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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 22, 1941

Page

15

Carol Bruce Sets Appealing Turn in Abbott and Costello Film

Hollywood gossip notes Carol Bruce joins Abbott and Costello in Keep Em Flying to showcase her singing, following Louisiana Purchase. Also mentions Jack Oakie and Venita, their San Fernando Valley plans, Errol Flynn guesting in Santa Barbara, Anna Lee’s fringe movie break, and early talk of victory propaganda in Hollywood titles.

Carol Bruce Abbott and Costello Ollywood INS Universal Carol Venita Jack Oakie Barbara Stamwyck Jack Oakies Marwick Ranch San Fernando Valley 20Th Century- Fox John Brahm Cameron Rogers H. E. Halland Ey Wigees Hollywood Santa Barbara Errol Flynn Errol Doris Duke Cromwell Arna Anna Lee Mrotherhood Green My Valley 20Th Century Fox Robert Stevenson Stork Oleg Cassini Ellen Drew Sy Bartlett Ann Shirley John Payne Gloria Vanderbilt, Jr Phil Kellogg Virginia Morgan Robert Stack Bentley Ryan Linda Darnell Charles Feldman Paris Elizabeth Bergner Char William Hawks RKO Hawks Offcers Association

Announced Clubs of America Formed Formed

In New York the British American Ambulance Corps auxiliary named V clubs will use separate funds to support the British cause. Members receive V shaped insignia and may obtain ribbons three white dots and Morse code signals for the letter V representing victory.

New York Ambulance Corps A Corps Ruxton Vic

Agriculture chief orders hearings on York milk price increases

Secretary Claude R. Wickard ordered public hearings beginning August 1 on dairy price increases for milk producers in the York marketing area.

Washington (Lp Secretary of Agriculture Claude R. Wickard York

Backache and leg pains may signal kidney danger

Unclear health note discusses tired kidneys and persistent pain but text is garbled. Contains scattered phrases about backache, leg pains, and possible medical concerns without coherent details or sources.

Red Cross reports 81 pass standard course and four advanced

The local Red Cross office announced that 81 people passed the standard first aid course and four earned the advanced certificate. Certificates are available at the Red Cross office in the federal building. Coe College students, including Mary Louise Arnold and many others, were graduated from the standard course, with Leona Burke issuing certificates to several from public classes led by Miss Evelyn Street.

Red Cross Federal Building Pauline Huston Twelfth Street NW Maxine E. Lutz Second Avenue SE Jean Peterson Macedonia Jean Richardson Cue College Miss Evelyn Street Coe Mary Louis Arnold Tipton Mary Jane Babbitt Riverside Sara Alyce Benson Davenport Margaret E. Cook Urbana Jeanne Durfee Council Bluffs Jean Feuling Cresco Corinne Foster Atalissa Lucille Hartbeck Earlville Pauline D. Hook Dysart Adelaide J. Koenen Evanston Ill Merle Lindsten Chicago Vera Mae Lippert Cedar Rapids Gail Niesz Betty Jeanne Olson Conroy June Ortiz Mary Reynolds Palo Doris Smith Beaman Dorothy Ann Sutherland Manning Crystal Eileen Wells Manchester Leona Burke Donna Chamberlain Mullin Lorraine Lelia Ae Street Florence E. R. Healy the Street Charlotte King A Avenue Ruth M. Miller St. Luke’s Nurses Home Inez M. Masier C Avenue Ella E. Neff B Avenue Louise Renner Thirteenth Street Mary Louise Robinson Second Avenue Elsie Smith Julia Unzeitig Bever Avenue Helen Wilken Third Avenue Bertha DeMers Seventh Avenue Leita Fair Grovecourt J. Felgar Belmont Drive Dawson E. Grim Linnes Zee Second E. Long Fifteenth Street Mary Irene MacLaughlin Park Avenue Irene Elizabeth McLeod Twentieth Street Libbie Miller Avenue Louise Mrstik Third Street Evelyne Kust Linn Boulevard F. C. Parrish Hinkley Avenue William F Sixteenth Avenue Altair Pfeiffer Fourth Avenue W. H. Richardson Cathee Ee First Avenue

Bakers warned against bread price rise

Federal Price Control Administrator Leon Henderson sent letters to more than 250 leading bakers warning that an increase of more than one cent per loaf in bread prices would not be warranted.

Washington INS Leon Henderson

Nile delta fanlike extension from Suez to west

The text describes a fanlike Nile delta extending about 150 miles westward from the Suez Canal toward the western region, outlining its geographic reach and historical significance.

