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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 07, 1936

Page

4

Harold Lloyd to Tackle Heavier Film Schedule This Fall

Los Angeles motion picture gossip notes Harold Lloyd plans a busier six to eight week work period at General Service. He aims to move beyond The Milky Way with broader universal gags and star Miriam Hopkins in Equipage under Litvak at RKO.

Louvella C. Parsons Universal Service Los Angeles Harold Lloyd General Services Francis Marion Cockrell Harold America Lloyd Miriam Hopkins Antoni Litvak Miriam Litvak Europe RKO Sam Briskin Samuel Goldwyn Equipage Escardille Hopkins-Litvak

Farley Sees Democratic Victories Ahead and Ireland Visit

Democratic Chair James A. Farley said Republican party collapses after three defeats signal more wins for Democrats in Maryland New Jersey and California governor races. He plans a December return from Ireland aboard the Ormandie and criticized GOP attacks on Social Security while praising labor and minority support for Roosevelt.

Farley Ireland Washington James A. Farley Maryland Newersey California Republicanampaign Democratic National Tree E Public Works Administration Roosevelt

Wage Increase Not Enough Says Lewis On Labor Split

A 1933 report notes ongoing wage raises failing to satisfy labor leaders led by Lewis as unions move toward industrial organization. Posts by Carnegie-Illinois Steel and Bethlehem Steel are cited with one year contracts.

Lewis Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corporation U. S. Steel Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Corporation David Dubinsky Ladies Garment Workers Max Zaritsky United Hatters, Cap and Millinery Lewis Committee American Federation of Labor Committee For Industrial Organization

Birth Announcements From Local Families

Born to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lange a daughter on Nov 6 at St Luke's hospital. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Burlingham a son on Nov 5 at St Luke's. Born to Mr. and Mrs. John Hadish a daughter on Nov 6 at Mercy hospital. Born to Mr. and Mrs. E Russell Graham a daughter on Nov 6 at Mercy. Born to Mr. and Mrs. H R Lagerquist a son Earl Bruce on Nov 4 at home.

Charles Lange Seventeenth Street St. Luke’s Hospital Nathan Burlingham Fourteenth Avenue John Hadish C Street Mercy Hospital E. Russell Graham Ellis Boulevard H. R. Lagerquist Sixteenth Street Earl Bruce

Satiated on Gasoline and a Frugal Life

A reader notes that Cousin Joe depends on government gasoline to stay satisfied while his wife works to support basic needs including food clothes and liquor. The remark highlights economic hardship and domestic dynamics.

Joe

Nancy Page color room ideas inspire home makeover

Nancy describes a bright upstairs room at Jane’s house with a soft brown wall and white woodwork. Yellow and green accents, quilted chintz with white lilies, bleached wood chairs, and yellow lamp shades create cheery tones. Nancy promotes color schemes and offers a color leaflet by mail.

Nancy Peter Jane

Theaters Listings Show 1937 Spices and Classic Murals

Iowa venues present Spices of 1937 on stage and Come Closer Folks with Marian Marsh and James Dunn on screen. Paramount features Libeled Lady with Powell Loy Harlow and Tracy. State shows Pigskin Parade with Erwin Judge Kelly and 15 Maiden Lane with Trevor Romero. Palace has The Bride Walks Out with Stanwyck and Raymond plus Palm Springs. Rialto screens The Blackmailer and Everyman's Law with Gargan Rice. Sun stars Beery Stanwyck A Message to Garcia and His Night with Horton Hervey.

Iowa Marian Marsh James Dunn Paramount William Powell Myrna Loy Jean Harlow Spencer Tracy Stuart Erwin Arline Judge Patsy Kelly Maiden Lane Claire Trevor Cesar Romero Palace Barbara Stanwyck Gene Raymond Frances Langford Palm Springs Rialto

Cold claims first Kentucky winter death in Lawrenceburg

Judson Case, 77, the first Kentuckian to die of cold this winter, was found dead by the road in Lawrenceburg. Coroner Mitt Leathers ruled the death a result of freezing temperatures.

Lawrenceburg Judson Case Kentucky Mitt Leathers

Madrid collapses as Spanish cabinet flees city

The Spanish cabinet led by Premier Largo Caballero abandons Madrid as fascist forces close in. Bombs strike Estrella street and Gran Via. refugees flood east toward Valencia while socialist defenders retreat and bridges are dynamited. The 114th day of the civil war signals a likely government shift to Valencia to renew the fight.

Legation Estrella Street Gran Via Madrid Broadway Syndicalist Union Francisco Largo Caballero Uarters Largoaballero Valencia Spain Puerta del Sol Times Square Manzanares River Toledo and Segovia

Missing Coe Girls Search Expands Around Davenport

Reported disappearance centers on two Toledo area girls from the Coe School circle. Elston and Overturf families fear the teens left college obligations and may be headed toward major cities with limited funds. Relatives in Iowa and Ohio alerted authorities and crowds are on the lookout.

