Goodbye Mr Chips Tops 1939 Film Daily Poll
The foreign made Goodbye Mr Chips claimed the No. 1 spot in Film Daily’s 18th annual Ten Best poll with 472 votes from critics and reviewers. Other top titles include Mr Smith Goes to Washington and Pygmalion, as voting participation set a new high.
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Mr. Chips
England
Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer
America
Mr. Smith
Washington
Wuthering Heights
Living Stone
Chips
Emile Zola
Mutiny On the Bounty
Man Arrested After Ejection From Beer Tavern Is Injured
Vernon McCune, 43, of 1415 Seventh Avenue SE, remained in St Luke’s Hospital Friday with a possible fractured or dislocated right shoulder after being ejected twice from Elmer’s tavern at 128 First Street NE Thursday night and later arrested for intoxication. Patrolman Harley Simon confronted him near Pla Mor. McCune fell in the street, pulling the officer down. He was booked, then later seen by a doctor who ordered hospital care.
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Vernon McCune
Seventh Avenue SE
St. Luke’s Hospital
Elmer's Tavern
First Street
Harley Simon
Pla-Mor
McCune
Simon
First Avenue
Scout Activities Planned For Anniversary Week
Cedar Rapids observes national Boy Scout anniversary week February 8 to 14 with Scouts taking over city offices for a day a know your city hunt a motion picture program daily radio broadcasts and window displays Representatives will sit with the city council as honorary officials one day On February 10 scouts will run the know your city hunt starting at 8 30 a m and at 10 30 a m Scouts and Cubs will attend a Paramount theater program The organizing committee is Lloyd Grover chairman and members A N Hamiston Hal Sheridan Reginald Figge James Maloney Ernest Christensen.
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Cedar Rapids
Paramount Theater
Lloyd Grover
A. N. Hamiston
Hal Sheridan
Reginald Figge
James Maloney
Ernest Christensen
Troops 6 and 21 Triumph in Cedar Rapids First Aid Meet
Scout troop 6 sponsored by First Congregational church won the Cedar Rapids first aid contest at McKinley school with 386 points earning the John Stuart trophy for the senior division. Troop 11 and Troop 9 placed second and third. junior Troop 21, sponsored by Star of the West lodge, led with 381 points, followed by Troop 6 juniors and Troop 12. Medals awarded to champions and ribbons to top three. officials include W H Richardson as overall chair and William E McFann as referee, with a panel of Red Cross instructors.
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First Congregational Church
Cedar Rapids
McKinley School
Troop 11
Peoples Church
Kiwanis Club
Star of the West Lodge No
Knights of Pythias
Red Cross
B. C. Woodson
Robert Kolarik
Don Neill
John Brague
Leone Bezdek
Etta Opperrud
Joe Carberry
F. E. Beauchamp
N. Landis
F. E. Luse
J. Crew
A. Baker
H. M. Wies
Edwin Hansen
Woman Dies Rescuing Dog From Blaze in Tacoma
Miss Inez Townley aged 60 a retired schoolteacher died after rushing back into a burning Tacoma home to save her pet dog. Firefighters recovered both bodies from the ruins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tacoma
Wash
Inez Townley
Townsend Organization Sets St Louis Pension Convention
Dr. Francis E. Townsend announced the fifth national convention of his $200 a month old age pension movement will meet in St. Louis from June 30 to July 4. The event will gather supporters and organizational leaders to discuss policy and fundraising for the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Francis E. Townsend
St. Louis
Artie Shaw Injured Saving Socialite From Sea
American bandleader Artie Shaw was injured in Mexico while rescuing Anne Chapman a Greenwich socialite from drowning. Shaw plunged into rough surf at Acapulco and brought her to shore before slipping on rocks and breaking his knee. He will fly to Los Angeles for further treatment.
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Mexico City
INS
Artie Shaw
Acapulco
Anne Chapman
Greenwich
Los Angeles
Bioff Surrenders as Extradition Ordered by Illinois Governor
Willie Bioff, film studio labor czar, surrendered to federal and city authorities in Los Angeles on income tax evasion and fugitive warrant charges. Illinois Governor Henry Horner ordered Bioff extradited to Chicago to face completion of a 17 year old pandering sentence.
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Los Angeles
INL
Willie Bioff
Bioff
Federal Building
Central Police Station
Chicago
Henry Horner
Illinois
Dionne Quintuplets to Appear at New York World Fair
Mayor La Guardia indicated arrangements were nearly complete to show the Dionne quintuplets at the 1940 New York world fair opening in May. A source close to the guardians said Dr Allan Roy Dufoe would decline care if the quintuplets are taken to the fair.
