Lady for a Day hailed as a picture gem at preview
Critics praise Lady for a Day as a wholly entertaining comedy with May Robson leading a strong cast. The plot follows Apple Annie who supports her daughter by deceiving her into believing they live in luxury in New York, while the daughter plans a marriage to a Spanish count.
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Town Theater
Simon Pure Entertainment
Iowa
May Robson
Warren William
Guy Kibbee
Ned Sparks
Annie
America
New York
Annie's Fairy Tale Comes True In New York Plot Summary
The narrative follows a girl returning to America with the count and his father to seek his consent for their union. The film centers on heroic efforts by New York society to secure the couple's happiness and safeguard the heroine's future.
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America
New York
Annie
J. H
The Narrow Corner heads to State theater this Friday
The Narrow Corner a Maugham tale comes to the State theater Friday and Saturday with Douglas Fairbanks Jr Patricia Ellis Ralph Bellamy and Dudley Digges in principal roles. The story set on Malay islands features slave runner Old Swan Frith his son-in-law and Louise with a dramatic tale of passion and danger across exotic locales.
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State Theater
Somerset Maugham
Douglas Fairbanks
Jr Patricia Ellis
Ralph Bellamy
Dudley Digges
Maucham
Old Swan
Frith
Eric
Louise
Sherlock Holmes and Hidden Gold at Olympic theater
A double feature presents Sherlock Holmes with Clive Brook and Miriam Jordan and Hidden Gold starring Toni Mix. Both thrillers offer action packed entertainment as the program’s main attraction.
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Third St
FBI
Clive Brook
Miriam Jordan
Olympic Theater
Pairans
Uss
Ernest, Torrence
Toni Mix
Theaters List Rivals and Local Legion Officers
At the theaters in Iowa Ginger Rogers and Norman Foster star in Rafter Romance at Paramount with Helen Hayes and Robert Montgomery in Another Language. Rialto shows William Powell and Loretta Young in Employes En trance. Olympic presents Clive Brook in Sherlock Holmes and Tom Mix in Hidden Gold. West Union reports Mrs Ray Fels elected Legion Auxiliary president with Mrs Francis Loftus as vice president and other officers named.
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Iowa
Ginger Rogers
Norman Foster
Paramount
Helen Hayes
Robert Montgomery
State
Rialto
William Powell
Loretta Young
Employes
Clive Brook
Tom Mix
West Union
Ray Fels
Legion Auxiliary Unit
Francis Loftus
Gerhard Johnson
Leon Layton
E. A Ralston
Gordon Ross
Dirt Track Stars Set For Marshalltown Auto Races
Dirt speed racers from across the Midwest gather for seven professional races at the Central Iowa fair in Marshalltown. Stars include Larry Beckett Dayton Buddy Calloway Macon Emory Collins Regina and others as they arrive from Des Moines and St Paul. Time trials start 1:30 with the first race at 2.
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Warshalltown
Onm
Iowa
Middle West
Macon
Emory
Spunk
Appointment of Administrator in Ada Vessler Estate
Notice states A H H Yessler appointed administrator of Ada Vessler's estate in Linn County Iowa on August 30 1933. Creditors urged to pay debts and file claims with Linn County District Clerk through the administrator and attorney A Yessler.
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State of Iowa
Linn County
Ada Vessler
Iate
Iowa
Indian Lament Set for Dvorak Day at Spillville
The St Paul Symphony Orchestra will perform Indian Lament, a famed Dvorak piece inspired by Minnehaha Falls, in a special violin solo arrangement by Fritz Kreisler. The program unfolds Sunday afternoon at Riverside Park Spillville as part of the Dvorak day events.
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Spillville
Dvorak
Minnehaha Falls
Fritz Kreisler
St. Paul
Funeral services for Mrs Walter Erwin Friday
West Liberty report lists Olive Susan Souder born 1893 in Eden Til later moved to Muscatine. She married Walter Erwin July 29, 1911 and leaves husband, daughter Ruth, four sons, mother and siblings. Burial planned at Oak Ridge cemetery.
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West Liberty
Walter Erwin
Christian Church
Olive Susan Souder
Charles
Anna Souder
Eden, Til
Muscatine
Methodist Episcopal Church
Royal Neighbor Lodge
Ruth Erwin
Raymond
Donald
Lewis
James
Harry Smithe
Mifflin, Pa
Ray Hackenberry
Newport
Mabel Henning
Earl Hauser
Kansas City
Roy Souder
Harrisburg
Oak Ridge Cemetery
De Witt Students Depart for Colleges and Universities
Many young residents from De Witt are heading to higher education. Marjorie Bell goes to Cornell while James Baird enters the Naval Academy at Annapolis. Others enroll at Iowa Teachers College Drake University and University of Iowa.
