Charles Boyer in Demand Amid Film Mogul Bidding
Universal seeks Charles Boyer for The Phantom of the Opera as Walter Wanger fights to keep him under contract. Anton Litvak would direct, with Wanger pursuing other big projects and W.P. Lipscomb handling the script. Ginger Rogers presses for a bigger role in Never Gonna Dance as her box office value rises, while Fred Astaire’s objections pace behind.
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Los Angeles
Charles Boyer
Walter Wanger
Boyer
Universal
Charles Rogers
Anton Litvak
Litvak
Mayerling
W. P. Lipscomb
Richelieu
Darryl Zanuck
Marto Eggerth
Fred Astaire
Ginger Rogers
Ginger
RKO
Myron Selznick
Hollywood Chatter Links Beal Hepburn Package and Studio Plans
John Beal returns to New York for a May engagement amid Katharine Hepburns bid to cast him as lead in Portrait of a Rebel with Mark Sandrich directing and Pan Berman producing Ernest Vajda writing the script Grace Moore faces a Columbia start in The King Steps Out while Grace tours Europe. James Praddock Joe Louis brood and rising star Ralph Odell training under Mike Centwell through the labor pool at MGM plus Marilyn Miller letters reveal illness and show prospects Clifton Webb and Claudette Colbert sightings and the usual parade of Hollywood notables this week.
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John Beal
Katharine Hepburn
New York
Hepburn
Mark Sandrich
Pan Berman
Ernest Vajda
Grace Moore
Hollywood
Columbia
Harry Cohn
Grace
Europe
James Praddock
Joe Louis
Bob Montgomery
Chester Morris
Reczinald Denny
Ralph Odell
Odell
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Ohio State University
Mike Centwell
Braddock
Baer
Leo Carillo
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr
Claudette Colbert
Frank Fay
Lee Tracy
Tim McCoy
Madison Square Garden
Ringling Brothers Circus
Ann Shirley
Franklin Motors
Pat O’brien
Warners
Beverly Hills
Pat
Hollywood Hotel
House Peters
Joaquin Garay
Wanger adapts Miss Baldwin’s story starring Sullavan and Fonda
Walter Wanger presents a film adaptation of Miss Baldwin's tale with Margaret Sullavan and Henry Fonda in the lead roles. Critics and readers have eagerly awaited the final cut, predicting strong audience approval once released.
Stirm Seeks Re-Election to Linn County Board
Fred Stirm of Alburnett announces his candidacy for the Democratic nomination to return to the Linn county board of supervisors representing the third district. A lifelong resident, he has farmed near Alburnett for 34 years and helped found the Farmers Elevator company and the Farm ers State Bank, serving as director of both.
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Fred Stirm
Alburnett
Linn County Board of Supervisors
Mr. Stirm
Linn County
Linn County Farm Bureau
Farmers Elevator Company of
Lafayette
Farmers State Bank of
Love Triumphs Easter Cantata at Methodist Church
LA PORTE CITY residents will hear the first Easter cantata Love Triumph ant presented Sunday evening at 7 30 in the local Methodist church. The program features a musical telling of the resurrection with choir and soloists.
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LA Porte City
Will
Local Reading Event Features Noted Names Involving Mrs Burr
The reading program includes thirty voices under Mrs. Clifford Burr supervision with Mrs. John Kettleson reading the story and Mrs. Neva McChane at the piano.
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Clude
Clifford Burr
John Kettleson
Neva McChane
Service by Publication in Linn County Court
Public notice in Linn County Iowa announces a May term petition by Margaret Badger seeking annulment of marriage against Louis Badger. The defendant must appear by May 18 1936 or a default judgment and decree will be entered. J B Howell is attorney for the plaintiff.
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District Court of
Linn County
Iowa
Margaret Badger
Louis Badger
District Court
Davenport
Court House
Cedar Rapids
A. D
Last Days Of Pompeii At The Olympic Film Run
The Olympic presents three days of feature entertainment starting Thursday headlined by The Last Days Of Pompeii with Preston Foster Alan Hale Louis Calhern David Holt Dorothy Wilson and Basil Rathbone Merian C Cooper's giant spectacle. Also on the bill is The Singing Vagabond with Gene Autry and Ann Rutherford. The fifth chapter of Miracle Rider completes the program with comedy cartoon and news.
