Fannie Hurst Enlisted for Show Business Screenplay
Hollywood notes reveal Fannie Hurst invited to Paramount to write the Show Business screenplay from Lew Lipton's idea. Warner Brothers reissues One Way Passage with Bill Powell and Kay Francis. Marlene Dietrich aids Josef von Sternberg to direct I Claudius for Alexander Korda with William Cameron Menzies as associate director.
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Louvella
Parsons
Universal Service
Los Angeles
Tinkle “Inkle
President Roosevelt
Hyde Park
Fannie Hurst
William le Baron
Paramount
Lew Lipton
Miss Hurst
Our Village
Lewis Gensler
Hollywood Sun
Warner Brothers
William Powell
Kay Francis
Jack Warner
Robert Lord
Bill and Kay
Marlene Dietrich
Josef von Sternberg
Budapest
Marlene
Von
Alexander Korda
I Claudius
Merle Oberon
Charles Laughton
London
William Cameron Menzies
Hollywood
Korda
Preview Demand for Born To Dance At Grauman’s Chinese
A demand for tickets fills Grauman’s Chinese Theatre for a combined picture and air preview of Born To Dance. Attendees include Bob Taylor Jean Harlow John Barrymore Robert Montgomery Joan Bennett Edmund Lowe Ann Sothern George Jessel Norma Talmadge Elizabeth Allan Rosalind Russell and others with Eleanor Overell Jimmy Stewart Virginia Bruce Una Merkel Buddy Ebsen Sid Silvers Frances Langford Bessie Love and Charles Kind performing a number from Broadway Melody.
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Hollywood
Grauman
Bob Taylor
Jean Harlow
John Barrymore
Robert Montgomery
Joan Bennett
Edmund Lowe
Ann Sothern
George Jessel
Norma Talmadge
Elizabeth Allan
Rosalind Russell
Gladys George
Louis B. Mayer
Sally Eilers
Betty Furness
Joan Crawford
Randy Scott Returns Alone for Hollywood Separation
Randy Scott is back in town without his bride though her influence remains. She picked twelve new suits for him for High Wide And Handsome where he stars opposite Irene Dunne. The groom avoids explaining why Marion Dupont Summerville isn’t with him.
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Hollywood
Randy Scott
Randy
Irene Dunne
Marion Dupont Summerville
Margo Tests for Native Girl Role in Hurricane
News from MGM signals Margo is testing for the native girl part in Hurricane and may secure the role previously linked to Merle Oberon. Greta Garbo lures at home for Idiot's Delight with Clark Gable. negotiations tense but hopeful. Garbo enjoys Cukor luncheon with Hepburn and Losch in attendance.
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Margo
Goldwyn
Merle Oberon
Merle
South Sea Island
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Greta Garbo
Lynne Fontanne
Garbo
MGM
Clark Gable
George Cukor
Katharine Hepburn
Tilly Losch
The Full Life Pairing for Mary Boland and Hugh Herbert
Two top comedians join forces in The Full Life a George Bricker story about an average couple in a small town Paramount release It follows serious misadventures as Warner Brothers prepares the surprise pairing Mary Boland and Hugh Herbert headline the comedy caper
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Warner Brothers
Mary Boland
M Paramount
Hugh Herbert
George Bricker
Hugh
Mary
Hollywood Snapshots Show Stars in Public and Private Scrambles
Mae West is seriously ill with intestinal flu and will cancel her personal appearance trip. James Qualen, Dionne, and family receive a photograph from the quins' real father. Gertrude Niesen debuts with a new partner at a night spot. Lionel Barrymore poses in a roadster with a beret outside MGM. Johnny Weissmuller seeks permission to make a London appearance with his supervisor. Churchill and Charlie Chaplin are in the mix as Jack Benny jests entertain.
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Hollywood
Mae West
James Qualen
Dionne
Quins
Gertrude Niesen
Olds
Lionel Barrymore
MGM
Johnnny Weissmuller Cabling
London
Olph Churchill
Charlie
Paulette Chaplin
Churchill
Jack Benny
Hollywood Headlines and Celebrity Moves Parade
A roundup notes Johnny Downs beating Dixie Dunbar and Eleanore Whitney visiting Covington on the way to New York. Rubye Throop hints at mines reopening. Carole Lombard works Friday the 13th. Harpo Marx rents a harp. Skeets Gallagher to star in Aben Randall's play Lady Castleross. Lola Castleross’s husband and Dolores Del Rio host next Tuesday at Coconut Grove. David Carlyle tops Anita Blair in Loyola Texas game.
