Hold That Co ed and Safety in Numbers Screenings Highlight State Film
A review notes Hold That Co ed blends political satire and football as Gov Harrington bets his Senate bid on a game. Barrymore dominates with sharp performance. Safety in Numbers is praised for acting and direction, offering solid family entertainment with Jed Prouty and Spring Byington as the central parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Barrymore
Gabby Harrington
Wagerski Brothers
Joan Davis
Dear Old State
Jack Haley
George Murphy
Marjorie Weaver
Barrymore
Mercutio
Hardy
Jed Prouty
Spring Byington
Car Goes Berserk While Being Pushed in Rockford
Mr and Mrs John Estes bought a new car and tried pushing it to start the engine in reverse The vehicle backed over a curb crashed into Arthur Gallagher s porch swerved through an alley peeled paint from the house missed a telephone pole and tree by inches tore down a trellis and settled in a garden
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockford, Ill
John Estes
John
Arthur
DRESSMAKER'S TOOL 1 Pictured device for making clothes
A fragmented puzzle of terms lists items from a dressmaker tool to various definitions and clues. The page appears as a word puzzle with numbers and scattered phrases, including references to inventions and linguistic hints.
Hollywood Notes on Crawford Bainter and Korjus
Jimmie Fidler spots Joan Crawford rehearsing for The Shining Hour and predicts a dance comeback. Fay Bainter shines in a difficult scene and is praised as one of the era’s magnetic stars. Meliza Korjus, once overweight, is poised as a new star after dramatic weight loss and English improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fay Bainter
Meliza Korjus
Hollywood Scramble Over Marine Band Uniforms
W S Van Dyke used Marine Corps uniforms for a film set causing a union dispute as Metro hunted eighty authentic musicians. Jeanette MacDonald and Ray Bolger perform a piggyback dance on the same scene amid production tensions.
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Ighty
Marine Band
Hollywood
W. S. van Dyke
Marine Corps
Musicians Union
Metro
Jeanette MacDonald
Ray Bolger
Jeanette
Ray
10-20-30 Years Ago In The Gazette Highlights
Local notices recount residents departing for studies in Pomfret Connecticut Rockford Illinois and Portland Oregon. Army promotions include Cedar Rapids officers commissioned at Camp Cody. Local markets list varied prices for wheat corn oats barley hay straw and livestock with multiple date-anchored figures.
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John T. Hamilton II
Pomfret
Conn
Pomfret School
Maxine Houston
Jane Lady
Rockford
Ill
Rockford College
Miss Maude Carr
Portland
Ore
Edward Kenneth Diehl
Daniel Egan
Daniel OD
Harrington
Wesley Sila
Alfred K. Snyder
Cedar Rapids
Camp Cody
J. F. Whelihan
Aviation Corps
West Point
Claudia McCalley
C. W. McCalley
Berlin
N. D
J. T. Liddle
Maude Liddle
California
Miss Liddle
Pasadena
George Payneer
South Dakota
Charlotte Pinney
Abbott Academy
Andover
Mass
F. H. van Duser
Heidts Stage Show Coming Tuesday at Paramount
Horace Heidt and his Brigadiers will appear in person on the Paramount stage next Tuesday. Forty artists will perform, including Larry Cotton Alvino Rey Jerry Muscle Bowe the Three Kings and Charles Goodman with Art Carney. On screen Rich Man Poor Girl stars Robert Young Lew Ayres Ruth Hussey and Guy Kibbee.
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Horace Heidt
Paramount Theater
Larry Cotton
Alvino Rey
Jerry
Bowe
The
Three Kings
Charles Goodman
Art Carney
Jimmy Skill
Lou Bush
Bob McCoy
Three Jacks
Robert Young
Lew Ayres
Ruth Hussey
Guy Kibbee
At the Theaters Iowa and New State Showings
A rundown of current film bills. Iowa features Breaking the Ice with Bobby Beeren and Dolores Costello plus Fugitives for a Night with Eleanor Lynn. Paramount presents Sing You Sinners starring Bing Crosby and Fred MacMurray. New State showcases Hold That Coed with John Barrymore and George Murphy, plus Safety in Numbers starring The Jones family. Palace offers Sally Irene and Mary with Alice Faye and Tony Martin and My Dear Miss Aldrich with Edna May Oliver. Rialto shows Wallaby Jim of the Islands and The Phantom Ranger. Strand screens Saturday's Heroes and The Singing Outlaw.
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Iowa
Bobby Bereen
Charles Ruggles
Dolores Costello
Frank Albertson
Eleanor Lynn
Paramount
Bing Crosby
Fred MacMurray
Ellen Drew
Notice Assessment for Cedar Rapids Sanitary Sewers
City of Cedar Rapids directs public notice of a plat and schedule for sanitary sewer assessments. Hearings set for October 10, 1938 at 10 a.m. to review objections to the plan along Town Alley and surrounding streets. Objections must be filed with the City Clerk within twenty days of posting and first publication.
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City of
Cedar Rapids
Towa
21St
22Nd Avenues
6Th Street
9Th Street
21St Avenue
22Nd Avenue
20Th Avenue
L1th Street
Iowa
L. J. Storey
Doesn't Think Her Good Enough To Meet His Friends
Marilyn, flattered by wealthy Paul, suspects she isn’t worthy to meet his friends or family. He favors her in private but keeps her away from his social circle, prompting doubt about his commitment and her place in his life. Mary Manners offers practical counsel on trust and self-reflection.
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Mary Manners
Ben
Paul
Marilyn
Greges An
Miss Manners advises cautious attempt at reconciliation
Anxious asks how to repair a broken relationship with a wonderful boy. The answer says it is likely too late to win him back and that only he can decide to rekindle the friendship. If contact is made, be pleasant and show a genuine wish to be friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Manners
Thrills And Comedy On New Rialto Bill
Rialto presents a Friday and Saturday bill with Walaby Jim of the Island starring George Houston Ruth Coleman and Edward Gargan Kenneth Harlan Syd Saylor. The Phantom Ranger stars Tim McCoy with Suzanne Kaaren. Also on the program the tenth chapter of The Secret of Treasure Island plus Cats and Fiddle.
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Walaby Jim
George Houston
Ruth Coleman
South Seas
Edward Gargan
Kenneth Harlan
Syd Saylor
Tim McCoy
Suzanne Kaaren
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Wallaby
Island
Phantom Ranger
Ble
Walter Connolly
John Howard
Mon
Tues
Ken Maynard
Sally, Irene and
Mary” Allee
Tony Fred Frye
Martin Allen
MY Dear Miss Aldrich
Edna May Oliver
Maureen Q’sullivan
Walter Pidgeon
Chicago
Harold Kraemer
Alice Cooper
Dressmaker's Tool
America
Walter Hunt
Edgar
Jimmie Fidler
Ollywood
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Joan Crawford
Jane Public
Fay
Miss Bainter
M-G-M
Garland
Buddy Ebsen
Dorothy and
Tin Woodman
Buddy
Judy
Joe
U.S. A
Honace Heidt
Aramount
Heidt
Horace Weidt
Goldan Atot
Bobby Hs
PRO Sarc
Fadio St
Frank Churchill
Heigh-Ho
Walt Disney
Eleanor Lynn Bradley Page
Adrienne Ames
Major Bowes
Ie Ee
John On Barrymore
Marjori Murphy
Weaver AN Davis
Haley George Barsiir
Ruth Terry
Donnald
Meek Johnny Dowes
20Th Century-Fox
Ny Numbers
Butterfly Cafe
Parker House
Third Avenue SE
Clarks
Second Street
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