George Burns and Gracie Allen Return to CBS Tonight
Radio duo George Burns and Gracie Allen return to the CBS and WMT set at 8 p.m. tonight launching a new five year contract. They pledge guest stars chosen for merriment over name appeal as they enter a fourth straight year. A landlord feud over Gracie in the political spoof and the mock voices of George and Bill Good calm when a Mr Dewey signals plans to consult Gracie on campaign strategy amid talk of Gracie Allen attending a national political convention.
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George Burns
Gracie Allen
CBS
WMT
Gracie
George
Bill Goodwin
Dewey
Hour by Hour Radio Schedule Highlights and Guests
A dense listing of radio and TV programs across stations WMT WMAQ WGN WHO KXEL KXCL including news shows Mystery Hour Love Mystery The Milton Berle program and World News along with music and quiz segments for the evening schedule. The line up features crime files symphony hour and various entertainment slots with multiple hosts and times.
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WMT
CBR
Seoalehe
Cliff
Hildegaarde
WGN
KXEL
Milton Berle
Holor'ka
KXCL
Arthur Hale
Pam
J Fidler
Kxeil Eyewitness
Lewis
KXCEL
Gross
Bis Town
Ginny Simms
Chicago
Nick Carter
Radio Schedule Snapshot From 1914 Afternoon to Evening
The listing shows a dense afternoon to evening radio timetable dated 1914 with stations WMT WGN KXEL WHO and others. Programs include News Market Roundup Music Open House and various serials such as Stella Dallas Judy and Jane and Portia’s Life plus shows like Superman and Dr Bradley. Names include Ava Johnson Foster Ginsburgh Mary Marlin Hoen and Evelyn Turton among others.
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WGN
WMT
Grant
Jack Berch
Gross
Shelley
V. Lopez
KXEL
Ava Johnson
Mus
Foster
Stella
Dallas
WGN Canteen
Tena
Tim
Ma Perkins
Life
Judy
Jane
WGN Johnsons
Don Norman
Goldbergs
Lorenzo Jones
Judy & Jane
Portia
Widder Browl
Hank Lawson
WGN Music Mart
Pam
Chang
Faru
Dick Tracy
Superman
Terry
Pirates
Dixon
WGN Safety Legion
Bradley
Tom Mix
Stranger Steals Gas Stamps From Lancaster Ration Office
A man carrying a briefcase entered the Lancaster ration board main office and, after seeming to be an official, gathered 3,500 gasoline stamps worth 17 500 gallons from desks before disappearing. Chief Clerk Harold Shirker called him an official looking intruder and noted the stamps were missing shortly after.
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Lancaster
Lancaster Ration Board
Harold Shirker
Army Buying 2 000 Mules for Rough Terrain Use
The army announced it will buy 2,000 mules weighing 1 000 to 1 250 pounds for pack transportation in rough territory. Purchases are through the remount headquarters in Lexington Kentucky and San Angelo Texas sourcing from Kentucky Missouri Indiana Illinois Iowa Minnesota Arkansas Oklahoma and Texas.
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Washington
Sicily
Italy
Burma
Army
Quartermaster Corps
Lexington
San Angelo
Texas
Kentucky
Missouri
Indiana
Illinois
Iowa
Minnesota
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Clark Buys Interest In Cherokee Daily Times
The Cherokee Daily Times reports Dwight R. Clark bought half interest in the paper from Lt. (jg) WE. Bywater and the Mercers of Iowa City. Clark will join Justin Barry in paper management after a decade as advertising manager.
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Cherokee Daily Times
Dwight R. Clark
Clark
WE. Bywater
San Diego
Calif
W. W. and
L. S. Mercer
Iowa City
Justin Barry
Harold Nietert Killed In Action In France At 24
Harold Nietert 24 son of Mr and Mrs Alva Nietert of Coggon was killed in action in France July 26 the war department notified his parents Monday. He landed in England July 1 and reached France July 20 after serving over two years. A Coggon native and Coggon High School graduate he was a Gazette carrier eight years. He married Betty Butters of Central City July 8 1943 and is survived by his parents and one brother LeRoy Nietert now at Camp Campbell Ky.
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Pic
Harold Nietert
Alva Nietert
France
War Department
Harold
England
Coggon High School
Cedar Rapids
Betty Butters
Central City
LeRoy Nietert
Camp Campbell, Ky
Ban Lift Drops Wartime Ban on Civilian Goods
WPB chairman Donald M. Nelson announced a midnight order lifting the War Production Board ban on hundreds of civilian items. The move aims to decentralize decisions, permitting field offices to authorize production of scarce civilian goods if materials and labor are available, with a priority list for items like vacuum cleaners and electric ranges.
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Washington
Donald M. Nelson
War Production i Board
Army, Navy and War Manpower Commission
Nelson
WPB
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Increased Wheat Acreage for 1945 Planned by WFA
Washington AP The War Food Administration announced 1945 wheat acreage goals at 68,500,000 acres, about 1,900,000 more than 1944 harvest. State totals rise 13,500,000 acres from 1943 plantings. Jones urged goals be treated as a maximum and discouraged beyond. Even with yields below this year’s record, the plan should secure needed supplies and reserves.
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Washington
War Food Administration
Marvin Jones
WFA
Jones
Halmahera Isle Neutralized by Allied Air Raids
Allied air attacks against Halmahera in the Dutch East Indies have "practically neutralized" Japanese positions. The communique says enemy maritime forces are largely interdicted and ground troops immobilized. Raids continue, with fires and explosions, while Biak Noemfoors Sansapor seizures aid the neutralization effort.
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HDQ
S. W. Pacific
Dutch East Indies
Halmahera
Dutch Indies
New Guinea
New Britain
New Ireland
Solomons
Francis McCarthy
MacArthur
Biak
Noemfoors
Sansapor
Dutch New Guinea
Liberator
Manokwart
Heavy air raid on Vogelkop base in Dutch New Guinea
Sunday Mitchell medium bombers hit the Vogelkop peninsula coast in Dutch New Guinea in the heaviest raid on the Japanese base since July 19. The attack targeted barges and trucks as ground elements and involved 60 tons of bombs. A passenger, Marland Garland, was uninjured. also noted was that Hagen the driver was not held.
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Dutch New Guinea
Vogelkap Peninsula
Three Youths Hurt When Hit by Auto Near Belle Plaine
Special to The Gazet Belle Plaine Joe Williams 17 and Charles Stevens 18 both of Belle Plaine were injured late Sunday night while walking on highway 21 when struck by a car driven by Junior Hagen of Van Horne. Williams was taken to Mercy hospital Cedar Rapids with a fractured skull. Stevens suffered a compound facial injury and was listed in fair condition by hospital staff.
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Belle P Plaine
Joe Williams
Charles Stevens
Belle Plaine
Highway 21
Junior Hagen
van Horne
Marshal Greenlee
Williams
Mercy Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Newland
Stevens
NELORE Psoriasis Treatment Ad Seeks Quick Relief
A vintage ad promotes NELORE for psoriasis with claims of removing scales easing itching and reducing infection risk. It offers a $150 jar money back guarantee and lists May's Drug Stores Schillig Drug Stores Liggett's and other drug stores as retailers.
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May’s
Schillig Drug Stores
Liggett’s
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