Film Talk and Casting Notes from Hollywood
Hollywood column surveys Suez drama reception and libel risks for De Lesseps film. Tyrone Power and Annabella script tweak. Alice Faye Tony Martin Christmas record order of 700. Fred Astaire to wear blond wig for The Castles. Vernon Castle influence noted. English cast, rehearsals at Warner studios. George Arliss praised for scheme.
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Lew Fields
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Washington town notes and Christmas greetings
Clyde Beauchamp and Wesley Zigeroose visit Washington with gift subscriptions and local readers gift subscriptions are highlighted. Several residents from Kalona Ainsworth and Keota comment on the Journal and holiday plans. A cattle sale near Washington is announced at the Ralph Cherry farm northwest of town.
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Wayland School notes on luncheon map and sports
Wayland notes report the Home Economics luncheon prepared by students, a large wired Iowa map for location clues, and a Feb 14 basketball with South English. Also covered are music point changes, festive classroom decorations, visitors Orlin Frey and Orville Roth, a 37-22 loss to Yarmouth, and the senior class play Cheese Cottage with a large audience.
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Home Economics
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Hoyt Allen
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State of
Iowa
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Burlington
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Martinsburg
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Yarmouth Seconds
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Iowa City
The
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Film Gossip and Stage Buzz Across 1940s Hollywood
The piece reports on a recorded rebel yell for a Dodge City soundtrack with Johnny Davis voicing. It notes Francis Lederer discussing Margo’s dance rehearsals and a potential Philadelphia appearance, while the Feldmans attend LaCon a social night. Adrienne Ames eyed for Floradora cast, Edith Gwynn to run a Picture Play department, and Allen Marshall donates to a family emergency fund. Audiences applaud The Declaration of Independence short, pleasing Warner.
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Confederacy
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Davis
Dodge City
Charles Feldmans
LaConga
Jack Kirkland
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Floradora
Francine Larrimore
Gypsy Rose Lee
Edith Gwynn
Allen Marshall
Warner
Harry Warner
Celebrities Dine Amid Studio Spotlight at NYC Club
A. C. Blumenthal and Irene Castle enter a venue notable for film folk. June Lang Hal Roach Jr and Gloria Stuart linger nearby as chatter centers on a boxer role she plays in her upcoming film.
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A. C. Blumenthal
Irene Castle
Victor Hugo
June Lang
Hal Roach, Jr
Gloria Stuart
Immensity of the Amazon Resources
The Amazon basin and its tributaries drain about 2.97 million square miles of tropical forests largely untouched by humans. The annual discharge into the sea is likely five times the Mississippi River’s flow, underscoring the river system's vast scale.
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Amazon
Mississippi
REISTER'S MARKETS Price List for Monday Poultry and Eggs
REISTER'S MARKETS lists prices for cream and sour cream at 28 cents per pound for No 2 and sweet cream. Hennery Brown Eggs and Hennery White Eggs priced at 24 cents per dozen. No 2 WEBS and assorted poultry buyback details include 4 cents per pound for delivery to plant and acceptance of culls, with rejected poultry noted.
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Hennery
Market Report Chicago Hogs and Cattle Prices
Chicago markets show hogs steady with 190 to 280 lb ranges quoted and holdovers around 500. Beef cattle and calves listed with varied shifts: steers 10.00 to 13.25 for high grade, cows 5.00 to 7.00, calves 5.00 to 9.50, feeders 7.00 to 9.75, stockers 5.25 to 7.50. Sheep and lambs steady with lambs 8.50 to 9.00 and feeders 7.50 to 8.50. Monday projections: cattle 14,000 hogs 30,000 sheep 11,009.
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Chicago
Chicago Produce Prices and Receipts Report
Chicago market report notes steady butter egg and poultry trends. Eggs show receipts at 5,169 cases with 24 percent current and 19 to 21 percent dirt lies. firsts and extra firsts modest. Butter market steady firm with high receipts and mixed grade percentages.
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Chicago
Chicago Grain Table Shows Mixed Movements Across Contracts
Grain prices fluctuate with wheat near 66 for May and July, corn holding around 51, oats around 28, and rye near 44. May contracts lead gains or losses depending on commodity. data shows open high low and close figures for multiple months and commodities.
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Chicago
Dee
Des Moines
Chicago Grain Prices Mixed Across Corn and Soybeans
Chicago reports mixed grain prices for December with bids for corn and soybeans varying by grade and month. Notable figures include No 2 mixed corn at 50 to 63 percent ranges and soybeans with Des Moines quotes near 69 percent for July.
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Chicago
Gladiolus Name Origin From Latin Gladius
The gladiolus derives its name from the Latin gladius meaning sword and was once known as the sword lily.
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Gladiolus
Gladius
Local sale notices broadcast across Washington area
Dec 19 Henry Bowes 5 mi west 1 mi south of Washington closing out sale Dec 20 1 D Quinn public sale 4 miles NW Washington Dec 22 closing out sale Julius Wulf 11 miles NE of Washington Dec 29 J Lester Macon 9 miles W of Washington %% miles N of Dublin Jan 10 J M Martins closing out sale 1 mile W %% miles S Crawfordsville Jan 11 Virgil Durnipseed public sale 12 miles NW of Wash 6 miles SE of Wellman Midway Sale Co Columbus Junction every Wednesday Neens livestock auction every Thursday 1 pm Former Busby winnage near Milwaukee yards Community Sale every Friday City Feed Yard
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