Newcomer Jane Ball Wins Nora in Keys of the Kingdom
Hollywood insiders report Jane Ball, formerly with the Albertina Rasch dancers, won the coveted Nora role in Keys of the Kingdom. The Washington-born dancer was spotted by a 20th Century Fox scout and will begin filming this week with Gregory Peck.
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Jane Ball
Ollywood
INS
Nora
Jane
Hollywood
Ball
Lillian Gish
Albertina Rasch
Coast Road
Chaw
Los Angeles
20Th “Century-Fox
Gregory Peck
Carter's Little Liver Pills Aid Digestion Promised
An advert claims Carter's Little Liver Pills boost liver bile flow to improve digestion in about thirty minutes. It urges readers to buy at drugstores for 25 cents, promising relief from sourness, heaviness, and indigestion.
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Carter
Movie Schedules From Local Theaters This Week
The Gazette lists Tuesday show times for Paramount, Iowa, State, Palace, Rialto, Times, and Marion venues. Highlights include Madame Curie, Tarzan's Desert Mystery, Pistol Packin Mama, Henry Aldrich Boy Scout, Adventures of Tarza, Wintertime, Tomorrow We Live, Youth on Parade, Gildersleeve's Bad Day, Gambling Lady, Is Everybody Happy, and Paris After Dark with multiple daily screenings.
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Paramount
Iowa
Henry Aldrich
Gildersleeve
Marion
Paris
Puerto Rico Bill Passed by Senate Elects Governor
The Senate on Tuesday unanimously approved a bill providing an elective governor for Puerto Rico and allowing further changes toward greater self-determination, sending the measure to the House for consideration.
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Puerto Rico
Senate
Washington
House
Appointed Administratrix of Joseph Hunter Estate
Notice details Bernadene Hunter named Administratrix of the Joseph Hunter estate in Linn County Iowa. All debts owed must be paid promptly and claims filed with the Clerk of the District Court. Attorney W. Lawrence represents the administratrix. Filing date February 1944 per probate notice.
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Towa
Linn County
Joseph Hunter
Iowa
Lion County
Bernadene Hunter
Administratrin, Co
W. Lawrence
Free Press Policy Backed by Hull Letter Reveals U S View
Washington notes Secretary Hull urges free exchange of information among friendly nations despite political censorship. Stettinius confirms U S policy as set in 1942, emphasizing military security as the sole standard for international news exchange with Britain.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Hull
Axis
Anthony Eden
Great Britain
Byron Price
United States
Edward R. Stettinius
Florida
Stettinius
London
State Department
Foreign Office
Department
Price
Winant
Woodring to Push New Party Move
Former Gov. Harry H. Woodring will travel from Woodring to participate in conferences in Chicago and New York to complete organizing a new Democratic party built on an anti fourth term platform.
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Peka, Kan
Harry H. Woodring
Chicago
New York
Democratic Party
Senate bill extends benefits to preinduction examinees
Washington AP report: a senate approved measure would grant the same pensions and benefits to persons injured or contracting diseases while under draft board orders for pre induction examinations as those received by armed forces members. The bill was sent to the house for action.
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Washington
Draft Board
Senate
House
Just Looking At Chaplin A Jolt In Portrait
Hollywood report notes how Charlie Chaplin, once the famous lean figure in baggy breeches, now shows a paunch and aging lines. He arrives for finger printing in a white shirt and cashmere sweater, weighing 142 pounds with gray hair and blue-gray eyes, while plans for Bluebeard seem uncertain and his studio sits dark on La Brea.
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Frederick C.othman
Hollywood
Charlie Chaplin
Chaplin
London
la Brea Boulevard
Great Beverly Hills House Seeks Gentle Press Coverage
A wealthy Beverly Hills resident described as shy implores reporters to treat him kindly. He fears public appearances and quotes, suggesting a difficult ordeal ahead as he faces media scrutiny.
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Beverly Hills
Leap Year Day Quashed by Aurora Women Frustrates Bachelors
In Aurora, a town of 47 000, Leap Year day was cancelled after eligible bachelors were scarce. Since 1932 women had proclaimed Leap Year day every Feb 29, electing a female mayor, council, judiciary and police, but this time the plan failed to attract enough bachelors.
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Aurora
Jil
Rationing Holiday Proposed by National Canners
CHICAGO RP A resolution calling for a rationing holiday from March 1 to June 30 was approved by the National Canners association Tuesday. The canners urged the War Food administration to obtain the relief, aiming to eliminate or reduce green stamp values for processed foods during the period.
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Chicago
National Canners Association
Canners
War Food Administration
Canners call for integrated planning to place labor
The canners urged a government led planning program citing limits on war prisoner and imported worker numbers and their assignment to the industry. They argued it serves no purpose to harvest crops without labor to process them and pressed for coordination across all agencies regulating the food processing sector.
Soldier sentenced to death for killing three year old girl
Frank Martz, 33, a former Sunbury Pennsylvania soldier and Fort Logan mess sergeant, was found guilty of first degree murder in the death of Kathleen Geist, a three year old. The jury ordered execution in Colorado's lethal gas chamber with 30 days to appeal. failure triggers Judge Smith to set the Canon City penitentiary death sentence.
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Littleton
Colo
Frank Martz
Sunbury
Kathleen Geist
Colorado
Martz
Fort Logan
Olmvier E. Smith
Canon City
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