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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1941
Page
3
Vivid vignettes of frigid New York life pass along Fifth Avenue and midtown streets. Walter Winchell notes arctic nights, tired actors, hungry workers, and public fascination with fame as a brisk city hum floats through Central Park and rain-slick sidewalks. The piece blends urban imagery with a glimpse of RCA censorship over cryptic battlefield cables.
New York AP reports the nazi wireless again soliciting American listener input for German radio programs. CBS says requests include Hitler funeral and Berlin chancellery bombing descriptions with collect charges. announcer invites praise or criticism.
In Hollywood with LJOLLYWOOD notes Jackie Cooper’s return after retiring at 14, his adult roles, and his biographical touches. It discusses Bette Davis, James Stephenson, William Wyler, and Sam Goldwyn’s possible casting in The Little Foxes, plus Bob Hope’s reissued shorts and Shirley Temple’s early work. Sol Siegel’s World Premiere concept is pitched as a murder mystery project.
A lively Hollywood ramble notes Judy Garland in M G M circles amid talk of Dave Rose's coming divorce in March and Deanna Durbin's engagement to Vaughn Paul. Oscar Levant signs autographs after a book tour while Rosemary Lane shifts careers at Columbia.
A reader asks how to handle a jealous boyfriend who objects to talking to other boys in school. The adviser urges maintaining friendships, resisting exclusive devotion, and not rewarding the boyfriend’s selfish behavior. The tone advises clarity and independence rather than catering to jealousy.
A brief note mentions Mexico maintaining twenty two ocean ports in the context of regional maritime access and trade infrastructure. The text also includes personal advice about moving on from a delayed relationship and seeking new connections.
Paramount presents Hopkings in Lady With Red Hair and Cesar Romero in Tall Dark and Handsome. Iowa shows Carole Lombard and Robert Montgomery in Mr and Mrs Smith with Gene Raymond and Jack Carson. The Great Plane Robbery features Jack Holt. Captain Caution stars Victor Mature with Louise Platt and Leo Carrillo. W C Fields stars in The Bank Dick. Palace offers Knute Rockne All American with Pat O’Brien Gale Page Donald Crisp and Ronald Reagan. Sidney Toler headlines Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum. Rialto features Bing Crosby and Glenn Jean in If I Had My Way and Peter Lorre in The Stranger on the Third Floor. Strand presents a Czech picture with Vera Nedcle Bula and Juina Steps nickaya Marion Escape stars Norma Shearer and Robert Tasor. Girl From Avenue A features Jane Withers and Kent Taylor.
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