Hedy Lamarr Shines in Lady of the Tropics
Hollywood glamour star Hedy Lamarr lights the screen in Lady of the Tropics with Robert Taylor. The plot follows a Eurasian woman's doomed romance in French Indo China as passport limits trap their love and wealth fades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Hedy Lamarr
Paramount
Robert Taylor
Miss Lamarr
Rudyard Kipling
Taylor
Saigon
Hedy
Paris
Paramount News
F. C. HH
Hopkins Names Seven To Help Rejuvenate Commerce Department
Secretary Hopkins selected seven aides with economics backgrounds to assist the Commerce Department. The group shifts focus from foreign to domestic business issues, aiming to guide administration economic policy. Leaders include Richard V. Gilbert and W. L. Bassie among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hopkins
Commerce Department
Harvard University
W. L. Bassie
Federal Reserve Board
Rodney Riley
University of Cincinnati
Carroll Wilson
New York
Schudder, Stevens and Clark
Robert L. Davison
The
Pierce Foundation
James Hughes
NRA
Paul Truitt
Treasury
National Guard Camp Set At All-Iowa Fair
The National Guard to operate a military camp at the All-Iowa fair with units from Cedar Falls Dubuque Iowa City Fairfield and Cedar Rapids. Leaders include Lieut Walt A Kansky Capt Vincent R Dvorak and Lieuts C K Smith John Elliott B R Averill. A 65-man detachment handles personnel and supplies. a hospital unit from Town City exhibits will be shown. Public access is allowed throughout the event with car parking run by Guard observers. Military Day is scheduled for Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towa National Guard
Cedar Falls
Dubuque
Towa City
Fairfield
Cedar Rapids
Walt A. Kansky
Vincent R. Dvorak
C K. Smith
John Elliott
B. R Averill
Town City Company
National Guard
Oelwein Woman Ends Her Life With Poison
Mrs. Arthur Willman aged 52 died at her son Kyle Willman’s home from poison. She had been in a melancholy mood for some time and was found alive but died before aid could reach. coroner ruled death by self act. Survivors include husband Glen Kyle Dorothy Kauten and extended family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oelwein
Arthur Willman
Kyle
Hillman
Waterloo
Glen
Fairbank
Dorothy Kauten
Mary Hunter
Stanley
Jennie Devolt
Arlington
Zetta Cookman
Detroit
Belle Miller
William Hunter
Accused Of Falsely Taking Insurance Premiums
Robert L. Slade 36 of Cedar Rapids posted 3000 bond before Justice H R Churchill Friday and waived preliminary hearing on a charge of cheating by false pretenses. Warrant served by Deputy Sheriff Harlan Snyder. Officials said Slade took insurance premium payments from Mrs Thomsen of 1553 Seventh Avenue SE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert L. Slade
Cedar Rapids
H.R. Churchill
Martin Thomson
Seventh Avenue SE
Harlan Snyder
Slade
Thomsen
Actress seeks divorce and name restoration in Linn County Iowa
In the District Court of Iowa Linn County September term 1939 Lona Anties plaintiff v Colonel Anties defendant the petition seeks absolute divorce and restoration of maiden name grounds desertion for over two years without cause appearances required by noon of the second day of the September 1939 term starting September 18 1939 at Cedar Rapids Court House if default occurs judgment will be entered and decree granted George R Griner attorney for plaintiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court of the State of
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Iowa
How Family of 5 Can Eat Well On $12 a Week
A family of five, two adults and three children, can eat well for about $12 weekly. Daily menus and recipes aim to deliver balanced diets with sufficient calories, protein, minerals, and vitamins to support growth and energy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mis
Low cost daily meals menu with apricot ice cream and veal chop suey
A detailed daily menu from Cedar Rapids Gazette offering breakfasts lunches and suppers with items like Swiss steak buttered spinach apricot ice cream and veal chop suey. It includes quantities prices per day and a note on milk butter allowances and a consumer advice line.
