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Coronation Exposition Queen Draws Thousands in Cedar Rapids
The Cedar Rapids Gazette reports crowds packed the coronation event for the city's Exposition Queen. Marie Dressler, 62, lauded star, is described as critically ill in Santa Barbara while film history notes her 1931 Oscar recognition. Rumors swirl about a romance between Ethel DuPont and Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr. after his Wilmington visit.
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Cedar Rapids Exposition of Progress
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