Summer Hostess at a Luxurious Hotel
Leslie Vance keeps a hidden child, Tony, from his grandparents as Hunt Hardaway arrives with his aunts and schemes to resolve the family secrets. Leslie vies with Norah while Hunt contends with duties, money, and a looming convention at Rocky Point.
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Leslie Vance
Hunt Hardaway
Leslie
Tony
Orsinis
Hunt
Eric Sanders
Ercle
New York
Norsh
Tony Norah
Norah
Rocky Point
Princeton
The Ramparts We Watch and New Film Lineup at Theaters
A March of Time feature The Ramparts We Watch screens alongside Millionaires in Prison with Lee Tracy and Linda Hayes. Paramount offers I Love You Again with Powell Loy and McHugh. State presents The Man I Married with Bennett Lederer and Gambling on the High Seas with Morris Wyman. Palace shows The Grapes of Wrath with Fonda and Darwell and Torchy Runs for Mayor with Farrell. Rialto features Invisible Stripes with Raft and Bryan and Pioneers of the West with the Three Mesquiteers.
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TOWA
Lee Tracy
Linda Hayes
Paramount
William Powell
Myrna Loy
Frank McHugh
Edmund Lowe
Joan Bennett and
Francis Lederer
Man
Wayne Morris and
Jane Wyman
Palace
Jane Darwell
Henry Fonda
Torchy
Glenda Farrell
Rialto
George Raft
Jane Bryan
Pioneers of
This Burglar Must Be New Thin Man
Lincoln police sought a new hairline thief who robbed a downtown billiard parlor of 97 dollars and 71 cents in cash and 39 dollars and 50 cents in checks. A screen was torn from a ground floor window and iron bars guarded the opening.
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Lincoln, Neb
Lincoln
Red Cross May Struggle to Aid Europe This Winter
Washington report says the American Red Cross may be unable to aid war torn Europe that winter except under conditions likely to be rejected by Britain and Germany. Key issue is whether relief materials can be distributed in German occupied areas under Red Cross supervision.
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Washington
American Red Cross
Europe
Great Britain
Germany
Red Cross
S. S. McKeesport
Baltimore
France
McKeesport
Marseilles
Occupied
Paris
Treasury
Wayne Chatfield-Taylor
Poland
Italy
Genoa
Lithuania
Russian
American
Red Cross Relief
England
Weekly Highway Bulletin Reveals 35 Roads Closed
The state highway commission report for the week ending Aug 16 lists detours on 35 roads. Closures span from Jowa No 1 to Iowa No 177 and include details of miles closed, detour lengths, and surface types with numerous towns and county mentions.
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State Highway Commission
Jowa No
Keo- Saugun
Jefferson County
Iowa No. 3
Benton
Iowa No
Iowa No. B
Traer
Dysart
Manis
Waverly
Douds
Jefferson
Churdan
Pocahonttna
Iowan
Muscatine
Nichols
North Junction
South Junction
Cedar Rapids
Alton
Hospers
Malvern
Towa No
Fenton
Whittemore
U. 8
Manning
Cedar Falls
Hudson
Cherokee County
Ida County
Renwick
Oskaloosa
Sabula
U_ 8
Humeston
Almont
Town
Winterset
Iowa
Jasper County
Story County
Cancade
Maquoketa River
Des Moines
U 8
Town Hoys North
Miles
Ute
Soldier
Lake City
Auburn
Iowa No. 197
Albert City
Dunkerton
U. S. No. 20
Waterloo
McIntire
Forest City
Chariton
Ned Oak
Cars County
Greenfield
Fontanelle
Pictured Champion Golfer and Other Clues in Expert Puzzles
A graded set of crossword style clues spans topics from golf champion to anatomy and language. Entries include EXPERT GOLFER as answer to AWAT, references to 1940 golf champion, and terms like Doctor abbreviation Optical glass and Irish tribal title, with multiple cross clues across vertical and across sections.
Hollywood Notes on Korda Leans to Big Six Picture Slate
The article sketches Alexander Korda planning six films including Lady Hamilton with Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier and And So Goodbye using James Hilton material. It highlights Merle Oberon’s involvement and Brian Aherne’s rising status, plus Rita Hayworth’s potential tie to The Lady in Question and Hilton project. It also notes John Shelton’s career surge and Bette Davis in The Letter with a striking opening sequence.
