Barn Dance At lowa Theater Delights Local Audience
The WLS Barn Dance program visits the Town theater for three days with square dances old-time tunes and modern tempo numbers. Arkansas Woodchopper hosts with guitar and yodeling while the Rube Tronson Orchestra delivers lively cowboy airs. The Three Little Maids perform precise harmonies as audiences cheer. Tom Owens leads the square-dancing calls and Hiram Higsby adds rural humor. Hoosier Sod Busters provide instrumental novelty and the WLS Rangers close with vocal numbers. Regis Toomey and Anita Page star in Soldiers of the Storm with air shots and a machine-gun finale. a newsreel also screens.
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WLS
Arkansas Woodchopper
Rube Tronson
Tom Owens
Hiram Higsby
WLS Rangers
Regis Toomey
Anita Page
United States Army Border Patrol
Thurston the Great Magician to Tour Iowa Theater
Famous magician Thurston arrives at the Iowa theater for four days starting May 30. He headlines with a world class card act, a daughter helper Jane Thurston, and a company of thirty, while Lili Damita's Goldie Gets Along plays on screen.
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Iowa Theater
Thurston
America
Palace Theater
London
Harry Kellar
Iowa
Jane Thurston
Lili Damita
Goldie
Mystery In The Wax Museum Leads Theater Program
A brutal servant rampages through a feature film with Charles Melvin Charles Laughton Melvyn Douglas and a strong cast while Slim Summerville and Zazu Pitts headline the opposite attraction. A one day special program includes The Mystery in the Wax Museum starring Lionel Atwill Fay Wray and Frank McHugh with color presentation.
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Charles Melvin
Charles Laughton
Melvyn Douglas
Lilian Bond
Ernest Thesiger
Eva Moore
Raymond Massey
Slim Summerville
Zazu Pitts
Lionel Atwill
Fay Wray
Glendt, Farrell
Frank McHugh
Thrills and Laughter At Rialto Double Feature
The Rialto offers a two day bill led by The Old Dark House with stars Boris Karloff and Gloria Stewart. A tense drama unfolds in a remote Welsh manor where travelers seek shelter from a storm and encounter residents driven by madness.
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Rialto
Boris Karloff
Gloria Stewart
Kongo heads to Colonial with star lineup this Sunday
MGM drama Kongo comes to the Colonial featuring Walter Huston Lupe Velez and Conrad Nagel. The jungle revenge tale centers on a paralyzed man ruling savages as a king with English fugitive Dr Kingsland and villain Deadlegs Flint amid a cast including C Gordon and others.
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Colonial
Walter Huston
Lupe Velez
Conrad Nagel
Africa
Huston
Virginia Bruce
Flint
Dr. Kingsland
C. Henry Gordon
Gregg
Mitchell Lewis
Forrester Harvey
Queenie
Tarra
Gloria Swanson Stars in The Trespasser at Olympic
Gloria Swanson headlines The Trespasser at the Olympic theater with Jack Oakie and Robert Ames in supporting roles. The drama set in Chicago’s smart social circle follows a young woman who becomes a trespasser in refined society. Oakie also appears in Uptown New York at the same venue.
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Olympic Theater
Chicago
Gloria Swanson
Marion Donnell
Robert Ames
Broadway
Jack Oakie
New York
Oakie
Shirley Grey
Leon Waycoff
George Cooper
Henry Armetta
Alexander Carr
Raymond Hatton
Center Point Woman Dies After Long Illness
Mrs Gottlieb Schinickle aged 63 died at her home east of Center Point after a long illness. She was born in Clinton county. Surviving are two sons Raymond of Marion and Harold of Alburnett and a daughter Mrs Esther Andrew of Alburnett. Funeral services are set for Monday at 2 pm at the Lafayette church with Rev Mr Kitson presiding.
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Center Point
Gottlieb Schinickle
Clinton County
Raymond
Marion
Harold
Alburnett
Esther Andrew
Lafayette Church
Kitson
Tangled Lives A tale of Joyce and distant loves in travel
Joyce leaves Riverton after advice from Roger Cameron to seek a life beyond her station. She finds work in a hospital, meets Reser Cameron who dies soon, and Joyce marries him for his money. The couple travels to Honolulu Shanghai and memories of Jim Keith haunt her as she searches for meaning and love.
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Ezee
Atien
Riverton
Kara
Soyer FM
Natalie Cameron
Eh Roger Cameron
Joyce
Norman Weaver
Teo Norman
Norman
Natalie
Roger Cameron
Reser Cameron
Cameron
Jasce
Jim Keith
Waikiki
Kitty
Roger
Honolulu
Shanghai
Jim
Neptune
Chance
Forbidden Ring Drives Joyce Toward the Neptune
Joyce, obsessed by a red gold and jade ring, slips from a quiet reading in an old man’s room and heads to the docks. Aboard the steamship Neptune she scenes a violent melee with coolies, then is saved by Jim Keith whose protective intervention interrupts a dangerous escape.
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Roger
Joyce
Kitty
Neptune
San Francisco
Jim Keith
Xenia Woman Buried in Wedding Gown at 102
A 102 year old Xenia Ohio woman was buried in her wedding gown preserving a lifelong memory. The ceremony reflected her long marriage and family ties as friends gathered for the funeral.
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Xenia
Ohio
Unselfish Girl Brightens Elders Despite Busy Days
Mary Manners writes about Hazel who finds joy in visiting older people, sharing their reminiscences and bringing pleasure. The column offers plain talk on kindness and balancing忙> responsibilities with compassion for elders.
Mount Vernon Methodist Bible School Starts Monday
A daily church school at the Mount Vernon Methodist church opens Monday with registration and runs through June 9. Rev. E. T. Gough directs the program. Ruby Beach leads the primary department and Martha Lahman the junior and intermediate. Staff includes C. E. Hedges, Ruth and Beth Baker, Opal Stearns, Huldah Peet, Margaret Risser, Eleanor Gough, and Vincent Gough. The Presbyterian vacation Bible school occurs later in the summer.
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Mount Vernon
The
Methodist Church
E. T. Gough
Ruby Beach
Martha Lahman
C. E. Hedges
Ruth Baker
Beth Baker
Opal Stearns
Huldah Peet
Margaret Risser
Eleanor Gough
Vincent Gough
Presbyterian Church
Memorial Day speaker announced for Mount Vernon
The Rev. Otis Moore of South Bethel, son of a former Civil War veteran, will be the Memorial Day speaker for Mount Vernon. The announcement came from the committee including Rev. J. B. Eyestone, Joe Bennett, and Ed Smith. The community band will participate.
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Mount Vernon
Otis Moore
South Bethel
J. B. Eyestone
Joe Bennett
Ed Smith
Open Air Concert Leads May Day March to Cemetery
The first open air concert of the season begins Tuesday at 8 p.m. and accompanies marchers from city hall at 1 p.m. to the cemetery where a program includes invocations and readings of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address and General Logan's orders, followed by roll of honor. Afterward services for sailors and marines are held at Ivanhoe on the Cedar, led by Mrs J La Midkiff with several helpers.
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E. T. Gough
Lincoln
Ivyl Bowman
Logan
Ethel Colton
J. B. Eyerstone
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