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Poppa
Meyer Benny
Waukegan
Hollywood
Johnny Downs
Dixie Dunbar
Eleanore Whitney
Una Merkel
Covington
Kentucky
New York
Rubye Throop
Carole Lombard
Harpo Marx
Skeets Gallagher
Aben Randall
Lady Castleross
Dolores del Rio
Coconut Grove
David Carlyle
Anita Blair
Loyola- Texas
City Briefs and Personals Item Headlines
W H Dick of Des Moines general superintendent for Rock Island railroad visited Cedar Rapids Saturday. Firefighters answered a Friday 5 35 p m alarm at Peoples grocery 1700 Fourth Avenue SE for a ceiling light fixture short circuit damage minor. Mrs Mildred Chadima 28 of 2800 Fruitland Boulevard SW had a sliver removed from under a fingernail at St Luke s Hospital at 10 15 p m Friday not kept in hospital.
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W. H. Dick
Des Moines
Rock Island Railroad
Cedar Rapids
Peoples Grocery
Fourth Avenue SE
Mildred Chadima
Fruitland Boulevard
St. Luke’s Hospital
Chadima
Muskrat Violation Leads to Fine in Center Point
Charles Fee of Center Point paid a $10 fine plus costs in Justice Reed's court Friday for game law violation. He possessed two muskrat hides and was accused of catching the animals out of season.
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Charles Fee
Center Point
Justice A. S. Reed
Fee
Odd Fellows to Attend Wright Funeral at Trinity Church
Members of the Maine lodge of the Odd Fellows meet at 1 45 Sunday afternoon at 838 First Avenue East to attend the funeral of Guy B Wright at Trinity Methodist Church. The lodge conducts burial service at the cemetery in Palo.
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Maine
Lodge of the Odd Fellows
Lodge
First Avenue E
Guy B. Wright
Trinity Methodist Church
Palo
Daughters of Isabella Install Shelf in Public Library
The Our Lady of Perpetual Help circle has set up a Catholic book shelf in the public library. Books purchased by the circle for 100 dollars will circulate with the rest of the library collection and the shelf will be known as the Daughters of Isabella shelf.
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Daughters of Isabella
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Circle
Circle
Gasoline Stolen From Phillips Bulk Plant
Earl Cecil reports fifty gallons of gasoline stolen from Phillips Petroleum bulk plant at 618 Fourteenth Avenue SW. A hole drilled in the center tank three feet above ground, a wooden plug driven into the drill hole, and the loss discovered Friday after Cecil measured the levels.
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Phillips Petroleum Company
Fourteenth Avenue SW
Earl Cecil
Eighth Avenue SE
Cecil
Purses Stolen From Cars At Local Post Office and Union Depot
Mrs A C Stewart reported a purse stolen from her car in front of the post office at 5 30 p m. The bag held $8, keys and papers. Mrs Mary Louise Kowalke said her purse was taken from a car at the Union depot rear lot Friday evening containing $2 in cash and the car was unlocked.
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A. C. Stewart
Park Terrace SE
Post Office
Mary Louise Kowalke
Fourth Avenue SE
Union Depot
Failed To Stop Charged Driver Fined In Iowa Court
Joseph Vopalka of Cedar Rapids was fined $10 and costs in Justice A S Reed's court Saturday for failing to stop before entering a highway on Highway 161 near the airport. He was cited by State Patrolman A H Hallgren. Fine suspended on payment of costs and during good behavior.
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Joseph Vopalka
Cedar Rapids
A. S. Reed
A. H. Hallgren
Fined For Intoxication In Police Court
Don O Switzer at 310 Seventh Street SE was fined 25 dollars and costs after police found him sitting behind the wheel Friday on Third Avenue and Second Street SE trying to start the car. Art Hillock and Bruce Donisthrop were each fined 10 dollars and costs for intoxication.
