Theatres in Waterloo Modernize With Bright Vaudeville Push
The 1925 Waterloo theatre scene shows major upgrades. Plaza added hundreds of seats and redecorated interiors under Frank Amusement, while Waterloo and Strand theaters received stage-focused changes for vaudeville and film. Ford-Dietold houses Crystal and Palace also redecorated. The overall aim is higher quality entertainment drawing broader public patronage.
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Wheatre
Jessees
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Feaure
Alexander iFrank
Trank Amusement Company
Plaza
Rial
Frank
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Waterloo Players
Strand Theatre
M. A. Ames
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the Crystal
the Palace
Outdoor board track under construction at Drake for winter practice
Des Moines December 31 Special Workmen began laying a circular outdoor board track beside the Drake campus for winter practice. Coach Harold Ebert expects about 40 track candidates, 12 letter men from last year, to report for initial workouts as classes resume next week. Four engagements for the team have been scheduled including games at Champaign and Kansas City.
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Des Moines
Drake
Harold Ebert
Hine
White
Utisat
Champaign
Mey
Kansas City Athletic Club
Merc Oat
Kansas City
Amis
New Year Greeting From Rube Goldberg
Rube Goldberg writes a jovial New Year greeting to readers reflecting on last year’s mixed fortunes. He jokes about stock markets and real estate, laments high taxes, and touts his new 1926 Bos quartet as a bright note for readers despite economic ups and downs.
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RED Grange
Gloria Swan
Bob
Bowling gains in popularity and new alleys boost scene
Bowling expands in Waterloo with two leagues totaling 18 teams and a Rotary club league. Four new alleys opened at the Elks home attract strong scores over 200. Notable figures include Claude Olney setting a world record in doubles and A B Harris leading Amateur Trapshooting with 1 3 5 0 targets.
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Waterloo Canning Company
Iowa
Dubuque
Commercial League
Waterloo Alleys
City League
Whiteside Alleys
Waterloo Rotary Club
Whiteside
St. Mary's Howling Association
Elks
Sina
Middle- West
Canning Company
B. Newman
Trapshooting Breaks Records in 1925 Grand American Season
Peter P. Carney notes 1925 was the best trap shooting year since 1908 with 40,000 shooters and over half a million targets. Steve Crothers of Philadelphia dominates by setting world records for consecutive targets and achieving 420 straight in the Grand American.
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Peter P. Carney
Grant Park
Chicago
Vandalla
Crathers
Steve" Crothers
Philadelphia
Crothers
Yorklyn
Del
Alge
Kaps Jing
Hawkeye Full Sporting News reports baseball moves and high school scrimmage notes
The weekly Hawkeye Full Sporting News reports Johnny O Sheas purchase by Wichita as possibly the Waterloo or Marshalltown linked shortstop, with Fort Smith profiting from Storms sale to Worcester via Dubuque and Fort Smith. It notes East Highs and Grange team scrimmages, and upcoming basketball showdowns for Teachers College and West High with multiple named players and teams.
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Sporting News
St. Louis
Johnny O'Shea
Wichita
Johnny
Waterloo
Marshalltown
Charlotte
N. C
Ansers
Wichla
Waterloo Sunday School League sees growth 1925 season
The Waterloo Inter Sunday School Athletic Association expanded during the 1924-25 season with over 30 Sunday schools fielding teams in basketball. Ten teams entered the league with Baptists and Christ Episcopal posting strong Junior and Senior finishes. Current officers include Dr J H, Rev S B Mounts, F W Richardson, and W R Jameson, with a large board of directors listed.
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Waterloo Inter-Sunday School Athletic Association
M.C. A
Waterloo
Baptists
Walnut Street Baptist
Christ Episcopal Cagers
J. H. Zdent
Mounse
F. W. Richardson
W. R. Jameson
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A. J. Cornwell
B. Howell
Exiwin Boardman
Verne W. Hall
G. BR. Holton
G. BE. Richards
W. EB. Robinson
T. L. Baumgartner
C. Geiger
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D. S&s. Ramage. Rev. P H. Moehlmann
J. J. Buck
H. Bixd
W. Harrop
of Truak
Harry 3. Read
Carl Wik
Tox
Graham Hay
Robert Watterson
A. Cohagin
Vinton Woman Begins $1000 Gift Trip to Europe
Mrs T J Jones a five year housekeeper at the College for the Blind in Vinton Iowa started the first leg of a surprise gift trip to Europe today. She received a 3000 draft from a wealthy relative two weeks ago with instructions to use it for a journey to Europe including a Mediterranean cruise. Jones will sail from New York on January 21 aboard the Republic and today travels to Minneapolis to bid farewell to family.
