City Council reviews stop boulevard plan and signs
After a council meeting on Tuesday March 17 members consider whether to purchase stop signs for Fourth Street to be installed at all intersections. An ordinance delaying action on boulevard designation remains pending. A street name sign purchase is deferred as the committee debates concrete block signs costing about 1.10 each and within budget.
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Fourth Street
Wellington Street
City Lmits
John G. Miller
Ides of March Echoes Through Iowa Town
The piece notes early signs of spring in Iowa with cardinals bluebirds and robins, violets and pansies blooming, and children playing while milder winter weather aids roads. It mentions residents observing birds, a farm editor’s sighting, and local climate contrasts with California or Florida.
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Squire Groundhog
Rabin
Isabelle Joyner
Wirst Street
Emerson School
Mack
Fifth Street
J. J.' Hanneu
Elmwood Avenue
Iowa
Urton Avenue Baptist Leads Attendance Contest
Burton Avenue Baptist Sunday school led the wide attendance contest, moving to first after Northminster Presbyterian dropped five attendees last Sunday and failing to report. Northminster had held a seat for four Sundays, with Trinity American Lutheran in second by percentage.
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Urton Avenue Baptist ‘Sunday School
Burton Avenue Baptist Sunday School
Northminster Presbyterian
Northminster
Trinity Erican Lutheran
Barton Avenua Baptist
Permanent injunction against bovine tuberculosis supervisors
H G Payil files for a permanent injunction in Black Hawk County to stop the Board of Supervisors from publishing notices declaring the county a credited area for compulsory testing of dairy herds. The decree, signed by Judge B Stiles, follows an agreement to submit the question to the Supreme Court for decision on Judge Stiles's ruling.
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S Conney Board of Supervisors
Black Hawk County
H. G Payil
Hch
B. Stiles
Supreme Court
Mrs Thierman Wins Cedar Falls School Board Seat
Mrs BE J Thierman captured 617 votes to defeat P C Petersen for a Cedar Falls city school board seat. Petersen received 455 of 1 078 ballots cast amid six spoiled ballots. The total nears the city record set in 1919 and reflects a close local election. Chapter R P W O selects officers for next term including Mrs Louis Begeman as president and others. Ministers association picnic hosts sixteen members and spouses at Dr and Mrs Harry C Culvers. News brief items note local births hospitalizations and civic notes from Cedar Falls.
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Cedar Falls
BE. J. Thierman
P. C. Petersen
R. BP. EK
Louis Begeman
J. B. Newman
E. H. Crane
H. Gilkey
Bertha Jarce
Benjamin Boardman
Roland Mernér
Hi Y Conference At La Porte City Draws 100 Boys
La Porte City March 12 Hi-Y conference at Evangelical church expects 100 plus attendees. Program features morning sessions with Rev My Ixustea and Mayor Little, afternoon round tables, and an 6:15 banquet. Registration costs 1 dollar covering lunch and overhead. Brennisingers glee club program also set for Friday evening.
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la Porte City
Tthe Evangelical
Ixustea
Mayor Little
Re Sponsé
Orange Township
Ray Stoy
C. E. Ford
Des Bmoines
J. A. Laurie
R. E. Kerney
Vorla Brotherhood
J. H. Rudd
Des Moines
Round Table
Ford
Moeller
Ander
P. J. Moore
Bian Jehdine
Endangered wildlife urges timely protection and cautious hunting
A stenographer from New York warns of near extinction risks for species like the trumpeter swan and whooping crane, noting misidentification by hunters and the need for early protection. The piece highlights elk and antelope predicaments, urges habitat-friendly policies, and criticizes late action while recounting a misdirected letter to a Boston office.
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Wyoming
New York
Christian & Devil World
Philadelphia
United States Post Office
Christian Fadeavor World
Boston
Osage Sectional Basketball Fast Tilts and Triumphs
Osage captured the Class B title at the Osage sectional, defeating Riceville 48 to 1 as eight prep quintets played. Earlier rounds saw Little Cedar win Class B with a 24 to 2 victory over Carpenter, and Cresco topple Cresco 24 to 17 in Class A.
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Osage
Osage Prep
Little Cadar High
Riceville
Little Cedar
Fioyd
Bima
Cresco
Gresconians
Carpenter
Riceville Hap
Garpenter
Elma
Hogan
Livingston
Terry
Land
Playle
G. Churness
Priem
Lut
Otranto
Heard
O'Donnell
Edna
McSweeney
Marmola Prescription Tablets Claim Easy Weight Loss
An advertisement touts Marmola Prescription Tablets as a simple safe remedy for excess fat. It promises steady, easy weight reduction without long exercise or starvation, selling for one dollar per box or via direct order from Marmola Co in Detroit Michigan.
