Ginger Rogers Hair Dye Delays Mother Carey's Chickens Release
Hollywood gossip notes Ginger Rogers dyed her hair for Mother Carey's Chickens, now postponed three months as Stepping Toes with Fred Astaire moves forward. Basil Rathbone is cast as the heavy in Hurricane, while Johnny Farrow is set to direct Men in Exile for Warner Brothers. Freddie Bartholomew and others are referenced amid industry shifts and personal affairs.
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Los Angeles
Ginger Rogers
Mother Carey
Ginger
Fred Astaire
Jimmy Stewart
Astaire
Fred
Basil Rathbone
Samuel Goldwyn
Rathbone
David Copperfield
Johnny Farrow
Warner Brothers
Johnny
MGM
South Seas
June Travis
Dick Purcell
Warners
Simone Simon
Willie Wyler
June
Simone
Hollywood
Randolph Scott
Marion Dupont Sommerville
Randy
Scotts
New York
Noted American and Hollywood Snapshot Roundup
A collage of entertainment notes from Hollywood and Broadway. Mentions Benjamin as publisher, actors Greta Garbo Carole Lombard Clark Gable and others, plus party gossip, birthdays, anniversaries and upcoming projects.
So They Were Married Heads New Rialto Bill
The Rialto presents the comedy So They Were Married featuring Mary Astor and Edith Fellows as a mother daughter duo with a wary view of men. Melvyn Douglas plays a fire eater paired with his 11 year old son Jackie Moran in a snowbound winter resort setup for a string of humorous episodes. Also shown is Old Man Rhythm with Buddy Rogers and Barbara Kent and Custer's Last Stand chapter eleven with Pepper Pots.
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Rialto
Mary Astor
Edith Fellows
Melvyn Douglas
Jackie Moran
Charles Buddy Rogers
George Barbier
Barbara Kent
Custer
Pepper
Sun
Shirley Temple
Captain January
Fay Wray
Lady
Mind questions on marriage and education by Albert Edward Wiggam
The author discusses scientific perspectives on divorce and education. He cites Alfred Cahen showing US marriages endure about 20 years with no divorces extending to 23 years and notes the frequency of divorce has risen but not drastically altered averages. He quotes Roy E. Whitney on doubt about whether education always benefits life preparation.
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Alfred Cahen
United States
Occupations Magazine
Roy E. Whitney
How to Improve Your Memory by Doctor Henry C Link
A booklet titled How to Improve Your Memory explains rules for a good memory tested by science. It covers remembering names dates lessons and books with clear wording. Send 10 cents to Dr Albert E Wiggam for application and stamped return envelope.
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Albert E. Wiggam
Ph.D. Means A Heroic Struggle Beyond Easy Life
The passage notes that many abandon ease for work or training, with timid individuals sticking to money and finishing college only if funds last. It suggests a Ph.D. can represent a heroic ascent from struggle to achievement.
Parable of Physical Decline in Aged Figures
A fragment describes examination of a man with notable hair and head shape, contrasting him with other Fathers. The tone hints at antiquarian commentary and intellectual reflection, reflecting 1936 prose style.
Theatres Showings and a Waukon Fire Report
Theaters list include The President's Mystery at Iowa with Wilcoxon and Furness, Killer at Large with Mary Brian, Paramount Big Broadcast of 1937 with Benny Burns and Allen, Poppy with Fields Hudson, O Malley of the Mounted, So They Were Married with Astor Fellows Kent, Captain January with Temple and Roaming Lady with Wray. A Waukon fire damaged the upper part of a two story residence on Harold Brit.
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Iowa
Henry Wilcoxon
Betty Furness
Mary Brian
Russell Hardie
Paramount
Jack Benny
George Burns
Gracie Allen
Waukon
Is the bald eagle really bald in appearance
An article explains that the bald eagle is not bald but has a white head of snowy feathers contrasted with a dark brown body. It notes the bird’s appearance may have led the Founding Fathers to name it the national emblem.
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Robert Ripley
Fredric March
Republic
Freddie
Science News
Fathers of the Republic
Farm loss partly insured near Waukon
A farm southwest of Waukon suffered a loss partly covered by insurance. The property formerly belonged to Mrs. Brittain's father, the late Fred Klocke.
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Tain
Waukon
Sheriff's sale notice of real estate in Linn County Iowa
By order of the Linn County District Court a judgment in favor of H S Kurtz against Margaret Cahill and in rem for 1527.86 plus costs 75.10. Real estate in Cedar Rapids Linn County Iowa will be sold at public auction in front of the courthouse at Cedar Rapids at 10 25 A M on October 30 1936. James H Smith Sheriff or Roy Radabaugh Deputy. A Johnson Attorney.
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District Court
Linn County
Sora
H. S. Kurtz
Margaret Cahill
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Court House
James H. Smith
Roy Radabaugh
A. Johnson
Just Folks Poem Fragment About Grief and Memory
A quoted verse speaks of a departed person urging others to carry on with life and joy. It asks loved ones to wear their best dress in town, to keep grief from shrinking their spirits, and to answer inquiries about sorrow with a memory of simple desire for serenity and ongoing life.
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Louella C. Parsons
Motion Picture
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Richard Boleslawski
Kosciusko
Boley
Metro
George O’brien
England
George
Pinewood Studios
London
Dan
Warsaw
Hugh Herbert
Mervyn LeRoy
Paris
Holly
Benjamin
Iron
Ireland
Carole Lombard
Clark Gable
Alice Marble
Carole
Joan
Thyra Sumter Winslow
Dorothy Parker
Gloria Swanson
Jean Muir
John Sanford
Preston Foster
Margaret Sullavan
Claudette Colbert
Maid of Salem
Doris Kenyon
Constance Bennett
Selznick’ Studios
Chester Morris
Talmadges
Norma
Natalie
Constance
Morma
Shearer
Joe
Bob Burns
Martha Raye
Burns and Allen
Shirley
Alpha Ae An Il
Benny Goodman
His Orchestra
New Rialto
Albert Edward Wiggam
Henry C. Link
3Rd St
12Th Ave
Charlie Chan
Shanghai
Warner Oland
Ken Maynard
ATS
Singer Theater
RKO Radio
Philip Huston
James Gleason
Bruce Cabot
Andy Devine
Bobby Wilson
William Shakespeare
King Kong
Klein
Monk Moscrip
Jay Bernancer
Bones” Hamilton
Gomer Joné¢s
Chuck” Bennis
Frank Alustiza
Heather Ang
REO Radio Picture
W. C. Fields
O'Malley
the Mounted
Dick Powell
Marion Davies
Paul Kelly
Rochelle Hudson
Night Ié6c Inc
Marcus
Helen Palmer
Iowa Theater
Palace
Poppy
O’malley
Emil Flindt
Orch
Danceland
Wonder
Edgar A. Guest
Terrace Garden
Montrose Hotel
Cedar Rapids Gas Co
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