Grandparents Rush as 1941 Births Hit Record Pace
Census data show nearly 2.5 million babies born in 1941. Notable new grandparents include Gen. John J. Pershing, Henry Ford, Harold L. Ickes, and private-jet film stars Bert Lahr, George Jessel, and Virginia Bruce, with others such as Rockefellers and DiMaggio expanding family lines. The year cites growing postwar marriages and more women aged 20 to 44.
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Ashington
Census Bureau
John J. Pershing
Borr
Francis Warren Pershing
Detroit
Henry Ford Hospital
Henry Ford
Henry Ford II
New York
David Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Margaret McGrath Rockefeller
David, Jr
John D., Jr
Harold L. Ickes
Jane Dahlman Ickes
Hjalmar Procope
United States
Mary Martin Halliday
Weatherford
Tex
Hollywood
Heller
Margaret Sullivan
Leland Hayward
Virginia Bruce
J. Walter Ruben
Susan Ann
John Gilbert
Stork
Bert Lahr
Mildred Lahr
George Jessel
Lorrain Gourley
Lois Andrew) Jessel
Branch Rickey
St. Louis Cardinals
John Eckier
Joe DiMaggio
Yankee
Dorothy Arnold di Maggio
Pitcher Pokes For Batting Run In 1941 NL
Harry Gumbert of St Louis Cardinals posted a .292 batting mark the best NL pitcher average with 100 innings or more in 1941. The right hander, traded from the Giants, hit two home runs among his 1941 hits.
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ST. Louis
NBA
Harry Gumbert
Cardinnals
Giants
Hollywood News Women Run Canteens For Bluejackets In LA Area
Hollywood reporters note Bundles for Bluejackets volunteers run canteens for coast guards via commandant Kaufman and Navy support. Wives from Mrs Bren to Mrs Zanuck manage hot coffee and doughnuts at Long Beach and San Pedro, with stars like Kay Francis and Myrna Loy volunteering. Annie Sheridan and George Brent rumored to wed in Florida or Texas. Diana Barrymore stars in Eagle Squadron. Robert Cummings gains star status and raises at Universal as Hitchcock directs Saboteur.
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Ollywood
INS
Richard B. Kaufman
Milton Bren
Darryl Zanuck
Ernst Lubitsch
Navy
Abmmene
Carivetini
Long Beach
Kaufman
San Pedro
Virginia Zanuck
Marion Bren
Hollywood
Sam Goldwyn
Kay Francis
Myrna Loy
Jack Warner
Brian Donlevy
Harry Brand
Ann Sheridan
George Brent
Annie
Waco
Tex
George
Florida
Texas
Barrymeres
Diana
Walter Wanger
Eagle Squadron
Jawn
New York
Edna Ferber
George Kaufman
Don’t Be Unduly Alarmed By Food Poisoning Rumors
Washington AP reports the Pure Food and Drug Administration urged calm over rumors that enemy agents have poisoned national food stocks. Officials said there has been no instance of foreign involvement in making commercial food harmful to health.
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Washington
Pure Food and Drug Administration
U. S. Navy
J. R. Mickler
N. Y. Journal- American
FBI
Hans Sievernich
N. Y
Dr. Goebbels
DNB
Sievernich
Goering
Lindbergh
Colin Kelly
Colin
Kay Kyser and John Barrymore in Playmates at Lews Theater
Review of RKO Radio's Kay Kyser and John Barrymore film Playmates at the Lews Theater. Highlights Kyser's musical numbers and humor with Barrymore's Shakespearean flair plus Lupe Velez romance and Ish Kabibble sketches. Co feature Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring with Margaret Lindsay.
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Kay Kyser
John Barrymore
Velez
Ginny Lone
May Rebse
Isy Kelly
Ellery Queer
Ralph Bellamy
Margaret Lindsay
Lews Theater
RKO Radio
Barrymore
John
Kay
Julius Caesar
College of Musical Knowledge
Lupe Velez
Kay Ana
Ish Kabibble
May Robson
Patsy Kelly
Peter Lind Hayes
Ginny Simms
Harry Babbitt
Romeo Smith
Juliet Jones
Shakespear
Nikki
Raymond Gram Swing
Nadine Subotnik
Broadway Gossip and War Time Charms From The Town Scene
A rapid collage of celebrity encounters and wartime notes from Broadway society. Tales include a Copacabana incident, Churchill’s Harvard club respect, Tallulah Bankhead and Billy Rose on stage talk, and Navy relief fund appeals with boxing matches and songs supporting the war effort.
