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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1940
Page
3
A dated feature on psychology and social behavior by Albert Edward Wiggam and Milton Wright. It discusses jealousy in marriage, practical politics in education, laziness causes, and how science informs social harmony. Readers are invited to request a booklet by mail for a deeper look.
Paramount presents Brigham Young with Tyrone Power and Linda Darnell along with Jean Jagger and Brian Donlevy. Osa Johnson’s I Married Adventure and Stranger on the Third Floor with Peter Lorre play Iowa showings. Wyoming features Wal lace Beery and Ann Rutherford in Queen of the Mob with Ralph Bellamy and Jean Cagney. Palace hosts Ginger Rogers and Joel McCrea in Primrose Path and Waterfront with Gloria Dickson and Dennis Morgan. Rialto books Richard Arlen and Andy Devine in Danger on Wheels and Roy Rogers in Carson City Kid.
Coe College calls payment for bonds issued April 19 1929 secured by a Deed of Trust to Merchants National Bank of Cedar Rapids Iowa. Bonds plus 1 percent premium and unmatured coupons are due November 1 1940 and payable by the Trustee Merchants National Bank of Cedar Rapids Iowa upon surrender of bonds with unmatured coupons.
Aren’t paying war debt settlements for Broadway hits anymore. I don’t know Joe Cotten but he is a valued young man who kept Orson Welles and the Citizen Kane cast working late into the night so he could be in Philadelphia for rehearsals with Katharine Hepburn in The Philadelphia Story. If he isn’t there it could trigger a $20000 forfeit under the RKO contract requiring Cotten in Philadelphia by September 23 when Hepburn appears.
Over the weekend Irene Dunne signed to play the lead in Mr. Skeffington. The film will feature flashbacks to her youth and be directed by Edmund Goulding. Bill Hawks in New York pushed for Robert Sherwood's There Shall Be No Night for Ronald Colman.
The Triton club will elect officers for the coming year at its regular business meeting at the Y.M.C.A. Tuesday at 7 p.m. Also notes list barbershop ad and funeral visitation of relatives in Cedar Rapids. A tire and wheel worth 25 dollars vanished from a company truck left unlocked in the garage over Saturday night. Report filed by Lehti, Link Belt Speeder service manager. Life Underwriters of Cedar Rapids hear John Donnelly explain amended social security provisions at a Montrose hotel luncheon.
An ambulance unit conducted a dry run at 12 10 am Sunday after a car overturned at Third Street and Eighth Avenue SW. Drivers Thomas Keneeny Jr of 725 Second Avenue SW and Robert McLaud of 611 B Avenue NE escaped injury despite severe vehicle damage.
Milo Malacek aged 25 son of Mrs Stella Koval of 1513 First Street SW is among four American men enlisted in the Es sex Scottish regiment as part of a military declaration.
The annual novena honoring St. Theresa of the Child Jesus known as "The Little Flower" will start at St Ludmila's church. The event marks a religious observance with services planned at the parish, inviting the community to participate in prayer and reflections.
The schedule lists devotion times from First Avenue and Second Street SW beginning Wednesday at 7 30 p m and continuing daily through Thursday Oct 3 Feast of Saint with Father Joseph of the Carmelite order leading the novena. All are invited to attend the morning and evening services.
Davenport Iowa AP The Iowa Willkie democrats formed Monday in Davenport as a state wide group opposing the third term and the New Deal L M B Morrissey of Davenport was named chairman The group will have dual state headquarters in Davenport and Des Moines County chairs will be designated to each county
The article notes speakers including Al Smith Long and Edward R. Burke from Nebraska traveling to Iowa. Charvan Morrissey says they are not interested in Republican candidates except Wilkii, aiming to defeat the two term and the New Deal policy.
Los Angeles John Barrymore filed suit for divorce from Elaine Barrie Barrymore alleging cruelty and seeking legal relief. The filing marks a new chapter in the famous acting family amid ongoing public interest.
Barbara Miller died Sunday in Summerdale Pennsylvania where she had lived for 98 years after celebrating her 107th birthday last week. Her long life spanned a century of local history and community change. She is survived by relatives in the area.
Nebraska Democrats mourn the death of Chekry Graff, 77, a former party leader, in Bancroft.
The Tower of London once housed a diverse menagerie as part of its evolving royal display. Historical notes indicate exotic animals and ceremonial context tied to medieval and early modern duties.
An old advertisement touts a denture powder that helps keep false teeth firmly in place and comfortable. It claims the alkaline powder soothes gums and reduces mouth acidity, offering relief from wobbling plates. Available at drug stores.
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