Angler Fish Admires Mysterious Tate Size Gap
A skeletal line notes a male angler fish far smaller than his Tate, highlighting a striking size disparity between the species and the named partner in a brief, curious comparison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tate
Mrs Sawyer And Mrs Briggs Lead Iowa Legion Auxiliary
Mrs John K Sawyer of Winterset and Mrs Harlan Briggs of Lisbon were elected president and vice president respectively of the Iowa department of the American Legion Auxiliary. Other officers named include Mrs M Myrton Skelly as secretary and Mrs Leo W Laird as treasurer with district heads listed from Williamsburg Wheatland Toledo Manchester Grinnell Melcher Laurens and Whiting for the final state convention session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
John K. Sawyer
Winterset
Harlan Briggs
Lisbon
Iowa
Iowa Gets More Showers Then Forecast Fair Sunday
Scattered showers across Iowa dropped amounts up to .75 inch in Estherville with more rainfall forecast for the eastern portion Saturday night. The weather bureau predicted Sunday would be fair and somewhat warmer with Friday’s high reaching 85 in Keokuk and a low of 55 in Inwood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Estherville
Iowa
Weather Bureau
Alta
Forest City
Sioux City
Cherokee
Omaha
Decorah
Keokuk
Inwood
Honeymoon Car Crash Fatal for Bridegroom in Iowa
Clair L. Nikolas 22 of Greene Indiana died after his car collided with a truck near Waverly Iowa while en route to California after a Charles City wedding. Bride Viola Smith 21 sustained minor injuries. Truck driver Victor Kocher and passenger Don Lehman had minor cuts. Witnesses said Nikolas failed to stop at the intersection.
Former Patients Of Country Doctor Buy Mementoes At Auction
Hundreds of former patients of the late Dr J O Ristine attended a noon to 7 30 p m sale of his Jackson County household goods in Maquoreta. They bid on curios clocks pictures and a wooden clock while visiting his two daughters Mrs S L Bickal and Mrs Bert Meyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maquoreta
J. O. Ristine
S. L. Bickal
Fort Dodge
Bert Meyers
Ames
Jackson County
Ristine
Toledo couple wed in Cedar Falls home ceremony
Ruth Nykvist of Cedar Falls married William B. Macaulay of Toledo in a double ring ceremony performed by the bridegroom's father at the bride's home. J W Macaulay served as best man, Lois Knudsen sang, and reception for 30 followed at the Women's club house. Both remain on the Salix school faculty with the bride teaching commercial studies and the groom as superintendent. They plan a weeklong honeymoon in northern Minnesota and will reside in Salix.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Ruth Nykvist
Gust Nykvist
Cedar Falls
William B. Macaulay
Wm. J. Macaulay
Arthur J Case
Remsen
J. W. Macaulay
Dayton
Lois Knudsen
Waterloo
Lillian Knudsen
Minnesota
Iowa State Teachers College
Salix School
Cornell College
Salix
Building Trades Delegates to Meet in Labor Temple
Delegates from Iowa building trade unions will gather in room 5 of the Labor temple Sunday morning to elect officers for the coming year and discuss trade problems. R. P. Farris of Council Bluffs, state council president, will preside with George L. Graham of Sioux City as secretary. A full time executive secretary with Des Moines headquarters is expected to be a main order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Labor Temple
R. P. Farris
Council Bluffs
State Council
George L. Graham
Sioux City
Des Moines
Agent Linked to Insurance Firm Termination
A report notes an agent connected to an insurance firm faced charges over a $2 payment dated July 3, tied to a terminated relationship and subsequent information exchange.
Neagle bid for stage role amid studio plans and hospital notes
Hollywood chatter reports Harry Goetz and Max Gordon courting Anna Neagle for The American Way while Herbert Wilcox shifts to Bonnie Prince Charlie in Scotland. Virginia Peine enters hospital for minor surgery and Virginia opens rehearsals for Thank Your Tucky Stars at the Belasco August 16. Andrew Lambe funds the show. Eddie Gribbon and Rita Owen join the cast as other items include H G Wells sales to Paramount and David Selznick eyeing Honolulu for a new project with John Halliday.
