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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 25, 1934

Page

24

Mystery romance at the Iowa Friday

Mystery and romance blend in Fog Over Frisco opening Friday at the Iowa theater. First National showcases a suspenseful plot with a wealthy society girl joining crooks for love and thrill, featuring De Bette Davis and a cast including Lyle Talbot Margaret Lindsay Donald Woods. The program also offers Joe Penner’s Making Good and Edgar Kennedy in In Laws Are Out.

Frisco Iowa First National Pictures San Francisco Bay de Bette Davis Lyle Talbot Margaret Lindsay Donald Woods Hugh Herbert Joe Penner Edgar Kennedy RKO News

Will Rogers Says Exambassador Comment Satirized

Beverly Hills columnist quotes Will Rogers criticizing US policy and the ex country runners after Jimmie Gerard claimed fifty men ran the country. He notes forty nine were let go and mocks the advising business while Roosevelt’s attentiveness remains uncertain.

Beverly Hills Calif Germany Jimmie Gerard Roosevelt

Martelle Hosts Evangelistic Meetings At Church

Beginning Sunday evening and continuing until June 13, community evangelistic meetings will be held at the Christian church in Martelle. Services start at 8 p.m. H. E. Steele, pastor of the Church of Christ in Rising Sun, Indiana, will be the preacher.

Martelle Christian Church H. E. Steele Church of Christ, Rising Sun Ind

Memorial Day program at high school auditorium

A Memorial Day program will be held Sunday evening in the local high school auditorium sponsored by the American Legion and Auxiliary. Rev H Holsters will deliver the address and Dr J Q Robinson will give the invocation. A half hour program by a combined church choir will precede the address.

Viva Villa heads Paramount Friday with Wallace Beery

Paramount presents Viva Villa a romantic biography of Pancho Villa starting Friday with Wallace Beery as Villa. The Mexican set biographical drama filmed largely in Mexico features Fay Wray Katharine DeMille Leo Carillo Donald Cook and Stuart Erwin. Also on the program are the Popeye cartoon Shoe n Horses Paramount news and Broadway Knights with Yacht Club boys.

Viva Villa Pancho Villa Paramount Theater Wallace Beery Beery Villa Richard the Lion-Hearted Mexico Fay Wray Katharine DeMille Leo Carillo Donald Cook Stuart Erwin George E. Stone Shoe’n Horses Paramount News Broadway Knights Yacht Club Boys

Theaters Show Mix of Classic Films Across Iowa

At the theaters in Iowa a slate features Finishing School with Ginger Rogers and Frances Dee plus Whirlpool with Jack Holt and Jean Arthur at the top, while Paramount presents The House of Rothschild led by George Arliss. Sally Hilers and Richard Arlen star She Made Her Bed in State, and Palace offers Douglas Fairbanks Jr in Success at Any Price with Joan Blondell in Miss Pinkerton. Rialto screens Widow in Scarlet with Dorothy Revier and Lloyd Whitlock, and Olympic features Fury of the Jungle starring Donald Cook and Peggy Shannon along with Phantom Thunderbolt starring Ken Maynard.

Iowa Ginger Rogers Frances Dee Billie Burke Jack Holt Jean Arthur Paramount George Arliss House of Rothschild State Sally Hilers Richard Arlen Palace Douglas Fairbanks, Jr Joan Blondell Miss Pinkerton Rialto Widow Dorothy Revier Lloyd Whitlock

Thrilling Murder Mystery Comes To State Theater Friday

A Crime club selected mystery lands at the State theater on Friday with Murder in Trinidad. The film presents a slow seeming detective who is actually sharp as he tracks diamond smugglers through the Careni swamps, facing dangers like quicksand and man-eating crocodiles. Nigel Bruce stars as Detective Lynch with Heather Angel and Douglas Walton as leads, supported by Victor Jory and J. Carrol Naish.

Trinidad Crime Club State Theater Careni Nigel Bruce Detective Lynch Heather Angel Douglas Walton Victor Jory J. Carrol Naish

Fury Of The Jungle Tops Olympic Program

The Olympic theater presents Fury Of The Jungle starring Donald Cook and Peggy Shannon. Based on Horace McCoy, set in Malango Matto Grosso where escaped criminals gather, Shannon hides after her brother falls ill. Alan Dinehart Dudley Digges Toshia Mort Harold Huber co star. Phantom Thunderbolt follows with Ken Maynard and Tarzan the horse. News, a comedy and a cartoon accompany.

Donald Cook Peggy Shannon Horace McCoy Malango Matto Grosso Miss Shannon Cook Alan Dinehart Dudley Digges Toshia Mort Harold Huber Ken Maynard Tarzan Maynard

Memorial Day Services in Decorah Under Legion Aegis

Decorah events mark Memorial Day under the American Legion with pre‑ceremonies at the Grand Theater and naval hero services at the Upper Iowa River. Luther College professor Henry O. Talle will speak, followed by Memorial Sunday services at the Grand Theater on May 27 with Rev Oswald Sandbach delivering the sermon.

Decorah American Legion Grand Theater Upper Iowa River Henry O. Talle Luther College Oswald Sandbach The Methodist Church

Notice of Appointment of Executrix in Iowa

The undersigned was appointed and qualified on May 23, 1934 as Executrix of the estate of John J Hoffman, late of Linn County Iowa, with probate proceedings detailing indebtedness and administration steps for the estate.

Tews Linn County John J. .Hoffman Iowa

Health Advice From Dr Brady On Bellyaches And Cold Reads

William Brady M D writes that readers should not fear cramps from swimming after meals and that ptomaine poisoning is a myth. He mocks false diagnoses and invites debate with a signed medical opinion, offering a $2 prize for a doctor’s refutation.

Infantile Colic Causes and Care Tips Highlighted

A brief health note discusses infantile colic and practical care approaches. It emphasizes calming routines, soothing holds, and recognizing when to seek medical advice. Caregivers are reminded to monitor feeding patterns and watch for red flags needing professional evaluation.

Questions and Answers on Foods and Health

A reader asks which foods contain soda. answer says none naturally contain soda and notes sodium is present in almost all foods. Another reader queries syphilis via dishes towels or food. response says possible but unlikely, primary or secondary stages may spread via personal contact or shared toilet articles. The piece also includes unrelated chatter about a mother’s health and diet.

Kissin

Fragments on Health Advice From 1934 Era Public Notice

A damaged OCR fragment notes weathered claims about medical care and blood pressure. It references arterial disease and the importance of timely medical attention, but the text is incomplete and general in scope.

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