A Star is Born Opens at State Theater in Technicolor
Janet Gaynor and Kredth March star in the Technicolor production A Star is Born now playing at the State theater through Tuesday. Adolphe Menjou May Robson Andy Devine and Lionel Stander headline a supporting cast with Owen Moore Peggy Wood Elizabeth Jenns Edgar Kennedy and others.
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Janet Gaynor
Kredth March
Hollywood
Adolphe Menjou
May Robson
Andy Devine
Lionel Stander
Owen Moore
Peggy Wood
Elizabeth Jenns
Edgar Kennedy
J. C. Nugent
Galton Williams
Local visits noted in St Louis and nearby towns
McFadden traveled to St Louis with Mr and Mrs Harry Miller who had stayed at Ralph Pratt home and plan to return tomorrow. Walter Lyon of Fairfield visited Howard Crozier yesterday and was en route to Columbus Junction to become vacation manager at Beutecu store.
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WCC
McFadden
St. Louis
Harry Miller
Ralph Pratt
Walter Lyon
Pairfield
Howard Crozier
Columbus Junction
Beutecu
Wages and Costs Rise Across May 1937
The Investors Syndicate report shows the average citizen had more money to spend at the start of May 1937 than May 1936, with real income up 21 cents on the dollar. Salaried workers gained most and rents and clothing led the rise in living costs over the year.
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Investors Syndicate
Minneapolis
LeRoy Pratt
Earlie
David Harum Role Created for Rogers at Fox Film
Will Rogers headlines the Twentieth Century Fox adaptation of David Harum at Fox Theater. The humorist plays the lovable Oakly character and defies his rule by visiting the studio each morning to view rushes. Evelyn Venable and Kent Taylor co star in the romantic leads under director James Cruze.
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Will Rogers
David Harum
Twentieth Century-Fox
Edward Noyes Westcott
Fox Theater
Evelyn Venable
Kent Taylor
Jamey Cruze
Mrs H Kratter and Family Visit Crawfordsville Home
Mrs H Kratter and two children visit relatives in Crawfordsville for two weeks, joining Cedar Falls guests Mrs Howard Kratter and two children. Local rural letter carriers meeting held in Rivers with attendance from J C Mitchell and others.
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Nellie Manners
Crawfordsville
Carlton White
Grant Edwards
Rk. W. Bergman
Washington
Ralph
Rebecca Chrissinger
Edwin
Mary Packer
Washington County
Rivers
J. C. Mitchell
KB. L. Clams
Margaret Davidson
Marie Lowe
Courtland Cunningham
Oak Park
Ill
J. C. Cunningham
Howard Kratter
Cedar Falls
Brazil Burns Coffee Stocks Amid Export Limits
The Literary Digest notes Brazil lights bonfires for 45 million sacks or 2.97 million tons of coffee in six years, equal to three years of exports. With 11 million sacks carried over and a future crop of 26 million sacks, total potential reaches 37 million sacks though exports can only reach 15.5 million. Even if Brazil destroys all it exports, output would still exceed demand.
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Brazil
Literary Digest
Robert E. Lee Wins 1870 Natchez Race Title
The Robert E. Lee beat the Natchez in the 1870 race from New Orleans to St. Louis. Lee finished in three days 18 hours 14 minutes for 1200 miles while Natchez clocked three days 21 hours 58 minutes.
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ER. E. Lee
Natchez
Robert E. Lee
Lee
New Orleans
St. Louis
Clear Thinking Urged by Speakers at Two Universities
Lectures at two universities urged calm, neutral thinking to resist extreme right or left dominance. Lippman warned the world balance favors moderates, urging patience to stop barbarian advances and to seek practical compromises. He warned both extremes seek absolute power and reject consent.
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Belive
Lippman
Grinnell Commencement Honors 197 Degree Winners
Robert Lincoln O'Brien, chairman of the United States tariff commission, told Grinnell college graduates that the most interesting life phase is old age. He urged the 197 degree recipients to seek historical knowledge, philosophy and wit to advance in life.
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Becuse
Grinnell
INS
Robert Lincoln O'Brien
United States Tariff Commission
Grinnell College
Janeiro Meaning and Rio de Janeiro Geography
Portuguese term Janeiro means January. The water around Rio de Janeiro derived its name River of January from being thought a river mouth and tied to January discovery. The city is noted for its spectacular urban layout among world metropolises.
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Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Iowa's business holding up well in spring report
Iowa City June 17 Prof George R Davies of the University of Iowa reports in the Business Digest that April figures show six gains and six losses from March with major gains in bank debits residential building contracts and industrial payrolls. Compared with April 1936, employment and building contracts rise while farm prices and payrolls also gain. Davies argues production does not prove a stock market decline signals recession and calls for balanced budget efforts to sustain production levels.
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Iowa City
Iowa
George R. Davies
University of Iowa Commerce College
Bnusiness Digest
Davies
Suc
UHR
All-Bran Saved Me From a Lifetime of Suffering
Mrs. Lloyd Baird of Denver endorses Kellogg’s All-Bran for relief from three years of constipation. She praises regular bowels within two weeks and urges daily two tablespoon servings with milk or cream. Kellogg guarantees All-Bran, sold by grocers and made in Battle Creek.
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Lloyd Baird
S. Bannock St
Denver
Colo
Kellogg
Battle Creek
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