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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1938
Page
14
A garden note on sowing biennials and perennials including pansies pinks violas Sweet Williams isatis glauca and purple desperis. It recommends wintering seedlings in place, transplanting in spring, and lists hardy species like Delphiniums hollyhocks arabis campanulas cephalaria digitalis Isabellina and lupine polyphyllus among drought and winter resistant varieties.
Richard Dix plays a transport pilot in Sky Giant at the Iowa theater, with Chester Morris and Joan Fontaine. The story centers on aviation school life and a risky Arctic survey flight to map a new air route, including love triangle and perilous conditions in Alaska. Also appearing is Romance of the Limberlost with Jean Parker and Eric Linden.
Dick Powell with Pat O'Brien and Priscilla Lane lead the musical comedy Cowboy From Brooklyn at the New State Theater starting Thursday. Powell a Brooklyn musician travels west to seek fame, gets stranded at a Wyoming ranch, entertains guests, and faces a cowboy double act as he defends his true talent and fears a horse.
Buck Spencer, Hollywood cowboy and stunt man for Gene Autry and Hop-Along Cassidy, headlines at the Rialto for Wednesday and Thursday. He is a fancy roper, Australian bull whip cracker, and comedian. His assistant Frankie Gibson is a roping expert and trick rider.
Paramount and State theaters announce the 1938-39 season with "Cowboy From Brooklyn" starring Pat O’Brien and Dick Powell, a second feature "Prison Break," and season-openers including Randolph Scott in "The Texans." MGM titles include "Love Comes to Andy Hardy," "Alexander’s Ragtime Band," and "Too Hot To Handle" starring Clark Gable and Myrna Loy. Other major titles span Bing Crosby with Fred MacMurray, Sonja Henie, Charlie McCarthy, Bob Burns, Ronald Colman, Jack Benny, and the air epic "Men With Wings" with a lineup featuring Mickey Rooney, Jeanette MacDonald, Nelson Eddy, Tyrone Power, Loretta Young, Annabella, and more.
New Mauch Twins picture coming Tuesday to Iowa features Penrod's Double Trouble with the Mauch twins in the lead. The film blends Tarkington humor with modern adventure as a parachute jumper triggers a balloon sequence. Penrod is pursued after an injury and disappearance, while villains plan to swap a double for the missing boy.
The Mauch twins Billy and Bobby appear in Penrod's Double Trouble at the town theater Tuesday. Florence Rice and Melvyn Douglas star in Fast Company at Paramount starting Tuesday. Harold Lloyd and Phyllis Welch feature in Professor Beware at New State. Anne Shirley Ruby Keeler Fay Bainter and Ralph Morgan appear in Mother Carey's Chickens at town theater. Robert Taylor and Maureen O'Sullivan star in The Crowd Roars at Paramount. Cowboy From Brooklyn with Pat O'Brien Priscilla Lane and Dick Powell opens at New State on Thursday.
Sonja Henie stars in Happy Landing returning to the Strand today through Monday with Don Ameche Cesar Romero and Ethel Merman in supporting roles. The plot centers on an American band leader who crashes in a European village and connects with Henie. Second feature The Westland Case stars Preston Foster and Carol Hughes, plus a color cartoon and pictorial review.
Shirley Temple stars in Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm at the Palace in a two feature program running today through Wednesday. Supporting players include Randolph Scott Gloria Stuart Slim Summerville and Bill Robinson. The second feature Beg Borrow or Steal features Frank Morgan and Florence Rice.
Harold Lloyd stars in Professor Beware at the New State Theater with Phyllis Welch. An Egyptologist loses his museum job after mixing with a young actress, then travels to New York to reach Egypt, ending with a yacht mob scene. Companion feature Bulldog Drummond in Africa continues the Drummond mystery series.
The Rialto features No Time To Marry with Richard Arlen and Mary Astor through Tuesday, a tale of a star reporter whose wedding night turns into a goat hunt. Also screening Riders of Black Hills featuring the Mesquiteers and the Fighting Devil Dogs chapter three with Lee Powell as the Lone Ranger.
Mystery drama at the Paramount stars Melvyn Douglas and Florence Rice as a modern couple amid a racketeering plot involving stolen rare volumes sold for huge sums. The story features murder and the capture of the book ring, with additional acts including Magician's Daughter, Bike Parade, and a Paramount newsreel.
Co feature The Rat stars Ruth Chatterton and Anton Walbrook. Romance with a famed criminal and a society woman, French police pursuit of a jewel thief, and Apache honor code themes frame a thrilling narrative. The piece credits Penrod's Junior G-Men for bold action contributing to the program.
Robert Taylor stars in The Crowd Roars at the Paramount theater with Maureen O Sullivan opposite. Edward Arnold is a racketeer and Frank Morgan plays Taylor’s father in a tale of boxing underworld and a rise from slums to a light heavyweight title, plus How to Raise a Baby Popeye cartoon and a Paramount newsreel.
An article on starting perennials from seed describes casual yet diligent hobbyists, noting men in business and professional roles keep seed records and take care with seedlings. It outlines simple beds with light friable soil, narrow edging, and no fertilizer, plus sowing depth and seed-sand mixtures to prevent crowding.
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