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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1920
Page
5
Christmas seals go on sale today in public places across Black Hawk County. Proceeds support local public health work including schools, clinics, nurses, beds, and sanitaria. The drive is led by H C Moeller and Mrs H J Burdick with Boy Scouts aiding distribution and poster placement.
City officials debated paving policy as 1921 plans favor highway work over city projects. Major Frisbie warned cement costs may rise, while repairs to asphalt last summer extended pavement life and saved homeowners money. Des Moines dispatch notes Iowa cities plan vast paving, with about eight million dollars expected for city and town projects and further primary road work projected through 1921.
W L Pattison was elected president of the Waterloo Poultry Association at a Forum Hall meeting last night. He will serve for one year, with Glenn Marsh as first vice president and IG Murtagh as second vice president. Others include H M Corning secretary J O Gragy treasurer and George L Marsh superintendent. directors W A Renn BR L Fightey and others. The show run through Sunday 9 pm was a banner year with record entries and high interest.
The column previews upcoming stage and film events. Geo Cohan plans Live and Learn with Wallace Bddinger leading the cast. Ethel Barrymore bows out of Powers after two weeks to be followed by Leonore Ulrich in The Son Daughter. Blanche Burns and Henry Miller will follow Abraham Lincoln at the Blackstone with The Famous Mrs. Fair. McIntyre and Heath bring Hello Alexander to Waterloo Dec 20, returning from the Pacific coast. Rolio's Wild Oats is billed as a major summer hit starring Roland Young. Barney Bernard heads to Central in His Honor Abe Potash. Chauncey Olcott appears Dec 15 in Magushla. Joe Gaites’ Take It From Me plays Iowa towns. Way Down East opens at Woods Chicago with record prices. Lottie Pickford to appear in a new play soon.
The Waterloo Theatre presents Miacushia Chauncey Olcott's latest success Macunnia with Sir Brian Fitzgerald’s pivotal role, Aida Johnson Young and A. L. Brejlanger contributing. Also at Waterloo are Mello Alexander in Hello Alexander, The Round Up starring Fatty Arbuckle at Palace Theatre, The Lone Wolf's Daughter with Louise Glaum at Garden Theatre, Pood for Scandal with Wanda Hawley at Crystal, and Geo. White’s Scandals at Waterloo on Dec 27, plus a Philadelphia run for Rounders and more listings continuing through December.
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