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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 15, 1940

Page

6

Bermuda Trip Bonded By Secrets On A Drama laden Cruise

Malda Linn a New York heiress wins Bermuda tickets in a theater contest, travels as Maida McCabe aboard with Wallis Kane and dancer Ibmon. Aymon detains Maida to lure her into work, while Maida and Kane clash over camera tricks as plans unfold toward a long awaited return to New York.

Malda Linn New York Bermuda Matia Vmccabe Mo McCabe Iomon Maida Wallis Kane Aymon Walls Kane Indelnes

Garbo returns to New York amid social whirl and film talks

Greta Garbo reappears with Gaylord Hauser in New York dining quietly then touring a Vanderbilt mansion and Florida social events before returning to discuss a possible MGM project Madame Curie remains a talking point while Garbo and Hauser facing marriage speculation. Ronald Reagan on Life of Knute Rockne role impresses studio bosses and may play George Gipp.

Ollywood INS Hollywood Greta Garbo Gaylord Hauser Garbo New York Cornelius Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Mansion Fifth Avenue Florida Ind Nassau M-G-M Madame Curie Hauser Ronald Reagan Knute Rockne Rockne Warners George Gipp Gipp Ronnie

Bette Davis on set and Hollywood gossip mix with sports past

A fragmentary newspaper item recalls a Dixon high school athlete who later played at Monmouth College in Missouri. The piece then shifts to Bette Davis at Warner Brothers visiting on set with talk of her future roles and a separated marriage of actress Grace Raft, noting rumors of divorce from George Raft.

Ture Dixon Monmouth College Missour Pat O'Brien Warner Hatter Hollywood Grace Raft George Ruff Ied

104 Prints In American Annual Of Photography Exhibit Here

The 104 original prints from the American Annual of Photography for 1940 will be shown in the Cedar Rapids Public Library exhibition room from March 17 to 27 under the Cedar Rapids Camera Club. The collection features top prints from amateurs and professionals worldwide. Programs will be available during the exhibit.

Cedar Rapids Public Library Cedar Rapids Camera Club

Weather dynamics hinder birds soaring on cloudy days

Birds seldom soar when skies are overcast as clouds cool the earth and weaken warm air rising. The surface cooling reduces buoyant thermals needed for ascent, limiting soaring behavior.

The Light That Failed at Paramount and More

Theaters showcase The Light That Failed with Ronald Colman Ida Lupino and Walter Huston at Paramount. Iowa presents The Invisible Man Returns with Sir Cedric Hardwicke John Sutton Nan Grey and Five Little Peppers at Home. Geronimo with Preston Foster Ellen Drew Andy Devine Boris Karloff Margaret Lindsay at State British Intelligence. Palace shows Brother Rat with Priscilla Lane Wayne Morris Charlie Chan at Treasure Island Rialto features Five Little Peppers and Texas Wildcats. Strand presents Valley of the Giants Wayne Morris Claire Trevora and King of Chinatown Anna May Wong.

Paramount Ronald_ . Colman Ida Lupino Walter Huston Iowa Invisible Man Sir Cedric Hardwick John Sutton Nan Grey Edith Fellows Geronimo Preston Foster Ellen Drew Andy Devine Boris Karloff Margaret Lindsay Palace Brother Rat Priscilla Lane Wayne Morris Charlie Chan Treasure Island Rialto Tim McCoy Texas Wildcats Strand Claire Trevore

Woman Intends Nudity in Public Arrest Leads to Charge

Dallas Texas police planned to charge Jewell Pitts a 27 year old stenographer with malicious mischief the only charge they could think of for a woman who insists on taking off her clothes in public Miss Pitts was wearing her body was naked at the time of the arrest and was taken to jail

Dallas Tex Jewell Pitts Miss Pitts

Woman protests prison term by exposing herself at Columbia Pictures

A woman jailed in the city prison women's section staged a birthday suit protest against incarceration and Columbia Pictures. She hurled an ash can through the office window, entered through broken glass, and shouted she wanted her job back after nine years of firing. Police restrained her after a scuffle with officers including a 383 pound sergeant who used a belt to secure her as she was taken to jail.

Sweetman Bermuda Columbia Pictures, Inc Jack Underwood B. B Gardner Gardner

Sun distance tweak would worsen planetary balance

This brief notes that even small changes to the sun’s distance from Earth could disrupt climate, weather patterns, and planetary orbits, underscoring the delicate balance required for current conditions.

Man Needs Exact Earthly Conditions to Survive

A man cannot live on Earth unless heat air and moisture remain within very precise ranges. Even tiny variations could extinguish life, highlighting humanity's fragile dependence on the planet's environment.

Earth

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