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Pompeii
Merian C. Cooper
Preston Foster
Alan Hale
Louis Calhern
David Holt
Dorothy Wilson
Basil Rathbone
Ith Gene Autry
Ann Rutherford
Miracle Rider
Cartoon
Gene Autry
Theaters Show Premieres and Star Casts in Local Listings
Paramount presents Love Before Breakfast starring Carole Lombard. The House of a Thousand Candles features Phillips Holmes and Mae Clarke. Panic on the Air stars Lew Ayres and Florence Rice. The Trail of the Lonesome Pine features Sylvia Sidney and Fred MacMurray. Palace shows The Crusades with Loretta Young and Henry Wilcoxon and Hard Rock Harrigan with George O'Brien. Rialto screens King Solomon of Broadway with Edmund Lowe and Dorothy Page and Ladies Crave Excitement with Norman Foster and Evalyn Knapp. Olympic offers The Last Days of Pompeii with Preston Foster and Alan Hale and The Singing Vagabond with Gene Autry and Ann Rutherford.
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Iowa
Phillips Holmes
Mae Clarke
Lew Ayres
Florence Rice
Rialto
King Solomon
Broadway
Edmund Lowe
Dorothy Page
Norman Foster
Evalyn Knapp
Divorce Requested by Frances E Brown in Linn County Iowa
In Linn County District Court Iowa Frances E Brown petitions for an absolute divorce from Herman Brown on desertion grounds and seeks custody of three minor children Natlee Keith and Jerold Brown The May 18 1936 term at Cedar Rapids Court House is noted with a warned default if Herman Brown fails to appear by noon May 2 1936 and the petition outlines custody care and control as requested by the plaintiff James E Patterson represents the plaintiff.
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District Court of Iowa
Linn County
Frances E. Brown
Herman Brown
District Court
State of Iowa
Natlee Brown
Keith Brown
Jerold Brown
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
The Singing Kid With Al Jolson At Iowa Friday
Al Jolson leads a star packed show at the Iowa starting Friday with Cab Calloway the Yacht Club boys Sybil Jason Allen Jenkins Edward Everett Horton and others. The program include Headlines of the Last 25 Years and a pineapple fact remark closes the item.
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Singing Kid
al Jolson
Iowa
America
Broadway
Hollywood
Harlem
Cab Calloway
Yacht Club Boys
Sybil Jason
Allen Jenkins
Edward Everett Horton
Mitchell and Durant
Claire Dodd
Lyle Talbot
Beverly Roberts
The Crusades Heads Palace's New Program
The Palace opens with Cecil B. DeMille's The Crusades, a sweeping historical epic about a mass medieval mission to rescue Jerusalem from Islam. Loretta Young is praised for Princess Berengaria, with Henry Wilcoxon as King Richard. A second feature, Hard Rock Harrigan, stars George O'Brien Irene Hervey and Fred Kohler in a rapid outdoor drama about drilling a water tunnel.
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Cecil B. DeMille
Europe
Holy Land
Jerusalem
Holy Sepulchre
Loretta Young
Berengaria
Henry Wilcoxon
King Richard of
England
George O’brien
Irene Hervey
Fred Kohler
Notice of Administrator Appointment in Maggie Taylor Estate
The State of Iowa Linn County announces on March 25 1936 James Taylor has been appointed and qualified as Administrator of Maggie Taylor deceased Linn County Iowa. Creditors and others with claims must file them in the Clerk of Linn County District Court and all debtors pay promptly. B T Perrine attorney.
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State of
Iowa
Linn County
Maggie Taylor
James Taylor
Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules Promote Kidney and Bladder Relief
An advertisement touts Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules as a safe diuretic and stimulant for weak kidneys and bladder irritation. It claims a 35 cent box boosts kidney activity, flushes waste, and originates from Haarlem, Holland, noting symptoms like night urination, backache, moist palms, and puffy eyes as related indicators.
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Haarlem
Holland
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