Fast Company 15 Gay Mystery Yarn on Paramount Screen
The Thin Man style mystery comedy "Fast Company" features Melvyn Douglas and Florence Rice as a married pair who deal in rare books. They chase a young man accused of murdering a crusty dealer, with satire and brisk pacing amid gunplay and witty exchanges. Supporting turns from Claire Dodd and others enhance the lively program alongside "The Magician's Daughter" and "Bike Parade."
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Melvyn Douglas
Florence Rice
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Vilains
Claire, Dodd
Louis Calhern
Nat Pendleton
Douglas Dumbrille
Shepperd Strudwick
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Claims Rarest U. S. Stamp Discovery In Last Twenty Years
LOS ANGELES. Warren Dubois found a 1 cent blue Washington stamp with a first day cancellation August 17, 1861 in a $300 stamp collection. He values it at $50,000, calling it the rarest U S stamp found in the past twenty years after 77 years of searching by philatelists.
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Appointment of Administrator in Gladys Smyth Estate
Alvin G. Keyes is appointed and qualified as administrator of the estate of Gladys Smyth, late of Linn County Iowa. Creditors must file claims with the Linn County District Court, and all indebtedness should be paid promptly to the administrator.
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Iowan District Court
Alvin G. Keyes
Blood Clotting Aids From Sunshine To Transfusion
The article outlines methods to speed blood clotting in patients with slow coagulation. It cites sunshine vitamin D, calcium supplements, Calciwafers, and small transfusions from healthy donors, plus thromboplastin from brain tissue. It discusses hemophilia heredity, spontaneous bleeds, and emergency measures including sea water injections and serum therapy.
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Hypodermic Amnesia Methods and Color Question Prompt Debate
The piece discusses historical use of morphine scopolamine amnesia injections for mothers, noting infant asphyxia risk and comparing to sodium pentobarbital amnesia as safer. It cites Dr W W Bell’s 225 and 216 case series, mentions sodium ethyl barbiturate and Nembutal, and touches on color heredity myths with a reader question about mixed-race children. It closes with Mt Mercy as Adirondack’s highest peak at 5344 feet.
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Mauch Boys Star In Iowa Feature
The midweek Iowa bill features Penrod's Double Trouble with the Mauch boys, a swapped twin tale rescued by a dog and Junior-G men. The Rat charms. Ruth Chatterton and Anton Walbrook headline a British Paris-made drama. Two newsreels round out the program.
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Iowa
Booth Tarkington
Hollywood
The
Ruth Chatterton
Anton Walbrook
Paris
S. M
Cowboy Buck Spencer Appears At Rialto Stage
Cowboy Buck Spencer stunt man for Gene Au try Smiley Burmette Lullaby Terhune and Hop Along Cassidy performs on the Rialto stage Wednesday and Thursday. He answers questions about making pictures assisted by roping expert Frankie Gibson. On screen are Life Of The Bengal Lancer Gary Cooper Fran chet Tone Tim McCoy in Two Gun Justice and the serial Zero Rides Again.
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Buck Spencer
Gene Autry
Smiley Burmette
Lullaby Terhune
Hop Along Cassidy
Rialto
Frankie Gibson
Life of the Bengal Lancer
Gary Cooper
Franchet Tone
Tim McCoy
Zero
Theaters Run Wide Range of 1930s Screenfare
At the Iowa venues Penrod’s Double Trouble features the Mauch twins with Ruth Chatterton and Anton Walbrook star in The Rat. Paramount presents Fast Company with Melvyn Douglas and Florence Rice. The Magician's Daughter musical plays alongside Harold Lloyd in Professor Beware and Bulldog Drummond in Africa with Heather Angel. Buck Spencer headlines Rialto as Life of the Bengal Lancer and Two Gun Justice screen. Palace offers Shirley Temple in Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm and Frank Morgan in Beg Borrow or Steal. Strand shows Night Spot with Allan Lane and Joan Woodbury and A Girl With Ideas starring Wendy Barrie and Kent Taylor.
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Mauch Twins
Ruth Chatterton
Anton Walbrook
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Fast Company
Melvyn Douglas
Florence Rice
Magician’s Daughter
State
Harold Lloyd
Professor Beware
Bulldog Drummond
Africa
Heather Angel
Rialto
Buck Spencer
Rebecca
Sunnybrook Farm
Frank Morgan
Allan Lane
Joan Woodbury
Wendy Barrie
Kent Taylor
Hollywood Tales of Stars and Pranks in 1938
A mosaic column recalls Mae West's ten thousand dollar joke on a studio writing rush, Carrol Naish's practical jokes at Paramount, Leif Erickson and Frances Farmer film ties, and humorous Hollywood anecdotes from Mae to Harold Lloyd, with a closing copyright note.
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New York
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Harold Lloyd
Harold
Canoe Trip and Travel Updates From Local Gazette
Clark Chandler departed for Lake Vermilion Minnesota to join James Bever for a canoe trip through the northern lakes. Mrs A E During and her sons Jack and George return from a seven week motor trip to La Jolla California. Mrs H E Hayden returns from Chicago after studying food science. H E Spangler local Hoover club chairman and Dave Turner traveled to West Branch to confer with the Hoover reception committee.
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Lake Vermillion
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James Bever
A. E. During
Jack
George
la Jolla
Calif
H. E. Hayden
Chicago
H. E. Spangler
Hoover Club
Dave Turner
West Branch
Hoover
Norris couple embarks on several western visits
Mr and Mrs F H Norris left yesterday for a few weeks visit to Denver Salt Lake City and Pocatello Ida Lewis Mottinger 15 suffered a broken leg when the horse he rode slipped on the wet pavement and fell Capt Harry P Donovan of the supply company Sixty seventh brigade Camp Cody returned to duties after a short furlough here Mrs Mary Perrin and her daughter Helen left yesterday for Davenport where they boarded a steamer for St Paul Later they will go to Luck Wis to spend the rest of the summer
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Reverend Ainslie's DelhI Visit with Family and Friends
On August 10 1908 Reverend George Ainslie departed for a one month trip to his former home in Delhi New York accompanied by his son John. Miss Sadie Eva Munn and Florence Morehouse journeyed to Burlington to board the steamer Quincy for a voyage to Minneapolis and St Paul. Mrs G S Irwin with children Lydia and Frank left for Newport Rhode Island to visit relatives. Mrs Charles Loomis returned.
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Delhi
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Sadie
Eva Munn
Florence Morehouse
Burlington
Quincy
Minneapolis
St. Paul
G. S. Irwin
Lydia
Frank
Newport
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Charles Loomis
Adobe Buildings Warm in Winter and Cool in Summer
A brief note explains adobe structures maintain pleasant indoor temperatures: they stay warm during cold months and cool when heat rises, offering natural climate control without modern systems.
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