Our Leading Citizen stars Bob Burns at Uptown theater
Bob Burns headlines as a lawyer in a thriving American city facing a strike and corporate cutbacks. Susan Hayward, Joseph Allen Jr., Elizabeth Patterson, Gene Lockhart, and Charles Bickford co star as a dramatic program explores industrial strikes, riots, and political ascent. The program also features The Movies March On.
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Bob Burns
Uptown
Burns
Sage of
van Buren
Irvin S. Cobb
Bob
Alfred Santell
Susan Hayward
Joseph Allen, Jr
Elizabeth Patterson
Gene Lock
Senate
Allen
Miss Hayward
Mercer Singers to Perform at Illinois State Fair Chorus
About 50 Mercer county rural chorus members joined the state chorus program for the Illinois state fair in Springfield on Friday evening August 18. They will rehearse Tuesday at the Farm Bureau office in Aledo under director Harry Olson with Lou Eastman as accompanist.
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Aledo
Ill
Mercer County Rural Chorus
Mercer County
Farm and Home Bureaus
Springfield
Farm Bureau
Harry Olson
Mercer
Miss Or Lou Eastman
Gertrude Kaiser
Davenport
Bakers Blow Horns to Mark Bread Ready for Sale
In a 14th century practice, bakers signaled customers that fresh loaves were baked and ready by blowing horns. The alert drew shoppers to the ovens and marked the daily bread distribution in the market.
Leading Citizen and Women at Palace Showings
Sunday to Wednesday at the cinema a lineup features OUR LEADING CITIZEN with Bob Burns Susan Hayward and others plus The March of Time and Fox news. Thursday to Saturday HOTEL FOR WOMEN stars Ann Sothern Linda Darnell James Ellison and more with THEY ALL COME OUT and Death Valley Thrills. Palace program includes I STOLE A MILLION and THE COWBOY QUARTER BACK with Island of Lost Men and Night Work plus Hawk of the Wilderness and MGM news.
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Bob Burns
Susan Hayward
Joseph Allen
Elizabeth Patterson
Gere Lockhart
Charles Bickford
March of Time
Kennel Kings
Fox News
Ann Sothern
Linda Darnell
James Ellison
Jean Rogers
Elsa Maxwell
Joyce Compton
HOTEL
Rita Johnson
Tom Neal
Bernard Nedell
Edward Gargan
Fay Holden
Death Valley
Anna May Wong
J. Carrol Naish
Anthony Quin Broderick
Eve Blade
Elsa Maxwell Debuts in Uptown Film Hotel for Women
Elsa Maxwell appears in the Cosmopolitan 20th Century-Fox production Hotel for Women opening at the Uptown theater. Linda Darnell leads a star cast including Ann Sothern James Ellison Jean Rogers Lynn Bari June Gale Joyce Compton Elsa John Halliday Katharine Aldridge Alan Dinehart and Saney Blackmer in a tale of glamorous girls seeking life, fame, and love with Maxwell providing a new light on their world.
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Elsa Maxwell
Cosmopolitan
20Th Century-Fox
Elsa
Darryl F. Zanuck
Linda Darnell
Hollywood
Ann Sothern
James Ellison
Jean Rogers
Lynn Bari
June Gale
Joyce Compton
Elsa Herself
John Halliday
Katharine Aldridge
Alan Dinehart
Saney Blackmer
Illinois City Group Heads West for Tour and Fair
Mr and Mrs Sherman Powell and family depart by motor to visit the Black Hills Yellowstone and the San Francisco Fair with relatives at their Powell home. Friends and cousins visit logistics include Vernon Tyler farm loss and a lightning strike. Rural Youth attend roller skating at Lake.
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Illinois City
Sherman Powell
Allen
Roscoe
Jeanette Monroe
Jenean Monroe
Black Hills
Yellowstone Park
San Francisco
Lewis Fowler
Rock Island
Powell
Eva Tyler
Frances
I Stole A Million at Palace Screen II Review
George Raft delivers a sincere performance as a man who seeks reform but reverts to crime, paired with Claire Trevor in a high profile drama the town expects to astonish Hollywood. Bert Wheeler portrays lighthearted fun in The Cowboy Quarterback as the second feature.
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Palace
George Raft
Claire Trevor
Dick Foran
Henry Armetta
Victor Jory
Bert Wheeler
Marie Wilson
Gloria Dickson
Pn the News
Universal
Palace Theater
Hollywood
the Palace
I Stole
Drunk Driver Receives 90 Day County Jail Sentence
Tipton-Earl McClellan of Stanwood was sentenced to 90 days in the county jail after pleading guilty to operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Judge John T. Moffit presided as the information was filed by County Attorney Reid L. Hunt.
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Tipton
Earl McClellan
Stanwood
John T. Moffit
Reid L. Hunt
Motion Picture Apparatus Installed in 120 English Methodist Churches
A new motion picture apparatus has been installed in 120 Methodist churches across England. This modernization aims to enhance religious education and outreach by presenting visual sermons and film material to congregations.
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England
Gas Industry Among America's Oldest Public Utilities
The gas industry ranks among the oldest public utilities in the United States, with a long history of delivering essential fuel services to communities and shaping urban infrastructure.
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the Gas Industry
United States
Mohlie Farm Damaged by Lightning During Rainstorm
Lightning struck the chimney at the Henry Mohlie home near Wapello causing brick scatter in the yard a roof hole and torn shingles. The storm also blew out an electric fan and cut power to the Mohlie home and the nearby Fred Rhyner residence.
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Wapello
Henry Mohlie
Fred Rhyner
Eugene ONeill Writes Propped Up In Bed Morning
The famed playwright Eugene ONeill reportedly carries out most of his writing while resting in bed each morning. The habit reflects his method as he crafts plays and scene details in a private routine.
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Eugene O'Neill
Nelson Thursday Night Picnic Supper Served
A pic nic supper was served during an event in Nelson on Thursday night, details of participants and venue are not provided.
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Nelson
Jimmie Fidler on films as world peace makers aboard Matsonia
Jimmie Fidler writes from the S S Matsonia en route to Honolulu about movies as friend builders not propaganda. He recalls a shipboard comedy night that bonded strangers, and notes ongoing Hollywood gossip about Errol Flynn Lin Damita Dick Powell Rosemary Lane and others. He quips on travel plans, casting chatter and fashion notes as he signs off.
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S. S. Matsonia
Honolulu
Hollywood
Nelson Eddy
Nelson
Beatrice Lillie
Lady Peel
Gypsy Rose Lee
Jimmie Fidler
Durante
Martha Raye
San Diego
Jonah
Rosemary Lane
Texas
Grace Hayes Lodge
Errol Flynn
Lin Damita
Arthur
Dagwood) Lake
Alaska
Frank Morgan
Leslie Hoover
France
England
RKO
New York
Glove Industry Origins Traced to 13th Century France
The glove industry is believed to have begun in Nirot, France, around 1277, marking an early milestone in European craftsmanship. This origin point highlights medieval fashion and trade networks shaping later garment production.
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Nirot
France
Auto in Use Counts in United States Reaches 25,000,000
The article notes an estimate of about 25.26 million automobiles currently in use in the United States. It discusses the scale of vehicle ownership and its implications for road use and infrastructure.
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United States
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