Thalberg Dies at 37, Hollywood Studio Leader
Irving Thalberg, vice president and general manager of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, died at his Santa Monica estate from pneumonia after a cold. He had traveled with wife Norma Shearer and received care from doctors as colleagues rushed to his bedside. The young producer rose from Universal secretary to top MGM executive, shaping major film output.
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Filmland
Irving Thalberg
Metro - Goldwyn - Mayers Studios
Santa Monica
Calif
del Monte
California
Thalberg
Norma Shearer
Germany
Miss Shearer
William Thalberg
Sylvia Thalberg
Lawrence Weingarten
M-G-M
Bernie Hyman
E. G. Mannix
Laemmle
Universal Picture Studios
Carl Laemmle, Jr
Universal Studios
Universal Pictures
Louis B. Mayer
Everyday notions people think are silly
A writer lists common beliefs regarded as quaint or absurd by sensible people. The piece notes many ideas such as red meat making blood, luck, fate, and other folk wisdom, acknowledging some grain of truth but many unfounded. It ends with a caution about living in a glass house and the value of recognizing foolish notions.
Cedar Rapids Named Top Sales Spot by Forbes In US
Forbes Magazine lists Cedar Rapids as a leading sales center in a Midwest strip from Minnesota to Louisiana. The feature notes peers like Chicago Milwaukee Minneapolis and others as part of five top spots where business outpaced last year by about 28 percent in Cedar Rapids territory.
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Cedar Rapids
United States
Forbes Magazine
Minnesota
Louisiana
Chicago
Ill
Milwaukee
Wis
Minneapolis
Minneapolis, Minn., Memphis, Tenn
Peoria
Sioux Falls
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Moline
Iil
Bloomington
Landslide Hits Norway Wipes Out Two Towns
A massive landslide near Loen Norway wiped out Nesdal and Bodal villages. Seventy three dead with eight more expected. a tidal wave beached a steamship and destroyed bridges as Bernt Balchen led rescue teams.
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Norway
Lake
Nesdal
Bodal
Oslo
Bernt Balchen
United States
Mrs. Mason Kaupke Burned By Grease
Mrs. Mason Kaupke of 2614 Bever Avenue SE suffered grease burns on her shoulders and back at home shortly after 1 p.m. Sunday. She was preparing grease for frying chicken when the pan tipped, spilling contents onto her shoulders and back, causing blistering. At St Luke's Hospital she was listed in fair condition Monday.
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Cedar Rapids
Mason Kaupke
Bever Avenue
St. Luke’s Hospital
McMahon Found Guilty on Pistol Charge Against King
George Andrew McMahon, once a radical journalist, was convicted of unlawfully and wilfully producing near King Edward VIII a pistol with intent to alarm. He testified he took the fee to shoot the king only to unmask a plot and save the monarch, and was sentenced to 12 months hard labor.
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London
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Edward
George Andrew McMahon
Edward VIII
McMahon
Constitution Hill
Put And Take Machine Seized At Twin Towers
Sheriff James H. Smith and Deputy Dick Payn seized a put and take machine at Twin Towers inn three miles west of Cedar Rapids on Highway 30. John Cox and his wife were present when the seizure occurred after a player complained about slug redemptions.
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Dick Payn
Twin Towers
Cedar Rapids
Highway No. 30
John Cox
Cedar Rapids Youth Scouting and Panther Facts
The quiz lists Cedar Rapids facts including Washington high teams formerly named Panthers, Bever Park Zoo animals, Cedar Rapids patrols and troops, and a total of 539 Scouts in the city. The items reflect local institutions and historic naming.
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Washington High School
Panthers
Bever Park Zoo
Cedar Rapids
Sioux City Safety Chief Denounces Free Blasts as Camouflage
Col Gordon C. Hollar charges Fred H. Free uses public statements to deflect graft probe scrutiny. He cites links to James Pontralo James F Red Brennan Ike Sherman Tony Pasha and Wanda Rairden in affidavits claiming payoff money flowed to O Connor defense.
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Sioux City
Fred H. Free
Woodbury County
Gordon C. Hollar
Free
Edward L. O’connor
O’connor
Hollar
James Pontrale
James F
Red) Brennan
Ike Sherman George Meyers
Tony Pasha
Wanda Rairden
James Risden
Max Stern
Miss Rairden
Pontralo
Sherman
Pasha
Risden
Omaha
Stern
Rawlings seeks thorough inquiry before grand jury
Sioux City Iowa acting a day before a grand jury meeting in which Fred H Free intends to present graft evidence county attorney Maurice E Rawlings filed Monday in district court for a thorough questioning session to probe the matter followed by continued coverage on page 2 column 1
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Sioux City
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Fred H. Free
Maurice E. Rawlings
District Court
Roosevelt to Meet Insurance Chiefs at White House
President Roosevelt will meet Tuesday at the White House with a group of insurance executives. Details were not released and were to be provided in the morning. The session is linked to Republican vice presidential candidate Col. Frank Knox’s remarks about policy safety under Roosevelt.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Col
Frank Knox
Romance of Youth and 78 Year Old Widow Drama
Police read diary notes from Anna Powell Crookshank detailing emotional turmoil around Thaddeus Pickens a 21 year old secretary. Investigators doubt natural death after possible will change to give Pickens 75 percent of $100000. Crookshank died Sept 7 following illness at a mountain cabin. her widower David Crookshank administers the estate.
