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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 14, 1927

Page

4

Wallace Beery Stars in Casey at the Bat at Strand

Wallace Beery headlines Casey at the Bat at the Strand for a full week. The comic tale follows Beery as a bumbling hero with a beer stein, romance, and a sequence of comic mishaps. Cast includes Ford Sterling ZaSu Pitts Iris Stuart and Sydney Jarvis with a multiple chorus.

Wallace Beery Scully Chestnutt Ford Sterling Casey Batyat Strand ‘Theatre Strand Wallace Beery Briery Ball Park Giants Ny Ny ZaSu Fitts Sterling Holloway Spec O'Donnell Iris Stuart Sydney Jarvis Lotus Thompson Rosalind Byrne Ann’ Sheridan Doris Hill Sally O'Donnell and Casey Centerville N. Y Spec Pathe News

Anna Fay Mystic of Stage Fulfills Death Predictions

Boston May 14 Anna Fay longtime mystic and mind reader died at her Melrose Highlands home after forecasting her own death. A Southington native she spent life in theosophy and mysticism and gained international fame as a mystic while Mrs David H Pingree in private life.

Boston Anna Fay Melrose Highlands Miss Fay David H. Pingree Nespaper Men Southington

Theodore Besh Heads Ames Husbandry Club

Theodore Besh son of Mr and Mrs 8 C Besh 122 Kingsley Avenue a junior at Town State College Ames has been elected president of Black and Bridle club an organization in the animal husbandry department of the school Other officers are William Darbyshire Washington vice president Howard Mathews Danville treasurer Edwin Seabury Pisgah secretary and Chord Jones Tabor eyelial

Theodore Besh Mra C. Besh Kingsley Avenue Town State College Ames William Darbyshire Washington Howard Mathews Danville Edwin Seabury Pisgah Chord ‘Jones Tabor Eyelial

New Morley Books and Theatre Notes Dive Into Books

Christopher Morley releases two new satirical fictions, Pleased to Meet You and The Arrow, with Far East politics, Cupid’s mischief, and young lovers in Piccadilly Circus. The piece also surveys rising book production trends and notable recent titles and dramatists, including Ned McCobbs Daughter and Anthony Comstock analyses.

Christopher Morley Morley Syria League of Nations Cupid Piccadilly Circus

Guedalla’s Palmerston and His Times in Library Additions

The third Guedalla book to join the library, Palmerston, profiles the 18th to 19th century English statesman with wit and erudition. The author, a talented young English Jew, lectures in the U S and appears in Iowa, sparking interest.

Philip Guedalla Philip C Guedalla Mr. Guedalla Iowa

Prize Reviews Awarded in Courier Book Contest

To Miss Dorothy K. Haff of 112 Lafayette Street goes the 31 award for best expression of opinion on a recently published book in the Courier’s review contest. Readers are invited to contribute. Reviews must not exceed 200 words and may cover fiction or non fiction.

Dorothy K. Haff Lafayette Street Courier’s

Smithsonian hunts American mammoth fossils in Florida and Oklahoma

Washington May 14 The Smithsonian seeks American elephants now extinct mammoths as fossils. Paleontologist Dr James W Gidley returns from Oklahoma and Florida reporting mammoth jaws skull bases teeth ribs and foot bones found near Alva Oklahoma plus bones of a three toed horse and a deer like Miocene creature. In Sarasota promising fossil deposits emerge and a partial mammoth skeleton may aid mounting a composite specimen at the Smithsonian. A skull and pelvis are needed to complete the patchwork display.

Washington, D. C Smithsonian Institution James W. Gidley National Museum Smithsonian Oklahoma Florida Alva Oklo Gidley Sarasota Fla The

Tribe of Ben Hur Open House Hosted at Knights Hall

Melchoir court No 8 Tribe of Ben Hur announces an open meeting Wednesday at 7 p m in Knights of Pythias hall. Entertainment features Knapn’s string orchestra and readings with musical numbers. Refreshments will be served.

Melchoir Court No Tribe of Ben Hur Np. m Knights of Pythias Hall Knapn

The Gray Phantom's Romance Chapter Cont'd

The Gray Phantom stalks the crime scene seeking the killer of Sylvanus Gage. He is captured and forced to confront Doctor Tyson Bimble in a dim factory room as Lieutenant Culligore lies injured. The Phantom schemes to outwit the doctor while awaiting the next move in their deadly game.

Gray Phantom Sylvanus Gage Gage Tommy Granger Granger Pinto Leav Lieut Culligore Doctor Tyson Bimble Duke Bimble Helen Venice Speo Dan

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