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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1944
Page
4
Walter Winchell writes a vacation column with guest voices on radio audience testing devices and a House seating fight over Vito Marcantonio. We see socialite sightings, steakhouse trends, and party chatter linking Hollywood, politics, and stage stars with named figures like Margot Haller Jane Deering and Pat Hall.
Tiny Hill and his double shuffle beat orchestra visit Danceland ballroom Thursday evening. The band, known for its version of Angry, gained fame on Your All-Time Hit Parade and a treasury department network show for 17 weeks. Notable engagements included the Edison hotel in New York and the Trianon ballroom in Chicago.
Louella Parsons reports Sam Goldwyn plans a postwar drama titled Home Again about veterans returning from overseas and adjusting to civilian life. Cast includes Teresa Wright Dana Andrews David Niven Walter Brennan Virginia Mayo Farley Grainger Constance Dowling. Andrew later notes Paramount and other studios pursue stars for forthcoming projects.
City council approved renewal of an auctioneer license for Charles J Madison. Transfer of 5776.07 from waterworks to the sewage disposal fund was approved. Refund of 3 on three building permits surrendered by Tony Catanzaro and a 1 refund on surrender of a permit by Rich-
The council approved buying a carload of road oil by the public improvements department. It also concurred with the City Plan commission in denying a rezoning request by Mrs. T. H. Strasburger and Ted H. Strasburger for 1308 A Avenue.
A magistrate issued a summons charging Oscar Valdes the apartment superintendent with furnishing heat in summer during a heat wave in violation of sanitary regulations. Valdes told reporters he could not help it describing broken valves due to wartime conditions that caused furnace fires to heat water and radiators in 15 suites.
Tuesday cinema listings from The Gazette show Paramount with Going My Way and short subjects at several times, Iowa presenting Christmas Holiday and Stars on Parade, State offering The Eve of St Mark and Bermuda Mystery, Palace screening Destination Tokyo and Never a Dull Moment, Rialto showing Two Yanks in Trinidad and Cowboy in the Clouds, Times presenting Higher and Higher and Song of Russia, Marion offering Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble and Jam Session.
The Associated Press reports Premier Koiso told Tokyo listeners that Japan faces unprecedented national difficulties and expects counter moves on a grand scale. He cited American advances toward the Marianas and hinted at plans to threaten Japan’s southern lines, while Tokyo claimed Hengyang in China had fallen.
Notice is given that Ada Wright has been appointed executrix of the estate of Howard Fant of Iowa, deceased, in Linn County District Court Iowa. Creditors must file claims properly authenticated in the court office for payment. Attorney EB Fordyce represents the executrix.
Harry Boyd editor of The Cedar Rapids Gazette is named to the editorial board of the Bulletin of the American Society of Newspaper Editors. He is appointed by President John S Knight of the Akron Beacon Journal joining Louis B Seltzer W R Arnold and E Z Dimman on the board.
Allied dispatch reports Yugoslav and Greek Partisans have joined along shared frontiers and together seized the Greek industrial area. The move signals a coordinated effort against occupying forces, with both groups coordinating operations and supply lines across border regions.
The Yugoslav Partisan leader Tito reported Monday the capture of Edessa a city with 20 000 residents. The communique warned the move threatened German communications between Solun and Mitol.
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