Making a Winterset Film Faces High Hurdles in Hollywood
Producer Pandro Berman aims to adapt the somber stage hit Winterset for RKO. Alan Bennett may join to play the lead role alongside Burgess Meredith with other stars like Herbert Marshall and Constance Collier. The piece notes industry chatter on casting, promo moves, and a monthly actors poll naming Louis Pasteur as top performance.
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Universal Service
Los Angeles
Connie
Joan
Barbara
Hollywood
Burgess Meredith
Bennett
RKO
Darryl Zenuck
Herbert Marshall
Constance Collier
Ruth Chatterton
Simone Simon
Beeches
Menopause and ovarian function discussed by reader letter
A reader criticizes doctors for dismissing menopause symptoms and advocates menopause education. She describes relief from ovarian substance treatment and calls for broader curriculum coverage on hormonal health and menopause management.
Una Merkel training for Bing Crosby radio program
Una Merkel takes two daily lessons to prepare for singing on Bing Crosby’s radio program. Eric Linden becomes a homeowner buying Julia Faye’s former residence in Whitley Heights.
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Una Merkel
Bing Crosby
Eric Linden
Julia Faye
Whitley Heights
Declarer Upsets Opponents In Tough Bridge Hand
In a standup bridge play, South as declarer navigates a notrump aim with careful timing. West defends with cautious shifts, but declarer counters by ducking and finessing, ending with nine tricks to secure the contract.
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South
North
West
Dummy
Declarer
East
Free Bridge Rules Pamphlet Offer Through Gazette
The Gazette offers a free copy of Bridge Rules and Etiquette by Josephine Culbertson. Readers are asked to address Mrs. Culbertson in care of The Cedar Rapids Gazette and include a stamped self addressed envelope.
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The
Gazette
Josephine Culbertson
Culbertson
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Menopause Hormone Debate and Dairy Health Questions
The article discusses inconsistent use of a hormone derived from animal ovaries for medicinal use, noting factors like animal age and slaughter timing. It also answers dental ortho questions about tongue sucking and advises on milk intake, endorsing certified or boiled milk for health.
Personal letters on health and hygiene to Dr Brady
Dr William Brady will answer signed letters about personal health and hygiene if a stamped self addressed envelope is enclosed. Due to the high volume only a few letters can be answered here. Do not query beyond the instructions. Mail to Dr William Brady National Newspaper Service 326 West Madison Street Chicago Ill.
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Brady
William Brady
National Newspaper Service
West
Madison Street
Chic
Ill
Cn iCopyright
Theaters Show Classic Screens Across Cities
At the theaters Paramount Clark Gable Myrna Loy and Jean Harlow star in Wife vs Secretary. Iowa offers Gary Cooper and Jean Arthur in Mr Deeds Goes to Town. State features Charlie Chaplin Modern Times with June Lang and Thomas Beck in Every Saturday Night. Palace presents Paul Muni Ann Dvorak Dr Socrates Bar 20 Rides Again. Rialto features Hoot Gibson Oscar Apfel Rainbow’s End and Melvyn Douglas Gail Patrick Lone Wolf Returns. Olympic runs tenunit bill led by The Deadline Buck Jones. Community Playhouse presents Community Players in The Late Christopher Bean. England’s electricity output more than doubled in the last decade.
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Paramount
Clark Gable
Myrna Loy
Jean Harlow
Iowa
Gary Cooper
Jean Arthur
Mr. Deeds
State
Charlie Chaplin
June Lang
Thomas Beck
Palace
Paul Muni
Ann Dvorak
Dr. Socrates
Hopalong Cassidy
Rialto
Hoot Gibson
Oscar Apfel
Melvyn Douglas
Gail Patrick
Buck Jones
Community Playhouse
Christopher Bean
Creston Farmer Warns Daughter To Stay Away
Creston Iowa AP Sherman Copeland warns his daughter Madge 21 and her brother in law Perry Griffin 24 to stay away from his door after their jailbreak and alleged kidnapping crimes. Griffin and Madge fled after living with the Copelands and were later linked to robberies in Oklahoma and Arkansas.
