Iowa Theater

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The Iowa Theater stood for many years along side the A&P grocery store. It was in what is now (2000) the east half of the Coast to Coast or Hardware Hanks store.
 

After the Gedney Hotel fire the Iowa Theater was the only theater in town for awhile. Then it was remodeled and showed 'A' movies for some time. Later it went back to 'B' movies and westerns.
 

In 1940 Robert Malek bought the Grand Theater and the Iowa Theater. At that time the Iowa had been owned by Ernie Hagerman. Joe Barger was the projectionist in the Iowa Theater.
 

The Iowa theater closed the week of August 10, 1953. For the next six months it was used occasionally by groups showing special films.

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