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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 05, 1940

Page

6

Lasky Warner York Biopic Sets Modern Tennessee Fund

Hollywood reports Jesse Lasky signed with Jack Warner to produce The Amazing Story of Sergeant Alvin C York with two million dollars for the project. York, 38, aims to fund school programs in Tennessee as part of the deal while supervising war scenes in Hollywood.

Be York Hollywood Jesse Lasky Jack Warner Alvin C York Warner General Pershing York Inn of Tennessee Tennessee Lasky Hal Wallis Dent Jimmy Cagnes

Hollywood Rumors Fly at Fancy Industry Gala

A stream of gossip from New York to Hollywood covers lineups for upcoming films and stage shows. Bob Hope and Walter Pidgeon are discussed along with several other stars and producers attending a Variety club convention in Dallas.

Willkie Says Govt. Has Threatened Him

Willkie, the utilities executive and skeptic of the New Deal, said in New York that a file on his business and utterances was being kept in Washington and that an unnamed government official had threatened to “get him if that is the last thing we ever do.” A representative of one of the government agencies confirmed the inquiry but offered no comment.

Ene Raymond Sno Artucles Jeanette MacDonald RKO Wendy Barrie New York Ann Sothern Gene Jeanette Springfield Hatter Tony Martin Alice Fase Hollywood Tony Versailles Sou Ann Graham Columbia Jerome Wendell L Willkie Eysne New Deal Washington

Committee Approves Clean Politics Bill

Washington lawmakers advanced the Hatch clean politics bill setting a $300000 cap on national party campaign expenditures and barring about 2.8 million state employees from political activities as the judiciary committee approved it on Thursday.

Washington INS Fushage Judiciary Committee

Cinema Lineup Promises Big Screen Mix Across Theaters

Theatres present Ginger Rogers and Joe McCrea in Primrose Path and Northwest Passage with Spencer Tracy. Merle Oberon and Rex Harrison star in Over the Moon. Pat O'Brien, Edward Arnold headline Slightly Honorable. Palace showcases Bob Hope with Ettie Goddard in The Cat and The Canary and Basil Rathbone in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. Rialto features Gene Autry in Home On the Prairie and Dick Foran with Anita Louise in Hero For A Day. Strand advertises Each Dawn I Die with James Cagney and George Raft, plus Sunset Trail with William Boyd.

TOWA Ginger Rogers Joe McCrea Wolf New York Edmund Lowe Paramount Spencer Tracy Walter Brennan Robert Young Merle Oberon Rex Harrison Dick Foran Anita Louise James Cagney George Raft William Boyd

Fresh air advice from health service

The piece extols fresh air for health, noting benefits to appetite digestion metabolism and sleep while warning poor ventilation and crowding cause lassitude headaches and nausea. It argues a draft can only make one uncomfortable until they leave the area.

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Contested Theories On Bad Air And Drafts

The piece challenges medical authority on drafts and air quality, arguing that concerns about stale air and headaches stem from factors other than carbon dioxide. It cites Rosenau and Brady, contrasting old theories of oxygen depletion and lung exhalations with claims about ventilation, heat buildup, and air movement as the true causes of discomfort.

Rosenau Saxos Prof Rosenau Doc Brady

Poisonous Substance Prompts Caution and Draft Advice

The note warns of a foul air causing headaches and suggests a good draft as a remedy. It implies the presence of a toxic or irritating substance and urges taking ventilation measures to ease symptoms. Local authorities or observers may advise staying away from the area until air quality improves.

Question and Answer on Nose Sprays and Night Vision

Reader asks about nose sprays and potassium chloride use for sinus issues. A responder favors irrigation for young children and suggests internal potassium chloride per monographs. A reader reports chocolate in milk is okay and night blindness improves with high dose natural vitamin A, noting 100 000 units daily and a 25 000 unit capsule.

A. M D John F Dille Co

Cave Chamber Discovered in Guadalupe Mountains NMM

Recently found in the Guadalupe Mountains National Monument a cave reveals a chamber exceeding three miles in length and 700 feet in width, suggesting substantial geological formation.

Guadalupe Mountain Nmm

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