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Vinton
T. J. Jones
Lone College For the Blind
Surgpe
Minneapolis
B.D. Cochonour
Kansas City
Leo Anderson
Chicago
M. J. Brodie
J. Engle
Winterset
Eli Dresden
FL L. McCreary
Gell Avenue
Keokuk
Cummins to Use Women in Campaign
Des Moines reports plans to open the primary campaign for Senator A B Cummins renomination. A 60 member luncheon audience, including Republicans from every district, eyed district committees with two representatives one man one woman. The Cummins organization will include an executive board a campaign manager and a secretary.
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Des Moines
A.B. Cummins
Cummins
Ice Harvest Plans As Ice Man Sets Start Date
La Porte City headlines note Don Quackenbush the iceman will start ice harvest operations next Monday with a trial run on Saturday to test equipment. The piece mentions a large area crew and adjustments to storage at new houses on Mendis, plus a note on snow-clearing techniques and a 12 to 1 inch ice thickness.
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Don Quackentosh
Mendis
Quackenbush
New Production Records Hit Cedar Falls Industry in 1923
Cedar Falls reports exceptional 1923 business volume across local industries. Wagner Manufacturing posts a new company record, Viking Pump sees 20 percent sales gain and doubled pump output, and International Harvester Cedar Falls records 25 percent growth. Creamery shows $150000 in business with $28,000 for eggs and 300000 pounds of butter produced. Community plans watch parties for New Year and Rotary hosts students from nearby colleges.
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Wagner Manufacturing Company
Bnew
Minnesota
Dakotas
Nebraska
George Wyth
Viking Pump Company
Wyth
Cedar Falls
International Harvester Company
L. W. Stutts
J. M. Seltenrich
Cedar Falls Creamery Company
Eomppany
Local social notes mention visitors and guests from town
The item lists Mrs ds returning home Thursday with Miss Hartz as a New Year guest in the Meeker home. Mr and Mrs Jacob Fell entertain longtime friends and former neighbors including Mr and Mrs Albert Fanchin, Nvdibow and Mr and Mrs Henry Schrader from Spring Creek town. Robert Milne retired to his home Saturday after a three month stay and work at a beet facility.
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Odd Fellow
Rebekah
George S. Mornin
J. H. Byers
Cedar Falls
Forestry Department
University of Minnesota
United States
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Cloquet
Minn
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J. B. Clay
Ilames
George Haalir
Second Street West
Willis T. Wolfe
Tremont Street
Hart Wolfe
Humboldt
Irving Wolfe
Burlington
Kan
Albert B. Flick
Dubuque
Hibbard-Spencer-Bartlett Company
Chicago
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Dubuque Paper Company
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Hartz
Meeker
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Albert. Fanchin
Nvdibow
Henry Schrader
Spring Creek
Robert Milne
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Milne Pioneer Dead Fourth Residing Resident Over Ninety-Two
Milne, a longtime resident of Flora, died at his home aged ninety two. He had settled in the area in 38, ran a wagon shop later built and ran a saw mill and a four. The death marks the fourth in December among local residents aged ninety two or older.
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Anla City
Dee
Hema
Flora
Wis
Mloyd
Low Cost City Improvements Boost Taxpayer Savings in 1925
City improvements in 1925 required local funding after a year of sewer and street work. Total 211 permanent street projects cost $18,675.86 beyond the street department's efforts, with sidewalks, curbs, sewers, and traffic infractions detailed.
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Lehir
Ralph B. Slippy
Bateau
Boeulavard Tasnos Ie
Boy’s Mistake Saves City Hall from Being Blasted by Dynamite
Dubuque Iowa youths Robert McLaughlin and Joe Ierr a began terms in a state reform school after Robert confessed a plot to dynamite the Dubuque county jail to rescue Joe. Both had stolen autos and planned to return with explosives. Robert failed to detonate the charge and Joe had been moved to a basement cell. The nine sticks of dynamite were found abandoned in an alley after the ruse unraveled.
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Iup
Robert McLaughlin
Joe Ierra
State Reformatory
Elfora
Robert
Dubuque County
Joe
Stobert
Lada
Robert Wily
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