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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1928
Page
16
Waterloo merchants report Christmas shopping ahead of last year by about 45 percent with heavier buying despite a lull today. Illnesses like influenza have affected trade, though overall gross business remains favorable versus other big years. Santa Claus ready to spread Yuletide cheer tonight.
The notice explains that all times are in Pacific Standard for a broadcast schedule, with the column on the left showing wavelengths and the right displaying kilo cycles. It specifies that times are PM unless stated otherwise and mentions that call letters are listed with their wavelengths.
A listing of hour by hour programs across networks including Roxy and His Gang Vocal Artists, Shaletmas Hymns, and Family Party Specials. Stations mentioned include WJZ WJR WREN KWE WSB WMC WSM WRC KOA WLS WEAF and many others, with 8:00 pm airing of A Christmas Carol two hour presentation on WOR and additional stations.
A dense schedule of radio programs across stations KYW WGN WMAQ WOR WLW WCCO WHO and more for evenings into late night. Includes orchestras voice recitals Christmas programs dance music and market reports with varied start times and segments.
A radio schedule fragment lists programs and participating stations including WEAF WJZ WABC WGN KFI KOA KOA KOIL and others. It mentions divers hours and Christmas themed shows like Night Before Christmas and Voice of Columbia. Strong entities include station call letters and the broadcast window timestamps.
A long listing of radio station numbers and city calls shows a dense schedule of shows from morning through night. Notables include Chicago stations WGN and WMAQ hosting orchestras, Christmas programs, lectures, and news features so readers can track broadcasts and events.
Local column reflects on Bobby Thatcher and the quirky cycle of fame and fortune. The piece blends nostalgia with a playful nod to daily headlines and the enduring appeal of a larger than life figure in town.
Waterloo audiences are treated to Hit of the Show at the Strand featuring Jon E. Brown’s sharp talker act and Twisty’s backstage trials. Gertrude Olmsted and Gertude Aster deliver strong supporting turns while two Vitaphone acts, including Marion Talley in Rigoletto, round out the program. Open through Thursday with The Beautiful Bullet and Home James also on screens.
West of Zanzibar starring Lon Chaney features a crippled fiend named Deadlegs seeking revenge in a dark African jungle amid cannibals and skeletons. Lionel Barrymore and Warner Baxter co star with Mary Nolan as the daughter who may be Deadlegs child. Jock Bain Merrymakers Santa Land skit closes with dance and song acts. Movietone news and a Tiffany color classic also shown.
Boyd Trousdale Players stage Denman Thompson’s The Old Homestead at Waterloo theatre in four acts. Tom Post leads as Joshua Whitcomb with strong support from Miss La Valliere and Josephine Generro. The rural comedy, set in old New England, blends atmosphere with humor as a missing son returns and a tramp reforms.
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