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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 26, 1938

Page

5

Mystery Comedy Heads Owa Bill

A murder mystery titled There’s That Woman Again runs at the Iowa theater with two murders and jewel theft. Melvyn Douglas solves the robberies aided by Virginia Bruce while Margaret Lindsay's role adds menace. a Silly Symphony features Mother Goose caricatures. Jackie Cooper stars in Gangster's Boy with Robert Warwick. the tale ends happily.

Iowa Melvyn Douglas Virginia Bruce Margaret Lindsay Dubuque Hollywood Jackie Cooper Robert Warwick Jackie E.M

Russia Italy Close Milan Odessa Consulates

Moscow reports that Russia will shut its Milan consulate and Italy will close its Odessa consulate as part of ongoing Russo Italian diplomatic talks. The move follows a pattern similar to last year when Russia and Germany closed several consulates.

London INS Russia Milan Hitaly Odessa Reuters Moscow Germany

Approvals Total 10.7 Million in Old Age Claims

Chicago and the Social Security Board announced that old age insurance claims totaling $10,697,111 were approved for 250,782 wage earners who had reached 65. The decisions were dated December 1 and disclosed by regional director H. L. McCarthy.

Chicago H. L. McCarthy Social Security Board

Fur Farming Emerges as New US Industry

Fur farming in the United States is a comparatively new industry with most farms started less than ten years ago.

United States

Pleasant little game hides a daily fortune puzzle

The text describes a daily puzzle: count letters in your first name, adjust by rules to get a key number, then read letters under checked cells starting from the upper left to spell a message. Follow the left to right path to reveal your fortune.

Reclamation of John Barrymore Boosts Hollywood Buzz

Elaine Barrie helps John Barrymore reclaim stardom after years of decline. At 56 he shows renewed energy, strong acting, and solid finances with studios vying for his services. An inside tour through rival gossip and public praise follows Barrymore’s comeback.

Ollywood Hollywood Elaine Barrie John Barrymore Elaine John

Island Dillinger's Terror Reign Ends

Anselmo Balagtas known as the Dillinger of the Philippines was recaptured in Manila jail after surrendering to constabulary police. He had been sought for a $75,000 mail train robbery in which two guards were killed and had escaped after earlier conviction for the murder of a U. S. radio man.

Manila P. I INS Anselmo Balagtas Dillinger Philippines Balagtas Constabulary Army Navy U. S

New Year's Eve Show At Strand With Ginger Rogers

The Strand on the south side books Having Wonderful Time starring Ginger Rogers and Douglas Fairbanks Jr for midnight New Year's Eve. The run continues through Sunday and Monday with a Battle Royal of Swing featuring five famous swing bands and acts like Three Stooges in Healthy Wealthy and Dumb and a community sing. Favors and noise makers will be given at the Saturday midnight show. The Strand also features The Adventures of Robin Hood with Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland and Everybody's Doing It with Preston Foster and Sally Eilers.

South Side Strand Ginger Rogers Douglas Fairbanks, Jr Three Stooges Robin Hood Errol Flynn Olivia de Havilland Preston Foster Sally Eilers

The Cowboy and the Lady at Paramount

In Gary Cooper and Merle Oberon star in The Cowboy and the Lady at Paramount while Iowa screens There s That Woman Again with Melvyn Douglas and Virginia Bruce Gangster s Boy with Jackie Cooper in state listings Thanks For Everything leads an All star cast plus The Last Express with Kent Taylor Dorothea Kent and Adventures of Tom Sawyer at Palace Also Men Are Such Fools with Wayne Morris Priscilla Lane Rialto features The Gladiator with Joe Brown and Rex in King of the Sierras

Paramount Gary Cooper Merle Oberon Iowa Melvyn Douglas Virginia Bruce Jackie Cooper STATE Kent Taylor Dorothea Kent Palace Tom Sawyer Wayne Morris Priscilla Lane Rialto Joe Brown

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