Down to Their Last Yacht headline review at Iowa theater
A lively yet chaotic review of the movie musical at the Iowa theater titled Down to Their Last Yacht. Polly Moran Marv Boland and Ned Sparks lead a rambunctious cast with song and dance numbers set against a plotted back story. The screening includes a second feature I Cant Escape with Lila Lee Onslow Stevens and Russell Geason plus a news reel.
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Iowa
Polly Moran
Marv Boland
Ned Sparks
Social Register
Fox
NRA
Caurs
Acmut Sidnes Bonemer
Mary
Sidney Wren
Don Malasamokan
Lila Lee
Onslow Stevens
Russell Geason
Ten to twenty decades ago in the gazette
A garbled 1924 item list notes Mise Fether Johnson and D John Haal Lica married at home by Dr HM Gace. Charles Krez injured in a vehicle accident. Captain Dal Williams of Davenport hurt by a pitched ball. Florence Messer returns from Europe. Sixteenth Avenue West carnival plan pending city approval. various local names and events are mentioned with many garbled details.
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Mise Fether Johnson
D. John Haal
Lica Oor Shitchell & D
Sesterday
HM Gace
Charles Krez
Joseph Stourne
Frank Quar
Alsa
Bigets
Irt
Pare
Spill Ville
Lillian Convbeure
Newton
Florence Messer
Sixteenth Avenue West
Dal Wihams
Davenport
Cedar Rapids
Oooda
Marvels and Mischief in a 1934 Political Cartoon
A 1934 image shows President Roosevelt and aides in a satirical cross section of the New Deal era. The painting features Carnegie Institute tests on race, brain trust caricatures, and figures like Mrs Roosevelt and Frances Perkins amid a chorus for cleaner movies. An administration-wide satire appears alongside an official notice of administration appointment for Joseph Vo Nemec and heirs in Linn County Town.
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Roosevelt
Presidere
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Frances Perkins
James A. Farley
Industry
Hugh Johnson
Linn County
Joseph Vo Nemec
Linn
Lastreet
Henry Nemec
Stanley Nemec
Ona Lo Sehluter
Marriage Booklet by Dr Wissam Guides Parents and Couples
A compact booklet by Dr Albert Edward Wissam offers a scientific view on marriage with a useful questionnaire. It promises guidance for both engaged and married couples and includes instructions on how to obtain a copy by mail.
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Albert Edward Wissam
Edna Woogcam
Questioning Gender Roles and Vocational Development Patterns
A fragment discusses marriage norms and the idea of wives wearing the trousers, noting varying happiness levels with gender roles. It questions evidence that one gender is superior in life interests and vocational aims, and mentions age ranges from fifteen to twenty-five as a developmental period.
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Dones
The Scarlet Empress at Paramount and More at Local Theaters
At Paramount Marlene Dietrich stars in The Scarlet Empress. Iowa shows Down to Their Last Yacht with Mary Boland Polly Moran Sidney Fox and Sidney Blackmer. I Can't Escape features Lila Lee Onslow Stevens and Russell Gleason. Romance in the Rain with Spy Roger Pryor Heather Angel. Palace presents Stand Up and Cheer starring Warner Baxter Shirley Temple. Rialto features John Wayne in The Man From Utah and The Party Is Over with Sothern Erwin. Olympic screens Hoopla with Clara Bow Preston Foster Orient Express with Heather Angel Norman Foster.
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Iowa
Mary Boland
Polly Moran
Sidney Fox
Sidney Blackmer
Lila Lee
Onslow Stevens
Russell Gleason
Roger Pryor
Heather Angel
Palace
Stand Up
Warner Baxter
Shirley Temple
Rialto
John Wayne
Utah
Stuart Erwin
Ann Sothern
Hoopla
Clara Bow
Preston Foster
Orient Express
Norman Foster
Lipstick Stains Spark Barroom Cleanliness Debate
In Portland Oregon bartenders fret over lipstick on beer mugs as a health issue. City Commissioner Riley calls for arrests if glasses are not properly washed and disinfected through adequate dunking and soaking.
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Portland
Ore
Milady
Riley
City Sanitary Division
Woman Accused Of Beer Parlor Trouble
Mrs. Mary Nelson pled not guilty in police court to intoxication after being arrested Monday evening at the Golden Slipper beer parlor on Third avenue W. She was reportedly unruly in jail. Floyd Finch and Ted Ford were fined for intoxication and disturbing the peace after a disturbance at Edgar Hostler’s beer parlor at 631 First street NW. Finch allegedly shattered a window.
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Mary Nelson
Fourth Avenue SW
Third Avenue
Nelson
Floyd Finch
E Avenue NW
Ted Ford
Third Street
Edgar Hostler
First Street NW
Hostler
Finch
Unemployed Offered Jobs At 4 Cents A Day
London reports alleged exploitation of unemployed in Durham. Men out of work were offered 4 cents daily jobs and, if they refused, removed from unemployment benefits. Bart Kelly of Durham County Council will present findings to the Ministry of Labor.
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London
INL
Durham
Ministry of Labor
Bart Kelly
Couple Meet Each Other Too Late To Share Happiness
A moral note on two middle aged lovers who delay romance due to marriage and social duty. It laments missed chance for happiness and reflects on the pity of late recognition.
Miss Manners Panel Answers About Kissing Etiquette
Dear readers seek advice on avoiding unwanted kissing from boys while keeping social options open. The columnist defends a hands off policy, warns against promiscuous kissing as cheapening, and invites further reader opinions from the era.
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Miss Manners
Elsa
Tom
Harry
Sheriff Sale Notice in Linn County Iowa 1934
By virtue of a special execution from the Linn County Iowa District Court The Peoples Savings Bank Cedar Rapids Iowa sues Chas P Murray for 9150.00 plus 162.20 costs. Real estate Lot Three in Block Fifty nine Original Town Cedar Rapids. Sale set September 25 1934 at 10 15 A M in front of the Court House Cedar Rapids. Sheriff Joseph A Petrus deputy Roy Radebauch.
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District Court
Linn County
Iowa
Peoples Savings Mae
Cedar Rapids
Chas. P. Murray
Rand
Court House
Towa
Joseph A. Petrus
Roy Radebaueh
L. D. Dennis
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New Deal
Westchester Institute of Fine Arts
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Is & Nos
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Carnegie Institute
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EMR
Mae West
Paramount
Marlene Dietrich
Enna
Rex Beach
Mr. Beach
Mary Manners
Bill Donnelly
John Boles
Ith
Ginger Rogers
Bruce Cabot
Frances Dee
State of Iowa
Frank R. Stary
Geo. E. Farmer
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Doris Kenyon
Charlotte II
Joleon Cawthorn
Reginald Owen
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Kenneth B. Logan
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