Highway patrol measure urged during Iowa session
A letter urges the Iowa general assembly to pass a small state highway patrol of about 35 officers funded without new taxes. It argues enhanced policing would curb reckless driving on 7,500 miles of primary roads across 99 counties and notes a patrol would boost safety and accountability. The writer says even a modest start could yield a stronger law enforcement record.
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Iowan General Assembly
Iowa
Des Moines
Highway Patrol
Age Based Hiring Plan For City Jobs Attracts Attention
A neighboring state city experiments with a policy to hire only men aged 45 and older for certain municipal roles. Supporters say it could absorb otherwise displaced older workers, reduce waste and maintain efficiency, though success hinges on careful implementation and fair competition.
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Tnigo
Olan Pod
Tvefive
Dres Se
Feerk Campienne GIB And The Next War Talk
The piece critiques arms races and war costs, arguing peace requires avoiding conflict. It cites China as a warning against unarmed vulnerability, discusses deterrence and the dangers of national armament, and suggests unity among English speaking peoples for defense. The piece also mocks political and social commentary of the time and ends with fragmented and satirical observations.
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America
China
Europe
Crushing Blow on Cook County Jury Selection
The Illinois supreme court ruled methods used to select Cook County grand juries illegal, delivering a crushing blow to Chicago prosecutors police and judges. The decision jeopardizes years of law enforcement progress in the region and raises fear that hard won gains against organized crime may need to be rebuilt despite notable technical obstacles.
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Dinos Supreme Court
Cook County
Chicago
Middle West
Iowa
Windy City
Illinois Court
Local notes mix crime rants and odd ads in New Jersey piece
A jumble of phrases reports half a dozen New Jersey thugs stealing $27000 of toothpaste. It asks what Amos and Andy are giving away this week for your name and address on a package, then notes Notre Dame is mainly a football squad, with Carnegie Foundation reflections on its mission.
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New Jersey
Amos 'N
Andy
Notre Dame
Carnegie Foundation For the Advancement of Teaching
Fragmented Dinner Table Reveries of Public Figures
An odd reminiscence diary notes various talking points from a New York dinner party. Celebrities and public figures such as Basil Ruysdael, Sybil Zabel, Anastasia Riley, Jack, and Buckeye-like references mingle with humorous quips about finance, theater, and society. The piece reads as a stream of witticisms and social chatter with no single narrative arc.
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New York
Arnold Bennett
Corneliius F Kelley
Montana
Kentucky
Uncle Sam
Tom Carter
Carter
Wall Street
Basil Ruysdael
West Twentyfourth Street
Bagdad
Operatic Stars and Stage News Preview Next Week
A glimpse of coming week operatic roles along with notes on performers like Tibbett Pavlova Paderewski and Miss Sidney. The piece covers stage gossip, film and ball culture, and mentions Laurel and Hardy, Mills Blue Ribbon band, Grantland Rice sport brief, and Paramount sound news in a lively newspaper card style.
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Sidney
March
Denver
Mills Blue Ribbon
Grantland Rice Sportight
Paramount Sound News
Paramount Screening Promises Fredric March Good Dame
The Paramount theater hosts a Tuesday program headlined by Good Dame starring Fredric March and Sylvia Sidney with the Laurel and Hardy short Dirty Work. During production the two leads worked twenty two consecutive days, a remarkable pace for a feature of the era.
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Paramount Theater
Fredric March
Sylvia
Sidney
Sylvia Sidney
Good Dame
It Happened One Night Held Over At Iowa Theater
It Happened One Night starring Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert continues at the Iowa theater with three extra showings through Thursday. The romantic comedy drama, hailed for its humor and chemistry, follows a runaway heiress and a former newspaper reporter as they travel by bus and hitchhike toward New York, in Frank Capra’s celebrated style. Also showing is the Mickey Mouse cartoon Puppy Love.
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Clark Gable
Claudette Colbert
Iowa
A H. Talbot
Gable
Miss Colbert
Ellie Andrews
New York
Miami
Frank Capra
Beloved romance shows four generations of American music
The Paramount screen presents Beloved a touching four generation romance tracing America’s musical development from southern plantation to Tin Pan Alley. John Boles as Carl Hausmann and Gloria Stuart as his wife deliver poignant performances while orchestrations enrich the era spanning revolutions wars and the birth of a national symphony. Also on the program is The Expectorant Father a clever news pictorial and farce comedy.
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Paramount
America
John Boles
Carl Hausmann
Bowery Music Hall
Tinpan Alley
Metropolitan Symphony
Hollywood
Gloria Stuart
Nose to Work Grindstone Threatens Marital Harmony
A husband absorbed in work risks losing his wife to attention from other men. The letters discuss whether a man should hold doors for women and how to handle manners in church or theater seating. The couple asks Miss Manners to settle their bet on door opening and seating etiquette.
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Miss Manners
Mrs. Gambler
Courtship Etiquette Admonition From Social Column
A witty note quotes etiquette authorities praising a wife’s civility while faulting a husband for financial missteps. The writer thanks the recipient for kindness and urges continued correspondence, stressing that what seems foolish to some may be crucial to others.
Dear Miss Manners Blue Advice on a Wayward Husband
A reader asks if staying with a husband who loved another woman is wise. The adviser says he would not have married her if he still loved the other woman, so the reader should keep him interested at home by focusing on appearance, comfort, and avoiding nagging to discourage his wandering.
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Miss Manners
Blue
The Theaters Theaters Paramount John Boles and Gloria Stuart
Iowa Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert in It Happened One Night. State Easy to Love with Adolphe Menjou Genevieve Tobin and Edward Everett Horton. Majestic Joan Crawford and Clark Gable in Possessed Curtain at Eight with Dorothy Mackaill and Paul Cavanaugh. Palace Footlight Parade with James Cagney Ruby Keeler Dick Powell and Joan Blondell. Rialto Paul Muni in The World Changes Girl Trouble. Olympic Hold Me Tight with James Dunn and Sally Eilers Nancy Carroll and Paul Lukas in The Kiss Before the Mirror.
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Paramount
John Boles
Gloria Stuart
Iowa
Clark Gable
Claudette Colbert
Adolphe Menjou
Genevieve Tobin
Edward Everett Horton
Majestic
Joan Crawford
Curtain
Dorothy Mackaill
Paul Cavanaugh
Palace
James Cagney
Ruby Keeler
Dick Powell
Joan Blondel
Rialto
Paul Muni
Me Tight
James Dunn
Sally Eilers
Nancy Carroll
Paul Lukas
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