Son of Kong to Start at Iowa Friday
The Son of Kong opens at the Iowa theater Friday for a three day run. Sequel to King Kong, it offers new thrills with Armstrong Frank Reicher and Helen Mack in a dramatic adventure that ends with a dazzling rescue. A. H. Taбот of the Iowa theater urges reserved seats for the New Years Eve gala.
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Iowa Theater
RKO Radio Studios
Armstrong
Frank Reicher
Helen Mack
Son of Kane
A.H Ta
Rio
Myrt And Marge Debuts On Screen At The Majestic
Radio stars Myrtle Vail and Marge debut in the film Myrt and Marge at the Majestic this Sunday with a stellar cast including Ray Hedge Eddie Foy Jr Ted Healy Trixie Friganza J Farrell MacDonald Grace Hayes and Tom Jackson. The feature will accompany The Masquerader starring Ronald Colman and Fay Wray on the New Year program.
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Majestic
Myrt
Marge
Myrtle Vail
Donna Damerel
Mart
Ray Hedge
Clarence Inn Mourt
Eddie Fov Jr
Ted Healy
Stonges
Trixie Friganza
J Farrell MacDonald
Grace Hayes
Tom Jackson
Ronald Colman
Fassa Land
Mavest
Eddie Foy, Jr
Tomas Jackson
J. Farrell MacDonald
the Majestic
Willie Willis Says It Wasn't His Fault About Slick Hair
Willie Willis defends himself saying it wasn’t his fault as people use various products to keep hair slick and Pug claimed mucilage would last longer than any other option.
Theaters Listings and Early Presidential Boundary Note
The page lists showings at IA theatres Havana Widows Rogers and Zasy Pitts in Mr Skch Moon Dollar Lees I Love that Man One Hour With You Phantom of the Air No Marmace Ties The California Train Junge Bride and more. It notes Grover Cleveland as the first president to go beyond U S legal boundaries while in office by crossing the three mile limit at sea.
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Iowa
Havana
Joan Blondell
Glenda Farrell
Dr. Kibbee
Frank McHugh Allen Jenkins
Ruth Donnells
Paramount
Wi' Rogers
Zasy Pitts
Sim Summersville
Andy Devine
Majestic
United States
Grover Clevelane
Atlantic
Paramount presents Dinner At Eight for New Year's Eve
Paramount theater marks New Year with Dinner at Eight starring Marie Dressler Lionel Barrymore Wallace Beery Jean Harlow and more. Box office sales run daily 1:30 to 9:30 pm with reserved seats. The program begins at 11:30 pm with short subjects and a New Year celebration at 11:50 followed by the feature about 12:10.
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Paramount Theater
Marie Dressier
Lionel Barrymore
Wallace Beery
Jean Harlow
John Barrsmore
Lee Tracy
Edmund Lowe
Blule Burke
Jean Hersholt
Horse Play Comedy Hit At The State Theater
The State Theater presents Horse Play a comedy featuring Sam Summerville and Andy Devire. Early sequences show western ranch life on the Montana plains as Wheel’s say in da justice to what unfolds on screen.
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Horse Play
Sam Summerville
Andy Devire
Westen Ranchife
Montana
Search for the Girl of Slim’s Dreams in London
In a tale contrasting the wild west with ancient London, Slim and Andy, suddenly wealthy, begin a determined pursuit of the girl Slim loves. Leila Hyams leads with Lucille Lund and May Beatty among the cast including Una O’Connor Ferdinand Gott schalk and David Torrence.
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America
London
Slim
Andy
Leila Hyams
Lucille Lund
May Beatty
Una O'Connor
Ferdinand Gottschalk
David Torrence
Gay New Year's Eve Party At Roosevelt Hotel
One of the gayest New Year’s Eve parties in Cedar Rapids will be staged at the Roosevelt hotel where a party has been the vogue each New Year’s Eve since the hotel was built. Manager William S. Catlow has engaged an orchestra and booked seven vaudeville acts, four from Chicago. The affair starts about 10 p.m. on December 31 with no fixed closing time. All hotel services will serve the guests, and previous attendees are promised even better entertainment this year.
