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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 24, 1928

Page

14

County Divides 931 672 Among Taxing Districts

Black Hawk County Treasurer Ed Madigan apportioned 931 872 14 in March tax collections to schools cities towns and other entities. Waterloo receipts total 539 076 39 with schools at 261 387 33 and Cedar Falls schools 28 BAT 13. Waterloo and Cedar Falls corporations receive 193 930 00 and 19 589 59 respectively. county 37 666 71. state 545 391 31. all corporations 222 765 21.

Ed Madigan Black Hawk County Waterloo East West Cedar .Falls Waterloo Corporation Cedar Falls Corporation

Waterloo boy leaves for Honolulu as Navy radio man

Jared Nauman, formerly a Courier carrier boy, now a radio operator in the U S Navy, left San Francisco last Wednesday for a cruise to Honolulu aboard a tender for the U S S Langley. He has served 18 months in the Navy and plans to visit grandparents Mr and Mrs J M Miles on return about June 24.

Jared Nauman The Courier U. S Gannett Jeff San Francisco Honolulu J. M. Miles Navy U. S. S. Langley

Fiddlers Contest Big Fun Fest at the Rialto

The Rialto Theatre hosted a two hour fun fest drawing drooping spirits to jokes and violin tunes led by Al would be entertainers. Co S Hoos of Waterloo dominated with top vaudeville prize for a talking doll and musical bits with a bow and carpenter saw. Contests crowned winners including hog caller L H Thompson Cedar Falls best Charleston dancer Edward Lee Sherman Waterloo best vaudeville act C S Hook Waterloo top fiddler J W Smith Waterloo first Harry Peterson Cedar Falls second L O M Lewis Vinton third, best accordion W M Lewin Vinton, best instrumental duet Donald Bings and Douglas Mowbray, best wife caller Archie Clay Waverly.

Rialto Rialto Theatre Co. S. Hoos Waterloo Clifora Kearney J. W. Smith Harry Peterson Cedar Falls Lewis Vinton W. M. Lewin Donald Bings Douglas Mowbray Arechie Clay Waverly kK_ y. L

Palace Plaza Rivier a Strand and Active Vaudeville Lineup Tonight

Local theaters present a mix of films and stage acts. William Boyd stars in Skyscraper at Palace with Bull Fighter Fox news. Plaza shows Bringing Up Father with Farrell MacDonald and Marie Dressler plus newsreel. Rialto features Alas the Lone Wolf with Bert Lytell. Riviera screens Drums of Love with Lionel Barrymore. Strand offers The Forbidden Woman with Jetta Gondal, plus Vitaphone vaudeville and a Bremen on Greenly Island reel.

Palace William Boyd Fox News PLAZA D. Farrell MacDonald Polly Mortan Marie Dressler Smith & Cohen Co Frank Walmmiey Marc Keating Bert Russell Myers & White Daficers Rialto Bert Lytell and Louisi Wilson The Lone Wolf Andy Gump Riviera Lionel Barrymore Mary Philbin Don Alvarado Casey Jones Dennis Sisters Bert Dennis Gifford and Gresham Bremen Greenly Island Jetta Gondal

Dutch Boy and Lead Paint Promises for Home Care

A dated home improvement pitch urges homeowners to avoid weather damage by hiring a skilled painter using lead based Dutch Boy products. It touts a durable weatherproof paint film, the Dutch Boy white lead line, and offers a free booklet on painting choices and color selection for exteriors and interiors.

National Lead Company

Hagen Compston clash for prize at Moor Park

Moor Park England hosts a two day 72 hole match between Walter Hagen and Archie Compston on April 27 and 28. The contest offers a prize of 750 pounds, with both players expected to deliver a thrilling display on the English links. Hagen enters as American champion with a strong record, while Compston is known for brilliance on occasion. The event promises a high stakes showdown in the international golf rivalry.

Moor Park England Walter Hagen Archie Compston Mateh Moo Park Compston Hagen Compstan

Golf Attire Sparks Rivalry In Cross Country Contest

Excerpts describe Hagen wearing neat knickers as the Scottish side displays its formal attire while the British representative resists the short breeches opting for long trousers, highlighting contrasting golf dress codes in the inter-country match.

Hagen Beau

May Day Dinner Planned by Cemetery Group

At the Ladies' Cemetery Improvement association annual meeting held on April 20 in Mitchell Ja the group decided to hold a May Day dinner to supplement funds for ongoing cemetery work.

Mitchell Speciay The Ladies’ Cemetery Improvement Association Priday

Mothers Endorse Foley's Honey and Tar Ad Across Virginia

A Virginia mother promotes Foley's Honey and Tar Compound in a testimonial style pitch. The ad claims rapid relief for coughs colds croup and night coughs with no opiates or chloroform and emphasizes clear packaging. It urges readers to ask for the product, noting it is sold everywhere and long trusted by mothers.

Virginia Foley Reeves

Frost in Iowa Causes Little Crop Damage

Des Moines reports frost nationwide in Iowa Jowlands last night caused little to no damage to crops fruits or early vegetables according to local meteorologist Charles D. Reed who declared the frost minimal in impact.

Des Moines Iowa Charles DB. Reed

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