LALA State Screening Praised By Critics
Review praises Claudette Colbert and Herbert Marshall in Zaza for strong acting lifting a familiar music hall plot. Helen Westley and Bert Lahr earn notices for convincing performances while Franciska Gaal debuts in The Girl Downstairs with Franc Franchot Tone. Lew Lehr returns with a playful newsreel segment.
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Claudette Colbert
Herbert Marshall
Helen Westley
Bert Lahr
Lahr
Hamlet
Franciska Gaal
Franchot Tone
Walter Connolly
Rita Johnson
Tone
Papa Connolly
Miss Gaal
Lew Lehr
Boxing Picture Flying Fists to Headline Rialto Show
A Rialto program Friday and Saturday features Flying Fists with Herman Brix as star and Fuzzy Knight providing laughs. Jeanne Martel leads the female role alongside Big Boy Williams and others in the cast. Tom Tyler headlines Orphans of the Pecos in the second feature. The serial Spider's Web continues in chapter four with the Three Stooges and Cats and news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rialto
Herman Brix
Fuzzy Knight
Jeanne Martel
Big Boy Williams
J Farrell McDonald
Dickie Jones
Charles Williams
John Elliott
Jimmy Baker
Tom Tyler
Linn County Coop Seeks Franchise For Power Transmission
The Iowa State Commerce Commission will hear Linn County Rural Electric Cooperative Association Marion Iowa on February 28 1939 at Des Moines in the matter of a franchise to erect operate and maintain a 7200 volt three phase electric transmission line along a long route through township 84 north range 7 west and adjacent areas. Objections must be filed five days prior to hearing with authority to act.
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Iowa State Commerce Committee
Linn County
Linn County Rural Electric Cooperative Association
Marion
Iowa
Iowa State Commerce Commission
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Yange
Townshin and
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Fry Center
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Township Eighty-Four
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Township Eighty-Two
Cere Onnies Apie Ownship
Arid Township
Moines
Des Moines
Geo. L. McCaughan
Pile
Not Delight A Hit At Paramount
Paramount presents Idiot's Delight a two part story starring Norma Shearer and Clark Gable with Edward Arnold and Joseph Schildkraut in supporting roles. The film blends comedy and drama showing wartime futility as Harry and Irene defy hysteria while war rages around them.
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Paramount
Robert Sherwood
Norma Shearer
Irene
Clark Gable
Harry
Edward Arnold
Joseph Schildkraut
Omaha
Bill
Hollywood War Over Radio Stars Gains Steam
Darryl Zanuck pushes to pull major stars from radio citing exhibitor pressure as Tyrone Power incidents threaten Alice Faye and Don Ameche shows. Producers follow. critics say removing stars hurts both film and radio audiences. Judy Garland notes and other updates follow as industry chatter continues.
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Ollywood
Darryl Zanuck
Tyrone Power
Alice Faye
Don Ameche
Zanuck
Nelson Eddy
Ameche
Eddy
Best picture week Cafe Society and other notes
OOS AND BOUQUETS praise Cafe Society with Madeleine Carroll as a deft comedienne. Adolphe Menjou earns a laurel for King of the Turf, Stage Coach stars Sam Goldwyn release and Thomas Mitchell rise in Hollywood. Lee Tracy earns praise as Benny delays. Magnificent Fraud set shows a heated dance lap exchange in a techique debate.
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Cafe Society
Madeleine Carroll
Adolphe Menjou
Sam Goldwyn
Thomas Mitchell
Mitchell
Hollywood
Lee Tracy
Uncle Sam
Benny
Filmville
Theaters Showings Include Starred Casts and Classics
At the theaters Paramount features Idiot's Delight with Norma Shearer and Clark Gable. Iowa presents Fisherman's Wharf with Bobby Breen and Leo Carrillo and Beauty for the Asking with Lucille Ball and Donald Woods. In the State Zara with Claudette Colbert and Herbert Marshall plus The Girl Downstairs with Franchot Tone and Franciska Gaal. Palace screens 52nd Street with Kenny Baker Zasu Pitts Leo Carrillo and Ella Logan. Bobby Breen stars in Breaking the Ice with Charlie Ruggles Dolores Costello and Irene Dare. Rialto offers Flying Fists with Herman Brix and Jeanne Martel and Orphans of the Pecos with Tom Tyler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paramount
Norma Shearer
Clark Gable
Iowa
Bobby Breen
Leo Carrillo
Lucille Ball
Donald Woods
Dolores Costello
Irene Dare
Rialto
Herman Brix
Jeanne Martel
Tom Tyler
World mosque population reaches two hundred fifty million
A historical note counts about 250 million Muslims worldwide, reflecting religious demography and global spread of Islam across regions and communities.
Cedar Rapids Bridge Refunding Bond Sale Notice
Notice announces sealed bids for 205000 dollars in Cedar Rapids Iowa Bridge Refunding Bonds to be opened Feb 27 1939. Bonds dated Feb 15 1939 bear interest from Nov 1 1939 with semiannual payments and maturities 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944. Bond security via ad valorem taxes and certified funds due to bid conditions.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Eese
L. J Storey
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