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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1921
Page
4
Waterloo residents respond warmly to the YMCA campaign with many pledges and a strong call to finish fundraising by Monday night. The paper urges subscribers to mail their gifts now, noting plans for a liberal “Subscribe Liberally and Save” drive and thanking volunteers for their dedicated efforts.
Rosa Lassiter filed suit for divorce from Frank Lassiter, married March 24, 1926 and separated August 9, last year. Helen Baker seeks divorce from William Baker, married at Steelville Missouri on April 1, 1912, and asks to resume maiden name Helen Starr plus $100 weekly alimony and $100 attorney fees.
The funeral of Stewart A Stockdale was held at the Methodist church Friday with Rev DeWitt Clinton officiating. A lifelong farmer and stockman, Stockdale built a fortune through business acumen and served as a county supervisor and director of Security Investment Company, leaving behind a wife and several children in the area.
Iowa Falls sees the American Legion post dedicate a new hall on Wednesday evening with a banquet by the Women's auxiliary. Mason City state commander Hanford McNider will speak, Mrs. Mary Lindsay presents a servicemen’s flag, and J. L. Farrington will present it. The program features other items and ends with a social and dance.
May 9 Allison Commercial club voted to stop indiscriminate solicitations. Town solicitors must have credentials reviewed by C. Shirer, finance chairman, to verify worthy causes before seeking contributions. Cleanup week planned in Iowa Falls with prize cash for improvements and committees to tidy river banks and city parks.
An explosion in the Model laundry dry cleaning room at Fourth and Mulberry prompted the fire department to respond at 10 10 am today. Safety devices contained the blaze with no clothes damaged and only minor equipment harm. Seven alarms were rung for the day, including a chimney fire at 135 Biehl street and a spark at A W Peverill’s home at 280 Main street, all with slight damage.
Waterloo tonight features Bite of 1930 musical comedy with Harry Steppe leading a fun brigade. Jack Norworth and Cl Leider headline My Lady Friends at Waterlo o on April 16. Palace Theatre presents Love Honor and Behave with Charlie Murray and Marie Prevost. Crystal Theatre screens Forbidden Fruit with Cecil B DeMille artistry. Plaza hosts The Joyous Troublemakers a Fox drama about hidden gold with intense production effort.
Jacinto Bonavent author of The Passion Flower will be seen as Norma Talmadge stars at the Strand Theatre starting Sunday. Bonavent, acclaimed as a top living Spanish dramatist, wrote eighty plays and won the Nobel Prize in literature last year.
A London banker’s attempted escape drives a drama of love and conflict amid the Carbonari funds plot. Maurice Tourneur’s The White Circle showcases spectacular visuals. The Majestic features Essie Fayeno, The Great Duncan, Laplacian, and a photoplay finale.
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