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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1934
Page
17
Fanciers of detective pictures face a twisty plot in Green Eyes at the Iowa theater where a cunning murderer is pursued by a famed amateur sleuth who may be a suspect. The program also features Charles Starrett as writer detective and Richard Cromwell in a juvenile role amid a Pathe news reel about the Dionne quintuplets.
Birth Of A Nation shown at the Palace from Wednesday through Saturday. The 1915 silent epic, praised as thrilling and vital, returns with modern music and sound effects enhancing its impact alongside comedy and short subjects.
Mary Pickford stars in Secrets at the Rialto with Leslie Howard as the lead. She plays a young girl who resists a forced marriage to a wealthy family and elopes with Howard to endure the western trail.
The article previews a film program featuring a renowned singer noted for limited formal training. It also lists the second feature The Crosby Case and a Kit Carson chapter, plus Cats and the Fiddle. In Wilton Junction the public school opens with a full staff and a 10 percent salary increase for teachers.
The BF Goodrich Silvertown tire features the Golden Ply LifeSaving material said to prevent blowouts at high speeds. Racing testers report no blowouts versus failures in similar tires, and the tire allegedly costs no more than standard tires while meeting industry codes.
The Paramount 5 screen program features Housewife with Ann Dvorak and George Brent in a Chicago business world drama about a wife whose influence helps her husband rise, with a sympathetic portrait of Nan and a strong supporting cast. Laurel and Hardy in Them Thar Hills and a Betty Boop cartoon accompany, plus a Grantland Rice speed spot and a Paramount News.
Iowa theaters show Among the Missing with Cromwell and Crosman and Green Eyes with Starrett and Grey. Paramount presents Housewife with Brent and Davis, and Laurel and Hardy in Them That Hills. Rialto features Secrets with Pickford and The Crosby Case with Gibson. Olympic brings The Lost Patrol with McLaglen and Charlie Chan's Greatest Case.
A fragment from 1934 includes the poem Just Folks by Edgar A Great, reflecting on dead relatives. It also lists Hale and Walker public schools announcing Monday openings with named teachers and principals for several positions.
A Bridge article explains tricking principles by Mrs Culbertson with examples from her rules. It discusses deceptive plays, misdirection, and the challenges of forcing bids, plus a specific hand where South outplays opponents by creating an error.
Randalia will open Monday with superintendent M. R. Clark and teachers Altha Marqueson Arlene Snorer Helen Todd Mildred Grier Adrian Gambell Donnan Flester Nalda Jennings and staff. Bus drivers include W I Miner Roy Heyer F C Bacon T S Briggs and George Brown.
The report lists numerous attendees at a memorial gathering for Lehrman Jr. of Stanwood. Present were families of Haesemeyer von Behren von Behren Lehrman Lehrman Koch Portewig Gallmeyer and others from Stanwood Mechanicsville Tipton and Chicago.
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