Nine Day Bermuda Trip Enmeshes Maida and Wallis
Maida Linn a New York heiress wins a Bermuda trip and hides as Matilda McCabe while Wallis Kane, another winner, moves from a milk route to shared life with her onshore. Aymon the dancer complicates matters as Maida’s secrets unravel amid violent tension and a pending confrontation.
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Maida Linn
New York
Bermuda
Linn
Matilda McCabe
Maida
Matilda
Wallis Kane
Aymon
Hamilton
The Light That Failed and More At Local Theaters
Theaters showcase Ronald Colman Ida Lupino and Walter Huston in The Light That Failed at Paramount. Iowa bids The Invisible Man Returns with Sir Cedric Hardwicke and others along with Five Little Peppers at Home. Geronimo! and British Intelligence headline in state listings with Preston Foster and Boris Karloff. Palace features Brother Rat and Charlie Chan at Treasure Island. Rialto screens Edith Fellows in Five Little Peppers and Tim McCoy in Texas Wildcats. Strand presents Valley of the Giants and King of Chinatown with Wayne Morris Claire Trevore and Anna May Wong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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
Five Little Peppers
Tim McCoy
Texas Wildcats
Strand
Claire Trevore
Valley of the Giants
Milk cow numbers rise on American farms
The Agriculture Department said further increases in milk cows were expected in 1940 and 1941. On January 1 the total cows on farms reached 25,334,000, up one percent from the previous year.
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Washington (Ap
Agriculture Department
How Family of 5 Can Eat Well On $12 a Week
A weekly menu plan for a family of five aims to deliver a balanced diet for two adults and three children costing about $12. The feature details a round steak roll recipe and a full daily menu, followed by a medical aside on displacement and headaches, advising physician consultation.
Personal Health Service A Boy Learns From a Quack Museum
A narrator recalls visiting a pathological museum run by a quack, first causing sickness and later amusement as knowledge grew. He argues defecation elimination is physiologically unfounded and that headaches from delayed bowel movements come from pressure or worry, not elimination.
Anemia and headaches inquired with home remedies and clothing questions
Readers ask about anemia as a headache cause and receive a pamphlet offer for Blood and Health with home iron tonic recipe. A separate note states clothing choices for children in winter are a matter of preference, not hygiene. A question about ptosis suggests eyelid drooping is not nutrition related and can be corrected by plastic surgery, with guidance to consult a surgeon and local referrals.
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Maida
Aymon
Bermuda
Tye
Wally
Wallis
C. R
M. C
Invisible Man Returns thrills Iowa theater crowd
A packed Iowa theater audience enjoyed The Invisible Man Returns with Nan Grey, Sir Cedric Hardwicke, Alan Napier, and Vincent Price voicing the invisible man. The London-set tale follows an escaped murderer regaining visibility and winning the girl, with praise for the Scotland Yard inspector and performances. The program also notes Edith Fellows in Five Little Peppers at Home and a fight-film segment featuring Jack Dempsey versus Jess Willard.
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Iowa Theater
Nan Grey
Cedric Hardwicke
Alan Napier
Spears
London
Cecil Kellaway
Scotland Yard
Vincent Price
Edith Fellows
Dorothy Ann Leese
Jack Dempsey
Jess Willard
S.M
Flag at Capitol Is Replaced Every Six Weeks
The American flag atop the United States Capitol is kept flying 24 hours a day in all weather and is replaced every six weeks due to exposure to rain and wind.
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United States Capitol
Hollywood Stars Sign Jagger for Brigham Young film
Hollywood notes describe Dean Jagger being signed to play Brigham Young in a 20th Century Fox production directed by Henry Hathaway. Jagger, six feet two, age thirty-two, earned approval from Darryl Zanuck after tests and a New York arrival, aiming to boost his stardom.
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Ollywood
Dean Jagger
Brigham Young
Jagger
New York
Darryl Zanuck
George Abbott
20Th Century-Fox
Ethel Barrymore
Holden Chosen To Star Opposite Jean Arthur In Arizona
Esley Ruggles selects William Holden for the lead in the two million dollar Columbia production Arizona near Tucson. The choice follows a long hunt for a tall dark and handsome actor amid heavy competition including Gary Cooper Randy Scott and Joel McCrea. Holden is linked romantically with Brenda Marshall and reportedly skipped a vacation to stay close.
