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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1938
Page
6
A 1938 science informed dialogue discusses how biology shapes dancing ability and moral behavior. It questions whether parents influence traits like rhythm and jokes about listening to others, noting research on consistency of honesty and the variability of moralities among individuals.
Iowa offerings include Ginger Rogers and James Stewart in Vivacious Lady and The Law Of The Underworld with Chester Morris and Anne Shirley. Paramount shows Bing Crosby in Doctor Rhythm with Mary Carlisle. Gary Cooper leads The Adventures of Marco Polo with Sigrid Gurie and Basil Rathbone plus Let's Make A Night Of It with Buddy Rogers. Bette Davis and Henry Fonda star That Certain Woman at Palace, Hopalong Cassidy at Partners Of The Plains. Strand features Varsity Show with Dick Powell and Jane Withers in 45 Fathers. Rialto presents The High Flyers with Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey and Bob Baker in Courage of the West.
The article explains running fits in dogs, especially puppies, caused by heat and stress. It advises cooling the dog, seeking a veterinarian, and giving a few drops of sodium bromide in water as a temporary aid. Indigestion related fits are more serious, can lead to convulsions or death, and require quick veterinary care.
Jimmie Fidler notes Georgiana Young resembles Loretta. Ann Shirley fidgets with a locket. Edward Horton starts late yet moves quickly. Cagney cartoons praised. Hepburn’s circle avoided. Chaplin called the town’s saddest face. Dietrich Evans in profile. physiognomists questioned ears. Shirley Temple nicknamed Pruney. John Bales hailed as life of party. MacDonald loved for systems. Baxter fears closed theaters.
The article sketches young star Bob Taylor's ordinary life amid wealth, hobby horses, guns, dogs, and cameras, then switches to Joan Crawford's stance against gossip. It notes her discreet intervention at a Hollywood nightspot and hints at the social dynamics of fame.
A columnist recalls Clark Gable’s clumsy horse debut in The Painted Desert and Tommy Beck’s cat phobia turning to Napoleon inspired pride. The night also features a Dorothy Lamour preview and a joke about Mamma’s lamp. ©1938
Ed Bush of Slinger fell twenty feet while helping install a pipe organ at the Iowa theater and fractured both legs. George Brems of Cedar Rapids elected Town Master Bakers treasurer as Des Moines hosts next meeting. County engineer A F Miller resigns to join a large contracting firm in Clear Lake. Frank H Snyder leaves for eastern points and Canada. Sergeant Francis Beatty, Cedar Rapids parent, fired first American field artillery piece in the war. Forest Sells, four, injured after stepping in front of a car at Third Street and Second Avenue. Coe College faculty directors resign from music and vocal departments. Mrs. W A Kubacky attends national Philadora convention in Pittsburgh.
May 16 1908 Mary Mannering performed Glorious Betsy at Greene's Opera House. Harry A. Palmer and Wilbur E. Tisdale departed early for a weeklong canoe trip down the river. Mrs George Williams also left for an unspecified journey.
Mrs. Washington will travel to Washington D C to join her daughter Charlotte at National Park Seminary. They will then visit New York City Atlantic City and other eastern points for several weeks. The Hon S K Tracy accepted an invitation to deliver the Memorial day address at Oxford Junction.
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