Cagney Sought for Billy the Kid Film in Technicolor
Universal’s motion picture notes reveal David Selznick courting James Cagney for the lead in Billy the Kid to be shot in technicolor. Merian C. Cooper returns to produce the tale of the baby faced outlaw as Luigi Pirandello play rights are purchased by Charles Rogers.
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Barbara Reeds
Santa Anita winner Jove E Brown racks seven straight
Breezy Christmas social notes recount Bets on eastern horses by Mrs Scott and Randy Scott who also hosts a backgammon game with Hal Roach. Hedda Hopper hosts a party for Frances Marion and Ed Willises with Hedda in hostess pajamas from Marion Davies. Gossip includes Kette Galliin returning to natural hair and Hollywood guests braving snow from Pig Bear to California.
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10-20-30 Years Ago In The Gazette
A 1927 item notes D Kirkland West’s ordination at Westminster Presbyterian Church with his father Rev Brice West assisting. Miss Marie Leonard, former Coe College dean, visits as university dean. Miss Mary Mack Hoagland visits her parents. Local markets list grain and livestock prices. A Holland Furnace branch will locate in Cedar Rapids with seven acres purchased on North Seventeenth Street. operation expected by May 1. The World of Pleasure at Greene's Opera House draws crowds. Miss Frances Swab studies voice in Chicago. Mrs Carl Greer visits her father. Local markets quoted corn oats wheat and rye prices.
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Battle Creek College
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Cedar Rapids
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Chicago
Market Prices Brief For Farm Items
The note lists prices for farm goods: hay 12.50 per ton or unit, straw 6 to 6.50, eggs 45 cents per dozen, hogs 9.95, steers 5.50 to 9, lambs 6 to 10.75, hens lie (likely hens, unrelated phrase).
Wright Huntington in The Pit at Greene's Opera House
Wright Huntington performed in The Pit at Greene's Opera House today. A reception for Rev. Vernon Phillips and Mrs. Phillips was held at the S. B Dix home. The Rev. M. Vitlum, Cedar Rapids former pastor, became president of a Fargo college. Ernest H. Kaniss, former Cedar Rapids resident and survivor of the San Francisco quake, visits on New Year’s Day. Local markets list wheat 70 80c, oats 30c, corn 35c, barley 30 40c, rye 55c, hay 97 12, straw 4.50 5, hens eggs 20c, hogs 60 5, steers 42 5 25, lambs 45 6.
Subway Hiking Trial Reported in Boston
An incident is described involving a subway hike in Boston. A man and woman are referenced with unclear details about the sequence of events and reactions observed by onlookers.
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Boston
Ocean ages debated by researchers
Investigators differ on which ocean is oldest. Some say the Atlantic is youngest and the Pacific oldest, except near the West Indian region where Atlantic may be oldest, while others claim the Pacific is still in the making.
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Pacific
West Indian
The Relation Between Morality and Intellect
A 550 page study by Dr. Clara Frances Chassell surveys over 300 studies and finds no simple link between intelligence or creativity and morality. It argues science cannot settle all moral questions and highlights society’s needs over individual tights.
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How to Improve Your Memory and Mindlists
Dr Henry C Lin discusses memory improvement rules tested by science and offers a booklet through Lets Explore Your Mind. The Cedar Rapids Gazette notes two new studies showing seven moral traits stronger in bright college students, plus a feature on how facial expressions reveal emotion and diary keeping among teens.
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Henry C. Lin
Albert_E Wiesam
Cedar Rapids
Theaters Show Big Stars In Week of Classic Films
At Paramount Lily Pons Jack Benny George Burns Gracie Allen star in That Girl From Paris. Laurel and Hardy Our Relations Charlie Chan at the Opera with Warner Oland Boris Karloff. Rialto features The Leathernecks Have Landed Ghost Town Gold with Lew Ayres Bob Livingston Ray Corrigan Max Terhune. Palace offers Rhythm On The Range with Bing Crosby Frances Farmer Martha Raye and Grand Jury with Fred Stone Louise Latimer. Sun presents Barbara Stanwyck Gene Raymond in The Bride Walks Out and Top Hat with Fred Astaire Ginger Rogers. Ghost Town Gold spurs action. The Vigilantes Are Coming serial and Cats and the Fiddle complete the program.
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Jack Benny
George Burns
Gracie Allen
Iowa
Lily Pons
Jack Oakie
Gene Raymond
Paris
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Laurel and Hardy
Bob Burns
Frances Farmer
Martha Raye
Grand Jury
Fred Stone
Louise Latimer
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Barbara Stanwyck
Fred Astaire
Ginger Rogers
Leathernecks Have Landed heads Rialto New Year Show
The Rialto opens a New Year program with Leathernecks Have Landed featuring Lew Ayers and co stars Bob Livingston Ray Corrigan and Max Terhune. The Western comedy stars Woody Davis whose expulsion triggers a string of mishaps.
County Officials Change in Alla makee County Roster
Arthur Jacobson replaces William Shafer as county attorney and Mort Deering succeeds Frank Thompson on the board of supervisors. Conrad Grangaard selects Leonard Stock as deputy treasurer. Stock is a Waukon High School graduate from Ludlow Township and has assisted in the office for months.
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Allamakee
Jane Arthur Jacobson
William Shafer
Mort Deering
Postville
Frank Thompson
Lansing
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Leonard Stock
Ludlow
Waukon High School
Keep 1937 Orderly: Miss Manners Advice Column
A reader asks about a boy who tells a girl she is the only one, then repeats the line to others. Mary Manners answers that such a trick is despicable and old, urging the girl to hold pride, smile, and move on rather than cry.
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Dear Miss Manners romance letter from Mimi
A reader writes to Miss Manners about a long absence from a beau who returns with working news and plans to marry. The columnist replies offering encouragement and asks to keep them informed as the romance progresses.
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Mimi
Bedlam Word Origin Tied to Bethlehem Asylum
The term bedlam derives from Bethlehem Royal Hospital in London. The name evolved from the asylum known for its chaotic conditions and later became a generic label for uproar and chaos in language.
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