Broadway Gondolier dazzles with romance and song
The Paramount feature Broadway Gondolier stars Dick Powell and Joan Blondell in a breezy musical romance about a Bronx taxi driver turned Venice singer. Louise Fazenda shines as the cheese magnate, with The Mills Brothers and Ted Fiorito providing lively musical backing. A new Disney short, The Poe Touch, closes the program.
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Paramount
Dick Powell
Joan Blondell
Bronx
Adolphe Menjou
Powell
Venice
Manhattan
America
Joan
Louise Fazenda
Miss Fazenda
Mills Brothers
Ted Fiorito
Menjou
Miss Blondell
Husband Is Too Suspicious May Lose Wife Love
A humorous old advice column discusses a jealous husband whose vivid imagination and jealousy threaten his marriage. It includes reader questions about reconciling with a former lover and a teenage girl navigating disapproving relatives while dating. The tone mirrors vintage newspaper etiquette and self help guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank
Debunker on Water Purity by John Harvey Furbey
The article argues there is no source of pure water as all wells contain germs. Deep wells may seem clear but can be as contaminated as shallow ones. Purity can only be confirmed by testing through health departments or reputable agencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Health
Donald
Eve
Eve Latham
Christine
Christie
Blue
Aunt Nettie
Lemons Price Jump Tied to War Preparations
The price of lemons in the United States rose from 23.6 cents a dozen on July 2 to 31.7 cents on July 16 as imports from Europe stopped. Officials cited Mussolini's Ethiopian preparations and a shift of European supply to Eritrea to prevent scurvy among troops.
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Washington
United States
Mussolini
Ethiopia
Europe
Eritrea
Bureau of Statistics
Department of Labor
Does absolute freedom of speech promote or retard progress
An author notes a debate topic and abridges a letter from Everett Dean Martin about liberty. The letter contrasts the right to speak with the harsh reality of joblessness and hunger, asserting that liberty to write and publish exists even amid poverty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett Dean Martin
Bosh
Martin
How to Solve Your Personal Problems
A quotable reader column discusses self help themes and social mood. It cites Dr Wistam and Emily Post on problems of money status and gender dynamics, debating whether mood shifts unify or divide working and society women with skeptical notes on rules and exceptions.
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Wistam
Auto Hits Pole But Driver Escapes Injury
T R Neuenswander of 209 First Avenue West escaped injury late Friday after his car failed to clear a telephone pole at Third Avenue and Tenth Street Southwest and sideswiped the pole. He told police he started to turn too late to avoid the crash. His car sustained damage.
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T. R. Neuenswander
First Avenue
Third Avenue
Tenth Street
Neuenswander
Integrity and Community Spirit Mark D. E. Howell Funeral
Final rites for David B. Howell 76 Cedar Rapids wholesale grocery pioneer and longtime business leader honored his integrity industry and community spirit. Service in Turner chapel featured Psalms and prayers with grandsons grand nephews among active pallbearers and several honorary pallbearers listed.
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Turner Chapel
David B. Howell
Cedar Rapids
Robert Little
First Presbyterian Church
John
Oak Hill Cemetery
David
William Brown
John D. Warfield, Jr
Chicago
James Windsor
Des Moines
James E. Hamilton
W. R. Boyd
Harry M. Gage
Frank Beals
S. E. Coquillette
Walther League Camp Opens Sunday Near Waterloo
Cedar Rapids residents planning to attend the Iowa district Walther league camp opening Sunday at Morris Isle near Waterloo may reach the site by highway 218, four miles north of Cedar Falls, then west on a gravel trail. Rev P L Bornhoeft, president of the Iowa district Walther league, will deliver the opening address titled The Hazards of the New Age. He serves as pastor of Trinity Lutheran church in Cedar Rapids.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Morris Isle
Waterloo
Cedar Falls
P. L. Bornhoeft
Walther League
The
Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod
Mr. Bornhoeft
Trinity Lutheran Church of
City briefs and personals highlight local events
Miss Arline Croft 13 of 1617 Sixth avenue SE recovering after appendicitis operation at St Luke's hospital. Ferguson ice cream social Sunday evening. Assembly of God church 118 A avenue NW to observe Lord's Supper and foot washing at 8 pm. Mrs May Favan 123 Tenth street NE ill at home. Milkman Robert Scott 18 of 429 Seventh avenue SW injured delivering milk at 6:15 am. He received care at St Luke's hospital. Fireman Ernest Stanek seeks return of helmet lost Friday east of Cedar Rapids on highway 30 during a fire call to Dowd dairy farm. Lieutenant Stuart M. Dingman son of M F Dingman 1508 D avenue NE returns Sunday from Camp Pike Ark after two-week encampment with Coe college ROTC. Rev I E Linkletter and family returned from five-week motor trip to Prince Edward Island. he resumes pulpit at Second Christian church Sunday.
