Wide Choice Of Theater Fare Offered Today
The week’s cinema offers include Marlene Dietrich in The Blonde Venus, Zane Grey stories on screen, Joan Crawford in Letty Lynton, Young America, and Raymond's Comedians farewell at the Majestic with Ten Nights in a Barroom. Edward G Robinson stars in Two Seconds at the Rialto. Randolph Scott, Sally Blane, and J. Farrell MacDonald headline Heritage of the Desert at Iowa. Paramount presents Blonde Venus. Olympic shows Young America. State features Letty Lynton with Robert Montgomery supporting.
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OICE
Marlene Dietrich
Venus
Zane Grey
Edward G. Robinson
Joan Crawford
Letty Lynton
Raymond
the Majestic
Desert
Iowa
Randolph Scott
Sally Blane
J. Farrell MacDonald
Utah
Arizona
Rialto
Marie Belloc Lownes
South America
New York City
Miss Crawford
Robert Montgomery
Paramount
Joan Crawford Stars In Letty Lynton At State Theater
Joan Crawford and Robert Montgomery star in Letty Lynton at the State through Tuesday. The film follows a spoiled heiress from South American revels to New York crises, with Crawford delivering a career defining turn and Montgomery as a roguish but protective lover in a dramatic shift from romance to peril.
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Letty Lynton
Joan Crawford
Robert Montgomery
Clarence Brown
South America
New York
Miss Crawford
Montgomery
Renaul
Foot binding persists in Pekin districts and other Chinese cities
Report notes that baby girls in Pekin and nearby Chinese cities continue to be bound feet. The practice persists in certain districts despite modernization and anti binding campaigns.
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Pekin
China
Heritage of the Desert opens at Iowa for three days
Randolph Scott Sally Blane and J Farrell MacDonald lead in Zane Grey western Heritage of the Desert. The film follows a surveyor drawn to MacDonalds ranch where he meets Blane. Cattle rustlers attack, MacDonalds son is killed, the couple is rescued and vows to marry.
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Randolph Scott
Sally Blane
J. Farrell MacDonald
Zane Grey
Iowa
Utah
Arizona
Grey
Scott
MacDonald
Miss Blane
David Landau
Landau
Farmerette
Pathe Sound News
Young America Opens at Olympic Theater Today
Director Frank Borzage brings Young America to the Olympic for a two day run. The film stars Tommy Conlon as a freckled fourteen year old orphan whose mischief leads to an unwarranted reputation. Doris Ken and Dawn O Day play key juvenile roles with Raymond Borzage as the teen’s friend in a vivid town setting.
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Frank Borzage
Olympic Theater
Tommy Conlon
Tommy
The
Doris Ken
Raymond Borzage
Little Dawn O’day
Will of Ada B Winecke Creates Major Charitable Bequests
Davenport AP The will of Mrs Ada B Winecke filed Saturday makes specific charitable bequests of 110000 and establishes a fund for the needy of the community. Definite bequests held in trust aggregate 385000 though estate value is not yet estimated.
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Davenport
Ada B. Winecke
Edward G. Robinson Stars in Two Seconds at Rialto
Edward G. Robinson appears as John Allen in Two Seconds at the Rialto for three days starting today. Critics hail the performance as a brilliant achievement of the season. Preston Foster co-stars as Allen’s friend with Vivienne Osborne and others in the cast.
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Edward G. Robinson
Rialto
Robinson
John Allen
Preston Foster
Allen
Buddy
New York
Vivienne Osborne
Lips
Burton
Churchill
Wolbert
Edward
Raymonds Comedians Stage Ten Nights in a Barroom at Majestic
Starting today a matinee marks the farewell Cedar Rapids run by Raymonds Comedians with a modern Ten Nights in a Barroom at the Majestic starring Raymond Ketchum as Joe Morgan Bush Burrichter and the Harmony Hounds providing a musical opening. Free beer is served before and between acts as the old style bar decor fronts the stage. The engagement ends Tuesday with a big amateur review featuring ten to twelve acts.
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Raymond
the Majestic
Raymond Ketchum
Barry
Joe Morgan
Harmony Hounds
Cedar Rapids
Cullen Gets Omaha Post Office Job
Omaha will hire about 600 workers for the new 11 story federal office building. J P Cullen and Cons Inc of Janesville Wisconsin bid lowest after bids opened in Washington. One hundred fifty workers will be employed on site with 450 more in material preparation.
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Omaha
INS
Washington
J. P. Cullen and Cons, Inc
Janesville
Wis
Blonde Venus at Paramount Theater Delights Critics
Critics hail Josef von Sternberg's Blonde Venus with Marlene Dietrich as a top release of the year at Paramount. The film follows Dietrich’s rise from forest pool to Paris cabarets and a fraught family life with a returning husband, a radium quest, and a final happy ending amid star turns by Gary Grant and Herbert Marshall. Also featured are Betty Boops on Bamboo Isle, a Paramount news reel, and a Hollywood feature with Gary Cooper, Tom Mix, Peggy Montgomery.
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Josef von Sternberg
Marlene Dietrich
Paramount Theater
Miss Dietrich
Black Forest
Germany
Venus
Paris
Gary Grant
Herbert Marshall
Betty Boops
Bamboo Isle
Paramount
Hollywood News
Gary Cooper
Tom Mix
Peggy Montgomery
Peggy
N. D
Navy men on 14 day leave visit Iowa City couples
Iowa City resident Ben F McVicker and Riverside’s James H Christen sen on leave visit their hosts Mr and Mrs J R Meicker at 603 Market Street and Mr and Mrs N Christensen at Riverside. Both are graduates of the navy machinists mate school at Hampton Roads Va now on leave after completing school work.
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Iowa City
Ben F. McVicker
James H. Christensen
Riverside
J. R. Meicker
Market Street
N. Christensen
Navy Machinists’ Mate School
Hampton Roads
McVicker
C. S
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Christensen
U. S. Regal
San Diego
Calif
Navy
Cedar Rapids
Aniline Dyes Now Offered in Over Two Thousand Colors
Aniline dyes derived from coal tar are manufactured in more than 2,000 distinct colors, reflecting a wide expansion in the dye industry and color options for fabrics and materials.
Swell Ideas For Improving World
A reflective 1932 column by a soapbox commentator critiques politics and the presidency. It riffs on Hoover, term limits, posturing, and reform schemes while shifting to commentary on the film industry, audience taste, and the public’s appetite for “sucker pictures.” The piece ends noting writers’ hopes to stay employed in a changing studio landscape.
Real Estate Transfers Across Kingston and Marion Area
Listings show several real estate transfers dated 1932 involving Katherine Wavra Frank E Buser Emma Snyder Rose Bailey James Bydzovsky Paul Clark Whitters L A Andrew as receiver. Properties include lots in W CR Act of 1855 Kingston McClen and Buchs additions and Eastland Manor with mortgages liens covenants and restrictions noted.
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Katherine Wavra
Frank E. Buser
May and Covell
Kingston
Lee O Burke
Emma V Snyder
Rose E. Bailey
Hus
James Bydzovsky
McClen
Buch
Rudolph J. Synck
Paul N. Clark
Frank J. Whitters
Eastland Manor
L. A. Andrew
Farmers and Merchants State Bank
Marion
James D
Emma G. Pope
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Europe
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Paramount Thunderbolt
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Rebekah Lodges
McKinley High School
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St. Wenceslaus
Iowa State Savings Bank
Nesper Men’s
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