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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1939
Page
14
An author notes that science elevates societal rights over individual. It argues tastes and smoking habits are learned, not innate, and explains why crowds rarely admit error. It cites vocabulary tests showing that executive ability correlates with word knowledge, while schooling is not strictly required.
The story by Albert Payson Terhune notes Coco the mastiff owned by J H Sturgeon of Coward North Carolina reportedly killed about 50 000 snakes since puppyhood averaging 3125 per year over sixteen years. The narrative calls it a Tall Story though it appears in newspapers nationwide.
A dense word puzzle lists across and down clues for a famous painting and related trivia. It includes references to names like Edward Everett Horton and Twentieth Century-Fox and ends with a general note about film stars and public perception.
Jimmie Fidler reports on Nelson Eddy and his marriage to a forty year old divorcee as a potential blow to fans who crave off screen romance. He compares Eddy’s steady real life image with fan expectations and notes the contrast with Tyrone Power as a possible replacement in women’s affections.
A wide quotes mix on Meliza Korjus Carole Ldémbard and Tyrone Power’s fan crown Jeanette MacDonald as queen challenges 1939 box office lists Hedy Lamarr’s dramatic stunt on set and her circle with Bruce Cabot Adrienne Ames and Reginald Gardiner noted as industry figures in a 1939 copyright column
Paramount shows Bogart and Kay Francis in King of the Underworld. O’Keefe and Parker star in Burn Em Up O Conner. Iowa bills Frankie Darro Eva Lynn Knapp in Wanted by the Police and Ralph Byrd Mary Carlisle in Fighting Thoroughbreds. State features Boris Karloff Devil's Island and Strange Faces with Jenks Kent and Devine. Palace screens Ginger Rogers James Stewart in Vivacious Lady and Fast Company.
Time listings spotlight Melvyn Douglas and Florence Rice in Rialto screenings. Ah of the Sad Die and Sky Giant starring Gene Autry Richard Dix Chester Morris and Joan Fontaine are also featured in the schedule.
A new survey finds 87.5 percent of American households regularly serve tea. The study highlights tea as a common daily beverage across regions and age groups, reflecting enduring cultural usage and routine hospitality.
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