Hollywood News and Legal Notices Collide in 1942 Scoop
A batch of Hollywood items shows Hunt Stromberg resigning from MGM after nearly 20 years amid policy tensions and notable projects such as The Great Ziegfeld and I Married an Angel. The column riffs on Barbara Stanwyck, Teresa Wright, Paulette Goddard, and industry chatter alongside a Iowa receivership notice in Linn County detailing final reports, fees, and court hearing set for January 16, 1942.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hunt Stromberg
M-G-M
Hunt
Ziegfeld
Susan
God
Jeanette MacDonald
Nel
Son Eddy
Joan Crawford
Hien
INS
Hollywood News
Cauise NO. Aig
District Court of Iowa
Linn County
Henry G. Buchrstedt
Stark Construction Company, Et al
Fed
Towa
Linn
Cedar Rapids
A. D
Henry G. Suehrstedt
Stark Construction Company
Grimm. Elliott
Shuttleworth and Ingersoll
Receiver
Advice From Mary Manners column excerpts
Advice column excerpts discuss personal dilemmas about isolation due to handicap social duties and choosing between living with in laws or starting a separate home. Readers ask about marriage timing and reconciliation with a husband while family disapproval or distance complicates decisions.
Sorry advice on resolving an affair
A reader is urged to write and apologize to a husband involved in an affair. The advice emphasizes that family opinion matters little in the matter and that the couple should confront the problem together, suggesting reaching out to the husband for reconciliation.
Learn Raid Precautions and Stay Calm, Doctor Urges
Dr Mary MacFadyen warns that panic in air raid alerts worsens danger and urges calm. She advises preplanning, knowing shelter points, stocking supplies, and assigning family duties to reduce fear during emergencies.
Grandpa Bromley Joins Navy to Avenge Pearl Harbor Deaths
Walter D Bromley 51 seeks Navy enlistment after his two sons Jimmy 25 and George 21 died aboard the U S S Arizona at Pearl Harbor. Seattle recruiter H J McNulty petitions to waive age limit. Navy accepts despite 50 year cap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Walter D. Bromley
Pearl Harbor
Navy
Bromley
Hawaii
Jimmy
George
U.S.S. Arizona
H. J. McNulty
We Women and the War Time Buy Less Be More
The piece argues that national defense priorities show how easy it is to live with fewer items. It notes Britons adapt by using what they have, reducing clutter, and not chasing past purchases. Homemakers will feel healthier without excess spending and possessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Defense Program
Britain
Joneses
Navy Relief Society
Navy
Hawaii
Jack Hanis
London
England
Washington
U.S Marine
Royal Grenadiers
God Save the King
U. S. Marine Band
John Adams
Oil Dreams and Family Feuds Prompt a Deserted Exit
Gary Tallman, Alabama engineer, misses a bus and is helped by Mona Mason and her family. He faces pressure to stay to back Harvey Mason’s oil venture, while Adelaide supports him and conflicts rise at the Mason home. Gary commits to staying to aid Harvey and protect Adelaide from disruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Manners
Synofsis
Gary Tallman
Alabama
San Antonio
Mona Mason
Gary
Masons
Gary Staris
Adelaide
Mona Lee
Oliver
Dad
Grace
Mexico
Harvey
Maria
Mason
Harey
Gary Gary
Make This Model At Home Pattern 4868 by Anne Adams
Pattern 4868 offers Misses and Women sizes 12 through 40. Size 16 needs 414 yards of 39 inch fabric. Send 15 cents to Pattern Department at The Cedar Rapids Gazette in New York for the pattern. Extra 10 cents for the spring pattern book Smarteasy-to-make styles for the whole family.
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Anne Adams
The
Cedar Rapids Gazette
West 17Th Street
New York
N. Y
Sunburst Crochet Rug Pattern 221 by Laing Wheele
The pattern explains a sunburst rug with whirling stripes made in easy loop stitch. It lists rug cotton four strands string carpet warp or candlewick, provides directions illustrations stitches color schemes materials and a photo of the rug. Send 10 cents and pattern request to The Cedar Rapids Gazette NeeDieCraft Dept 82 Eighth Ave New York NY with pattern number name and address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Neediecraft Department
Eighth Avenue
New York
Walter Winchell notes on Navy active duty request 1941
Excerpts from a Walter Winchell note and Navy letters discuss his potential active duty during wartime. The text covers a December 1941 request, Navy approval considerations, and donations to the Navy Relief Society. It references Winchell’s 1934 naval reserve commission and public gratitude from readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami Beach
Florida
Third Naval District
New York
Walter Winchell
Winchell
Navy
G Winchell
Naval Reserve
Midwestern Truck Drivers Get Raise
The national defense mediation board awarded 10 cents per hour and 0.4 cents per mile in retroactive pay to 50,000 over the road truck drivers in 12 Midwestern states. The settlement ends a dispute between the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and the Central States Employers Negotiating committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National Defense Mediation Board
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
American Federation of Labor Organization
Central States
Employers Negotiating Committee
Paramount Babes on Broadway and a Busy Theatre Schedule
The Gazette lists current showings across venues. Paramount presents Babes on Broadway with several short subjects. other theaters feature Fiery Queen and the Murder Ring, Tarzan's Secret Treasure, and Married the Boss Daughter with multiple timing slots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paramount
TOWA
Tarzan
The Poet of the People Edgar A Guest December 7 1941
A wartime poem disparages Japan after the December 7 1941 attack. It condemns Japanese actions and calls for lasting shame, urging memory of the day and reclamation of sites tied to Nippon. The piece frames the event as a defining national moment and moral reckoning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
All Nippon E
Grin and Win Club Opens in Chicago Trade Scene
A new Grin and Win club debuted in Chicago organized by Joseph A. Kaplan, a house furnisher. The group gathers manufacturers with no goods to sell and buyers who struggle to find items, aiming to trade in a light, social setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
INS
Joseph A. Kaplan
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Dick Huemer
Morgenthau
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Teresa Wright
Sam Goldwyn
Teresa
Mrs. Miniver
Willie Wyler
Goldwyn
Little Bird
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Zoe Akins
Janet Gaynor
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Ann Miller
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