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Cedar Rapids
Roosevelt Hotel
Willam S. Catlow
Chicago
Cadow
Pimlico
Churchill Downs
Forest Hills
al Ritchie
Shamus Farle
Samuel Seabury
Wrong Addresses Send Firemen Over West Side
Fire crews rushed to several addresses on the west side Wednesday afternoon due to misdirected alerts about a blaze at Dale Roadenizer’s home 1124 Ninth Street NW. The fire caused 200 damage to the bathroom and roof, started by thawing water pipes, and another porch fire was noted at Helen Flaherty’s 521 First Street SW. Fire trucks from multiple stations were delayed by a frozen rig and needed thawing before returning to service.
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West Side
Dale
Ninth Street NW
Insurance Company
Fremen
1 Avenue NW
Ninth Street
Roadenizer
Helen Flaherty
First Street
Iremen
Company No 4
Rac
No 5
Church governance primate highest ranking prelate
In church government, a primate is the highest ranking prelate of a given province or country, serving as senior bishop and authority figure within the church hierarchy.
Sport World Meets Politics in a Tangled Ring
A veteran columnist reflects on sports leadership figures crossing into political realms. He recalls Shamus Farley and George Getz, former prize fighting officials, and Tony Cermak’s ties to the sport world. The piece lampoons the ceremonial Preakness vase, Al Ritchie's public gambling past, and Seabury’s shock over personal friendships, illustrating the blend of sports, politics, and social intrigue.
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Shamus Farley
New York
John Curry
Tammany Hall
Madison Square Garden
Governor Ritchie
Arvland
Ritchie al
Pimlico Horse Park
Baltimore
Democratic Delegates and Bodyguard Attitudes Noted
A 1933 fragment notes Franklin Roosevelt and a leading Democrat in control of delegates, with ushers guiding seating. Tony keeps distance from ringside while his friends stay far, seen as loyalty. The author jokes about being familiar with the scene and the league.
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Frank Roosevelt
Tony
Canyright
California Trail Heads Olympic Bill at Clarence
Buck Jones stars in The California Trail at the Olympic described as the gayest and most adventurous of Jones westerns. Lambert Hillyer directs with Helen Mack leading the supporting cast. On the same program Jungle Bride stars Joseph Starrett and Ruth Hall, plus a cartoon and a news reel. Clarence funeral for John Syring held with Rev. Fred Abele officiating. survived by wife and three daughters.
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Buck Jones
California Trail
Lambert Hillyer
Helen Mack
Joseph Starrett
Ruth Hall
Clarence
John Syring
Evangelical Church
Fred Abele
London
Frieda Stuhr
Lowden
Emma Doermann
Martha Wulff
Syring Family Patriarch Dies Near Clarence at 81
Syring born October 30 1864 in Germany son of Mr and Mrs Wilhelm Syring came to America at 19 lived near Durant Nebraska then farmed near Virginia Grove. He married Lena Helmold in 1892 and they raised six children near Clarence. Three children Louis Henry Amanda predeceased him. He was Evangelical church elder for six years.
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Syring
Germany
Wilhelm Syring
America
Durant
Nebraska
Virginia Grove
Lena Helmold
Clarence
Louis
Henry
Amanda
Evangelical Church
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Joan Bennett
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Eee Ey
Asu Pitts
California
Tonight
Danceland
Rialto
Maurice Chevalier
Burns and Allen
West Side Hunting
Joe Hicksa
Shrine Temple Yeats
Magnus Barber Shop
Westbrogk Peoler
Poumitical League
Shamus
Jimmy Walker
Paris
Farley
Washington
Post Office
Tony Cermak
Florida
Brooklyn
Third Street
FBI
SAT
Josh Starrett
Dee
RIC
Dolores del Tio
Ginger Rogers
Astaire
Gene Raymond
Joan Ilondell
Glenda Farreth
Guy Kibbee
Dizzy Cowboys
Sinc Summerville Horse
Charlie Ruggles
Nless
National Junk Pile
Joseph A. Vance
Beauty For Sale
Stan Laurel
Oliver Hardy
Dennis King
Thelma Todd
Kay Francis
Madonna
Mickey Mouse Paramount News
Jov
Warry Warren
Gatto
Second Avenue
Gatto’s
Second Avenue SE
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