Charles Rogers To Sign Stars For Universal
Universal production chief Charles Rogers plans to sign major names and build an in house roster while Joan Bennett plans a Hollywood farewell appearance in Money From Heaven opposite Joel McCrea and Elisha Cook Jr. News notes include Patrick O'Brien back on salary, Pat Shown in a new project, and Cary Grant-mary Brian romance rumors.
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Joan Bennett
Europe
Hollywood
Charles Rogers
Universal
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Joan
Heaven
Joel McCrea
Elisha Cook, Jr
New York
al Green
Warners
Charlie Rogers
Margaret Sullavan
Cary Grant
Mary Brian
Cary
Mary
London
Holiday Planned After Train Incident and Film Crew Prep
Claudette and her mother Claudette plus Elizabeth Wilson were hurt when a car door closed on a hand. Claudette, after boarding a train, chose Pasadena as a destination and later traveled home by taxi with gifts from friends. A Los Angeles film unit of thirty technicians and child actor Georgie Breakstone rush to Lewiston Idaho for logging scenes of Come and Get It amid a major lumber region history.
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Claudette
Elizabeth Wilson
Pasadena
Georgie Breakstone
Lewiston
Idaho
Goldwyn
Lumber Coun
Notable Guests At Evening Social
A brief note mentions Howard Hughes and Frances Drake at a nearby table during a social gathering. The entry ends with a casual sign off about meeting again tomorrow.
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Howard Hughes
Frances Drake
Hell In The Heavens On Olympic Twin Bill
The Olympic theater opens Thursday for a three day run featuring Hell in the Heavens with Warner Baxter Conchita Montero Russell Hardie Herbert Mundin Andy Devine and Ralph Morgan The People s Enemy stars Preston Foster Lila Lee and Melvyn Douglas The program also includes the second chapter of Miracle Rider a cartoon and news reel.
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Olympic Theater
Warner Baxter
Conchita Montenegro
Russell Hardie
Herbert Mundin
Andy Devine
Ralph Morgan
Preston Foster
Lila Lee
Melvyn Douglas
Roscoe Ates
Miracle Rider
Cartoon — News
Coe Play Postponed to Tuesday and Wednesday
The Coe College Playhouse postpones the premiere of Playing With Fire to Tuesday and Wednesday evenings March 24 and 25. Witness Sinclair Thompson, cast member, prompted the date shift. Season tickets for Thursday and Friday performances will be honored on the new nights, with single admissions available nightly at the Little Theater. Kent Andrews directs the production portraying William Tyndale’s English Bible translation effort.
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Coe College Little Theater
Coe College Playhouse Committee
Little Theater
William Tyndale
Coe Playhouse
Kent Andrews
Coe Little Theater
It Had to Happen and The Leathernecks Have Landed
Theaters list current film bookings by venue with star pairs. Paramount features George Raft Rosalind Russell in It Had to Happen. Iowa shows Lew Ayres Isabel Jewell in The Leathernecks Have Landed. Frisco Waterfront stars Ben Lyon Helen Twelvetrees.
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Paramount
George Raft
Rosalind Russell
Iowa
Lew Ayres
Isabel Jewell
Leathernecks
Ben Lyon
Helen Twelvetrees
Frisco
State
Paul Kelly
Claire Trevor
Walter Connolly
Mary Taylor
Palace
Cary Grant
Claude Rains
Sylvia Scarlett
Katharine Hepburn
Rialto
Norman Foster
Judith Allen
Nell Gwyn
Anna Neagle
Sir Cedric Hardwicke
Warner Baxter
Conchita Montenegro
Preston Foster
Lila Lee
West Union enters state one act play contest
West Union has entered the state one act play contest with seven Class B schools. The competition runs March 26 27 and 28 in Iowa City. Dramatic coach Miss Mildred Steggall selected On Vengeance Height with Betty Ann Finch as Cheriday Gormley Reena Kutschat as Hope Horace Hoover as Lem Carmall and Robert Kamm as Clay Cheriday’s grandson.
