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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 07, 1940

Page

13

Cagney and O Brien Make It Interesting at the Theaters

Pat O'Brien and Jimmy Cagney star in Torrid Zone as banana exporters set in Puerto Aguilar. The banter and roughhouse fight scenes punctuate a program that includes Ann Sheridan Helen Vinson and Andy Devine in supporting roles. The film alongside Cavalcade of Academy Awards will be shown with a newsreel and a Donald Duck cartoon.

Pat O’brien Jimmy Cagney Mort H. Singer Iowa Theater Puerto Aguilar Pat Jimmy George Tobias Good Ann Sheridan Helen Vinson Andy Devine George Tobias Cagney and O'Brien Tia Sheridan Sheridan Vinson Cagney Maxwell Anderson

M G M Plans Blossoms In The Dust Film For Garson

M G M has bought Blossoms In The Dust by Ralph Wheelwright to star Greer Garson in a film about foundlings placed with foster parents. Irving Asher will produce. Wheelwright bases the tale on Edna Gladney of the Texas Children’s Home and Aid Society who helped legalize children born out of wedlock in Texas.

Ollywood INS M-G-M Studio Ralph Wheelwright Greer Garson Irving Asher Wheelwright Edna Gladney

Hollywood Gossip Roundup Amid Frictions and Film Deals

Candid notes from the scree n world list Francis and Margo in Mexico City, Marjorie Weaver rising in TCFs For Beauty's Sake, and Preston Foster securing a two year three film deal with Para. Cesar Romero, Judy Garland, Betty Grable, and others are mentioned with hospital and schedule updates.

Margo Mexico City Francis Marjorie Weaver Tcfs P. A North West Mounted Preston Foster Para Hollywood Cesar Romero Cisco Kid Tommy Meighan Frances Goor Samaritan Hospital Jackie Coogan la Conga New York Betty Grable Judy Garland Bob Stack Delhaven Judy Ciro’s Jane Wyman Ronald Reagan Bing Crosby Ritz Brothers Andrews Sisters Casa Manana Heaven Too Jack Benny Mary Livingston Laguna Jack Holt Northridge Paul Kelly Jean Parker Warners Hungary Grace Moore Valentin Parera Marlene Dietrich Erich Remarque la Moore la Dietrich

Notice Appointment of Administrator in Iowa Estate

Notice is given that on May 23 1949 C E Evans was appointed and qualified as Administrator of the estate of Iva Evan deceased in Linn County Iowa. All persons indebted should pay promptly and those with claims must file them with the Linn County end office. Vessier Liddie & Fahey Attorneys represent the estate.

State of Iowa Linn County Iva Evanstate

Saturday's Children at the State in Favorable Review

A cheerful State Theatre release centers on Saturday's Children starring John Garfield Anne Shirley and Claude Rains as young couple Rims and Bobbie struggling with budget woes and economic insecurity. The program also features Hopalong Cassidy Show Down and a Movietone newsreel with multiple second features and other film highlights.

Rims Bobbie Robbie John Garfield Anne Shirley Claude Rains Hopalong Cassidy William Boyd Palace Victor Herbert Allan Jones Mary Martin Victor McLaglen Sally Eilers

Theaters Show Cagney Sheridan O Brien in Tor rid Zone

Iowa listings feature James Cagney Ann Sheridan and Pat O Brien in Tor rid Zone with Cavalcade of Academy Awards. Paramount screens Vivien Leigh Robert Taylor in Waterloo Bridge with C Aubrey Smith and Marie Ouspenskaya. State presents Saturday's Children.

Iowa James Cagney Ann Sheridan Pat O'Brien Paramount Vivien Leigh Robert Taylor Waterloo Bridge C. Aubrey Smith Marie Ouspenskaya

Edgar A. Guest The Poet of the People

Outside my window I glimpse a mourning dove nesting in a cedar tree. She remains calm as the world rages with threat and war, awaiting days’ end when she sees her young. Her life holds gentler things away from hate and armored threats.

Albinos Described As Mentally Below Normal By Doctor

Dr Thomas Butterworth of Reading Pa says albinos, though sometimes large and strong, are generally mentally deficient. He attributes this to social rejection from birth and visual learning difficulties.

Philadelphia INS Thomas Butterworth Reading Butterworth

Waterloo Bridge shines with Leigh in Cedar Rapids review

The Paramount Cedar Rapids screening of Waterloo Bridge showcases Vivien Leigh in a tender moving role as a dancer drawn into a wartime romance. Robert Taylor delivers a mature turn as the army officer with strong support from Virginia Field Maria Ouspenskaya and a well photographed cabaret sequence. Newsreels add wartime context amid concerns the war may be used as propaganda.

Nderstand E. H. Griffith Madeleine Carroll Europe Paris New York Miss Carroll Charlottesville Virginia Madeleine Vivien Leigh Paramount Theater Waterloo Bridge Miss Leigh Britain France Robert Taylor Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Robert E. Sherwood Virginia Field Kitty Maria Ouspenskaya Ballet Paramount Cedar Rapids America W. M

1935 Disaster Recalled as Republican River Flood Enters Nebraska

The Republican river valley flood scene from 1935 returns to Nebraska as heavy rains near Sterling bring renewed concerns of flooding. Officials warn of rising water impacting towns and farmlands along the river corridor.

Republican Nebraska Omaha, Neb Republican River Valley Sterling

Floods threaten Nebraska towns as rivers surge

Heavy rains drove flood crests along the Elkhorn and Republican rivers across northeastern Nebraska. Wauneta and nearby areas reported rising waters, with Imperial on high ground avoiding flooding while Beemer and West Point faced new barriers and two feet higher water near Champion. Farmers were urged to evacuate to higher ground. Tortoise shell is obtained from the hawkbill turtle.

Holyoke Colo Frenchman Creek Imperial Wauneta Nebraska Plum Creek West Point Beemer Elkhorn River McCook Republican River Frenchman Champion Frenchman Valley

British Act to Bar Naz Troop Landings

The admiralty ordered Friday that merchant vessels stay three miles from the British coast from sunset to sunrise to prevent German troop landings. Noncompliant ships may be fired upon. Those unable to reach destination before sunset must anchor or exit the zone. Coastal channels remain allowed under strict naval watch.

London Admiralty United Kingdom

Newlyweds Bargains Highlight Classified Ad Section 23

Daily money saving offers for home furnishings appear in classification 23 of the Want Ads section. The items target newlyweds seeking affordable decor and essentials. Local listings include assorted furniture and houseware at reduced prices.

Want

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