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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 18, 1944

Page

4

Hollywood Barons Eye Teen Talent as Box Office Asset

Louella Parsons notes teens and young stars shaping Hollywood's future with June Haver set for a lead opposite Fred MacMurray in Where Do We Go From Here. Pivoting to industry chatter, the piece mentions Mitropoulos and Paxinou reuniting in Hollywood and other youth-linked notes across cinema and military service.

June Haver Fred MacMurray William Perlberg Indiana Hinet INS Zoom

Red Cross Explains Procedure on Men Missing in Action

The bulletin from Cedar Rapids Red Cross explains the process when navy personnel are reported missing. Kin are notified by wire immediately, and parents are alerted if not the next of kin. After data is collected a detailed letter with forms for potential benefits follows, with further notices only if new information arrives.

Cedar Rapids The Red Cross National Bureau of Personnel

Tank Kills Tilly Mascot of Allies

British and American fronts mascot Tilly the fox terrier is killed in action when British tanks crush her at Caen during heavy fighting. Captain Philip Dunn recalls she crossed a road under mortar fire to join troops, and says she died bravely beside the road.

France Tilly Tilly-sur-Seulles Cherbourg England McMillan Philip Dunn Caen Hill 130 Charles de Gaulle George VI Normandy

Detail for Today A to N

A to N is a study on what every enlisted man should know and covers chapters from A to N in the blue jacket's manual. The Sailor's Bible helps men seeking advancement. initial tests seem easy, but later ones grow hard and interest wanes.

Wild West of Soviet Union Develops Fast

Siberia's war effort rapid growth shown to Eric Johnston and American reporters. A great plant, built since the war began, impresses with efficiency and cleanliness. The driving force is Mihail Kalugin nicknamed Mike, a 44 year old secretary of the Communist Party in the region.

Novosibersk U.ssr Siberia Soviet Union Montana Eric Johnston United States Chamber of Commerce Johnston Mike Mihail Kalugin

Mike’s Bold Visit Highlights Soviet American Ties

Johnston recalls Mike as a dynamic guest in Novo Siberk during seven years of party work. Rich Siberian fare honored guests as a symbol of goodwill. Mike toured machine shops and spoke with hundreds of workers, recalling Bolshevik cavalry service at age seventeen in a harsh civil war memory.

Munist Novosibersk Johnston Mike Jim Farley Moscow

Siberia Sees Population Boom Amid War Efforts

The region, long seen as a frontier, grows as war drives male and female recruitment. Officials say the war has filled a population gap since czarist days, with leaders like Mike pushing plans for a Russia of the future.

Siberia Mike Russia

Street Levels Rise Above Ancient Rome In Modern Rome

Modern Rome sits with streets several stories higher than the ancient roadbeds, with some levels at twenty feet or more above the corridors of old Rome. The discrepancy reflects urban development and preservation layering over two millennia.

Modern Rome

Evening Showtimes At Paramount Rialto And Palace

The Gazette lists Tuesday theater schedules for Paramount Tampico and State venues with films including Son of Dracula, Jingle, A Night of Adventure, Ladies of Washington, Human Wreckage and No Time for Love. Times vary per venue from early afternoon to late night.

Gazette Paramount Adien Lively Tampico Ladies of Washington Rialto Palace

Riders of Deadline and Buffalo Bill in Pisture Reel

A fragmented OCR reads titles and numbers from a film or stage list. It mentions Riders of Deadline, Buffalo Bill, Hi Diddle Diddle, and My Best Gal with assorted time or catalog figures, creating a garbled antique Hollywood or theater page snapshot.

Hi Diddle Diddle Marion Buffalo Bill

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