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West Union
Iowa City
Mildred Steggall
Betty Ann Finch
Cheriday Gormley
Reena Kutschat
Hope
Horace Hoover
Lem Carmall
Cherida
British bomber plane fitted with nose turret guns
Mechanically operated gun turrets are installed in the nose of the latest British bombing plane.
Top Hat Revue at State Friday three day vaudeville
Harry Clarks Top Hat Revue opens Friday at the State theater for a three day engagement. The show features The Great Togo Dub Taylor The Five Top Hatters Anita Muth Joyce Barker and more. Timothy's Quest screens with Eleanor Whitney Tom Keene and Dickie Moore. Community library efforts accompany the event with Boy Scouts collecting books for a moving library.
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Top Hatters
Mack & Miller
Anita Muth Joyce Barker
Howard Fuller & Sister the Great
Togo
Harry Clark
State Theater
Timothy
Howard Fuller
Mack and Miller
Anita Muth
Joyce Barker
Bill Martin
Eleanor Whitney
Tom Keene
Dickie Moore
Grant Wood Honored Before Spain Departure Crowd
Grant Wood was feted at a Hotel Montrose dinner as he prepares to depart for Spain. Cedar Rapids sisters Mrs. George Waddle and Leslie Lyons, separated eighteen years, were reunited. The Rev Naboth Osborn spoke to Cedar Rapids Credit Men's association, and Charles A. Conover addressed the High Twelve club luncheon.
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Grant Wood
Spain
Hotel
Montrose
George Waddle
Cedar Rapids
Leslie Lyons
Omaha
Naboth Osborn
Burlington
Spending A Few Weeks In San Antonio
A brief note indicates someone will spend several weeks in San Antonio Texas. It mentions the city as the destination and implies a temporary stay. No other details are provided about people or events.
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San Antonio, Tex
Lectures on Radium Highlight Bates at Y M C A
Prof. C. O. Bates of Coe college lectured on radium and liquid air at the Y M C A auditorium. He is considered among the best posted men in the state on the subject. F F Dawley elected president of the school board to succeed John H Taft. T E Carpenter to Portsmouth N H for Railway Mail Clerks auditing committee meeting. he is national auditor. F A and O W Lyman and Wirt N Ellis to Winona Kansas on a business trip.
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C. O. Bates
Coe College
F. F. Dawley
John H. Taft
T. E. Carpenter
Portsmouth
N. H
Railway Mail Clerks Association
Carpenter
F. A
O. W. Lyman
Wirt N. Ellis
Winona
Kan
Legion Auxiliary Benefit Dance for Library Fund
Lisbon event featured a benefit dancing and card party in the Legion hall Tuesday night. Proceeds supported the public library fund, a project started by local school pupils. A citizens committee organized the event.
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Lisbon
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Hall
Public Library Fund
Strand Players Bid Farewell After Enthusiastic Show
The Strand players gave their farewell performance to a large season ending audience. They were hosted by Miss Clara Luberger at the Montrose and by Dr Weir at a post show dinner. Mr and Mrs C D Van Vechten attended.
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J. E. Bates
J. S. Robinson
South Bend
Ind
Washington Avenue
Eighteenth Street
Clifford Duncan
Eschel Johnson
Mount Vernon Avenue
Strand
Clara Luberger
Montrose
Weir
C. D. van Vechten
Mrs Edgar De Marce Dies After Short Illness
Sigourney obituary notes Mrs. Edgar De Marce aged 23 died at her mother in law residence after a brief illness. She is survived by her husband Edgar a baby daughter her parents Mr and Mrs C R Wooten of Oskaloosa three brothers and a sister Funeral services are set for Friday at an Oskaloosa area funeral home.
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Edgar de Marce
Jessie de Marce
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