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Don O. Switzer
Seventh Street SE
Third Avenue
Second Street SE
Art Hillock
Bruce Donisthrop
Eleventh Street NE
Fined In Police Court For Reckless Driving
John McDonald of 718 Third Avenue SW was fined 10 dollars for reckless driving after police said he sped over the Second Avenue Bridge near the Memorial building. He was arrested Thursday at 8 15 p.m. Other fines included Robert Cypra for speeding, Ted Thorson for improper parking, and G M King along with Mrs R A Youngblood for overtime parking.
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John McDonald
Third Avenue
McDonald
Second Avenue Bridge
Memorial Building
Robert Cypra
Fifth Avenue SE
Ted Thorson
Ninth Street
G. M. King
Seventeenth Street
R. A. Youngblood
E Avenue
Manchester to Erect Municipal Christmas Tree in Courthouse Square
The Chamber of Commerce approved a municipal Christmas tree for the courthouse square to be lit and decorated by the American Legion post. Santa Claus will visit the tree periodically to give candy to children. Funds will partly come from Hey Day receipts sponsored by the Legion.
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Manchester
Chamber of Commerce
Santa Claus
American Legion Post
Legionaires
Clark Howell Dixie Editor Dies at 73
Clark Howell longtime Atlanta publisher and Dixie editor died at age 73. He refused ambassadorships and earned a Pulitzer for exposing political conditions at Atlanta City Hall. Survived by wife Margaret Cannon Carr four sons including Clark Howell Jr and four sisters. Funeral plans were pending Sunday.
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Clark Howell
DIXIE
Constitution
Atlanta
Howell
Associated Press News
Washington
Brazil
Argentina
Peru
Poland
Turkey
The
Margaret Cannon Carr
Durham
N. c
Clark Howell, Jr
Rosalie Howell
New York
R. L. Foreman
Warehouse Strike Settled and New Wage Hikes Announced
Chicago reports a seven and a half cent hourly raise for warehouse workers on the west coast ending a strike with San Francisco and Oakland grocers. Across the nation firms raise pay: Packard adds five cents an hour for 10,579 hourly workers and $10 monthly for 511 clerical staff, totaling $1.25 million yearly. Other boosts include Mount Clemens pottery $50,000 December bonus, Northwestern Leather five percent for 900 workers, and U. S. Rubber Products raises for 5,000 workers. Rittler Dental Manufacturing also increases salaries five percent for 650 workers.
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Chicago
San Francisco
Oakland
Packard Motor Car Company
Detroit
Alvan Macauley
Mount Clemens
Mich
Salt Ste. Marie
Northwestern Leather Company
U. 4 Rubber Products, Inc
Naugatuck
Junior League Aims to Finish Nutrition Campaign Next Week
Junior League captains work toward a $3500 goal to fund the nutrition center at the Community House. They met Saturday at Mrs. William C. Crawford's home, 510 Vernon Drive SE, planning to complete canvassing of pledge prospects early next week. Members sought contributions from friends citywide.
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William C. Crawford
Vernon Drive
Junior League
Charles Dorman Died After Long Illness in Buchanan
Charles Dorman of Buchanan died at his home Friday morning after a long illness. Funeral services were held Saturday at the Buchanan church with Rev. H. N. Poston officiating. Burial was in Woodridge cemetery east of Buchanan. Mr. Dorman was born at Mount Vernon on November 12, 1867.
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Tipton
Charles Dorman
Buchanan
Buchanan Church
H. N. Poston
Woodridge
Mr. Dorman
Mount Vernon
Government Asked To Turn Over Suspect Captured In Ohio
Linn County officials seek FBI approval to transfer Reese Bailey 35 captured near Jackson Ohio to face bank robbery charges. Bailey wounded during federal trap and is held at Chillicothe federal reformatory hospital. Authorities tie him to the Ely Trusted Savings Bank robbery and a 1932 Raleigh prison break.
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G. K. Thompson
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Washington, D. C
Reese Bailey
Jackson
Linn County
Bailey
Chillicothe
Ely Trusted Savings Bank
Thompson
Ben W. Rout
Rout
North Carolina
Raleigh
Hoover
Norbert Janko
Bennett
Ely Bank
New Plan Aims to End Pacific Ship Strike
Federal conciliators proposed a compromise peace formula to end the Pacific coast maritime strike. The plan calls for federal control of workers' hiring halls, the central issue of the walkout, and will be presented to leaders of seven maritime unions by Assistant Secretary of Labor Edward F. McGrady.
