Kay Francis Sets Fast Pace for Sweet Aloes Start
Kay Francis will begin work on Sweet Aloes on Monday after finishing White Angel, choosing a three day gap between films to pursue an orient trip. The Jay Mallory play, bought by Warner Brothers, stars George Brent opposite Kay with Roland Young in a key role, directed by Archie Mayo and scripted by Casey Robinson.
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Universal Service
Los Angeles
Kay Francis
Hollywood
Kay
Orient
Jay Mallory
Warner Brothers
George Brent
Roland Young
Archie Mayo
Casey*Robinson
Hollywood romance boosts Marie Provost to slim figure
Marie Provost has shed weight thanks to diet and exercise, though friends credit her new romance with Richard Purcell, a New York stage actor now under contract to Warner Brothers. The pair, described as a lively Hollywood romance, are the talk of Tinseltown.
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Hollywood
Marie Provost
Mack Sennett
Marie
Richard Purcell
New York
Warner Brothers
Legion And Auxiliary Resume Programs At Oakdale
The Hanford post of the American Legion and its auxiliary resumed patient programs at Oakdale sanatorium after winter suspension due to weather. About 125 patients in the main dining room heard performances by Edna Kiman dancers, local acts, and a Wilson high school string quartet, with Edward Kopp presiding and Robert Vlach and Mrs. Gilbert Martin among attendees.
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Hanford Post
The
American Legion
Oakdale
Edward Kopp
F. W. Kopp
Cedar Rapids
Legion
Auxiliary
Kopp
Robert Vlach
Gilbert Martin
Edna K. Dieman
Maxine Darey
Marilyn Morehouse
Lorraine Lee Hinton
Norma Jean
Bud Rissler
D'Loris Broussard
June Green
Virginia Greer
Mariam Dieman
Frank Carne
Dempsy Jones
Donald
Dale
William
George Ruffian
Larry Goldberg
Billy Boston
Wilson
Drake
Catherine Check
Wilma Martin
Carroll Landergott
Legion and Auxiliary
F. C. Parrish
Louis Schirm
J. P. Winn
G. M. Whisler
Harry Gunderson
Walter Euken
M. L. Burton
Vincent Kofron
Carl Darey
Ernest Lippert
Arthur Walbrand
Henry Haegg
Frank Stepanek
Born to Mallie and Maurice Korsmo in Mercy Hospital
A baby boy Maurice Edmund Korsmo was born April 24 at Mercy Hospital to Maurice Korsmo and his wife of 1312 Second Street SE. Also listed are births to Edward McDonald at 1357 Hinkley Avenue NW and a Mallie family birth at Mount Vernon coe ter on April 24 at Mercy hospital.
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Mallie
Mount Vernon Coeter
Mercy Hospital
Maurice Korsmo
Second Street
Maurice Edmund
Edward McDonald
Hinkley Avenue
James Edward
Mussolini Drives Plow as Italian Forces Claim Lake Tana Zone
Mussolini led a symbolic plowing ceremony around Aprilia to mark a boundary and inaugurate a new town hall site, amid Italy’s campaign in Ethiopia. Three cities Litto r ia, Sabaudia and Pontinia arose on reclaimed marshland with settlers from across Italy. The town of Aprilia will be formally inaugurated on Rome’s 2,690th birthday next April 21.
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Mussolini
Aprilia
Romulus
Rome
Europe
Pontine Marsh
Navy Plane Crash Kills Two Aboard at Will Rogers Ranch
A navy aircraft from San Diego crashed in Rustic Canyon on the Will Rogers ranch, killing pilot Lieutenant Arthur Farrell and a mechanic. The other plane, flown by Lieutenant John B. Pearson, landed at Cloverfield after fog-separated pilots. A seaman's cap bearing the name Kerr was found near the wreckage.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Rustic Canyon
Will Rogers Ranch
Arthur Farrell
San Diego
John B. Pearson
Cloverfield
Pearson
Farrell
Rogers Ranch
Kerr
Notice of Hearing to Establish Secondary Road District in Linn County
Petition filed with Linn County Auditor to establish a 2.50 mile gravel surfaced township road in Clinton Township Linn County for surfacing a defined real estate area. Hearing set before the Linn County Board of Supervisors at the Court House Cedar Rapids on May 5 1936 at 2 00 PM.
