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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1934
Page
18
A vintage golfing instruction piece urges players to fix a line from behind the ball and maintain proper address to improve direction and power. It notes creeping forward biasing the swing and causing low shots, with advice to study Horton's monograph for full guidance.
Crosby stars in She Loves Me Not a satirical dormitory comedy set at Princeton with Miriam Hopkins and Kitty Carlisle. The film features a lively supporting cast including Patsy Kelly Thelma Todd and George Barbier. songs like Love In Bloom highlight Crosby's vocal work.
Princess Islya Youssoupoff claims Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer paid her a settlement for libel connected to the film Rasputin and Empress. Reports vary, with sources noting sums around 750000 dollars, while attorney Fannie Holtzmann disputes the figure. The case follows a separate verdict of 127000 dollars in New York, and the editor cites secrecy over the final amount as four insiders guard the numbers. The film featured Ethel Barrymore John Barrymore Lionel Barrymore and Diana Wynyard.
Carl B. Ashby and Francis Damon reach the 36 hole final in the Oelwein tournament to be played Sunday afternoon. Ashby is 1933 finalist and Damon the 1933 semi finalist. Witt beat Ritchie 1 up and various other flight results are listed. Sixteen men will qualify for the Pfeiffer trophy.
Thirty-two players enter the Decorah Tennis Club annual tourney with first round pairings listed. Matches include Thune vs Wulfsberg, Preus vs Amundsen, L Ellingson vs Winger, Flickinger vs Karl Bishop, and others such as Digre vs B McCauley and Gilles vs Isenberger.
The Gazette lists East Central league games Sunday with Alburnett tied for first as it hosts Martel lo. Monticello faces Lisbon while Mount Vernon meets Solon Pirates and Springville travels to Mechanicsville. Postponed Aug 5 games rescheduled for Aug 19.
Columbus Junction teams win in kittenball action. The Columbus Tigers defeated Coline River Slingers 4 to 1 on Thursday. A junior squad edged Redonia league 1 to 0 in another game, continuing the local scoreline.
Encouraged by the season’s largest crowd at the Legion’s outdoor show, sponsors announced a high class card for next Thursday. Main event features Rowdy Joe Cox versus Andy Moen of Fergus Falls Minn, with Milo Steinborn vs Bull Topaz and Prof Dan Goddin versus Pat Murphy.
The Walker diamondball team travels to Troy Mills for a Saturday night game against the home team. Walker previously shut out Brandon 1 0 on Tuesday night and lost to Walker 9 4 Monday night.
New York results report Ed Pen Georne Res ton defeating Gino Garibaldi of Italy in a match highlighted by International News Service. Garibaldi represented Italy with Georne securing the win in a likely early round.
The article explains that a double in bridge does not simply double gains or losses. Doubled games increase declarer gains by about 15 to 25 percent, while doubled part-scores can yield hundreds or thousands of percent. It uses an example where East’s double leads declarer Malowan to pursue a squeeze, changing the outcome from a likely defeat to fulfillment despite the double.
In a detailed bridge analysis, Mr. Malowan avoids playing the spade Queen from Dummy earlier. He discards the heart Ten, East’s options lead to a win for Malowan with careful play. East’s double is cited as a trigger for the optimal sequence. Culbertson clients may inquire on bridge questions. Brazil establishes extensive European telephone links.
In the All Star game era today pitch counts and rest limit nine inning complete games though some pitchers could finish a game if conditions were right. The writer cites Carl Hubbell era and notes modern fatigue and scheduling reduce nine inning viability. The piece ends by posing a question about Joe Cronin's managerial appointment with the Washington Senators.
Eight diamondball teams will hold a tournament Sunday in conjunction with St. Joseph's parish annual picnic. Teams include Hills Bayertown Coralville Lone Tree West Liberty Richmond Riverside and Kalona.
Stanwood loses to Mount Vernon 6 to 4 in a fast softball game. Calamus falls to Stanwood's local Chevrolet Knee Actors 12 to 4.
French textile experts developed a method to pulverize cotton silk and wool for use in fine tapestry wallpaper and decorative effects on paper or cloth.
In Linn County Iowa the probate court sets a hearing for August 1 1934 at Cedar Rapids Court House on the final report and discharge petition of Cedar Rapids Savings Bank and Trust Company as executor and D W Bates as receiver. Interested parties named include Ruth and Carl Hawkins Lena Shafer Chase Shafer Mrs Rose Sloan J M Dinwiddie and others. Objections may be filed at the hearing.
Cathleen McCarthy, secretary to Jasper Ingram, clashes with his son Seward while Marian Alspaugh schemes amid Ingrams risky ventures. An auto crash brings risks and clever gambits as Homer contemplates a costly stock grab using a secret account, driving a web of debts, deceit, and desire.
The remark notes that Alspaugh would do neither and that his position and prospects were worth more than any gain from such methods. It emphasizes integrity over risky, higher-earning shortcuts in bargaining.
Edward G. Robinson leads a strong cast in this new drama praised for its gripping plot and standout performance by Louis Calhern as Jessica s villainous husband. The story centers on Jessica and her brother the man with two faces as Calhern exerts control over Jessica in a tense, sinister dynamic. The production promises top notch entertainment with a slightly gruesome edge.
The review lauds a starring performance likening the lead to Lon Chaney as the hypnotizer’s transformation captivates, with the cast protecting Jessica and seeking to remove the hypnotist. Also praised are Walter Catlett's comedy Elmer Steps Out and the Merrie Melody Why Do I Dream Those Dreams along with a Pathe news reel.
At Iowa venues Edward G Robinson stars in Paramount feature while Bing Crosby and Miriam Hopkinson headline She Loves Me Not. Palace screens The Love Captive with Nils Asther and Gloria Stuart and Law and Lawless with Jack Hoxie. Rialto presents Notorious But Nice with Marian Marsh and Betty Compson and Lightning Range with Buddy Roosevelt. State lists Paris Interlude with Madge Evans Otto Kruger and Robert Young and Boris Karloff in The Ghoul. Olympic offers Speed Wings with Tim McCoy Evalyn Knapp and India Speaks with Richard Halliburton.
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