Harlequin House synopsis of a risqué social farce
Mr Partridge a benevolent middle aged cettleman meets Lis beth Campion a charming girl entangled with Captain Hech Brocard as Ronny Campion returns from a recent cocaine sale and Lisbeth defies norms. A bus ride misadventure and a series of meetings expose loyalties amid the Cam pions and Partridge as Hugh Brocard’s return looms and a wedding approaches in a tempest of affection deception and plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Partridge
Lisbeth Campian
Hech Brocard
Partride
Ronns
Ronny Reflects On Country Life And London Visit
Ronny recalls ghastly country living dull yet restful with regular meals as Helena serves macaroons. He notes a rattling good time in London but says they never settled down. He mentions his sister Lisbeth and Hugh Brocard and hopes she will settle soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Ronny
Rose
Miss Clough
London
Lisbeth
Hugh Brocard
Canada
Cedar Rapids Census Shows Population Rise in 1930
Cedar Rapids population reached 55,939 per the 1930 census, up 10,373 or 22.7 percent from 1920. A five year old boy, Alex Sheronick, fractured his right leg after jumping on a backing car fender and slipping under the wheel. Prof. George W. Bryant of Coc College accepted two commencement addresses for Goose Lake high school graduation and Jane Lamb Memorial hospital nurses at Clinton. Mrs. J R Treichler was elected regent of Ashley chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Alex. Sheronick
George W. Bryant
Coc College
Goose Lake High School
Jane Lamb Memorial Hospital
Clinton
J. R. Treichler
Ashley Chapter
Daughters of the American Revolution
Cedar Rapids Circus Day Highlights and Injuries
On May 11, 1920 Paul Richards fractured his right arm in a fall from a tricycle. Loretta Scanlan, a Mercy hospital dictitian, leaves for Chicago to take a post as dictitiann at Minors Central hospital. Frank Shannon of Ross Construction fractured his right leg when sacks toppled on him during First Avenue bridge work. The Yankee Robinson show performed twice at Tenth Avenue and Sixth Street West in Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Richards
G. N. Richards
Loretta Scanlan
Mercy Hospital
Chicago
Dictitiann
Central Hospital
Frank Shannon
Ross Construction Company
First Avenue Bridge
Circus Cay
Cedar Rapids
Yankee Robinson
Tenth Avenue
Sixth Street West
William Collier in A Lucky Star at Greene's Opera House
William Collier performed in A Lucky Star at Greene's opera house today. An inspection trip left Chicago for the west side vocational high school project with Dawley Stepanek Cushman Ludy Krebs Richards plus Dr W Rumi president Ingold secretary and Brown architect. Grace Lamont departed for an extended visit in Portland Oregon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Collier
Greene's
Opera House
F. F. Dawley
W. H Stepanek
Herman Cushman
Georgeb. Ludy
William Krebs
E. E. Richards
W. Rumi
J. M. Ingold
F. B. Brown
Chicago
West Side
Grace Lamont Ieft
Portland
Ore
Tasks Given To Her Will Be Well Taken Care Of
Mary Manners Arrie is praised as a reliable organizer who heads many committees. The notice highlights her ability to accomplish goals through hard work and tact, while warning such gifts require sustained effort to finish begun tasks. A reader seeks advice on enforcing curfews for a daughter returning from dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Manners
Arrie
Dear Miss Manners Advice on social life and dating etiquette
A reader asks why she stays home while other girls date and how to attract attention. The columnist suggests letting parents go out alone, making many girl friends, and establishing herself as a good companion so her social standing grows among boys. She can enjoy time with the girls until boys notice her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Manners
Buck Benny Rides Again at Paramount
Jack Benny leads a western themed program with Rochester and a cast including Phil Harris Andy Devine and Ellen Drew The plot centers on Benny courting women amid rough humor and rivalries with Fred Allen Supporting acts feature Carmichael and a Know Your Money short plus Paramount News Narvik battle naval footage and a Popeye cartoon Me Feelin's is Hurt
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buck Benny
Paramount
Jack Benny
Rochester
Benny
Jack
Fred Allen
Allen
Gallup
Phil Harris
Andy Devine
Dennis Day
Don Wilson
Ellen Drew
Virginia Dale
Lillian Cornell
Carmichael
Polar Bear
Paramount News
Narvik
Popeye Cavorts
F.C.H
Babson Nominated Prohibition Party President Candidate
