Carroll Vanities Prove Beauty Is Still Unrationed
Review of Carroll Vanities at the Iowa theater critiques the lavish stage revue. Carroll showcases tall glamorous girls and striking costumes while costumed acts, including the Costelio twins and Seilers, provide light entertainment. Screen feature The Whistler features Richard Dix in a mysterious murder plot.
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Costelio Twins
Costelios
Barney Grant
Seiler
Sesheid
Seilers
Whistler
Richard Dix
Dix
Wednesday Movie Schedules From Paramount to Marion
The Gazette lists Wednesday theater times across venues. Paramount shows Lady in the Dark at 1:34 3:35 5:36 7:37 9:38 with short subjects between. Iowa screens Earl Carrolls Vanities at 2:20 4:50 7:10 9:30 and The Whistler at 1 3:25 5:55 8:15 10:35. State presents Crazy House at 2:10 4:50 7:25 10:05 with The Strange Death of Adolf Hitler at 1 3:40 6:10 8:50. Palace runs What a Woman at 1 3:51 6:44 9:41 and Par 20 at 3 5:30 8:47. Rialto features Cowboy in Manhattan at 1:15 3:36 6:23 8 with You Can't Beat the Law at 2:10 4:45 7:20 9:55. Times for Mes include In Old Chicago at 3:05 6:30 9:55 and Banjo on My Knee at 1:22 4:47 8:12. Marion lists None Shall Escape and Scandals with Spotlight at 5-40.
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the Whistler
Adolf Hitler
Rialto
Manhattan
Chicago
Nadine Subotnik Faces Fear of Stalking Murderer
A frightened Nadine Subotnik believes a killer is pursuing her, causing intense anxiety and fear for her safety. The note describes her claim of being stalked and overwhelmed by danger.
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Nadine Subotnik
Partisans Invade Adriatic Island
Yugoslav Partisan troops with Allied naval and air support landed on the Adriatic island of Mljet, 18 miles northwest of Dubrovnik, according to a Partisan communique issued Tuesday.
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London
Adriatic
Mlojet
Dubrovnik
Germany Completes Isolation of Denmark
Germany announced Denmark was fully isolated from the outside world by severing telegraphic links with Sweden after halting telephone service and barring visitors. Mail between Denmark and Sweden was stopped, sparking rumors of upheaval in Denmark as mass arrests and sabotage rumors circulated while only urgent business travelers were allowed entry or exit.
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Stockholm
Germany
Denmark
Sweden
Hollywood Plan to Benefit Disabled Vets Map of Charity Film
Louella Parsons reports Robert Cummings and half-brother Oscar bought a story for a benefit film for the Disabled Veterans of America. Bob would act and co-produce with Oscar. profits fund a rehabilitation center for wounded servicemen. Estimated proceeds around 3.09 million dollars. ME Revere signs for The Song of Bernadette and stars in Keys of the Kingdom with Gregory Peck.
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INS
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Oscar Cummings
Disabled Veterans of America
Bob
Oscar
ME Revere
20Th
Gregory Peck
China
Father Chisolm
US Wealth Estimated At 247 Billion Dollars
The article notes an estimate placing the total wealth of the United States at 247 billion dollars. The figure reflects aggregated value across homes farms factories and financial assets as reported in contemporaneous coverage.
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United States
New Electric Irons Slated for August
Washington AP report says new electric irons should reach retail shelves by August as the War Production board authorizes further production and estimates.
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New Electric Irons
Washington
War Production Board
WPB
Production of 2,000,000 irons for civilians in 1944
The note states that 2,000,000 irons were produced for civilians in 1944, roughly half of the prewar annual output, indicating wartime production shifts and civilian availability.
Kentuckians Back Willis for Republican Nomination
Kentucky's 22 votes at the Republican national convention will go to Gov. Simeon S. Willis as a favorite son candidate for the presidential nomination while his name remains before the convention. Delegates named at the state.
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Louisville
Kentucky
Simeon S. Willis
Delegates Free To Vote After Willis Withdrawal
Delegates and party leaders planned to cast their votes for Gov. Thomas E. Dewey after Willis' name was withdrawn. The instruction targeted Monday and Tuesday district conventions and the related party convention vote.
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Willis
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
War Bond Contribution Guidance For Families
A note suggests the ideal War Bond deduction is every payday, asking families to figure aloud how much beyond 18 percent of their income they can invest. It frames the policy as a voluntary personal calculation for working households.
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