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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 22, 1939

Page

24

Jas. Stewart Jean Arthur Come To Iowa

The Iowa theater showcases Mr. Smith Goes To Washington with James Stewart and Jean Arthur as leads and includes a companion feature Scandal Sheet. Also showing Fifth Avenue Girl with Ginger Rogers and co-stars, plus Full Confession with Victor McLaglen and Sally Eilers. Local ball for the Policemen's Protective Association funds and dance details. Tulip planting tips follow with soil and care guidance.

Frank Capra Mr. Smith Washington Jean Arthur James Stewart Iowa Jefferson Smith United States Senate Jeff Stewart Miss Arthur Claude Rains Edward Arnold Guy Kibbee Thomas Mitchell Eugene Pallette Beulah Bond Kathryn Adams Victor McLaglen Sally Eilers Iowa Theater Upper Center Fifth Avenue Girl Ginger Rogers James Ellison Joan Crawford Norma Shearer Rosalind Russell Paramount Theater

All Quiet on the Western Front at State Theater

Universal presents All Quiet on the Western Front in an uncensored version at the State theater with Lew Ayres Slim Summerville and Louis Wolheim. The program also features Hero For a Day and Thunder Afloat with Beery Chester Morris and Virginia Grey. Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase cofeature screens next Thursday starring Bonita Granville Frankie Thomas and John Litel.

Wallace Beery Chester Morris State Theater Paramount Theater Gene Lockhart Ruth Hussey Edward G. Robinson Lew Ayres Universal Erich Maria Remarque Slim Summerville Louis Wolheim Anita Louise Dick Foran Charley Grapewin Virginia Grey Beery Navy Cofeature Nancy Drew Bonita Granville Frankie Thomas John Litel

Floor Show at Policemen's Ball Featuring Tommy Dorsey

Policemen's ball plans a top floor show for this year at the Memorial Coliseum with Tommy Dorsey and his orchestra. Ball chairman Vince Kofron notes last year’s show drew non-dancers and boosted attendance. The floor show begins at 10 p.m. with sweet swing music and popular swing renditions of classical numbers.

Tommy Dorsey Memorial Colisium Ball Vince Kofron

The Women at Paramount with Crawford and Shearer

The Women with Norma Shearer Joan Crawford Rosalind Russell features dramatic pathos on stage hit production. Starting Tuesday Edward G Robinson stars in Blackmail at Paramount with Ruth Hussey Gene Lockhart and Little Bob Watson. Second feature The Escape stars Kane Richmond Henry Armetta Amanda Duff Edward Norris set in New York’s east side.

Norma Shearer Joan Crawford Rosalind Russell Paramount Theater Clare Boothe Phyllis Povah Mary Boland Paulette Goddard Joan Fontaine Virginia Weidler Hedda Hopper Edward G. Robinson Paramount Screen Ruth Hussey Robinson Gene Lockhart Little Bob Watson Kane Richmond Henry Armetta Amanda Duff Edward Norris New York East Side

Jack Benny and Dorothy Lamour at the Palace

Jack Benny co stars with Dorothy Lamour and Edward Arnold in Man About Town showing at the Palace through Wednesday. Supporting cast includes Binnie Barnes Phil Harris Betty Grable Rochester and E. E. Clive. The second feature Danger Island with Peter Lorre as Mr Moto features diamonds and a string of murders with Jean Hersholt Amanda Duff and Warren Hymer.

Jack Benny Dorothy Lamour Edward Arnold Palace Theater Binnie Barnes Phil Harris Betty Grable Rochester E. E. Clive Peter Lorre Mr. Moto Jean Hersholt Amanda Duff Warren Hymer

Clark Gable and Tracy Star At Strand This Week

Strand theatre presents Test Pilot starring Clark Gable Myrna Loy and Spencer Tracy about test pilots and new aircraft. The second feature Sons of the Legion celebrates 1939 heroes. Tuesday and Wednesday show Czech comedy drama Duvod K Rozvodu.

Strand Theater Clark Gable Myrna Loy Spencer Tracy Sons of the Legion

I Married An Angel to Play at Iowa Theater

The musical comedy features Dennis King Vivienne Segal and Karen van Ryn and runs Tuesday evening November 21 with tickets going on sale tomorrow. Rodgers and Hart’s work has enjoyed major success in New York where the show played a year. The cast numbers nearly 100 with Balanchine training the chorus.

Bobbe Arnst Norman Roland Dan Dailey, Jr Budapest Dennis King Rose

Tulip Planting Time and Varieties Described by Mrs. Rhea

The article explains tulip planting timelines and several classes Darwin Breeder Triumph and Early Tulips. It highlights color ranges from pale pastels to bright brights and notes height and stem characteristics. Breeders and Darwins blend for diverse garden effects with May flowering and April early bloomers.

Tulip J. L. Rhea Darwin

Indian Bravery Wins Tribal Names From Chief

A man earns a series of honorific tribal names as he demonstrates bravery. His birth name is used until earned titles are conferred by the chief, with each feat improving his standing and adding a new name.

Danceland Inaugurates Birthday Club

Danceland ballroom opens a Birthday Club led by manager Harold Wenkstein. Members must register at Danceland with their birth date, and staff will issue weekly invitations to registered club members celebrating a birthday.

Danceland Ballroom Harold Wenkstein Danceland Cele

Manhattan Borough's Steel Stock Seventy Million Tons Estimate

Estimates place about 27 million tons of steel in Manhattan buildings bridges and transportation equipment, underscoring the borough's heavy steel usage and industrial scale.

Borough of Manhattan, N. Y

Charlie McCarthy in Rialto Theater Show Opens Today

Charlie McCarthy in Rialto Theater Show You Cant Cheat An Honest Man stars Charlie McCarthy Edgar Bergen and W C Fields at Rialto today through Tuesday. Cast includes Mary Forbes Thurston Hall Princess Baba John Arledge and Charles Colesman. Companion feature Westward Ho with Roy Rogers portrays a Civil War soldier aiding Reconstruction in the South. Mary Hart leads with George Gabby Hayes supporting. Serial Iswk o the Wilderness continues with its seventh chapter along with a Donald Duck Disney cartoon.

Charlie Mc Edgar Bergen W. C.* Fields Rialto Theater Mary Forbes Thurston Hall Princess Baba John Arledge Charles Colesman George Gabby Hayes

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Jas. Stewart Dorsey Kofron Police Policemen’s Protective Association Frank Bukacek Glenn Walters A. F. Haberle Alice Giffee Don Lee Carl Nebbe Wenkstein State Crawford Shearer Paramount Palace Strand Tee Teh Sored Ahi Anita Louise Harley Grapewin Lafayette Cafe Second Avenue Southeast John Thomas Mer Cedar Rapids His Gents Archer Tiny Hill Kozy Roy Rogers Gabby Hayes Sage Brush Serenaders Disney Donald Duck Edward Danger Island With Peter Lorre News Spence Tracy Charlie McCarthy Rialto BR Morth Walter Connolly Verree Teasdale Tim Holt Kathryn Adams Franklin Pangborn Victor McLagler Sally Erlers Joseph Calleia Barry Fitzge RKO Radio Picture Cartoo Duck
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