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Cedar Rapids Gazette in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

07 Sep 1936

Page 9

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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 07, 1936

Page

9

Gravet Signed for Hollywood in Major Studio Moves

Universal Service reports Fernand Gravet adopts new spelling Gra Vet as Mervyn LeRoy selects him for Son of the Gods and The Grand Passion. Bing Crosby inks three-picture deal at Paramount while other stars and projects including Clara Bow Zasu Pitts and Rex Beach stories fill the Hollywood chatter.

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Universal Service Los Angeles Fernand Gravet Mervyn Leroy Fernand Graavet Leroy Gravey Mervyn Rex Beach Gravet Norman Krasna Bing Crosby Paramount Paramount Songster Adolph Zukor Bing Manny Cohen Manny Paramount Releasing Hollywood Rex Bell Nevada Clara Bow Clara Harry Richman Atlantic Mack Sennett Olive Hatch New York George Barnes Betty Wood George Raft Warner Joan Blondell Ramona Navarro Mexico Harold Cohen Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Dick Powell Radio Stephanie Diamond Edgar Allan Woolf Sitting Bull Laura Hope Crews Jesse Lasky, Jr June Lang Twentieth Century Omaha Ian Hunter England Earl Carroll Buddy de Sylva Buddy Norway Bill Powell Seattle Colleen Moore Brother Clive Detroit Marie Pearsall Irving Thalbergs del Monte
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Elevator Gossip Sparks Schoolgirl Rumor

Nancy Page observes two schoolgirls loudly chatting in a jammed elevator. A quiet passenger overhears and the next day reveals a church date with Jack and Curly, leading to a spread of gossip among the Good Taste girls.

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Wes Angelie Carrot Jack Curly Nancy Carrot Top Alice Mrs. Page Agnes
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Gossip and Good Taste Advice From Nancy Page

A Cedar Rapids Gazette excerpt quotes Nancy Page urging quiet gossip among Good Taste club members. The piece notes Angel pie and Carrot top spreading rumors in a hotel elevator, and stresses discretion in public places with a tea table or home setting as preferred.

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Angel Pie Nancy Carrot Top
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Theaters Show Busy Film Lineup With Star Casts

At Iowa Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers star in Swing Time. Paramount features Joan Crawford Robert Taylor and Lionel Barrymore in The Gorgeous Hussy. State showcases My American Wife with Francis Lederer Ann Sothern and Charlie Chan at the Race Track. Palace screens Sons O Guns with Joe E Brown Joan Blondell and The Sky Parade. Rialto presents The King Steps Out Grace Moore Franchot Tone and Guns and Guitars with Gene Autry.

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Iowa Fred Astaire Ginger Rogers Paramount Joan Crawford Robert Taylor Lionel Barrymore Gorgeous Hussy State Francis Lederer Ann Sothern Warner Oland Keye Luke Charlie Chan Palace Joe E. Brown Joan Blondell Jimmie Allen Rialto Grace Moore Franchot Tone King Gene Autry
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First section of vast Indian irrigation network opens in 1932

The first section of the world's largest irrigation project in India began service in 1932. It aims to supply water to 5,000,000 acres via 6,400 miles of canals, marking a major step in regional agricultural development.

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India
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