Gracie Allen Stars In The Gracie Allen Murder Case Comedy
Gracie Allen leads a madcap hunt for clues alongside Philo Vance in The Gracie Allen Murder Case. Ellen Drew and Kent Taylor play romantic leads as the witty caper draws laughs amid a double feature. 6,000 Enemies with Walter Pidgeon and Rita Johnson follows. A news reel closes.
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Philo Vance
Gracie Allen
Gracie
Warren William
Police
Vance
Fido
Underworld
Ellen Drew
Walter Pidgeon
Rita Johnson
Kentucky Derby Story Is Rialto Headliner
Rialto theater opens with Fighting Thoroughbreds a Derby tale in which a young doctor mistaken for a vet treats a colt as Mary Carlisle George Hayes and Robert Allen star. Ken Maynard Western Smoking Guns follows with Flash Gordon Mars chapter and Cats and the Fiddle.
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Rialto Theater
Ralph Byrd
Mary Carlisle
George Hayes
Robert Allen
Victor Killian
Eddie Brian
Ken Maynard
Flash Gordon
Mars
Arraignment Delayed In Miami Abduction Slaying Case
West Palm Beach authorities delayed the arraignment of Herbert Goddard on charges of abducting two Miami high school girls. He allegedly killed one girl and held the other prisoner for three days amid fears of mob violence.
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West Palm Beach
Fla
Herbert Goddard
Hollywood gossip and film links across a busy week
Madeleine Carroll plans a European visit after her divorce from Capt. Philip Astley while Douglas Fairbanks Jr. signs for Safari. Dyn asty of Death film rights sold to Walter Wanger. Linda Darnell returns to Dallas for Hotel appearance with proclamations and events. Jimmy Roosevelt jokes about film favors to President and Hedy Lamarr. Roland Young to divorce in England after 18 years married to Mary Jorie Kummer, Clare Kummer’s daughter.
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Ollywood
INS
London
Philip Astley
Madeleine Carroll
Madeleine
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr
Doug
E. H Griffith
Heaven and Earth
Hollywood
Linda Darnell
Linda
Dallas Tex
Roland Young
England
Mary Jorie Kummer
Clare Kummer
Roland
Daughter
Clare
Annabelle
Youngs
10 20 30 Years Ago In The Gazette Highlights
A 1919 note reports Dr J P Van Horn named hospital superintendent succeeding R A Bates. A Cedar Rapids item records Aug 11 1909 Buffalo Bill and Pawnee Bill Wild West shows in town, plus local teachers resignations and assignments at area schools. Local markets list crop and livestock prices.
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THE
Buffalo Bill
Cedar Rapids
Miss Bellveille
Madison
California
Margaret Thomas
van Buren
Spokane
Wash
Mabel
Local School Teacher to Move West
Graham of Van Buren school will teach in the west. Francis McPartland left for Salt Lake City to visit relatives. Local markets list wheat 1 dollar, corn 60 cents, oats 35 cents, barley 65 cents, rye 60 cents, hay 10 dollars, hens 10 cents, eggs 19 cents, hogs 7.50, steers 650 dollars, lambs 6.50.
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J P. van Horn
St. Luke's Methodist Hospital
R. A. Bates
Casa Grant
Third Avenue West
E F. H. Gelvin
Coe College
Liberal Christian Church
John M. Henry
Loella Wright
Jessie B. Weston
Graham
van Buren
West
Francis McPartland
Salt Lake City
Edgar A Guest Poem Exults in Storm’s Cleansing Sky
The poem by Edgar A Guest portrays gray clouds breaking into a thunder voiced storm that turns into rain. It celebrates relief from spring fretting and portrays all social ranks rushing outdoors to feel the west wind and hope for bright skies again.
Theaters Preview: 1940s Run of Stars and Films
Paramount presents Robert Taylor and Hedy Lamarr in Lady of the Tropics. James Cagney, George Raft star in Each Dawn I Die. Bert Wheeler and Marie Wilson in The Cowboy Quarterback. Gracie Allen, Warren William in The Gracie Allen Murder Case. Norma Shearer, Clark Gable in Idiot's Delight. Mr Moto's Last Warning with Peter Lorre. Rialto screens Fighting Thoroughbreds with Ralph Byrd and Mary Carlisle.
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Paramount
Robert Taylor
Hedy Lamarr
Iowa
James Cagney
George Raft
Bert Wheeler
Marie Wilson
Palace
Norma Shearer
Clark Gable
Peter Lorre
Mr. Moto
Drop Plan of Hatch Ruling
Washington officials abandoned a decision on under Hatch clean politics rules for government employees attending the Young Democrats national convention in Pittsburgh. The change was not explained, but earlier officials had promised a ruling to clarify delegates status. The Hatch law bans political activity by federal workers except policy makers.
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Washington
Department of Justice
Pittsburgh
Department
Maryland
Virginia
Frank Murphy
Roosevelt
Congress
How Family of 5 Can Eat Well On $12 a Week
The column presents daily menus and recipes for a family of five, including Clive two and three young children, aiming to provide a balanced diet for about $12 weekly. It notes the meals supply calories energy, protein for tissue growth, and minerals and vitamins for bodily functions.
Daily Meal Plan and Corn Chowder Recipe Preview
Menu shows breakfast lunch and dinner items including orange juice cereal toast bacon corn chowder crackers butterscotch pudding and creamed chipped beef on biscuits with buttered green beans and carrot onion salad plus desserts. It includes cost estimates daily milk and butter allowances and a sample chowder recipe with bacon onion potatoes corn and evaporated milk. Modern note praises festive desserts and homemaker pride.
Special Cakes leaflet request and nutrition help offered
Readers can obtain a Special Cakes leaflet featuring a chocolate chiffon cake a coffee ice box cake an orange sponge and a strawberry cream roll by sending a self addressed 3 cent stamp envelope. Requests for Meta Given booklets go to Cedar Rapids Gazette care. Community Nutrition Service offers help with marketing budgets diets or low cost recipes by dialing 5515.
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Cedar Rapids Gazette
Community Nutrition Service
Dial
Playground Children to Enter Gladiolus Show
About fifty boys and girls from the playground and home garden project will exhibit garden flowers in Cedar Rapids Gladiolus Society’s tenth annual show at the Memorial building. Children may enter in Division 22 for premiums, with entries due Saturday morning from 9 to 12. First and second place ribbons awarded in the playground exhibit.
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The
Playground Commission
Cedar Rapids
L. J. Smith
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