New Citizenship Courses Added to Iowa Public Schools
Des Moines notes that Iowa public and private schools will add citizenship courses this fall to teach government principles, civic duties, and the machinery of governance. State Superintendent P. E. McClenahan leads the program, stressing patriotism, public service, and understanding of constitutional rights and responsibilities.
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Des Moinés
Iowa
Thirty-eighth General Assembly
P. E. McClenahan
McClenahan
America
States
United States
Elmer L Ritter Chosen for ISU Extension Faculty
Cedar Falls August 22 special report says Dr Elmer L Ritter of the University of Iowa will join the extension faculty at Iowa State Teachers College. He earned a Ph D at Iowa in 1920 and has been a university superintendent of schools. He taught in Waterloo three years and brings broader scope to the division.
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Cedar Falls
Iowa State Teachers College
Elmer L. Ritter
University of Iowa
Star
Newaculty
I. H. Hart
Xtension
Chicago
Mildred Adams
West Liberty
Carroll L. Fenton
California Avenue
Waterloo
Mary Pack
River Forest
Harry L. Hassan
T. F. Thornton
John F. Ford
Fort Dodge
Knights of Columbus
Marshalltown
Oelwein
Manchester
Greene
Alex McClay
Charles McClay
Hanover
Tfl
Tom Morris
Fowler Street
Captain Morris
McClay
Lewis Francis
Fairbank
Third
Locust
J. W. Dack
Park
Tweet
Randolph
Fourth Streets
J. H. Yaggy
Glenwood
Minnz
Waterton
Men-tho-Eze Company Moves to Des Moines
The Men-tho-Eze corporation relocates offices and laboratories from Port Dodge to Des Moines, moving from the Forum building at Eighth and Sycamore. Formed six years ago by F. I. Eighton of Leighton Supply, the Iowa business expanded to other states with Des Moines men elected to officers and the board.
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Men-tho-Eze Corporation
Des Moines
Forum Building
Eley‘mth
Sycamore
Port. Dodge
F. I.eighton
Leighton Supply Company
Iowa
Elsct
City in brief parents. What about his eyes
A compact roundup of local notices lists travel and visits from Waterloo to Cedar Rapids. Entries include J W May on a Sioux Falls business trip, Horace E Burt visiting his son Austin in Waterloo, and police chief H Young attending a Cedar Rapids convention. Several marriages, reunions, and road incidents are noted, plus a quirky line on Central Africa natives able to jump five feet.
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Horace E. Burt
Cedar Rapids
Austin Burt
Third Avenue
Ir. H. Young
Waterloo
Harriet Dougherty
Washington
Frank D. Hicks
Third Street
David M. Riff
S. W. Harwig
Cutler Street
James Holmes
Oscar Banton
Charles “City
H. T. Banton
Frank’ Seidler
C. B. Stowell
R. C. Seidler
Devil’s Backbone
Central Africa
Majestic vaudeville opens new look under McKinleys
The Majestic theatre in Bridge Street Suffern reopened under managers Mr and Mrs J R McKinley with a full Waterloo audience filling the house. Ten acts weekly from the Western Vaudeville circuit feature the Rounder of Broadway and a Swiss songbird trio with zither, plus a six-reel picture “The Silver Car.”
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Suffern Block
Bridge Street
J. R. McKinley
Majestic
Waterloo
Junior Orpheum
Minneapolis
Sioux City
Omaha
Broadway
Longacts Square
Lucas Ami Inez
Gibson
Betty
Pete Curley & Co
Orpheum
Switzerland
Teri
Lars Williams
Mrs F E Church 84 Injured in Stairway Fall
Mrs F E Church age 84 suffered two broken hips in a fall on a stairway at a grandson Wade Nelson's Mason City Indiana home. Visiting from Mulberry street to a hospital after an x ray showed the injury. She has long lived in Butler county with her daughter Mrs C A Deany.
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F. E
Wade Nelson
Mason City
Church
C. A. Deany
Mulberry Street
Record attempts by Co D gunners on rifle range
Company D machine gunners prepared for record shots on the rifle range with selected men who won the tryout. The unit planned competition Saturday after instruction in gunner fundamentals during maneuvers. Des Moines guests attended a Friday mess with officers and the One Hundred Thirty third Infantry honored guests.
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Des Moines
One Hundred Thirtythird Infantry
Dante
Waterloo folk attend Tama powwow in Musquakie reservation
Auto loads from Waterloo and nearby areas fill tamada Musquakie powwow as 1000 people pay admission. A wickiup showcases cultivated crops with prizes for corn and vegetables. Edgar Harlan and a tribal J caser receive friendship dances while Billy James performs a powerful service dance reflecting his World War I experiences.
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Waterloo
Tamada
Edgar R. Harlan
Iowa Historical Society
Billy James
France
May defeats Jackson in nine game horseshoe exhibition
George May former national horseshoe pitching champion defeated Frank Jackson of Kellerton Illinois in Akron in an exhibition match six games to three. May prevailed in six of nine games signaling strong form ahead of future matches.
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Frank Jackson
George May
The
Associated Press
Akron
Kellerton
The Golden Snare shines at the Palace
The Golden Snare, adapted from James Oliver Curwood, is shown at the Palace. The silent photodrama offers a thrilling plot with charm mystery and a sense of primitiveness.
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James Oliver Curwood
the Palace
A Gentle Way to End Corns
An ad touts Blue Jay liquid or plaster as a painless corn remedy. It claims instant relief and gradual loosening until the corn comes out, urging use at once and promotion of “Blue jay Stepe Pain Instantly Ends Corns Quickly.”
The Sign on the Door at the Strand
Norma Talmadge stars in a silent drama about Ann Hanniwell a stenographer drawn into a compromising scandal. A later murder forces a dramatic self accusation and police summons as Herbert Brenon’s direction highlights the film's strong technique.
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Norma Talmadge
Ann Hanniwell
Sign on the Door and Vigilantes at Strand Theatre
The Strand Theatre presents The Sign on the Door and The Vigilantes, a nine reel Western about San Francisco’s gold rush era. Behold My Wife and The Woman God Changed are also promised at local theatres with supporting acts and musical numbers.
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Franks Gorden Theatre
Tomnorrow
California
Barth
San Francisco
George Melford
Plaza Theatre
Woman God
Sir Gilbert
Parker's popular mov and plaza theatre feature
A fragmented notice describes Parker's popular movie The Tree a setlon of Saneae ie declared tax omits and praises its deeply appealing story with lavish settings. It mentions Plaza Theatre and Native wool from Area textile mills cited as providers of most yarns.
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Parker
Saneae Ie
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