On November 30th and December 1st, 1925, the Gem Theater in Grant City hosted a play, “Sweetheart Town,” to raise funds for the Worth County Library. There were two performances held in the evenings, and a matinee performance for the school children on the afternoon of the 30th.
The plot had to do with a young country boy who leaves Sweetheart Town to seek his fortune. The night he leaves, the worst robbery in years takes place, and the young country boy is suspected. The play took many different twists and turns, involving a lunatic, an actress, and a city slicker along with the townspeople of Sweetheart Town.
Among the people performing in the play was John Mosbarger, the same man who taught Glenn Miller how to play his trombone. Other members of the cast included W.E. Sparks, Beulah Barber, Mrs. E.E. Yetter, John Willhite, Harry Waldman, Denver Johnson, Betty Foster, Urith Willhite, and Bernice Cloos.
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