Santa Fe Trail dazzles with epic scale and flawed plotting
The film directed by Michael Curtiz stars Errol Flynn Olivia de Havilland Raymond Massey and Ronald Reagan. It chronicles John Brown’s abolitionist actions while weaving a Civil War backdrop and railroad building westward from Fort Leavenworth to Santa Fe. The script mixes romance and action, ends with Brown facing execution, and includes anachronisms and sensational set pieces.
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Santa FE Trail
Michael Curtiz
Max Steiner
Errol Flynn
Olivia de Havilland
Raymond Massey
Ronald Rearan
Iona Theater
Hollywood
John Brown
Massey
Jeb Stuart
Rader
van Heflin
West Point
Hiand
Oliva DeHavilland
Kit Carson‘ Holliday
Cyrus Holliday
Henry O'Neill
Santa Fe
Fort Leavenworth
Modern Bard Horizontal and Vertical Word Puzzle
A newspaper puzzle page lists clues for a large horizontal and vertical word grid. It includes references to poets, Shakespearean and literary terms, with a note about two film features and a foreign metals source paragraph.
Thief of Bagdad shines with color and fantasy at State
Review lauds The Thief of Bagdad starring Sabu Conrad Veidt and John Justin as pure fantasy with vivid technicolor visuals. It notes impressive trick photography, exotic sets, and a strong performance by Veidt while praising June Duprez and the energetic pace. The second feature Romance of the Rio Grande features Cesar Romero in a dual role.
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Thief OF
Bagdad
Sabu
Conrad
Conrad Veidt
Ahmed
Jaffar
Abou
June Duprez
John Justin
Rio Grande
Cesar Romero
Palace
Joan Crawford
Fredric March
Susan and
God
Pat O'Brien
Dutch Reagan
Robert Montgomery
Keeshen Brothers Reunite After 25 Years in Oklahoma City
Four Keeshen brothers sons of James F. Keeshen once ran a Cedar Rapids news stand reunited in Oklahoma City last Christmas for the first time in 25 years. Charles Keeshen lives in Los Angeles Walter Keeshen in Fort Worth James and Will Keeshen reside in Oklahoma City.
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Keeshen
James F. Keeshen
Cedar Rapids
Oklahoma City
William McDonald
Twelfth Avenue SE
Charles Keeshen
Los Angeles
Walter Keeshen
Fort Worth
James
Will Keeshen
Cannon-Ball Returns to Britain for Modernization
A Revolutionary War cannon-ball found in a New Jersey church wall is sent by Hamilton Cochrane to the Namesake Towns Committee with a request to be shipped to Britain for remaking into a projectile. The ball, used by the Redcoats at Monmouth, stays in the family as an heirloom. Also noted is a Toyota all-weather phaeton export model for Japan with a 98.14 inch wheelbase and 48 horsepower.
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Hastings -On - Hudson
N. Y
Britain
Hamilton Cochrane
Cochrane
Monmouth
Freehold
N. J
Toyota
Redemptions Issued For Cedar Rapids Country Club Bonds
Cedar Rapids Country Club elects to redeem all twenty year 2% gold bonds due March 1 1948 at par with interest to redemption date. Bonds to be surrendered at Guaranty Bank and Trust Company Cedar Rapids Iowa after March 1 1941 for payment. interest ceases on redemption day. Also notices of estate hearings and administration appointments in Linn County Iowa with scheduled hearings and administrator filings.
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Cedar Rapids Country Club
Guaranty Bank and Trust Company
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
District Court of
Linn County
Harold E. Ehie
Linn County Court House
Ling County
Towa
Martha Gaasch
Thore
Fred M Gaasch
J. Barngrover
State of Iowa
Wesley
Hollywood Gossip and Studio Scraps From The Forefront
A Hollywood column notes Dorothy Thompson plans to star in a Columbia piece “What’s The Shooting For?” with commentary by Wythe Williams Linton Wells and William L Shirer. It also covers Pat O’Brien’s non exclusive two film deal with 20th Century Fox and rumors of his first project Sabotage. Ernest Hemingway luncheon at Paramount previews casting for For Whom The Bell Tolls with Gary Cooper Ingrid Bergman and Annabella favored. Rita Hayworth Raft and Virginia Field linked to Warners Danger Zone. Dorothy Lamour infirm at Paramount slows Caught In The Draft filming while Bob Hope and Buddy De Sylva adjust to delay.
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Ollywood
INS
Dorothy Thompson
Stormy Petrel
Columbia
Dorothy
Wythe Williams
Linton Wells
William L. Shirer
O'Brien
20Th Century-Fox
Pat
20Th
Knute Rockne
Middle West
Annabella
Maria
Ingrid Bergman
Robert Jordan
Gary Cooper
Gary
Mr. Hemingway
Hemingways
China
D B. DeMille
Borge Raft
Warners
Virginia Field
Harry Cohn
Rita Hayworth Raft
Hayworth
Raft
Virginia
Rita
Burbank
Raoul Walsh
Wurtzels in South America Name Roosevelts and Rooney as Top Figures
An era letter from Marion and Sol Wurtzel touring Latin America highlights Franklin D. Roosevelt and Mickey Rooney as the era’s two most popular people. It lists stops in Mexico to Argentina, with a note they will see readers around March 15. It notes Hollywood gossip and socialite sightings at Mocambo and other venues.
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Marion
Sol Wurtzel
South America
Roosevelt
Mickey Rooney
Latin America
Mexico
Guatemala
Costa Rica
Panama
Colombia
Ecuador
Peru
Chile
Argentina
Brazil
RRR
Hollywood
Betty Grable
Robert Stack
Ciro’s
Liz Whitney
Walter Brooks
Coleman
Cy Bartlett
Ellen Drew
Lady Furness
Seagrist
Reginald Gardiner
Mocambo
Hedy Lamarr
Helen Mendenhall
San Francisco
Reggie’s
Sandy Cummings
Maureen O’sullivan
Arthur Hornblow
Leslie Howard
Edward Arnold Jr
Rosemary Parchia
Bob Hope
Dave Butler
Theaters Update With Notable Screen Pairings
At the Paramount the plays Include Cheers For Miss Bishop with Martha Scott and William Gargan and Where Did You Get That Girl with Leon Errol and Helen Parrish. Iowa showings feature Santa Fe Trail with Errol Flynn Olivia de Havilland and Remedy for Riches with Jean Hersholt.
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Paramount
Miss Bishop
Martha Scott
William Gargan
Leon Errol
Helen Parrish
Iowa
Errol Flynn
Olivia DeHavilland
Air firms teach celestial navigation to pilots
An airline company has begun training its pilots in celestial navigation alongside standard methods. The program aims to improve navigation skills during long flights and in case of instrument loss, with instructors emphasizing star sighting techniques and sextant use.
Cedar Rapids Motorcycle Club Receives 1940 Safety Award
The Cedar Rapids Motorcycle Club held its annual banquet at the Roosevelt hotel with 40 attendees. Captain Gordon Hughes praised the club for no accidents in 1940 and presented the American Motorcycle Association safety award, while members received individual honors and a gold trophy for high club activity. The evening featured a floor show and dancing.
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Cedar Rapids
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