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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 09, 1937

Page

5

Five dramatic scenes from 1936 films proposed by Borzage

Director Frank Borzage proposes a controversial symposium listing five dramatic moments from 1936 films. Highlights include Huston in Dodsworth on a train steps, Shearer in Romeo and Juliet in a tomb scene, Muni in The Story of Louis Pasteur with frightened sheep, and a moment from The Trail of the Lonesome Pine with Fuzzy Knight singing.

Harrison Carroll King Features Syndicate, Inc Hollywood Frank Borzage Norma Shearer Leslie Howard Louis Pasteur Paul Muni Lonesome Pine Fuzzy Knight Muni The Academy Louis” Pasteur Pasteur

Gossip and film notes mix in 1930s Hollywood chatter

The page surveys movie gossip from the era, noting desert honeymoons, Hawaiian dance instructors, and the star circle around Jeanette MacDonald Clark Gable Doris Dudley and Jack Jenkins. It mentions Pasteur stage venues 1936 releases and Pat O Brien life insurance concerns for players.

Doris Dudley Jack Jenkins Life Insurance Companies Pat O'Brien

Train Schedules for California Rail Lines and Local Branches

timetable notices list East Bound and West Bound departures for multiple trains including No. 12 Apache Daily No. 14 Californian Daily No. 4 Golden State Limited and No. 11 Apache Daily with specified departure times. Knoxville Branch trains 429 Daily and 430 Daily plus a Morning Passenger No. 3 are shown with daily or Sunday-except patterns and agent credits.

CRL & PB Golden State Limited California McKay

Sit-Down Strikers Back Mascot Insurance Amid Film Set Hazards

The note recalls sit-down strikers securing a $100,000 policy for a film mascot who can endure climbing high tension wire towers on movie sets. Universal plans a Road Back battlefield sequence reproducing the San Quentin sector, linking to director James Whale and veteran scenarist R. C. Sheriff. Rumors about Shirley Ross and Eddie Anderson circulate as well.

Universal San Quentin James Whale R. C. Sheriff

Valley rocked by movie star homes and color film rumors

Suzanne Kaaren recounts a mishap while watering a window plant she dropped a pitcher that struck a corner below and knocked him out for 15 minutes. Rumor says Gone With the Wind may be filmed in color with Wendy Barrie testing for Scarlett.

Suzanne Kaaren Carner Wendy Barrie Scarlett

Daughters and neighbors visit in Snowball area

Mrs O D Booth and M E Booth and Walter Kyle sent hoes to Washington this week. Harold Fulton and son George hosted a visit from Clarence Fulton and family. Des Moines trips, pump repairs, cattle shipments and local callouts fill a week in Snowball as residents travel, help and gather.

John W. Shebeck M. E. Booth Walter Kyle Washinton Clarence Fulton George Harold Fulton Adolph Guenther Virgil Miller Des Moines Wanda Laeffler Clyde Crile Dick Fisher Katharine Ainsworth D. C John Shebeck Chicago Marvin Lloyd Leffler Russel Griggs the & Griggs Maplecrest Wellman Howard Hoyle Gerald

Dog's Head Butterfly Confuses with Likeness on Wing

A dogs head butterfly shows an almost exact likeness of a dog on its front wing, drawing attention to the insect's striking pattern and natural artistry.

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Origin of the Dolly Name From Doily’s London Shop

The term dolly arose from a person named Doily who kept a shop in London. The word originally described four materials and evolved into a broader term.

Dolly Doily London

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