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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 21, 1942

Page

7

Hollywood Life Story of Barrymore Prompts Busy Studio Talks

Gene Fowler plans a life story and screenplay on John Barrymore with plans for an adaptation titled The Life Story of John Barrymore. Potential casting explores Frederic March Lionel Barrymore Diana Barrymore and Mary Martin among others as Hollywood discusses the biopic and musical angles. Industry figures including Arthur Hornblow and Claire Trevor are seen in social scenes as projects move forward.

Ollywood Ins John Barrymore Gene Fowler John Gene Jawn Barrymore Tie Leyore Frederic March Leon Hollywood Arthur Hornblow Claire Trevor George E. Stone Ann Carroll Mike Lyman Zorina Beverly Wilshire Benny Goodman Dennis Day Jack Benny Charles Rogers

Believes Synthetic Rubber Supply Not Adequate Till 1944

Milwaukee AP reported John L. Collyer president of B F Goodrich Rubber warned the nation should not expect the synthetic rubber program to meet needs before existing plants can produce 32 000 tons of synthetic rubber tires this year contrasted with 765 000 tons consumed in 1941. 1943 production figures were discussed.

Collyer Milwaukee John L. Collyer B. F. Goodrich Rubber Company

Meat Rationing Not Needed, Mayer Says

Oscar G Mayer a Chicago packer and director of the American Meat Institute told National Association of Retail Meat Dealers that no immediate meat shortage or rationing is needed. He said meatless days should be avoided unless OPA rules prove inadequate and rationing would be a last resort.

Chicago Oscar G Mayer Chicago Packer The American Meat Institute Mayer National Association of Retail Meat Dealers OPA

Notice of time and place of planing on estate sale

District Court of Linn County Iowa hears Willis A Glassgow administrator seeks authority to sell estate real estate for private sale or auction to raise funds for claims and administration costs. Property includes Parcel One Lot 7 Block 2 May and Eavells Addition Kingston Cedar Rapids and Parcel Two Lot 9 Auds tor's Plat Linn County Iowa. Hearing set Sept 10 1942 at 9 AM in Court Room Cedar Rapids.

Rlal District Court of Iowa Linn County Thomas FP District Court Audstor Iowa Cedar Rapids Towa Tsto Willis A. Glassgow Hickenlooper and Mitvalsky

Linn County to Grant 30 Days Extra Pay for War Service

Linn County officials consider granting 30 days extra pay to employees entering active military service, aligning with Cedar Rapids action. The move follows a 1941 code change applying to all public workers and includes four county staff now in service, with one already receiving the pay.

Linn County County Board of Supervisors Cedar Rapids Roy W. Smith Pottawattamie County United States Iowa Elmer H Seevell Arthur Nye Statistician's Office National Guard

Nash-Finch to Acquire Cedar Rapids Commission Company

Aug 21 1932 notes Nash-Finch of Minneapolis and Cedar Rapids Nash Flodin plan to merge their Cedar Rapids Commission business. The deal unites two longstanding firms as local market figures list commodity prices for wheat corn oats rye barley hay straw hens eggs hogs calves lambs. Youth injury reported with trap injury to 8 year old Joe Brownlee. Reverend Julius Deckman noted for 31 years of service at Trinity.

Nash-Finch Company Minneapolis Nash- Flodin Company Cedar Rapids Cedar Rapids Commission Company Joe Brownlee H. J. Brownlee

Hold Everything Celebrates Pastor’s Sixtieth Anniversary

Evangelical Lutheran church in Cedar Rapids marks the sixtieth anniversary of the Rev Frederick F Seely’s entry into the ministry at Worthington Minnesota where he serves as pastor. He is the son of Mr and Mrs M F Seely and is to enter Dartmouth College in Hanover New Hampshire. Local markets report mixed prices for wheat corn oats rye barley hay straw hens eggs hogs steers and lambs with variations between Cedar Rapids and Bohemia sections.

Evangelical Lutheran Church Cedar Rapids Worthington Minn Frederick F Seely M. F. Seely Hanover N. H Dartmouth College C W. Bingham Orr’s Island Casco Bay Mr. Donnelly Ryan Frank Filip Rudolph Novak Europe Prague Bohemia A J Noble

Dieppe Prisoners Shot in Cold Blood by Nazis

Commandos relayed accounts of Dieppe saying twelve French Canadian prisoners were lined up and executed by German guards after capture. The report adds a separate scene of prisoners stripped and guarded, a guard briefly lowered, and a dash to escape amid gunfire as Germans fled and the town fielded a chaotic retreat.

England Dieppe

Artists Speak: Notes on Modern Illustrators and Masters

Walter Winchell surveys artists from Del Castagno to Rivera, praising skill and influence while joking about temperaments and fame. He notes figures like Morse Fulton Brown Arno Soglow Bundy Whitcomb and Remington, and reflects on prices, immortality, and the enduring craft of illustration.

Robert Fulton Fulton Peter Arno The New Yorker Otto Soglow al Parker St. Louis John Faber James Montgomery Flagg Arthur William Brown Russell Patterson Russell George Hearn Edwin Abbey King Lear Metropolitan Steig Gilbert Bundy Jon Whitcomb

New Training Plane of Plastic and Wood Passes Test

The PT 25 two place primary trainer with a plastic and plywood airframe completed successful test flights at a west coast field. Army officials see it as a step toward eliminating strategic materials in aircraft. Aluminum used only in a small engine cowling, under two percent of weight. No forgings or castings or critical steels used in fittings.

Washington War Department Army

Pardon My Sarong and Other Time Slot Film Schedule

The Gazette lists daily showtimes for Paramount Iowa State Palace Rialto Times and Marion venues. Notable titles include Pardon My Sarong Enemy Agent Jackass Mail Tough as They Come The Westerner On the Sunny Side Bowery Blitzkrieg The Singing Hill The Maltese Falcon Whistling in the Dark Two Yanks in Trinidad and Under Fiesta Stars with various start times throughout the day.

Gazette Iowa Jackass Palace Rialto Bowery Marion Trinidad Fiesta

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