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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 29, 1938

Page

4

Boys Town road show to perform in Memorial Coliseum

Father Flanagan's Boys Town road show and a cappella choir will appear at Memorial Coliseum on Sunday October 9 sponsored by Hanford post No 5. Seventy five percent of proceeds support Boys Town. The troupe travels in two Pullman cars with seven priests conducting school classes daily.

Father Flanagan Boys Town Memorial Coliseum Hanford Post No. 5 American Legion Will Harris Chicago San Francisco Exposition Cedar Rapids Mickey Rooney Paramount The Legion

Movie Showings at Local Theaters

At the Paramount Gateway Don Ameche and Aileen Whelan star in Gateway. Four Daughters features Rosemary Priscilla Lola Lane Gale Page and Claude Rains. Three Loves Has Nancy stars Janet Gaynor Robert Montgomery Franchot Tone. Angel with Marlene Dietrich Herbert Marshall Melvyn Douglas and David Harum with Will Rogers. Lone Wolf In Paris stars Francis Lederer Frances Drake. Here's Flash Casey with Eric Linden Boots Mallory. Checkers with Jane Withers The Invisible Manace with Boris Karloff.

Paramount Gateway Don Ameche Aileen Whelan Iowa Rosemary Priscilla Lola Lane Gale Page Claude Rains New State Nancy Janet Gaynor Robert Montgomery Franchot Tone Palace Angel Marlene Dietrich Herbert Marshall Melvyn Douglas David Harum Will Rogers Rialto Francis Lederer Frances Drake Lone Wolf Paris Eric Linden Boots Mallory Flash Casey Strand Jane Withers The Boris Karloff

Marie Antoinette proves price hikes hurt at box office

Hollywood notes reveal MGM overcharged in Los Angeles with threefold admission fees for Marie Antoinette. Metro later released at regular prices to strong performance, illustrating public unwillingness to pay steep rates for good films.

LI Ollywood Hollywood Marie Antoinette M-G-M Los Angeles Metro John Jane

Polite Behavior Question in Sam's Title Scene

A fragment mentions Sam and a polite approach with a woman going first, noting the title context and a 1938 copyright mark. The text hints at manners or social etiquette in a dramatic line.

Sam

Bowling Scores From City Leagues and Standings

Multiple league results show Mueller Gasens Mari Chefs Hodge Suchomel and others posting high scores in the R. Gas Co. League. Merchants Bank and Northwest Bell Co leagues list top performances with players like Stoner, Purdy, and Gill. Other leagues include Penick and Ford, Triton, and Red Crown Commercial with several high scores and handicaps.

C. R. Gas CO. League Mueller GasenEes Mari Chefs Hodge Suchomel Wolk Machacek EMI Rinenkamp Mitralsky L.smith C.miller L.may Koper Stanses Ruud Heaters Hahn Bailey Nelmeyer Bell VanFossen Pirot Canaday Littleton Rebelski Merchants Bank Stoner Purdy Att Gill Stein Champar Everett Werner Mason Roche Peterson Quakers Ilelnre Tieeiele Metzger Womach Vickroy B. X Stamy Moore Dougherty Olson Torrerson Mathes Trewery Fi. Steele Kolfenbach Stenn Trans Oceanic Private Lines Steele Payne Wolfe Alderman Balt McLain Philips la Rue Hewett Murphy Een Rman Agen Rylshovels Abernathy Henry Ord Zobletthe Ed Knake H.knake Ulsterberger Hardman Briggs Nee Drassines Droz Ab'nathy Conrad Thompson Reitz Boudreaux Gardner Larson Soens Douglas Starch Penford Beear Pfel Lowy Berrbach Spanrler Lewis Bt Gurren Wright Morgan Op'heimer Beach Kurtz EEDA RED Crown Commercial League L Pet C.& N W Streamliiners Fritz Grocers Aoa Ack Sproat Foods Loop Tavern

Norma Shearer in Marie Antoinette at Paramount

Fragmentary display notes and vendor names accompany a brief mention of Norma Shearer in the film Marie Antoinette at Paramount. The page also catalogues local businesses and figures, with scattered handicap numbers and contact-like entries, ending with a definitional note on bacterium classifications.

Norma Shearer Marie Antoinette Paramount

Two Farmers Amazed By Value Of Parachute

At Regina airport a professional parachutist made a double jump. One chute drifted into a field and was taken by two farmers who planned to use it as haystack covering. They apologized later admitting they did not know its value. The parachute was worth 500 dollars and police could not locate the farmers at first. They surrendered two days later at the city police station.

