Loretta Young Offered Lead In Chameleon Film
Hollywood notes say Loretta Young may take the top femme role in Chameleon, a sophisticated comedy about an actress who gains three husbands in quick succession. Elsa Lanchester has two films lined up, including Benjamin Blake. Rita Hayworth pursues Eadie Was A Lady with Columbia backing, and changes in The Jungle Book cast prompt re-filming.
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la Young
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Charles Laughton
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Tyrone Power
Benjamin Blake
Charlie
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Yale Puppeteers
Ita Hayworth
Richard Wallace
Eadie
Gene Markey
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Columbia
Rita
Battle of Champions drum corps show Friday at Hill Park
The Musketeers drum corps and sponsors Cedar Rapids post No 788 VFW present the fourth annual Battle of Champions at Hill Park Friday night at 8. Competing acts include Greater Des Moines Sons of Legion, Iowa City Grenadiers, and Musketeers who will represent Cedar Rapids at the national VFW convention in Philadelphia. The vaudeville cast features John MacLean and his Boys From Cedar Valley, Alice Cones, the Dexter Duo Dick and Jane Jones, performing Whirl of Death on roller skates.
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Cedar Rapids
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Hill Park
Des Moines Sons of Legion Corps
Iowa City Grenadiers
Philadelphia
John MacLean
WMT
Dad
Cedar Valley
Alice Cones
Ripley
Dick and
Jane Jones
Dexter Duo
Theater Time: Today’s Showings Across Local Houses
The Gazette lists today’s schedules with times for Iowa Paramount State Palace Rialto and Marion theaters. Featured films include Angels with Broken Wings Hello Sucker Manpower San Antonio Rose Honeymoon for Three Victory News Is Made at Night Saga of Death Valley Love Crazy They Met in Argentina along with varied start times.
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Gazette
Iowa
Paramount
San Antonio Rose
Palace
Rialto
Death Valley
Marion
Argentina
Tiny Ants Collected Might Be World’s Smallest Species
GRAND FORKS North Dakota Dr Neal A Weber biology professor at the University of North Dakota says he has eight of the smallest ants in the world. Weber collected the minute insects in an African jungle near the headwaters of the Nile and Congo rivers. He notes the ants are so tiny that twelve together equal the size of a pinhead.
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Neal A Weber
University of North Dakota
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Young Pat Heir to Empire Enlists in English Cadet Life
IS Pat He is the son of a soldier and a British officer serving abroad. At 17 he wears a cadet uniform at a public school and plans to enter military training. He prefers a slide rule to sweets, loves cricket and football, and shows keen interest in Franklin D Roosevelt and wartime events. He has seen little of America but is well informed on world affairs.
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Officers Training Corps
England
America
Broad Atlantic
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Can't Sleep More Than Five Minutes in Havana
Evelio Rodriguez Gomez a 27 year old night watchman in Havana says he has not slept more than five minutes in a row for two years and fears no woman will marry him. He explains his condition as his eyes remain open and physicians cannot understand the case.
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Cuba
Evelio Rodriguez Gomez
Avance and
Pais
Avance
Former Arms Firm Emlyees in 6pm Washington
Senate special committee hears that seven defense contractors totaling 2.882 billion dollars in contracts list former employees or representatives in the Office of Production Management. Chairman Truman asks for an official record from OPM while Connally presses for public airing of the matter. John D. Biggers explains Knudsen policy favors experts without direct firm ties.
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Senate
Truman
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United States Steel
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
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Curtiss-Wright Corporation
General Motors
General Electric
United Aircraft
Connally
Tex
John D. Biggers
Flying Grandmother Bravely Roams Skies At 60
Ann Arbor report on Mrs. Carl Rufus, 60, who flies solo across 8000 miles to the west coast and plans trips to New York and Maine. She mocks traditional hobbies, recalls minor air mishaps, and sometimes frightens bridge friends with tales of her aerial adventures. Her husband is a Michigan professor and she often carries relatives on flights.
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Mich
Lavendar
Michigan
Carl Rufus
West Coast
Rufus
New York
Maine
University of Michigan
Texas
California
G. C. Squire
Rita Hayworth Calls on Actresses to Pledge Hoarding Ban
Hollywood report says film star Rita Hayworth urged 110 actresses to sign a pledge not to hoard silk stockings and underwear. The appeal referenced wartime shortages and aimed to encourage fair distribution among performers.
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Rita Hayworth
Reviewing Stand With Henry McLemore Tax Aid Plea
A satire urging readers to fund tax plans for Washington lawmakers by listing absurd taxable items. It mocks proposed levies on cat bells table manners flowers and nightlife urging citizens to contribute. The piece closes with a cheerful March 15th greeting and a wink at 100 percent taxation.
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Washington
Russia
Ocean
Pals
Producer Of First Newsreel Dies In Accident
Hollywood veteran J. Stuart Blackton 66, credited with producing and showing the first newsreel, died after an automobile crash. Born in Sheffield England, he came to the U S at 10 and helped Edison develop the Vitascope at 21. He founded Vitagraph in 1900 and produced Raffles the Amateur Cracksman.
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Hollywood
Commodore J. Stuart
Blackton
Sheffield
England
United States
Thomas A. Edison
Morse
New York
Vitagraph Company
Beavers Once Widespread Across Europe Except Ireland
The historical note states beavers existed in all European countries except Ireland, indicating their broad past distribution across the continent. This summary captures the main geographic scope without detailing specific dates or populations.
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