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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 03, 1941

Page

4

Mulberry Bush dilemma in a Washington travel agency

Virginia Warfield works for Teresa Harrison in Washington DC, marries Mike Paull in a rush, and faces Teresa's chaotic household as she contemplates her role. On a flight she meets Bruce Gamble, while Mike leaves for a South America trip. Virginia fears her marriage may be merely an affair as she absorbs Teresa’s mercurial world.

Virginia Warfield Teresa Harrison Washington Mike Bruce Miss Warfield

Dinner Plans Spark Haunting Ties in Warfield House

Virginia Warfield receives a late call from Bruce Gamble, a friend of Mike, inviting her to dinner. Amid tense exchanges, Virginia hides her unease while Teresa urges her to socialise, as the scene hints at secrets and looming consequences in the Warfield circle.

Theaters Show Multiple 1937 Releases Across Iowa Routes

At theaters in Iowa listings include Kitty Foyle with Ginger Rogers and Dennis Morgan. The Saint in Palm Springs with George Sanders and Wendy Barrie. Paramount features Comrade X with Clark Gable and Hedy Lamarr and Jennie with Virginia Gilmore. Marx Brothers in Go West. Gallant Ones with Jackie Cooper. Palace presents A Bill of Divorce with Maureen O Hara and Herbert Marshall plus Florian with Robert Young. Rialto shows Keep Smiling with Jane Withers and Fighting Carson Strikes Again with Tim McCoy. Strand screens Renegade Trail with Bill Boyd and Charlie Chan in City of Darkness with Sidney Toler.

Iowa Kitty Foyle Ginger Rogers Dennis Morgan the Saint Palm Springs George Sanders Wendy Barrie Palace Maureen O'Hara Herbert Marshall Robert Young Florian Rialto Jane Withers Tim McCoy Carson Strand Bill Boyd Sidney Toler Charlie Chan

Surgery Restores Sight To Eye Blind 50 Years

AUGUSTA Ga UP A delicate operation has enabled J A Evans of Crawfordsville Ga to regain use of an eye whose sight was lost fifty years ago a flying wood chip cost Evans use of the eye He had long ago abandoned hope of restoring its sight but when he visited Dr Wade Bedingfield an Augusta specialist the doctor also operated on the blind eye Evans can now read a newspaper with the long useless eye

Augusta J. A. Evans Crawfordsville Evans Wade Bedingfield

Laughton to star in Almost An Angel at Universal

Hollywood gossip links Charles Laughton to a March 1 Universal start for the Norman Krasna comedy Almost An Angel to be directed by Henry Koster with Franchot Tone co starring. Laughton and Tone arrive at the studio, following talks about a Universal contract and a busy year ahead.

Ollywood Charles Laughton Universal Joe Pasternak Jack Benny Joe Charles Norman Krasna Laughton Henry Koster Franchot Tone Ruggles Red Gap Franchot

Britain presses for U.S. aid to Greece and aircraft

Washington reports British purchasing officials paused for details of Roosevelt’s war material plan. Greece seeks munition production and airplanes in the United States while awaiting orders and possible Dowding conferences to expand American aircraft deliveries to the Royal Air Force.

Washington British Purchasing Commission Greece Roosevelt Britain Treasury China Sir Hugh Dowding Royal Air Force

Hollywood Revelers Ring in New Year at Benny's Club

Loretta Young and Tom Lewis joined other married couples dancing the old year out and the new year in at the Benny's party. Mickey Rooney and Linda Darnell shared a deep chat at the Tropics while Edgar Bergen entertained with a date swap ahead of the Tournament of Roses parade. Bergen cut the night short leaving the Bennys at four AM to honor his plans.

Hollywood Olivia de Havilland Freddy Martin Rudy Vallee Rudy Freddy Cocoanut Grove Jack Benny Slim Mary Martin She Mickey Rooney Linda Darnell Edgar Bergen Charlie McCarthy Loretta Young Tom Lewis

Museum honors mound builders with Alabama village design

A museum near 34 ancient mounds in Moundville Alabama opens in a building styled after the local mound builder architecture. Each wing shelters a burial left undisturbed and the center houses hundreds of relics from the prehistoric tribe.

Moundville Ala Alabama

Population Rank Of Major Cities Is Little Changed

Washington AP reports 1940 census shows little change in city rankings. Top ten remain New York Chicago Philadelphia Detroit Los Angeles Cleveland Baltimore St Louis Boston Pittsburgh, with Baltimore swapping seventh place with St Louis. The list includes 92 cities over 100000, Sacramento and Charlotte newly added.

Washington Census Bureau New York Chicago Philadelphia Detroit Los Angeles Cleveland Baltimore St. Louis Boston Pittsburgh Sacramento Calif Charlotte N. C

Big City Population Shifts in 1940 Census

The 1940 census shows El Paso Lynn Evansville dropped from a 100000 class. Across 92 cities the population rose 5 percent since 1930, totaling 37,987,989 people. Miami led gains at 55.6 percent while Philadelphia Cleveland St Louis and others declined or grew modestly. New York posted the largest numeric increase, 524,249.

el Paso Tex Lynn Mass Evansville Ind United States Miami Fla Philadelphia Cleveland St. Louis Bosor Manor N J Rochester Washington, D. C New York

Legion Pushes 18 to 21 Draft Age for Training

The American Legion seeks permanent law for universal military training limited to men aged 18 to 21. Senate and House military committee chairmen, Senators Sheppard and Representative May, plan to introduce legislation. The current draft ages 21 to 35 would be revised to 18 to 21 with no expiry.

Washington American Legion Legislative Committee The World War Veterans’ Organization Sheppard Tex Representative May Senate House Legion

Child Fatally Burned in Gas Stove Explosion

Betty Lakey, seven, died from burns after a gas line stove exploded in North Platte Nebraska. The incident occurred Friday and is under local investigation.

North Platte, Neb Ins Betty Lakey

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