Kathryn Grayson admits divorce from John Shelton and stars in Anchors Aweigh
Hollywood gossip notes Kathryn Grayson says she will divorce her Army husband John Shelton, once a frequent subject of their marriage court entries. She returns from a camp tour to resume lead role in Anchors Aweigh with Frank Sinatra and Gene Kelly, while other industry tidbits wrap around J Wolfson, John Henry, and W Winkler futures.
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Otto Winkler
Carole Lombard
It’s a Mistake To Call These Anzacs English
New Zealand troops on the Fifth Army front prefer to be known as New Zealanders rather than English while serving with American allies. The piece highlights Sgt Lawrence Selak’s inventive food service at the officers’ mess, crafting cream puffs using a tire pump to inflate pastries, and notes Private David Wagner’s prior experience as a yacht club waiter. It also mentions Cpl Lawrence Armour, a tanker veteran, receiving a 4-F draft classification despite combat service in Sicily and Italy.
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Oklahoma City
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Star City
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High Command
Selah
David Wagner
Pittsburgh Yacht Club
Lawrence J. Armour
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Pueblo
Cots
Corregidor
The Navy Boy and the Ship Called a Boat
A playful poem by Edgar A. Guest explains Navy slang and discipline. It contrasts a boat with a ship and warns sailors mockingly when land lubbers misname vessels. The piece highlights humor and respect between sailors and civilians.
Rotary Curb Chicago Rotary chief limits 1944 convention
Rotary International president Charles L Wheeler announces the 1944 convention from May 18 to 22 will be limited to 200 rotary executives from about 5200 clubs worldwide. Notices announce probate of wills in Linn County Iowa with hearings set for April 6 1944 and details for the estates of Paul N Clark and Rebecca D Little in Cedar Rapids and Cedar Rapids area.
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Court House
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C. F. Clark
Autor Diareik Sauit
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Rebecca D. Little
Cedar Jacings Town
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G. MM. Wilson
Swana Beauclare Divorces Clyde Pangborn in Reno
In Reno Nevada on Monday Swana Beauclare aged 29 a former French screen star obtained a divorce from Clyde Pangborn famed for the first non stop trans Pacific flight.
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Swana Beauclare
Clyde Pangborn
Robert C DeWitt Wounded in Raid Purple Heart Claim
Lt. Robert C. DeWitt 27 formerly of Toddville wounded in action in a raid over Germany and awarded the Purple Heart. Sent overseas November 1943, he has served as a bomber navigator in England. wife lives in Fort Worth, Texas.
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Mind questions on fame, gender, and science insights
Dr. A E Wiggam ponders who real heroes are beyond conquerors. He cites insulin and vitamins as pivotal discoveries and notes many thinkers died anonymous yet shaped history. He discusses feebleminded care, gender variance, and questions about growth glands with glimpses of Stock's dog studies.
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Caesar
Walter Reed
John Howard
Mary Lyon
Thomas Hunt Morgan
Francis Galton
Spinoza
John Locke
A. N. Whitehead
Thales
Tuesday Theater Schedule Highlights
The Gazette lists cinema times across multiple theaters. Paramount shows Moonlight in Vermont at 11:41 and 1:44 with additional 3:47 5:50 7:53 10:11. short subjects 11:15 12:43 2:46 4:49 6:52 9:10. Iowa runs Desert Song at 1:15 4:10 7:05 10, Racket Man at 2:50 5:45 8:45. State screens Never a Dull Moment at 11 1:14 3:28 5:42 7:56 10:10, False Colors at 12:10 2:24 4:38 6:52 9:06. Palace shows Watch on the Rhine at 2:30 6 9:30, Gangway for Tomorrow at 1:20 4:50 8:25. Rialto lists Iceland at 12:45 3:50 6:55 10, Silver Raiders at 2:55 6 9:05. Times also note Above Suspicion at 3 6:25 10 and Icecapades Revue at 1:25 5 8:20. Marion schedules Lassie Come Home at 7:25 9:55 and Natty Nuisance at 8:55.
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Rhine
Rialto
Iceland
Silver City Raiders
Willkie denounces party deals in Nebraska speech
Wendell L. Willkie attacked party combinations and alleged deals shaping platforms and candidates. He cited remarks by Chris Abbott urging Nebraskans to back Harold Stassen over him and claimed Dewey’s silence reflected unkept promises. Willkie warned such talks diminish voter confidence and could affect November outcomes.
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Grand Island
Neb
Wendell L. Willkie
Nebraska
Willkie
Chris Abbott
Hyannis
Lana Turner and Crane Separate
HOLLYWOOD AP Actress Lana Turner says she has separated from her husband Stephen Crane. The couple, who eloped to Las Vegas in 1942, had a turbulent marriage with an annulment in 1943 and a later reconciliation before remarrying. Turner previously divorced Artie Shaw in 1941.
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Lana Turner
Stephen Crane
Crane
Las Vegas
Nev
Miss Turner
Artie Shaw
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