Joan Davis to Top Bill in Kentucky Moonshine
Hollywood gossip notes Joan Davis is lined up for the top star spot in the hill billy musical Kentucky Moonshine after Sally, Irene and Mary. Cast includes Tony Martin, Jack Haley, Bill Robinson, Slim Summerville, Leah Ray and Jane Darwell. The piece also notes Irene Dunne as Luxembourg’s star and Bette Davis winning Volpi prizes, with assorted rumor briefings on other stars.
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Los Angeles
INS
Joan Davis
Twentieth-Century-Fox
Studio
Davis
Kentucky
Sally
Irene
Mary
Tony Martin
Jack Haley
Bill Robinson
Slim Summerville
Leah Ray
Jane Darwell
Count of
Luxembourg
Paramount
Para Powers-That-Be
Irene Dunne
RKO
Smokestack 409 Feet Tall Completes in Marion
A 409 foot smokestack, claimed to be the tallest east of the Mississippi, was recently completed in Marion. Construction began last March and used 1,000 tons of cement for the base and 2,800 tons of reinforced concrete for the shaft. Inside diameter is 21 feet five inches at the base and 14 feet at the top, with wall thickness from two feet at the base to six inches at the peak.
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Marion
INS
Mississippi River
National Leader Puzzle Clue Grid Reveals Names and Terms
A newspaper-style clue grid lists across and down prompts for a puzzle. Entries reference political figures, colors, travel terms, animals, places, and common nouns, inviting solver to connect definitions with names and terms across a thematic grid.
The Golden Girl Synopsis And Secret Marriage Plot
Gloria plans to secure her uncle's fortune by secretly marrying Jack Moreland after rebuffing his love. Frances Payne, in debt and eager for Jack, watches with malice as Gloria manipulates events. A dinner engagement and a perilous afternoon tease the lovers toward a concealed arrangement.
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Glonia Staunton
Harriet Endicott
Jack Moreland
Gloria
Frances Payne
Jack
Gorham
Par
Frances
They're In Topper Gay Comedy At The New State
Jack discovers an elaborate stock swindle targets Miss Endicott and a dangerous intruder breaks into Beechwood. Gloria warns of Parsons and Wayne Gorham as clues while social engagements mask the crime plot. Sara Dalton, aunt Harriet Endicott's secretary, lies injured after a break in. The story follows Jack's urgent pursuit to uncover the crook and protect the old woman.
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Amy Chase
Gloria
Miss Dalton
Beechwood
Sara
Miss Endicott
Parsons
Harriet
Wayne Gorham
Gorham
Pritchard & Ames
McGilvary's
Detective Agency
Frances
Glory
Jack
Daimler House
New State
Bill Daimler
Kelly
Sara Dalton
Aunt Harriet
Perkins
Dalton
Ling
Squirrel season opens soon boosts firearm sales
A brief want ad notes hunting season for squirrels starts soon and promotes selling rifles and shotguns. The item frames the notice as an advertisement encouraging readers to buy hunting arms during the upcoming season.
New Attractions At Theaters Iowa Paramount New State Palace Rialto
Theaters announce current offerings led by Bobby Breen and Basil Rathbone in Make a Wish and It Could Happen To You at Iowa. Paramount features Sonja Henie in Thin Ice with Arthur Treacher and Raymond Walburn. New State presents Topper with Cary Grant and Constance Bennett. Reported Missing with William Gargan. Palace shows Internet Can't Take Money with Barbara Stanwyck and Joel McCrea and Her Husband Lies with Gail Patrick. Rialto showcases Jeanne Dante in Four Days Wonder and God’s Country And The Man with Tom Keene.
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Iowa
Bobby Breen
Basil Rathbone
Marion Claire
Henry Armetta
Ralph Forbes
Leon Errol
Alan Baxter
Andrea Leeds
Owen Davis, Jr
March of Time
Paramount
Sonja Henie
Tyrone Power
William Gargan
Jean Rogers
Palace
Barbara Stanwyck
Joel McCrea
Gail Patrick
Bicarse Cortez
Akim Tamiroff
Seven From This Area Begin Naval Training
Seven Cedar Rapids area men start a three months training at Great Lakes naval training station after enlisting Tuesday at Des Moines through the Cedar Rapids recruiting station. Cedar Rapids members include Harold C. Stickney, son of Mr and Mrs Cyril A Stickney.
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Cedar Rapids
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Navy
Des Moines
Great Lakes
Harold C. Stickney
Cyril A. Stickney
Iowa Enlists 1320 Navy Recruits in Fiscal Year Quota
The navy will enlist 17,000 men this year with Iowa allocated 1,320 slots. Last year Iowa enrolled 1,100, surpassing all other states. Named individuals include John J Vampola, William Fay, Harley Pinney, Edward Petrick, Harry McCaw, and Albert Sackett, listed with their parental affiliations and hometowns Iowa City Mount Vernon Montezuma Victor.
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First Avenue E
John J. Vampola
Mary F. Vampola
Hayes Street
William G. Fay
W. J. Fay
Iowa City
Harley T. Pinney
Osborn H. Pinney
Edward F. Pettick
James Petrick
Mount Vernon
Harry J. McCaw
A. N. McC
Four Days Wonder at Rialto with Jeanne Dante
Jeanne Dante stars in a new screen find Four Days Wonder a comedy drama headlining the Rialto bill Friday and Saturday. The plot follows a girl who runs away after her aunt’s death drawing nation wide news amid possible murder and kidnapping as a famous author entangles in lively adventures. Cast includes Kenneth Howell Martha Sleeper Alan Mowbray Walter Catlett and Charles Williams. The program also features Tom Keene in Gods Country and the Man a fast outdoor thriller Cats and the Fiddle and The Painted Stallion a serial thriller.
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Jeanne Dante
A. A. Milne
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Ron- Jamey Brown
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Hawaiian Paradise
Paula Stone
Fred
Henry Fonda
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Usbane
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Ida
Pussie
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Golden Girl
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Cary Grant
Constance Bennett
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Topper
New State Theater
Thorne Smith
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Roland Young
Billie Burke
Alan Mowbray
Dick Purcell
20Th Century Fox
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Popeye
Popular Science
Paramount News
Arthur Treacher
Raymond Walburn
Sig Rumann
Alan Hale
Melville Cooper
Maurice Cass
George Givot
Pete Sphwrys Beyer
WW Am
Ong
Universal Picture
Butterfly
Parker House
Third Ave
Rial
Screen Discovery
Tom Keene
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Mat
Jax
Tor OF the
Nolan George Murphy
Kor Steele
Rialto
God
Maine
Oscar Strays
ST. Moritz
Kit Klein
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Henry Carney
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