Johnny Weissmuller Embraces Fully Clothed Dramatic Roles
Hollywood column notes Weissmuller signs contract to retire the leopard skin look and star in fully clothed dramatic parts. Upcoming projects include Combat Correspondent a marine corps front line tale and a western with music. Also mentions Eddie Cantor courting Phil Harris for a Broadway show and Hedy Lamarr potentially joining The Conspirators with Paul Henreid and a Lisbon backdrop.
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Johnny Weissmuller
Ginset
Johnny Will
Marine Corps
Johnny
Gmusic
Ddie Cantor
Phil Harris
Eddie
Ding Dong Wiliams
Dick English
Jack Warner
Hedy Lamarr
Hedy
M-G-M
Algiers
Cosstar
Paul Henreid
Lisbon
Sydney Greenstreet
Peter, Lorre
Carol _rhurston
Postwar Prospects For Civilian Flyers
Charles I. Stanton, administrator of civil aeronautics, predicts 300,000 civilian planes in service four years after the war and urges a construction push to double U.S. airports. He spoke at the Elgin academy forum noting three plane types will be available postwar with prices from 1,000 to 20,000 dollars. conventional two to eight seat models, armchair planes for families, and revolutionary helicopters require further development. He estimated about 3,000 airports now, 900 suitable for heavy transport, and at least 6,000 fields needed to handle growing air traffic.
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Elgin
Charles I. Stanton
Civil Aeronautics
Stanton
Elgin Academy Forum
Ocean Temperature Range From Polar to Tropical Waters
Ocean temperatures span from 28 degrees Fahrenheit in polar regions to 85 degrees in tropical areas, reflecting wide regional variation in sea warmth.
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Polar
Tropics
The Cross of Lorraine on State Theater
MGM drama directed by Tay Garnett follows French POW escape attempts near the Rhine. Victor Labiche Gene Kelly leads a cast with Sir Cedric Hardwicke and Jean Pierre Aumont as prisoners, a priest defies captors, and a lawyer questions what is worth fighting for amid blood and thunder finale.
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Jean Pierre Aumont
Gene Kelly
Cedric Hardwicke
Joseph Callein
MGM
Tay Garnett
State Theater
Lorraine
Rhine
Marseilles
Victor Labiche
Sir Cedric Hardwicke
Paul Dupray
Dupray
Victor
Duval
Hume Cronyn
Cross of Lorraine film review at Cedar Rapids theater
The piece praises The Cross of Lorraine with strong performances by Pierre Aumont and Tonio Selwart while noting Peter Lorre and Richard Ryan in key roles. It also mentions Gene Kelly Straits in a lighter frame and Cedric Hardwicke as a priest. A second feature, Hitler Dead or Alive, follows an American gangster targeting That Man after parachuting into the Reich.
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Duval
Europe
Joseph Calleja
Dahl
Tonio Selwart
Cedar Rapids
Selwart
Helen Hayes
Peter Lorre
Lorre
Richard Ryan
The
Reich
Gene Farmer
Spicer Strikers Ordered to Return to Work
The War Labor Board orders 165 Spicer Manufacturing strikers in Toledo to resume work at the forge plant or send representatives to a hearing. Union members and employees have been on strike since February 4, affecting between 5,000 and 6,000 workers directly.
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Cleveland
INS
Regional War Labor Board
Spicer Manufacturing Company
Toledo
City-United Automobile Workers
On Broadway with Walter Winchell Bits and Buzz From Rumor Mills
Rumors swirl about Lindbergh shifting support from Ford to American Aircraft of Hartford. Peace Now funds flow from Hartford. Heiress Bette Cannon to wed William Walker’s nephew. Roosevelt Jr gains 30 pounds on 30 days leave. Hosiery mills hold back nylons to deter black market. Flynn denied army service multiple times seeks waiver. White House letters flood in over deportation cases. Reynolds speculates on end of war in a chat with Montgomery. Washington society circles and gossip about marriages and dates headline a busy, unfocused rumor page.
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Ford
American Aircraft Corporation
Hartford
Conn
Bette Cannon
James J. Walker
William
C. Munn, Jr
Louise Stanley
Palm Beach
F. D. Roosevelt, Jr
Margo
Mexico City
Carol
Lupescu
Errol Flynn
Army
Navy
White House
Earl Browder
Harry Bridges
Rep. Hoffman
Sec’'y Knox
Gov't
Congress
Hoffman
Hollywood Gossip and Rumors From New York and Beyond
A jumble of entertainment gossip touches Edith Roark lawsuit settlements Joan Leslie cover plans Billy Rose ambitions and Mog Palm Beach projections. Reports on Ken Kling writing exposé Josh Logan healing in London Lepke insurance Mrs. Oakie Army personnel shifts Zoll back from the Canadian Army and an orgy scene at a West 57th apartment. Also notes a 30 percent night club tax and an Army volunteer call at 17 E Sixty seventh street.
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Edith Roark
Collier’s
Joan Leslie
Billy Rose
Ziegfeld
Rose
Roney Plaza
Palm Beach
Mog
Whitehall
Ken Kling
Joe
Ia Mag
Josh Logan
Air Corps
London
Lepke
Jack Oakie
Venita Varden
Charles Bedeaux
Ulan Zoll
American Patriots
Gerald L. K. Smith
West 57Th
Awvs Motor Transport Service
Rankin Shennanigans
Rankin
Origin of Surnames Through Reynard Kin Ties
W Bardsley’s study traces surnames to Reynard kin roots showing linguistic links and lineage connections within medieval naming traditions.
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W. Bardsley
Reynardkin
Friday Night Movie Schedules From Local Theaters
The Gazette lists Friday programs across Paramount Iowa State Palace Rialto Times and Marion venues. Feature lineups include Destination Tokyo Tender Comrade Klondike Kate The Cross of Lorraine Hitler Dead or Alive Background to Danger Behind the Rising Sun Behind Prison Walls Wagon Tracks West So Proudly We Hail Prairie Chickens Northern Pursuit Murder on the Waterfront with various showtimes throughout the evening.
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Iowa
Klondike
Hitler
Freighter S. S. Arthur A. Penn Named For 4-H Leader
Richmond California AP report notes Miss Myrtle Alickson, a former South Dakota farm girl now in war work at Glendale, christened the freighter S. S. Arthur A. Penn, named after the Midwest 4-H movement pioneer who led the effort.
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Richmond
Calif
Myrtle Alickson
South Dakota
S. S
Arthur A. Penn
Midwest
Alickson
Glendale
Million Mile Tours by Hollywood Actors
Hollywood Victory committee reports 1 562 actors and actresses traveled over 1 000 000 miles to make 12 619 appearances in 2 197 patriotic shows at home and abroad last year.
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Hollywood
Hollywood Victory Committee
Tuberclosis Deaths Hit Young Adults Sharp Rise
Nearly one half of tuberculosis deaths in the United States occur among persons aged 20 to 45, a new health report shows. Experts warn the pattern reflects rising risk factors and delayed treatment in this demographic.
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U. S
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