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Creston
Sherman Copeland
Perry Griffin
Madge Copeland
Harrisonville
Madge
Griffin
Copeland
Here
Copelands
Adonis
Oklahoma
Little Rock
Ark
Sherm” Copeland
Perry
Wife vs. Secretary shines with Loy Harlow star power
The Paramount feature presents Myrna Loy as Van’s wife and Jean Harlow as the secretary both in love with Clark Gable. Van loves his wife and supports the secretary’s loyalty while a secret business deal tests their silence. James Stewart also shines as the suitor with May Robson and George Barbier in supporting roles. A brief Broadway nightclub segment and a Disney Silly Symphony piece round out the program.
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Paramount
Myrna Loy
Jean Harlow
Clark Gable
Van
Gable
Miss Harlow
James Stewart
May Robson
George Barbier
Hobart Cavanaugh
Cock O
Paramount News
Iowa
Good Penny and Judith in a web of crime and romance
Judith Pennet seeks her father’s pardon while a web of lovers, liars, and a dangerous politician entangles her. Spencer Owen, Judith, and Aunt Mary navigate jail, a night club, and a planned parole as Judith faces marriage pressures and a looming confrontation with Gilbert Saunders. The tragedy of a convicted father haunts their choices.
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Er Pennet
Judith
Clio
Europe
Spencer Owen
Gilbert Saunders
Mary
Owen
Pennet
Penn
Chester Pennet
Saunders
Spencer
Aunt Mary
Vermont
Gilbert
Gil Saunders
Judy
Milk Sold At Four Cents A Pint In Distressed England
In distressed districts of England milk is being sold at four cents a pint to ease shortages. Local authorities oversee rationing and monitor supply conditions as prices rise for other staples.
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England
Grasshopper Mary Sails World Tour on Atab Voyage
Mary the grasshopper joins a world voyage as guest aboard the British master ship Atab. She boards at Gladstone Queensland and lands in the chart room with hind legs missing, is placed in a cage by Captain J C Allmond of the Orari, fed lettuce, and may refuse to debark at Gladstone when the voyage continues.
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Mary
Atab
Gladstone
Queensland
J. C. Allmond
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Clear Pictures
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Virginia Weidler
Mark Twain
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Louis Pasteur
Warner Brothers
Jean Hersholt
John Luke
20Th Century-Fox
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Goldwyn
Goldwyn’s
Marjorie Gateson
Miss Gateson
Kerry Conroy
New York
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Walter Wanger
Henry Fonda
Pat Paterson
Dolores Costello Barrymore
Lord Fauntleroy
Dolores
Fred MacMurray
Texas Ranger
Barbara Stanwyck
Robert Taylor
Marion Davies
Marion
New West Side
Errol Flynn
Lili Damita
Freddie Marches
Paula Stone
Claudette Colbert
Post Office
John Farrow
Elissi Landi
Beverly Roberts
Ts. Lewis Milestone
Lillian Emerson
Bill Frawley
Lila Lee
John Beach
James Montgomery Flagg
Personal Health Service
William Brady, M. D
Feg Murray
Wendy Barrie
Hong Kong
Switzerland
London
France
Italy
Austria
U.S.A
Duronte
Dendleton
Hig Beach House
South West North East
Hopalous Cassidy
Bar
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GHN
REP Heads ON Parade
Creston Farmer
Barbara Webb
Canada
South America
Australia
Darling
Sam
Golden Bubble
Joe
Gil
District Attorney’s Office
Daddy
THEAT
Merrie Melody Cartoon
Chaplir
Buck, Jones
Roaring West
Calls OF the Wild
Oes Wayne
LAWS
Danceland
Doc Lawson
Skersick’s Orchestra
Grasshopper Tours
Jean Harlow “Wife Vs. Secretary
Walt Disney Silly Symphony
Cedar Rapids
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