Never Say Die at Paramount with Martha Raye and Bob Hope
Comedy headlines Paramount bill as Martha Raye and Bob Hope star in Never Say Die with a mix up of a dog’s 30 day fate and a pistol duel. Andy Devine joins as Martha’s suitor amid romance and danger. Nancy Drew Trouble Shooter follows as Bonita Granville and Frankie Thomas pursue a murder mystery and trap themselves in a powerless airplane. A Paramount News rounds out the program.
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Paramount
Martha Raye
Bob Hope
Bob
Martha
Andy Devine
Bonita Granville
Frankie Thomas
Nancy Drew
F.C
Pedestrians urged to obey traffic rules nationwide
A National Safety Council committee urged pedestrians to follow traffic laws as motorists do after a three year study. It found two thirds of 12,500 pedestrian deaths last year involved violations or unsafe acts, and three of five traffic victims were pedestrians. Recommendations include underpasses, walk signals, pedestrian islands, sidewalks, better lighting, and strict enforcement.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Leslie J. Sorenson
The
Institute of Traffic Engineers
Hollywood Parade and science collide in scattered quotes
The piece blends gossip about Marjorie Weaver Louise Campbell and Douglas Fairbanks Jr with reflections on science isolation and control. It recalls Sir Henry Irving’s death while joking about a hypothetical life span and mentions Nobel Pasteur and the impact of tech on civilization. A quoted boyhood trick on concentration closes the fragment.
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Hollywood
Marjorie Weaver
Fox
Miss Weaver
Louise Campbell
Horace McMahon
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr
Fairbanks
Hollywood Chatter on Fame Love and Fear
The column surveys Sonja Henie’s happiness amid fame and wealth, notes on Garbo, Mary Pickford, Davis Niven and others, and recalls industry gossip about Zanuck, Grapes of Wrath, and Boris Karloff’s publicity routine as he heads to work in Chinatown.
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Ollywood
Sonja Henie
Hollywood
Sonja
England
Mary Pickford
Terry Kilbourne
Stokowski
Garbo
Edward G. Robinson
David Niven
Freddie Bartholomew
Warner Baxter
Marion Nixon
Darryl Zanuck
John Steinbeck
Zanuck
Joe E. Brown
Boris Karloff
Newton Oase
Boris
Mr. Wong
Chinatown
House
Karloff
la Brea
Sunset
Mind and Morality in Elven Science NOTE
Albert Edward Wiggam discusses science guiding moral choices and social rights over individual rights. He notes shoppers’ urge to enter picketed stores and cites a New York merchant using decoy protesters for profit. He warns of scientists growing hesitant to reveal discoveries.
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New York
Notice of Administrator Appointments in Linn County Iowa
Notice is hereby given that on June 13 1939 the undersigned were appointed and qualified as administrators of the estates of Bertha Berch Inte and Mary Agnes McNamara Inte both of Linn County Iowa deceased. All persons indebted must pay promptly and all claims should be filed with the Linn County Iowa District Court clerk. Locher & Locher Attorneys.
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Iowa
Linn County
Bertha Berch Inte
Justices Court
State of Iowa
Mary Agnes McNamara
Jowa
Theatres Showings Across Iowa and National Parks
At the theaters listed, the program includes The Girl and the Gambler starring Leo Carrillo Tim Holt and Steffi Dunn, Tidal Wave featuring Ralph Byrd and George Barbier, Paramount presents Never Say Die with Martha Raye and Bob Hope and Nancy Drew Trouble Shooter, Warner Baxter and Lynn Bari in The Return of The Cisco Kid, Back Door to Heaven with Wallace Ford and Patricia Ellis, plus Gunga Din with Cary Grant Victor McLaglen and Doug Fairbanks Jr and Meet the Girls with June Lang and Lynn Bari. Rialto offers Knight Without Armor starring Marlene Dietrich and Otto Kruger and Exposed with Glenda Farrell and Otto Kruger.
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Iowa
Girl and the Gambler
Leo Carrillo
Tim Holt
Steffi Dunn
Ralph Byrd
George Barbier
Paramount
Martha Raye
Bob Hope
Never Say Die
Bonita Granville
Frankie Thomas
Nancy Drew
Warner Baxter
Lynn Bari
Cisco Kid
Wallace Ford
Patricia Ellis
Heaven
Palace
Cary Grant
Victor McLaglen
Doug Fairbanks, Jr
June Lang
Rialto
Knight Without Armor
Marlene Dietrich
Otto Kruger
Glenda Farrel
Marlene Dietrich Stars At Rialto In Knight Without Armor
Marlene Dietrich headlines the Rialto with Knight Without Armor showing Wednesday and Thursday. Otto Kruger co stars as Dietrich brings a stylish wartime drama to the cinema.
Zodiac Puzzle and Movie Treks Note
Taken from a James Hilton novel inspired piece about intrigue of a nation, a queen and new lover. The second feature is Exposed with Glenda Farrell and Otto Kruger. The Flaming Frontier serial returns in chapter four with an All Star comedy.
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James Hilton
Mr. Chips
Glenda Farrell
Otto Kruger
Carrillo in Good Comed y at the Iowa
A 1930s cinema page review notes Leo Carrillo stars in a rattling good comedy as a bandit posing as a gentleman with mispronunciations fueling laughs. Also mentions Steffi Dann and Tim Holt Jr, plus a second feature SOS Tidal Wave with sensational PR copy about a televised mayoral race scandal.
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Iowa
Leo Carrillo
Carrillo
Jose Maria Lopez Y. Tostado
Maybecco
Mexico
RKO
Steffi Dann
Steffi
Jack Holt
Tim
Republic
Harlan Coal Firm Signs UMW Pact
Harlan KY AP William Turnblazer district president of the United Mine Workers announced Tuesday night the Creech Coal company signed a union shop contract with the union the first member of the Harlan County Coal Operators Association to do so.
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Harlan, Ky
William Turnblazer
Harlan
United Mine Workers
Creech Coal Company
Harlan County Coal Operators’ Association
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