New Vaudeville Promises Diversified Town Theater Bill
A five act vaudeville program opens Saturday at the Town theater featuring music, comedy and dancing. The screen feature Gentlemen Are Born stars Franchot Tone with Jean Muir, Margaret Lindsay, Ann Dvorak, Ross Alexander and Nick Foran. Frankie Ross and Sally Ayres headline. Royal Avena troupe performs Japanese Relaxation. Sandy Lang presents A Skating Class ce. The Two Davess offer novelty juggling. The Zastros and Brad display Suave Dance Styles. Tone leads the screen feature about four college boys seeking place in a disordered world with Lindsay, Muir and Dvorak in key roles.
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Franchot Tone
Jean Muir
Margaret Lindsay
Ann Dvorak
Ross Alexander
Nick Foran
Frankie Ross
Sally Ayres
Europe
Royal Avena
Risley
Sandy Lang
Emeralde Sisters
Eleanor Bunting
Davess
Zastros
Brad
Fred Astaire
Miss Lindsay
Tone
Herwalth
Ian Muir
Negedium
Skelly Oil Conference Draws 24 Towns to Cedar Rapids
Three hundred Skelly Oil representatives attended a Davenport district sales conference in Cedar Rapids at the Memorial Building. Twenty four towns including Cedar Rapids were represented at the meeting, part of a series held throughout the territory.
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Skelly Oil Company
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Memorial Building
Joan Blondell Heads New Bill At Rialto
Joan Blondell stars in Ive Got Your Number at the Rialto with Pat O Brien as lead man. The film blends romance and human aspects of the telephone system. The second feature Tomorrows Youth stars Dickie Moore John Miljan and Martha Sleeper, a divorce tale with suspense and sentiment. The serial Burn Em Up Barnes continues with sixth chapter plus comedy and cat cartoon.
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Pat O'Brien
Dickie Moore
Martha Sleeper
Joan Blondell
Rialto
John Miljan
Barnes
Wll
The Painted Veil and a Bunch of Roadshow Films
Theaters list Paramount Greta Garbo in The Painted Veil and George M. Cohan in Gambling. Katharine Hepburn appears in The Little Minister. Cleopatra with Claudette Colbert and Warren Worham. Desirable with Jean Muir and George Brent. Palace features Friends of Mr Sweeney and Most Precious Thing in Life. Rialto presents Ive Got Your Number with Joan Blondell and To morrow's Youth with Dickie Moore. Olympic screens Let's Talk It Over with Chester Morris Mae Clarke and You Made Me Love You with Thelma Todd and Stanley Lupino.
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Paramount
Greta Garbo
Herbert Marshall
George M. Cohan
Iowa
Katharine Hepburn
Cleopatra
Claudette Colbert
Warren Worham
Jean Muir
George Brent
Palace
Mr Sweeney
Rialto
Joan Blondell
Dickie Moore
John Miljan
Chester Morris
Mae Clarke
Thelma Todds
Stanley Lupino
Funeral for Roy E Dickson Held in Vinton
Roy E Dickson aged 46 died Tuesday after a week of pneumonia at Vinton hospital. Funeral Thursday at 1 30 pm at Fry chapel with burial in Parker's Grove cemetery. Born December 28 1888 in Benton county he married Verni Case December 22 1915 in Canton township and leaves eight children. He had run the George W Fry farm in Benton township.
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Vinton
Fry Chapel
Roy E Dickson
Vinton Hospital
Parker’s Grove
Dickson
David
Sarah Dickson
Benton County
Canton Township
Verni Case
George W Fry
Benton Township
Personal Health Service By William Brady MD
Dr Brady discusses insomnia and its links to illness and general health in a concise guide. He notes that while illness can cause sleeplessness, many casual factors also disrupt sleep such as heat, cold feet, stimulants, poor ventilation, and uncomfortable bedding.
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Personal Health Service
William Brady, MD
Relaxation tips for insomnia and stress relief
The author suggests belly breathing to lower arterial tension and improve sleep, citing Dr. Edmund Jacobson and his book. Testimonials claim the breathing method helps many readers drift into sleep quickly, with instructions in The Art of Easy Breathing available for ten cents plus a stamped return envelope. The piece also recommends physical outlets like six somersaults on a rug followed by a brisk two mile walk or run to vent pent-up energy.
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Edmund Jacobson
University of Chicago Press
Wiseacres
Pie Crust Debates and Health Hygiene Advice
Questions and answers discuss pie crust desirability for adults and children, digestion, and a health note on painting solvents. Dr. Brady’s column advises on constipation, nutrition, and the need for ventilation when painting, inviting brief letters with stamped envelopes.
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Marths
Nile
Ingenious deception in a bridge hand exposes defense
The article recounts a famous bridge tale where Declarer uses a bold psychological ploy to mislead the defense. East leads spades and clubs, West finesses, and Dummy’s Queen of hearts is discarded to simulate hope in spades. The sequence collapses the defense as Declarer counts eight top cards and executes a cunning endgame.
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West
New South
East
Declarer
Lunar shifts and new contracts hint at profits ahead
The astrology column notes fair conditions on Thursday January 10 with a potential change after a congested period. Diligence and patience may yield profits and new contracts, while private matters bring activity and satisfaction. Debates and meetups at Mount Vernon involve Cornell college freshmen and various peers.
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Quoketa Junior College
Cornell College
Arthur Young
Cedar Falls
Harold Calkins
Barrington
Ill
Francis Gilliland
Mount Vernon
Robert Smith
Monticello
Edwin Maynard
Conrad
Center Point
Margaret Albright
Lisbon
Howard Johnson
Chicago
Fort Dodge
Iowa State
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