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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 27, 1936

Page

6

Robert Donat To Return For RKO Picture

Robert Donat, currently starring with Sylvia Sidney in a British film, will return to Hollywood to make an RKO release titled Clementina adapted from A E W Mason. He must first fulfill a Warner Brothers contract for one picture. The article notes Donat’s swashbuckling lead and the broader Hollywood chatter about color productions and other stars.

Los Angeles Robert Donat Sylvia Sidney Hollywood RKO Clementina A. E. W. Mason Warner Brothers Donat Robin Hood d’Artagnan Robert Cummings Bay London Robert Paramount Laddie Sanford Mary Duncan J. Levy Buffalo Paulette Goddard Evelyn Laye Constance Collier Evelyn Nellie Roy Newbert Milton Bren Freeman Goldens Sally Eilers Harry Joe Brown Edmund Loews Cary Grant Ralph Wonders Jermes Blakley Mary Carlisle Olivia DeHavilland Cornell Florence Rice Grantland Ad Schulberg England Gregory la Cava Jim Oviatt William Keighley Washington Bette Davis

Mellon Institute Produces Felt-Coated Steel in Pittsburgh

The Mellon Institute of Industrial Research in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania has developed a new felt coated steel product. This advance could impact manufacturing by improving surface quality and wear resistance for various industrial applications.

Mellon Institute of Industrial Research Pittsburgh

Eleanor Page’s Summer Soups Roil With Rich Recipes

Eleanor describes hot and chilled soups to pair with meals in summer. She details cream of tomato with mushrooms, cream of pea or asparagus, and iced gelatin soups. A lavish leek and potato soup combines leeks onions butter cream chicken consommé and potatoes.

Eleanor

First Courses for Summer Meals Leaflet by Nancy Page

Nancy releases a new leaflet on First Courses for Summer Meals. The Cedar Rapids Gazette invites readers to request it by sending a stamped self addressed envelope to Nancy Page care of the paper.

Nancy Nancy Page The Cedar Rapids

Contract Bridge How to Play and Win

In a club oriented play South pursues rapid development of clubs to gain discards and avoid diamond finesse risk. East holds the King and guards hearts, making the diamond finesse unlikely. Declarer proceeds with clubs, ruffs, and trump management to prevent any trump trick and secure discards for losing diamonds.

West East Declarer South

Bridge Rules and Etiquette Copy Found in New Market

A damaged clipping mentions a tree copy of Bridge Rules and Etiquette, indicates a note to Mrs. Culbertson in a sale and a canine related detail.

Garette

Grateful Groom-to-Be Thanks Wise Refuser in Love

A man thanks a prudent woman who refused him, for guiding him to a fiancée who truly loves him. The note also includes a Miss Manners style query from a 17 year old about whether to cut long hair, concluding with a cautious barber appointment suggestion depending on happiness vs. others’ opinions.

Harry Ann Miss Manners Sox

Do not toy with his affection for a man

A caution against using someone’s feelings for amusement. It warns that treating affection as a game harms both sides and leads to unhappiness.

Outdoor Education Campaign Promotes Backyard Picnics

A suggestion endorses picnics at home as a solution for those without outdoor experience. It frames the idea as an educational campaign designed to cultivate a fondness for simple outdoor activities.

Unimaginative People and Cautious Matchmaking

Residents complain about a lack of vision among neighbors. A confidant counsel suggests the two parties may not be compatible for happiness together, reflecting cautious social judgments.

Centenarian to Wed 54-Year-Old in Albany Wedding

Old Forge New York reports 100 year old Charles Jeannette who quips that every man should marry before 100 will wed 54 year old Ella Blanche Manning of Albany this Sunday.

Old Forge N. Y Charles Jeannette Ella Blanche Manning Albany

Farm Woman Near Ridgeway Ends Life

Mrs Albert Sobolik 39 hanged herself Friday on the Sobolik farm six miles southwest of Ridgeway. Despondency over ill health is listed as the likely cause. She is survived by her husband and several children.

Decorah Albert Sobolik Sobolik Ridgeway

The Princess Comes Across tops a warm weather program

A trans Atlantic ship-set thriller features Carole Lombard and Fred MacMurray in a breezy romance amid a murder mystery aboard a liner. Alison Skipworth and William Frawley provide comedy flair as the cast chases two murders and a swarthy mystery man.

Paramount New York Carole Lombard Fred MacMurray Miss Lombard Hollywood Alison Skipworth MacMurray William Frawley Paramount News

Local youth travel and visits from across Texas and beyond

Emma Sparks left yesterday for Dallas. Ralph Leo arrived from Austin to spend the summer with Prof. and Mrs. Ernest Leo. Herbert L. Killian graduated from Manitus School New York and will enter Princeton next fall. Loretta O Neill left for St Louis for a national thetas phi alpha convention. Vivien Buser and Virginia Turner went to Camp Chipeta Estes Park Colorado.

