Hoover to Attend Republican National Convention in Cleveland
Washington report says former President Hoover accepted the Republican National Committee invitation to attend the Cleveland convention. He will speak on June 10 as campaign organizers prep for the event amid platform debates on tariffs and monetary policy.
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Washington
Hoover
Cleveland
Palo Alto
Calif
Republican National Committee
Edward A. Hayes
Chicago
Frank Knox
John D. M. Hamilton
Alf M. Landon
Kansas
Hamilton
Landon
Carl Bachmann
Senator Borah
Idaho
Bachmann
Shane
Congress
New York
Borah
Mauch Twins Double When Making Film
Billy Mauch and his twin Bobby, both seen in Anthony Adverse, now star together in Mark Twain's The Prince and the Pauper. Each will portray the prince and the pauper without double exposure, highlighting their identical looks and lack of separate credits for Bobby.
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Los Angeles
Jack Warner
Billy Mauch
Anthony Adverse
Bobby
Mark Twain
The
Prince and the Pauper
Billy
the Prince
Bobby the Pauper
Raoul Walsh to Direct British Picture in London
Gaumont British rushes Raoul Walsh by air to New York Monday night for a flight to London to direct Soldiers Three one of the era’s most ambitious British productions in progress.
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Raoul
Michael Balcon
Douglas Fairbanks
Gaumont- British
Raoul Walsh
New York
London
Hollywood Preview Roundup of Nightingale Starlets
A festive snapshot of studio buzz highlights Kay Francis in The White Angel and Florence Nightingale, Mary Astor winning Mrs Cartweight in Dodsworth, Ruth Chatterton fashion events, and a flotilla of stars like Gloria Swanson Judy Harrow and Robert Taylor en route to New York for appearances.
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Francine Larrimore
Edmund Goulding
Frances Marion
David Lewis
Irving Thalberg
Larrimore
Frances
Hollywood
Europe
New York
Lewis
Kay Francis
Florence Nightingale
Mrs. Cartweight
Dodsworth
Mary Astor
Mary
Samuel Goldwyn
Ruth Chatterton
Walter Huston
Rubye de Remer
Follies
Ben Thropp
Clarence Brown
Hussy
Gloria Swanson
Harry Cohn
Mrs. Taylor
Jean Harlow
Honolulu
Anna Sten
Eugene Frenke
Clifford Odets
Madeleine Carroll
Luise Rainer
Jack Warner
Eddie Selzeroff
Warner Brothers Internationalonvention
Darryl Zanuck
Bill Tz
William Dover
Joseph Schenck
Chicago
20Th Century-Fox
Roosevelts New Debt Push Draws Fire In Washington
Alice Longworth critiques the Roosevelt administration as it plans a two billion mortgage on the future and redirects a 1.5 billion relief fund under the president’s personal direction. The piece questions the feasibility and consequences of ongoing debt and spending.
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Washington, D. C
Bandits Rob Pair On Iowa Highway
AP report: three bandits robbed Mr and Mrs J W Simpson of Trenton Mo on highway 61 north of Fort Madison. They forced the couple to the roadside and stole their car, which was later found wrecked on the highway south of Fort Madison after the pair walked two miles into Fort Madison. Descriptions indicate one bandit drove the stolen vehicle.
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Fort Madison
J. W. Simpson
Trenton
Here
Simpson
Ottumwa Couple Hurt in North Monticello Crash
Mr and Mrs E Wheeler of Ottumwa were thrown from their car on highway 161 four miles northeast of Monticello when it collided with a truck driven by Ed Price of Central City. Wheeler suffered two fractures of the left leg and a broken rib. Mrs Wheeler was uninjured and Price also escaped harm.
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Anamosa
E. Wheeler
Ottumwa
Here
Dubuque
Monticello
Wheeler
Ed Price
M. R. Davidson
Central City
Former Iowa High Court Justice G S Robinson Dies
Spirit Lake AP Judge G S Robinson longtime Iowa supreme court jurist dies at 93 in a West Okoboji cottage on his birthday after a long illness. Survived by two sons two daughters and a second wife. Funeral services at the cottage Monday afternoon followed by a military burial at Storm Lake.
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Spirit Lake
G. S. Robinson
Iowa
Dorothy Sebastian Divorces Bill Boyd in Los Angeles
Dorothy Sebastian appeared in Los Angeles court and secured a divorce from cowboy actor Bill Boyd, citing cruelty. The move adds another divorce to the Hollywood colony, highlighting strain in the marriage.
