This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 12 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1935
Page
14
The review praises Robson Jory for strong acting in a film with industrial photography and mob scenes while criticizing Fay Wray for weak direction and a strapline love scene. It notes Thelma Todd shifting from comedy to ingenue parts and questions her star status as Hollywood mysteries remain.
In a 1935 copyright note from The Gold Bug foreword Poe cites the taran tula as a deadly idea and recounts Italian legend of the Tarantella. Prof P W Fattig of Emory staged tarantula bites to test effects, suffering no ill effects.
The note mentions Pert Kelton in a comedy number with a socialite mock ride. It suggests a travel film showing east coast Africa and native dancing by the navy, plus a Pathe news reel used to promote a future movie.
Major venues play multiple features led by Barbara Stanwyck Warren William in The Secret Bride and Our Daily Bread at Paramount. IOWA shows Lightning Strikes Twice and The Mills of the Gods. STATE offers Helldorado and The Girl From Paradise. PALACE screens Happiness Ahead and Fifteen Wives. RIALTO features Rex and Rin Tin Tin Jr in Law of the Wild, Ride Him Cowboy, and Dangerous Corners with Virginia Bruce. OLYMPIC presents Looking for Trouble and Manhattan Love Song.
Ray Allen of Cedar Rapids was elected vice president of the Iowa Automotive Merchants association at the Des Moines convention. Floyd Hughes of Council Bluffs was chosen president. The Associated Press reports the results.
A Saturday program at the Paramount showcases Shirley Temple in The Little Colonel with Lionel Barrymore Evelyn Venable John Lodge and Bill Robinson. The second feature Baboona the aerial Africa epic from Martin Johnsons is praised by critics Eileen Creelman and a New York World Telegram reviewer call it outstanding and continuously interesting.
The first personality and ability contests for radio talent will be held at Pla Mor Thursday night. Four contestants will be chosen to appear in a Sunday show on March 10. Thursday features dancing to the Pla Mor Revelers with Dempsy Jones as master of ceremonies and Johnny Reeves leading the Revelers. The second contest will be Sunday with a Barn Dance frolic. Winners advance to the state contest in Des Moines March 11 to 13 with expenses paid.
The forecast warns of sudden and surprising activities altering current interests and surroundings. Employment, industry and real estate look favorable while private ties may be unsettled. A notable nativity named is Geraldine Farrar, with a mention of a child’s adventurous talents.
A column questions the link between genius and madness citing Seneca and modern editors. It notes a film bill featuring Bob Custer Lucile Browne Richard Cramer and Ben Turpin with John Wayne in Ride Him Cowboy Virginia Bruce and Conrad Nagel in Dangerous Corners plus a comedy and The Fiddle.
The piece discusses psychology expert views on why writers use unbalanced genius as exceptions, gender differences in radical propensity, and how perceived job importance shapes success. It cites Catharine Cox Miles and Hilda W. Smith, plus anecdotes on introversion, feelings about others, and changing attitudes toward one’s work.
Rex and Rin Tin Tin Jr star in The Law of the Wild a twelve chapter serial opening at the Rialto today and Thursday. The epic spans open range to race track with red blooded thrills and spine chilling action. Survival of the fittest drives the story.
Local theatergoers will see The White Parade on Friday at the State theater as part of a double bill with The Case of the Howling Dog. Loretta Young and John Boles star in The White Parade about a nurse in training and her heartaches and happiness in service.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.