Five Femmes Fight for Flynn Favor in Don Juan Flicker
Hollywood gossip notes discuss Errol Flynn in Adventures of Don Juan with five women vying for his affection. The column mentions John Barrymore’s prior Don Juan film and actor feuds, plus updates on Claudette Colbert, John Garfield, Anne Neagle, Anne Shirley, Katharine Hepburn and the Zeppo Marxes. It also covers Franklin D Roosevelt’s family notes and Roosevelt divorce timelines.
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Flynn
Ollywood
INS
Errol Flynn
John Barrymore
Warners
de Wolf Hopper
Reatene
Hollywood
Anne Neagle
England
Anne Shirley
Katie Hepburn
Connecticut
Zeppo Marxes
Divorce Granted Wife of Elliott Roosevelt
Formal division of community property and setting up of a trust fund for the children remained after an uncontested divorce in Fort Worth district court. Mrs Ruth Googins Roosevelt was granted a divorce from Col Elliott Roosevelt and custody of the couple’s three children.
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Dren
David Boynton
Elliott, Jr
Ruth Chandler Roosevelt
Fort Worth
Texas
Elliott Roosevelt
Ruth Googins Roosevelt
District Court
Training School For Veterans At Beach-Head Camp
Veterans of twenty days' combat began a four day course on how to fight the krauts at a beach head training camp under Nazi observers. Lt Col Richard C. Parker urged renewed discipline after reports of careless front line tactics by American troops.
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Anzio
Cassino
Benevento
Richard C. Parker
Charlottesville
Parker
Postwar Changes In High Schools Viewed by Rupe
Iowa educator and publisher W S Rupe told a Monday audience that postwar reforms will require major shifts in high schools and broader changes in rural and elementary education. He urged higher teacher standards, state aid, consolidation of small schools, and a revision of the Iowa school code to accelerate progress.
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Rupe
W. S. Rupe
Ames
State Board of Education
Board of Education
Iowa
Dodge Plant Turns Out Giant Engines
The Dodge Chicago plant is producing 2,200 horsepower Wright engines for the B 29 super bomber and other large aircraft. With capacity over 60 percent and more than 23,000 workers, the vast facility consumes over 3,000,000 pounds of aluminum and 3,000,000 pounds of steel monthly and uses 1,000,000 pounds of magnesium. The main building exceeds the Merchandise Mart and the Pentagon in floor space.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Dodge
Wright
Army Air Forces Material Command
Chrysler Corporation
Merchandise Mart
Army
Pentagon
Washington
Evening theater schedule from The Gazette
Tuesday show times announced for Paramount Paramount The Purple Heart and short subjects, Iowa Cover Girl and Two Man Submarine, State Jane Eyre and Always a Bridesmaid, Palace Thank Your Lucky Stars and Leather Burners, Rialto Spotlight Serenade and Stick to Your Guns, Times True to Life and Dr Gillespie's Criminal Case, Marion No Time for Love and Fall In.
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the Gazette
Paramount
Iowa
Palace
Dr. Gillespie
Marion
Instructions for Householders on Used Items Sale
A.T. Pleune Linn county war price and rationing board chief clerk lists general sales rules for householders selling personal goods. Most items like furniture and tools may be sold free of regulation but bedsprings refrigerators typewriters vacuum cleaners washing machines and gas stoves are restricted. Call the board to learn the ceiling price before selling any item on the excluded list.
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A.T. Pleune
Linn County
Pleune
Quaker Oats Ordered Union Checkoff and Night Shifts
The War Labor Board directed Quaker Oats to include voluntary union checkoff in contracts with United Cannery, Agricultural Packing and Allied Workers Union CIO at Cedar Rapids Iowa and St. Joseph Missouri plants. Night shift differentials of 3 cents for second shift and 5 cents for third shift were also ordered for both plants, with dissent from industry members on security and pay raises. The board deferred a 15 cent raise request for 1,184 Cedar Rapids employees pending study.
