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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 30, 1958

Page

2

Disney Film Will Star Fess Parker

Hollywood gossip notes Disney buys Tonka about Custers last stand with Capt Myles Keogh in May. Dana Andrews sets Broadway debut with 6 month contract and July opening. Christine Carere to star opposite Pat Boone in Mardi Gras. Gary Crosby drawing comparisons to Bing. Jack Warner discusses Paul Newman plans amid column confusion.

Ollywood Fess Parker Davy Crockett Coonskin Fess Walt Disney Tonka Custer Capt Myles Keogh General Custer Little Big Horn Jim Pratt Disney Dana Andrews Henry Fonda Italy Dana Arthur Penn Westchester David Wayne Arthur Kennedy Eileen Heckert Christine Carere Philippe Nicaud Christine Pat Boone Ward Pat Ommy Sands Gary Crosby 20Th Century-Fox Gary Bing Jack Warner New York Jerry Wald Paul Newman Jack Paul Mr. Wald Jerry

Auto Makers Suffer Sharp Earnings Drops in Q1 1958

General Motors Ford and Chrysler report weak first quarter results with GM net income down 29 percent to 184 million and 65 cents a share, Ford down 77 percent to 22.7 million and 42 cents, while Chrysler posts a loss of 15.14 million. Domestic output drops, overseas production up.

New York General Motors Ford Chrysler Corporation

Wednesday Theater Time Listings

The page lists showtimes for films at Paramount Iowa State Palace Arion and drive in venues including Bridge on the River Kwai Brothers Karamazov Farewell to Arms Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation Enemy Below April Love and Slander with multiple daily screenings and shorts as indicated.

Paramount River Kwai Iowa Brothers Karamazov Palace Abbott and Costello Keystone Kops ARION April Buster Keaton

King of Kiddie Disks Is Man with Big Ideas

Cy Leslie the Brooklyn native turned soldier-entrepreneur built a talking greeting cards business from $1,100 in New Guinea using vinyl disks on cardboard. He expanded into 25 cent children’s records after World War II, trading sentiment for sales and crediting the army with shaping his ideas.

New York INS Cy Leslie Army New Guinea Leslie America

King of the Kid die Disks Leads A Millionaire Life

The ex sergeant, now a multi millionaire, reflects on his changed path from courtroom battles to a thriving business empire. He recalls a childhood favorite line from his version of Hansel and Gretel and notes a cautionary moral about how adults treat children.

Leslie

Leachman Receives Lassie Going Away Gift

Cloris Leachman, former star of Lassie, received a going away present in Hollywood. Budd Weatherwax, trainer of Lassie, presented her with a collie puppy as a farewell token after announcing her departure from the series.

Hollywood Cloris Leachman Des Moines Budd Weatherwax Miss Leachman

Copter Saves German Girl in Kidney Operation Flight

A U S army helicopter rescued a German girl in Freiburg by airlifting her from Goettingen for a kidney operation. The mission, credited to the helicopter crew, reflects rapid medical evacuation support during peacetime.

Copter Freiburg Germany Goethingen

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