Liberty Day Celebration in Cedar Falls Draws Big Crowd
Cedar Falls hosts a large Liberty Day program led by a mile long parade. The event, called by the Commercial club, featured the Cedar Falls band, civic groups, Red Cross, schoolchildren, factory workers, and college students. Michael F. Healy of Fort Dodge delivered an esteemed address.
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Cedar Falls
Wilson
Commercial Club
Clit
Red Cross
Opera
J. W. Holland
Stand on Head to Cure a Cold Promoted by Local Journal
A quirky advisory from a local newspaper recounts Dr. Herbert H. Pentz’s claim that standing on one’s head at cold onset can make the illness vanish. The note cautions readers about potential embarrassment and family scenes while noting the plan reverses blood flow and may not be proven. Also covered are spring festival plans, Miss Ann Miriam Johnson leading activities, and enrollment for outdoor sports and tennis at the association.
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Waterloo
Herbert H. Pentz
Massachusetts
Itig
Hubby
Grandmother
Ann Miriam Johnson
Association
Volleyball Clash At Waterloo W C A With ISU Teachers College
The Waterloo YWCA and the Iowa State Teachers College physical departments will meet in a volleyball game Friday at 8 p.m. in the YWCA gym. Admission is free. The evening also promises other gymnasium events including a tennis tournament as part of ongoing activities.
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Iowa State Teachers’ College
Waterloo
Bicycle Race Planned for Waterloo Park May 21
Waterloo Bicycle Dealers association leads Bicycle Week observance from May 4 for seven days with a pedal demonstration at Byrnes park May 21 at 10 a.m. Teen entrants sign in at local shops for a chance at a gold watch prize and a silver loving cup. prizes include tires and athletic gear. The event promotes cycling for pleasure and business.
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Waterloo
Waterloo Bicycle’ Dealers Association
United Cycle Trade Directorate of America
Byrnes Park
Waterloo Association
Byrnes’ Park
Rotary Club Film Show at Plaza Theatre
Movie films shown to Rotary members follow a lunch at the Russell Lameon hotel. Distributor A G Repass of Firestone tires will present the pictures in Waterloo with Plaza manager Frank R Bryant providing theatre and operator. The films titled Careless America and Over the Roads to War promote vital messages for these times. Ammonia water used for washing could be reused as fertilizer for plants.
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Rotary Club
Plaza Theatre
Russell-Lameon
GO. A. Repass
Firestone Tires
Waterloo
Frank R. Bryant
Plaza
Vaudeville and film bill at Majestic and nearby venues
A multi‑act program arrives with singing quartets Bud Bros and Ship Shaw Boys, feature films Spilling the Beans and A Phoney Episode, shorts The Hidden Hand and A Study in Electric, plus Clara Kimball Young and Jon Burney acts. Weekly shows run Thursday through Sunday with additional vaudeville acts and cartoons.
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Majestic
Bison City Four
Maie
Bud Bros
Ship Shaw Boys
Wheeler and Potter
Angel and Fuller
Melvilles
Electric
Pathe Hews
Clara Kimball Young
Jon Burney
Ewart Overton
Cartoon Weekly
Antonia Moreno
Anita Stewart
Lew Fielda
Tha Barker
Majestic Theatre Presents Hawaiian Act and Comedy Cast
Princess Momi Kalama and Cn headline at the Majestic with hula and native music assisted by William Kao on steel guitar. Comedians Smith and Kaufman perform A Midnight Occurrence, plus Billy Dale and Bunny Burch in The Riding Master. Moments Musical by Misses Shaw and Campbell and Adonis & Co. offer novelty acts.
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Momi Kalama
Majestic Theatre
Miss Kalama
William Kao
Smith and Kaufman
Billy Dale
Bunny Burch
Dale
Alsho
Miss Burch
Shaw
Campbell
Adonis & Co
Rich Man Poor Man billed at Plaza theater
Paramount photoplay Rich Man, Poor Man stars Marguerite Clark with Frederick Warde as a wealthy but loveless financier. The film, praised for artistic merit and heart appeal, follows a money driven man whose riches fail to grant him love until Betty Wynne enters his life. Showtimes at Plaza theater Sunday Monday Tuesday.
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Paramount
Dainty
Marguerite Clark
Frederick Warde
Betty Wynne
Lazarus
Plaza Theatre
Motion Picture Stars Back Government War Effort
Prominent actors led by Mary Pickford Douglas Fairbanks and William S Hart toured the nation to promote liberty bonds aiding the war effort. A two reel Red Cross feature The Spirit of the Red Cross tied to the drive, produced by Jack Eaton, is praised as a pivotal morale piece.
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Liberty Ioan
Mary Pickford
Douglas Fairbanks
William S. Hart
Marguerite Clark
Liberty Bonds
Red Cross
New York
Famous Players-Lasky Corporation
Tarzan of the Apes Show At The Crystal
A brief item describes Tarzan of the Apes shown at the Crystal theater. The fragment places the scene on a desolate jungle coast in Africa and mentions a giant white figure or character associated with the tale.
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Africa
Art
Tarzan Drama Invasion Of Brazilian Wilds Sparks Controversy
The article describes Tarzan of the Apes style antics with animals and a white girl in savage jungle set pieces. It notes 2000 natives were recruited at Manaos for three weeks of rehearsals, with multiple lions and tigers killed on camera and others slain off screen. The scenes were staged at the Crystal across a three day run.
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Tarzan
Manaos
the Crystal
Soldiers of Chance at Family Sunday
A vivid outdoors romance by Tames Oliver Curwood with a virile cast led by Ewart Qryerton Miriam Fouche and a crowd. The plot centers on love loyalty and danger as a woman faces a lover and a murderer while the harsh Canadian wilds frame a dramatic choice.
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Soldiers OF Chance
Oliver Curwood Rormaance
Ewart Qryerton
Miriam Fouche
Central
Death Struggles Over Love amid Central American Revolution
A vivid story backdrop shows two strong men contending for a woman's affection against a backdrop of a Central American revolution. Realistic battle scenes provide substantial excitement and dramatic tension.
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America
Central América
Washburn Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
Washburn notes for April 23 describe Mrs Lulu Michal and Mrs William Burger visiting Mt Auburn events. Mrs Duffy and daughter from Watering spent Sunday with her parents Mr and Mrs N Schons. Mrs C Kelly of Sovenery visited her sister Mrs Gilles this week.
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Washburn
Mt.Auburn
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