Burns and Raye Lead Mountain Muse at State Theatre
About a year into their rise on Paramount payroll Bob Burns and Martha Raye headline Mountain Muse a hillbilly comedy at the State theater through Saturday. The satire follows mountain feud antics with Burns as a shy would be worker who aims to wed into a rival clan while jan Duggan Fuzzy Knight and Rafe Davia provide supporting talent in a tale of love and clan feuds.
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Paramount
Bob Burns
Martha Raye
State Theater
Burns
Arkansas
Bob
Jan Duggan
Fuzzy Knight
Rafe Davia
John Howard
Terry Walker
Love
Tyrone Families Have Holiday Picnic at Keosauqua Park
Tyrone notes a series of family visits and picnics from July 8 including Mr and Mrs Jake Sheetz with daughter LeLola and other relatives visiting Sherriegs, Frank Smith, the Bond family, and Kay Rains near Dublin. Multiple gatherings occur across Keosauqua Washington Richland and Clear Creek area.
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Otto Sheetz
Tyrone
Jake Sheetz
LeLola
Sherriegs
Mable Ruth Fagen
Helen Sheetz
Walter Sheetz
Caroline
Frank Smith
Fred Sheetz
Josephine Singmaster
Jackie Vean
Stheourney
Walter Sheets
Omar Crawford
Asberry Bond
Richland
Nick Sieren
Clear Creek
George D Bond
Charles
Kay Rains
Dublin
Jackie Jean
Lola Gilbert
Keosauqua
Washington
Leland
Fly Away Baby thrills at Fox Theater with Glenda Farrell
Glenda Farrell stars as Torcdy Blane in Fly Away Baby a melodrama at the Fox Theater running today through Saturday The plot follows a race around the world with real reporter Dorothy Kilgailen cited and Barton MacLane also featured in the production
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Glenda Farrell
Warner Bros. Films
Fox Theater
Torcdy Blane
Misa Dorothy Kilgailen
Barton MacLane
Romance Sparks Between Burns and Miss Raye
A brief note hints at a budding romance between Burns and Miss Raye, suggesting mutual interest and social appearances. The article traces quiet interactions at community events and shared interests, signaling a developing dating story.
Cherry Festival Gift Delights White House Visit
The National Cherry Festival at Traverse City Michigan sent a cherry pie as a goodwill gift. Eliene Lyon crowned queen of the festival escorted the pie, flown to the White House for a ceremonial presentation.
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Traverse City
Mich
White House
Eliene Lyon
Double Entertainment Program For Iowa Fair Announced
Des Moines announces a lavish two week Iowa state fair with a 175 member Parade of Stars from Chicago, five stage changes, and cast including movie stars, circus and vaudeville acts. Open air show starts Aug 30, with auto races, rodeo, circus, fireworks, and night performances through Sept 8.
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Des Moines
Fair
Chicago
Lambert Hall Ballet
A. R. Corey
Money from Social Pays Expenses to Church Conference
Rubio and Hopewell churches held an ice cream social to support the Young Friends conference. Social proceeds fund travel and participation costs for youth attending the event.
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Rubio
Rubio and
Hopewel
Hopewell
Young Friends Conference
Sam Johnson
Chester Readnear
Woolson
Seek Ruling on Pay for Board Members
An Iowa attorney general ruling is sought to decide if members of the new state social welfare board may be paid for 10 days of work before the current biennium. The question arose when B. G. Allen, temporary secretary, asked Comptroller C. B. Murtagh how to file compensation and expenses since the appropriation starts July 1.
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Des Moines
State Social Welfare Board
B. G. Allen
C. B. Murtagh
Eighteen Seek to Be Towns Dump Master
RED OAK The city council had 18 applications for dump master and hired J W Nichols to replace Clifford Page who was discharged for violating the spirit of a city anti fireworks ordinance by selling fireworks just outside the city limits.
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Red Oak
J. W. Nichols
Clifford Page
Wolfe family reunion fills Prairie Center with visitors
C H Wolfe home in Prairie Center hosted multiple relatives over the weekend and Fourth of July with extended family from Washington Iowa Decatur Illinois Elgin Illinois and Bernard Iowa visiting or dining together. Attendees included Harm Stubbe Isabel Howard Wolfe Chickie Marjorie Tom Wolfe Bobby Les ter Pronga Ellen George Zeck Esther Patterson and many others. Several return trips were noted as guests prepared to depart Tuesday while others planned longer visits.
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Don Wylie
Prairie Center
Wolfe
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North
Washington
Esther
Sendel
C. A. Ruebsam
Lloyd Robertson
Joe McCartney
Campbell McCartney
Moline
Til
Tom. Sterling
Georginia
Bob
Willie McCartney
McCartney
Duane White
George Koehler
Florence Zieglowsky
Esther Patterson
Iowa City
Bernardine Long
Charles Thompson
Garred Nichols
James Farington
Eleanor Sekerka Guest at Home of Ralph Waggoners
Franklin Center July 9 residents and guests note a busy holiday weekend with birthdays picnics and family visits. Eleanor Sekerka vacationing at the Waggoner home spent early week with the Lloyd Walker family. John Combs’ birthday is marked July 2 with cream and cake.
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Eleanor Sekerka
Ralph Waggoners
M. D. Atkinson
Franklin Center
Bessie Wead
Clarence Goff
Dean
C. Wead
R. C. Wead
Ralph Waggoner
Lloyd Walker
A. B. Dill
Boyd Stephens
Wisconsin unemployment insurance shows strong early results
Wisconsin's unemployment insurance program, now one year old, has paid near 1,000,000 dollars in benefits to about 45,000 workers. A reserve fund exceeding 23,000,000 dollars has grown from employer payroll taxes, with eligible claimants receiving 5 to 15 dollars weekly after three weeks, for up to 26 weeks.
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Wisconsin
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Pete Koehler
Ehme Koehler
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Lona May Oltman
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Washington Lumber and Fuel Co
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