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Ollywood
INS
Harry Goetz
Max Gordon
Anna Neagle
Herbert Wilcox
Edith Cavell
la Neagle
Florence Eldridge
Freddie March
New York
Freddie
Miss Eldridge
Wilcox
Scotland
Miss Neagle
Flora MacDonald
Virginia Peine
George Raft
Belasco
Virginia
Andrew Lambe
Eddie Gribbon
Rita Owen
Milwaukee Bridge Repair Near Cedar Rapids and Marion
A .2 mile detour around a Milwaukee railroad trestle on highway No 64 between Cedar Rapids and Marion near Cedar Park will be removed next week after repairs and reflooring on the trestle. The detour crosses a nearby field and rejoins the main road by the old Marion road, according to the highway maintenance office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Cedar Park
Walker Homecoming Celebration Draws Big Crowd
More than 6,000 people attended Walker's homecoming celebration spanning Friday and Saturday. Activities included contests and a baseball game in which Coggan defeated Walker 4 to 2. Winners in races featured Robert Allen and Janet Smith among others, with Orvis McCright and Pearl Whitson noted in events.
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The
Gazette
Walker
Coggan
DeWoody
Kula
Gillen
Baker
Robert Allen
Dale Waddle
Janet Smith
Betty Ann Buck
Orvis McCright
George Price
Pearl Whitson
Sally Newmin
Install Two-Way Radio In New Ambulance
Cedar Rapids adds a limousine-type ambulance with two way radio to enable constant contact with police. Reports can be broadcast on the road to facilitate scene clearance. Co-managers Don Condon and Arthur Zimmerman say the system improves ambulance police collaboration. Henry Nemec installed the radios.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Don Condon
Arthur “Babe! Zimmerman
Henry Nemec
Iowa City Briefs Report Warant Arrest And Election Note
Sheriff Mc Comas returns James Marburger to Iowa City after Clinton arrest on a warrant from Justice of the Peace T. M. Fairchild following a charge of child desertion by Marburger's wife. City Clerk Grover Watson warns Sept 16 is final registration day for the special election on franchise for the Iowa City Light and Power. Davenport Legion Moose Lodge 137 members to hear Joseph Lilly of Des Moines Mooschiaven governor in Town City Sunday.
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Iowa City
Don McComas
James Marburger
Clinton
Justice of the Peace
T. M Fairchild
Marburger
Grover Watson
Towa Citians
Towa City Light and Power Company
Davenport Legion
Moose Lodge
Joseph Lilly
Des Moines
Roosevelt Criticizes U S View of Youth as Burden
Eleanor Roosevelt says the United States is making its young people feel like a burden and a problem. She argues other nations handle youth better and blames communities for failing to fund youth programs that foster responsibility and useful pursuits.
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Wasiington
INS
Eleanor Roosevelt
United States
McGregor to Chicago Labor Day for Cubs Pirates doubleheader
A special train sponsored by the McGregor Booster Club and the McGregor firemen will run from McGregor to Chicago on Labor Day to let baseball fans in the area view the Cubs Pirates doubleheader. William Walter chairs the excursion with a committee including Frank Breitbach Clifford Pilkington Fred Huebsch John McGuire and John Sloane. A block of 250 seats is tentatively reserved.
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Mcgregor
McGregor Booster Club
McGregor Firemen
Chicago
Chicago Cubs
Pittsburgh Pirates
William Walter
Frank Breitbach
Clifford Pilkington
Fred Huebsch
John McGuire
John Sloane
Aurora
Baptist Sunday School
Fabway
A. Slater
Dale Miller
Therman van Laningham
Robert Record
Rodney Miller
Rex Matteson
Clark Watson
Cecil Slater
Dale Crandall
Grinnell
Methodist Church
Charles R Rowe
Hyacinth Querne's engagement collapse shocks family
Hyacinth Querne learns Alan Fleming will marry Tony after his recovery and a bitter row over past flirtations. Tony confronts the truth, writes a rejected note, and prepares to go abroad as Hyacinth contemplates a future without joy while Jacky confronts the broken engagement.