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New York
LaGuardia
North Bay, Ont
Guardians of the
Dionne Quintuplets
Allan Roy Dafoe
Alexis Carrel Joins French Military Medical Staff
Nobel prize winner Dr. Alexis Carrel, emeritus at Rockefeller Institute, has been appointed to the French health ministry staff for military medical research, announced this Thursday by sources in New York.
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New York
INS
Alexis Carrel
Rockefeller Institute For Medical Research
Ministry of Health
Buenos Aires Heat Wave Toll Rises to Eight
Police guarded ice plants as Buenos Aires endures a severe heat wave. The death toll rose to eight on the sixth day as temperatures hit 98 degrees.
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Buenos Aires
University of Iowa Summer Session Opens June 10
The University of Iowa announces an 11 week summer session starting June 10. It includes eight weeks of teaching for undergraduates and graduates, plus a three week independent study period for graduates only. Over 600 regular courses and visiting lecturers will be offered. The Law College uses a separate schedule with two five and a half week terms.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Law College
Paul C. Packer
Evening Radio Schedule Fragments From Iowa Stations
Radio listings show a dense, hour by hour schedule across stations WMT KFJB WGN WCCO WSUI WOI KPJB WOI and others. Programs span news, music orchestras variety shows and youth segments with multiple live acts including the Shadow First Nighter and national figures. The fragmentary listings mix times program names and performers, reflecting a bustling mid century regional broadcast lineup.
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WMT
Fulton Lewis, Jr
KFJB
WCCO
WIUI
Carson Robison
WGN
WSUI
Iate Ee Musicale
KPJB
Alice
Wgn—Musico
Johnny Presents
American Legion
Ensemble Moderne
Blackek
Jack McLean
WNT
Wright Patman
Raymond Gram
Grand Central Station
WUSI
Guy Lombardo
Milltary
Tommy Dorsey
Jol Steele
London
George Olsen
Big Town
Heidelberg
Orch
Adams
Donahue
Richard Himber
Dick Jurgens
Rollie Johnson
Bill Austin
Art Mooney
Glen Muller
Lee Kay
Wwcco
Paul Sullivan
Horace Heidt
Joe Sanders
Joe Sander
Johnny McGee
Griff Williams
Don Roth
WSU
Earl Harrington
Street Forum
Cedar Valley Hillbillies
Voice of
Iowa
Alice Blue
WOI
Walter Flanders
WSU Gan
Minnesota
Waitz
Lem
Martha
Elliott
WHO
Kidoodlers
The
Esquires
Burt Russell
Yar
Wst -Siams
Rhythm Makers
Mischa Borr
Eee Borr
Buffalo
Hevens Sisters
KSTP
Alvino Rey
Little Red Schoolhouse
de Courtney
Melodies
Slade
WPA
Erakine Hawkins
Tod
Eddie Duchin Oo Hawkins
Maxine Bowman
Buckeye_ Four
Aloha Land
Herbie Kaye
Curt Rogosinski
Adrian Bellini
Sunrise Hour and Morning Radio Schedule Snapshot
A fragmented listing of radio programs across stations WMT WCCO WHO KFJB WECO and others detailing times and show names from early morning through 10 o clock. Includes weather news farming segments markets musical features and talk segments with various hosts and program titles.
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WMT
Bob
Joe Fisher
Wcco
KFJB
Barybirds
Boone
Wol
Lem
Martha
Jerry
Zelda
Sone N
WECO
al Almanac
Woil
Rfibon
WAT
WSOI
WHO
WGN
Melodic
CFJB
WOI
WSUI
Wild the Wise Man
Wwcco
Watter Flandorf
Edison Plan For Emergency Powers Attacked By Borah
Senate approves Charles Edison as secretary of the navy after Senator Borah protests Edison’s peace time emergency powers plan to allow seizure of naval factories and supplies. The chamber also confirms James H. R. Cromwell as minister to Canada, husband of Doris Duke.
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Washington
Senate
Charles Edison
Navy
Borah
Idaho
Edison
Roosevelt
James H. R. Cromwell
Doris Duke
Canada
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Mexico
G. B. Lal
Iowa University
Eeceiaepregessye
Des Moines
Marshalltown
Rock Island
Ladies Pine
King Ed McConnell
Cincinnati Conservatory
Chet Ryks
Dr. O'Brien
Eastman School of Music
Magic Kitchen
Who—Arm Chair
WHO Kfjb
Rounaup
Freudbers
Leo Freudbere
T. Library of Congress
Cer
Goldmaanes
Woi—Riis
Cae Een
Bobby Byrnes
Bob Byrne
Fletcher College
Hollywood Shoes
the Killian Company
Hollywood
Killian
Helena Rubinstein
Killian Company
Cal
Paul
Sargent
Paul Sargent
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