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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1940
Page
3
Mary Manners advises that a small misunderstanding between Joan and John could be resolved by a single gesture of forgiveness. The column urges letting pride go to restore happiness, and includes a reader letter about girls opposing necking and boys’ reactions.
A reader asks if an 18 year old and a 20 year old can marry while one is still in school. The advice given is to wait, as maturity and parental consent matter.
The speaker urges focusing on education and a job before marriage. A wife would be a burden while he establishes himself. Financial independence from family is preferred over reliance on relatives for security.
A reader fears coffee approval may tempt her grandchildren, especially the 16 year old, toward bad habits. The column recalls a prior stance against coffee for under sixteen and notes coffee’s stimulant effects and sleep impact. It also cites a grandmother warning about heart risk in newspaper stories.
A reader argues that while many heart attack victims are coffee drinkers and carnivores, it does not prove coffee causes heart disease. The letter criticizes a sanitarium tied to a coffee substitute manufacturer and urges children under sixteen avoid coffee tea cocoa or chocolate with milk as the recommended beverage.
A reader recounts relief from persistent red venules on hands after vigorously massaging with a pencil. Doctors offered little help. the discoloration mostly faded, leaving a faint spot. A doctor notes possible electrodessication for facial venules and promotes the "Save Your Skin" booklet for home care and cosmetics.
Rathbone stars as Richard II at the Iowa theater in Tower of London with Ian Hunter Boris Karloff Nan Grey and Barbara O Neil in supporting roles. Co feature The Flying Deuces stars Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy from the 1926 era.
Shows industry buzz about Bill Powell and Myrna Loy in I Love You Again, with Diana Lew involved and a note on a possible Powell pairing. George Brent to join Northwest Mounted Police opposite Madeleine Carroll. Donat and other star opinions on critics awards. sneak previews and casting news for Dr Kildare Twinkle Twinkle Little Star Miami Our Town and I Want a Divorce with various stars and producers.
Notes from a Barnstormer tease Ruth HUSSEY as Charlotte in Susan and God with Greer Garson and Fredric March co starring. The Chicagoan mentions tested names and past MGM notices predicting a bright rise in 1940s film.
The Chicago critics praised Constance Bennett but were hard on Noel Coward's Easy Virtue, calling it old fashioned while favoring her performance.
The page lists multiple showings: Leave It To Me at Theaters Town with Gaxton Moore and Tucker at 8:30 pm. Paramount presents Here I Am A Stranger Missing Evidence with Preston Foster. State offers The Housekeepers Daughter with Joan Bennett and Adolphe Menjou along with Law of the Pampas. Palace features Ginger Rogers and David Niven in Bachelor Mother Quick Millions with the Jones family. Rialto presents She Married Her Boss Navy Secrets with Claudette Colbert and Grant Withers. Strand screens a Czech film Stribrna Oblaka with Theodor Pis tek and Helena Buschova.
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