Assessor Townsley’s New Method Boosts Waterloo Real Estate Value
Waterloo’s city assessor J. A. Townsley began a reform to assess each parcel on-site in an entire addition. Deputies discover previously untaxed or misvalued lots and multiple buildings on single plots, fixing inequalities. The new system uses detailed plats, owner records, and immediate valuations, with copies mailed to owners for review and final council reporting.
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Father Granted Visitation With Alimony in Dixon Case
In Grundy county a divorce case between Atic Dixon and Charles Dixon moved to Black Hawk county. Judge G W Wood issued a supplemental decree allowing Atic Dixon to retain possession of the minor child while Charles Dixon receives reasonable visiting rights contingent on a $10 monthly support payment. Nonpayment bars visitation. Both parties were represented by Waterloo attornies.
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Black Hawk County
G. W. Wood
Atic Dixon
Charles Dixon
Waterloo
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Mrs Viola Stanton Suffers Broken Hip At Home
Mrs Viola Stanton aged 82, widow of Benjamin Stanton and former Porte City business figure, fell while coming down stairs at her daughter Mrs Marta Naven’s home on Independence Avenue, breaking a hip. She is described as 92 by some accounts with poor eyesight. the fracture is considered serious though she rests at St. Francois Hospital.
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Rate-control measure seeks city regulation of phone charges
Des Moines January 13 Associated Press reports that a bill by Senator M. Bowman of Waterloo would extend city and town power to regulate telephone rates and service. The bill adds phone companies to public utilities under municipal oversight, aligning them with gas electric and water utilities. Bowman cites recent rate hikes by Northwestern Bell as justification for equal supervision.
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General Assembly
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Waterloo
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Iowa
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Postage stamp sales in 1922 reach $239,141.61 total
Waterloo post office records show 1922 stamp sales totaling $239,141.61. One cent stamps led with 3,580,112 sold for $235,401.12, followed by two-cent stamps at 6,781,040 quantities for $123,620.80. Other denominations, special delivery stamps, and postal cards added to the grand total. Ray C. Eggert notes if laid end to end the stamps would stretch 166 miles toward Chicago.
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Chicago
Ray C. Eggert
Uncle Sam
Waterloo theatre season boasts list of famous road shows
The Waterloo theatre this season hosts many high class road shows with a full schedule. Big acts include The Circle with its all star cast on Jan 31 followed by Mitzi in Lady Billy on Feb 1. Risa Ryan appears Jan 16 in The Intimate Strangers. Lightnin? with Thomas Jefferson plays three Waterloo dates, Greenwich Village Follies arrives in February, followed by The Golddiggers and Up In The Clouds from Joseph Guarites. The Circle cast features Wilt Lackaye Amatea Bingham Charlotte Walker Henry A Dixy.
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the Circle
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Mitzi
Lady Billy
Wiltie Haru Rarian
Risa Ryan
Hisa. Ryan
Booth Tarkington
Thomas Jeffferson
Greenwich Village
Joseph Guaites
Wilton Lackaye
AmateMa Bingham
Charlotte Walker
Henry A. Dixy
Motortruck Parade and Demonstration Week by Repass Auto
Next week the Repass Automobile company will stage two parades of trucks starting at 9 a.m. from the officer and garage on Park Avenue West. After the parade, demonstrations will show merchants how varying truck bodies adapt to heavy and light hauling, with ten body types on the Ford ton chassis. Sponsored nationwide by Ford Motor Company.
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Park Avenue West
Ford Motor Car Companys
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Waterloo theatre season slips toward summer prospects
Norman Hackett and Paumous Dancer in Red Pepper headline a busy slate. Ruth St Denis with Ted Shawn and the Denishawn dancers are booked for late March. Negotiations with Elsie Ferguson Mrs. Fiske and Al Jolson continue. Gardiner Players plan indefinite stays with weekly Broadway successes. A large slate of topnotch attractions promises a wide range of entertainment for the rest of the season.
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Heath
Ruth St. Denis
Ted Shawn
Denishawn
Elsie Ferguson
Mrs. Fiske
al Jolsan
Gardinier
Waterloo Theatre
Miss Gladys Hall Dies at Shell Rock Iowa
Gladys LaVerne Hall age 29 died about midnight Friday at home of her parents Mr and Mrs J S Hall of Shell Rock. Cause tuberculous following pneumonia years ago. Born Shell Rock December 17 1893. Survived by parents and sister Marie. Funeral 2 p m Sunday at Methodist Church with Rev G G Fort officiating. Burial Riverside Cemetery.
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Theatrical Nonsense Around A Fool There Was at Rialto
The piece hints Marello Taylor as the vampire in A Fool There Was coming to the Rialto Theatre next Thursday. The description teases mysterious looks and shadowy features with a risqué tease about her appearance.
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Rialta Theatre
Odnell
Intimate Strangers at Water Theatre and other theatre listings
An OCR compact lists upcoming shows at Water Theatre and Strand Theatre. Miss Jessa Styan stars in The Intimate Strangers by Hoath Tarking ton, a whimsical tale of a chance night meeting on a remote railway platform. Constance Talmadge appears in Zart Ie West at the Strand, a China and America comedy drama titled Bast 15 Wear about a Chinese girl saved from an auction. Gardinier Players present Marys Ankle a Magi comedy by May Tully, featuring three hopeful suitors and comic misadventures as they raise funds for love and living. The notices run through next week with show details and star names.
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Wbont
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Ridin Wild at Palace as Derby Fever Grows
The Crystal Theatre brings Ridin Wild to the Palace Theatre tomorrow as Louisville’s Kentucky Derby excitement peaks. Edward Gibson stars as a man driven to cowardice by circumstance in a human drama amid a Universal Jewel spectacle shot in Louisville.
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Louisville
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Crystal Theatre
Scone Ie
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