Beaux Strata gem stars Aherne Fontaine and Skinner
Brian Aherne and Cornelia Otis Skinner begin rehearsals January 25 for Beau Stratagem in which they will co star and serve as financial angels. If Fontaine regains strength she will appear with her bridegroom and Miss Skinner in the February 18 opening in Princeton New Jersey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Qyhicago
New York
Brian Aherne
Joan Fontaine
Brian
Cornelia Otis Skinner
Angels
London
Hollywood
Miss Skinner
Princeton
N. J
Joan
Rebecca
Olivia de Havilland
Port of Hope Could Follow Thunder Afloat at MGM
MGM weighs Port of Hope as a submarine themed follow up after Thunder Afloat profits. Gina Kaus and Ladislaus Fedor wrote the yarn, with stars Robert Taylor and potentially Tiona Massey, if Joe Mankiewicz pushes immediate production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Wheelwright
Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer
Port of Hope
Gina Kaus
Ladislaus Fedor
Robert Taylor
Tiona Massey
Beautiful Blonde
Bob
Joe Mankiewicz
Claire Trevor Improves and Reports for Dark Command
Claire Trevor is said to be recovering well enough to report to Republic for completion of Dark Command in February. Her extended illness is rumored to have raised the film’s cost by 250000 though that figure seems dubious. Doctors prescribe six to eight weeks rest after Dark Command before discussing The Woman Commands at RKO.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OOD
Claire Trevor
Republic
Claire
Trevor
RKO
Nightlife notes from a hometown tour
A barnstormer recounts quick stops in his old town with a Chez Paree lineup led by Gertrude Nels on and Paul Draper drawing crowds. Frank Fay headlines at the Colony, Marcella Maze greets guests, and the Sherman hotel’s College Inn remains packed with youths. Ashton Stevens, his wife, and George K. Spoor visit backstage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude Nelson
Chez Paree
Paul Draper
Frank Fay
Colony
Marcella Maze
Hollywood
College Inn
Sherman Hotel
Ashton Stevens
George K. Spoor
Hollywood elopement rumors stir gossip and denials
Hollywood reporters buzz over alleged elopements involving Olivia de Havilland and Jimmy Stewart after claims of a Las Vegas plane charter. Both stars deny plans, while the rumor mill surrounds other couples like Bill Powell and Diana Lewis, as phones ring at their homes seeking confirmation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hatter
Hollywood
Bill Powell
Diana Lewis
Olivia de Havilland
Jimmy Stewart
Las Vegas
Jimmy
Olivia
Hollywood notes amid shift back to Saturdays Children
The column notes that adverse publicity over rejected romances drives a switch back to Saturdays Children. It mentions Olivia de Havilland and Jane Bryan turning down roles, Pulitzer prize context for Maxwell Anderson, Kenny Washington signing for six features, Joan Davis in Sweetheart of Turret 1, and Richard Dix ski injury cutting his Sun Valley vacation.
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Warners
Olivia de Havilland
Jane Bryan
Maxwell Anderson
Hollywood
Kenny Washington
U.C.L.A
Million Dollar Productions
Million Dollar Theater Group
Los Angeles
Joan Davis
Jon Hall
Nancy Kelly
Jimmy Swinnerton
Leon Schlesinger
Mighty Hunters
Richard Dix
Sun Valley
Hollywood and Chicago mingle at Beverly Derby show
Margot Stevenson and Cary Grant appear with Edward Everett Horton who invites a visit between shows. Chicago buzzes with Hollywood stars as Lilian Gish opens Life With Father in Chicago. Clifton Webb stars in The Man Who Came to Dinner on Broadway. Andy Devine tours toward Nashville.
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Hollywood
Chicago
Margot Stevenson
Cary Grant
Edward Everett Horton
Hollywood Boulevard
Vine
Henry
Washington
Lillian Gish
Father” Company
Lillian
David Wark Griffith
Broadway
Clifton West
Monty Woolley
Andy Devine
Nashville
Apollo Commandery Plans Installation Of 1940 Officers
Apollo commandery No 26 Knights Templar will install 1940 officers Friday at 8 p.m. at Masonic hall in a ceremony open to Knights Templar and their ladies. The 7:30 regular meeting precedes the program with officers to be installed led by Earl B. Delzell and A N Hamiston among others. Dancing, cards and refreshments follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Apollo
Knights Templar
Masonic Hall
Earl B. Delzell
A. N. Hamiston
Arthur L. Bye
Arthur F. Hungerford
Thomas F. Suchomel
Harry W. Fraser
Charles A. Winter
Edwin W. Hruska
William W. Mickel
Earl Davis
Leon P. Davis
Henry Malek
James Camwell
Elmer A. Hedin
Ernst Nilsson
Edward Torrence
George E. Heider
A. E. Kannewulf
Frank B. Benesh
Walter R. Kahler
Henry Kunz
Theaters Show New Film Lineups With Stars At Two Venues
Paramount features Richard Greene with Richard Dix in Here I Am A Stranger and Missing Evidence with Preston Foster. George Raft, Jane Bryan and William Holden star in Invisible Stripes and Mexican Spitfire with Lupe Velez. Crisis in the Pacific and March of Time shown. The Housekeepers Daughter stars Joan Bennett and Adolphe Menjou with William Boyd in Law of the Pampas at STATE. Palace slots Ginger Rogers and David Niven in Bachelor Mother and Quick Millions with the Jones family. Rialto screens East Side of Heaven with Bing Crosby and Joan Blondell plus Heroes of the Saddle with the Three Mesquiteers. Strand presents Stribrna Oblaka with Theodor Pis tek and Helena Buschova.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paramount
Richard Greene
Richard Dix
Preston Foster
Iowa
George Raft
Jane Bryan
William Holden
Lupe Velez
Pacific
Joan Bennett
Adolphe Menjou
William Boyd
Sophie Tucker Stars in Iowa Stage Musical Leave It To Me
Sophie Tucker headlines the Vinton Freedley musical Leave It To Me at the Iowa theater with William Gaxton and Victor Moore. Tucker plays the ambassador’s wife in a comedy set around U S S R intrigue. Moore as the ambassador schemes with Gaxton’s journalist to end the war and return to Topeka.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sophie Tucker
William Gaxton
Victor Moore
Iowa
Vinton Freedley
Cole Porter
Miss Tucker
Russia
Kansas
U. S
Topeka
Gaxton
Moore
Bella and
Spewack
Edgar A. Guest Poem Fragments From The People
The excerpt presents verses attributed to Edgar A. Guest, noting lines about honor and youth, a speaker labeled Doctor refusing alcohol, a dialogue about quitting tobacco, a remark on a woman's compliment about a hat, and reflections on a man’s lot.