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Korda
Hollywood
Lady Hamilton
Vivien Leigh
Laurence Olivier
Vivien
Laurence
Lord Nelson
Maxmillian
Juarez
Davis
Muni
Brian
James Hilton
Columbia
Rita Hayworth
Hilton
Bette Davis
Bette
Hollywood gossip and casting notes from the 1940s scene
In Culver City Lana Turner and Vic Mature spark dating rumors while Lana is linked with new socialites. The Saint In Palm Springs shifts location to avoid danger. Other tidbits include Holden threatening retirement, Tracy urged back for The Yearling, Judy Garland’s first on screen kiss, and multiple casting and lifestyle notes from Tinseltown.
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William Holden
Para
M-G-M
Spencer Tracy
Alaska
Judy Garland
George Murphy
Nelly Kelly
Mickey Rooney
Leo Carrillo
Carlos Antonio Carrillo
Grandpop
Robert Lowry
Mary Beth Hughes
Westwood
Tahiti
Frances Langford
Jon Hall
Frances
Willie Willis Reflects on Riley Rivalry and Family Hurt
In a candid line reading, Willie Willis voices tension with Riley while acknowledging a paradoxical bond. He confesses resentment toward the rival yet notes moments of kinship when his family has wronged him, revealing inner conflict and loyalty shifts.
Helen Chandler Reported Suffering Nervous Breakdown
Helen Chandler is said to be suffering from a nervous breakdown at a La Crescenta sanatorium. The report ends with a brief sign-off for the day.
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Helen Chandler
la Crescenta Sanatorium
Veterans Meeti ng in Fayette County
Col C B Robbins traveled to West Union to address Civil War veterans. Roy E Choate departed for a westbound trip visiting Yellowstone Park en route to Seattle and Portland, then Vancouver and the Canadian Rockies on return. Claudine Thomas and others returned from trips to the Black Hills and Yellowstone. Mr and Mrs James Y Canfield left by car for Mackinac Island on vacation. Max Daehler, Geneva Conservatory graduate, featured.
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Col C B Robbins
West Union
Fayette County
Roy E Choate
Yellowstone Park
Seattle
Portland
Vancouver
Canadian Rockies
Claudine Thomas
Bertha Ainsworth
Hazel Schminkey
Esther Smith
Black Hills
James Y. Canfield
Mackinac Island
Coe Conservatory Names New Piano Department Head
Land appointed head of the piano department at Coe conservatory to succeed Clyde Stephens who moved to Minneapolis. James Spengler traveled to Detroit Michigan for the National Retail Credit Men convention where he is on the speaking program. Miss Feather McCandless and Miss Mary Burkhalter left for Leland Michigan for a month’s vacation. Mrs F W Bailey and her daughter departed for Tacoma Washington to visit relatives and friends.
Noted city businessman Al Franchere dies after long illness
Al Franchere a prominent local businessman died early today after a long illness. Harry Palmer and Hoyt Young of the Sinclair packing company left last night for Lake Okoboji to camp at Hayward Bay. Mrs W E Holmes and family travel to Sioux City to join Mr Molmes and establish a new home. Carl A Heisterman departs for Washington DC to serve as a stenographer in the War and Navy Department.
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al Franchere
Harry Palmer
Hoyt Young
Sinclar Packing Company
Lake Okaboji
Hayward Bay
W E. Holmes
Sioux City
Molmes
Carl A. Heisterman
Washington, DC
War and Navy Department
Average motor vehicle mileage in 1938 reaches 8870 miles
The U S Bureau of Public Roads reports the typical motor vehicle in 1938 covered about 8870 miles, reflecting a high usage level for the era and suggesting growing mobility and road use trends across the nation.
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U. S. Bureau of Public Roads
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Dorchester
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Mr. Bingley
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Death and the Maiden
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John Shelton
Lana Turner
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la Davis
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Charles Lang
Claudette Colbert
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Liberty Magazine
Wayne Morris
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Willie Willis
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Yao
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Creditoy Champions
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Baby Chicks Poultry Supplies
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