Flowers and Gardens by Mrs J L Rhea
In September the Iowa garden scene moves past drought with revived blooms. Fall asters, Michaelmas daisies, and new pink wildrose varieties headline, plus colorful yellows oranges and maroons from tritoma heleniums and goldenrod. Emphasis on early spring bulbs, hardy near-indestructibles, and Tulip varieties for forcing. Importations begin late September with careful selection advised.
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Iowa
Elizabeth Evers
Lord Carnavon
Alaska
Holland
West
Sing Baby Sing at State Theater In Comedy Jamboree
State theater presents Sing, Baby, Sing a lively musical comedy with Alice Faye Patsy Kelly and Adolphe Menjou. The film features a jam boree of funmakers and songs including When Did You Leave Heaven You Turned the Tables on Me and Love Will Tell. Also showing The Return of Sophie Lang with Gertrude Michael and Sir Guy Standing.
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Twentieth Century Fox
Alice Faye
Patsy Kelly
Adolphe Menjou
Ted Healy
Michael Whalen
Gregory Ratoff
Ritz Brothers
Heaven
Sophie Lang
Gertrude Michael
Sir Guy Standing
Adventure in Manhattan at Iowa Friday
Fast moving comedy and romance play out in a tropical newsroom setting as Jean Arthur and Joel McCrea star in Adventure in Manhattan at the Iowa theater Friday. McCrea prophesies crimes while Arthur scenes draw him into a zesty, romantic hoax amid actual crimes and sharp journalistic exploits with Reginald Owen Herman Bing and Victor Kilian in support.
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Jean Arthur
Iowa
Joel McCrea
Manhattan
Iowa Theater
McCrea
Reginald Owen
Herman Bing
Victor Kilian
Simone Simon in Girls Dormitory at Paramount Tuesday
Simone Simon leads the Paramount program with Girls Dormitory a tale of love at an exclusive finishing school featuring Herbert Marshall and Ruth Chatterton. Also showing Human Cargo with Claire Trevor and Brian Donlevy about a deb and a reporter exposing smuggling while thrilling crowds.
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Herbert Marshall
Simone Simon
Ruth Chatterton
Paramount
Paramount Theater
See-Moan
Carole Lombard and Fred MacMurray Star in Palace Bill Today
A Palace double feature opens with The Princess Comes Across a bright comedy romance starring Carole Lombard and Fred MacMurray with Alison Skipworth Douglas Dumbrille and George Barbier in the cast. The second feature Bullets or Ballets stars Edward G Robinson and Joan Blondell from a Martin Mooney story with Barton MacLane Humphrey Bogart and Frank McHugh in support.
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Palace
Carole Lombard
Fred MacMurray
Alison Skipworth
Douglass Dumbrille
George Barbier
Edward G. Robinson
Joan Blondell
Martin Mooney
Barton Maclane
Humphrey Bogart
Frank McHugh
Hersholt Starred in Show at State Saturday
Jean Hersholt, acclaimed for The Country Doctor, headlines Sins of Man at the State theater Saturday with Don Ameche and Allen Jenkins in support. The drama centers on a father's affection for his two motherless sons, paired with the companion feature Women Are Trouble featuring reporters and a girl. Stuart Erwin Florence Rice and Paul Kelly also appear.
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Carole Lombard
William Powell
Paramount
Louise Henry
Jack Holt
Iowa
Ted Healy
Patsy Kelly
Don Ameche
Jean Hersholt
State Theater
Allen Jenkins
Stuart Erwin
Florence Rice
Paul Kelly
End of The Trail brings Rough Riders saga to Iowa screens
The story of Theodore Roosevelt and the Rough Riders, drawn from Zane Grey's Outlaws of Palouse, arrives at the Iowa theater on Tuesday as End of The Trail with Jack Holt as the fearless Dale Brittenham. Erle Kenton directs and also plays Teddy Roosevelt in San Juan Hill battle scenes, supported by Louise Henry and a strong cast. An added feature is Hearts in Bondage starring James Dunn and Mae Clark.
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Zane Grey
Palouse
Roosevelt Rough Riders
San Juan Hill
Iowa Theater
Jack Holt
Holt
Louise Henry
Guvnn
Big Boy
Williams
Douglass Dumbrille
George McKay
Gene Morgan
Dale Brittenham
Spain
Miss Henry
Red Cross
Erle Kenton
Teddy” Roosevelt
James Dunn
Mae Clark
Mine With Iron Door at Rialto Today
The Harold Bell Wright adaptation Mine With the Iron Door plays at the Rialto today through Tuesday with Richard Arlen in the lead. Cecelia Parker Stanley Fields Henry B. Walthal Charles Wilson and Spencer Charters also star. The second feature Shot in the Dark stars Charles Starrett in a football game linked murder mystery with Robert Warwick Edward Van Sloan Marion Shilling Doris Lloyd and Jerome Eddy. Brevities Cats and the Fiddle and a news reel complete the program.
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Harold Bell Wright
Rialto Theater
Richard Arlen
Arizona
Arlen
Cecelia Parker
Stanley Fields
Henry B. Walthal
Charles Wilson
Spencer Charters
Charles Starrett
Robert Warwick
Edward van Sloan
Marion Shilling
Doris Lloyd
Jerome Eddy
Whale sharks: massive yet gentle under pressure
Despite their immense size whale sharks remain harmless even when chased and harpooned. Eyewitness reports note these giants seldom turn violent, underscoring their placid nature amid threats and pursuit.
Flindt's Orchestra at Danceland Thursday Evening
Emil Flindt conducts one of the country’s up and coming bands at Danceland Thursday from 9 to 1. The Wayne King style repertoire features popular waltzes and the famous theme The Dance You Saved for Me. Flindt formed his Davenport High School alumni group, recently completed a Chicago summer booking, and is eyed for a Trianon booking in the city.
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Emil Flindt
Brmn
Danceland
Flindt
Wayne King
King
Davenport
Emil
O’henry
Oak Park
Ill
Trianon Ballroom
Chicago
Ted Weems
Powell Lombard Star in My Man Godfrey at Paramount
A prominent eastern critic hails My Man Godfrey with Powell and Lombard in top form. The pair blaze with wit and fast retorts as Lombard’s debutante seeks her forgotten man, while Powell as butler battles for the family. Supporting cast includes Brady Patrick Dixon Pallette Mowbray.
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Man Godfrey
William Powell
Carole Lombard
Paramount Theater
Powell
Alice Brady
Gail Patrick
Jean Dixon
Eugene Pallette
Alan Mowbray
Doc Lawson Orchestra At Cedar Park Tonight Dance
Doc Lawson leads his orchestra at Cedar Park this evening for the season finale dance. The program features a soloist and a trumpet specialty, with Lawson directing and also performing on piano.
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Doc Lawson
Cedar Park
Amazon River Outflow Reaches Over One Million Cusecs
Fresh water from the Amazon pours into the sea at more than 1,000,000 cubic feet per second, spreading far offshore to over 200 miles from the coast.
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Amazon River
Ocean
Doctor Hits Fox That Carried Chicken on Iowa Highway
Muscatine AP report describes Dr L E Weber driving swiftly when a fox with a chicken in its mouth darted onto the road. The car struck and killed the fox, while the unharmed chicken ran across the highway and disappeared into the weeds.
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Muscatine
L. E. Weber
Here
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Wonder Ballroom
Bob Snyder
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Seteelson
Slavik School OF Ballroom
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