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Los Angeles
Anna Powell Crookshank
Pickens
Crookshank
Flying Safer In Spain Than Auto Travel
Civil War logs from H. R. Knickerbocker describe air travel as safer than road travel in Spain. He notes numerous car hulls bearing bullet holes, frequent ambushes near front lines, and frequent air patrols targeting troop transports and officers. He adds that no fixed front exists and both sides use unmarked commercial planes, risking shootouts.
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Knickerbocker
H. R. Knickerbocker
Lisbon
Portugal
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Somo Sierra
Madrid
Burgos
Seville
Cedar Rapids Auto Toll for 1936
A historical Cedar Rapids toll report lists the year 1936 figures for traffic incidents. It mentions the number of accidents and the counts of injured and dead, with a total figure 357 noted in the record.
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Cedar Rapids
Maine Polls Open as Landon Eyes Victory Today
Maine voters flocked to polls with clear skies and record turnout expected as more than 300 000 citizens cast ballots. Governor Landon predicted a decisive Republican win and a GOP surge toward November, arguing to free business from government control.
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Landon
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Salem
Mass
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America
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Rye
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Alvin T. Fuller
Gallows Hill
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Pittsfield
Albany
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Carrollton, Mo
Henrietta, Mo
Maine Chooses Statewide Winners In Election
Maine voters pick a senator governor and three congressmen along with other officers in a statewide election seen as a predictor for the national race. Parties deploy large poll worker contingents to influence turnout and result, amid traditional Maine goes nation rhetoric.
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Maine
Temperature Rises To 89 After Heaviest Rainfall Of Year
Cedar Rapids endured the year’s heaviest rainfall totaling 3.02 inches before clearing skies. Sunday brought a sultry day with a 70 degree low and 83 peak, as the month’s rainfall reached 5.71 inches. temperatures then climbed to 80 at 9 am and 89 by 2 45 pm.
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Cedar Rapids
Chambers
Mercury
Downtown Chest Campaign Plan Creates Sales Army
Sixty Community Chest salesmen will organize 1200 accounts in the loop district and individuals. Edward E. Lowe announces the Downtown Sales Army and Challengers led by Mrs. R. H. Pickford. The drive opens Sept 30 under the new unit account plan for the 1937 Chest fund. Pre campaign canvass begins Sept 21 across ten-person plus firms.
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Loop
Edward E. Lowe
Sales Army
R. H. Pickford
Robert Black
M. H. Morrison
Public Service
Thomas L. Crabbe
Henry E. Haegg
Community Chest
Clare R. Marshall
Ministerial Association
Pope Pius Appeals World Against Bolshevism in Vatican Address
Pope Pius in Italian urges global unity against communism to avert ruin and cites Spain’s civil strife as a Bolshivik driven danger. He condemns hate and calls for wide study of remedies, addressing 400 Spanish clergy refugees at Castel Gandolfo.
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Italy
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Pius
Spain
Europe
Dairy Cattle Arrive for All Iowa Exposition at Frontier Park
Prize winners from county and state shows surge into Cedar Rapids for Iowa's first All Iowa Dairy show and Junior Livestock Exposition opening at Frontier Park. Exhibitors bed cattle, horses and gear, while the 14th Cavalry troop arrives for encampment. Hanford Post volunteers labor to set stalls, fences and tents as Milking Short horns from Sheldon and Brown Swiss from Des Moines arrive.
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Cedar Rapids
Frontier Park
14Th Cavalry
Fort Des Moines
Show Grounds
Hanford
American Legion
Gilbert Martin
Exposition Grounds
Henry Haegg
Walter Kunz
Sheldon
Des Moines
Richman Plane Crashes During Transatlantic Return Flight
Richard Merrill and Harry Richman, on a return leg of the first round trip nonstop Atlantic crossing from Europe to North America, crash landed near Musgrave Harbour Newfoundland. One flyer badly injured, radio contact briefly established before failure. The duo had earlier set a record NY to Llandilo Wales in about 18 hours aboard the Lady Peace.
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ST. Johns
Newfoundland
Richard Merrill
Harry Richman
North Atlantic
Europe
North America
New York
Llandilo
Wales
Musgrave Harbour
Lady Peace
Beryl Markham
Nova Scotia
Musgrove Harbour
Eastern Airlines
Southport
Heart’s Content
Cape Race
Baltimore
Lowden To Deliver London Speech At Waterloo
Former Illinois governor Frank O. Lowden will campaign for the London Knox Republican ticket with a speech in Waterloo Iowa on October 6, as announced by Republican national headquarters.
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London
Waterloo
Chicago
Frank O. Lowden
Illinois
Going to College The Gazette Sends News to College Addresses
Cedar Rapids readers headed for colleges nationwide are urged to have The Gazette mailed to their college address. The paper promises to keep students informed with home news and college updates through its columns.
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