Regina

Notice of Appointment of Administrator in Linn County Iowa

On September 28 1938 Louis Kroul was appointed and qualified as Administrator of the estate of Anna Kraul of Linn County Iowa Deceased Creditors must pay and claimants file proofs in the Linn County Iowa District Court Clerk's office through attorney V Shonka

State of Iowa Linn County Anna Kraul Towa Iowa

How To Hold Loose Teeth More Firmly In Place

A brief ad describes using FASTEETH alkaline powder to secure loose dentures for eating speaking and smiling. It claims a non metallic taste odor control and no sourness with dentures. It advises getting PASTEETH at any drug store and to see a dentist if mouth tissues change.

Windsor Halts Cattle Raising On E P Ranch

The Duke of Windsor ends cattle farming at the E P ranch near High River Alberta. Manager W L Carlyle is ordered to sell about 135 Shorthorn head by auction on Sept 30, while the ranch continues with horses, sheep and ponies. The duke bought the property about twenty years ago, stocking it with premier English cattle.

Calgary Alta Duke of Windsor W. L. Carlyle High River England

Sale of Prize Shorthorn Herd From Canadian Ranch

Auction this month will sell a foundation herd of Shorthorns from a Canadian ranch known for prize winning cattle at fairs across Canada. Numerous past winners are among the lot to be offered.

Canada

Jamaica Weavers Start Banana Coconut Cloth

The National Geographic Society reports Jamaican weavers have created a banana coconut fiber cloth for sports wear, especially beach garments, using the strong fibers of the two tropical products.

Washington National Geographic Society Jamaica

Uncle Wiggily Seeks Blackberries for Pie Adventure

Uncle Wiggily plans a berry pie quest after lunch. He meets Neddie Stubtail, a boy bear who ate his berries, and offers a pail to share, guiding him to gather berries for his mother while Nurse Jane awaits. The tale hints at future events with a quirky, feline twist.

Wiggily Hollow Stump Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy Mr. Longears Bubu Uncle Wiggily Neddie Stubtail Boy Bear Neddie

Also Mentioned on This Page

Errol Flynn Joan Blondell May Robson Gloria Stuart Michael Whalen Rtrades Chet Ie Symgra ARES Guy Kibbee Claire Dodd Ee Elon New Universal Dixie Dunbar Ernest Truex Wm. Sandigan Constance Moore Stanley Hughes the Diamond Brothers Marx Brothers New York Lucille Ball Ann Miller Frank Albertson Groucho Chico Harpo Paul Kelly Rita Hayworth Frankie Darro Jimmie Fidler UFF Warner Brothers Joe Palooka Maxie Rosenbloom Keye Luke Twentieth Century-Fox Richard Arlen Adrienne Ames Joe E. Brown Jack Haley Eddie Cantor Twentieth Century Humphrey Bogart Oregon Bermuda Honolulu Pat O’briens William Wellmans Filmville Technicolor Queen Shirley Ollywood Bokstores Ells Florence Vidor Jascha Heifetz Anthony Averill Patsy Kelly Samuel Goldwyn the Lady and the Cowboy the Cowboy and the Lady Windsor Tavern Seaeees Zollers Beer A. Pipal & Co Blue Valley Dairy Peterson Baking Co Eddy Paper Co Martins Dry Goods Chandler Furnace Electric Mach. Co Chandler Fury Maresh Walton Mossett Evans Kuba Fitzpatrick Kleineck Dun Shorts Fryrear Ticida Wingett Cargin Lange Melsh Jack Sprat Foods Martin Dry Goods Ronan Brown R. Miller Suva Carey Sective Carnes Fredericks Handican Jacobson Rosing Carson Henry Bushnell Kitchen Glick Vosmack Handicap Kvitek Wison Kehm Taylor Kretschmer Nelson Wonecny Saylor Hobel Kuba Barlow Fritz’s Grocery Peterson Ta Ca Bizulls Abr P Kovocik Delbridge Janko Scott Haviicek Weaver Iblazek Pracek Gendart Above Tyrone Power Paramount Theater Robert Morley Dauphin of France King Louis XVI John Barrymore King Louis XV Anita Louise Princess de Lamballe Joseph Schildkraut Duke d’Orleans Gladys George Madame du Barry Henry Stephenson Count de Mercey V. Shonka Louis Kroul Yilmdom Metro-Goldwyn - Mayer Claudine West Ronald Ogden Stewart Ernest Voida WS. van Dyke II Hunt Stramberg Thurs Arleen Whelan Bop Ee OF Joy Popeye Paramount News Windsor E. P Bedtime Broadway RKO Frankie Carro Howard Kraemer NBO Alice Cooper ANCE BBC Benny Goodman Danceland Lyman’s
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