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Esley Ruggles
Arizona
Jean Arthur
William Holden
Scarlett O’hara
Gary Cooper
Randy Scott
Joel McCrea
Columbia
Tucson
Bill
Hollywood
Brenda Marshall
Franchot Tone's Broadway Return Sparks Film Lead Talk
Franchot Tone may join Joe Pasternak's Seven Sinners as the naval officer opposite Marlene Dietrich. Pasternak eyes Tone as the male lead, while Dietrich dazzled at Ciro's guiding attention. Paramount's Will Rogers plan contrasted with Bob Burns.
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Franchot
Joe Pasternak
Marlene Dietrich
Marlene
Ciro’s
Hatter in Hollywood Verne Collapses After Test
Karen Verne a British discovery tied to Irving Asher and MGM collapsed during a first American screen test and was rushed to Cedars of Lebanon with a ruptured appendix. MGM hails her as a potential new glamour star amid coverage of her English films.
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Hollywood
Dora Joyce
Charles Morrison
Pete Westmore
Juliette Novas
Ciro’s
Cary Grant
Ciro
Elizabeth Inglis
Freddie Brisson
Jamaica
John Carroll
New Orleans
Liz Whitney
Bruce Cabot
Emil Coleman
Cocoanut Grove
Norma
Karen Verne
Irving Asher
M-G-M
Cedars of Lebanon
England
Asher
First Mrs Burleson Sent To Asylum For Observation
Circuit Judge G Duncan Bellinger ordered May Walker Burleson of Galveston Texas confined to the South Carolina state hospital for mental diseases for a 30 day observation. Attorneys said Columbia health officer Dr Eugene Payne found her of unsound mind.
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Columbia
S. C
G. Duncan Bellinger
May Walker Burleson
Galveston
Tex
South Carolina State Hospital
Light That Failed on Screen At Paramount Theatre
Film review notes Kipling tale The Light That Failed adapted for the screen with Ronald Colman Walter Huston and Ida Lupino, praising acting and photography while critiquing the old English heroism as outdated. Also shows Paramount News color cartoon Hader Time and Northward Ho on the program.
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Ronald Colman
Walter Huston
Ida Lupino
Kipling
Paramount
W.M
Cowles Papers Win Promotion Awards
New York AP report says Des Moines Register and Tribune won Editor and Publisher silver cup for all around newspaper promotion pre-eminence in 1939. Minneapolis Star Tribune earned the second award. both papers are Cowles family owned with Gardner Cowles and John Cowles as presidents.
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New York
Des Moines Register and Tribune
Minneapolis
Te3 Family
Des Moir
Gister and
Tribune
New York Sun
New York Times
Gardner Cow
Grandpa Writes A New Alphabet Book
A playful verse describing an alphabet themed around cars and everyday items. It features A for auto and airplane, B for battery, C for crankcase, I for driver, E for entrance with photo cell, F for furnace, and ends with Grandpa telling more after a nap.
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Samuel Hopkins
Kane
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
By Galbraith
NEA Service, Inc
T. M. Reg
U. S. Pat
Lambie
South Seas
U.S
Statue OF Liberty
Williams
REG
U. 8
PAT
Big Shot
TR Williams
Personal Health Service
William Brady
Questions and
Brother Rat” “Chan OF
Kay Kyser
Betty Suarez
Stockton
Gracie Allen
Gracie
Betty
Eve Lenore Hill
Fort Worth
Claire Trevor
Little Trevor
Bert Lytell
Lombardi, Ltd
Lytell
Will Rogers
Bob Burns
Bob
Rogers
Para
Bill Thomas
Technicolor
Tiil
Morth
Singer Theater
Cine
Cedric
Barowicke
GEG
Varveegar
Esi
Mtiaie
Dempsey Vs. Willard
Paramount Theater
Cowles Papers
Edgar A. Guest
the Poet of
the People
Grandpa
Colman
Paramount News
Anna May Wong
Bob Hope
Shirley Ross
Henry Fonda
MR. Lincoln
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