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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 07, 1949

Page

8

Judge Strikes a Blow for Freedom in Phone Decision

In Providence judge Walter Curry ends a six year torture by telephone case by barring a fifth woman from calling four neighbors under threat of punishment. The ruling prompts calls for a federal statute to curb unwanted calls and protect privacy.

Hal Boyle New York Walter Curry Abraham Lincoln Providence Judge Curry Don Americe Carlier Alexander Graham Bell Congress

General Hull Named Head of Weapons Evaluation Group

Lt Gen. John E Hull, commander of army forces in the Pacific, was selected to direct the weapons systems evaluation group. Defense Secretary Forrestal announced the civilian chief scientist role as part of a joint military civilian panel to assess current and projected attack and defense systems.

Washington Defense Establishment Tniwetok John E Hull Army Forces Pacific Defense Forrestal Army Air Navy Hoover

Theater Listings: Friday Showtimes Across Local Theaters

The Gazette lists Friday theater times for Paramount State Town Palace Times Strand and Marion with matinees and evening shows. Notable titles include On Our Merry Way Blondie’s Secret Mexican Hayride A Foreign Affair T Men Buckskin Frontier and Shadow of the Range with various start times.

Paramount New York Iowa Rogues' Regiment Dunne Hollywood Marion Mexico

Director Victor Fleming Is Dead

Victor Fleming aged 60 longtime director of Gone with the Wind died Thursday night of a heart attack. He was stricken at Beaver Creek guest ranch where he vacationed with his family and died in a car en route to a hospital.

Cottonwood, Ariz Victor Fleming Hollywood Beaver Creek

Atlantic Coast American Indians Fond of Oysters

The article notes that American Indians living along the Atlantic coast valued oysters as a staple in their diet. It describes abundant shell middens and traditional harvesting practices reflecting reliance on oyster resources.

Atlantic Coast

Roy Rogers to reunite with Dale Evans in Susanna Pass

Hollywood gossip notes Roy Rogers will be informed by Herbert Yates that Dale Evans will again star opposite him in the Republic western Susanna Pass around the 18th of the month. The item also mentions Gene Schwartz plans to adapt the life of jockey George Ice Man Wolfe for the screen. Wolfe died after a racing accident at Santa Anita.

Hollywood INS Roy Rogers Dale Evans Republic Herbert Yates Susanna Pass Gene Schwartz George Ice Man

Evening gossip and stage notes from Pasadena Playhouse chatter

The piece mentions John E. will portray Shelley in Morning Star at the Pasadena Playhouse and hopes to stay in California for a potential movie role. It also covers Jean Peters fending off overbearing suitors and Jackie Coogan planning an independent project with his daughter Joanne, contingent on securing rights from Charlie Chaplin.

John Shelley Bodeen Pasadena Playhouse Jackie Coogan Joanne Jackie Charlie Chaplin Charlie Chaplain

Special day honors memory of the coolest little man

A tribute recalls a famed small figure who booted home a winner, as Mary Pickford jokes about a relative named John Mantley resembling Howard Colman. The exchange underscores lighthearted celebrity banter during the event.

Mary Pickford John Mantley Howard Colman

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