Berkell Players End Season At Waterloo With Meanest Man
The Berkell Players will close their Waterloo run March 14 and head to Indianapolis for summer stock at English’s Opera House March 29. The Meanest Man in the World presents a love story set in a small Pennsylvania town with a clever take on class and deceit, praised as a standout American stage entertainment. Matinee showings are listed for Sunday Wednesday and Saturday, with Dear Me following.
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Berkell Players
George M. Cohan
Waterloo Theatre
Berkell
Indianapoli
English
Opera House
Waterloo
Pennsylvania
Geo. M. Cohan
Augustin Mac Hugh
Hudson Theatre
New York
Centenarian Miss Isliza Heston Reflects On Flappers Life
Philadelphia observer Miss Isliza Jones Heston marked her 102nd birthday saying longevity comes from regular meals and outdoor life. She notes today’s girls spend more time out and in cars, and she reflects on prohibition, modest drinking, and restraint.
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Philadelphia
Isliza Jones Heston
Heston
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Edward, Heston
George Washington
Neston
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Hall
Boston Fire Chief Battles Fire Chasers and Daughter
Boston, Feb. 14. Fire Chief Daniel P. Sennott declares war on a group called sparks who chase fires. His daughter Catherine slipped inside the fire lines to listen in on a midnight blaze and was ordered out by a police sergeant. The spark crew then quit their posts.
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Boston
Daniel PL Sennott
Sparks
Sennott
Catherine Sennott
Catherine
Sennett
Wilcox Stricken By Pneumonia In Omaha Player
Pittsburgh dispatch reports Jimmy Wilcox a 24 year old shortstop for the Omaha baseball team is seriously ill with pneumonia at the Iss Hotel in Omaha. He fell ill after a cold before joining the Western league spring training camp.
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Paveichus
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Fifth Anniversary at Waterloo Theatres Marked by Music
Alexander Frank manager of the Plaza and Rialto theatres in Waterloo celebrates his fifth year in show business with a music centered anniversary. He credits music as a stabilizer of emotions and notes attendance growth from 4 861 weekly in 1922 to 13 177 in 1924. Frank vows further improvements in pictures music stage attractions and novelty features as monster programs are planned for anniversary week featuring The Narrow Street on screen and high class live numbers including Al Gabel Laur ette Grahe and others.
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Alexander Frank
Plaza
Rialto Theatres
Frank
Rialto
Tri Yary Wall
Waterloof
Alexander Wyank
Plaga
Garden Theatre
The
Waterloo Theatre
Plaza Theatre
Vrank
al Gabel
Laurette Grahe
Iron
Declam Contest Set for Town Falls Next Thursday
Town Falls Ta Feb 14 Next Thursday evening the triangular clamantory contest pits Mason City Hampton and Town Falls high schools. Home Town Falls team Irene Woods Rudolph Gilbert Violet Taylor meets Hampton and Mason City here. Iowa Falls at Mason City includes John Welden Geraldine Gilbert Marjory Gilbert. Iowa Falls at Hampton features Anedra Wall Marguerite Riley Ruth Cavang. Judges are Miss Grace Gardner Cedar Falls Miss Marie Ferguson and K D Miller Port Dodge.
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Town Falls
Mason City
Hampton
Irene Woods
Rudolph Gilbert
Violet Taylor
Iowa Falls
John Welden
Geraldine Gilbert
Marjory Gilbert
Anedra Wall
Marguerite Riley
Ruth Cavang
Grace Gardner
Cedar Falls
Marie Ferguson
K. D. Miller
Port Dodge
Abolish War Or Die From Germ Threat Fosdick Urges Peace
Grinnell Iowa February 14 Dr Harry Emerson Fosdick in final Grinnell College address warned that a future war would be fought with germs plagues and sabotage rather than steel urging abolition of war through cooperation. He cited threats from under secretaries of state and warned Americans to focus on international harmony rather than violence.
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America
Pacific
Japan
Harry Emerson Fosdick
New York City
Grinnell College
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Lord Brice
Fosdick
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Interna
Merrill Will Shares 400000 Among Widow and Four Children
The will of Henry Merrill of Gladbrook Iowa probates March 10 in Tama County District Court. Merrill’s estate valued at 350000 to 400000 dollars places a life interest in the Tama County farm to widow Charlotte Merrill plus 20000 dollars in cash. Upon the widow's death the land passes to four children Myra Parker Isabel Mrs John Stank and John M Merrill and William Merrill with equal shares of the residue. Executors named are the widow and Mr and Mrs Merrill’s two sons without bond.
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Henry Merrill
Gladbrook
Lha County
Merrill
Fife
Tame County
Charlotte Merrill
Myra
George Parker
Isabel, Sr
John Stank
Marshalltown
Johbn M
William Merrill
Gladbrool
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