Ice Cube Winter: Byrd Expedition Seeks 30 Volunteers
Admiral Cruzen calls for 30 volunteers to overwinter at Little America as a rescue party if a plane is lost before Byrd’s expedition departs. Marines note harsh conditions and psychological tests. Lt Dennis Wagner leads as commander candidate.
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Little America
Admiral Cruzen
Cruzen
Dennis
Dutch” Wagner
The
Bronx
Dutch
Annapolis
South Pole
Antarctica
Anne Henderson to star in Dear Ruth at Iowa theater
Chicago actress Anne Henderson, recent ingenue at Pasadena and star of Junior Miss, will headline the romantic comedy Dear Ruth at the Iowa theater on Tuesday evening February 18. The farcical plot centers on Ruth, engaged to a 4-F, caught in a prank when her sister uses her name in letters to a soldier. Tickets are on sale by mail order and at the Town box office starting February 14.
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Anne Henderson
Chicago
Pasadena Playhouse
New York
Ruth
Iowa Theater Stage
Norman Krasna
Moss Hart
Cedar Rapids
Pasteeth promises firmer false teeth for comfortable meals
An alkaline powder named PASTEETH sprinkles on denture plates to keep false teeth steadier during talking eating and sneezing. It claims to reduce slip wobble and eliminate sour tastes, offering renewed confidence and comfort. available at drug stores.
Seek Way To Ease Status of Illegal Migrants
The United States and Mexico proposed recommendations to improve the status of about 119,000 Mexican workers who entered the U S illegally. Talks in Mexico City involved U S Commissioner of Immigration Ugo Carusi and William G MacLean with the American embassy. Recommendations require inclusion in a bilateral agreement. they aim to better protect migrants who lack access to U S authorities and consulates.
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Washington
INS
State Department
United States
Mexico City
Ugo Carusi
William G. MacLean
Mexico
Mexican Foreign Affairs Ministry
Immigration status and sanctions for illegal workers proposed
The proposal calls for United States passports to reflect immigration status and urges study of sanctions against employers hiring unauthorized workers. It suggests a system to return illegal migrants to border points for legal entry. Recommendations would take effect within 30 days after mutual government approval.
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United States
Manhole Work Prompts Protests Over Public Spending in Bristol
In Bristol England five men spent a full day enlarging a manhole to let city councilman R N Harrison pass through and inspect the sewer system. Protests labeled the scene a woeful waste of public money. City officials said a slimmer inspector would be used next time.
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Bristol
England
R. N. Harrison
Butyl Rubber Tubes Authorized for Large Truck and Bus Tires
Washington AP reports the government authorized the use of butyl synthetic rubber for tire tubes of all sizes. Previously large tubes for trucks and buses required natural rubber. Passenger car tubes from natural rubber remain prohibited.
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Washington
Humoresque Review Misfires Despite Strong Music
Nadine Subotnik notes Warner Brothers revive Humoresque with Joan Crawford John Garfield and Oscar Levant but finds the film bogged down by conventional melodrama. Music by Levant and a violin solo by an onscreen star impress, yet the heavy plotting and acting falter though J Carrol Naish shines as the violinist’s father. A Blondie comedy co feature rounds out the program.
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Nadine Subotnik
Warner Brothers
Fannie Hurst
Dvorak
Tschaikowsky
Warners
John Garfield
Isaac Stern
Oscar Levant
Paul Boray la Boy
New York
East Side
Paul
Garfield
Wrights
Hollywood
Boray
Miss Crawford
Mildred Pierce
Levant
J. Carrol Naish
Naish
Paramount shows and theater times from Friday schedule
The Gazette lists Friday times for Paramount Iowa State Palace Rialto Times Strand and Marion venues. Feature films include The Perfect Marriage Humoresque Blondie’s Big Moment The Verdict Sunset Pass A Stolen Life Bedlam Going to Town Bandits to Badland Swamp Fire Badman’s Territory Singing Sheriff Dangerous Intruder The Cockeyed Miracle Silver Stalion with multiple daily screenings and short subjects indicated.
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Iowa
Bedlam
Rialto
Rialto—“Going To Town”’— 1:55, 5:20, 8:50;"“Bandits To Badland
Strand
Marion
Maine Mount Katahdin First To Catch Sunrise
Millinocket Maine reports that Mount Katahdin at 5267 feet is the first American soil touched by sunrise each morning. The summit earns the distinction as Maine’s highest peak.
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Millinocket
Mount Katahdin
Maine
Explorers Reach Fort St John In 70 Below Flight
The crew led by pilot Russ Baker escaped Finlay Forks on the coldest day of the year. They flew through the Peace pass of the Canadian Rockies to Fort St John in 68 below conditions. Cameraman Art Jones and the writer relay footage to Vancouver aboard a Junkers plane. Baker notes the danger of early departure and celebrates his birthday away from home.
