Hollywood Buzz on Valeria Hobson as Vivien Leigh Contender
Louella Parsons reports Valeria Hobson, England's rising star, signed by MGM to co star in Sabotage Agent with Robert Donat. She prepares for filming Claudia Keys of the Kingdom and other projects while awaiting arrival in 90 days. Parsons notes Hobson's London prestige and potential for a blockbuster run.
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Hibson
England
David Selznick
Vivien Leigh
David
Robert Donat
MGM
Claudia
Miss Hobson
Noel Coward
London
H Blleen
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Valeria
Tells Fish Story and Doesn't Get a Snicker
S. B. Bryant of Lamar Arkansas, pastor of the Lamar Methodist Church, hooked a three pound catfish on a bank hook in the Forche river near Perryville. Returning later he landed a 65 pound catfish that had swallowed the smaller one, a tale he recounts without being scoffed.
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Lamar
Ark
S. B. Bryant
Forche
Perryville
Bryant
Lamar Methodist Church
Origin of the term sabotage linked to wooden shoes
An etymology note explains that the French practice of throwing wooden sabots into machines gave rise to the word sabotage. The term entered common usage to describe acts of deliberate interference or damage to equipment.
Ex-Pugilist Wrote Symphonic Work in His Spare Hours
Philadelphia report profiles Harl McDonald, former boxer and rodeo star, who wrote the World War II era symphonic work Bataan in brief snatches aboard trains and in noise-filled rooms. The piece, dedicated to MacArthur’s men, helped define American war music.
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Philadelphia
INS
Bataan
MacArthur
Harl McDonald
McDonald
University of Leipzig
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia Orchestra
Zit
Washington
National Symphony Orchestra
New York
John Christopher Smith
John C. Smith
Mitzi Green Weds Joseph Plevney in New York
Mitzi Green a musical comedy and radio actress and Joseph Plevney an actor and director were married Tuesday by Supreme Court Justice Morris Eder. The bride is 21 and the groom 30.
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New York
Mitzi Green
Joseph Plevney
Supreme Court
Morris Eder
Plevney
Movie Theater Schedule Highlights Two Weeks
Paramount shows Pardon My Sarong with listed times and shorts. Iowa presents Talk of the Town and Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen. State screens Jackass Mail and Tough as They Come. Palace runs To the Shores of Tripoli and Miss Polly. Rialto features The Devil Pays Off and Tramp Tramp Tramp. Times presents Secrets of the Lone Wolf and Pacific Blackout. Marion showcases Larceny Inc and Mexican Spitfire at Sea.
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Iowa
Palace
Tripoli
Rialto
TIMES
Marion
Madame Chairman Leads War Relief Effort in Rockland
Helen, a theater veteran, chairs the Rockland county Russian war relief committee and plans a benefit with 25 members. She sketches a busy schedule including a dog show and buffet suppers to fund medical supplies for Russia while serving as senior hostess at the canteen and vice-president on the board.
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Lexander Woollcott
MacArthurs
Morgenthau
Charlie
Mary
Rockland County
New York
Rockjand
Russia
Ben Hecht
J. P. McEvoy
Maxwell Anderson
Kurt Weill
American Theater Wing
Treasury Department
OPA
Gertrude
Women of America respond to our country's needs on war drive
Lawrence notes first vice president role and recalls stage life. She describes deafness to audience reaction, her mother guiding her, and the insistence on honest acting. She reflects on women across roles aiding wartime efforts like saving cans, fat, rubber, and buying bonds.
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America
Government Contract Awarded to Cedar Rapids Man
F. M Wargrave, a Cedar Rapids contractor, received a contract Wednesday from the army engineers for taxiways, apron and roadway surfacing in Codington County South Carolina under the Omaha office. The deal is valued between 100000 and 500000 dollars.
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F. M Wargrave
Cedar Rapids
Army Engineers
Codington County
S. C
Omaha Engineer Office
Minute Man Will Deliver War Bonds in Cedar Rapids
A Minute Man in colonial costume will tour Cedar Rapids in September to aid war bond purchases during the Salute to Our Heroes month. Citizens may leave their name and address at a Cedar Rapids theater, and the Minute Man will collect funds, buy the bond, and deliver it. Applications for youths to serve as Minute Man are due before Aug. 29 at the Paramount of Iowa theaters. height five feet ten inches, about 150 pounds, must know the city.
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Cedar Rapids
Paramount of
Iowa
Orville Rennie
Home Front Call for War Bond Support
A patriotic exhortation urges citizens to invest 10 percent of their income in War Bonds as a contribution to the nation’s war effort and a share in American victory.
Lighter Side of Iowa Guard Training Toughened by Humor
A Des Moines AP report recalls morale boosting moments during two week Iowa state guard maneuvers for 132 officers and 1,340 enlisted. Nightly exchanges of “good night dear squad” and the gag about a man falling on a skunk lightened routine, while a slow medic got jabbed twice with a needle.
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Des Moines
Iowa State Guard
Military Police
Carbon Monoxide Lacks Odor to Mask Deadly Gas
A historical note states that carbon monoxide, produced by automobile exhaust, is without odor. This fact highlights the invisible danger posed by engine emissions.
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Kay Francis
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Sir John
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Linn. County
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Linn County
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James F. Patterson
Joan Bennett
George Brent
Mischa Auer
Thelady
Irene Manning
Craig Stevens
Walter Winchell
Hnelen, Hayes
Fort Dix
Helen
Lawrence
Elery Queen
Theresa Pitofe
Irene Dunne
Patric Knowles
Walph Bellamy
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Dennis Morgan
Jack Carson
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Great Dictator
Charles Chaplin
Blondie
Cupid
Penny Singleton
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Boswell
Dan
Sake
Una Merkel
Glenda Farrell
Ernest Truex
Margaret Hamilton
Action
Irene
EDW
Jane Robinson
Wyman “Larceny, Inc
Lupe Velez
Leon
Errol
Margaret Tallichet
William Wright
Jackie Gleason
Jackie Durant
Stooges
Miss Polly
Dangerously
John Garfield
Nancy Coleman
Raymond Massey
Ann Rutherford
Robt
Old Dent
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