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Kansas City
War Labor Board
Quaker Oats Company
United Cannery, Agricultural Packing and Allied Workers Union
CIO
Cedar Rapids
Ija
St. Joseph
Rickenbacker Congratulates Bong in Two Way Broadcast
Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker praised Major Richard I Bong as the war’s top ace during a Monday night two way radio program. Bong thanked him and voiced confidence in American pilots and planes. Both men stressed victory requires clearing the Pacific of Japan.
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Rick
Bong
New York
Eddie Rickenbacker
Richard I. Bong
Rickenbacker
Pacific
Berlin
Tokyo
Allied Forces Repel German Patrol Thrusts Across Italian Front
Allied troops and artillery halted strong German patrols along the trans- Italian front. Anglo American planes bombed lines and supply centers north of Rome while heavy shelling and skirmishes continued on Fifth Army sectors and the British Eighth Army Adriatic front. A raid near Cassino caused light casualties before German forces pulled back. Minturno area endured over 400 German shells with lights from flare signals throughout the night.
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Naples
Rome
Fifth Army
Eighth Army
Adriatic
Cassino
Minturno
Notice of Probate Administrator in Linn County Iowa
State of Towa Linn County ss notice given that on April 17 1944 Harry C Berchenbriter was appointed as Administrator of the estate of George W Berchenbriter of Linn County Iowa. All indebted persons must pay immediately and those with claims must file them with the Linn County District Court Clerk. J M Tallman attorney.
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Towa
Linn County
George W. Sberchenbriter
Iowa
Harry C. Berchenbriter
J M. Tallman
Board of Supervisors
Cedar Rapids
State of Iowa
Linn
Said
Beeson
Petty
Seevell
Cc L. Beeson
Robt. M. Vesely
Town
Jo Wit Christopherson
Gilbert
Sara
Melvin
7Th Street
sBenton County
Arends
James
Alice
Jasper County
Linn County Board Adopts Tax, License, and Funds Moves
Linn county Iowa board actions include approving April 3 1944 minutes and April 4 session. adopting a tax sale assignment to Claude W Frutchey and Leora S Frutchey. issuing a cigarette permit to Carl S Holsinger. correcting a misnomer Viola Telephone to Viola Center Telephone Co. transferring 4.14 to the District Library Fund. and approving numerous claims for ambulance services poor relief and county operations.
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Arthur Axmear
Dempsy Jones
Beeson
Seevell
Claude W Frutchey
Leora S Frutchey
Petty
Carl S. Holsinger
Bond
Board of Supervisors
General County
Ambulance Service Co
Albertson Mary Poor
Blaine Vera
Fragmentary Civic Ledger Items from Hawkeye Record
A dense OCR list records various civil defense, poor relief, and assessor expenses tied to Oakdale area administrations. Names include Pleane Carrie, Searles Dalry, Schmidt Typewriter Exchange, and Reed Mercy. entries cover salaries, per diems, and relief prov funds totaling numerous small grants.
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Blanks Lefebvre Corp
Treas Binding
Lacock Leroy
Doz
Merritt
Myrtle C
Ed Soc Welfare
Retropolitan Supply Co
Mt Vernon
Preston Ona
Petty Clare
Paulson Electrical Coast Co
Paramount Pharmacy
Palmer George
Parrott É& Sons Co
Matt
Alan Parrott d& Sons Co
Carrie
RuPhe Anton J
Sal Rubek Lenore M
Treas
Rathie
Mee
Reliance Mig Co
Burdena
Esther H. O
Schmidt Typewriter Exchange
Schmidt Typewrier Exchange
Brian Co
St Boke's Meth Hospital
Ada Searles Dalry
Srameks Foods
Simon Frank
Bertie
Paul
Searles Dairy
Sigfred
Ned Ald
Schmidts Typewriter Exchange
Eng
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Seevell
Elmer M
Thos
Smith James H
Tittle Bros Packing Co
Tribune Publishing Co
Thompson
E A
Tiederman
Elmer
Victorine George
CGR
Sairty
Vorels Grocery
Vogt Lena A
Wright E. DC
Werner Faria
Wokoun Louis
Ary Willimach Antone
Williams Bernice
Walbrand
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