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Linn County
Iowa
Clinton Township
Conrad
Carl
McNamara
Sarah
Frances
Dora Anne
Mitchell
Anna M
Patterson
Margaret L
Popeika
Frank S
Earl F. Heinze
Pratt
Vernier
Chas. P
Viktor
John A
Wilson
James
Atoska
Frank
Emma
Kratoska
Frank End Emme
Lathrope
Sur Gov T
Bey Walter
Wm Ae
Goy
Ley
Wmn
Lot
Maws Ev
F. Ww
Herbert Lot
Rawson
Hervert Ocres Mes
Mand
Margaret
Fenske
Albert
Gerrye
Hanson
Harry
Han Ye
Harry E
Smith
Tee
R. P
Sam'l
Sam
Usher
J. P
H. G
Arduser
Adony
Yy A
Belmont Park
Add
Bemer
Ssie
Adler
Roy
Erma
Nay
Binder
Blaze
Louis
Ogres
Boemer
Lula
Gallo
Samuel
F. W
Edward
Prochaska
Richard S i
Ribble
Care
Rogers
Schmatt
Schneberger
James B
J. D
Mar
Schutzman
Hiram C
Eliz
Severa
Jos
Sweet
Brayton
Tilson
Petro
Marie
Titler
Nathan
Tugaw
Mary
Waddington
Lillian M
Renee
John V. S
Walters
Henry
Lillian
Watson
O. L
Vna
Weldon
John J
J. W
Wells
Maude M
Sven
Wendter
Heo
Wendler
Winn
Board of Supervisors
Court House
Linn Coun
Cedar Rapids
Per . M. Vesely
Linn
Waltonian Arbor Day Program Moves to 3 P M
The Waltonian Arbor Day dedication honoring Louis J. Zika will begin at 3 p.m. Sunday at the sewage disposal plant. City officials attend funeral services for John F. Hahn, father of Mayor Frank K. Hahn. Joe McCormick Jr. serves as master of ceremonies and gives the welcome address in place of the mayor.
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Louis J. Zika
John F. Hahn
Frank K. Hahn
Joe McCormick, Jr
City briefs and personals note local events and fines
Knights of Pythias band to rehearse Sunday at 10 in E P hall all musicians invited. Firemen answered two false alarms Friday night A avenue and Twelfth street NE and B avenue and Seventeenth street NE. Sunday is last day to start Want Ads at Bargain Week rate eight days for five. Captain La Rue and Major Wadelton attended Reserve Officers association chapter in Marshalltown. Vernon Moshier fined $2 and costs for ignoring a traffic signal. John Johnson of Iowa City fined $25 and costs for reckless driving. John Baker fined $1 and costs for double parking and Homer Maxwell fined $1 and costs for overtime parking.
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Knights of Pythias
E. P
A Avenue
Twelfth Street
B Avenue
Seventeenth Street
Frank la Rue
349Th Infantry
Cedar Rapids
Willard S. Wadelton
Des Moines
Marshalltown
Marshall County
The
Reserve Officers Association
Vernon Moshier
C Avenue NW
Johnson
Iowa City
John Baker
B Avenue NE
Homer A. Maxwell
Montrose Hotel
Boy Struck By Car Near Home Injures Head
Robert Stabenfeldt nine year old son of Mr and Mrs O F Stabenfeldt 3416 C avenue NE suffered head injuries and abrasions on his left ankle when struck by an automobile in First avenue near his home at 5 30 p m The car was driven by Miss Buelah Armstrong nineteen of Springville
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Robert Stabenfeldt
O. F. Stabenfeldt
C Avenue NE
First Avenue
Buelah Armstrong
Springville
Cherry Burrell VP to Attend U S Chamber Convention
Howard H. Cherry vice president of Cherry Burrell will travel to Washington D C for the U S Chamber of Commerce convention from Monday through Thursday. He serves as national councillor for the Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard H. Cherry
Cherry Burrell Corporation
Washington, D. C
United States Chamber of Commerce
Mr. Cherry
Cedar Rapids
Senate Split Over Tax Bill Prompts Long Run Conference
Democrats in the Senate faced a split over the administration tax plan as the House bill of 803 million dollars moves ahead. Utah's Senator King leads opposition in finance committee forecasting years of litigation and a shift away from current corporation tax. The bill’s anti dividend exemption provision could hit major utility and railroad holding companies, drawing charges the plan disciplines business under federal control.
