Minstrel opening to spark Waterloo theatre season
Waterloo theatre adds two night engagement by Johnny Leightons Minstrels opening Wednesday Sept 12 announced ahead of formal Sept 16 opening. The season expands with Nora Bayes Nov 3 and Fiske O Hara slated for Sept 20 21 amid interior refurbishments and new seating.
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Altho
Waterloo Theatre
A. J. Diebold
Johnny Leighton
Minstrels
Leighton
Waterloo
Nord Bayes
Fletcher
Waterloo Management
Nora Bayes
O'Hara
Fiske
Jack O’hearts
Alexander, Frank
Diebold
Waterloo Mattress Factory to Start Here About Sept. 15
Des Moines men George Wicks Henry Nelson and Charles Mackin plan a Waterloo Mattress Factory to open about September 15. The wholesale plant will occupy 9 000 square feet on the Galloway seed house top floor with truck delivery within a 30 mile radius of Waterloo. Local staff bring prior experience from I Harbach bedding works.
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George Wicks
Henry Nelson
Charles Mackin
Des Moines
Waterloo
Galloway
Wicks
I. Harbach
Nelson
Concern
Mackin
Iowa
Waterton
Parade of Waterloo Churches Postponed
The annual Sunday school parade for Waterloo churches is moved from Oct. 7 to Oct. 17 due to the Upper Town conference in Marion Oct. 1–7. A. F. Heswell will head the float and banner committee, C. A. Morris leads the march line, S. A. Cohagan announces. W. W. Beal chairs the finance committee.
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Waterloo
Marion
Heswell
C. A. Morris
S. A. Cohagan
W. W. Beal
Colleges claim four more East High grads
Four more East High graduates announced plans to enter higher education this fall. Principal F. J. Miller stated Doretta Walters will enroll at Town State Teachers College Cedar Falls, George Reynolds at University of Iowa Iowa City, George Loveaul at Iowa State College Ames, and Wendell Barrett at Cornell College Mt. Vernon.
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East High
F. J. Miller
Doretta Walters
Town State Teachers College
Cedar, Falls
George Reynolds
University of Iowa
Towa City
George Loveaul
Towa State College
Ames
Wendell Barrett
Cornell College
Mt. Vernon
Gas workers strike averted by eight percent raise
Chicago on Sept 8 avoided a gas workers strike after 1000 employees accepted an eight percent wage increase. The stoppage would have cut Chicago gas supplies until an agreement was reached with the workers union.
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Chicago
Stories of Waterloo s street and town nostalgia
Nostalgic reminiscence of Waterloo past notes the shift from gas and electric lighting to modern power. References to early powerhouses, lamp posts, old mills, and familiar local figures, with vivid scenes along the Cedar River, bridges, and riverfront landmarks. A reflection on community memory and a hope to revive the old Cedar setting.
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Wallace Barber
Col. Tage
Hol Chapman
Lady Franklin
Maid of the Mist
Merwin's Island
Shigley's
Cedar River Park
Sans Souci
Electric Park
Gas and Electric Company
Milldam
Waterloo
Bertha Fry Bound Over On Bootlegging Charge
Bertha Fry, alleged owner of a house raided last week where liquor was seized, was bound over to the district court under a $300 bond after arraignment before Judge J. W Gwynne. She waived preliminary trial and faced a second count of keeping a disorderly house, for which she was fined $25 and costs. Police court today also tentatively set three traffic cases for trial. A motorist accused of passing a streetcar while passengers were discharging was found not guilty, another facing blocking traffic had hearing continued, and the third, cited for parking within 14 feet of a fire hydrant, forfeited a $5 bond. Marriage license issued to Freeman and Moser with Velna Hickle of Waterloo.
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Bertha Fry
J. Www. Gwynne
Wife Turns Sleuth Finds Other Woman and Wins Decree
Des Moines reports Mrs Myrtle L Martin secured a divorce from her husband rewarding her with $75 monthly alimony custody of their two children equity in the home and household goods. She testified she discovered the other woman via unpaid telephone bill and two theatre ticket stubs and produced the woman's photograph in court. She said the tickets showed cheaper seats when her husband took her to shows.
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Des Moines
Myrtle L. Martin
Slugged and Robbed by Des Moines Negroes in Car
Des Moines on Sept 8 reports J. Elis a 46 year old Ames resident staggers into a garage with a broken jaw and missing teeth. He says a man and a woman, described as Negroes, in a large touring car forced him into the back seat and robbed him of two three dollar bills while omitting 33 dollars in currency hidden in his shirt. Elis was taken to the city hospital. The item notes hog production on three fourths of US farms accounting for over ten percent of agricultural value.
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Ackley
Sept. S
C. W. Harvey
Waterloo
Daniel & Slade
Daniel & Blade Furniture
Horace Nichols
John Hartman
John Leonard
Des Moines
J. Elis
Ames
Ellis
Padlock Broken on Garage Theft of Auto
A theft occurred last night at the home of W. M. Algyre at 228 Eleventh Street West. His Oakland roadster, license No. 600647, was taken after the padlock was broken. the owner found the door open at 9 a.m. and notified police who broadcast a description to nearby towns.
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W. M. Algyre
Eleventh Street
Oakland
Algyre
Yof Ilce
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