Hollywood Headlines Craft Signings and Shipboard Romance
Jon Hall signs with Edward Small for South of Pago Pago while testing for Arizona. Goldwyn okays Small script with Sept start. Borge Raf t boards Normandie, drawn by Norma Shearer. shipboard chatter hints at possible romance as stars sail to England with Boyer Paterson Lonsdale Robinson Daniels Lyon and Cohn aboard.
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Pyewoop
INS
Jon Hall
Wednesday
Edward Small
Pago Pago
Jon
Frances Langford
Fort Worth
Arizona
Hollywood
Columbia Studios
Sam Goldwyn
Wesley Ruggles
Small
Hall Lad
Tahiti
Borge Raft
Norma Shearer
Hot Springs
Warner’s
Norma
George
Normandie
Charlies Boyer
Pat Paterson
Frederick Lonsdale
Edward G. Robinson
Bebe Daniels
Bon Lyon
Harry Cohn
England
Willow Tree drives Franchot's return to Metro pictures
The article notes Franchot's second Metro project Willow Tree a psychological drama similar to Night Must Fall starring Rosalind Russell and Robert Montgomery. It references Fast and Furious and Willow Tree ahead of his stage date and mentions a propaganda ministry visit and Balderston’s travel to Switzerland amid questions about propaganda films' impact on the public mood.
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Franchot
Metro
Rosalind Russell
Robert Montgomery
Bob Montgomery
Hollywood Social Scene Buzzes With Parties and Set Visits
The column catalogs a flurry of industry arrivals and events. Lana Turner with Greg Bautzer, Dorothy Lamour linked to Charles Barnet by Walter Winchell, Constance Bennett with Douglas Fairbanks at the Lido, and birthday celebrations for Myrna Loy and Benny Goodman mark a busy period. Natalie Draper’s train departure, Mary Pickford and Buddy Rogers’ return, and multiple dinners and parties round out a vibrant showbiz snapshot.
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Hollywood
Helen Wood
Harry Isaacs
Lana Turner
Greg Bautzer
Charles Barnet
Walter Winchell
Dorothy Lamour
Palomar
Constance Bennett
Douglas Fairbanks
Lido
Bette Davis
Warners
William Powell
Myrna Loy
Bill
Leos
Tom Brown
Natalie Draper
New York
Mary Pickford
Buddy Rogers
Gwynn
Bud Ernst
Benny Goodman
Victor Hugo
Jackie Cooper
Mickey Rooney
Benny
Joan Crawford
Peggy Fears
George Marshalls
Corinne Griffith
Jim Farley
Max Baer
Mona Rica
Trec
Mark Hellinger
Norma Talmadge
Carlsbad of America
Franchot Tone Praised for Consistent Performances
A fan asserts Franchot Tone has never delivered a poor performance and remains a reliable actor in his career.
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Franchot Tone
Glowing Box Office Preview for Fall Films
Hollywood buzz centers on big fall releases led by When Tomorrow Comes and Stanley and Livingstone with Irene Dunne Charles Boyer and Spencer Tracy. Other star pairs include Barbara Stanwyck William Holden and Myrna Loy Tyrone Power as studios plan new Briton-aggro projects and a Mr Williams sequel potential with Melvyn Douglas and Joan Blondell.
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Nce
Big League Pictures
Nicholas Schenck
Irene Dunne
Charles Boyer
Stanley
Livingstone
Spencer Tracy
Sir Cedric Hardwicke
Nancy Kelly
Mervyn LeRoy
Edith Cavell
Anna Neagle
M-G-M
Norman Shearer
Rosalind Russell
Joan Crawford
Nelvyn Douglas
Joan Blondell
Paris
Harry Cohn
Mr. Williams
Columbia
Melvyn
Delinquent Head Taxes Paid in Linn County
Linn county reports strong receipt of delinquent head taxes assessed in 1934 1935 and 1936 with more than 60 percent paid County Treasurer Frank Bates said Thursday The head tax was set at 1 in 1934 and 2 in both 1935 and 1936
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Linn County
Frank Bates
Iowa Old Age Assistance Assessments Carry Over
The 1935 1936 assessments levied on every Iowan 21 or older to fund state old age assistance remained outstanding after repeal. The act was repealed but many debts persist.
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Iowa
Theaters Showroom Cards Annual Movie Listings
Paramount presents Calling Dr. Kildare with Lew Ayres and Lionel Barrymore. Iowa theaters host The House of Fear with William Gargan and Irene Hervey and Wolf Call with John Carroll and Movita. In state venues Hell's Kitchen featuring the Dead End kids Margaret Lindsay and Ronald Reagan and Mr Moto Takes a Vacation with Peter Lorre. Palace presents Jane Withers in The Arizona Wildcat and Dennis O Keefe in Burn Em Up O Connor. Rialto screens Girls School with Ann Shirley Nan Grey and Ralph Bellamy and Riders of the Black Hills with the Three Mesquiteers.
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Paramount
Lew Ayres
Lionel Barrymore
Iowa
William Gargan
Irene Hervey
Jack London
John Carroll
Movita
Hell’s Kitchen
Margaret Lindsay
Ronald Reagan
Mr. Moto
Peter Lorre
Palace
Jane Withers
Arizona Wildcat
Dennis O’keefe
O’connor
Rialto
Ann Shirley
Nan Grey
Ralph Bellamy
Riders of the Black Hills
Three
Mesquiteers
Clown Joined Free Attractions at VFW Watermelon Festival
Frank Warrin, a street and midway clowning specialist, is added to the free attractions for the last three days of the VFW Watermelon Festival at the old circus grounds Twelfth avenue and Fourth street SW. Warrin performs Friday Saturday and today. Lou Dvorak announces Kids day Saturday with a 5 cent matinee for rides and shows. no free watermelon Saturday afternoon.
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Frank Warrin
Old Circus Grounds
Twelfth Avenue
Fourth Street
Warrin
Lou Dvorak
Dvorak
No Icebergs in Northern Pacific Claimed
The report states there are no icebergs currently present in the northern Pacific Ocean.
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Pacific Ocean
Paul Whiteman to headline Iowa State Fair swing nights
Des Moines reports contracts signed to bring Paul Whiteman and his dance band to the Iowa state fair for August 30 31 and September 1 grandstand shows. A long circus tent will host late night swing dances each evening with dancing to midnight.
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Des Moines
Paul Whiteman
Whiteman
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