Industrial Picnic Blocked By Rain
Drenching rain from about 10 a.m. to late afternoon postponed the Allied Industrial picnic and delayed the All-Iowa fair date discussion. A golf tournament drew 22 entrants as rain ruined play. winners in the nine hole rainstorm event were Rogers and Chadima 46. Rawson and Linkenbeck 48. Houk Tait Martin and Stimson 50.
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Sunda
Hawkeye Downs
Howers
River Pavilion
League
Ellsworth Fife
R. Rogers
William Chadima
Ronnie Rawson
Earl Linkenbeck
Tommy Houk
Harry Tait
Howard Martin
Vv. Stimson
Renew Boyhood Friendship Of 62 Years Ago
Merrill W. Prouty of Elgin Illinois renewed a boyhood friendship with James W. Bredle at their 1554 Mount Vernon Avenue SE home after a two week visit. Both men now 76 years old, studied near Barrington Illinois and have met twice in all the years since school days. They maintain regular correspondence despite infrequent meetings.
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Merrill W. Prouty
Elgin
Ill
James W. Bredle
Mount Vernon Avenue
Prouty
Mr. Bredle
Barrington
Waubeek tablet honors late naturalist poet Jay Sigmund
About 200 neighbors gathered Sunday to unveil a bronze memorial tablet in Cedar Rapids area naturalist poet Jay Sigmund’s memory at the old stone store site in Waubeek. Speakers recalled his outdoors love, boyhood hobbies, and devotion to community, with poems read and music sung by local residents.
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Jay Sigmund
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Waubeek
Sigmund
Henry Hood
Hood
John Wager
Mr. Sigmund
Bors
Wager
Fred Payneer
Waukee
Jay
Jay G. Sigmund
Wapsie Valley
Ridge Road and River
Joy G. Sigmund, II
James Sigeo
Little Jay
Reding Wins 18 Firsts at Ames Gladiolus Show
John G. Reding of Ridgeway Gardens won eighteen first prizes at the thirteenth annual gladiolus show in Ames. The event drew 900 entries at the Sheldon Mann hotel with Reding totaling 110 points and claiming multiple top honors including best spikes and a largest floret. Roy Ribble and S. G. Smith also posted strong showings, while Mrs. George Weight earned three firsts in her debut.
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John G. Reding
Ridgeway Gardens
Sheldon Mann Hotel
Ames
Mr. Reding
Roy Ribble
Rosemont Gardens
S. G. Smith
Cedar Rapids
Smith
George Weight
Anamosa
Timber Harvest Trends Before 1840
Before 1840 more timber was felled to clear land than to provide material for building and industry, reflecting land cultivation needs over construction demand.
Andrea Leeds Engaged as San Francisco Visit Unfolds
Andrea Leeds visits San Francisco as engagement rumors mount with Bob Howard's family connection to Seabiscuit crowd. Darryl Zanuck shifts Nancy Kelly at Warners while Andrea, borrowed from Sam Goldwyn, stars opposite Don Ameche and Al Jolson for a Sacramento River location shoot.
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Ollywood
Andrea Leeds
San Francisco
Bob Howard
Seabiscuit Howards
Andrea
Pat de Cicco
Swanee River
Darryl Zanuck
Nancy Kelly
Sam Goldwyn
Kelly
Don Ameche
al Jolson
Sacramento River
Nancy
Actresses Trade Fiery Words in AFL Union Feud
In New York, Helen Hayes Katharine Cornell and Katharine Hepburn join a heated exchange over the AFL jurisdictional fight to enroll actors in a stagehands union. The dispute centers on charter grants to the AFA tied to IATSE, with a Thursday Atlantic City hearing ahead.