10 20 30 Years Ago New Year Snow Storm and Crush
The item recalls a January 1 1932 crash in Oakland road injuring Herbert with minor burns and possible hip injuries after a car struck a street sprinkler and burst into flames. Cedar Rapids escaped major damage from a snow wind storm. An old time cutter with sleighbells was seen as the New Year arrived. B G Quinand broke a collarbone and Miss Lula Clark was bruised in a Fifth Avenue and Tenth Street auto collision. Police restricted New Year celebrations as the day began on Sunday. John M Redmond noted in the report.
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Herbert
Oakland
Cedar Rapids
B. G. Quinand
Lula Clark
Fifth Avenue
Tenth Street
John M. Redmond
Local Attorney Leaves Redmond and Stewart Partnership
A longtime partner in the Redmond and Stewart law firm withdraws from the partnership to devote more time to private affairs. The move follows years of collaboration and client service, signaling a shift in the firm’s leadership dynamics and future case focus.
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Redmond and Stewart
Russian Countess Thamaré De Swirsky Performs at Greene's
The Russian countess Thamaré De Swirsky, noted classic dancer, appeared at Greene's opera house. Mrs. Sarah Hutton was overcome by cold while walking to Palo to visit a friend yesterday and was found sitting in the street.
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Thamaré de Swirsky
Greene's
Opera House
Sarah Hutton
Palo
Snow near Rock Island tracks reported to police
A train crew reported snow near the Rock Island tracks to the police. A woman was brought to the city in a road car attached to an engine and admitted to a local hospital. Mr and Mrs Myron Cottrell of Chicago, formerly Cedar Rapids, seek valuable rings Mrs. Cottrell hid in old clothes given to a poor family.
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Rock Island
Myron Cottrell
Chicago
Cedar Rapids
Film schedule highlights for Paramount and peers
The listing runs feature times for Paramount and other theaters including Playmates Tarzan's Secret Treasure Wild Geese Calling Wide Open Town Western Union Knute All American Go West Farmer's Daughter Our Wife Adventure in Washington with multiple showings at each venue across the day.
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Rialto
Western Union
Knute All American
Strand
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Ford
Mary Martin
Ruth Cowan
Cupid
Heller Halliday
Mary Martin and
Hollywood News
Louella O. Parsons
Robert Cummings
Universal
Star
Bob
Kings Row
Alfred Hitchcock
Alan
Lyle
Talbot
BUN FP Stery
Bae Lea
Virginia Smith
Orchestra
Baleems
Betire
Beloony
Move! Entertainment
Hotel Magnus
Dancing Wightly Goon
Walter Winchell
S. S. Copacabana
Gal
Betty Bruce
High Kickers
Montana
Harvard Club
Winston Churchill
Tallulah Bankhead
Billy Rose
Gilbert Bundy
49Th Street
Lucy Monroe
Army
Polo Grounds
Navy Relief
Joe Louis
Buddy Baer
Mad. St. Garden
Mike Jacobs
Eorge Jean Nathan
Taunter
Spain
Ton Walker
Elaine Eldridge
Frank Powers, Jr
Glen Cove
L. IL
Herbert Bayard
America
New Marion
Marion
Jhe
Henry Fonda
Joan Bennett
William Boyd Russell Hayden
Fed
Ttt
Lee
Emanies
Wimennere
Ruth Hussey
Ellen Dre Coburn Amit Mit
Shakespeare
LS Haees Singer Theater
Patsy Elly
Peter Lind Bayes
By Claude Callan
Julia
Mickey Rooney
Garlan
Paramount
Copacabana Revue
Paramount News
Azean's Sect
Treasure
Johnny Weissmuller
Aureen O'Sullivan
Oan Sheffield
Reginald Owen
Barry Fitzgerald
Tom
Brenda Joyce
Marx Bros., DI
Lewis
Martha Raye
Charlie Ruggles
Our Gang
Hayes Music Box
Best
Paramount and State Theatres
Asone
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