City approves paving contract for Waterloo
City council awarded a contract to Bryant Asphalt Paving of Waterloo for 19,000 square yards of paving at 3.38 per square yard. The bid includes asphaltic concrete using Trinidad lake asphalt and covers bridges and avenues, with work to start immediately. Several contractors submitted bids, and most locals supported the decision as it promises employment and needed improvements.
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Brynt Asphalt Paving Company
Waterloo
Trinidad Lake
Lattude
Tyant Company
Sans Souci
Miller-Fifield Instruction Company
Campell Avenue
Kingsley Avenue
Locust
Jefferson and
Siath
Loganvenue Bridge
SPORTS AND PASTIMES AT SUNARSIDE CLUB MONDAY
Memorial day will be sports and pastimes day at Sunarside country club per the club’s sports and pastimes committee. An all in golf foursome will welcome any member. Opening day is June 3 with 10 am driving, midiron approach and putting contests and a 2 pm far acquainted foursome. Prizes will be awarded in all 11 contests.
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Sunarside Country Club
Towan and His Coin Are Quickly Parted
Omaha court records detail Adelbert McLeran suing Ed Kline for 10009 in alienation of affection over Mrs. McLeran. Kline, who recently gained 40000 from his father’s death, has faced multiple divorces and court orders, leaving him with about 11 dollars. He laments the windfall as a Jonah to him.
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Omaha, Neb
Adelbert McLeran
The
Atlantic, In
Sheet Metal Works
Ed Kine
Omaha
MccLeran
McLeran
Kline
Towa
Atlantic
Jonah
Tommy Gibbons Extends Knockout Streak to Eight
Tommy Gibbons, St. Paul heavy, scored his eighth straight knockout by stopping Sergeant Ray Smith of Camden in the second round of a 12-round outdoor bout in Youngstown Ohio. Smith was knocked down four times, carried to his corner, and revived after several minutes.
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Associated Press
Youngstown
Tommy Gibbons
St. Paul
Ray Smith
Camden
N. J
Smith
A Thousand Years Ago to Be Staged by Waterloo Seniors
Merald Hoag will perform the risky role of Calaf in the Waterloo theatre senior class production of A Thousand Years Ago on March 31 at 8 p.m. Frances Glenny plays Turandot, with Merle Francis replaced due to risk. The Percy MacKaye drama blends mystery and quaint humor as Calaf seeks Turandot while three riddles test suitors.
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Merle Francis
Turandot
Princess of
Pekin
Waterloo Theatre
Mar
Ats P.m
Merald Hoag
Mr. Francis
Frances Glenny
Percy MacKaye
Calaf
Astrakhan
Turandot Capocomico Comedy at Waterloo Theatre
The plot follows Silas in disguise seeking Turandot with a joke punishment for wrong answers. Capocomico and a troupe win a day of rule to uncover Turandot’s strange actions. The play ends with revelations and happiness. Seat sale for the performance opens Monday at 10 p.m. at the Waterloo theatre.
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Csilas
Turandot
China
Capocomico
Waterloo Theatre
Wild man escapes in Cedar Rapids running at large
A shackled wild man escapes from a tent in front of the Strand theatre in Cedar Rapids while owner Weld searches the city. The escape follows a spectacle involving an Egyptian puma and a Mexican chinchilla at the miniature menagerie advertising The Little Clown. Weld suspects the man may head toward Waterloo.
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Cedar Rapids
Art BE. Weld
Strand Theatre
Waterloo
Mr. Weld
Ghosts of Yesterday at Plaza Theatre a stellar trio
THINGS THEATRICAL. Norma Talmadge Eugene OBrien and Rupert Hughes lead the cast in Ghosts of Yesterday a Selznick production at the Plaza tomorrow. Other players include Stuart Holmes John Daly Murphy Henry J. Blanche Douglas and Ida Danning. Outside the Law at Crystal Theatre features Priscilla Dean Lon Chaney and others in a underworld epic. The Copperhead at Garden Theatre stars Lionel Barrymore in a trilogy of eras. The Palace showcases The Man of the Forest starring Carl Gantvoort Claire Adams Robert McKim and Jean Hersholt starting Sunday.
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Norma
Talmadge
Eugene O'Brien
Rupert Hughes
Selznick
the Plaza
Ruth Grahame
Jeanne la Fleur
Norma Talmadge
Eugeen O'Brien
Stuart Holmes
John Daly Murphy
Henry J. Blanche
Douglas
Ida Danning
Priscilla Dean
Lon Chaney
E. A. Warren
Ralph Lewis
Wheeler Oakman
Melbourne MacDowell
Wilton Taylor
the Crystal
Crystal
Crystal Theatre
Copperhead
Lionel Barrymore
the Garden
Millville
Tllinois
Famous Players-Lasky Corporation
Carl Gantvvoort
Claire Adams
Robert McKim
Jean Hersholt
Strand Theatre Presents Bean Revel and Fox News
Palm Beach Strand Theatre screens special comedy and Fox News alongside Bean Revel. The NY society melodrama centers on Beau Revel and a betrayed son and lover whose emotions drive a suspenseful, psychology driven finale. Also shows a two part comedy and Pathe News.
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Fox News
Palach Theatre
Pathe
Strand Theatre
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Hupmobile
Detroit
Bailey Motor CO
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Bean
Strand
Beau Revel
Lewis Stone
Sheyd Bughes
Palase
Sip
Thomas H. Ince
Thomas Ince
Lloyd Hughes
Paramount Picture
Louis Joseph Vance
New York
WR. Beazley
Jimmie Adams
Zane Grey
Western Plains
Fox Comedy News
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