Davenport Robert Ward Toledo Elston J. H. Elston P. H. Overturf Iowa City New York City New Orleans California Belva Overturf

Albanian Cabinet Resigns After No-Confidence Vote

In Tirana Albania the cabinet resigned late Friday after parliament passed a vote of non confidence. Prime Minister and ministers faced a decisive defeat prompting sudden resignation and a political shift in Albania.

Tirana Albania

Indictment Names 24 Oil Firms as Illegal Combine

A federal grand jury in Madison charges 24 major oil companies with unlawfully fixing jobber margins and standardizing contracts across ten midwestern states. The panel says the group controlled about 85 percent of regional gasoline sales since 1931, with operations spanning 4,000 jobbers and 4.5 billion gallons annually. Named firms include Socony Vacuum, Cities Service, Sinclair, Texas, Tide Water, Standard Oil of Indiana, Pure Oil, Shell, Phillips, and others across New York, Chicago, Tulsa, and Cleveland.

Madison Wis Middle West Michigan Wisconsin Minnesota North Dakota South Dakota Iowa Illinois Indiana Missouri Kansas Middle Western Charles E. Arnott Socony Vacuum Oil Company Socony Vacuum Oil Company, Inc Cities Service Company Sinclair Refining Company Texas Company Tide Water Oil Company New York City Standard Oil Company Pure Oil Company Chicago Continental Oil Company Ponca City Ohla Gulf Refining Company Pittsburgh Shell Petroleum Corporation St. Louis Mid-Continent Petroleum Corporation Skelly Oil Company Barnsdall Refining Caype Rock Oil Corporation Ciivice Oil Company Marathon’ Oil Company Tulsa Okia Phillips Petroleum Company Empire Oil and Refining Company Bartlesville Ohio Ohio Oil Company Findlay Globe Oil and Refining Company Blackwell Okla Pieenese Impany The Glo and Refining Company McPherson, Kan National Refining Company Cleveland, O Wadhams Oil Company Milwaukee

Florida Coast Presents 600 Fish Varieties Listed

A coastal survey off the Florida shore between Miami and Key West documents 600 known fish varieties. Researchers note diverse habitats and active aquatic life along the shelf.

Florida Coast Miami Key West

Lottie Mayer girls open new Iowa vaudeville stage show

The Lottie Mayer girls headline a versatile program at an Iowa venue, delivering a sparkling roller skate chorus dance and a rapid tempo modern dance with black and red costumes. The act features a diving tank water ballet with a secret passage effect, plus hillbilly and stutterer Roscoe Ates bits. Also on bill are a March of Time segment and the comedy Come Closer Folks with Marian Marsh, James Dunn, and Herman Bing.

Lottie Mayer Mayer China Fannie Brice James Dunn Herman Bing

Mrs Hankins Fractures Leg After Fall From Ladder

Mrs S R Hankins of 507 Twenty third street SE suffered a compound fracture of the left leg when she fell from a step ladder in the rear of her home at 8 30 am Saturday. She was taken to St Luke's hospital and confined. A neighbor summoned aid after a bystander called Mrs Dwight Krumholtz of 2231 Fifth avenue E.

S. R. Hankins Twentythird Street Hankins St. Luke’s Hospital Bor Dwight Krumholtz Fifth Avenue E

Libeled Lady tops in comedy with star lineup

A Paramount feature presents Myrna Loy Jean Harlow and Spencer Tracy in Libeled Lady. The plot follows a libel suit over a newspaper daughter of a rich enemy and a staged romance that spirals into jealousy love and mischief. The cast includes Walter Connors Powell and a playful fisherman subplot plus a short cartoon Play Safe.

Hollywood Paramount Myrna Loy Jean Harlow Spencer Tracy Metropo W Tracy Miss Harlow Tracy Bill Jean Myrna Walter Connor Pably

Season's First Train Stalled In Snowdrift Near Bemis

Rock Island railroad reports the season's first freight train stuck in a snow drift from 9:45 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday between Bemis and Watertown South Carolina. Four to six inches of snow drifted by a high wind into a deep cut.

Rock Island Railroad Bemis Watertown S. C

Gazet van Gent to Cease Publication After 267 Years

The Gazette van Gent of Ghent, considered continental Europe’s oldest newspaper, will stop publication on January 1 after 267 years of operation.

Brussels Gazette van Gent Ghent Europe

Jean Puts Forth Brusque Exterior To Cover Fright

A manners column discusses a troubled young woman named Jean who hides insecurity behind a sharp persona. A correspondent asks about hosting the husband’s relatives and guests, with advice that the husband should set boundaries to curb presumption and preserve hospitality.

Jean

Dear Miss Manners Advice on a Difficult Relationship

A young man seeks guidance about a long time girlfriend who is wealthy popular and controlling. The adviser says the relationship brings no happiness and suggests ending it and making other friends after discussing with his mother.

Miss Manners

Houston man builds exact miniature of Bounty model

Clyde Horner of Houston Texas spent 500 hours carving a precise miniature of the English warship the Bounty. The model features 121 workable pulleys and detailed rigging reflecting the legendary vessel.

Clyde Horner Houston Tex

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