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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 28, 1944

Page

8

Life with Mother to debut on stage in Hollywood

Bouella Parsons will stage Life with Mother in Hollywood not for film trade, with Oscar Serlin preferring stage over a movie. Howard Lindsey and Russell Crouse wrote the companion piece based on Charles Day books, including Life with Father and Life with Mother. Dorothy Stickney may star. original child cast largely serving in the military. Anne Baxter joins cast. Bill Eythe to play Martha Cheavers story lead. Edward Golden advances from dentistry to producing film projects including Breakfast at Sardi’s. LIFTON WEBB loses trunk wardrobe in London purchase mix.

Oscar Serlin Howard Lindsey Russell Crouse Charles Day Day God Father INS Serlin Dorothy Stickney Uncle Sam Ferward Golden RKO Hitler Edgar Buchanan Golden Robert Golden, Sr RKO Oe E

Memphis Belle and Jack London Idle Times on State Program

The State theater showcases The Memphis Belle documentary and the feature Jack London. Michael O'Shea stars as London with strong likeness to Spencer, while the film balances personal drive and wartime exploits, though the Russo-Japanese episode feels overemphasized.

Jack London Michael O’shea London Spencer

Western Union Operator Informs Death Of Son In Pacific

Burlington Vermont telegram reveals Western Union operator James W. Lee learns his son Staff Sgt. James W. Lee 24 a Marine navigator was killed in a Pacific plane crash during World War II.

Burlington, Vt James W. Lee Western Union Navy Department Marine Corps Pacific

Memph is Belle wartime feature with Susan Hayward

Tracy and Susan Hayward star in a London heart interest for The Memphis Belle a 40 minute Technicolor wartime feature photographed by Eighth Air Force photographers. The film follows the Fortess Memphis Belle on its twenty fifth mission over Germany with on the spot authenticity and vivid pilot eye footage supervised by Lt Col William Wyler and ends with honors from the King and Queen of England before the crew returns home.

Eighth Air Force Germany William Wyler England Nadine Subotnik

Friday Theater Schedule Highlights Local Listings

The Gazette presents Friday showtimes from Paramount Iowa State Palace Rialto Times Marion and more. Feature films include Lady in the Dark Flesh and Fantasy Passport to Destiny Jack London Memphis Belle Hostages Come Live with Me Cherokee Strip Madame Spy The Gay Sisters I Doed It His Butler's Sister Hey Rookie and more.

Iowa Jack London Memphis Belle Palace Marion

U S and Britain seek aviation peace after wartime ties

In London talks, Adolph Berle and Lord Beaverbrook agree the United States will not squeeze Britain out of postwar commercial aviation. Britain concedes large military airbase investments and offers empire airbases for all nations, signaling strong goodwill in Anglophone aviation cooperation.

Washington United States Britain Adolf Berle Lord Beaverbrook Privy Seal Berle London

United States Seeks Fair Competition With Allied Nations

The text states a willingness to compromise on pressing problems for swift friendly settlement. It stresses a basic U S principle of fair competition with Allied nations hurt by the war and avoiding use of its vast industrial capacity for commercial advantage. Berle-Beaverbrook talks lead to a full aviation conference planned later, with preliminary talks with the Russians to start soon.

United States Berle-Beaverbrook

Time Saving Idea Nets $700 for Worker Vander Nesse

Chicago report says Herman Vander Nesse of Pullman Standard Car Manufacturing wins $700 for a time saving method. He proposed using clamps and levers to shape ship plates over forms replacing repeated heating and extra torch work. Vander Nesse has worked at the firm since 1913.

Chicago INS Herman Vander Nesse Pullman- Standard Car Manufacturing Company Vander Nesse van der Nesse

Build a Nest Egg Buy War Bonds Today

A compact call to action urges citizens to invest in war bonds to support national financing. The message frames saving as patriotic duty and a practical way to aid the war effort for households and communities.

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