Hollywood Gossip Hash: Idle Dreams and Parking Lot Scrapes
Immie Fidler notes Hollywood chit chat from a San Diego theater debut of Roscoe Karns’ daughter to on set anecdotes. Anecdotes cover Joe E Brown, Ann Sothern, Gene Raymond, Tyrone Power, Titantic, Bette Davis, Luise Rainer, Spanky McFarland, Alfalfa, Joan Davis, and a Hold That Co Ed football scene at the Los Angeles Coliseum with safety chatter and a cameraman’s gag idea.
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Ollywood
Joe E. Brown
Mary Jane Karns
San Diego
Roscoe Karns
Ann Sothern
Gene Raymond
Donald Nevis
Tyrone Power
Mexico
Hollywood
Billy Bevan
England
Jeanette MacDonald
Nelson Eddy
Bette Davis
Los Angeles
Joan Davis
Joan
Marshall
Gladiolus Show Rules and Prize Structure Preview
The piece outlines exhibitor eligibility for Iowa and Cedar Rapids Gladiolus Society events with member requirements, novice class open to first-time winners, entry limits per class, and allowed plant varieties in arrangements. It also covers disqualification rules for spikes, prize points, color classifications, and the upcoming film lineup including Prison Break and a Haakow bombing newsreel.
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Iowa Or
Cedar Rapids
I . S Bulletin
Hollywood Stars and a Limerick From 1938
The passage recounts a chaotic scene where two U S C players collide attempting to shield a woman named Joan. It shifts to Ptienne Girardot a famed hypochondriac in Hollywood noted for extreme sanitation and hands washing after each scene. A playful limerick about a glamorous star comments on subpar acting but abundant talent.
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Joan
U.S. C
Ptienne Girardot
Hollywood
Gladiolus Society Plans Ninth Annual Show in Cedar Rapids
The Cedar Rapids Gladiolus Society will hold its ninth annual show Sunday and Monday at Z C B J hall. Open to the public without charge, the event features strong pink varieties, nov ice classes, and numerous prizes including bulbs and Vago bond Prince. Judges, officers, and committee members are named, with rules for entry times.
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Gladiolus Society
Cedar Rapids
Joseph R. Libal
Star of Bethlehem
Merle Brush
Cedar Rapids Gladiolus Society
Steve St
Cowboy From Brooklyn Preview at New State Theater
A review notes Dick Powell stars as a singing cowboy in a musical starting on a western dude ranch and ending at Madison Square Garden. His animal phobia is challenged by a hypnotist before a pivotal steer-throwing scene, with Priscilla Lane delivering a solid performance.
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Brooklyn
New State Theater
Madison Square Garden
Dick Powell
Pat O’brien
New York
Priscilla Lane
Lane
Indianola
Agai
Theaters and Stars Take the Stage Across Town
Local listings show Sky Giant starring Richard Dix Chester Morris and Joan Fontaine plus Romance of the Limberlost with Eric Linden and Marjorie Main. The Texans features Joan Bennett and Randolph Scott. Short by Jimmy Dorsey. Cowboy From Brooklyn stars Dick Powell Priscilla Liane with Prison Break. Palace presents The Bride Wore Red and Cassidy of Bar 20. Rialto features Adventures End with Joan Wayne and Diana Gibson and Law for Tombstone with Buck Jones. Strand shows Annapolis Salute with James Ellison and What Price Vengeance with Lyle Talbot.
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Iowa
Richard Dix
Chester Morris
Joan Fontaine
Jean Parker
Eric Linden
Marjorie Main
Paramount
Joan Bennett
Randolph Scott
Jimmy Dorsey
New State
Brooklyn
Dick Powell
Priscilla Liane
Glenda Farrell
Palace
Joan Crawford
Bride
Cassidy
Bar 20
Rialto
Joan Wayne
Diana Gibson
Tombstone
Buck Jones
James Ellison
Lyle Talbot
South Sea Thriller On Rialto Program
Rialto cinema presents Adventures End a sea thriller with John Wayne and Diana Gibson showing Friday and Saturday. Wayne seeks a fortune and eludes islanders before a mutiny hurricane and whale chase climax. Also airing Law For Tombstone with Buck Jones and fifth chapter of The Secret of Treasure Island plus Cats and Fiddle.
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Rialto
John Wayne
Diana Gibson
Wayne
Miss Gibson
Tombstone
Buck Jones
Treasure Island
Sunnybank Dogs Mark A Lake Side Graveyard Scene
In a lakeside stretch a line of graves marks dogs honored after long lives. The stones note Prank a dog who died in July 1876 after thirteen faithful years and Lad a thoroughbred who lived 1902 to 1918. Bruce a dog without a fault remains memorialized in a terse inscription.
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Sunnybank
Bruce
A Case for Dog Memorials and Accident Rates
The author muses on placing simple grave markers for beloved dogs, noting that such stones honor loyal pets without clutter. The piece shifts to a blunt breakdown of accidental death causes, citing motor vehicle crashes 37 percent, falls 25 percent, burns 8 percent, drownings 7 percent, and rail incidents 5 percent.
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Paramount News
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Stratton Porter
Jon Parker
Thes Limberlost
Linden Main
Parents‘ Placazine
Fred Astaire
Ginger Rogers
Carefree
Cary Grant
Victor McLaglen
Douglas Fairbanks
Joan Fontaine i “Gunga Din
Marx Brothers
Lucille Ball
Ann Miller
ROOM
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Jean Arthur
James Stewart
Robby Breen
Charles Ruggles
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