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San Francisco
Edward F. McGrady
Washington Arrives as Seamen Strike Chooses Ferry Dock
The U S liner Washington reached her pier amid air and water picketing as seamen strike the Atlantic coast. Strikers vow to block her Wednesday sailing with P A S Franklin aboard. I M M controls the ship line and Panama Pacific lines affected. Picketing aircraft and a motor launch urged the crew to walk out at the dock.
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New York
U. S
Washington
Atlantic Seaboard
P. A. S. Franklin
International Mercantile Marine
Franklin
Panama Pacific
James Toohig 88 Veteran Figure At Chicago Univ Dies
James Toohig known as Old Jimmy and longtime head grounds keeper for the University of Chicago athletic fields died after a brief illness. The 88 year old, a familiar campus figure to thousands of students and alumni, passed away Friday night at Billings Hospital of pneumonia. He served the university from 1884 to 1890 and again from 1900 to 1928.
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Chicago
James Toohig
University of Chicago
Too Big
Jimmy
Billings Hospital
The
University
Paroled After Sentence For Passing Forged Check
Willis Grumman, 17, of Marion, was sentenced to an indefinite 15 years at the Anamosa state reformatory for uttering a forged check. Judge H C Ring withheld commitment and paroled him to his father on good behavior after the state recommended parole. He allegedly passed a $6.75 counterfeit check at Belden Hill cigar store last Saturday.
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Willis Grumman
Marion
Anamosa State Reformatory
H. C. Ring
Ring
Grumman
Belden Hill
Folies d Amour stage show thrills Iowa theater crowds
Audiences enjoy a Parisian revue at the Iowa theater through Sunday with three standout acts. The Novell Brothers entertain with violin and bird calls, Wilford De Bois juggles tennis and tricks, and the Currie waltz team displays nimble footwork. Beatrice Hagen and the Parisian Melodeans provide singing and music amid a stylish chorus and fashion show.
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Iowa Theater
Novell Brothers
Wilford de Bois
Ellsworth Vines
Bill Tilden
Wilford
Joe
Jane McKenna
de Lorraine Mann
Sudan
Beatrice Hagen
Nicholas Boila
Sally
Melodeans
Dorothy de Vray
Goddess of Liberty
M. J. Frankel
First Lady Invites Two Communists To Attend Meeting
Kansas City AP report says Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt allowed two avowed communists to attend a press conference in her hotel room after her secretary questioned their credentials. The men Allen J. Randolph and Robert Scott claimed they had been beaten by police on the University of Kansas City campus and jailed.
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Kansas City
Franklin D. Roosevelt
University of Kansas City
Mrs. Roosevelt
Allen J. Randolph
Robert Scott
Armistice Day Program By American Legion Held In Hazleton
A Thursday evening parent teacher meeting and Armistice day program were held in the Hazleton gymnasium conducted by the Friar-Watson post of the American Legion and its auxiliary. Frank Miles editor of the Iowa Legionaire spoke.
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Hazleton
Friar-Watson
The
American Legion
Frank Miles
Iowa Legionaire
Goose Bag Indicates Rare Mississippi Duck Hunt Success
McGregor Aquilla Cords returned from a day on the Mississippi north of here with a big Canadian goose in his bag. Hunters in this stretch rarely bring down a wild goose, making the catch notable for the area.
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McGregor
Aquilla Cords
Mississippi River
Here
Mississippi
Cedar county older boys and girls conference in Mechanicsville
The annual meeting of Cedar county older boys and girls conference will be held in the Presbyterian and Methodist churches in Mechanicsville on Saturday November 28. Among the speakers will be Rev. O G Herbrechts of Des Moines director of young peoples work.
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Tipton
Cedar County
Mechanicsville
O. G. Herbrecht
Des Moines
Young Peoples Work
AP Managing Editors Name Permanent Secretary For Group
Oliver Owen Kuhn of the Evening Star Washington D C began another term as chairman of the Associated Press Managing Editors association after reelection. The group decided to meet in New Orleans next year with a three day convention October 7 8 and 9 to discuss newspaper problems and appoint a permanent secretary to liaison with editors.
