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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 27, 1938

Page

6

Crime School lifts six Dead Enders with strong acting

A New York six pack of Dead End Kids stars in Crime School at the Fox Theatre. Billy Halop leads a standout ensemble with Huntz Hall and Leo Gorcey, while Humphrey Bogart delivers his first hero role and Gale Page makes a striking screen debut.

Warner Bros Fox Theatre New York Eyvery Billy Halop Bobby Jordan Huntz Hall Leo Gorcey Bernard Punsley Gabriel Dell Young Halep Humphrey Bogart Gale Page

Mrs Lydia Vane Visits Mrs C M Strain

Crawfordsville June 27 Lydia Vane of Los Angeles Calif is visiting at the home of her sister Mrs C M Strain. Veda Twinam of Chicago has spent several days here with her parents Mr and Mrs W W Twinam. Herman Twinam of Donnelson Ia was a visitor here Thursday. Mr and Mrs Marion Borders have word of a new grandchild Ramona born June 22 to Mr and Mrs Jules Sibey of West Chester Ohio.

Nellie Manners Crawfordsville Lydia Vane Los Angeles Calif CM. Strain Veda Twinam Chicago W W. Twinam Herman Twinam Donnelson Marion Borders Ramona Jules Sibey Helen Borders West Chester Ohio

Mosses First Land Plants

Mosses were the first plants to grow successfully on land, marking a key step in plant evolution and terrestrial colonization.

Katharine Cornell Receives Honorary Degree at Penn Commencement

Katharine Cornell, praised as the finest actress on the American stage today, received an honorary Doctor of Letters at the University of Pennsylvania 182nd annual commencement in Philadelphia.

Katharine Cornell University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia

Hollywood Set Notes and Cast Tidbits From Des Moines

A lively wrap of filming on Sonja Henie’s Alpha sequence for My Lucky Star and Ellis Island scenes with Marty Carey. Corner gossip covers Clara Bow Rex Bell, Joan Crawford divorce chatter, Janice Chapman ban, and Binnie Barnes Brentwood home amid a weather summary for Des Moines June 27 to July 2 with cool starts and warmer days later.

Sonja Honie Sonja Stan Laurels Murphy Joan Crawford Vicki Lester Dick Purcell Astrid Allwyn-Robert Kent Kent Joe F. Brown Anita Louise Verne Whitehead Des Moines Mississippi Missouri Treat Plains

The Lady with the Cowboy and Hollywood’s Western Force

Hollywood’s Samuel Goldwyn backs a western in progress with director William Wyler filming two scenes by late morning on a 45 day schedule. Merle Oberon plays a senator’s daughter miscast as a cook amid Gary Cooper Patsy Kelly and Mabel Todd as housemaids. A Dallas cowhand returns from Tim McCoy’s folded show.

King Features Syndicate, Inc Hollywood — Lights Samuel Goldwyn Cowboys of Hollywood William Wyler Miami Merle Oberon Gary Cooper Patsy Kelly Mabel Todd Wyler Frita Lang Anatole Litvak Hollywood Washington Tim McCoy

Filipino Mission Sunday Speaker at Trinity Lutheran

Alvaro Carineo, a Philippine native now in the United States, will speak at Trinity Lutheran Church on July 3 with a 10:30 a.m. sermon and a 3 p.m. missionary lecture. Carineo, educated at Concordia and Valparaiso, plans church work in the Philippines. further actions will be announced after a St. Louis synod meeting. He will also lecture in nearby cities Cedar Rapids, Williamsburg, and What Cheer during the week.

Lutheran Church Trinity Lutheran Church Alvaro Carineo Carineo Philippines St. Louis Concordia College Concordia Missouri Concordia Seminary Saint Louis Valparaiso University Valparaiso Indiama Lutheran Church In Philippine Islands Synod Washington Cedar Rapids Williamsburg

German Shepherds: History and Uses Across Europe

The breed originated late in the 19th century and became a staple in police work in France, Belgium, and Germany. World War I saw their service as Red Cross dogs, and war hysteria led to name changes. Today most Seeing Eye dogs for the blind are German shepherds.

France Belgium Germany Red Cross

Hungary's Crown Kept in Impregnable Glass Vault

In Budapest the royal crown rests in a glass safe inside an impregnable vault guarded constantly by armed sentinels. A Collier's Weekly writer describes the jewel as the most carefully guarded treasure in the world with guards never leaving its side.

Hungary Collier's Weekly Budapest

Dixie Dugan and Mickey Brown At Bar-X Ranch

Dixie Dugan and Mickey Brown plan a summer stay at the Bar-X Ranch in Gila Gulch. Readers are asked to phone the Journal circulation department with a forwarding address for upcoming exciting and romantic episodes.

Dixie Dugan Mickey Brown Bar-X Ranch Gila Gulch Journal Circulation Dixie

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