Gershwin Brothers to Write Astaire Rogers Film
George and Ira Gershwin prepare to write songs for the Fred Astaire Ginger Rogers movie Watch Your Step to be directed by Mark Sandrich from a Lee Loeb and Harold Buchman book. The project follows a string of top composer collaborations in Hollywood musicals.
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New Ground synopsis reveals engagement break and Florida boarding house
Anne Audinaid ends engagement with Steven Forbes as Halsey declares bankruptcy. Star Ryan, a taxi driver and son of Halsey, pursues Anne while planning to recover money. Anne, Star, Parker, and Sarah open a boarding house on Anne inherited Florida property. Steven, nursing jealousy, follows. Nita and Ellery navigate romances and tensions as financial strain grows.
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Sarah
Butler
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Florida
Hattie Moore
Nita
Maudie Krebbs
Denatured coffee and debts shape Anne's quiet home
Anne navigates scarcity eight people fed daily while living with boarders Miss Pearly Miss Hill and Ellery Richy. She values gentle support from Richy and his daughters letters, as fears of loss stir but kindness keeps her afloat amid debt and care.
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Vera
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Hill and Dale
Avon
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Beatrice
Do Sunday School Picnics Still Hold The Same Charm
A reflective poem questions whether church picnics, long held in June, remain unchanged. The speaker imagines scenes of lunches under shade trees, baked goods, and games, wondering about attendance, traditions, and the preacher’s role, as years pass.
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Little Willie
Tea varieties arise from same plant through culture and cure
All different kinds of tea come from the same plant, with differences produced by cultivation and processing methods.
Hearts Divided prompts praise for Powell Davies cast
Hollywood's attempt to stage history with romance features Marion Davies and Dick Powell in Hearts Divided. A strong supporting roster of Edward Everett Horton Charlie Ruggles and Arthur Treacher bolsters the tale set in the Napoleonic era about Betsy Patterson and Jerome Bonaparte. Powell's comic turn and Davies's form receive mixed notes.
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Arthur Treacher
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Jerome Bonaparte
Betsy Patterson
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Washington
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Powell
Hall Johnson
Hearts Divided
Claude Rains
Sunday Horoscope for Ages and Elderly in Church Affairs
Sunday’s horoscope predicts excellent prospects for church and clergy matters and for elderly persons after a period of inertia. Promotions, financial increases, and beneficial social contacts may arise, with intellectual pursuits and stable fortune growth for those with birthdays. A child born today may be intelligent, studious, and popular.
Bluebeard Hanged for Poison Murder of His Wife
Louis Gosden, 32, known as Bluebeard, was executed at San Quentin for the murder by poison of his third wife Laura, 21, at Oak and Streets. The case drew wide attention as authorities carried out the death sentence Friday.
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Oakand
Carnival Man Fined At Vinton For Failing To Observe Highway Stop
Vinton court fined W. F. Henderson of Nashville five dollars and costs after state patrolmen arrested him for failing to stop at an arterial stop sign. M. W. Jones of Vinton also fined five dollars and costs for passing another car on a hill. he was cited by patrolman C. R. Hoff.
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Edgewood Band to Perform Weekly Saturday Concerts
Edgewood Commercial club hires S. D. Gratke band instructor to direct the school band of fifty members in weekly concerts on the street or at Burgin Story park every Saturday evening.
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Edgewood
Notice to Bid for Monroe Township School House Project
Notice publicizing bid for construction of School House Number 2 in Monroe Township Linn County Iowa. Plans and specifications viewable at the secretary Charles W Van Note home RFD 4 Marion. Bids due by 8 pm June 29 1936. Lowest bidder to receive contract with right to reject any or all bids.
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Down
It Was Discarded But Now It Looks New
Doris restores an old Morris chair in a Cedar Rapids Gazette feature. A carpenter trims the frame and renovates the upholstery with white enamel and light color washes. The project costs under five dollars and impresses Doris and her fiancé.
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Doris
Packing Firm Files To Recover Eleven Million AAA Taxes
Cudahy Packing company sues in federal court to recover 11.9 million dollars paid to the government in processing taxes under the invalidated AAA. Colonel George Buckingham filed the suit for the firm. Carl Perkins, assistant U.S. attorney, said the government would fight the case vigorously.
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Chicago
Cudahy Packing Company
AAA
George Buckingham
Carl Perkins
United States
Farm animal industry built Canada’s 1934 revenue
1934 figures show Canada earned over 328 million dollars from farm animals and their products. The data highlights livestock, dairy, and related outputs contributing to national income during the year.
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Canada
Private Number and Cartoon Polo Clash at Paramount
Basil Rathbone dominates in Private Number as a ruthless butler controlling the mansion. Loretta Young stars as the persecuted maid while Robert Taylor battles the villainy to protect his marriage. A Walt Disney Mickeys Polo Game short, Charlie Chase comedy, and a Paramount News segment complete the program.
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Theaters Present Mulitple 1930s Features Across Iowa
Iowa theaters announce several film lineups. At theaters listing shows stars like Marion Davies Dick Powell and Claude Rains in Hearts Divided and Private Number starring Robert Taylor Loretta Young. Also billed are Boris Karloff in The Walking Dead Mae West in Klon dike Annie Darkest Africa at Olympic and more.
Mindful Marriages and Memory: A Scientist's Note
An author notes science cannot answer moral questions and that society's rights can override individuals. A Journal of Social Psychology study links later marriage to greater distance from home due to wider social circles. The piece also discusses why "I forgot" is a more tolerated excuse than other faults.
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Journal of Social Psychology
How to Improve Your Memory by Dr Henry C Link
An illustrated booklet explains memory rules tested by science. It covers remembering names dates lessons and books and is offered as a reader service with 10 cents for costs and a stamped self addressed envelope.
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Henry C.link
Albert E. Wiggam
How to Improve Your Memory Promoted By Psychology
A reader ad offers a memory improvement booklet for 10 cents with a 3 cent stamped envelope. The piece cites Lieut Kreml of Evanston Illinois noting buses and trucks cut fatal accidents in six years while private car accidents rose 50 percent. He advocates safety councils and five rules: train drivers, test features, penalize bad driving, reward good driving. Copyright.
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Evanston
Iil
United States
Lieut. Kreml
Safety Council
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