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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 10, 1940

Page

2

Camilla’s perilous tour through Syria and romance

Camilla Dean, an American traveler, travels with a group through Egypt and Palestine, courting danger as Hassan Isar reveals his true identity and plots. She plans to use his passion to obtain sensitive information while navigating Barker’s jealousy and Mahmoud Daoud’s threat, hoping to influence events in Syria.

Camilla Dean Egypt Palestine Joseph Asad Camilla Hassan Isar Ronald el Kerak Hassan Camfia Asad Barker Jerusalem Sam McManus Sim Cam Haifa Mahmoud Daoud Syria Ronnie Ronald Barker Amaziah Slim Christendom East Osman Khali Osman Orizaba Mahmoud Joe Bethlehem Josie Jordan Damascus Mr. Willing Fifth Avenue England Middle East

Mind exploration on ambition love and dictators in a Q&A

Albert Edward Wiggam discusses science based ethics in answers about ambition versus love in Elizabeth and Essex. He notes stuttering jokes harm victims and cites experts. he also surveys dictators Beheadings shootings and fear in ruling regimes with historical examples.

How Family of 5 Can Eat Well On $12 a Week

A daily menu plan outlines meals for a five-person family two adults and three children aiming for about 12 dollars weekly. It lists ingredients and recipes including grapefruit, bacon, rolls, milk, ground pork and veal, vegetables, breads, and desserts with quantity notes and cooking steps, presenting a balanced diet and cost breakdown.

Menus for Monday Breakfast

Readable menu items list breakfast courses and provisions. Items include stewed prunes hot oatmeal toast jelly coffee baked beans celery butter canned pears tea beef and noodle casserole buttered turnips and chocolate marshmallow pudding with basic ingredients noted.

The Shop Around the Corner at Paramount Delights

Downtown you can see The Shop Around the Corner at the Paramount, a Lubitsch charm filled comedy set in a Budapest shop. Frank Morgan Joseph Schildkraut Margaret Sullavan and James Stewart star as a web of lovers and yes men while Robert Benchley’s Home Movies adds a light close.

Paramount Ernest Lubitsch Ninotchka Budapest Hungary Hugo Matuschek James Stewart Matuschek Frank Morgan Madame Matuschek Joseph Schildkraut Matusche Stewart Miss Sullavan Morgan Mr. Stewart Schildkraut Felix Bressart William Tracy Minnie Uncle Willie Robert Benchley Mr. Benchley W. M

Boom Town stars pack cast for MGM blockbuster

Hollywood buzz centers on the planned big ensemble picture Boom Town with Clark Gable Spencer Tracy Claudette Colbert and Hedy Lamarr in leading roles. Production starts March 15 with Jack Conway directing and Sam Zimbalist producing. The script by John Lee Mahin adapts James Edward Grant’s story set in a Texas oil field.

Ollywood INL Clark Gable Spencer Tracy Claudette Colbert Hedy Lamarr M-G-M Jack Conway Sam Zimbalist Texas John Lee Mahin James Edward Grant

Shirley Temples Life to Film as a Comedy Drama

The article suggests 20th Century Fox will begin a film on Shirley Temple covering her life from age four, using cutouts from early pictures. Charlotte Greenwood would play her mother and Jack Oakie her father, implying humor in the biopic.

Hirley Temple Golden Temple 20Th Century-Fox Fox Shirley Charlotte Greenwood Jack Oakie Greenwood Oakie

Rita Hayworth Promised Big Star Role Held Back

An insider claims Columbia delayed Rita Hayworth for a major star turn. The Hays Office reportedly killed two scripts and Washington one over war angles. Harry Cohn allegedly sought a substantial vehicle, even loaning her to MGM for Susan and God to advance her opportunities.

Columbia Rita Haywarthh Hays Office Washington Harry Cohn Rita M-G-M Lenore Susan and God

Broadway Melody of 1940 review lifts with dance and song

The review finds Broadway Melody of 1940 gay and amusing despite light plot weight. It notes Astaire and Powell entertain with Cole Porter tunes and lively dance, provoking audience lift and fond nostalgia amid musings on balance between frivolity and seriousness.

Theaters Show Valley of the Giants and More

At the theaters in Iowa several features play including Green Hell starring Douglas Fairbanks Jr and Joan Bennett. James Stewart and Margaret Sullavan star in The Shop Around the Corner with Frank Morgan and Joseph Schildkraut. Other titles include It Could Happen to You and Sudden Money with Charles Ruggles and Stuart Erwin.

Rialto Dick Foran Inside Information Bob Steele Strand Charles Ruggles Stuart Erwin

Jungle Exploration Shown In Iowa Film

A Cedar Rapids theater screens Green Hell an adventure in the Amazon jungle with seven explorers chasing Inca gold and scientific fame. Joan Bennett stars with Douglas Fairbanks Jr and George Sanders amid romance and peril from a savage tribe.

Cedar Rapids Iowa Theater Amazon Jungle Joan Bennett Douglas Fairbanks, Jr George Sanders George Bancroft Tex” Morgan Texas Arthur Powell Colonel Fawcett Green Hell Richard Cromwell Doris Day George Barbier Lulu Belle Scotty Vera Vague N.D

Groeltz Heads to Miami for Six Weeks Visit

Fred A Groeltz travels to Miami Florida for a six week stay. Ashley chapter D A R elected delegates to the Continental Congress in Washington with eight names listed. Chester Thompson 74 Marion pioneer died in Chicago after auto strike on way to visit son. Mrs T T Lynch and Genevieve Lynch depart for Los Angeles for several months.

Fred A. Groeltz Miami Fla Ashley Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution Washington, D. C C. W. Boegel W. W. Walker W. H. Ogburn W. H. Morse Leah W. Spencer E. D Hartwick R. Lee Taylor Marie E. Keech Chester Thompson Marion Chicago T. T. Lynch Genevieve Lynch Los Angeles

Local Leaders Return From Regional Engagements

Lieut. Gov. E. R. Moore spoke to a Rotary Club in Sioux City. Samuel Hamilton Hedges, brother of George T. Hedges, was elected president of Seattle Chamber of Commerce. James Yuill visits from Madison Wisconsin, student at Wisconsin University. Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Deacon return from Pasadena and visit daughter Mrs. Merle Ogden in Tacoma.

E. R. Moore Sioux City Rotary Club Samuel Hamilton Hedges George T. Hedges Chamber of Commerce Seattle Wash James Yuill Madison Wis Wisconsin University C. J. Deacon Pasadena Calif Merle Ogden Tacoma, Wash

Shrine operetta thrills full Majestic audience

Feb 10 1910 tonight a Majestic theater crowd enjoyed the Shrine operetta Jack and the Beanstalk. W E Young a cashier at the Bismark cafe takes a clerk job at Reed hotel Ogden Utah. J A Limback leaves for Jacksonville Florida. The thermometer drops from 29 above to 8 below. Councilman E Sherman returns from Eau Claire Wisconsin after speaking on city government commission plan.

Majestic Theater W. E. Young Bismark Cafe Reed Hotel Ogden Utah J. A. Limback Jacksonville Fla Mercury E. Sherman Eau Claire Wis Grand Opera House

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