Paramount Blue Barron Anniversary Event At Cedar Rapids
Tri States theater officials from Des Moines and Davenport attend the Paramount opening anniversary in Cedar Rapids. A. H. Blank, G. Ralph Branton, Joseph Kinsky, Hal Sheridan and others discuss theater operations, air conditioning, and the six story dressing rooms. The feature includes Blue Barron and Horace Heidt in a program alongside Our Town and Golden Gloves.
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Romania
Joseph Kinsky
Davenport
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Cedar Rapids
Blue Barron
Hal Sheridan
France
Sheridan
Borge Iverson
George Krippner
Michael Kellaney
Capitol Theater
Barron
Horace Heidt
Pulitzer Play Our Town At Paramount With Star Cast
Thornton Wilder play Our Town in film form features William Holden Martha Scott Frank Craven Fay Bainter and others. A gala Paramount engagement runs October 1 to October 4 directed by Sam Wood with a stageless set and 38 sets in the production.
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Sol Lesser
Thornton Wilder
Fay Bainter
Beulah Bondi
Dora Merande
Emily
Miss Scott
Our Town
Jean Cagney
Richard Denning
William Holden
Martha Scott
Frank Craven
iThomas Mitchell
Guy Kibbee
Beulah Boni
Stuart Erwin
Paramount Theater
Sam Wood
Mr. Chips
Move To Compel Workers From Out Of State To Register Cars In Iowa
Highway Patrolmen issued summons to 12 Honeymead Products workers originally from outside Iowa but living in Cedar Rapids. Most were from Illinois with some from Oklahoma and Missouri, all in state about three months. Named defendants include Opal Reimer and T. R. Church. Fines levied for improper registration, Crombie’s license led to suspended fine.
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Iowa
James Clapp
Charles Fels
Honeymead Products Company
Cedar Rapids
Illinois
Oklahoma
Missouri
H. R. Churchill
Opal Reimer
T. R. Church
Maurice Kelly
Edward Crombie
C. W. Ramser
William F. Lucht
W. H. Douglas
Thomas McCambridge
Jack Payne
Clarence Payne
Paul Braidigan
H. W. Meinecke
Reimer
Church
Crombie
Recruiting Districts Align With State Lines Under New Order
Captain How ard T. Clark announced shifting recruiting districts in Kansas Missouri Nebraska and Iowa to state lines for better local cooperation in selective service and mobilization. The Kansas City Missouri district will close as a headquarters and be reassigned to St Louis and Wichita with Kansas City Kan taking over Nov 1. Des Moines district gains control of Iowa operations from Omaha while other headquarters stay the same.
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South Dakota
Arkansas
Albanian Press Blames Greece After Three Killings
In Tirana the Tomori newspaper accuses Greece of instigating a wave of anti Greek agitation. The steamy charges come after three Albanians were killed, sharpening tensions between the neighbors in the Italian protectorate.
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Greece
War Mongers Include U S Group Says German Spokesman
Berlin AP reports a German spokesman at a Friday press conference said the war mongers named in the Axis pact include a certain United States group. He declined to judge US policy and avoided defining Greater East Asia or its possible areas such as the Philippines Indo China Australia or eastern Siberia. He called the questions political dynamics.
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Parents of Baby Reward Kidnaper's Captors Handsome
Redwood City Calif up report says Cecil Wetsel and Ellis Wood who captured Wilhelm Jakob Muhlenbroich, the three year old son of the Count and Countess Marc de Tristan, were prevailed upon by the count and countess to accept a satisfactory arrangement. They declined details but it was learned the lumbermen would divide between 25000 and 30000 dollars.
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Calif
Cecil Wetsel
Ellis Wood
Wilhelm Jakob Muhlenbroich
Marc de Tristan
Countess de Tristan
Rail Supt to Confer on 24 Hour Tower Service at Crossings
H A Parrish superintendent of the North Western railroad will come from Boone to confer with Safety Commissioner Wes Benesh and the city council about restoring 24 hour tower service at nine west side crossings. Only two towers are in use now and those 10 hours daily. Flasher signals were installed 13 years ago and 24 hour service was provided then.
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Wes Benesh
Boone
West Side Avenues
Blue Barron In Person At Paramount
Blue Barron headlines a four day Paramount engagement during anniversary week with his orchestra and featured entertainers Tiny Wolf Catherine Westfield Stump and Stumpy and the Three Arnolds in Foolin Around. The act spans Friday through Monday with three to four shows daily and a history tracing his rise from Cleveland to NBC and the Edison to Paramount.
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Barron
Cleveland
Cedar Rapids
Tiny Wolf
Catherine Westfield
Stump
Stumpy
Three Arnolds
New York
Edison
New York City
Green Room
NBC
Edison Hotel
Broadway
Withers Producing The Quarterback at Hollywood Studio
Grant Withers star of The Quarterback and Wayne Morris in dual roles, produces at a Hollywood independent studio amid acting assignments.
Pat O'Brien Tells Lowdown On Hollywood
Pat O'Brien argues for longer location shoots to show Hollywood life beyond studios. He notes Notre Dame and South Bend curiosity about film crews during Knute Rockne All American filming, praising hospitality. He cites recent shoots in Williamsburg Georgia Pacific Northwest and Arizona as goodwill builders.
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Knute Rockne
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Arizona
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The Average Civisized Man at Seventy
A historical note states that the typical seventy year old man has spent roughly five years of life eating. This reflective statistic highlights long meals and the social ritual of dining over a lifetime.
Average age of Blue Barron Boys
The Blue Barron Orchestra averages 22 years old with the trumpet soloist at 20 and Blue Barron himself at 26. They are known for singing titles rather than the song to be played, starting with a related old favorite before the performance.
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Blue Barron
Yachtsman Preston Foster Owns 50-Foot Yacht Zoo NT
Preston Foster, star of Moon Over Burma with Dorothy Lamour and Robert Preston, is noted as a keen yachtsman. He owns a 50-foot yacht named Zoo NT and also operates a high speed motor boat.
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Dorothy Lamour
Robert Preston
Paramount
Burma
Hollywood
Notre Dame Autographs by Pat O’Brien on Campus
On the Notre Dame campus Pat O’Brien signed about 1000 autographs daily during filming for Warner Bros Knute Rockne All American. The star personally welcomed fans and posed for photos as the movie crew shot scenes.
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