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Fort St. John
B. C
INS
Finlay Forks
Russ Baker
Junkers
Peace Pass
Canadian Rockies
Peace River
Art Jones
Baker
Russ
Finlay River
Jones
Vancouver
Rockies
Nahanni Valley perils and northern cold threaten expedition
The narrator warns that extreme cold in the Nahanni region could immobilize a landing party and strand explorers, fearing exposure more than local legends. They acknowledge the peril of minus temperatures and the risk of becoming Nahanni victims if a return is delayed.
Fifteen Hurt as Bus Skids and Overturns Near Albion
In Albion, New York, a Greyhound bus traveling eastbound skidded and overturned on a highway. Fifteen people were injured, four seriously, when the driver Fred Lawson of Buffalo swerved to avoid an oncoming car.
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Albion
N. Y
Here
Greyhound
Fred Lawson
Buffalo
Parrott v Wolf et al declaratory action in Linn County Iowa
In Linn County District Court Olle Parrott sues H Wolf Henry Wolfe Charles Wolfe Raymon Nelson executor ad bonis non of Henry Wolf David Turner executor ad bonis non of Henry Wolf Fred W. Kusch Mabel Groat F N Stepanek H J Cousins R Wyatt Sarah Wyatt and unknown claimants claiming rights to real estate Lot 96 Lenox Place and Lot 200 Alandale Cedar Rapids Iowa. Plaintiff seeks quitclaim title asserting ten years adverse possession and prays for decree. Respondents are required to appear by March 1, 1947 or default and decree will be entered. Attorney Willis A Glassgow Cedar Rapids Iowa.
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Linn County
Olle Parrott
H. Py
Wolf
Henry F, Wolfe
Charles Wolfe
Raymon B. Nelson
Admr
Henry Wolf
David Turner
de Bonis
Fred W. Kusch
Mabel Groat
F. N. Stepanek
H. J Cousins
R. & Wyatt
Sarah
Ang
Lenox Place
Towa
Alandale
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Court of
Willis A, Glassgow
Nat'l, Bk
Notice of Executor Appointment for Cecile B Disassen
Linn County Iowa on January 23 1947 appointed and qualified GEO C CLAASSEN as executor of Cecile B Disassen estate. All debtors must pay promptly and filers must present claims authenticated to the Linn County District Clerk. Geo C Claassen attorney.
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State of
Iowa
Linn County
Cecile B
Paralyzed Veterans Association formed to aid civilians
In Chicago a new nationwide group the Paralyzed Veterans Association was formed by 18 founders all paralyzed pledging to assist both veterans and nonveterans who are paralyzed. They aim to recruit about 2,500 World War II paralyzed veterans and may admit non veterans who are paralyzed. Frederick M. Smead, 28, said civilians with paralysis face tough conditions.
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Chicago
The
Paralyzed Veterans Association
Frederick M. Smead
Veterans hospital delegates form PVA chapter in California
Smead, of the 35th infantry division, leads seven hospital delegates in Birmingham Van Nuys California to establish a PVA chapter. They seek a research foundation to develop equipment aiding paralysis recovery and push changes in legislation to expand access to higher priced vehicles for paralyzed veterans including quadriplegics.
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Smead
35Th Infantry Division
Third Army
PVA
Birmingham Veterans Hospital
van Nuys
Calif
Lunder
Grasshopper Body Warmer Than Air by About Twenty Degrees
A lab test finds grasshoppers retain body heat, with their body temperature about 20 degrees higher than the surrounding air on a hot summer day. This suggests insects experience notable thermal differences affecting physiology and activity.
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Anthony Carr
Lowa
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Aith Orson
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Auto Radiator Service
Jesse K. Scheppele
Emmet Scheppele
George A. Evilsizer
Karl W Biskup
Emma Scheppele
A. W Bass
Higley Building
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FOX DE Luxe
Peter Fox Brewing
Joan Crawford
Penny Binelster
Arthur Lake
Ness,Cugheounchy
Pierre Berton
Nahanni River
Yukon
Snag
Geo. C. Claassen
Sia
Eed “and
Cos
A M. Rae Ord
Oschr Levant
Carrol Naish
Pe Wier
Penny Singleton
Blondie
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van der Is da Cee
Broadway
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Danceland Town
Les Hartmann
Iowa Corn Huskers
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Melody Mill
CBS
Ray Pearl
Bette Davis
Glenn Ford
Daneglark
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Charlie Ruggles
Boris Karloff
Anna Lee
National Vet Group
Pig Albenn
Iarue Rusgles
Agu Pitts
Jack Merritt
Esquire
Er’s Digest
IPLUS
Zane Grey
James Warren
Nan Leslie
Ofen
Randolph Scott
Ann Richards
George
Gabby” Hayes
Johnny Weissmuller
Virginia Grey
Agitr
Obing. Goin
Florence Lake
Grady Sutton
Dak Elliott
7 MAG
Sles Rma Seaalegee
TRAND
Sheriff
Bob Crosby
Fuzzy Knight
Charles Arnt
Veda Ann Borg Disney
Frank Keenan Morgan Wynn
Cockeyed Miracle
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Llade
Old Mill
Third Ave
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