Mae West in Goin’ To Town Captures Western Wit
Mae West transports her signature swagger to the east in Goin’ To Town. She outshines a simple plot with sharp witticisms and a standout aria performance while facing rivals and a murder accusation amid lavish house party hijinks. The supporting acts and newsreel bits accompany the feature.
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Mae West
Paramount
Mae
Miss West
Social Register
Paramount News
Washington
Russia
Charlie Chan Courage at the Rialto heads Friday and Saturday
Warner Oland stars in Charlie Chan Courage based on Chinese Parrot as the headline attraction at the Rialto. The film follows Chan across the world in a jewel theft showdown. Supporting cast includes Leyton and Donald Woods.
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Warner _Oland
Charlie Chan
Rialto
Leyton
Donald Woods
Big Boy
Connie
Bergen
Charles French
Lafe McKee
Bud Osborne
Red Dog
Gladys Imaginative Narratives And A Personal Dilemma
A letter discusses Gladys who adds fiction to stories and believes her own tales. It then shifts to a Dear Miss Manners inquiry about a husband and another man making advances, with advice to gradual disengagement and to involve the husband if discomfort grows.
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Gladys
Miss Manners
Letter from a Boy to Miss Manners on Girls Hard to Get
A reader named Jack writes to Miss Manners praising girls who are hard to get and criticizing those deemed too easy. He argues the desirable girl is a good pal who remains elusive, while noting he and others do not respect the easily obtainable type. The column invites responses from hot mammas and the girls in question.
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Miss Manners
Jack
Giant Killer
State Theater Opens Twin First Run Features This Weekend
State theater offers two new first run pictures for four days starting Saturday. The Age of Indiscretion stars Madge Evans Paul Lukas Helen Vinson May Robson and David Jack Holt with Buck Jones in Border Brigands. Andrew and Kohler also appear. The program marks a shift to regular pricing and includes dramatic moments such as Lukas discovering his wife’s divorce and a custody bid, plus comedy with the spaniel Flush.
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State Theater
Madge Evans
Paul Lukas
Helen Vinson
May Robson
Little David Jack Holt
Buck Jones
Northwest
Andrew and
Kohler
Lukas
Reno
Miss Robson
Flush
Barretts
Wimpole Street
Northwest Mounted
Theaters Show Busy Schedule At Local Screens
Major houses present Katharine Hepburn in Break of Hearts and Little Women. Mae West in Goin to Town. Joe Cook in Mr. Widget. Joan Blondell in Smarty. Shirley Temple in It Eyes. Other premieres include March of Time Daggers and When a Man Sees Red with Buck Jones.
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Katharine Hepburn
Jack Holt
Jim Burke
Paramount
Mae West
The
Florentine Dagger
Margaret Lindsay
Joe Cook
Mr. Widget
Rialto
Joan Blondel
Memorial Day Honors Gracious G A R Veteran Horace Kelly
Horace B. Kelly 93, last surviving Grundy Center G A R member, took part in Memorial Day exercises. Enlisted in 1861 from Dane county Wisconsin, he served under Generals Banks and Thomas in Virginia and Maryland. He helped organize Grand Army posts at Reinbeck and Grundy Center and now serves as senior vice commander of Iowa Grand Army of the Republic.
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Grundy Center
Horace B. Kelly
Kelly
Dane County
Wis
Banks and
Thomas
Virginia
Maryland
Reinbeck and
Department of Iowa
Grand Army of the Republic
Do Men Talk Freely With Women More Than With Men
Psychology professor Joseph Jastrow notes in large-scale studies in both the United States and Britain that men and women converse with apparent restraint compared with conversations among men or among women. He observes English men adjust to women’s interests, hinting at broader social changes affecting family size and leadership.
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Joseph Jastrow
America
England
East
West
How To Solve Your Personal Problems Booklet
A clipped ad for a booklet by Albert Edward Wizeam D Sc offering personal problem solutions. Readers are asked to mail requests with a self addressed stamped envelope and a small fee to Dr Wiggam care The Gazette.
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Albert Edward Wizeam
Wiggam
American Social Views On Women And Child Training Questioned
The discussion contrasts how American and English women talk about men and women in private, notes stronger eastern patterns, and argues mothers training children under five can outperform schooling. It cites Merrill-Palmer Nursery School in Detroit as an example of advanced early childhood knowledge. It also questions heredity versus environment with a historical note on Mayflower descendants.
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Merrill-Palmer
Detroit
10-20-30 Years Ago in the Gazette Highlights
Items note Irving Westcott’s injury while helping push a car from mud and a new lease for Lincoln park by the Orient Boosters club of the Odd Fellows with plans for a bathing beach. Also reported are a dam contract on Indian creek, drowning of Melvin Sherwood, and assorted local market figures and social notices.
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Irving Westcott
Local relocations and market notes in Ames column
Mr and Mrs John Stahl move to Manchester to make their home. Mr and Mrs Charles Byrnes plan an extended trip to the Pacific coast. Ww Dean showcases a bird and animal collection with over 200 birds. Mrs T Z Cook returns from California and will summer at 820 Second Avenue. Oats 271/4 to 27 1/2 cents, corn 46 1/2 cents, barley 30-40, rye 60, wheat 90, hay 8 to 10 1/2, straw 4-5, hens 10, eggs 14, hogs 4, steer 3-4 50, lambs 4 1/2 dollars per hundredweight. A windrow hay baler tested at Ames for alfalfa at three tons an hour.
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Bluefields
Central America
Millard
Gyda Bates
Jessie Wales
Helen Johnson
California
Benjamin Swab
Cedar Rapids
University of Iowa
William Schock
Beatrice A. Green
Milo P. Smith
John Stahl
Manchester
Charles Byrnes
Pacific Coast
Dean
T. Z. Cook
Second Avenue
Hepburn and Boyer Ideal Combination at Iowa Theatre
Audience cheers Katharine Hepburn in Break of Hearts with softened looks and subtle naivete fitting her ideal pairing with Charles Boyer. The pairing elevates a weak plot, while Awakening of Jim Burke and a Merrie Melodie with news reel accompany the features, as W. M. reports.
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Katharine Hepburn
Iowa Theater
Hepburn
Charles Boyer
Boyer
Gable
Lkker
Katie
Jim Burke
Jim
W. M
Short Change Artist Tries Her Game Four Times Succeeds Once
Police chased a reported short change artist after Gert rude Morgan a Bishop's cafeteria cashier was swindled of 5 dollars. The woman about 40 tall and dark wore plain clothes and tried the scheme at two theaters and an oil station with no success after the initial theft. A second report said R J Hunt had fishing tackle worth 17 dollars stolen from the powerhouse dam while seeking bait.
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Gertrude Morgan
Bishop’s
R. J. Hunt
Fifth
Avenue
General Air Conditioning Corporation Incorporation Notice
Notice that General Air Conditioning Corporation has incorporated in Iowa with principal office in Cedar Rapids Linn County. It will manufacture and wholesale electrical and air conditioning equipment and related goods and may hold patents copyrights and trademarks. Board of 3 directors to govern, authorized capital stock to be issued in cash. The corporation is formed for ten years with initial officers and terms of stock subscription.
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General Air Conditioning Corporation
State of
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Tow
Thorea
Hon Ie
Corporation
Pitta
Elecat
Rotary Engurer
Vineha
Crema
Tiey
Agra
Coorneral
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Rinse
Eese
Secraary
Johnson
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