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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 11, 1940

Page

2

Hollywood Notes On Deal For The Man Who Came To Dinner

Jack Warner wins the bid for the stage hit The Man Who Came To Dinner with a percentage deal and guaranteed compensation likely higher than 300000. Kaufman and Hart adapt their own script while the play runs in New York and Chicago, delaying a film release for about a year. Betty Field praised for acting in Two on an Island and slated for Victory opposite Freddie March. she arrives in Hollywood May 1 as Greta Garbo and Sonja Henie noted among Scandinavian stars.

Ollywood INS Jack Warner George S Kaufman Moss Hart Alexander Woollcott Hal Wallis Kaufman Hartwall Man In New York Agonis Woolly Chicago Clifton Webb Warners Betty Field Paramount Joseph Conrads Freddie March Hollywood Garbo Sweden Gretas Holdings Sonya America Oslo Norway

Hollywood Gala Signals Bets on Betty and Bethel

The item notes Greta Garbo and Sonya investing abroad with Garbo sending most wealth to Sweden while Sonya holds substantial American ventures. It mentions Alexander Korda buying Bethel Merriday for United Artists and offering a scholarship for characters. Dolores del Rio and Cedric Gibbons settle property amid rumors of a strained romance with Orson Welles lingering as a memory.

Bethel + Notriday Sinclair Lewis Alexander Korda United Artists Bethel Merriday Hollywood Dolores del Rio Cedric Gibbons Orson Welles Dolores Team Rehady Penius

Nineteen German Planes Destroyed by RAF Since Sunday

London reports that nineteen German aircraft were destroyed by the British Royal Air Force since Sunday, while the RAF has lost six planes in the same period, according to official announcement Thursday.

London INL Royal Air Force

California Pays Pension to Blind Residents

California provides about 50 dollars a month to each blind resident. Mrs Arthur AlcLaglen oversees care for some 7 000 blind people in the state.

State of California Arthur AlcLaglen

Growth and Development in Nutrition Science

Dr William Brady argues nutrition is not a simple food list but a study of growth and development. He rejects claims that certain foods are inherently easily digested or specially nourishing and warns against myths about meats taxing the kidneys.

Apocryphal Uric Acid Notions Debunked by Textbook Authors

Medical writers still defend old beliefs about meat and high blood pressure, but evidence shows firmer grounding in scientific study. The passage mocks textbook authors who promote the uric acid idea, noting their lack of practical achievement and overconfident handling of dubious claims.

Mary The Gypsy Waives Extradition To Wapello

Special to EL Gazette. Marys Anderson a gypsy waived extradition in Indianapolis on a charge of fleecing Ed Schlapkohl out of 4200 dollars. Sheriff George Oakes County Attorney Thomas Perry and Ed Schlapkohl were expected in Wapello with the case leader. A hearing likely will be held here Friday.

EL Gazette Waapello George Oakes Thomas Perry Ed Schlapkohl Marys Anderson Indianapolis Schlapkohl

Prime draws and film listings at Iowa theaters

Theaters showcase Ginger Rogers and Joel McCrea in Primrose Path at AT THE THEATERS Iowa along with Wolf of New York. Paramount features Adventure in Diamonds with George Brent Isa Miranda and Women Without Names with Ellen Drew Rob ert Paige. State offers Of Mice and Men Burgess Meredith Betty Field Lon Chaney Jr Double Alibi Wayne Morris Margaret Lindsay. Palace presents Kid From Kokomo Wayne Morris with Jane Withers Ritz Brothers Pack Up Your Troubles. Rialto shows It Happened Out West It Happe ned West Paul Kelly Judith Allen. Strand runs You Cant Get Away With Murder Hum-

Paramount George Brent Isa Miranda Ellen Drew Robert Paige Burgess Meredith Betty Field Lon Chaney, Jr Wayne Morris Margaret Lindsay Palace Kokomo Jane Withers Ritz Brothers Rialto Paul Kelly Judith Allen Strand Hum

Blondie Meets the Boss film stars Bogart and Halop

Bogart and Billy Halop headline Blondie Meets the Boss with Penny Singleton and Arthur Lake in the cast. The comedy features Dagwood and Blondie navigating workplace antics and boss interactions.

Phrey Bogart Billy Halop Blondie the Boss Penny Singleton Arthur Lake

F D R Seeks Congress Power to Reorganize Federal Agencies

President Roosevelt urged Congress to grant the next president authority to reorganize the federal executive, including exempt agencies, in a new order that shifts major functions. The plan abolishes the air safety board, transfers Food and Drug Administration to FSA, moves Weather Bureau to Commerce, and transfers soil conservation on public lands.

Washington Roosevelt Congress House Senate Air Safety Board Civil Aeronautics Authority CAA Civil Aeronautics Board Commerce Department Federal Food and Drug Administration Agriculture Department Federal Security Administration Weather Bureau Agriculture Commerce Soil Conservation Service

Reorganization Keeps Forestry Shifts in Agriculture

White House Secretary Stephen T Early said the latest order under current authority ends speculation that the forestry service would move to interior. The debate over transferring forestry from agriculture has long been a Congress concern since reorganization powers were granted.

Interior White House Stephen T Early Forestry Service Congress

Night school draws over one million in England

More than 1,000,000 residents in England attend night school, studying about 200 subjects spanning arts crafts and sciences, reflecting broad public interest in continuing education after work hours.

England

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