineligible List of Major Baseball
Benny Kauff, outfielder for the New York Giants, was placed on the ineligible list by Baseball Commissioner K M Landis. He cannot play while under indictment for allegedly receiving a stolen automobile. The judge noted fifteen months passed since indictments were returned without protest from Kauff.
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Unitea Rrelay
Chicago
Benny Kauf
New York Giants
K. M. Landis
Landis
Kauff
Kauf
Bohemian Immigrant Recalls War Service in Europe
Joseph Dvoluty, a Bohemian immigrant now in Traer Iowa, recounts six years as a soldier against the Russian czarist armies and in the Czech Slovak forces opposing the Bolsheviks. He was a Russian prisoner for over a year, says he was treated well, and notes exchanges of visits between Czech and Russian troops. His brother was killed and another wounded.
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Traer
Russia
Joseph Dvoulety
Old Country
Dvoulety
Dooulety
Dysart Soldier Charles Myers Returns for Burial in Dysart
Traer Iowa April 7 The body of Charles L Myers Dysart world war hero laid to rest in the Dysart cemetery after a military funeral on arrival from overseas Services led by the American Legion Myers trained at Camp Dodge and Camp Sevier went overseas with the One Hundred Hundred and Fifteenth Infantry of the Thirtieth division He died October 9 1918 while carrying dispatches struck by shrapnel in the forehead He was the son of Louis E Myers of Dysart and brother to Ralph and five sisters Mrs Vernie Meeker and Mrs Mary Powell living near Dysart
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Traer
Charles L. Myers
Dysart
American Legion
Myers
Camp Dodge
Camp Sevier
S. C
One Hundred Highteenth
Tid Bits of 1920 at Waterloo and Prancing Around at Majestic
Theatre notes highlight E Thomas Beatty with Barry Steppe in Tid Bits of 1920, plus Tid Bits of 1930 at Waterloo. Majestic presents Prancing Around with Milton Schuster company and Frisco quartet. Plaza features Society Snobs with Conway Tearie portraying a waiter amid high society satire.
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E. Thos. Beatty
Barry Steppe
Waterloo
Majestic Theatre
Milton Schuster
Majestic
Conway Tearie
Plaza
Jo. Davis
Pyramid Pile Suppositories advertised relief claims
An old advertisement extols Pyramid Pile Suppositories for quick relief from piles and rectal troubles, offering a 60 cent box and a free trial coupon. It also includes testimonials and mentions Foley Kidney Pills for kidney and urinary issues, claiming systemic benefits and broad-scope health relief.
Movie Listings and Local Theater Spots Digest
The notice previews Paramount and Fox releases at local theaters with brief cast notes. Crystal Theatre screens Forbidden Fruit with Ayres and Mansfeld. Garden Theatre features The Untamed with Tom Mix and Pauline Starke. Strand Theatre presents The Plaything of Broadway with Justine Johnstone. Plaza Theatre shows Forbidden Fruit as a major production described by critic Browne.
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Tom Mix
Garden Theatre
Mix
Pauline Starke
Kate Cumberland
George Seigmann
Freezone Advertised For Corn Relief
An old advertisement claims Freezone instantly eases corn pain by applying a small amount from a tiny bottle sold by druggists for a few cents. The copy promises removal of hard corns soft corns and corns between toes and calluses without burning or irritation.
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Amanda Flint
Route 4
New Philadelphia, .C
Foley
Bare Knuckles opens amid Sierra snow and cold water
A film shoot at eight thousand feet in the Sierra faced a blizzard that froze water supplies. With no nearby baths, star Russell endured the cold, carrying water daily through four feet of snow to continue filming for Bare Knuckles at the Palace theatre.
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Sierra
Palace Theatre
Edisco
Shay
Russell
The Stealers at Palacke Theatre and Crystal
A film in which nearly every resident of a city participates. Cabanne chose Haveratraw, New York, as the setting after an exhaustive search for a suitable locale.
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Christy Cabunne
Robertson-Coly
the Crystal
Mr. Cabanne
Fnally
Haveratraw
N. Y
Crystal Theatre Street Fate and Public Witness Event
A street fate in which Mr Cah Bine Kot coordinated with local authorities and permission was granted to axe the public thereferers. The population and attendees were honored to witness the event at Crystal Theatre.
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Cah Bine Kot
Crystal Theatre
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Wicza
Beth
Justine Johinstone
Strand
Strand Theatre
Bere Knuckles
William Russell
Aotion Picture
Reel Story
Puppets of Hell
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Clyde Cook
Cory’s
EE Pras
le Fres
The
William
Great Northwest
Tarzan
Moteh
Red Cross Drug Co
Sycamore St
F. 6Th St
Fou
Wustrated
Arant Shoe Shop
Marsh-Place
Were
Cecil B. DeMille
Miles
Waterloo Theate
BUSBY
Harry Steppe
Conway
Tearle
Henry Iblings
Agnes Thompson
Waterloo Songsters
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