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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1938
Page
6
Mary Manners notes Mrs F with snow white hair remains vibrant and sociable, cultivating many companions and calling younger friends investments to stay lively as she ages. The piece contrasts youthfulness of spirit with age.
A terse note hints at a continuing correspondence with a woman, suggesting a parallel affair could erupt and affect reputations and relationships. The text implies uneasy prospects of scandal and social judgment if the other affair becomes known.
The writer advises that attractiveness lies in friendliness and empathy. Being kind to both boys and girls earns more attention and trust, as those who are sympathetic are sought after as confidants. Focus on understanding others rather than chasing beauty or intellect.
Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant star in Holiday at the Iowa theater alongside Richard Dix in Blind Alibi. Paramount presents Hold That Kiss with Maureen O Sullivan and Mickey Rooney and The Divorce of Lady X with Merle Oberon. New State shows Four Men and a Prayer with Loretta Young and Richard Greene and Sinners in Paradise with John Boles and Madge Evans. Rialto features The Small Town Boy with Stuart Erwin and Joyce Compton and Luck of the Roaring Camp with Owen Davis and Joan Woodbury. Palace presents Tovarich with Claudette Colbert and Charles Boyer and Daughter of Shanghai with Anna May Wong. Strand offers Back in Circulation with Pat OBrien and Joan Blondell and Danger Valley with Jack Randall.
Hollywood column notes Paramount’s Spawn of the North shoots on a studio water tank with four veteran boats costing $20,000 more after a $35,000 tank build. The piece argues studio work better than on location to control light wind and sound for stars Dorothy Lamour and George Raft.
The writer recalls filming scenes for Spawn and other productions, noting hatchet stunts near Dorothy Lamour and Tamiroff, the challenge of convincing dialogue for 15th century Paris, and actors like Fred MacMurray and Louise Campbell on location. He observes crews, accents, and the mix of authentic craft with camera needs in Hollywood's backlots.
The Dead End kids return to star in Crime School at the Iowa theater Friday with Humphrey Bogart and Gale Page providing romance. The film criticizes reformatories as a breeding ground for crime while the co feature Sailing Along showcases Jessie Mathews Jack Whiting and Roland Young in lively musical roles.
The speaker notes being forbidden to fly during a history of aviation project due to studio investment. On the Give Me a Sailor set he witnessed director Elliot Nugent causing an elderly bit player to stumble nine times over a garden hose before declaring satisfaction. The player turned out to be Nugent-Elliot's father.
The conflict between England and France lasted across the reigns of five English kings and five French monarchs, illustrating the protracted nature of medieval European power struggles.
Notice names LILLIAN HENNESSEY and FREEDA MacLAUGHLIN as executrices for estates in Linn County Iowa. It calls for immediate payment of debts and filing of claims with the Linn County District Court and attorney contact details provided.
The Hutton and Ansenger Hippodrome train arrives in Cedar Rapids on Friday June 3 for three days of exhibitions near Union Station on Rock Island tracks. The tour showcases Lone Star the largest milk cow Little Star the smallest cow Serpentina mermaid claim Custandi Mesopotamian crafts penguins Galapagos elephants buffalo zebu pink skinned bull and the largest horse with noon to 11 pm daily tours by uniformed attendants.
Jerusalem reports a potential large scale oil industry in Palestine to meet Britain's wartime needs. Estimates cite 200 million tons of bituminous limestone in the lower tradedau hills with oil content ranging from 5 to 25 percent, yielding a near term supply if Iraq pipelines are disrupted.
Concord New Hampshire Carlton Hill fortified his summer camp by closing it last fall. Upon reopening this season he found the camp littered with overturned lamps and broken dishes indicating vulnerability to intruders.
A frightened duck entered through the fireplace chimney and hid in the living room corner, startling the occupant who discovered it amid torn linen.
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