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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1924
Page
12
Weather records indicate Waterloo will have three seasons only with no summer. June to August average 69.2 degrees, four degrees below normal, making a rare 1924 trend. Forecast calls for cooler, cloudy days with possible showers and little temperature change.
Hayward Thompson's sensational drive through Waterloo and Cedar Falls features in Plaza News Movies Next Week with 400 feet of newsreel. Alexander Frank, manager of Plaza and Rialto theatres, acts as cameraman to add spice to the program. A closeup shows Thompson undergoing chiropractic treatment at the Courier office, highlighting the strain of the gruelling drive.
Arthur B. Heston, longtime Waterloo theatre manager, resigns from the Waterloo and Palate theatres to enter real estate selling orange groves in Miami, Florida. George Jackson becomes manager of the Waterloo and Palace. Jack Smith takes over Crystal theatre. All venues are controlled by Ford-Diebold interests of Cedar Rapids.
Summer convocation honors eight graduates at Upper Iowa University in Fayette. Degrees conferred include bachelor of arts and two year normal certificates. Notable names include Lillian Anderson Ossian Iowa and Norman Breckner West Union Iowa among others listed. President J. P. Van Dorn presided.
The session at the Institution drew 366 attendees, the largest in its history, matching the twenty fourth annual summer school session for Ossian In. McGreagor In. Acne McGary.
Cedar Falls special report Pausing White Mystic Ta who suffered loss of eyesight Friday morning is recovering and expected to return to summer school at Iowa State Teachers college. The article notes overwork as the cause and cites an improving vision outlook.
A woman regains full sight after a period of nervous strain and overwork. She is recuperating at the Frank Ringy home in town. A New England factory operates a freight elevator safely for a century with no recorded accident.
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