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Los Angeles
Dorothy Sebastian
Bill Boyd
Volga City Holds Commencement at Opera House
Commencement exercises were held at the Volga City opera house on Wednesday evening. Dr. Barnes of the University of Iowa gave the address. Graduates include Charlotte Crain Ruth McCary Lucille Hanson Laura Smith Racheal Esmag Ruth Bennington Beverly Whitford Evelyn Kite Catheron Wilson Gertrude Otterbeck Ralph Chase William Burns Arthur Everett Virgil Miles Williard Crandall Joseph Brink Edwin Davis. Medals for top scholastic averages awarded to Racheal Esmag and Virgil Miles. Entrance certificates awarded to Irma Otterbeck Mildred Kuhse Bernice Shea Sidney Page Daniel Potter Forrest Keihaltz Robert Goodwin Duane O'Brien Andreae and Jimmy Jellings.
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Volga City
Opera House
Dr. Barnes
University of Iowa
Charlotte L. Crain
Ruth M. McCary
Lucille Hanson
Laura Smith
Racheal A. Esmag
Ruth E. Bennington
Beverly Whitford
Evelyn Kite
Catheron Wilson
Gertrude R. Otterbeck
Ralph E. Chase
William J. Burns
Arthur E. Everett
Virgil L. Miles
Williard Crandall
Joseph W. Brink
Edwin Davis
L. N. Hungerford
Racheal Esmag
Virgil Miles
Irma Otterbeck
Mildred Kuhse
Bernice Shea
Sidney Page
Daniel Potter
Forrest Keihaltz
Robert Goodwin
Duane O’brien
Junior i Andreae
Jimmy Jellings
Officials Not To Blame In Stabbing Case
Johnson County board exonerates administrators of the home after an 83 year old inmate Peter Shea stabbed four inmates with a pocket knife. He was declared insane and sent to Mount Pleasant. Wounded inmates include W Eaton 83 and J Graef 70 with varied injuries. no serious harm reported.
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Iowacity
Johnson County
Yanamuck
County Board of Supervisors
Peter Shea
Shea
County Sanity Commission
State Insane Hospital
Mount Pleasant
W. Eaton
Mike Hogan
J. J. Graef
Mike Shannon
George Berger
Paul Lenz
Board of Supervisors
Disabled Soldier's Daughter Aids Camp Good Health Appeal
A Cedar Rapids family faces hardship as Mary Lou, nine, battles tonsillitis and a lingering cough while her disabled veteran father may never return home. Her mother cares for two daughters and aging parents as Camp Good Health provides supervised play and rest to rebuild strength. Contributions support Camp Good Health Fund at The Gazette Cedar Rapids Iowa.
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Mrs. N
Mary Lou
Mr. N
Cedar Rapids
France
Camp Good Health Fund
Camp Good Health
the Gazette
Iowa
Motorist Nabbed For Reckless Driving After Pedestrians Complain
G. D. Schultz, 44, of 1030 Fourth Avenue SE, held by police Friday evening on a reckless driving charge after five pedestrians on First Avenue between Park Court and Fifteenth Street E complained that his car endangered their lives.
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G. D. Schultz
Fourth Avenue
First Avenue
Parkcourt
Fifteenth Street
Schultz
Vinton High School Holds Commencement Exercises
A class of sixty four graduates received diplomas Friday night from Vinton High School. Dr. E A Buxton, president of the board of education, presented the diplomas. Dr. Samuel Garvin of Dubuque University delivered the commencement address on Pioneering in 1936 and Beyond. Ruth Alice was valedictorian and Marjorie Eggleston salutatorian.
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Vinton
Vinton High School
E. A. Buxton
Board of Education
Samuel Garvin
Dubuque University
Ruth Alice
Marjorie Eggleston
Wilson Thespians Shine In Strangers at Home Play
Wilson high school drama presented Strangers at Home with a 17 member cast. Florence Livingood led the mother role while Wanda Farmer and Charlotte Burlingham carried key daughter parts. Forrest Ainsworth as Tom Gibbs and Don Conway as the villain drew strong performances from the ensemble under Alan Richardson's orchestra between acts.
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Wilson High School Dramatic Guild
Florence Livingood
Wanda Farmer
Charlotte Burlingham
Kay
Jean
Bob Novak
Joe Nemec
Real Dash
Sparkle
Tom Gibbs
Forrest Ainsworth
Don Conway
Verona Chalupnik
Phoebe
Harold Stepanek
Alice Kulhavy
Leo Shikoski
Doris Batten
June V’omochil
Winifred Doty
Robert McDermott
Doralee Strachen
James Leehman
Pierre Tracy
Wilson Orchestra
Alan Richardson
A. T
Cities Clash Over Federal Low-Cost Housing Taxes
Washington reports a standoff as the budget bureau refuses to approve a bill taxing low-cost housing and rural settlement projects. Interior Secretary Ickes supports the measure with Tugwell, while cities threaten to withhold protection services without tax payments. The Senate moved to tax rents, and the House may expand rent authority to Ickes for slum-clearance projects.