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Robert Scott
Seventh Avenue
St. Luke's Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Ernest Stanek
Dowd
Stanek
Long Hill
Camp Pike
Stuart M. Dingman
M. F. Dingman
D Avenue
Coe College
R.O.T.C
Ark
Seventh Corps
Toe College
Linkletters
I. E. Linkletter
Monte
Jack
Ethel
Prince Edward Island
Iowa State Fair Baby Health Contest Judges Named
Doctors L M Downing and Morgan J Foster of Cedar Rapids are among thirty three examiners chosen to judge the statewide baby health contest at the Iowa state fair. Miss Winifred Boston of Cedar Rapids is assistant superintendent. Contest runs August 23 to August 30 with entries due August 7. Parents may request entry blanks from the Iowa State Fair secretary in Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. M. Downing
Morgan J. Foster
Cedar Rapids
State Fair Board
Winifred Boston
Des Moines
Iowa City Motorist Sued For 1500 Dollars
Special to The Gazette Iowa City Damages of 1500 dollars were sought in district court by Mrs. H C Swanson Davenport on behalf of her daughter Dorothy Swanson. The petition claims head and neck injuries and facial disfigurement from a July 7 automobile collision with J H Englert of Iowa City alleging negligent operation of his vehicle.
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the Gazette
Iowa City
J. H. Englert
H. C. Swanson
Davenport
Irish Family Fever in The Irish In Us and Loves of a Dictator
Enthusiastic audiences greet the Irish in Us a film with Allen Jenkins as the funny partner and James Cagney as Mom Ghara's son. Olivia De Havilland shines as the new lass in a story of family love and fighting spirit. The other feature, Loves of a Dictator, stars Clive Brook and Madeleine Carroll in a court intrigue tale, Brook bringing vitality to a role of dictatorship.
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Battling O'Haras
Iowa
Allen Jenkins
Palooka
Frank McHugh
James Cagney
Mom Ghara
Pat O'Brien
Olivia de Havilland
Moms
Pat
Danny
Mike
Clive Brook
Madeleine Carroll
Pla Mor Ballroom to Close Season Tonight
Pla Mor ballroom ends its first season with The Commanders providing music this evening and plans a Labor Day gala to reopen for the next season.
10-20-30 Years Ago In The Gazette Item Summary
Arthur Collins, 15, amateur radio operator, spoke with the MacMillan expedition from Utah Greenland for over an hour, a first for a U.S. radio station. Cedar Rapids records heat at 91. Dr. and Mrs. W. E. Owen and Frances return from Great Britain. Zoning study by the commission, Harland Bartholomew to be consulted. Early August believed midsummer as locals wear overcoats. Mrs. Druscilla Stickle Brewer dies in Cedar Rapids at her daughter’s home. The Reds win the MCA July junior basketball tourney. Picnic planned for lawyers from three counties honoring Judge Milo P. Smith’s eightieth birthday.
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Arthur Collins
MacMillan Scientific
Utah
Greenland
United States
W. E. Owen
Frances
Great Britain
Zoning Commission
Harland Bartholomew
Druscilla Stickle Brewer
Cedar Rapids
Leonora Booze
Reds
M.C.A
Ralph Boegel
Sumner Spencer
Charles Clark
Cecil Dolph
Addison Griffin
Carroll Doolittle
Eastbound trip and local civic notes in brief
Will Runkle departs tonight for Chicago on business then attends the Photographers' Association of America meeting in Boston and visits eastern points of interest. Street Commissioner Kennedy thanks The Gazette for flagging avenue W dust and promises action on baseball days. Greene's opera house is under improvements to become one of the west’s finest venues. Mayor C D Huston returns from Michigan summer home after an outing, reportedly gaining ten pounds.
