Hollywood Radio Tour Sparks 1941 Gossip and Stars
Eleanor Conk of Oakland reports good news for 1941 with Gloria Swanson’s return and hopes for Ramon Novarro. The piece notes upcoming Mexico City broadcast tours, Hearst influence, and stars Kay Francis Norma Shearer Sylvia Fairbanks Jock Whitney Brenda Joyce Wallace Beery David Selznick on the move. Victor Mature rushed to hospital. Stirling Hayden and Kay Aldridge romance noted. Mrs Chester Morris and Glenn Tryon post-divorce outing. Ruby Keeler silent on the matter.
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Oakland
Gloria Swanson
Ramon Novarro
Mexico City
William Randolph Hearst
Mexico
Ate Camacho
Hearst
Kay Francis
Norma Shearer
Sylvia Fairbanks
Jock Whitney
Mickey
Brenda Joyce
Wallace Beery
David Selznicks
Hollywood News Snippets and Local Notices Mixed In
A jumble of Hollywood gossip and civic notes fills this item. Greta Garbo chats with George Cukor on the M G M lot while Miriam Hopkins plans a Hollywood summer. Jock Whitney rents a hilltop house with fine views. The Strand lists films Invisible Stripes and They Came By Night. Local elections, school board actions, and society notices close the column.
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al Jolson
Greta Garbo
M-G-M
George Cukor
Lady Furness
Eddie Lowe
Helen Gilbert
Bill Marshall
Hakim
Miriam Hopkins
Hollywood
Jock Whitney
Billy the Kid
Deanna Durbin
Vaughn Paul
Lila Lee
Billy Rose
New York
Jeanne
Spencer Tracy
Marlene Dietrich Raft Team For All Through the Night
Hollywood notes preview Marlene Dietrich and George Raft reuniting for Warner Bros film All Through the Night to be directed by Raoul Walsh based on a story by Leonard O Ross and Leonard Spiegelgass. The tale unfolds in one night with Raft as a gangster and Dietrich as a singer.
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Ollywood
INS
Marlene Dietrich
George Raft
Warners
Marlene
Jerry Ward
Raoul Walsh
George
Raoul
Leonard O. Ross
Leonard Spiegelgass
Danceland to Showcase Art Kassel Band Next Tuesday
Art Kassel and his Kassels in the Air will play at Danceland for the first post Lenten party. The top flight band, touring from the Bismarck hotel in Chicago, features songs by Marion Holmes and the Art Kassel trio.
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Alexander the Swoose
Cedar Rapids
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Chicago
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Fordyce earns patent for change speed device in car
Edward A. Fordyce assistant county attorney has been granted a patent for a change speed device in the differential of a car after applying a year ago. Arthur Poe was elected president of the board of trustees of the Y M C A. The Boy Scout camp staff for June includes Carroll Thomas director Wilbur Robbie nature study Richard Rubins quartermaster Kuhn camp secretary and Taylor Dunlap waterfront director.
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Edward A. Fordyce
Arthur Poe
Carroll Thomas
Wilbur Robbie
Richard Rubins
Kuhn
Taylor Dunlap
Local council of Irish Republic recognition formed
A local council of the American Association for the Recognition of the Irish Republic was formed to promote support and awareness for Irish independence numbers.
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The
American Association For the Recognition of the Irish Republic
Ben Hur Company to Stage Three Day Event at Greene's Opera House
Congressman James Good of Cedar Rapids was named a member of the House Appropriations Committee in Washington. Jack Hockaberger sustained severe hand injuries when his hand was cut in a feed mixer at the Oats mill where he works. The Rev. Dr. Samuel Ringgold, former Grace Episcopal pastor and first president of St. Luke's hospital, died at his Knoxville home.
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Greene's Opera House
James Good
Cedar Rapids
Appropriations Committee
House
Washington
Jack Hockaberger
Er Oats
Samuel Ringgold
Grace Episcopal Church
St. Luke's Hospital
Knoxville
Tenn
Letter of 1757 Requests Bounty for Indian Scalp
A faded manuscript shows Mrs. Margery Mitchell of Shippensburg writing in 1757 to the governor's council secretary. She complains that despite efforts, she has not received a promised bounty for an Indian scalp.
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Philadelphia
Harrisburg
Archives Division
State Library
Margery Mitchell
Shippensburg
Laxative Ad Claims Ease for Stomach Aids
An advertisement promotes Senn Syrup Pepsin as a laxative for lazy bowels and stomach relief. It urges readers to try the product today, highlighting gentle action and quick comfort.
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Sennawell
At Theaters Show Mix Of Old Favorites And New Stars
Iowa screenings feature Ellery Queen mystery Pent House and Double Date with Edmund Lowe and Una Merkel. Deanna Durbin with Franchot Tone in Nice Girl and Lloyd Nolan in Sleepers West. Palace presents Bitter Sweet with Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy and Sky Murder with Walter Pidgeon. Rialto shows My Son Is Guilty with Harry Carey and Bruce Cabot and Girl From Havana with Dennis O Keefe and Claire Carlton. Marion shows Judy Garland in Little Nellie.
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Iowa
Ellery Queen
Ralph Bellamy
Margaret Lindsay
Paramount
Henry Busse
Billy Sherman
Fuzzy Combes
Otto Glaeser
Edmund Lowe
Una Merkel
STATE
Deanna Durbin
Franchot Tone
Lloyd Nolan
Rialto
My Son
Harry Carey
Bruce Cabot
Dennis O'Keefe
Claire Carlton
Havana
Marion
Judy Garland
George Murphy
Little Nellie
Unclear Fate of bounty for Mrs Mitchell ends report
A fragment notes the incident ends with the letter, offering no indication whether Mrs Mitchell received the bounty. The missing outcome leaves questions about the reward and its processing.
4-H Members Seek Heifers for Project Funds
Ernest M. Wright of Waterloo, field secretary for the Iowa State Dairy Association, says many 4-H club members struggle to find suitable heifers for this year's project.
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Ernest M. Wright
Waterloo
Iowa State Dairy Association
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