Welles’s panic over Martian play at stag dinner
Washington AP reports Orson Welles felt frightened by a room full of tuxedos after his Martians broadcast. Gene Buck urged him to stay. Welles packed to flee to New York but finally gave his speech despite discomfort. Roosevelt attended the event with 400 guests in tails.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sigrid Arne
Washington
Orson Welles
Welles
President Roosevelt
Gene Buck
Buck
New York
10-20-30 Years Ago In The Gazette
Mrs Walter M Krebs left for Daytona Beach Florida to visit her son George A Krebs and will tour Florida before returning in four to five weeks Mrs Maurice Cahill has returned from a visit with Miss Adeline Cahill in Phoenix Ariz Royal McGinnis Jim Peddy court and George McDonald entertained Canopus club with songs and jokes Arthur C Naibert son of Mr and Mrs Frank Naibert Jr has been initiated in Scabbard and Blade at Iowa University
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter M. Krebs
Daytona Beach
Fla
George A. Krebs
Florida
Maurice Cahill
Cahill
Adeline Cahill
Phoenix
Ariz
Royal McGinnis
Jim Peddycourt
George McDonald
Canopus Club
Arthur C. Naibert
Frank Naibert, Jr
Iowa University
Local travelers and officials in Iowa and surrounding states
Mr and Mrs L H Humphreys return from a trip to Dallas Houston Galveston and New Orleans. J A Murphy and P C Rude visit Des Moines for a state automobile dealers association meeting and to back the good roads bill. First Lieutenant Ray Branna returns home after fourteen months in France. Secretary Conaway of the Chamber of Commerce attends a meeting of Iowa commercial organization secretaries in Council Bluffs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. H. Humphreys
Dallas
Houston
Galveston
New Orleans
J. A. Murphy
P. C. Rude
Des Moines
State Automobile Dealers Association
Ray Brannaman
France
Conaway
Chamber of Commerce
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Shadows of A Great City at Greene's Opera House
Will Steffan a Douglas Starch Works painter was blown from a scaffold by high winds yesterday afternoon fracturing his ankle and sustaining injuries. Joseph Chadima of Cedar Rapids was elected to the executive committee of the Iowa Ice Dealers Association at its Cedar Rapids convention. Rev B J Clark traveled to Cedar Falls to deliver a Ben Hur lecture to Normal school pupils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greene’s Opera House
Will Steffan
Douglas Starch Works
Joseph Chadima
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Ice Dealers Association
B. J. Clark
Cedar Falls
Ben Hur
Normal School
Yankee Clipper Reaches Marseilles in Europe Shakedown
Pan American Airways 41 ton flying boat Yankee Clipper landed at Marignane airport Marseille at 3 47 a m CST after a 370 mile overland flight from Biscarrosse military airdrome near Bordeaux It will continue to Southampton Tuesday as the shakedown flight to Europe The plan originally called for a Lisbon to Marseille nonstop route but foul weather forced a Biscarrosse stop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marseilles
France
Pan-American Airways
Marignane
Biscarosse
Bordeaux
Bay of Biscay
Southampton
England
Europe
Lisbon
Portugal
Edgar A. Guest Poet of the People
A brief poem by Edgar A. Guest describes Old Winter bringing sleet in heavy robes of ice. Trees and shrubs wear crystal weights, while a favored tree bows under the jewels of frost, seen as a sorrowful sight compared to beauty.
Always Another Spring A Love Triangle Unfolds
David Sherman delays marriage to Anne Ashton awaiting a bonus while her interest in Gil Tracy grows. At a dinner with Camilla Payne, Anne confronts jealousy and questions David's loyalty as Gil lavishes charm and Camilla sparks interest. The scene ends with tense, unresolved shifts in affection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Sherman
Anne Ashton
Anne
David
Gil Tracy
Gil
Silver Grill
Camilla Payne
Camilla
Janice
Miss Payne
Ashton
Jen
Giles
Tracys
Cleveland
Tracy
Montgomery Tracy III
How Family of 5 Can Eat Well On $12 a Week
Daily menus and recipes provide a balanced, calorie and protein rich plan for a family of five. Two adults and three children can eat well on about $12 weekly, with guidance on minerals vitamins and energy.
Spring Housecleaning Menus and Special Cakes Leaflet Offer
Reader prompts for a Spring Housecleaning Menu series offering easy weekly menus and recipes. Includes dessert cake ideas and cooking leaflets, with requests to send stamped envelopes for the Special Cakes leaflet and Meta Given booklets through The Cedar Rapids Gazette. Community Nutrition Service contact dial 5515 is listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Community Nutrition Service
Dial
Jeweled watch prized for setting craftsmanship
The watch commands high price not for stone value but for the precision work to set the gems. Expert setters perform intricate work, reflecting mastery in jewelry making.
