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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 24, 1937

Page

4

Robert Taylor to Make Film at Oxford

Hollywood gossip notes Robert Taylor likely to star in Yank At Oxford for MGM, with England-bound filming in Oxford background as Bob joins the Rhodes scholarship tale. Also mentions Simone Simon’s Hollywood return, Elaine Barrie Barrymore and John Barrymore, Rowland Brown's writing, and other studio rumors.

Robert Taylor Oxford Los Angeles Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer England Clark Gable John Conway Jean Harlow Bob Honolulu Waikiki Simone Simon Hollywood Paris Twentieth Century-Fox Mamselle Suez Josette Darryl Zanuck Gene Markey

Pioneer Educator Honored as Father of Common Schools

A historical feature notes the educator who pioneered universal American schooling and influenced school reform. The piece references his impact on public education, highlighting his enduring legacy in U S classrooms and the development of common schools.

Just Folks by Edgar A Guest

Home and the day is ended and the sense of calm returns after the busy world. The speaker rests from the crowded city and its market storms, seeking comfort, unity, and a forgiving welcome at home. The poem contrasts domestic peace with public trouble, promising tender, true reception regardless of fate.

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Safety match that relights after being blown out invented

A MIT faculty member has created a safety match that can be struck to light, blown out, and reignited repeatedly. The repeating match uses a special preparation and will burn until it runs down, re-lighting when scratched against a suitable surface.

Cambridge, Mass Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Iowa Bill Delights Porter Story Fans at the Iowa

A review notes Gene Stratton Porter references and praises the cast in a feature at the Iowa. It highlights a plot where a child helps a selfish wife avoid divorce, with performances by Jackie Moran and Wynne Gibson. The second feature Speed to Spare stars Charles Quigley and Dorothy Wilson with racing scenes and thrills.

Gene Stratton Porter Michael O'Halloran Iowa Laddie Jackie Moran Carrie Sidney Bleekmer Wynne Gibson Columbia Charles Quigley Dorothy Wilson Eddie Nugent

Theaters Show Newline Trailers In Iowa Route Listings

At the theaters in Iowa, films include Michael O Halleran with Wynne Gibson Warren Hull and Jackie Moran Speed to Spare with Charles Quigley and Dorothy Wilson Paramount Wings over Honolulu with Wendy Barrie and Ray Milland Night of Mystery with Roscoe Karns and Ruth Cole man New State Don Ameche and Ann Sothern in Fifty Roads To Town Glenda Farrell and Barton MacLane in Fly Away Baby Palace Jean Harlow Fran chot Tone and Cary Grant in Suzy Roscoe Karns and Elea nore Whitney in Clarence Rialto I Stand Condemned with Harry Baur and Penelope Dudley Ward Western Frontier with Ken Maynard Strand Hugh Herbert in Love Begins at Twenty Road Gang

Iowa Michael O'Halloran Wynne Gibson Warren Hull Jackie Moran Speed Charles Quigley Dorothy Wilson Paramount Honolulu Wendy Barrie Ray Milland Roscoe Karns Eleanore Whitney Clarence Rialto Harry Baur Penelope Dudley-Ward Ken Maynard Strand Hugh Herbert Road Gang

Mercury Reaches Toward Sun Then Snaps Back on Orbit

The article describes Mercury moving closer to the sun for 44 days then reversing course in a sharp bend and accelerating again into a prolonged plunge along its orbit.

Mercury

Spy Story Heads New Double Bill At Rialto

The Rialto shows I Stand Condemned a powerful tale about a rich man’s one word saving a man tried as a spy. Stars include Harry Baur Lawrence Olivier and Penelope Dudley Ward. Also featured Western Frontier with Ken Maynard and The Phantom Rider seventh chapter with Buck Jones and the Fiddle.

Rialto Harry Baur Lawrence Olivier Penelope Dudley-Ward Ken Maynard Buck Jones the Fiddle

Mystery and Air Story At Paramount

A three day Paramount showing opens Tuesday with Wings Over Honolulu a love thriller set in an aerial tropical backdrop featuring Ray Milland and Wendy Barrie. The second film Night of Mystery based on The Greene Murder Case stars Roscoe Karns as Sergeant Heath with Ruth Coleman in the lead, delivering suspenseful murders and classic Van Dine intrigue.

Paramount Theater Honolulu Ray Milland Milland Wendy Barrie Paramount S. S. van Dine Greene van Dine Roscoe Karns Sergeant Heath Ruth Coleman

Collector’s Pursuit Reveals Hidden D H Treasures

A reader seeks items in a specified collection revealing desires and motives. The feature notes how the collector scans shelves for rare pieces and favors unique, authenticated pieces linked to historical figures.

Chicken Thieves Threaten Fort Worth Neighborhood

Fort Worth residents on the city’s eastern edge report a wave of poultry thefts with more than seventy chickens taken over the last month within a small district. Detectives investigate as residents urge stronger nocturnal security.

Fort Worth, Tex Fort Worth

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