Roger W. Babson the 64 year old Massachusetts economist was nominated unanimously at the national convention of the Prohibition party attended by about 400 dry crusade veterans. Babson opposed by acclamation after a motion by William Upshaw was seconded. The three day gathering closed with banners urging Prohibition by 1944.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Roger W. Babson
Massachusetts
Prohibition Party
Babson
George L. Thompson
State Prohibition Committee
William Upshaw
Georgia
Hollywood Gossip Roundup With Mayhem and Moviemakers
A Hollywood column from Atlantic City notes Bob Burns and Martha Raye to team in a Universal comedy, while Rita Hayworth is tipped as a potential femme lead. It covers Jane Bryan’s retirement plans, Bebe Daniels and Ben Lyon’s London worries, Priscilla Lane and Dennis Morgan opinions, and various industry moves, premieres, and whispered rivalries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Boyer
Bette
C. B
Charles
Honolulu
New York
Priscilla Lane
Dennis Morgan
Miss Lane
Hetty MacDonald
Hollywood
San Francisco
Mary Beth Huggins
Long Beach
Dennis
Arthur Friedman
Los Angeles
Orson Welles
John Barrymore
Abe Lincoln in Illinois at Lincoln Theater Captures Real Lincoln
The Lincoln film portrays a humane Abe Lincoln from New Salem to the presidency with Raymond Massey as Lincoln, Ruth Gordon as Mary Todd, and Gene Lockhart as Douglas. It includes a Mary Todd scene and the Lincoln-Douglas debate, plus a second feature Babies For Sale and a Narvik battle news reel at the Iowa theater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abe Lincoln
Ilinois
Iowa
Lincoln
Abe
New Salem
Douglas
Mary Todd Lincoln
New Orleans
Ann Rutledge
Springfield
Mary Todd
Senate
Stephen Douglas
Raymond Massey
Ruth Gordon
Gene Lockhart
Narvik
Norway
Iqowa
Illinois
Bosh Hudson
At the Theaters Showings and Star Casts Across Screens
In a busy slate of city theaters Ray Massey stars in Abe Lincoln in Illinois with Ruth Gordon and Gene Lockhart. Buck Benny Rides Again features Jack Benny at Paramount along with Rochester Ellen Drew Andy Dee and Phil Harris. Ann Sheridan and Jeffrey Lynn lead It All Came True while Granny Get Your Gun features May Robson and Harry Davenport. Thunder Afloat stars Wallace Beery and Chester Morris with Two Thoroughbreds also on the program. The Gladiator features Joe E Brown with Mess Buckaroo starring Bob Steele. At Strand Robert Cummings and Nan Grey play The Under Pup while Joe Penner and Betty Grable appear in The Day the Bookies Wept.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paramount
Buck Benny
Jack Benny
Rochester
Ellen Drew
Andy Deevine
Phil Harris
Ann Sheridan
Jeffrey Lynn
May Robson
Harry Davenport
Palace
Wallace Beery
Chester Morris
Jimmy Lydon
Joan Brodel
Rialto
Joe E. Brown
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Mr Partridge
Green Parrot
Hugh
Captain Brocard
Scotland
Oxford Street
Peter Pan Lisbeth
Lester Hamilton
Transport Board
Patridge
Oxford Circus
M. P
Darmouth Bay
Hamilton
Richmond Bridge
Lisabeth
Campions
Mr. Hamilton
Richmond
Partridge
Belgrave Square
Dorset
Sussex
Margery Sharp
By Galbraith
Betty
Jason
Jason Egad
William
Tla
BIG U
Pat
Drys
Olly Wood
Universal
Atlantic City
Bob Burns
Martha Raye
Bob
Martha
al Jolson
Syracuse
Dave Rose
Rian Aherne
Joan Fontaine
Columbia
Gribouille
B. B. Kahane
Charles Vidor
Brian
Mr Vidor
Rita Hayworth
Rita
Mabel Taliaferro
Broadway
Alexander Woollcott
Tetched
Warner Lot
Olivia de Havilland
Charlie Chaplin
Raimu
Esquire
Hakim Brothers
Raphael
Robert Hakim
Hatter
Jane Bryan
Justin Dart
Ing
Jane
England
Bebe Daniels
Ben Lyon
Bebe
Barbara Bebe
Richard
Phyllis Daniels
Ben
Europe
Eddie Mannix
Michael Curtiz
Mrs. Curtiz
Bess Meredyth
Spencer Tracys
Howard Strickling
Edison the Man
Elsa Maxwell
Raphael Hakim
Charles Chaplin
Marlene Dietrich
Tim Durant
Erich Remarque
Darryl Zanuck
Gregory Ratoff
Countess di Frasso
John Carroll
Ruth Hussey
Florentine Gardens
Irene Rich
M-G-M
Rudy Vallee
Maine
Robert E. Sherwoor
Lockhart
Mary Weward
Bersly Tree
Barvey Stephens
Keer Watson
Alant
RKO Radio
Lausks
Myrna Loy Tyrone Tower
George Brent
Henry
Arizona
Frank Mergen
Virginia Weidter
Robert E. Sherwood
Mr Sherwood
Grover Jones
Roy Webb
John Cromwell
Max Gordon
R. K. G. Radio Pictures
The
Town Theater
Wanda Montz
Seeeeere
Mary
Ruth Gordon Ann Rutledre
Steeee
Mary Howard
Elizabeth Edwards
Tees
Dorothy Tree
Ninian Edwards
Harvey Stephens
Joshua Sneed
Minor Watson
Billy Herndon
Alan Baxter
Jack Armstrom
Howard DaStiva
Bowling Green
Aldrich Bowker
Florence Roberts
Graham ‘ Louis Jean Hevdt
Tom Lincoln
Sarah Lincoln
Elizabeth Risdon
Seth Gale
Charles Middleton Eae
Herbert Ru
Dorothy Lamour
Robert Preston
HANA
Ics
Robson
Green Hornet
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