Broadway with Walter Winchell and Hollywood in the crossfire
LAs WEEK notes renewed efforts to discredit film and stage figures, citing FBI files on Nazi agent Viereck planning attacks on Hollywood and Broadway. The issue sits beside tributes to USO performers killed en route to entertain troops and other industry anecdotes from press and stage.
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Las
Darryl Zanuck
FBI
George Sylvester Viereck
Hollywood
Broadway
USO
Tamara
Lisbon
Carole Lombard
Groucho and a parade of misperceptions in a talk
The piece surveys anecdotes and opinions from Groucho Marx to St Louis Bromfield on influence, power, and personal leverage in history. It cites Sheean on mistress influence and Hitler era intrigues, plus political theater with Bricker versus Willkie and staff moves in 1940s America.
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St Louis
Executrix Named in Linn County Probate Notices
Notice of appointment of Mildred M. Claussen as Executrix of Nell R. Wills estate and Luzia Bettina Grayston as Executrix of J T Grayston estate in Linn County Iowa. Creditors urged to file claims with Linn County District Court clerk and make immediate payments as due.
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State of
Iowa
Linn County
Nell R. Wills
Iowa District Court
MILDRED M._CLAUSSON
B. L. Wick
State of Iowa
J T Grayston
Ling County
Luzia Bettina Grayston
Willa A Glaessgow
Myrna Loy may return to the Thin Man series
Hollywood gossip notes Myrna Loy remains under MGM contract and is likely to reprise Nora Charles in the next Thin Man film. The piece highlights Loy and Bill Powell as fan favorites and notes no strong substitute is seen.
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Myrna
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
MGM
Bill Powell
Nick Charles
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INS
Myrna Loy
Purdue President Elliott resigns as War Manpower chief
Washington report says Edward C. Elliott, president of Purdue University, submitted his resignation Tuesday from his role heading the War Manpower Commission professional and technical service.
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Washington
Edward C. Elliott
Purdue University
War Manpower Commission
City marble tournament under playground commission underway
Washington high school swept firsts in the district music contest held in Waterloo while the city marble tournament continued under the playground commission.
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City
The
Playground Commission
Washington High School
Waterloo
Battery charging machine installed by Robertson Battery
The Robertson Battery and Electric Company at 112 North First Street installed a new charging machine that would charge batteries in six to eight hours. The Dust of the Earth, a four act drama, was presented by Catholic Sokols at St. Wenceslaus Hall. A North Western railroad switch tender found liberty bonds to the
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Robertson Battery and Electric Company
North First Street
Sokols
St. Wenceslaus Hall
North Western Railroad
Liberty Bonds
Cedar Rapids Amusements and Travel Notes 1913
April 7 1913 Cedar Rapids items recall travelers Leo Ford and Paul Seabrooke planning a South American trip via New York and Panama Rail. Cuban recruit Eddie Canon joins Belden Hill baseball efforts. Wrestler Jack Reynolds seeks a team berth. Crystal theater hosts The Great Taxicab Mystery three reels and an illustrated song by Ray W Fay with five cent admission.
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Leo Ford
Paul Seabrooke
Cedar Rapids
South America
New York
Panama
Eddie Canon
Belden Hill
Jack Reynolds
Ray W. Fay
Crystal Theater
Citizenship Joy Turns To Tragedy In Lawrence
In Lawrence Massachusetts 62 year old Steve Bertka an immigrant born in Russia was found dead in his home. Police reported an unlit gas heater had been left on and his body lay wrapped in an American flag beside a draped bed. The flagpole outside had been bare for a week prompting neighbors to alert authorities.
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Lawrence
Mass
Steve Bortka
Russia
United States
Bertka
Pocket Size Brick Of Com pressed Potatoes News
A one pound brick of compressed potatoes, small enough to slip into a soldier pocket, yields 24 servings when crumbled in water.
Sisters of Mercy Redeems Bonds in Wisconsin Bay Area Notice
Sisters of Mercy of Cedar Rapids Iowa elects to redeem ten thousand dollars of First Refunding Mortgage Serial Bonds on May 1 1943 at par plus accrued interest. Bonds D833 D98 D117 D122 D134 D156 D173 D181 M73 M89 M166 M128 M131 M136 prepaid. Present for payment at First National Bank of West Bend Wisconsin. No interest accrues after call date. Dated March 1943. Sister M Ildephonse treasurer.
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Sisters of Mercy
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Aioy
First National Bank of
West Bend
Wisconsin
M. Ildephonse
Evening theater schedule roundup with multiple films listed
The Gazette lists daily showtimes for Paramount Palace Rialto Times Strand and Marion venues. Featured films include Happy Go Lucky The Hard Way Let's Have Fun He's My Guy Quiet Please Murder A Yank at Eton The Devil with Hitler Great Guns Criminal Investigator Careful Soft Shoulders Gentleman After Dark Never Give a Sucker an Even Break Design for Scandal My Heart Belongs to Daddy Busses Roar with multiple daily times and notices.
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Iowa
Guy
Palace
Eton
Hitler
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