Popular Girl Is Equally Friendly Toward Everyone
Mary Manners offers advice about campus popularity and friendships. A reader asks how to handle a girl who favors boys over girls, urging genuine inclusive kindness as the goal for all young people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arrie
Carrie
Earth
Community Service Of Legion Described By Jim Smith
Jim Smith outlined the American Legion community service program on WMT radio. He traced the Iowa idea from 1923 when Hanford MacNider proposed yearly constructive work by all 11 000 posts and cited Cedar Rapids projects for Boy Scout camp support Camp Fire girls and high school athletics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Smith
American Legion
WMT
Hanford Post
San Francisco
Hanford MacNider
Mason City
America
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Smith
Waubeck
Troy Mills
Des Moines
Linn County Highway Safety Council
Cedar Rapids High School Athletic Association
Legion
Russia and Japan Sign One Year Fishing Pact
Moscow reports a fisheries treaty between the Soviet Union and Japan allowing limited Japanese fishing in Siberian waters for one year. The agreement ends a six month dispute and appears to grant Japan fewer concessions than the prior pact which expired December 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
INS
Russia
Japan
Siberian
The Short Tailed Shrew Blarina In Iowa Woodlands
An Iowa feature describes the short tailed shrew Blarina as a tiny, fierce predator present in woodlands and fields. It hunts year round, eats insects and mice, and can consume multiple times its body weight daily. The piece notes its hidden existence, high ferocity, and caution around open spaces and birds of prey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blarina
Iowa
Nature
Tyrone Power Courtesy and Star Image Highlighted
A humorous portrait of Tyrone Power as a courteous, courtly star whose charm comes from personality and old fashioned gentility. Fans and peers note his respectful treatment of a child at a restaurant and compare his manners to lasting box office appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ollywood
Tyrone Power
Mr. Power
Tyrone
Dog-Eared Court Verdict In Batavia Over Ear Scourge
A 12-year-old owner Irving Warham brings Sport the Irish terrier to Batavia New York court in 1938 after fleas and flies inflamed the dog's ears. The dog bit handler Fred Sanderson when his ear was rough handled, leading to a court dispute over the animal's viciousness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jen
John B. Greeley
Sanderson
You
Batavia
N. Y
Sport
Fred Sanderson
Irving War
The Temple Gate and the Market of Prayer Sermon
A Monday meditation cites Matthew 21 2 17 and laments religion corrupted by profit in temples. It urges self judgment among church leaders and parishioners to avoid turning faith into merchandise and to seek purer spiritual lives through prayer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Prayer
Jesus
Christ
Jerusalem
Theaters Show Tkts Across Town With Star Pairings
At Paramount Loretta Young and Warner Baxter star in Wife Husband and Friend. Iowa features John Garfield Rosemary Lane in Blackwells Island. James Frikison Helen Wood headline Almost a Gentleman. St Louis Blue stars Dorothy Lamour. Disbarred with Ger Patrick Otto Kruger Robert Iston. Palace screens Ton Hit Ta Hindle with Clark Gable Myrt Low. Sons of the Te sun with Lynne Overman Eva in Keses Donald Connor. Rialto offers Smashing the Spy Ring with Ralph Bellamy Fay Wray.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paramount
Loretta Young
Warner Baxter
Iowa
John Garfield
Rosemary Lane
Blackwells Island
James Frikison
Helen Wood
Dorothy Lamour
Lesa Nelan
Ger Patrick
Otto Kruger
Robert I
Ston
Palace
Clark Gable
Miirt Low
Lynne Overman
Eva
Keses
Donald Connor Rialto
Ralph Bellarry
Fay Wray
Bill Filiett
Tone Star
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Edgar A. Guest
the Poet of
the People
Adelaide Humphries
Betty
Myrna Loy
Sons of the Legion
Lynne Overman, Evelyn Keyes
Donald O’connor
Mary Manners
Miss Manners
Community Service of Legion
Jim Smith
ST. Louis Blues
Pswirley
Aihs Tate Ae Princess
Ata
Jimmie Fidler
Hollywood
Dol Chatter
Claudette Colbert
Louise Platt
Margaret Sullavan
Grace Moore
Jimmy Stewart
Mr. Smith
Wally Ford
Frank Albertson
Fred MacMurray
Joan Bennett
Betty Grable
Pat O'Brien
Warner Brothers’ Studios
Marie Wilson
Santa Monica
Gregory la Cava
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr
Mr. Gable
J4ck Berry
Ted Reed
Jackie Cooper
Jack
Ace” the
Wonder Dog
Wabio A
All
Higgins
Tames Gleason
Lucile Gleason
Russell Gleason
Albert Payson
Torhune
Fellowship of Prayer
Withtatebade
Montgomery Am
Newsboys
Jackie Edmund
Wendy Cooper Lowe Barrie
Bob and
Rosalind
Svazhng
Acter
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