Bing Crosby Tops Box Office For Fifth Consecutive Year
Hollywood reports Bing Crosby has won the Motion Picture Herald box office crown for the fifth straight year, a first in 17 years. Betty Grable follows in runner-up, with Abbott and Costello returning to third as stars like Cooper Hope Bogart Gable Grant Tracy and Bergman round out the top ten. Roy Rogers beats Gene Autry in the western division. Also notes Stradivari violins valued between five and ten thousand dollars.
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Taft Faces Fight Over G.O.P. Post
Thirteen liberal Republican senators moved to oust Taft as chairman of the Senate Republican Policy Committee and install Lodge of Massachusetts. Taft predicted election by a substantial majority as 42 Republicans and 54 Democrats prepare to convene Monday. The insurgents aim to steer the party toward a more active stance with Lodge seen as the symbolic voice of that shift.
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Movie and showtimes collage with old theater listings
The page lists planned film screenings and stage shows with multiple time slots across venues PALACE STRAND TIMES MARION and titles including The Babe Ruth Story Guns of Hate Tarzan and the Mermaids Copacabana Adventure Island Canon City Bohemian Girl Her Husband's Affairs and more. Read as a scheduling digest from a mid century newspaper.
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Agency Advises Longer Oil Change Intervals
Washington AP report states a government agency advises motorists not to change oil more often than every 4,000 miles. The Treasury's Bureau of Federal Supply suggests saving money and extending oil reserves by less frequent changes and urges federal agencies to adopt the 4,000 mile guideline.
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Theaters Show Daily Schedules For Paramount Iowa State and Town
The Gazette lists today showings for Paramount Iowa State and Town theaters with Words and Music Blood on the Moon Ladies of the Chorus Mexican Hayride and Six Gun Law plus short subjects and matinees. Saturday matinees add additional times for each film and include the same features.
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Oil Change Intervals for Government Vehicles Recommendations
A central purchasing bureau reports a technical committee found frequent oil changes wasteful. It says 4000 mile intervals are safe with proper maintenance, while the oil industry urges changes every 1000 to 1500 miles though no policy is in effect yet.
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