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Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 23, 1923

Page

8

Waterloo set to launch first community fund drive

Waterloo prepares for its first community fund drive opening at 6 PM with divisional chairs and workers gathering at the Greater Waterloo association dining room. C D Allan cautions the drive will go over and urges multi-organization gifts totaling five times a single contribution.

Waterloo Greater Waterloo Association D. Alelan Allan Direcor Cohagan Mra. Co Altho A. Codagan Camnpaign Dreedory Community Fund

Ice Is Brought In For Illinois Central Ice House

Ice storage begins at the Illinois Central icehouse with about 20 men reporting for work. Ice is cut near Nashua and shipped to Waterloo, the warehouse holding 15 000 to 18 000 tons and expected to last into midsummer. Traffic and weather affect shipments, and Council Bluffs hosts the largest icehouse in the region.

Illinois Central Ee House Nashua Cedar River Waterloo Tlinois Central Council, Pute

Campfire Girls Stage Clever Comedy Next Saturday Night

Campfire Girls present The Trouble at Satterlee's a one act boarding school farce by Louise Latham Wilson at First Congregational church Saturday Jan 27 at 8 pm. The play follows Dorothy at boarding school her romance with a mysterious suitor and humorous misunderstandings as characters interact with wit and charm.

Satterlee’s Louise Latham Wilson Campfire Girls First Congregational Church Dorothy Virginia Pedicord Shel Fried Alice Dorothy Shimer Kathleen Grace Haswell

Ragged playhouse plot stirs school intrigue

Kathleen plots amid torn costumes and a moving rag in a girls school. A heated exchange hints at murder and a planned slaying of the lady principal as Kathleen warns Miss Satterlee. Father Harrigan is arranged to marry Kathleen while a ghost scene heightens tension.

Kathleen Miss Satterlee Arlene Bradley

Commercial Club at Independence Elects Officers for Year

Independence Ind January 23 A recent Commercial club meeting elected directors for two and three year terms. For two years A Whitmore HC Keith HW Oliver and HW Tidd were named. Three year directors include M A Smith M O Fouts C Soener and W B Coltman. Officers elected were President M A Smith. vice presidents G C Soener and HW W Oliver. treasurer W B Coltman. A pep meeting discussed weekly meetings aligned with the Rotary club.

Independence Commercial Club A. Whitmore H. ¢. Kieth H. W. Oliver H.W. Tidd M.A. Smith M. O. Fouts C. Soener W. B. Coltman

Water loo Strand theatre adds 3000 dollars worth of motion picture gear

Waterloo gains confidence in a postwar boom as the Strand theatre installs near four thousand dollars in new equipment. James A. Leese oversees the Simplex projection units and silent curtain carrier while staff demonstrate the complex mechanism to patrons. The article notes the vast scale of film projection, claiming about eight and a half miles of film pass daily and nearly 293 million frames shown yearly, underscoring rising attendance and prosperity.

Strand Theatre Waterloo Watertoa James A. Leese Ulan Strand J. A. Leese Arthur ¥. Weld Prrasger 5

Women Invited to Enter Civil Service Examinations

The U S Civil Service Commission invites women to apply for stenographer and stenographer-typist exams across the United States. Exams in February and March are scheduled. space and eligibility are limited. Women may be admitted to combined stenographer-typist exams or after passing stenography, per official notices.

United States Civil Services ComMission Washington, D. C United States Kay OL Eggert

Dusty summerlike streets in Iowa after brief thaw

Warrant breezes today bring a shower of dust into eyes of pedestrians and drivers in Iowa. Snow has nearly disappeared from highways and streets, moisture evaporated under slanting sun. Temperatures above freezing, highs around 40. Observers note a rare January summerlike condition.

Iowa

Marmola Proscription Tablets Promise Easy Youth Restorative

A historical ad claims Marmola Proscription tablets, sold by Marmala Co of Detroit, offer a simple, harmless remedy to reclaim youthful appearance. The copy asserts rapid, easy results without dieting or exercise, targeting adults seeking weight loss and vitality.

Pharan Jeng Ona cLoltier Marmala Co Woodward Avenue Detroit Midh Galvertt Eag

Actress Reveals Secret Hair Darkening Mixture

Joycey Williams a famous American actress advocates a home made hair darkening formula. She describes mixing water hay rum Barbo Compound glycerine to apply twice weekly to achieve a darker softer look without sticky residue.

Joycey Williams Bray Thorne Hatred Perton

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