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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1939
Page
25
A lively parody reveals an American girl roaming France’s glittering international scene. She falls for a tough taxi driver but pursues grander aims among high society, with John Barrymore and Rex O’Malley among supporting players.
Weanna Durbin performs at the Iowa Friday with a feature program including the works Because by Techemacher and D Hardelot and a mystery drama titled The Saint Strikes Back.
A film features George Sanders and Wendy Barrie with Jonathan Hale Jerome Cowan Neil Hamilton and Barry Fitzgerald in key supporting roles, showcasing a notable ensemble performance.
The Oklahoma Kid screens with Rosemary Lane opposite James Cagney in a tale tied to 1893 Oklahoma land rush history. The companion feature Risky Business stars George Murphy Dorothea Kent Leon Ames and El Brendel in a brisk mystery.
Sea spectacle The Storm stars Charles Bickford Nan Grey Dorothy Arnold and Preston Foster at the Rialto today through Tuesday with ship collision iceberg tanker explosion and waterfront cafe combat scenes Also featured are Andy Devine Tom Brown Frank Jenks and Jack Mulhall The second feature is Song Of The Buckaroo starring Tex Ritter The Lone Ranger Returns serial sixth chapter with Charley McCarthy Cats and the Fiddle and a news reel
The southside Strand theater opens its Revival Week with a return showing of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
Walt Disney’s color feature headlines a Revival Week run starting today at 1 p.m. and tomorrow at 2 p.m. Other films include Mr Deeds Goes to Town with Gary Cooper and Jean Arthur, The Adventures of Robin Hood with Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland, Scarface with Paul Muni and Hoosier Schoolboy, plus The Family Next Door with Hugh Herbert delivering comic family fun.
Shirley Temple named the No 1 star for the fourth year running in a gala Easter program at the State theater presenting Frances Hodgson Burnett's The Little Princess in technicolor. The feature highlights laughter tears drama and tenderness with an impressive cast.
My Lucky Star tops the Palace program today through Wednesday presenting Sonja Henie in a modern campus setting with Richard Greene. Joan Davis Buddy Ebsen Cesar Romero appear in other comedy roles. The second feature Touchdown Army features John Howard Mary Carlisle.
Robert Cummings is portrayed as a hometown football idol who confronts the harsh realities of life at West Point and emerges as a true Army man.
New York nightlife satire Cafe Society stars Madeleine Carroll Fred MacMurray and Shirley Ross as a bored debutante and cynical journalist with an unlikely romance The Flying Irishman features Douglas Corrigan as himself and Disney's The Ugly Duckling rounds out the bill
Riverside couple Mr and Mrs Laurence Bates announce the approaching marriage of their daughter Mary Frances Bates to John Edward Tener. The couple is described as a union of two Riverside families with Mr Tener listed as son of Mr and Mrs John W Tener. A previous bridal shower hosted by Mrs Bates is noted. A separate social item recalls a surprise party planned for twins Frank and August Rummelhart on their eighty third birthday.
At the Union Presbyterian Guild meeting Mrs Polly Daniel appointed Mrs Charlotte Swede and Miss Emily Smith to assist Rev B J Swede in selecting and installing an alter rail. The group set a spring supper for April 22 with committees led by General chair Grace Busch and dining room chiefs Polly Daniel Elsie Cressey Velma Ruggeberg Emily Smith Bess Story Nellie Waznc and Charlotte Swede. The Guild will serve dinner for the county convention of Federated Clubs on April 29 and for the junior senior banquet in May.
Mrs. Eva Caldwell presided as Clarence Wednesday Literary Club was entertained. Mrs. Verna Jolinsn gave a book review. High school faculty and board members including H. J. Kliatt Walter Kammann and retired members Mrs. George Case Dianne and Mrs. Jerry Runkle were entertained by the home economics class at a dinner Tuesday evening.
A collection of vintage cake and frosting recipes from Hazleton Cedar Rapids and Alburnett Iowa. Shows red chocolate cake with fudge icing and a foamy white icing, plus coconut layer cake and a toasted coconut variation. Includes ingredient lists and baking tips from Mrs. Morton Mrs. Wise and Mrs. Hendryx.
To enjoy the many new recipes presented on this page each week at low cost your shopping at the Me Too Food Store Me Too located in the old Post Office building offers you the finest of quality at money saving prices every day.
A vintage recipe details a cake with sugar butter egg sour milk soda baking powder flour dates nuts orange rind and orange juice glaze. Instructions cover mixing, baking 350 degrees for 40 to 50 minutes in a square tin and serving with cream. Includes a promotional line for the Iowa Electric Light and Power showroom.
The ad promotes Buehler's at 102 First Street SE offering quality meat at money-saving prices with contact number 2-9579 for meals.
Amana Iowa resident Mrs Jacob P Zseherny shares a traditional poppyseed cake recipe. Ingredients include sugar butter milk poppyseed flour and vanilla with a layered bake and a nut filled vanilla pudding style filling.
Toman's Florists will be open all day to serve last minute shoppers for Easter flowers. Call 8139 for service and delivery today to anyone you forgot.
Cream together butter and sugar then beat in eggs. Alternate adding flour and sour cream with soda. Fold in bananas and nuts. Bake at 350 degrees for 55 minutes. Frost or serve with whipped cream. Delicious and highly recommended.
Music lovers are reminded that Hiltbrunner's Music Store carries the latest Victor Records and offers a free monthly record list upon request.
Promote a home Ccel erator offering ten days free trial. Displayed at Hubbard Ice & Fuel Company signage.
A family baking recipe from Mrs. L. B. Stastny of Cedar Rapids Iowa describes a leaf pan cake baked at 375 degrees for 30 minutes. The batter uses eggs sugar vanilla flour baking powder salt milk shortening and a coconut frosting with butter cream or canned milk brown sugar and coconut.
Farmers' wives urged to adopt Bupane Gas for easier modern cooking on the farm. The appeal highlights comfort and simplicity in using gas for daily meals.
Luberger's interior decoration experts assist in selecting drapes as new patterns and colors arrive. Showroom displays in the Drapery Department at 218 220 Third Ave SE.
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