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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 07, 1933

Page

3

Goodbye Again at Iowa theater with Joan Blondell stars

The Iowa theater presents Goodbye Again a brisk comedy led by Joan Blondell Warren William and a six star lineup including Genevieve Tobin Wallace Ford Helen Chandler and Hugh Herbert The film follows a witty secretary to an author of risqué novels amid spicy sequences The show also offers Killers of the Chaparral an animal film with eighteen wildcats in a battle and a weasel versus rattlesnake scene plus Laughs in the Law and an RKO Newsreel

Iowa Warree Willam Joan Blondell Genevieve Tobin Wallace Ford Helen Chandler Hugh Herbert Warren William Miss Blondell Warner Brothers Joan William George Haight Allan Scott Hugh Cameron RKO Newsreel

Sampler Contest Prizes to Be Awarded at Iowa Theater

The Newman Iowa theater sampler contest ends Thursday at 9 30 PM on the Iowa stage with winners announced and prizes awarded for best workmanship and neatness over 200 Cedar Rapids Little Women compete for ten prizes ranging from 12 50 to 5 dollars and guest tickets. Contestants must bring finished samplers to Newman's store by 5 PM Thursday.

Newman-Iowa Iowa Theater Iown Cedar Rapids Little Women Iowa Newman's

Theaters Offering Holiday Film Mix At Paramount And More

The program lists Paramount with Maurice Chevalier in The Way to Love and Katharine Hepburn in Little Women. Berkeley Square appears at State with Leslie Howard and Heather Angel. Majestic features Storm at Daybreak and Reserved for Ladies with Leslie Howard and Benita Hume. Palace shows Hold Me Tight with Sally Evers and James Dunn and Pickup with Sylvia Sidney and George Raft. Rialto screens Grand Slam with Loretta Young and Paul Lukas. Olympic presents Mae West in Night After Night and Barbara Stanwyck in The Bitter Tea of General Yen. Also, pups and canaries are advertised for extra Xmas cash via Want Ads.

Paramount Maurice Chevalier Iowa Katharine Hepburn State Berkeley Square Leslie Howard Heather Angel Majestic Kay Francis Nels Asther Benita Hume Palace Hold Me Tight Sally Evers James Dunn Barbara Stanwyck General Yen

Dancing Lady Opens At Paramount Under New Policy

Paramount theater shifts its Friday and Tuesday programs starting this week. The musical drama Dancing Lady stars Joan Crawford Clark Gable Franchot Tone and May Robson. Critics hail it as the finest musical yet and praise Crawford and Gable in the new talkie era. Chicago critics raved about the show last week. The finale features an impressionistic sequence with thousands of dancers appearing on screen.

Paramount Theater Joan Crawford Clark Gable Franchot ‘Tone May Robson Chicago Miss Crawford

Storm At Daybreak Tops Majestic Bill

A romance starring Kay Francis Nils Asther Walter Huston and Phillips Holmes leads the Majestic lineup for Wednesday and Thursday with a sensational love triangle and a dramatic climax. An added attraction Reserved for Ladies features Leslie Howard George Grossmith Benita Hume and Elizabeth Allan along with Paramount world news.

Kay Francis Nils Asther Walter Huston Phillips Holmes Leslie Howard George Grossmith Benita Hume Elizabeth Allan Paramount World News

Dunn And Miss Eilers Head Palace Double Bill

Dunn and Miss Eilers headline the Palace two film bill with Hold Me Tight a romance of two young lovers amid metropolitan snares comedy suspense and drama. The second feature Pick Up stars Sylvia Sidney and George Raft in city stories with strong performances. Filming the Fashions short offers variety on the program.

James Dunn Sally Eilers Sylvia Sidney George Raft Vina Delmar

Maine Lodge No 643 I O O F Homecoming Friday Evening

The twentieth annual homecoming and roll call of Maine lodge No. 643 I O O F will be held Friday evening with F A Talbott to give the principal address. The reunion includes a picnic supper and attendees are asked to bring a dish or sandwiches. The event marks the lodge’s last gathering in the K P hall before moving to remodeled quarters at 838 First Avenue East on January 1.

Maine F. A. Talbott K. P. Hall First Avenue E

Lodge program evening features address and entertainment

The organizing committee urges attendance despite no food. E. A. Tuck will lead roll call as lodge secretary, with a principal address by a guest, a talk by Past Grand Master N. D. Smith, Maine lodge quartet numbers, an accordion solo by Charles Krejci, and entertainment by Dempsy Jones. Committee members are Mr. Tuck, C. H. Bachman, and H. G. Meyn.

E. A. Tuck N. D. Smith Maine Lodge Charles Krejci Dempsy Jones Mr. Tuck C. H. Bachman H. G. Meyn

Hearing on Cedar Rapids Junior High additions plans

On December 8 1933 at 7 30 p m in Cedar Rapids Iowa the Independent School District Board conducts a hearing on proposed plans specifications and contract for additions to Benjamin Franklin McKinley Roosevelt and Wilson Junior High School buildings Objections may be filed by interested parties Secretary Hedberg Cedar Rapids Iowa December 6 1933

Independent School District Cedar Rapids Linn County Iowa Benjamin Franklin McKinley Osevelt Nouston Wilson Tews A. D Charli D. Hedberg

Mischief and romance in old column questions and verse

In a Miss Manners style exchange two readers discuss dating norms and kissing etiquette. A playful letter questions goody goodies and power plays while another note seeks printer friendly verse about a faithful sweetheart and safety. The column features lively opinion and a short poetic reply.

Michigan Drops From Bean Lead to California This Year

Michigan is expected to yield its position of first rank in bean production to California this year as Michigan’s output falls by 48 percent.

Michigan California

Zeta Theta Pi Gains Zeta Phi Eta Chapter at Coe

In the Gazette dated December 6 1923 Zeta Theta Pi dramatic sorority at Coe College wins an assembly as a chapter of Zeta Phi Eta national women’s group. The item notes Mrs Ernestine Pollins death after a fall, Merle Midge McKeever to lead the 1924 Coe eleven, Robin Hood performed at Greene’s Opera House with Sara Sherman Maxon, Miss Ethel Paris farewell party at Second Christian church, and Walter Cherry elected esteemed leading knight of the local."

Zeta Theta Pi Coe College Zeta Phi Eta Ernestine Pollins Merle “Midge McKeever Davenport Coe Robin Hood Greene's Opera House Sara Sherman Maxon Cedar Rapids Fred A. Sheets Second Christian Church Ethel Paris T. P. Paris Des Moines Walter Cherry

Cedar Rapids Elks seek replacement for resigning officer

News notes report C R Jones resigns prompting Elks to fill vacancy in Cedar Rapids. Miss Margaret Burr travels to San Antonio to winter with relatives J K Burr. Benjamin Kubias sustains foot injuries after skating accident entangling with weeds. Marion resident Frank Keith joins U S penitentiary service in Washington. Judge William B Leach, ex Cedar Rapids mayor and Iowa legislator, dies at home in Minneapolis.

Margaret Burr San Antonio Tex J. K. Burr Benjamin Kubias Frank Keith Marion U.S. Penal Department Washington William B. Leach Cedar Rapids Superior Court Iowa Minneapolis Minn

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