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Tama
Jane McFarland
Margareth Duggan
Robert Ruch
Drake
Verna Zhorne
Coe
Marget Leonard
Muriel
Ruth Burton
Carlene Brice
Glada Davis
Richard Tims
Cornell
John Seabert
Joe Lowe
Huron College
South Dakota
Paul Swacina
Bradley Tech
Peoria
Ill
Isa
One Family Life Story Opens at Paramount
Paramount presents Another Language a Stage play styled family tale with Helen Hayes as the wife and Robert Montgomery as the son. Louise Closser Hale plays the mother whose illness and weekly gatherings test marriages. The cast features sharp siblings and includes Mills Brothers in When Ruba Plays the Tuba plus an Old Timers short. A news reel rounds out the program.
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Paramount
Helen Hayes
Miss Hayes
Robert Montgomery
Louise Closser Hale
Mills Brothers
Ruba
Marengo Legion elects new post officers
Frank R. Smith was re elected commander of the Legion post Milford Englebert and Dr H L Hollis were chosen first and second vice commanders Harold Ellis adjutant George Branch treasurer Oscar Misel chaplain Hewitt Edwards sergeant and R R Schroeder historian were named.
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Marengo
Frank R. Smith
Legion Post
Milford Englebert
H. L. Hollis
Harold Ellis
George Branch
Oscar Misel
Hewitt Edwards
R. R. Schroeder
Hem-Roid Internal Remedy for Piles Promoted
A May Drug Co advertisement touts Leonhardt Hem-Roid as a harmless internal cure for piles. It claims to remove the cause by improving lower bowel circulation and eliminating thick impure blood, with a money back guarantee if the condition persists.
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Leonhardt
May Drug Co
Forestry camp sites eyed in McGregor and Decorah
Civilian Conservation Corps director G. B. MacDonald and four officials visited McGregor to assess possible forestry camp locations and flood control and soil erosion work. They met Mayor Walter and council, surveyed sites, then proceeded to Decorah for a similar inspection and report.
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McGregor
G. B. MacDonald
Civilian Conservation Corps
Walter
Decorah
Local Student Transfers to Colleges Around Iowa
Belle Dee moves to Stephens College in Columbia Missouri Elizabeth Whalen and Sarah Bacino transfer to Clarke College in Dubuque Leonard Cherry Victor Prusha and Walter Willett join the University of Iowa.
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Belle Dee
Stephens College
Columbia, Mo
Elizabeth Whalen
Sarah Bacino
Clarke College
Dubuque
Leonard Cherry
Victor Prusha
Walter Willett
University of Iowa
Students Leave for colleges this fall
McGREGOR youths head to higher education with several heading to the University of Iowa Cornell college Coe college Drake university Finley hospital Cedar Rapids Cedar Falls Elkader and state teachers college. Robert Coon Patrick Turner Frank Turner Elizabeth Myers Audrey Noble Mari Ann Huebsch Marshall Blake JuNell Olson Mildred Hart Rena Pilkington Helen Daubenberger reach new campuses as fall term begins.
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McGregor
Robert Coon
Patrick Turner
Frank Turner
University of Iowa
Elizabeth Myers
Cornell College
Audrey Noble
Mari Ann Huebsch
Coe College
Marshall Blake
Drake University
JuNell Olson
Finley Hospital
Dubuque
Mildred Hart
Nurses’ Training School
Cedar Rapids
Rena Pilkington
Elkader
Helen Daubenberger
State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
Charles R. Stearns Dies After Lingering Illness
Charles R. Stearns died Tuesday at his home after a lingering illness. He had operated a local business for more than thirty years. Survived by widow Florence McBride Stearns, son Miles of Washington, D. C., daughter Mrs. S. A. Stephens, and five grandchildren. He belonged to the Methodist Church and the Modern...
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Ainsworth
Charles R. Stearns
Mr. Stearns
Florence McBride Stearns
Miles
Washington, D. C
S. A. Stephens
Funeral Services Held for Woodman and Orient Lodge Member
Funeral services were conducted Thursday at the Methodist church for a Woodman and Orient lodge member. The obituary notes the deceased’s affiliations with A F and A M.
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Woodman and Orient Lodge
A. F
A. M
Methodist Church
Maquoketa Bank Assets Sold at Public Auction
The remaining assets of the closest Monmouth Savings bank were sold at public auction Wednesday by M. O. Brickey examiner in charge for $400. Frederick Voelkers had earlier purchased $300 worth and on Wednesday bought the rest of the property.
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Maquoketa
Monmouth Savings Bank
M. O. Brickey
Examiner
Frederick Voelkers
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