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Washington
INS
Senate
House
King
Utah
Senate Finance Committee
Congress
Ways and Means Committee
Wheeler-Rayburn
van Sweringen and
Pennsylvania Railroad
North American
American Water Works and Electric Light Company
United Light and Power
Rep
Wadsworth
New York
NRA
AAA
The
Treasury
Fire at Central City Produce Plant Destroys Buildings
A large fire at the Central City Produce Plant, a subsidiary of Independence Produce, destroyed the main building and damaged the warehouse. Three truckloads of live chickens were removed as flames reached the drying room and tar roof. Firemen saved the warehouse and Hatch woodworking shop, though sparks endangered nearby homes.
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Produce Company
Independence Produce Company
Independence
Marion
Hatch
L. K. Hatch
Webb in county jail over Fairbank elevator break in
James Webb, held in the county jail, faces possible surrender to Hamilton county for a harsher charge after being linked to the Fair bank elevator theft. Sheriff O'Malley and C. J. Spanier identified the trailer Webb left at Fair bank, containing stolen items from Spanier in Williams. Lincoln authorities reported Webb’s car was transferred to him on April 15 by a man with a false address.
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Independence
James Webb
Fairbank
Hamilton County
O’malley
C. J. Spanier
Williams
Webb
Spanier
Lincoln
Neb
Miller
Deaths J B Boots Stastny Fire Captain Killed in Accident
Funeral services for J B Boots Stastny retired fire captain killed in an automobile crash near Hot Springs Monday morning are pending his son Lester and Mrs Lester Stastny arriving early in the week. Mrs Stastny at the hospital is recovering well and his body is at Bartamortuary with funeral arrangements to be announced later.
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J. B
Boots” Stastny
Hot Springs
Lester
Lester Stastny
J. B. Stastny
Barta Mortuary
Death of Mrs. Anna Ammerman at Oxford Florida
Relatives report the April 12 death of 74 year old Mrs. Anna Ammerman of Oxford Florida born Anna Mabie in Delavan Wisconsin. She married George Elliott in Marengo who died in 1906 later married a second husband who died in 1933. Survived by four sons five stepchildren one daughter three sisters and seven grandchildren. Buried in Oxford.
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Oxford
Fla
Anna Ammerman
Anna Mary Mabie
Delavan
Wis
Marengo
George Elliott
Ammerman
A Ammerman
Cedar Rapids
Fifa
Oscar Ammerman
Bethany Congregational Church
Harold G. Elliott
Roy C. Elliott
Cleveland, C
Ray E. Elliott
Jacksonville
Earl R. Elliott
Laura Tobey
Myra Mabie
Des Moines
Magdalene Murphy
Bremerton
Wash
Carrie A Green former Cedar Rapids resident dies in California
Mrs. Carrie A. Green aged 68, born in Burlington, died in San Bernardino California after a long illness. She lived in Cedar Rapids three years and California ten years. Survived by three nieces Mrs J M Smith Mrs Virginia Hillock Mrs Frank Barclay a nephew Dan Williams and a brother in law J T Rhodes. Burial will be in Burlington.
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Carrie A. Green
Cedar Rapids
San Bernardino
Calif
Burlington
California
Frank Green
J. M. Smith
Virginia Hillock
Frank Barclay
Tipton
Dan Williams
Chicago
J. T. Rhodes
Methodist Church
Salt Lake City
Boise
Ida
Alfred E. Johnson Dies in Arizona Veterans Hospital
Alfred E. Johnson aged 36, a former Cedar Rapids resident and World War veteran, died Thursday at the veterans hospital in Tucson, Arizona. He leaves his wife Georgia Johnson and a daughter Joice Ellen, plus two brothers W. J. Johnson of Davenport and A. C. Johnson of Cedar Rapids and two Cedar Rapids sisters Martha Johnson and Esther Howard. He previously worked for Cedar Rapids Gas, left the area about a year ago, and burial is planned in Cedar Rapids with funeral arrangements not yet completed.