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Chicago
Oliver Owen Kuhn
Evening Star
Washington
D. C
Associated Press Managing Editors’ Association
New Orleans
REPORT MOTHER WILL AID KINGS ROMANCE
King Edward plans to keep Mrs Simpson from royal functions while she will be host at unofficial gatherings at Balmoral Sandringham and Fort Belvidere. He will share life with her as his wife but not in state duties. Lady Diana Duff-Cooper may act as unofficial chaperon during the interim period.
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Balmoral
Sandringham
Fort Belvidere
Buckingham Palace
Windsor Castle
Edward
Mrs. Simpson
Diana Duff-Cooper
Diana Manners
United States
Simpson
Diana
Duff Cooper
Manchester Hosts Northeastern I.O.O.F. meeting
One hundred thirty six members of the Rebekah and I O O F lodges attended the eighth annual meeting of the Northeastern Secretary and Scribe association in Manchester. Charles City chosen as next year’s meeting place with John Bergstrom named president and Jessie Schwartz vice president.
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Cedar Rapids
A. J. Myers
Caroline Darby
Iowa City
Arlene Cox
Manchester
A. W. Lee
Stuart
Nelle Crawford
Cedar Falls
Helen Sheppard
Harry Keepf
Burlington
E. W. Williams
Lena Pier Millin
Association
W. A. Merriam
Runway Expanded At Iowa City Airport
Work began Friday on a new runway extension at the Iowa City airport. A fleet of trucks hauled crushed rock to lengthen the ends by 1,000 feet to handle a new type of transport planes to be flown over the Iowa City route soon.
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Iowa City
Dodsworth earns distinction as a notable screen picture
The Paramount screening opens as Walter Huston stars as Sam Dodsworth with Ruth Chatterton as Fran. The film adapts Sinclair Lewis’s novel into a compelling triangle of love age and motives amid European travel, ending with a dramatic twist and strong performances.
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Sinclair Lewis
Dodsworth
Lewis
Paramount
Walter Huston
Sam Dodsworth
Ruth Chatterton
Fran Dodsworth
Arnold Iselin
Sam
Europe
Edith Cortright
Naples
Edith Sam
Fran
Kurt
Gregory Gaye
Paramount News
McGregor Man Shot Accidentally While Duck Hunting
Maynard Bartling owner of an McGregor ice cream parlor was shot in the leg Friday while duck hunting. The gun fired as the two men pulled their boat to shore and Bush transported him to the local hospital where the wound was not serious.
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McGregor
Maynard Bartling
M. R. Bush
Bush
Theaters Showings Across Iowa Offer Variety
At the theaters in Iowa Revue Folies on stage Make Way for a Lady screens with Herbert Marshall Paramount Dodsworth features Mary Astor Walter Huston Loretta Young Don Ameche Janet Gaynor and The Man I Marry Also Palace presents Professional Soldier The First Baby Rialto features Ghost Town The Girl Who Came Back Sun shows Sinful with a slate of titles and stars.
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Iowa
Herbert Marshall
Loretta Young
Don Ameche
Janet Gaynor
Michael Whalen
the Man I
Marry
Rialto
Harry Carey
Shirley Grey
Local Man Injured As Truck Hits Street Car
Leo Neuenswander a 27 year old from 1416 Thirty second street NE suffered a lacerated forehead and cuts on his left knee and hand when his westbound truck fronted a street car operated by H Kobusch between Eighth and Tenth streets SW Friday at 6 pm He was taken to St Luke s hospital unconscious but recovered consciousness that night The truck struck the car on the left front side shattering glass and causing heavy damage No passengers were in the truck
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Leo Neuenswander
Thirty-second Street
Third Avenue
H. Kobusch
Eighth
Tenth Streets
Neuenswander
St. Luke’s Hospital
Neuenswaner
Chamber dinner postponed by overtime fruit workers
In Peshastin Washington the Chamber of Commerce postponed its planned dinner indefinitely after discovering many members were working overtime in fruit warehouses, delaying the event.
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Peshastin
Wash
Chamber of Commerce
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