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Hyacinth Queene
Alan Fleming
Alan
Matthew Lake
Ite
Hyacinth
Tony
Hysacinth
Kraften Abin
Cagney in New Iowa Theater Prison Drama
James Cagney and George Raft star in Warner brothers film Each Dawn I Die at the Iown theater. Cagney plays a newspaper reporter framed for manslaughter with a tough cast including Jane Bryan Maxie Rosenbloom and Victor Jory. A Donald Duck cartoon in technicolor screens as part of the bill.
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James Cagney
George Ratt
Iown
Warner Brothers
Cagney
George Raft
Jane Bryan
Maxie Rosenbloom
George Bancroft
Victor Jory
The Theaters: Paramount and Palace lineups listed
The page lists film titles and stars for several theaters including Paramount with Robert Taylor and Hedy Lamarr in Lady of the Tropics and Ist Dawn I Die with James Cagney and George Raft at Iowa. Also includes The Cowboy Quarterback with Bert Wheeler and Marie Wilson, The Gracie Allen Murder Case with Gracie Allen, Warren William and Ellen Drew, and Idiots Delight with Norma Shearer and Clark Gable at Palace. RIALTO shows 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
Cowboy Quarterback
No Decision In Actors' Struggle
The American Federation of Labor executive council failed Friday to resolve jurisdictional dispute between stagehands and actors unions. It will reconvene at 1 pm Monday to resume talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
American Federation of Labor
Mexico Rejects Oil Compromise
Washington dispatch reports the Mexican government refused compromise proposals on the expropriation dispute. Mexico demands absolute control over management operations and production of seized American oil fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Fredayright
Signs Measure For HOLC Extensions
In Hyde Park residents react to proposed HOLC extension measures. The report notes supports from homeowners and local groups as officials weigh longer loan terms and extended guarantees. The piece highlights the ongoing debate over home ownership and municipal response.
Also Mentioned on This Page
George R. Griner
Plaintiff
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Community Nutrition Service
Dial
Mrs. Sawyer
Mrs. Briggs
Head Legion Auxiliary
Wm. Macaulay
Bldg
H G Wells
Dr. Cyclops
Ernest Schoedsack
Dale van Every
Ohn Halliday
Honolulu
Beverly Hills
Valley
Island
David Selznick
Halliday
Selznick
John
D Lamour
Hallidays
David
OL Lesser
Thornton Wilder
Our Town
United Artists
Sol
Frank Craven
William Wyler
Marjorie Weaver
Shipwreck Kelly
Kermit Beaver
Kelly
Anna K
Los Angeles
Noges
Carole Lombard
Kay Francis
Carole
Stenoy
Miss Lombard
L. M. Perry
Rosemont
Milwaukee
C. R
U.S
Iowa News
Sprelal
the Gazette
Yacinth
Harry Beckett
Mother
Holme Dacey
Beckett
Mrs. Querne
Tonys
Alan Lam
Jacky
Jacks
Agar
Alen
Holme Daces
Pons
Uul
Peli
Allem
William Drew
Walter Pidglon
Siren
Algiers
Paradise
Roberi Taylor
Alice Faye
Constance Bennett
Jones
Gracie ‘Allen
Gracie Allen
Warren William
Ellen Drew
Walter Pidgeon
Rita Johnson
Palace
Norma Shearer
Clark Gable
Peter Lorre
Mr Moto
Rialto
Ralph Byrd
Mary Carlisle
Mexico
Hyde Park
Turices
Blond ME Vue Caghey
Raft
Donald Duck
Thornwood
Eddy Dunsmoor
Boyd Raeburn
Iris
College Inn
First Ave
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