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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 24, 1937

Page

4

Ethel Merman Plans Fresh Start In Films At Fox

Hollywood notes say Ethel Merman, unhappy with past film work, will return to cinema with Twentieth Century Fox in Bread, Butter and Rhythm alongside Sonja Henie and Don Ameche. Speculation swirls on her next project and director George Zukor may be involved after viewing recent foreign pictures.

Ethel Merman Louella D. Parsons International News Service Los Angeles Hollywood Ethel Eddie Cantor Torch Warbler Twentieth Century-Fox Sonja Henie Don Ameche Ethels Roy del Ruth Sonja Ysa Miranda George Zukor Garbos al Lewin George Selzniek Miranda Lewin Zaza Leslie Carter Gloria Swanson Manon Lescaut

Theaters in Iowa Showcase Stars and Films Across Chains

The listings include Paramount titles The Lady Escapes and The Great Gambini with Gloria Stuart and Akima Tamaroff, along with various other films at State Palace Rialto and more. The schedule also carries a county notice about a Linn County Secondary Road District 85 real estate assessment with numerous owner names and parcel numbers.

Linn Iowa Board of Apportionment College Fairfax Linn County Jos Jo Cerveny Wesly We Cuhel Frank Cuhel Steven Cerveny Frank S Felter Frank Et Wlg Hruska John Honek John Hstek Joseph Sv Sa Janko Jas Janko Jos Dose Jansa Mary Chas AOS Jax Marty Berser Fereer Rew Bay

Notice of Receivership in Linn County Court

Notice to all creditors and claimants in the Larimer and Shaffer Inc receivership. E R Moore, as receiver, reports May 13 1936 to July 3 1937 and seeks approval of his accounts and assets sale. Court set October 18 1937 for objections. compensation requests of $2500 and asset disposition to follow under court order.

District Court of Iowa Linn County Robert I Larimer R DeVere Larimer Larimer and Shaffer Inc E R Moore American Trust and Savings Bank Cedar Rapids Joua Fist Hich C. Paulson Paulson Electric Construction, Company E. K. Larimer Hardware Company Charles D Nolan Larimer and Shaffer, Inc Scoss James E. Franken Atd Cassing Claims Authority

Money Clothes and Status Guide a Social World

A reader argues Gwen values only money clothes and status, urging openness to intelligent, less wealthy friends. Miss Manners counsels cautious dating with a compatible suitor, suggests inviting him to tea, and reassures parental concern may be tempered by observation. A second reader asks for fall school wardrobe advice and receives styling tips including color coherency with plaid skirts and navy coats.

Gwen Dottie Miss Manners

Music For Madame Heads to Iowa Theaters

Nino Martini stars in Music For Madame at the Iowa theater this Friday singing a love ballad to Joan Fontaine and delivering a dramatic kiss onscreen. The film follows a gifted youth seeking fame in Hollywood who becomes entangled in a robbery, with a second romance highlighting a young extra girl and a producer. Co feature Annapolis Salute stars James Ellison, Marsha Hunt, Van Heflin, and Harry Carey about a plebe who falls in love.

Madame Iowa Theater Nino Martini Screen Opera Joan Fontaine Hollywood Bowl Hollywood James Ellison Marsha Hunt van Heflin Harry Carey

Lloyds Of London and Girl From Scotland Yard at Palace

Starting today through Saturday the Palace shows Lloyds of London and The Girl From Scotland Yard. Lloyds of London traces the growth of insurance underwriters during the Napoleonic era with Madeleine Carroll Tyrone Power Freddie Bartholomew Sir Guy Standing Aubrey Smith and Virginia Field. The Girl From Scotland Yard features Karen Morley and Robert Baldwin in a modern secret affair drama.

Palace Theater Lloyds of London Scotland Yard Loyds of London Association of Insurance Underwriters England Madeleine Carroll Tyrone Power Freddie Bartholomew Sir Guy Standing Aubrey Smith Virginia Field Karen Morley Robert Baldwin

10-20-30 Years Ago In The Gazette News Summary

Mrs Robert Mohrbacher and her son Bobby depart for Long Beach California to make their home Dorward McGraw Jr badly injured when his auto hits a pole at Mount Vernon Ave and 24th St Mr and Mrs F D Witwer leave for Los Angeles to spend the winter Miss Margaret Elizabeth Pratt wins among women in Beethoven club singers contest Gerald Springer wins among men both to represent this region in Des Moines state contest Col William G Dows travels to Chicago to arrange a 75 foot flagstaff donation to Coe College Lucille Furnas goes to Newtown Pennsylvania to visit her brother soon bound for France then to Jacksonville Florida to teach English Telora Speedling goes to Evanston Illinois to enter Northwestern University high temperature 69 or 77 listed for the day

Robert Mohrbacher Bobby Long Beach Calif Dorward McGraw, Jr Mount Vernon Avenue Twenty-fourth Street F D Witwer Los Angeles Margaret Elizabeth Pratt Beethoven Club Gerald Springer Des Moines I Avenue W William G. Dows Chicago Coe College Lucille Furnas Anewtown France Jacksonville Fla Telora Speedling Evanston, Ill Northwestern University

Miss Bever Heads To New York Finishing School

Miss Pauline Bever sails for New York to enroll for a year at a finishing school. Charles M Winters leaves for Canton Ohio to attend the unveiling ceremony of a monument to President William McKinley. Alderman W C Byers returns from an eastern trip and recalls Fort Sumter’s first shell. Cedar Rapids Press club hosts Ellis Parker Butler and Robert Parker Miles at the Montrose hotel.

Pauline Bever New York Charles M Winters Canton William McKinley W. C. Byers Harrisburg Fort Sumter Byers Pennsylvania Cedar Rapids Press Club Ellis Parker Butler Robert Parker Miles Montrose Hotel

Desertlike future for Ohio warns Kent State geologist

Dr. David Olsen of Kent State University says Ohio and neighboring states once carried a desert climate over a hundred million years ago. He notes salt deposits formed in desert lagoons, and that uplift and erosion of the Appalachians could trigger desert conditions again if elevations rise and rainfall shifts.

Kent, O Ohio David Olsen Kent State University Michigan Pennsylvania New York Olsen Appalachian Highlands Appalachians Tennessee Arkansas Gulf of Mexico Atlantic Ocean

Builds His Home Inside A Church In Melbourne Suburb

A 70yearold Melbourne dentist John Heath buys a Presbyterian church on 1.5 acres to convert it into a two story home. The church walls roof and stained glass remain while the former seating area becomes his workshop with a roof height of twenty five feet.

Bmielbourne INS John Heath Melbourne Heath

The Stars Say For Friday September 24

The planetary positions for Friday September 24 promise progress prosperity popularity prestige and happiness in business and private life. Finances rise with investments and large secret ventures may flourish leading to rewards and promotions. Birthdays bring advancement growth and expanded prestige and popularity reflecting a prosperous year ahead.

Whalebone Clarified as Elastic Mouth Substance

A note explains that whalebone is not bone but an elastic material found in whales mouths used for filter feeding.

Whales

Appointment of Ancillary Executrix in Iowa Estate

Maude M. McManes appointed ancillary executrix of Charles L. McManes estate in Linn County Iowa on September 6 1937. Creditors urged to demand payment and file claims with Linn County District Court clerk through attorney Otto L. Schluter.

State of Iowa Linn County Charles L. McManes Linn Towa Maude M. McManes Otto L. Schluter

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