Emma Sparks Dallas Tex Ralph Leo Austin Ernest Leo Herbert L. Killian Manitus_ school New York Princeton University Loretta O’neill St. Louis Theta Phi Alpha Sorority Vivien Buser Virginia Turner Camp Chipeta Estes Park Colo

Maude Adams Shines in The Little Minister at Greene's

The Greene's opera house season ends with Maude Adams in The Little Minister. A delivery truck collision on First avenue and Seventh street left driver William Hubacek with minor injuries. Alice and Eva McCreedy travel to Chicago for summer activities. H B Soutter and daughter Caroline head to Vancouver to meet his sister Fannie Soutter returning from China.

Greene’s Opera House Maude Adams William Hubacek First Avenue Seventh Street Alice Eva McCreedy Chicago Eva American School of Physical Education H. B. Soutter Caroline Soutter Vancouver B. C Mr. Soutter Fannie Soutter China

Local Brevities On Summer Trips And Society News

Ralph D. Hunting returns home from Yale for summer vacation. Rev J P Hugett heads to Boulder Colorado for the season. Charles A Stevens of Cedar Rapids elected president of the Iowa area Fraternal Order of Eagles in Des Moines. E C Gladfelter and family depart for an extended stay in Seattle. Mrs O W Heynen leaves for a relatives visit in Williamsport Pennsylvania.

Ralph D. Hunting Yale J. P. Hugett Boulder Colo Charles A. Stevens Cedar Rapids Iowa Fronternal Order of Eagles Des Moines E. C. Gladfelter Seattle Wash O. W. Heynen Williamsport

Roosevelt Kills Bill Extending WWI Bonus to 2500 Provisional Officers

President Roosevelt vetoed a bill that would have added about 2,500 former provisional officers of the army navy and marine corps to the World War bonus program. The measure would have amended the adjusted compensation act to include temporary officers under major or lieutenant commander who were honorably discharged before January 21 1922. The estimated cost was about 4 million dollars.

Washington Army Navy Marine Corps Roosevelt

Locust Hill Debuts Doctor Farwell at Old White Church

In Locust Hill, Dr. Jonathan Farwell makes his first appearance at Old White Church with son Dale watching the crowd. Banker Henry Marblestone and family greet him as Abbie Brown befriends Dale, while Dale ponders local Revolutionary War history near a wall tablet.

Locust Hill Jonathan Farwell Old White Dale Cassius Brady Farwell Lenora Brady Bradys Henry Marblestone Doctor Farwell Marblestone Henry Doctor Evelyn Sarah Marblestone Miss Marblestone Marblestone Board Abbie Brown Hannah Garner Abbie Mr. Farwell Miss Brown Dale Farwell

Notice of Probate of Will in Linn County Iowa

The District Court of Linn County Iowa schedules a July 1 1936 9:00 A M hearing to prove and admit as the last will and testament of Mary Moses late of the county deceased. Ed W Lundquist clerk and P H Kubicek attorney announce the probate action.

State of Iowa Linn County District Court Mary Moses Cedar Rapids Iowa

White Angel film tribute to Florence Nightingale at Iowa theater

Hollywood honors Florence Nightingale with Kay Francis as The Lady with The Lamp in The White Angel. The feature portrays Nightingale's mission from her youth through Crimea, highlighting reforms in nursing, hospital conditions, and her enduring faith in her vision, with restrained romance and strong historical spirit.

Florence Nightingale Kay Francis Iowa Theater Hollywood Francis Nightingale Florence Queen Victoria England Crimean

Theaters Show New Releases At Paramount Rialto Palace Olympic

At Paramount Carole Lombard and Fred MacMurray star The Princess Comes Across. Kay Francis and Ian Hunter appear in The White Angel. Jessie Matthews and Robert Young lead Its Love Again with Louis Schmeling in fight pictures. Don’t Gamble with Love with Bruce Cabot and Ann Sothern plays alongside Phantom Patrol. Unwelcome Stranger stars Jack Holt and Mona Barrie. Call of the Prairie with William Boyd. Together We Live and Superspeed appear at Olympic along with One Man Law starring Buck Jones.

Jessie Mathews Robert Young Louis Schmeling Rialto Bruce Cabot Ann Sothern Kermit Maynard Palace Jack Holt and Mona Barrie William Boyd Ben Lyon Sheila Manners Florence Rice Norman Foster Buck Jones Shirley Grey

Bullet ends hunt as thief is shot in park

Paul Voll rath, 59, gathering wood in Van Cortlandt Park, was struck in the hand by a stray bullet from a boy marksman. Police said Voll rath will not be prosecuted.

New York Paul Vollrath van Cortlandt Park

Also Mentioned on This Page

RKO _ Picture Louella C. Parsons Universal Service Marx Brothers Peck Groucho Marx Selznick Lyle Rucker Merle Oberon Marlene Dietrich Richard Boleslawski Oberon Edmonds Argus Marlene Europe Boleslawski Poland Hal Roach Lyda Roberts Patsy Kelly Hal Roberts Kelly Margaret Feg Murray Aubrey Smith Boris Karloff Nigel Bruce Cline Brook David Niven Florence la Ganke Souyes Josephine Culbertson North Dasler Mary Manners Pet Pan Bill Heart’s Heritage Joseph McCord Wigaray Walt Disney Sini Symphony Cedar Park Bob Snyder ED W. Lundquist Ets District Court P. H. Kubicek Princess Tiowa Ian Hunter the White Angel Sunday Gazette
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