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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 19, 1936

Page

10

Chopin to Be Filmed Cast Sought in Hollywood

Hollywood chatter outlines Capra and Cohn seeking stars for Chopin biopic with Frederic March and Charles Boyer attached, Rosalind Russell eyed for George Sand, and Liszt and De Musset represented. Gary Cooper and Paraman t suit echoes surface amid casting talk. Irene Dunne eyes High Wide and Handsome gowns as directing bids circulate.

Louella C. Parsons Universal Service Los Angeles Frank Capra Harry Cohn Chopin Capra-Columbia Frederic March Charles Boyer Franchot Tone Mr. Cohn George Sand Capra Rosalind Russell de Mussett Liszt Irene Dunne New York Irene Hollywood Charlie Feldman Rouben Mamoulian Pronto William LeBaron

Dubuque Beginnings From Lead Mines To County Seat

In 1834 Dubuque grows from a frontier settlement near Julien Dubuque’s lead mines to a major Mississippi River town. Immigrants, churches, schools, and a fledgling government shape the “Queen of the West” ambitions as miners prosper and the town forms its first charter, jail, and bank.

Lorimier Gratiot Julien Dubuque Washington Dubuque Catfish Creek Louisa King John King Iowa Dubuque County Black Hawk Purchase Rock Island Thomas McKnight Milo H. Prentice Hosea T. Camp Warner Lewis Lucius Langworthy McKnight Wisconsin Robert Bourne Miners’ Bank Joseph T. Fales Philadelphia Wisconsin Territory Mississippi Burlington Madison Congress Methodist Church Hempstead and Zen Charles Corkery Alexander Butterworth George Strasser Keokuk Davenport

Silk discovery legend from ancient China cited

The text notes limited knowledge about silk origins and mentions a popular tale crediting Si Ling Chi, wife of the Chinese emperor Hoang-Ti III, around 2000 B C, as the first to produce silk.

Si-Ling-Chi Hoang-Ti III

Enid Lannington Finds New Life in City Gown Shop World

Enid Lannington leaves a country town for New York with guardian Martin Thorpe seeking marriage. Janice Cowles hires her at Joie Inc gowns, where Enid, after resisting a drunken stranger’s advance, gains respect and faces discreet guidance from Mrs. Strathman and Janice as she adjusts to the glamorous, risky city life.

Thorpe Enid New York Carter Lannington Janice Collander Janice Cowles Alphabet” Smytheson Smytheson Flora Bristow Incorporated Reno Emily Kingston-Draper-Halliday-Smytheson Vinton Mallard Grant Lawrence Hanson Lawrence Enid Lannington Mallard Jose, Inc Jose Joe Higson Joe Duke Higson Joie, Inc Martin Thorpe Bertie Santa Claus Mrs. Strathman Berton Strathman

Enid Faces a Dramatic Gown Theft Tangled in Trouble

Enid confronts a tense scene as a gown goes missing amid rumors of deeper trouble. The dramatic incident unfolds with witnesses and local figures weighing consequences, hinting at possible legal or social repercussions.

Enid

Theaters Show Dimples and Classic Films Across Venues

Paramount features Shirley Temple in Dimples with Frank Morgan. Iowa screens The Big Game with Huston Gleason and Travis. Last of the Mohicans stars Randolph Scott and Barnes. Palace offers Broadway Melody of 1936 and Every Saturday Night. Rialto presents Devil's Squadron and Sons O Guns with Blondell. Sun shows Will Rogers in In Old Kentucky and Grand Exit with Lowe and Sothern.

Paramount Shirley Temple Frank Morgan Iowa Philip Huston James Gleason June Travis George O’brien Heather Angel Daniel Boone State Richard Dix Karen Morley Lloyd Nolan Joe Ek, Brown

Spring bolts and U-bolts need periodic tightening

Motorists should bear in mind that spring bolts and clips need occasional tightening. Leaf break age may occur if U-bolts and nuts on both clips are permitted to remain loose.

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