Marx Brothers Comedy At Town Theater Draws Laughter
Audiences at Iowa relax and laugh during Room Service as Groucho Marx and the ensemble chase a backer and hotel bill in a circular plot. Frank Albertson Donald MacBride Lucille Ball Ann Miller and Alexander Asro provide strong laughs while Frankie Darro stars in Juvenile Court, a social welfare minded drama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Groucho Marx
Frank Albertson
Donald MacBride
Philip Wood
Angel
W.M
Poet and neighbors loss in distant visions and near beauty
A mixed prose poem by Edgar A. Guest contrasts distant beauty with the beauty found in familiar neighbors and local life. The text then shifts to a legal notice from Linn County Iowa announcing a court receivership application by BD Bates, Receiver of Iowa State Savings Bank Cedar Rapids, detailing a property bid process and hearing date.
Notice of receivership sale of Linn County real estate
D W Bates Receiver Iowa State Savings Bank of Cedar Rapids seeks court order to sell privately the west 115 acres of Lot 6 the east 40 feet of Lot 5 and the east 14 acres of Lot 3 Auditor's Plat 129 in Linn County Iowa for 750 dollars. Hearing set October 7 1938 at 9 at the Linn County Court House Cedar Rapids to show cause why the application should not be granted. Jos Mekota and Walter R Hutchinson listed hardships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court of Iowa
Linn County
State of Iowa
Iowa State Savings Bank
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Iowa State Savnes Bank
State
Sava i Bank
Ad Yor
BD. W. Bates
Towa State Savings Bank of
Cedar Revins
Towa
Bete Filmer
Thompson
West
General Assembly
Eighth Avenue
District Court of
Ochoser
Joe County Court House
Beant Rapids
News State Savings Bank
Jos, Mekota
Walter R. Hutchinson
Topeta
D. W. Bates
Iowa State Savings Bank of
Brate Baggs
Bank of
Dendant
District Court of Town
Owa State Savings Bank of
Owa
Auditor's Plat
Linn County Court House
Dd . Ie Recriver
Jos. Mekota
Calling All Dogs by Albert Payson Terhune
A coroner inquest finds a man drowned while attempting to save a dog. The Tail Wagger Magazine voices the verdict that human life is sacred and not to be jeopardized for animals, while noting admiration for brave rescues but cautioning against risking lives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Payson
Terhune
Mind and behavior questions from a scientific view
An author note discusses using science to guide moral choices and social rights, with examples on predicting grades from siblings, crossing bridges by temperament, and whether a person changes since childhood. It cites Piotrowski and a 1938 copyright, framing attitudes as key to personal change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Z. Piotrowski
10-20-30 Years Ago in the Gazette Recap
J B Harris left for extended visit to the Pacific northwest. Henry DeLong was accidentally shot in the left knee while hunting south of the city. A companion carried him to town on a bicycle. James Donald Stevenson went to Chicago for a second year at Chicago Technical College. Charles C Kuning attended the national bankers meeting in Philadelphia. W E Hakes cut his left hand at the Wauconia Sorghum mills. Mr and Mrs J W Denning plan to move to Los Angeles. Mrs Robert Sweet left for Augusta to stay with her husband overseas. Miss Mary Montillon and Ruth Tufts went to Ames for the state college. Alvin B Plumb, at Great Lakes Naval station, is visiting his parents on furlough.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Harris
Pacific Northwest
Henry DeLong
James Donald Stevenson
Chicago
Chicago Technical College
Charles C. Kuning
Philadelphia
National Bankers’ Meeting
W. E. Hakes
Wauconia Sorghum Mills
J. W. Denning
Los Angeles
Calif
Robert Sweet
Augusta
Fla
Lieutenant Sweet
Mary Montillon
Ruth Tufts
Ames
State College
Alvin B. Plumb
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
F. C. Plumb
Flaming Arrow at Greene's Opera House Today
The Flaming Arrow drew another crowd at Greene's opera house today. Stanley Kuba, 12, was treated for a fractured arm after falling from a tree while picking apples. Henry Ristine departed for Chicago to attend the University of Chicago, while Ross Burke went to Tripp County, South Dakota, to inspect land to be opened to the public. At Salt Lake City the Carpenters and Joiners association biennial convention, A J Cronkhite of Cedar Rapids was nominated for the executive board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greene's
Opera House
Stanley Kuba
Henry Ristine
Chicago
University of Chicago
Ross Burke
Tripp County
S. D
Carpenters and Joiners Association
Salt Lake City
A. J. Cronkhite
Cedar Rapids
Dawns Delayed By Nopsis
Tom Farrand and Ardis Levering plan marriage torn by a sea captain father. Captain Levering perished in the Primrose wreck leaving papers urging Ardis toward Tom. Gregory Barr, injured, contemplates recovery, work, and a note from Doctor Yarwood as he faces new life and compulsion to move forward after tragedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Farrand
Ardis Levering
Tom
Ardis
New York
Gregory
The Mystery Man Yarwood in Winfield
Gregory Barr learns of Austin Yarwood a mysterious, well-dressed physician who moved to Winfield from Australia. Yarwood’s routine, his servant Balaam and the faithful dog Job form a peculiar household while the doctor treats patients and guards a private past. Ardis urges practical care, offering help while Gregory contemplates his own life and future.
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Gregory Barr
Ardis
Yarwood
Southport
Gregory
Mr. Barr
Amittai
Blue Devils
Barr
Austin Yarwood
Winfield
Australia
Balaam
Job
Bart
Miss Manners columns about influence and dating advice
Mary Manners presents letters from readers about being influenced by friends and boyfriends. Patty is swayed by Mazie, while Beans asks if a earlier date should be addressed. guidance favors tact and restraint, suggesting moving on or waiting for natural signals rather than pressing for explanations.
