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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1925
Page
14
The Moderation League reports a nationwide rise in drunkenness and drunk driving since 1919. It cites 1924 drunkenness arrests at 498 753 in 350 cities and notes a drop to 226 070 in 1920, with increases through 1924. The survey argues stricter laws could yield more temperance than Prohibition.
Mrs Myrtle A Baldwin died after illness of six weeks. Funeral at Presbyterian church Littleton conducted Sunday. Interment in Altceton cemetery. Surviving children include Mrs Welen Butt Jesup Russell Littleton Kenneth Waterford and Gillard at home. Two brothers Henry M Sill Seattle and Auson W Sill Tadependéenne. two sisters Mrs George Cameron Orlando and Mrs Minnie Baldwin Swatara. Funeral attended by relatives and church members.
A survey cites similar conditions to 1914 in wet states while dry states under Volstead Act show worse results than their own pre amendment laws. Indiana and Indianapolis report rising drunkenness arrests, with figures contrasting 1914 and current totals. The report notes the agricultural benefit of rice by a crop-damaging insect control measure.
Byron stars as Lightnin in the Waterloo Players production of Lightnin at the Waterloo theatre. The cast includes McKinney Jamieson Jerome Braddford with extra members Deloume Byers and Menu. Stage settings feature a log cabin and courtroom scenes as the comedy drama unfolds with romance and courtroom exposure of swindlers.
The Plaza features Catherine Redfield and six singers from opera staging a classed program with arias from Tannhauser Butterfly and quartet from Rigoletto. Nora Kelly, Rosetta Doys, and a piano act add variety as The Overland Limited drives action on screen. Mayors and other acts fill the bill.
Varshail with Miss Kyerne Geal and Miss Irene Urban perform in a matinee and evening show. The feature film Wolf Heart's Revenge stars Wolf Fleart with Big Boy Williams in support at the Palace theatre.
In the current program a clever Hal Roach comedy and a Felix cartoon are included as Screeners. Both pieces showcase classic humor and animation, highlighting Roach’s wit and the timeless antics of Felix the Cat.
The management report of Dairy Cattle Congress was made tonight to stockholders in a meeting at Hotel Russell Lamson at 8 o'clock. Officers and directors to be elected for the business. Mrs. Josephine Foster of New York crocheted an American flag measuring six feet for the occasion.
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