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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 18, 1939

Page

13

List 28 Americans on Athenia missing

The state department disclosed that twenty eight Americans are missing and presumed dead after the German submarine sank the Athenia. Two more Americans drowned and four saved when the Norwegian steamer Rondo struck a mine off Terschelling. Names include Nan Etchison of Richmond and Gordon Felts of Odessa among the drowned. four saved are Elizabeth Etchison, Josephine Allen, Hilgendorf, and Douglas Miller.

Washington INS Athenia State Department Antwerp Christiana Terschelling Harold D. Clum Rotterdam Nan Etchison Richmond Gordon Felts Odessa

Theaters line up big stars on Paramount Rialto and Strand

A film lineup across theaters features Gary Cooper in Beau Geste and Dust Be My Destiny with John Garfield, plus Everybody's Hobby and Five Times Five. State shows These Glamour Girls and Island of Lost Men with Anna May Wong. Palace offers St Louis Blues and Silver on the Sage. Rialto presents Blind Alley and Thundering West. Strand shows Shirley Temple in Just Around the Corner and Suez with Tyrone Power. Also noted is a correction about Pribilof Islands profits from sealing.

Paramount Gary Cooper Ray Milland Robert Preston Jiowa John Garfield Priscilla Lane Irene Rich Henry O'Neill Dionne Quintuplets Lew Ayres Lana Turner Hopalong Cassidy Rialto Chester Morris Ann Dvorak Charles Starrett Iris Meredith Strand Shirley Temple Around The Tyrone Power Loretta Young

Anne Adams Pattern 4200 for a two-piece blouse and skirt

Anne Adams Pattern 4200 offers a flared two-piece skirt with a wide waistband and a blouse with long or short sleeves, a deep yoke, and a trim collar. Accessible in junior and misses sizes with a fall wardrobe aim, the set urges soft wool plaid fabrics and features optional ruffles or ric rac. Pattern and book details, prices, and ordering address are provided.

Anne Adams Cedar Rapids Gazette Pattern Department West 17Th St New York N. Y

Cub Pack No 6 To Hold First Fall Meeting Tuesday

Cub Pack No 6 of the First Congregational church will open its fall program this Tuesday at 7 30 PM in the church youth activities rooms. New cubmaster William Gray will award advancement certificates for summer progress while Walter Grissell leads the pack committee in presenting to Cubs entering the Scouting program. Bob Marshall directs the recreational activities and a short den mothers and committee meeting follows.

First Congregational Church William Gray Walter Grissell Bob Marshall

Birthday celebration and graduation ceremony invite

A notice inviting parents to attend a birthday celebration and the issuing of graduation certificates for a child turning twelve this summer, with cordial invitations extended to all parents.

Pan American Cultural Exchange Program Completed

Washington announces completion of a three year plan to exchange students and teachers with twenty Western Hemisphere republics. The program aims to solidify Americas culture against ideological influence from Germany and Italy and will be conducted with the US Office of Education and the Federal Security Administration. It will involve professors teachers and graduate students.

Washington INS State Department Western Hemisphere Americas Central America Germany Italy US Office of Education Federal Security Administration

Hollywood on Waterloo Bridge rights and casting peeks

David Selznick wins rights to Waterloo Bridge over Louis B. Mayer and moves to ready the project for Vivien Leigh. The piece notes Selznick’s play ownership leverage, Leigh as Scarlett, and mentions other stars like Rosalind Russell in his report for His Girl Friday while outlining casting shifts from Irene Dunne to Jean Arthur.

Ollywood INS David Selznick Louis B. Mayer Vivien Leigh Davis Universal Cliff Work David Scarlett O’hara Leigh Mae Clark Richard Carlson Douglass Montgomery King Kennedy Waterloo Bridge Arry Cohn Europe Rosalind Russell Sylvia Friday M-G-M Rosalind Irene Dunne Jean Arthur

Stars and headlines mix in Hollywood gossip and plans

The column surveys film actions from Gene Autry contracts boosting budgets for westerns and new casts for Rovin Tumbleweeds with Mary Carlisle and Smiley Burnett. It notes Mona Barrie returning from London and an eye on Flash Gordon’s Paris reception, plus Ann Sheridan’s upcoming nose injury scare and Ernst Lubitsch spotting at Teleview theater.

Republic Gene Autry South America Mary Carlisle Gene Washington Smiley Burnett Europe Mona Barrie Paris London Hollywood England Hatter Ann Sheridan Ann

Willie Willis Remembrance Quoted On Past Grudges

A quoted memory expresses a forgiving stance toward Willie Willis as the speaker recalls adversity with peers. The remark reflects old rivalries and the value of friendship despite conflict, highlighting personal resilience and loyalty in the face of disagreements.

Hollywood notes on dust bins and dust tins

In Hollywood gossip, Hitchcock mocks a failed scene with a dust tin phrase while American directors use IVs in the ash can. Later, items cover legal clearances, a corrected obituary, and star departures and arrivals including Hedy Lamarr and Gene Markey moving to Beverly Hills, with Marlene Dietrich nearby and Mary Howard’s jewelry.

Hitchcock Harry Edington Carrie D. A. Doran Theodore Dreiser Para Hays Ona Wilson Brown Ona Munson Richard Hagerman Hollywood Hedy Lamarr Gene Markey Geverly Hills Hedy Europe Marlene Dietrich Mary Howard

Hollywood gossip rounds up a star studded weekend

Melville Hall and Muriel Vanderbilt relations traced as Ned Marin sends birthday wishes. Shipwreck Kelly hospitalized with a broken leg. Barbara Downey and Morton Downey travel to Hollywood with five children to visit. Edgar Bergen returns from Honolulu dancing with Fay McKenzie. Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney joke about their act in Babes In Arms. Joan Crawford and Charlie Martin remain distant. Mary Healy still with Franchot Tone, Warren Magnuson seen with her. Gloria Dickson and Ronald Reagan shine in The Old Maid along the coast. potential eastward move noted. See you tomorrow.

Ned Marin Joy Hodges Melville Hall Muriel Vanderbilt Gilbert Doorly Kelly Barbara Morton Downey Hollywood Edgar Bergen Honolulu Fay McKenzie Judy Garland W Mickey Rooney Joan Crawford Charlie Martin Mary Healy Franchot Warren Magnuson Gloria Dickson Ronald Reagan the Old Maid

Do FALSE TEETH Rock Slide or Slip Ad Promises Security

FASTEETH powder advertises to keep upper or lower plates firmly in place without sliding or rocking. It claims a non gummy taste, an alkaline formula, and that it does not sour the mouth while helping control denture odor. Available at drug stores.

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