Walt Disney in Buenos Aires studies gauchos and racing
Walt Disney and 16 staffers set up a workshop atop the Alvear Palace in Buenos Aires while Disney and Mrs Disney settle into work after formal visits. Percy Forster notes Disney plans to watch Basil and other horses race at Palermo and may buy nine thoroughbreds.
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Alvear Palace
Percy Forster
King Features
Bing Crosby
Forster
Palermo
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Bing
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Ruggles of Red Gap Revisited At the State Theater
The State theater relives the Paramount comedy Ruggles of Red Gap starring Charles Laughton and Mary Boland. Critics praise Laughton as among Hollywood's top craftsmen and the 90 minute showing offers a fresh, sharp take on the classic film.
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Chariie Ruckles
Mary Boland
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Cattle King and Comedy Cast for a Cosmopolitan Night
A breezy review notes overplaid suits and booze with Mary Boland delivering laughs. An aside recalls a prewar Ruggles joke while warning lawmakers about past sentiments. The piece promotes This Way Please with Betty Grable and fast talk by Fibber McGee Molly and Ned Sparks as a lively cosmopolitan entertainment attraction.
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Mary Boland
Senate
Fibber McGee
Molly
Ned Sparks
Millionaire For A Day Laugh Turns To Return
Springfield Indiana resident John W. Hodge found a bank check printed for 1,000,200 dollars instead of 200 dollars due to a check-writing machine error. He promptly returned the erroneous windfall after realizing the mistake and prepared to correct the issue.
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Springfield
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John W. Hodge
Hodge
Things I Just Found Out About Newspaper Features
Walter Winchell narrates curious facts about 19th and 20th century press practices. He notes cartoons were banned in California papers in 1899, The New York Times ran no comics, serials shaped literature, and syndication spread stories across colonies.
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California
New York Times
Defoe
Pennsylvania
Ben Franklin
Franklin
Paul Revere
John Barrymore
Gary Cooper
Syndicated Gossip Columns Pay Out Big Sums in 20th Century
The text notes large syndication payments including $325,000 for General Pershing's memoirs and $250,000 for the ex Kaiser. It hints at a figure who syndicated the first New York gossip column, noting Edward and Bob later became editors of Ladies' Home.
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General Pershing
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New York
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Bob
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History of American Comic Strips and Artists
Journal notes Bob’s Babble on syndication Henry Ward Beecher sermons and early papers. Katzenjammer Kids the first popular strip with four artists over 50 years. The Yellow Kid origins and the term Yellow Journalism. Art by George Luks Percy Crosby Walt Disney and Rocky Swinnerton in galleries.
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Rudolph Block
William Busch
Yellow Kid
George Luks
Percy
Skippy) Crosby
Walt Disney
Jimmy
Rocky Mason
Swinnerton
Theater Time Listings Spark Midnight Screenings
The Gazette lists today’s cinema schedule across Paramount Iowa State Palace Rialto and includes titles such as Lady Be Good Sergeant York This Way Please The Rug g les of Red Gap The Penalty Flight From Destiny Johnny Apollo Stage to Congo with multiple showtimes and short subjects.
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Gazette
Paramount
Iowa
York
Red Gap
Palace
Destiny
Rialto
Johnny Apollo
Congo
Russian Parachutists Reported Behind Hungarian Lines
Budapest radio quoted in London reported Russian parachutists dropped behind Hungarian lines on the eastern front and said all were dealt with. The communique aired Thursday night claimed the action, with no further detail.
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Budapest
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