Kenneth Crawford Named President of News Guild
Kenneth Crawford, Washington correspondent for the New York Post and the Nation, becomes president of the American Newspaper Guild after 13 nominees withdraw, leaving him unopposed following the death of founder Heywood Broun.
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NEW York
Kenneth Crawford
Washington
New York Post
the Nation Magazine
Monday
American Newspaper Guild
Heywood Broun
Crawford
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Burke in race Omaha primary seeks renomination
United States Senator Edward R. Burke of Nebraska entered the Democratic primary seeking renomination to succeed himself. He filed for renomination on Monday in Omaha.
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Omaha, Neb
Ins
United States
Edward R. Burke
Nebraska
Class Of 6 Initiated By De Molay Chapter
The Cedar Rapids De Molay chapter initiated six candidates in the Masonic temple. Names include Robert Wright George Nofal George Haddy James Norberg Howard Moeller and Clifford Freeman. An initiatory degree team led by Master Councilor Charles Moeller conducted the ceremony. The De Molay degree will be presented to new members Friday evening January 19.
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Cedar Rapids
de Molay
Masonic Temple
Robert Wright
George Nofal
George Haddy
James Norberg
Howard Moeller
Clifford Freeman
Charles Moeller
Bob L. Johnson
Bob Nelson
Charles McClain
George Helmendahl
Don Harper
Bud Capron
John Callender
Phil Bromsen
Bob Jones
Arthur Abodeely
Vernon Laton
Dick Arnold
George Owen
John Thousand
Sentinel
Bob Mellen
Harry Whitehead
Howard Williams
Kenneth Knaus
Bob Louffer
Melvin Buckner
Marvin Buckner
10 20 30 Years Ago In The Gazette
Fred Freidline sustained slight injuries when his automobile was struck at Washington avenue and Eighteenth street Cedar Rapids. Cedar Rapids with 172 representatives led the Iowa dinner in Pasadena Calif. Rev Frank K. Ward and John M. Redmond spoke. Edward N. Helm elected potentate of El Kahir temple Mystic Shrine at annual meeting.
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Fred Freidline
Washington Avenue
Eighteenth Street
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Pasadena
Calif
Frank K. Ward
John M. Redmond
Edward N. Helm
el Kahir Temple
Mystic Shrine
Lightner Elected Secretary at Iowa Master Builders Meet
W H Lightner of Cedar Rapids was elected secretary of the Master Builders of Iowa at the state convention held in Waterloo. Mrs S G Armstrong and daughter Margaret visited Boston for Margaret to enter Walnut Hill School. Mrs Charles Pregler, wife of the Czechoslovak minister to Japan, left Cedar Rapids for Cresco to be with her former home. While scuffling yesterday with George Oxley Eugene Schminke
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Lightner
Cedar Rapids
Master Builders of
Iowa
Waterloo
S. G. Armstrong
Margaret
Boston
Walnut Hill
Charles Pregler
Japan
Cresco
Pregler
George Oxley
Eugene Schminke
Fractured Collar Bone After Fall
A man suffered a fractured collar bone following a fall. Medical staff reported the injury occurred as he tumbled, with treatment at the scene and further evaluation planned.
Local Notes on Residents Returning and Departures
N N Elliott returns to Cedar Rapids from Chicago to take a day clerk post at the Grand hotel. Ernest M Peet, in government service on the Isthmus of Panama, visits friends in the city. Roy Hollenbeck moves to Cheyenne Wyoming to work as a machinist for the Union Pacific. Dr and Mrs George P Carpenter return from an extended California visit.
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N. N. Elliott
Chicago
Cedar Rapids
Grand Hotel
Ernest M. Peet
Panama
Roy Hollenbeck
Cheyenne
Wyo
Union Pacific Railroad
George P. Carpenter
California
Waits 45 Years For Mate Divorce Suit Filed
Mrs. Stella, 65, of Mansfield, filed for divorce from Frederick Hafner, claimed Wilful absence after he disappeared five years after their marriage. The case cites a 45 year wait for his return.
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Mansfield
Frederick Hafner
Stella
Tuesay
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