The Nile Suez Canal

Broadway Gossip and Rumors From Walter Winchell Column

Yorkers discuss Rosalind Russell as Mrs. Freddie Brisson for two months. Major Bowes operation. Renee DeMarco flying in from Reno for a nose job. Italians and Nazis spurn talks at West Point. A new mag backed by two playboys promiser full page photos. America Firsters praise Manfred Zapp’s departure. DiMaggio contract talk and a hitless game. Fefe’s Beach club powder room girl Dorothy Mitchell. Billy Rose berates Army morale indifference. Caviar price drop from $9 to $8. Doris Houck and Doris mystery. Susan Pangborne and Lucien Becker plan Hawaii. James McKinley Bryant mocked near the Plaza. Doris Houck, Kay Aldridge and others noted. David Dubinsky’s daughter Jean linked to Unity House composer. More NY speakers rumored post repeal as bridge clubs dodge curfew.

Rosalind Russell Freddie Brisson Bowes The Waldorf Renee DeMarco Reno Neva West Point Mag O« Johnson Explorer Columbia Presbyterian (Medical Center Robert Herrick Priscilla St. Geo. Duke David Dubinsky Jean Wm. Lorin Unity House N. Y

Extend Time For Filing Of Capital Stock Tax Returns

Secretary Morgenthau announced a 60 day extension of the filing period for capital stock tax returns in Washington. The extension eases tax deadlines for investors and corporations, delaying due dates by two months.

Washington INS Secretary of the Treasury Morgenthau

Power pools set up to back defense plants output

The Office of Production Management reports creation of three regional power pools in the north eastern states southwest and south linking grids to divert surplus electricity to cities with defense production shortages. J A Knudsen and Hillman announce OPM will oversee national defense power supply with a former TVA manager heading a new power unit.

Washington Office of Production Management Southwest Knudsen Hillman OPM J. A TVA

Theaters listings headline blockbuster Metro showings

Paramount presents They Met in Bombay with Clark Gable Rosalind Russell and cast. Bad Men of Missouri stars Wayne Morris and Jane Wyman. Blondie in Society features Penny Singleton Arthur Lake and Larry Simms. Power Dive features Richard Arlen Jean Parker. Thieves Fall Out stars Eddie Albert Joan Leslie. Virginia stars Madeleine Carroll Fred MacMurray. Sleepers West features Lloyd Nolan. Little Old New York with Alice Faye. Texas Stage MARION shows Alice Faye Don Ameche. Angel from Texas stars Ronald Reagan Jane Wyman.

Paramount Clark Gable Rosalind Russell Bombay Peter Lorre Jessie Ralph Edward Ciannelli Matthew Boulton Iowa Missouri Wayne Morris Jane Wyman Dennis Morgan Arthur Kennedy Blondie Penny Singleton Arthur Lake Larry Simms Richard Arlen Jean Parker Roger Pryor Helen Mack Eddie Albert Joan Leslie Jane Carwell Palace Virginia Madeleine Carroll Fred MacMurray Ee Heyden Helen Broderick Lloyd Nolan Lynn Barr Mary Beth Hughes Rialto New York Alice Faye Richard Greene Charles Starrett Texas

Nightly dances to open Hawkeye Downs fair

Manager Charles D. Moore announces an all Iowa fair feature at Hawkeye Downs with open air dancing starting Aug 10. A new dance band will perform each night with Wit Thoma, Bobby Grigsby, and Larry Hermann among the acts scheduled this opening week.

Hawkeye Downs Charles D. Moore Moore Wit Thoma Bobby Griggs Larry Hermann

Us 3 Orders Tanks New Type Helmets

The War Department ordered over 2,000 medium and light tanks to boost Allied and American fighting capacity. It also placed a mass order for 900,000 new steel helmets after field tests, marking the largest single contract of its kind.

Washington War Department Army Great Britain Detroit

Rosenwald Fund Denial Faces Georgia Claims

Atlanta AP reports Marion Smith, attorney and former board of regents chair, branded claims that the Rosenwald fund sought to incite race change in Georgia as false. The fund was not named in the remarks.

Atlanta Rosenwald Georgia Marion Smith The Board of Regents

Thrilling acts from Three Toppers at All-Iowa Fair

The Three Toppers bring daring bicycle perch pole stunts and partner pole routines to the All-Iowa fair on both afternoons and evenings starting Sunday Aug 10. Lang and Cravat trio returns with a horizontal bar act featuring swings twirls somersaults and comic moments to close the program.

Galaxy of Entertainment Lang and Cravat

Talmadge Threatens Withholding Of News From Critical Papers

Governor Talmadge warned he would withhold executive news from the Atlanta Journal and Atlanta Constitution unless they adjust their attitude toward coverage of two educators charged with advocating racial coeducation. He claimed front page editorials appeared in stories about the hearing. Dean Walter D Cocking and President Marvin S Pittman were ousted after a state board of regents hearing.

Atlanta Atlanta Journal The Atlanta Constitution Georgia Talmadge Walter D. Cocking University of Georgia School of Education Manchester Marvin S. Pittman Georgia Teachers’ College State Board of Regents Cocking

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