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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1935
Page
4
The column portrays a woman named Sarah as dangerous and dishonest, using charm to lure married men, then losing interest after the capture. The text frames her as sly and unscrupulous, with a focus on manipulation and deceit.
Cedar Rapids hosts a midweek circus featuring the Cole Brothers Clyde Beatts and Chas PYG with bands and a parade of elephants camels and wagons. Acts include Belgium Belmont troupe Berlin Flying Harold and other aerial troupes plus Harold Barnes and Clyde Beatts wild animal shows.
Three special trains of double-length railroad cars arrive from Davenport via Rock Island to Cedar Gardens. A Wednesday street parade loops from First to Ninth streets before return to the grounds. Shows start at 2 and 8 p.m. with gates opening at 1 and 7 p.m. After the performance the circus departs for Waterloo by rail.
Jane Withers stars in Ginger at the Paramount theater a comedy pairing with Jackie Scart. The program includes Poker At Eight and a Paramount pictorial.
The horror drama Mad Love stars Peter Lorre as a surgeon driven mad by a pianist and his wife. The film, praised as terrifying and stylish, opens at the State theatre on Wednesday with Lorre presenting a chilling, impersonal crime menace.
E B Porter born March 27 1862 in Delhi son of John N and Anvernette Boomer Porter. He taught in rural schools ran a nursery and general store then farmed on the Porter homestead and helped organize local groups and the Silver Spring creamery. He served in the state legislature and was a lifelong Baptist then Methodist attendee.
Paramount opens China Seas with Clark Gable, Jean Harlow, and Wallace Beery. Gable and Harlow lead a famed romance while Beery delivers a standout villainous turn. Critics hail it as a season highlight.
Florence La Ganke presents Nancy Page, starring for Mrs Askey and you in a 1946 Missed Connection column. The feature blends social notes with light fiction, detailing events and people's routines through a friendly domestic lens.
Mrs Askey requests a star quilt pattern. The pattern titled Rising Star is detailed with color guidance and cutting tips. Instructions include tracing patterns on cardboard, aligning pencil lines, and sewing seam allowances. Pattern cost is three cents per pattern plus three cents for back patterns, copyright 1935.
Local listings reveal shows at Iowa theaters including The Hoosier School Master with Norman Foster and When Strangers Meet with Arline Judge. Paramount features Ginger with Jane Withers. State presents We're in the Moncey with Joan Blondell. Rialto shows Awakening of Jim Burke with Jack Holt and Larante Kid with Tom Tyler. Palace screens Evelyn Prentice with William Powell and a $10 Raise. Olympic features King Kelly of the U S A with Guy Robertson and The Nut Farm with Wallace Ford.
J K Miller secretary of the Martin Dry Goods company spoke to the Rotary club at Hotel Roosevelt about his world tour experiences in China Japan and India. He said Japan advances rapidly and is taking over all of North China citing Pekin events where Chinese forces retreated.
West Branch notes the Phelps family fourth reunion at Scattergood drawing 154 members. Elected officers include President Reeve J. Phelps Iowa City Vice President Margaret Phelps Iowa City Secretary Lara Phelps West Branch Treasurer Jessie Phelps Bemis West Liberty. Crest history described by L. D. Phelps and Mrs. Howard L. Phelps presented coat of arms details.
In Cincinnati buyers note guinea pig prices hold steady at about 75 cents while hogs and cattle move with market fluctuations. The report highlights consistent value for small pet stock amid broader livestock volatility.
A local film listing notes Hot Tip starring James Gleason and Zasu Pitts opens Friday at the Iowa. Gleason plays a restaurant owner who bets on horses but is restrained by his wife, Miss Pitts, who controls the purse strings. Also shown is Behind the Green Lights featuring police and courtroom romance as a second feature.
Miss Wilma Turner daughter of Mrs William Turner and Thomas Spencer both of Garrison were married at Vinton by the Rev A H Hoefle Thursday.
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