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Washington
INS
Budget Bureau
Secretary of
Interior Ickes
Rexford Guy Tugwell
Secretary of Interior
Ickes
PWA
Senate
House
Ways and Means Committee
French strikers win wage rises and plan new walkouts
In France munitions workers won higher wages at Renault and other plants while mass walkouts continued. About 50 000 workers were on strike as the Employers association pressed for plant evacuations before talks. Renault reached a settlement for 20 000 workers who will resume work soon. Goodrich and Alsthom plants also faced significant action amid political tensions ahead of a Popular Front cabinet reshuffle.
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Paris
Employers’ Association
Ludovic Oscar Frossard
Renault
France
Goodrich Tire
Alsthom
Frossard
Radical Socialist Party
Popular Front
Albert Sarraut
Threndody on Soldiers Resting Beneath the Ground
A reflective lament on fallen soldiers who sleep in distant graves. The speaker questions whether they hear our flowers and fears the ongoing folly that leads to more bloodshed. The living vow to honor the fallen with wreaths and prayer, seeking an end to war.
Prices of Iowa farm products decline in May period
Iowa farmers saw overall price declines in the first half of May and late April. Hog prices fell by about $1 per hundredweight, while corn rose to 51 cents a bushel, soybeans advanced to 70 cents, milk cows averaged 54 dollars, and butter and butterfat dipped. Other feed and seed prices edged lower or held steady.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Leslie M. Carl
Fuiay
Carl
Theaters Preview Big Week With Star Cast Lineups
Paramount presents Show Boat with Irene Dunne Charles Winnninger and Allan Jones. Grace Moore Franchot Tone and Walter Connolly star in The King Steps Out. Warner Baxter Ann Loring lead Robin Hood of El Dorado Champagne Charlie features Paul Cavanagh Mina Gambell. George Bancroft heads Hell Ship Morgan Johnny Mac Brown in Lawless Valley at Rialto. Myrna Loy Spencer Tracy star in Whipsaw Edmund Lowe Karen Morley in Thunder in the Night at Palace. Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back stars Ronald Colman Loretta Young and The Gallant Defender features Charles Starrett Joan Perry at Olympic.
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Paramount
Irene Dunne
Charles Winninger
Allan Jones
Iowa
Grace Moore
Franchot Tone
Walter Connolly
State
Warner Baxter
Ann Loring
Robin Hood
Paul Cavanagh
Mina Gambell
Rialto
George Bancroft
Johnny Mac Brown
Lawless Valley
Palace
Myrna Loy
Spencer Tracy
Edmund Lowe
Death of Robert King Born February 8 1923
Clarence word from Berwyn Newfoundland reports the death of Robert King after an operation. He was the son of Mr and Mrs Albert Jackson and leaves a sister Marguerite and grandparents Mr and Mrs A W Shontz.
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Clarence
Berwyn, NL
Robert King
Albert Jackson
Marguerite
A. W. Shontz
Five Acres Buy for Decorah Municipal Pool Site
Five acres of land were purchased from Luther College in Decorah to serve as the site of a proposed municipal swimming pool. A federal grant for the project has been increased to 24 200 dollars.
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Decorah
Luther College
Dates Set For State Dairy Breeders Picnics
Iowa Brown Swiss breeders meet May 31 at Dr W W Pearsons farm near Des Moines. Iowa Guernsey breeders gather June 10 at Clarence Good farm Valley Junction. Iowa Holstein breeders meet June 23 at State Sanatorium Oakdale. Iowa Jersey Cattle Club meet June 24 at Meredith Jersey farm Des Moines.
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Waterloo
E. M. Wright
Iowa State Dairy Association
Iowa Brown
Kalona approves purchase of Miller property for council and public facilities
The Kalona town council bought the Jonas E. Miller property once housing the Yoder Harness shop. The building will host council meetings and city records with a public library, a public restroom, and rear jail cells.
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Kalona
Jonas E. Miller
Yoder
Show Boat Tops Curreen Production
Review lauds the 1936 screen edition of Show Boat with Paul Robeson Irene Dunne and Allan Jones in leading roles. Notes memorable numbers Ol Man River Can t Help Lovin That Man and After the Ball plus strong supporting cast and a long engaging story ending in a happy reunion.
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Paramount Theater
Mississippi
Paul Robeson
Joe
Irene Dunne
Magnolia
Allan Jones
Ravenal
Miss Dunne
Rhea Ae
Charlie Chase
Paramount News
Luber Reaches Thousand Prize Mark in Window Display Awards
Killian display manager M H Luber reaches 1000 prizes for window decorations after receiving three new awards. He wins first prize cash in a Princess coats and suits national contest, second prize engraved silverware in Marionette sportswear international contest, and fourth prize cash in a Firth rugs national contest.
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M. H. Luber
Killian Company
Notice of Probate of Will
Notice announces probate of a will with terms and actions proceeding in a local court. It identifies the deceased, the named executor, and dates for filings, hearings, and potential challenges. The notice informs interested parties to present claims or objections within set deadlines.
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James Dunn
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Valley of the Lawless
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Tax
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SEARS
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