Hollywood Gossip Roundup on Miss Susie Slagle’s and More
Louella Parsons notes Veronica Lake may top Miss Susie Slagle’s at her home studio while Joan Caufield and Sonny Tufts play nurse and doctor in a new project. Betty Field bows out as Miss Slagle with Lillian Gish tested. Deanna Durbin’s past work mentioned. Salome Where She Danced and Down to the Sea in Ships teased. Margaret Sullivan heads to New York for The Voice of the Turtle. Clara Bow’s 1923 role revived by Louis Leighton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paramount
RKO
Niven Busch
Susie Slagle
Miss Slagle
Lac H Wale
Ins
Veronica Lake
Betty Field
Lillian Gish
Joan Caufield
Fame
Sonny Tufts
Ean Harens
Deanna Durbin
Universal
Dean
van Johnson
Walter Wanger
Harong
Argaret Sullavan
New York
Voice of the
Turtle
Leland Hayward
Warners
Nother Oldie
Clara Bow
Clara
Louis Leighton
Talbot Jennings
Louis
Brooklyn
Notice of Appointment of Executrix in Iowa
State of Iowa Linn County ss notice is hereby given that on the 27th day of July 1944 Alma Alice Turecher was duly appointed and qualified as Executrix of the estate of Charles Turewiek deceased All persons indebted should pay promptly and those with claims should present them to the Clerk of Linn County Iowa District Court Barnes Chamberlain Hanzlik and Wadsworth Attorneys
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Iowa
Linn County
Charles Turewiek
Iate
Iowa
Alma Alice Turecher
Barnes, Chamberlain, Hanzlik
Wadsworth
Christmas Holiday film review by Somerset Maugham tale
A Universal release based on a Somerset Maugham story stars Deanna Durbin and Gene Kelly in New Orleans. The plot centers on a boozy femme fatale Abigail Manette, her jailed husband, a war weary lieutenant, and a melodramatic cast including Gale Sondergaard. The critic argues the characters feel like stereotypes rather than fully drawn people, with Durbin’s performance constrained by the studio’s tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deanna Durbin
Gene Kelly
Dean Havers
Richard Whorf
Somerset Maugham
Universal Picture
Robert Siodmak
Bette Davis
Deanna
New Orleans
Abigail Manette
Jackie Lamont
Abigail
Robert Manette
Robert
Gale Sondergaard
Madame LaFarge
Richard Wharf
Capsule cinema essay on a Melancholy Sonnet
A Chicago court pressroom misfit cast and a listless Durbin perform a film set jeered by critics. The review notes the ensemble lends an artistic veneer and a cohesive plot that elevates the piece beyond its parts despite flaws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Criminal Court
Deanna Durbin
Eve of St. Mark and Bermuda Mystery at State theater
Nadine Subotnik reviews Pohe Eve of St. Mark a Maxwell Anderson stage hit adapted for the screen. It zigzags between drama and playacting with moments of humor and philosophy centered on self sacrifice in war. Vincent Price shines in a key scene while Anne Baxter leads the lass next door. Bermuda Mystery with Preston Foster and Ann Rutherford provides a lighter comedy mystery pairing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mark
Maxwell Anderson
Anderson
Anne Baxter
Hargrove
Broadway
William Eythe
Quizz
Michael O’shea
Vincent Price
Stanley Prager
George Mathews
Ruby
O’shea
Prager
Mathews
Eythe
Hollywood
Ray Collins
Ruth Nelson
Formance
Pacific
Price
Bermuda
Preston Foster
Ann Rutherford
The Poet of the People Celebrates a Farmer's Wife
Edgar A. Guest honors the farmer's wife for her tireless work. She rises with dawn, tends two gardens, cooks, sews, milks, milks cows, and drives them to browse. She manages housework, church duties, sickness care, and even repairs. Throughout seasons she preserves harvests, fills a cellar with fruits, and performs multiple crafts. Only a farmer's wife can tell the extent of her duties.
Brittany Battle A Race for Ports
AP War Analyst Dewitt Mackenzie notes a swift Allied advance in Brittany aiming to seize Brest Lorient and Saint Nazaire before German reinforce ments can respond Rennes cuts the peninsula rail links and Allied air power disrupts German supply lines. The campaign tests blitz warfare as port control dictates troop and materiel flow into France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewitt MacKenzie
Brittany
Great Peninsula
Normandy
Brest
St. Nazaire
Lorient
Rennes
France
Hitler
Lorjient
No clear headline from wartime dispatch
Report discusses Allied shipping raids and progress in France, Italy, and with the Red armies. Warns not to become overconfident as nations expend their greatest effort in this decisive phase of the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Red Armies
Italy
War Mobilization Urges Unbroken Frontline Production
A directive emphasizes maintaining peak materiel output on the flame fronts to ensure no slackening in essential production and to seize an early knockout. The call stresses sustained effort and vigilance across wartime manufacturing and logistics.
Movie schedule roundup from Friday showings
The Gazette lists Friday cinema times for Paramount Jowa State Palace Rialto and Marion houses. Feature titles include Going My Way Christmas Holiday The Eve of St Mark Bermuda Mystery The Lodger Spitfire Return of the Rang ers Gangs Inc Thousands Cheer Rookies in Burma Oklahoma Kid and Lady Lets Dance with multiple daily showings and short subjects interludes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paramount
Palace
Spitfire
Rialto
Burma
Marion
Oklahoma
Waste Paper Needed in War Work
Waste paper is requested for war work with deposits in receptacles at school grounds or fire stations. Call 3-2601 and OCD truck will call if load is sufficient to warrant a trip.