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Alfred E. Johnson
Cedar Rapids
Veterans’ Hospital
Tucson
Ariz
Georgia Johnson
Joice Ellyn
W. J. Johnson
Davenport
A. C. Johnson
Martha Johnson
Esther Howard
Johnson
Cedar Rapids Gas Company
Mrs Cora A Rummell Funeral in Olin
Funeral services for Mrs. Cora A. Rummell will be held Sunday at 3 p.m. in the United Brethren church at Olin conducted by Rev. F. H. Ward. Burial follows in the Olin cemetery family lot. The funeral party leaves Beatty mortuary at 1 20 p.m. for Olin. Friends may call at Beatty 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday.
Death of George W. LaCroix Reported in Canada
Mrs. William Blum of 1431 Fifth avenue SE mourns her father George W. LaCroix who died Friday in Prince Albert Saskatchewan Canada. A funeral will be held Tuesday at Sacred Heart church in Prince Albert.
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George W. LaCroix
William Blum
Fifth Avenue SE
Prince Albert
Sask
Canada
Blum
Sacred Heart Church
Funeral services for Mrs Anna Kubec
Funeral services for Mrs Anna Kubec will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. in the Janeba and Brosh chapel conducted by Theodore B Hlubacek. Burial will be in Bohemian National cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel Saturday evening.
Funeral services for Robert Drummond Sunday
Funeral services for Robert Drummond will be held in the Turner chapel at 4 p.m. Sunday with the Rev. Father R. J. Campbell officiating. The body will be taken to Chicago Monday for burial in Rosehill cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robt. Drummond
Robert Drummond
Turner Chapel
R. J. Campbell
Chicago
Rosehill Cemetery
Funeral services for John F. Hahn set for Sunday
Funeral services for John F. Hahn will be held in the Turner chapel at 2 p.m. Sunday. The Rev. A. A. Brooks will officiate and burial will be made in Cedar Memorial Park. Friends may call at the chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Hahn
Turner Chapel
A. A. Brooks
Cedar Memorial Park
Delhi Ladies Aid Mother Daughter Banquet Set
Circle C of the Delhi Methodist Episcopal Ladies Aid hosts a mother daughter banquet in the high school gym on Wednesday with a program planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delhi
Delhi Methodist Episcopal Ladies Aid
Two In Revolt Tops Iowa Theater Show
Film review praises Lightning the dog and Warrior the horse in Two In Revolt, noting the animal performances surpass Ann Harding in The Witness Chair. The piece highlights Lightning’s six years of training and signals, and sketches Harding’s courtroom drama and melodramatic on screen persona.
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Ann Harding
Iowa Theater
Harding
Lightning
Warrior
John Arledge
Miss Harding
Strongheart
Douglas Dumbrille
Europe
W. M
Theaters Show New Films Across Multiple Cities
Paramount features Freddie Bartholomew and Dolores Costello Barrymore in Little Lord Fauntleroy. Iowa presents Ann Harding and Walter Abel in The Witness Chair. Two In Revolt stars John Arledge, Louise Latimer, Lightning and Warrior. Sutter's Gold with Edward Arnold and Binnie Barnes appears with The Preview Murder Mystery. Palace screens So Red the Rose with Margaret Sullavan and The Gay Deception. Rialto offers Burning Gold with Bill Boyd and Courageous Avenger with Johnny Mack Brown. Olympic shows Werewolf of London with Warner Oland and Henry Hull and Oregon Trail with John Wayne and Ann Rutherford.
