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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1937
Page
8
Daniel Boone epic features George OBrien as Boone with Heather Angel, showing today and Saturday at the Strand. Also on screen Jeeves in Thank You Jeeves with Arthur Treacher, Virginia Field, and David Niven. Ruth Mix stars in Custer's Last Stand serial chapter.
What Price Vengeance tops the Rialto bill for Friday and Saturday with Lyle Talbot as a cop seeking vengeance on killers who blinded his nephew. The evening also features The Rangers Step In, an up to date western, plus Jaunie Verace with Cats and the Fiddle and Honeymoon starring Ronald Colman and Jane Wyatt opening Sunday.
Paramount offers Navy Blue and Gold with Robert Young James Stewart Florence Rice and Lionel Barrymore. Also Iowa presents Fight for Your Lady with John Boles Jack Oakie Ida Lupino Margot Grahame and West of Shanghai with Boris Karloff Beverly Roberts.
Philadelphia reports an old ledger from Byrd-in-Hand General Store in Upper Merion Township shows whisky selling for 12 and a half to 16 cents per quart a century ago. The account notes mention that cigarettes could be bought for two cents and a heavy smoker paid 22 cents for 100. Other items include teaspoons 32 cents a dozen eggs 121 cents per dozen salt quarter peck five cents and one pound of ham 13 cents.
Mary Manners offers shoppers a nudge to begin Christmas lists now to ease crowds and clerk stress. The column urges early planning, warns of crowded stores, and encourages considerate behavior during the holiday rush.
In Uhe District Court of Jews Linn County Agnes Vaughn Plaintiff seeks an absolute divorce from Charles Co Vaughn on grounds of cruelty. Defendant must answer by noon January 3 1938 at Cedar Rapids Court House or a default judgment will be entered. James E Patterson attorney for plaintiff.
Notice exists of probate hearing in the District Court Linn County Iowa for the Last Will and Testament and Codicil of Willa J Daniels deceased. Hearing set for December 4 1937 at 9 o clock a m to prove and admit the will to probate. Clerk Edwin W Lundquist announces. attorney Fred W Hann on record.
About 125 army reserve officers from northeastern and southeastern Iowa are expected for a 7:30 pm Saturday conference at the Montrose hotel. Capt. Frank LaRue notes over eighty reservations. Maj. I B McGladrey will speak on Military Aspects of the European Situation, with a buffet luncheon to follow.
The old nursery rhyme about twinkling stars is outdated as modern science identifies the actual materials composing stars and their fundamental elements. Researchers describe stellar composition including hydrogen and helium and trace heavier elements formed in fusion and supernovae.
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