Linn County Supervisors Meet in Cedar Rapids July 1944
Linn County Iowa held its July 25 1944 meeting in Cedar Rapids with all supervisors present. The board approved July 18 minutes and ordered fence removal action along a property line, accepted 1943 State Examiner report, and adopted multiple resolutions including sale of Lots 11 and 12 Auditor's Plat No 167 to Robert W Babbage and Geraldine M Babbage for 125 dollars. It also approved a deed, money award, and appointed M G Linkletter as Second Deputy County Auditor with bond of 2500 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Iowa
of Linn
Cedar Rapids
Board of Supervisors
Petty
Seevell
George W Kuntz
RF D
Springville
Town
Linn County
Township
Beeson
Thercon
Robert W Babbage
Geraldinee M. Babbage
C L. Beeson
Geraldine M Babbage
C .L. Beeson
Robert W Babbnee
Thnott
Lympus
Wayne
Irene
David
John
Avenue
Polk County
Rs&s Walker
Linn County Board appoints Ball to Soldiers Relief Commission
The Linn County Board approved the three year appointment of Robert Ball to the Soldiers Relief Commission effective July 1 1944. The action followed a motion by Supervisor Beeson with Supervisor Seevell seconding. The meeting also authorized suspending taxes on certain Old Age Assistance recipients and listed numerous local claims and reimbursements including jail, road, and war bond expense items, ending with adjournment to August 1, 1944.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petty
Seevell
Robert Ball
Soldiers Relief Commission
Beeson
McKinley Grace & Mkt
Rehder Wendl
Bang
Reeder Radio
Ofc
Smith Elmer
Shadid
Nick
Sanders Jacob
Sheronik Grocery
Sayles Mary
Shanahan Amelia
Simon Frank
Solvel Communal
Suchomel
Sol
Dept of Socialfare
Dent of Social Welfare
South Side
W Smith Robin
Bandamares Scott
Vernon J
Wilson R
Walbrand
W. Solvel
Western ‘Grocer Co
Witwer Grocer Co
Washburn
Zemmer Co
Frederick Wesley Britosh
Rog Lynch
Janice Searles
Sprague
LL Morgan T
Booyanovsk
Loran Voorhies
Joe Hurt
Walter Hurt Harold Jay Mcé Dewey Alexande
Francis Butler
Milo Dvorak
Howard Jordan Howard Lockwood
James Moubry
L_ Sword
KE Graver
Lester Caraway
Francis Gaines
E Graver
C Walmer Cow
Frederick Glenn Bassett
Joan Cassatt
Geo Clark
W I. Kassler
Virell Lomerbe
Jack Norris
Harold Wahl
Frank_Hendryx
Riley Elrin Frank
Fee
Hartsell
Holub
Wilbur
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Louella Parsons
Veronica
Gene Farmer
B. H. Rice
D.O
J. B. Crossley
Optician
Tru-Site Optical CO
Third ST. SE
Iowa Theater Bldg
Se Vision Ad
Zenith
Bert H. Rice
Monady
Woerderhoff
First Avenue
Mere
Nadine Subotnik
Edgar A. Guest
the Poet of
the People
Farmer’s
Rednery
Family Circle Bowling
Pin Boy
William Bythe
Michael O'Shea
Tri Ae
Charles Butterworth
the Gazette
Proceedings OF the Board Supervisors
Aurbin
Gene, Kelty
Feux Jackson
Dean Harens
Gladys George
David Bruce
Tion
BAR
Tom Owen
S Cowboys
Bob Welty
Tiny Hill
America
James Cagney
OKLA
Lady I Belita
Aturday
HumpHrey Bogart JA Kid
James Ellison
Andy Hardy
Mickey Rooney
312 Grill
Second Ave
Ack
Holle
Palo
Lulu M. Jones
Homestead
Anderie P M
A & FP
A Ave
Armstrong Clothing Co
Jail
Sun
Bemis Ruth Ann
Examiners Steno
Baldwin Frank B. Postnee
Boots Jr. Nogr
Booth Dr CN
Briners Grocery
Buchler Bros
Bell W
Central City News Letter
Gonter Raine Water Works
R Brkery Inc
Dahl Jock Lee
Alice C
Solvel
Duster Bros
Donaldson WE
Ely Food Shop
Prav
Eye Souis
Eakle Mrs Edna
Fedrelsen H L. Recinding
Fifth Ave Market
Floyd Merli
Griff
Gazette Co
Gaffey James
Hawkeye Record
Treas
Heefner & Potter
Harris Mrs Lura
Harvey Dr R A
Hermanek F
Holden Kahler Co
Harvey Dr _R A
Harlan P G
Electric Light & Power Co
Ill
Gas & Electric Co
Iowa Broadcasting Co
Gas& Electric Co
Mnsky
Kelley
Walton
Stockness
Roxie
Rent Klopp
Daniel
Montrose
Vel
Ted Cutting
Bane
Ag Olin
Barly
Barry Fitzgerald
Father Fitzgubbos
Preto
J Barry Fitzgerald
Frank McHugh
Jean Heather James Brown
Gere Lockhart
Rise Stevens
Owen Sing Gon
Mme
Alar Es Ld
Tex” O’brien
Jim Newill
Return OF
THE
Rangers
Alan Ladd
Gangs, Inc
Kennedy
Trinidad
Charles Starrett
Ft G
Wally Brown
Alan Carney
Merle Laird Oberon Cregar
Woodm
Leslie Howard
Nion Trades [Union Council
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