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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1949
Page
8
Theater listings show matinees and evening starts for Paramount Iowa State Town Palace Times Strand and Marion venues. Feature films include Wake of the Red Witch and All My Sons with accompanying shorts and serials.
Hollywood reports that Monogram staged a monkey screening for Bomba the Jungle Boy with 20 monkeys from zoos chained to seats. Trainers fed them popcorn bananas and used canvas floors to quiet noise while ushers handed out cards asking about coconuts and ratings like four banana or magnificent.
Observers note two monks in the last row cuddled in the same chair while the audience remained oddly silent. Trainers deny snoozing as patrons gaze at the monkey and lions on screen, with a guess that boredom and Lana Turner hunger linger in the cinema.
A group settles before a flickering screen as eyes fix on the moving images. Gloria, an older woman, perches on the back of her seat while others gaze in quiet fascination.
Notice states Emma O. Pentatrix is appointed administratrix of an estate in Linn County Iowa. It directs any interested persons to file claims and make payment to the undersigned. Attorneys Simmons Perrine Al Tinvheight Elwood and Neff are listed for the proceedings.
Washington dispatch reports Streicher a 37 year old Colmar Manor Maryland bakery restaurant owner has begun selling bread at eight cents a loaf to undercut high prices. He says wholesalers pushed him to raise costs and aims to show customers a new value while profits from a half cent per loaf on large family bread. His partner baker Robert Bachman backs the plan. Since the price cut last Friday business tripled. He plans to continue the single item price cut indefinitely.
State of Iowa Lynd County records announce an estate administration with appointed administrators. Creditors listed as heirs or interested parties are urged to present claims promptly and authenticate at the appropriate county office.
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