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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1939
Page
7
Advice column excerpt questions a mother who pushes party ideas not shared by her children and a young woman asks how to meet curious peers. The response urges introductions via mutual acquaintances and encourages resilience at the dance, noting the value of self confidence and not overreacting to peers.
Paramount shows Captain Fury with Brian Aherne and Victor McLaglen along with Stop Look and Love featuring Robert Kellard William Frawley and Jean Rogers in a varied lineup. Iowa bookings include Hidden Power at Jack Holt Gertrude Michael and Dickie Moore and No Place To Go with Dennis Morgan Gloria Dickson and Fred Stone. Other cities feature Indianapolis Speedway with Ann Sheridan Pat O'Brien Two Bright Boys with Jackie Cooper and Freddie Bartholomew. Palace presents Im From Missouri and The Jones Family in Hollywood, Rialto screens Colorado Sunset with Gene Autry and Romance of Redwoods headlined by Charles Bickford. Strand showcases a Czech feature Klapzubova XI.
Rev. Frederick Pfotenhauer, honorary president of the Evangelical Lutheran Missouri Synod, died Monday at Englewood Hospital after an operation. Funeral services are set for Thursday in Chicago.
Miss Charlotte Ahlgren daughter of Mr and Mrs Carl M Ahlgren Cedar Rapids performs on the Hammond organ in Count Berni Vici original French Follies revue coming to the Iowa theater Friday for three days. Ahlgren attended Washington high school and finished at Coe college.
L. O. Willows, Credit Bureau representative, aids Cedar Rapids Retail Credit Association in a survey of past due accounts. The Pay Promptly campaign aims to curb abuses of credit and stress paying on time. The Credit Guide, founded in Cedar Rapids 32 years ago, tracks paying habits and connects with 1,380 credit exchanges via the Associated Credit Bureaus of America.
Myrna Loy gains top billing and wider dramatic respect after The Rains Came. MGM plans her in The Forsythe Saga with Culver City production next year. Neale Oberon and Samuel Goldwyn end their partnership as Merle Oberon becomes free to accept new offers.
Actress Geraldine Fitzgerald sails for Hollywood to prep for the female lead in a film titled Dis raeli. The project Underground was originally slated as her next project, but plans may have shifted.
A scroll of notes on upcoming films and stars includes Fitz Gerald with Laurence Olivier, Dr. Ehrlich makeup by Pete Westmore, Ruth Gordon in Mrs. Krlich, and Alice Faye’s Hollywood fashion. Betty Grable and Artie Shaw plan marriage after divorce from Jackie Coogan. Alice Brady eyes a New York stage turn. Cobina Wright Jr. draws crowds at the Beverly Wilshire. Mary Livingstone Barbara Stanwyck and Robert Taylor gossip at Victor Hugo’s.
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