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New York
American Federation of Labor
Helen Hayes
Associated Actors and Artists of America
Ae Tucker
American Federation of Actors
AAAA
AFA
International Alliance of Eatrical Stage Employes
AFL Union of
Stagehands
Atlantic City
Executive Council
Miss Hayes
Katharine Cornell
Stage
Katharine Hepburn
Hollywood
Screen Actors’ Guild
Lans
Ralph Morgan
Screen Actors
AFL Executive Council
IATSE
Ann Sheridan
Franchot Tone
William Henry
John Garfield
James Cagney
Edward Arnold
Jean Muir
Olivia de Havilland
Dudley Digges
Theaters Show Various 1930s Films At Paramount Palaces
A crowded page lists film offerings including Goodbye Mr Chips at Paramount with Robert Donat and Greer Garson, Bachelor Mother with Ginger Rogers and David Niven, The Spellbinder, Hell's Kitchen with The Dead End Kids and Ronald Reagan, Mr Moto Takes a Vacation, Honolulu at Palace, and Blue Montana Skies at Rialto. The excerpt shifts to a dramatic scene featuring Tony and Matthew Lake, revealing tangled feelings, potential marriage, and family tensions as Tony contemplates jewels and loyalty to Alan.
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Paramount
Robert Donat
Greer Garson
Iowa
Ginger Rogers
David Niven
Norma Shearer Offered London Stage Return by Coward
Norma Shearer phoned Russell Birdwell from the Normandie saying Noel Coward sent a telegram asking her to fly from Paris to London to star opposite him in a new play. She will consider the offer but demands a small-town trial run before a London debut and will discuss his Tonight at 8:30 series Metro has acquired.
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Akes
Ary Hay
Filmland
Norma Shearer
Russell Birdwell
The
Normandie
Noel Coward
London
Paris
Norma
Coward
Metro
Andy Hardy cast to perform in London charity bow
The Hardy family will travel to London on October 18 for a royal charity bow, marking a historic moment as Ollywood supplies an entire screen ensemble for the event.
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Andy Hardy
Judge Hardy
London
England
Sweet Charity
Ollywood
Arizona Heavy Actor William Returns From Redwood Park
RUGGLES telephoned before leaving for Del Mar to say he is bringing back Warren William from Redwood National Park to play the heavy in Arizona. Wesley notes the actor “has something” and implies a stronger claim.
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Wax Ruggles
del Mar Race Track
Warren William
Redwood National Park
Arizona
Wesley
Last movie crew gifts for Madeleine Carr in London trip
The girls and boys who worked with Madeleine Carr received gifts before she left for London. Her divorce from Captain Astley awaits her arrival. Her brother is at a Samaritan hospital with an eye condition akin to Janet Gaynor's mother. See you tomorrow.
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Madeleine Carr
London
Capt. Astley
Janet Gaynor
Hyacinth's Hidden Jewels Entrustment Sparks Court Plot
Hyacinth repays a debt with the South loan by returning Tony's jewels used as security. Tony discovers the jewel security. Fee mistakenly ships the jewels, provoking a tangle as Tony is told of an affair and a marriage proposal ensues.
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Bob Chesalee
Ie Ley
Hyacinth Acky
Hyacin
Tony
Fee
Aves
Five Winners Chosen In First Bo Lo Mater Rain
Five winners were selected in the first elimination of the city tournament sponsored by the YMCA at Ellis Park. John Nicholls led, followed by Fred Berry Lamonte Thomas Robes Erwin and Donald Emerson securing spots, with final Aug 19 set for the contenders. Another elimination occurs Thursday at the YMCA starting 3 p.m. A third contest is planned for Coe College women's athletic field Saturday.
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Sma
Ellis Park
Ah Allied Industrial League
Fiv
John Nicholls
Maplewoo Drive
Fred Berry
Ninth Stret
Lamonte Thoma
Sixth Street
Robes Erwin
Eighth Street
Donald Emerson
E Avenue NW
Y.M.C.A
Coe Colleg
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Gene Raymond
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George Sanders
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Kilbourne
Cinematographic Trade Benevolent Fund
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Mickey Rooney
M-G-M
Hatter
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Peter
Connie
Marquis de la Falaise
Europe
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Sidney Kent
20Th Century Fox
Ernie Westmore
Bill Hyland
Columbia Broadcasting
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Jimmy
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Gloria Franklin
Hedy
Jon Hall
Pago Pago
Ad Randall
Jack
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Palace
Honolulu
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Robert Young
George Burns
Gracie Allen
Rialto
Gene Autry
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Disney Review
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Matthew
Alan
Matthew Lake
Matt
Oaken
Jacky
Hyacinth
Seadee Cheaveley
Mrs. Querne
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Cneaveley
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MR. Moto Takes
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Mary Boland
Paramount Picture
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Victor McLaglen
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McClure
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