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T. Will Runkle
Chicago
Photographers’ Association of America
Boston
Kennedy
The
Gazette
Avenue W
Greene
C. D. Huston
Alderman Cushman
Michigan
Love's Litany Part I Christie and the Doctor's Path
Christine Cooper 17, daughter of Adolphus Cooper, faces a rift with fiancé Donald Latham over science vs. society. Amid family tensions and a looming pregnancy, Christie endures a heated dinner scene with Eve Latham and grapples with love, duty, and future expectations. The piece closes with Christie reflecting on loneliness and support as she awaits tomorrow’s continuation.
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Eve
Donald
Christie
Eve Latham
Donny
Christine
The Irish In Us and Loves of Dictator at Iowa Theaters
Movie listings show James Cagney and Pat O'Brien in The Irish In Us at Iowa venues with Clive Brook and Madeleine Carroll in Loves of Dictator. Paramount screens Broadway Gondolier with Dick Powell and Joan Blondell and a Front Page Woman with Bette Davis and George Brent alongside Brewster's Millions.
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James Cagney
Pat O'Brien
Clive Brook
Madeleine Carroll
Bette Davis
George Brent
Brewster’s Millions
Jack Buchanan
Lily Damita
Will Rogers on the Santa Monica Cowboy Championship
Will Rogers notes in Santa Monica that the upcoming world championship cowboy contest will be a lively event. He compares it to baseball and prize fighting, lamenting the lack of paid losers and praising ranch life interest as riders fill the scene.
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Garetter
Santa Monica
Calif
Oklahoma
Crosby
Lusitania Marker TORN FROM Mooring by Orphir Salvage
The Orphir hauls a buoy and lifts anchor chain after a salvage setback near the Lusitania hulk. Captain Russell remains confident the buoy will be relocated once echo sounding aids navigation. Jerome Connor, Lusitania sculptor, visits Kinsale as William Vanderbilt follows the salvage closely.
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Jerome Connor
Washington, D. C
Kinsale
Port
William H. Vanderbilt
Europe
Mr. Vanderbilt
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt
Russell
Orphin
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Glen Gray
Casa Loma
Anverten
Tinest
Verson
Danceland
John Harvey Furbey
PRD
DUCE
Albert Edward Wiccam, D. Se
Emily Post
Cosmopolitan
Junior League
Post
D. E. Howell
Arline Croft
Sixth Avenue SE
St. Luke’s Hospital
Fairfax
St. Patrick’s
Assembly of God Church
A Avenue NW
May Favan
Rialto
Bob Steele
Smokey. Smith
Dog OF
Flanders
Frankie Thomas
John Wayne Desert Trail
Hazel
Livingston
Synofsis
Christine Cooper
Adolphus Cooper
Klondike
Gene Dubois
Gene
Nettie
Adolphus
Isabelle
Adele
Christte
Honolulu
Genne
Latham
Aunt Nettle
Pitdmont
Mes Hatiess
Adolphus Ie Atricken
Ava
Christy
Evel
Dad
Mimi
Darling
Mrs. Mitchell
Jane
Zane Grey
Randolh
Edmund Lowe
Mietor McLaden
AL Jolson
Ruby Keeler
Fred McMurray
Ann Sheridan
Cees
Roscoe
Luke
Mrt Pd
Lil
Damita Jack Buchanan
Palace
Randolph Scott
Chic Sale
Victor McLaglen
Smokey Smith
John Wayne
Lucille Brown
Walter Connolly
Fay Wray
Mills Bros
Ted Fio Rito
Walt Disney
Will Rogers
Cavwright
Lusitania
Pla
City Boys
George Cervenka
First Avenue SE
Frank Spryncl
First Ave
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