This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1928
Page
14
The Winter Garden revue opens a week at the Dairy Cattle Congress hippodrome in Waterloo amid a heavy rainstorm. Twenty chorus girls perform with the 4 Kareys and Tripoli Trio delivering several acts in a large, colorful program led by Levye and Schooley.
County Superintendent A E Jewett displays sample copies of books suitable for school libraries in his office. The state funds 15 cents per pupil annually for library book purchases, allotted to city and county schools. Purchases are made through the county superintendent on school board recommendations. Books cover science history and juvenile subjects.
A couple pursuing a political figure who vanished after fleeing down the road report no sign of him in the area. Residents recall the man’s hurried departure and are coordinating with authorities for clues.
Local listings show a Tuesday schedule with 130 P M news summary followed by 5 40 P M Wood's orchestra and Seiherling program Eveready hour Sedac Rapids program Davenport MI News review and baseball scores Chimes concert Musical miniatures Setherling singers The Masked Marvel Miusiate Chequot Club Eskimas Time program Weather Herb Heuer's orchestra Trave O Hearn's orchestra and more scheduled events
The page lists a dense schedule of events for Wednesday including phonograph records markets weather and broadcasts. It notes a truck theft in Greene Indiana where Harvey Vahlsing reported his truck stolen from his father Dick Vahlsing’s residence parking area Sunday night.
The Nashua Commercial Club picnic on July 4 lists eighteen sports with total prizes of 75 dollars. Events include races for boys and girls, two tug of war contests, shoe and pie eating, horseshoe, driving, and various novelty events.
Winter Garden Theatre showcases a musical extravaganza with a 50‑strong company at Dairy Cattle Congress arena including dancing and chorus numbers. Palace presents Beyond London Lights with Adrienne Daree plus a comedy At It Again and Fox news. Plaza features The Naughty Bride with Howard Paden, vaudeville numbers and chorus interludes. On screen Regina Denny stars in That’s My Daddy with Jean La Verne and Barbara Kenim in featured roles. Rialto presents The Showdown with George Bancroft and Evelyn Brent, plus Pathe review. Riviera offers Wheel of Chance with Richard Barthelmess in a twin‑brother drama alongside Lina Basquette. Stage acts include Casey Jones and Harmé Nee, Rogers Sherman, Santley Sisters. Strand shows Clara Bow in Red Hats with Vitaphone acts. Imperial Russian Cossacks and Mayer Evans entertain, with Harry J. Conley in The Bookworm and a news reel.
Des Moines prepares for the grand assembly of the Order of the Rainbow auxiliary to the Eastern Star. About two hundred delegates from 32 Iowa chapters expected. formal opening tonight with initiation planned for Thursday.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.