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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 18, 1926

Page

3

Prince of Pilsen at Plaza Sunny with vaudeville

Beginning Sunday the Plaza will show The Prince of Pilsen, a musical comedy style feature starring George Sidney Anim Stewart and Allan Forrest with a strong supporting cast. The vaudeville bill for the first four days includes Mabel Harper & Co and Miss Harper at the piano, Otis Mitchell Maryland Singers, and a novelty set of women banjo players. Also screened will be Lovey Mary with Bessie Love and Wilkie Haines, plus news reels, comedies and two vaudeville acts.

Plaza George Sidney Anim Stewart Allan Forrest Otis Har Inn Myrtle Stedman Rose ‘Tapley W. van Erlucken W. von Haenburg Frank Pixley Gustav Lovers American Legion Clinton Mabel Harper & Co Renaires Snown Miss Harper Ethel Pitzpatrick Otis Mitchell Maryland Mitchell Starling Hurstay Lovey Mary Allee Haan Tilee Bessie Love Wilkikun

Strand Theatre to Feature New Season With Starred Lineup

Manager Weld announces a promising slate for the Strand season opening tomorrow with Mantrap by Sinclair Lewis. The lineup includes Alama of the South Seas, Black Pirate, It Must Be Love, Son of the Sheik, One Minute to Play, Stella Dallas and Sparrows plus other comedies and novelties from the Fairbanks and Ford spectral studios.

Weld Strand Theatre Mantrap Sinclair Lewis Waterloo Courier Alama South Seas Gilda Gray Fairbanks Doug Coleen Moore Rudolph Valentine Red Grange Stella Dalelas TV Pickford Strand

Sea Horses at Crystal Sunday Aboard and in Africa

Crystal Sunday shows Sea Horses a melodrama of love and peril featuring Jack Holt Florence Vic tor George Bancroft and William Powell. The film, from Francis Brett Young, unfolds on shipboard and in a tropical African port with thrills suspense and vivid sets. A comedy and Fox news complete the program.

Jack Holt Florence Vidtor George Bancroft William Powell Francis Brett Young Africa Fox News

Fly Casting Journey at Byrnes Park This Thursday

The Waterloo Playground Commission sponsors a fly casting tournament at Byrnes Park Thursday at 2 p.m. Victor Read, director, announced the event. Four events will be held including targets for accuracy and distance with prizes or entries likely.

Byrnes Park Waterloo Playground Commission Victor Read

Western Thriller at Palace 2 Days

The Man from Rio Grande stars George Kesterran and Dorothy Les in a Palace run. Directed by Denver Dixon the Arthur J. SAX production unfolds across Chinatown with a perilous chase and a dramatic death snare.

Rio Grande Arthur J. Sax George Kesterran Dorothy Les the Palace Bey Denver Dixon Chinatown Cate Stampear Sony Marvelous Wes; Er

New York to Paris Flight Delayed at Roosevelt Field

The proposed Sikorsky biplane flight from Roosevelt Field to Paris is postponed and not expected to depart before next Tuesday. The effort, announced for September, faces delays and uncertain timing.

Roosevelt Field Sikorsky Paris

Morningstar family reorders name amid clerical inspection

An obscure historical note records Henry Wadsworth Morningstar seeking formal name rearrangement. Officials examine spelling variants and family names including Morningstar and Morniister as an administrative clerical matter during a court inspection.

Record changes noted in male dominated dialogue

Most changes described involve men and difficult to spell foreign names, with long phrasing and vampiex style terms. The text indicates women’s voice is minimal.

Will of Sallie Walker Bequeaths Estate to Church and Hospitals

Glenwood IA Sep 18. Under the will of Mrs Sallie Walker who recently died here the estate is to be divided into four equal parts to the Des Moines Methodist hospital Glenwood Methodist church Jennie Edmundson Hospital Council Bluffs district of the Methodist conference The value of the estate has not been determined.

Glenwood Sallie Walker Metheist Hospital Des Moines Methodist Church Jennie Edmundson Counc Bluffs Council Bluffs Ue Methollist Conference

Girl Cross Country Pioneers Face Setback on Flight to Los Angeles

Misses Helen Park and Mar Sheehan from Boston, early cross country runners, began their attempt to reach Los Angeles when delays over the Appalachian mountains halted their flight. They were delayed by fog and fuel concerns, with no expert to guide them, delaying arrival to Sunday afternoon.

Payton Helen Park Mar Sheehan Boston Los Angeles H. Conerton Moston Faus Appalachian Mountains

Earth tremors felt in Pinetepepa Oaxaca cause residents to flee

Seismic activity rattled Pinetepepa in Oaxaca on Friday with tremors lasting about 25 seconds. Residents fled their homes as readings were recorded by the local seismograph team.

Mexico City Pinetepepa Oaxaca

Mantrap at Strand with Clara Bow in Northland drama

ImPRap tale of flirt and woman eater the Strand presents Mantrap from Sinclair Lewis with Clara Bow Ernest Torrence and Percy Millemone in featured roles. Supporting cast includes Eugene Palette Tom Kennedy Josephine Crewset William Oramand Charles Stevens Miss Blus Pont and Charles Biya. The film follows a New York bachelor who hates women as he retreats to the north woods and meets the trapper’s wife who softens his defenses. Clara Bow delivers a demanding role as the trapper wife. The program includes Move Along with Lloyd Hamilton and Thursday offers The Cats Pajamas with Belly Bronson and Ricardo Cortex.

Mantran Sinclair Lewis Northland Strand Clara Bow Ernest ‘Torrence Percy Millemone Ine North Woods Minneapolis Canadian Woods Sinclair Lloyd Hamilton Belly Bronson Ricardo Cortex

Dozen Civil War Veterans Set for National G A R Encampment

About a dozen veterans from Robert Anderson post and delegations from auxiliary and allied groups travel tomorrow by the Chicago Great Western to Des Moines for the sixtieth Grand Army of the Republic encampment. Notables include David Allison and Amos Woneach among others. Waterloo, Ind and Legion allies support. Town headquarters at Chamberlain hotel.

Robert Anderson Post Aim Chicago Great Western Railroad Des Moines Grand Army of Thhe Republic David Allison Cal Amos Woneach Thomas FF. Shannon GB. Bothwell Joseph Grima Julius Dennis John Meyer Scont Sallis BE. F. Wise Els. Bartlett Waterloo A. G. Beatty Independence Sons of Veterans and Auxilary Woman's Belief Corps Ladies of the G. Alr Daughters Ofnnion Des Atoines G. A. BR Chamberlain Hotel

Dozen New Circus Acts Here for Dairy Cattle Congress

One of the twelve new circus acts at the Dairy Cattle Congress hippodrome runs noon and evening from Sept 27 to Oct 4. The Mounters, formerly stars with Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey, perform acrobatic feats and comic pantomime to entertain audiences.

Dairy Cattle Congress Iwo Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bally Circus

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Prince OF Pilsen Plaza Sunny Crystal Palace New York Ivey Mertons We Barkley Theatre Sun AL Pheyers Eva Novak Tom Mix No Man's Gold Rialto Theatre Sunday The Ure Palace Theatre Starrig Siegurda Jack Holt and Floreli George Fy Anita Stewart Thu P Rinee of Wilson Plaza Theatre Ernest Torrence Gloria Day Dere Henry Wadsworth Morninstar Peatliese Roosevelt Kearns Funeral Home Gulf Coast Rhythm Kings Orchestra OF Imantrap AT Strand Northwoods A. A the Man From George Kesterson Dorothy Lee Iso Ruff Fox SKY Tribe
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