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Paramount
Freddie Bartholomew
Dolores Costello Barrymore
Lord Fauntleroy
Iowa
Ann Harding
Walter Abel
John Arledge
Louise Latimer
Lightning
Warrior
Edward Arnold
Binnie Barnes
Frances Drake
Reginald Denny
Palace
Margaret Sullavan
Francis Lederer
Rialto
Bill Boyd
Johnny Mack Brown
WHAT CHEER COMMENCEMENT AT METHODIST CHURCH
May 22 commencement exercises will be held at the Methodist Episcopal church. Diplomas will be awarded to Angeline Armstrong Thomas E. Armstrong Marguerite Louise Baxter Violet H Chapman Donald Green Helen Ruth Greene Marjorie Lee Hamilton James F. Kitzmann Viola M. Kitzmann Clayton H. Kronen Mildred L. Lamb Ruth T. Martin Wilma Mateer Margaret L. McClenahan R. V. McConkey Jr. Donald A. Molyneux Dorothy S. Moore Norman L. Moore Vernon H. Oldaker Ruth Anna Palmer Frances M. Pringle Clair M. Rhodes William H. Ridley Lloyd Stephenson Donald E. Sturdevant John B. Thomas Forrest Tinsley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Episcopal Church
Angeline Armstrong
Thomas E. Armstrong
Marguerite Louise Baxter
Violet H. Chapman
Donald Green
Helen Ruth Greene
Marjorie Lee Hamilton
James F. Kitzmann
Viola M. Kitzmann
Clayton H. Kronen
Mildred L. Lamb
Ruth T. Martin
Wilma Mateer
Margaret L. McClenahan
R. V. McConkey, Jr
Donald A. Molyneux
Dorothy S. Moore
Norman L. Moore
Vernon H. Oldaker
Ruth Anna Palmer
Frances M. Pringle
Clair M. Rhodes
William H. Ridley
Lloyd Stephenson
Donald E. Sturdevant
John B. Thomas
Forrest Tinsley
Bateman To Sing In Cedar Rapids Opera Aida
Robert Bateman will sing bass baritone selections in Aida at the Shrine temple in Cedar Rapids next Wednesday April 29. Other soloists include Reinald Wervenrath Sonia Sharnova Barbara Darlys Elbert Wheeler and Teodor Lovich. festival company from Chicago sponsors and hires 250 college and local singers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Bateman
Aida
Cedar Rapids
Shrine Temple
Reinald Wervrenrath
Sonia Sharnova
Barbara Darlys
Elbert Wheeler
Teodor Lovich
Coe College Department of Music
Festival Opera Company of Chicago
Opera Company
Uncover Racket In Operation Ring
San Francisco reports reveal a coast wide illegal operation ring that forced independent practitioners from business. Investigators say unmarried women paid thousands over the last year, often at high interest to avoid childbirth. Dr Charles Pinkham of the California medical board named offices in Seattle Portland Oakland San Jose Hollywood Long Beach Los Angeles and San Diego.
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San Francisco
Seattle
San Diego
Charles Pinkham
California Medical Board
Portland
Oakland
San Jose
Hollywood
Long Beach
Los Angeles
Solon High School Stages The Hobgoblin House
Solon high school senior class presents The Hobgoblin House a three act mystery farce by ay Tobias on Thursday April 30 at 8 p m in the Solon auditorium Cast includes George Ham Lorna Kasper Virginia Wilson Mayme Rushek Winifred Bevanek Evelyn Raim Ralph Sovers Frank Hess Arthur Cambridge Elouise Ackey Omer Miller Marcel la Anash Eugene Reuter Joseph Poduska Junior Fox Ruby Zimmerman
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SOLON
Hobgoblin House
Ay Tobias
Solon High School
George Ham
Lorna Kasper
Virginia Wilson
Mayme Rushek
Winifred Bevanek
Evelyn Raim
Ralph Sovers
Frank Hess
Arthur Cambridge
Elouise Ackey
Omer Miller
Marcella Anash
Eugene Reuter
Joseph Poduska
Junior Fox
Ruby Zimmerman
Juvenile Stars Lead Paramount Double Feature
Freddie Bartholomew and Mickey Rooney shine in Little Lord Fauntleroy as a Brooklyn boy raised to English lordship. Too Many Parents follows boys at a military academy with Buster Phelps George Ernest Billy Lee Sherwood Bailey and Douglas Scott delivering authentic boy life. Dolores Costello Barrymore and Henry Travers support a strong cast in the two bill program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paramount
Freddie Bartholomew
Mickey Rooney
Little Lord Fauntleroy
Brooklyn
England
Earl
C. Aubrey Smith
Guy Kibbee
Mr. Hobbs
Henry Stephenson
Dolores Costello Barrymore
Ceddie
Buster Phelps
George Ernest
Billy Lee
Sherwood Bailey
Douglas Scott
Clarence Talbot, Jr
Butch
Henry Travers
Wilkins
Frances Farmer
Sally
Fire destroys residence of Mr and Mrs Webeter near Clutier
The Webeters home three and a half miles south of Clutier burned Tuesday evening. Investigators suspect the fire started in the kitchen stove or from chimney sparks. The couple, married only months, had mostly new furniture with limited insurance. They live temporarily in a wagon on the Webeter farm owned by James Webeter.
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Clutier
Celestine Webeter
Webeter
James Webeter
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