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Marmola Co
General Motors
Detroit
Mich
Waterloo Adopts Ring-Back Telephone System
Waterloo residents are hearing a subdued ring as new audible ringing equipment nears completion. A. J. Weigel, local manager, says the upgrade improves service and will take weeks more to finish. Estimated cost is 3500 dollars, with final connections expected around March 28.
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Waterloo
A. J. Weigel
Weigel
Mable
Orange Two Play Set At School Thursday
Orange Township March 10 announces the presentation of the play An Old Fashioned Mother. Postponed due to illness, the W C T U production will be staged Thursday at 8 p.m. Dress rehearsal occurred yesterday with another planned tonight. A first class entertainment is promised by sponsors.
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Lars Vetersen
State Street
Sartor Hospital
Air
Alvin Myde
Sisth
Olive Streets
Song of Veterans and Auxiliary
Odd Fellow Hall
Neighbor
C.d
Burrows
Alfred Sorenson
Fourth Street West
Washington
Vivian Johnson
John W. Clarke
Excelsior Springs
Ralph Jennings
Hero
Wabash
Ind
Walter Larsen
Nevada
Orange Township
Dictionary Defies Crossword Puzzle with Hard Word
A playful note on a Courier dictionary sale offering 98 cents plus three coupons. The feature promises a dictionary that lists many definitions for the letter a, amusing readers with a clever puzzle twist and coupon drive.
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Courier
Watson
Stranded Stars Sue Omaha Hotel for Damages
Des Moines reports permission to file a damage suit totaling 259000 against Eppley Hotels company operators of the Fontenelle Omaha. Attorneys named include Walter F. Maley Gallen Landis Jack Daugherty Anna May Wong and Harry L. Tighe Ena Gregory. Bryant Washburn claims 160000 against Cosmic Production company and H A Devaux over unpaid bills and press mention. Stars left for Marshalltown.
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Des Moines
Eppley Hotels Company
Fontenelle
Omaha
Walter F. Maley
Gallen Landis
Jack Daugherty
Anna May Wong
Harry L. Tighe
Ena Gregory
Bryant Washburn
Cosmic Production Company
H. A. Devaux
Hollywood
Devaux
Washburn
Marshalltowe
Classmates Pleases Local National Guard Guests
Members of Company B Waterloo national guard attended the screening of Classmates at the Crystal theatre as guests of manager Jack Smith. Cant. Clyde Davis praised the photoplay which was partly filmed at West Point with U S military authorities cooperation.
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Co. B. Waterloo
Theatrical lineup at Plaza Rialto Palace and TAIT theatres
A crowded page reviews multiple film showings with Navarro Enid Bennett and Connie Talmadge in leading roles. Blair Sisters and Duncan Sisters perform on tour while Dagmar Godowsky headlines at the Rialto with Virtuous Liars. West Point themed First National feature stars Barthelmess. Crystal Theatre features That Age of Desire for today and tomorrow.
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Fred Sibi
Ramon Novirry
Uilof
Navarro
Enid Bennett
Marise
Staus
Plng Theatre
Blair Sisters
Nellie Kelly
Duncan Sisters
Soupland
Normeny
Duneinss
Plaza Theatre
Dagmar Godowsky
Bereen Carver
Sun
Rialto
Whitm Bennet
New York
Tlivans
Alberta Riguh
Chicago
Dramatic notes on a widow and a superficial mother
The fragment discusses a widow with a son driven by poverty to deception and romance with a millionaire, and mentions the theater work of Alvrds Stedman, Frederick Truesdell, William Collier Jr., Mary Philbin, and Ethel Barrymore. It cites Strand Theatre and Ethel Barrymore’s shift between light comedy and serious drama.
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Alvrds
Stedman
Frederick Truesdell
Wiliam Colliter
Mary Philbin
Strand Theatre
Ethel Marrymore
Euthel Barrymore
Larymore Stars In The Second Mrs Tanqueray At Waterloo
Miss Larymore stars as the famed heroine in Pinero's The Second Mrs Tanqueray at the Waterloo Theatre on Tuesday March 17. The role is among the most challenging on the English stage and marks Miss Larymore's arrival at artistic perfection, with Arthur Hopkin presenting a strong company of well-known players.
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Pinero
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