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Miss Manners
Fortunes Hidden in a Daily Letter Puzzle
A lighthearted puzzle describes a method to reveal a daily message. Count letters in your first name, adjust by minus four if six or more, or plus three if fewer than six to obtain a key number. Scan a rectangle from the top left, reading letters beneath checked figures to spell the fortune.
Hollywood Fodder and Follies From Jimmie Fidler
JIMMIE FIDLER muses on Hollywood oddities from strip gazing on Hollywood and Vine to a WCTU convention in Bill Field’s dressing room. He needles stars like Olivia de Havilland Mae West Betty Grable and Bing Crosby while retelling a golf club scene with Janet Gaynor and Buck the St Bernard.
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Hollywood
Vine
W.C.T.U
Bill Field
Olivia de Havilland
Oliver Hardy
Hugh Herbert
Luise Rainer
Main Street
Mae West
Betty Grable
Billy Gilbert
Bing Crosby
Sam Goldwyn
Maxie Rosenbloom
Mike Curtiz
M Hollywood
Vic Mc Laglen
Mar-lay
Dietrich
Ben Alexander
Cupid
Golf Club
Janet Gaynor
Buck
Janet
Ruffled dignity of a very impatient star
A fragmentary line evokes a famous performer’s restless air and strained poise as crowds await a stage appearance. The brief glimpse hints at tension beneath celebrity calm, suggesting a volatile moment behind the glittering facade.
Hollywood Gossip and Fortunes at a Glitzy Legion Affair
Shirley Temple hurried home at sixty miles an hour with a police escort after an American Legion event to ensure she slept. Anita Louise recounted fortune teller experiences over dessert and a remembered prediction spree by mystic Norvel about Jeanette MacDonald, Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford, Lupe Velez, and Johnny Weissmuller.
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American Legion
Shirley Temple
Anita Louise
Norvel
Jeanette MacDonald
Douglas Fairbanks
Mary Pickford
Lupe Velez
Johnny Weissmuller
Observer at a tail party laments scarce work and craving steak
The observer recalls a friendly guest who, amid social ease, fears hunger. A waiter with hors d oeuvres prompts swoon as the amiable man confesses he has eaten thirty dollars worth of caviar in the past month and would trade his eye for a single steak.
Marie Antoinette lavish dramatic on Paramount screen
Norma Shearer shines as Marie Antoinette in a costly drama tracing royal romance from Louis XV to the French Revolution. Tyrone Power as De Fersen and John Barrymore as Louis XV give strong turns with Robert Morley and Joseph Schildkraut. Wade Crosby appears in a forceful Danton scene. the Bourbon court life drives the narrative amid revolutionary upheaval. A Popeye cartoon and Paramount News complete the bill.
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Paramount
Marie Antoinette
Louis XV
Louis XVI
France
Antoinette
Count Axel de Fersen
Sweden
Norma Shearer
Marie
DeFersen
Sidney Carton
Tyrone Power
John Barrymore
Robert Morley
Dauphin
Joseph Schildkraut
Duke D'Orleans
Wade Crosby
Cedar Rapids
Danton
Assembly
Paramount News
Theaters Listing for Iowa and Nearby U.S. Venues
At Theaters Iowa shows Marx Brothers in Room Service with Paul Kelly Rita Hayworth and Frankie Darro Juvenile Court. Paramount presents Marie Antoinette with Norma Shearer Tyrone Power. Palace shows The Perfect Specimen with Errol Flynn Joan Blondell Island in the Sky with Gloria Stuart Paul Kelly. Rialto features Bank Alarm with Conrad Nagle Eleanor Hunt and Buck Jones Fighting Ranger. New State presents Three Loves Has Nancy with Janet Gaynor Robert Montgomery Franchot Tone. Strand shows Checkers with Jane Withers and The Invisible Manace with Boris Karloff.
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Iowa
The
Marx Brothers
Paul Kelly
Rita Hayworth
Frankie Darro
Paramount
Norma Shearer
Tyrone Power
Palace
Errol Flynn
Joan Blondell
Gloria Stuart
Michael Whalen
Rialto
Conrad Nagle
Eleanor Hunt
Buck Jones
NEW State
Nancy
Janet Gaynor
Robert Montgomery
Franchot Tone
Strand
Checkers
Jane Withers
Boris Karloff
Notice of hearing on receivership report in Linn County Iowa
No. 41017 notice informs creditors and claimants in Larimer and Shaffer Inc receivership that BE R Moore the receiver filed a report of receipts and disbursements from July 5 1937 to September 26 1938 with request for court approval. A hearing is set for October 1938 at 9:60 AM in Cedar Rapids Court House. Failure to appear may result in approval by default.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court of
Iowa
Linn County
Robert I Larimer
R. DeVere Larimer
Larimer and Shaffer
KE R. Moore
Larimer and Shaffer, Inc
Bb. R. Moore
Cedar Rapids
Iran
James E Franken
Ar E RR Moore
Larimer & Ghaffer, Inc
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the People
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Lfe
Walt
Amos
Yasu
Williams
Sol
Weaver
Joseph McCord
Mary Manners
Patty
Mazie
TATOR
Flus
Disle Dunbar
Ernest Tues
Jimmie Fidler
John Garfield
Bob Taylor
Garfield
Bob
Geraldine Spreckels
Filmville
Hollywood Extra
Ehee
Lucille Ball
Amm Miller
Wonder Ballroom
Court Hussey Orch
Danceland
Court Nessey
Cocoanut Grove
Tyne
Popeye
Howard Kraemer
Alice Cooper
Eulertziners
Dial
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