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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 30, 1941

Page

8

Abbott and Costello Ink New Universal Pact and Bonuses

Louella O Parsons reports Abbott and Costello sign a three film deal for 42 43 with one outside picture for MGM and retroactive bonuses totaling fifty thousand dollars from Buck Privates and In the Navy. The duo remain with Universal amid film industry chatter and forthcoming projects.

Tello Universal Fame Abbott and Costello Hitec Sre INS Abbott and Cos

Hollywood stars wrap up vacation and stage plans

Ilona Massey and Alan Curtis return from a fishing vacation in the high Sierras. Chester Morris signs with Broadway for a new play. Dorothy Lamour and Greg Bautzer consult the secret house of Murphy. Jennifer Holt and Brad King schedule dates. Rosemary Lane travels to New York for a George Abbott play. Luis Slavsky of the Argentines lunches at Romanoffs after a mountain week with the Gilbert Millers and discusses his country with Jack Whitney in New York.

Hollywood Hospital Ilona Massey Alan Curtis High Sierras Chester Morris Broadway Dorothy Lamour Greg Bautzer Murphy Jennifer Holt Jack Brad King Rosemary Lane New York George Abbott Luis Slavsky Romanoffs Gilbert Millers Jack Whitney

Chorus Of Beauties To Dance In All-Iowa Fair

An attractive group of beauties will perform in Ernie Youngs Under the Stars at the All Iowa fair August 10 to 16. The chorines feature swing steps and Latin novelties and compare to the Rockettes. The show includes a 200 foot panoramic scenery with illuminated towers and long lighted panels flanking the stage.

Ernie Young Rockettes Radio City Music Hall

Local Theater Schedule Flash From The Gazette Filings

The Gazette lists today’s cinema times across venues Iowa Paramount Palace Rialto State Marion showing films such as That Hamilton Woman The Bride Wore Crutches Time Out for Rhythm and The Jones Family in Hollywood with multiple daily showings and varied runtimes.

The Gazette Iowa Paramount Hamilton Palace Rio Rialto Jones Hollywood Marion

Newspaper Agent Sees Odd First Subscribers

Elbertson Ga AP Paul Durham local newspaper agent scanned his new subscriber list and found the first three names were C. C. Crow Roy Dove and J. C. Hawke.

Elberton, Ga Paul Durham C. C. Crow Roy Dove J. C. Hawke

Night Trauma Follows Child Eye Injury at Home

Eleanor tends Cornelia after a knife accident leaves the girl with a cut eye. Kester arrives at New Orleans hospital as Bob and Dr. Renshaw plan care, while Amelie Crouzet questions Eleanor and a servant’s knife is identified as the instrument involved.

Bob Cornelia Eleanor New Orleans Kester Philip Miss Crouzet

No easy waves to New Orleans for Cornelia’s eye crisis

Eleanor updates Kester by telephone about Cornelia’s eye injury and doctor. Bob Purcell arrives as Cornelia cries out in pain or fear. Kester immediately plans to ride the ten o clock train to meet them with a specialist in New Orleans.

Cameo Cornelia Eleanor Bessie Father Kester Bob Purcell New Orleans Bob

Biggest draftee loses weight at Camp Shelby

Private Owen Wrassman of Cincinnati, once the army’s heaviest inductee at 322 pounds, has shed 72 pounds since February. He announced the gain in confidence as he slipped into size 42 pants, down from his former 47.

Camp Shelby Miss Owen Wrassman Cincinnati Sam Wrassman

Man Hunt Top Melodrama Stars Pidgeon Bennett Sanders

Walter Pidgeon leads the suspenseful WWII thriller Man Hunt at the Paramount with Joan Bennett and George Sanders. Fritz Lang directs this adaptation of Rogue Male, portraying a hunter fleeing Gestapo across Europe, with Roddy McDowell as a promising supporting actor and The Bride Wore Crutches as the second feature.

Walter Pidgeon Joan Bennett George Sanders Twentieth Century-Fox Fritz Lang Paramount Theater McGinty Alan Thorndike Adolf Hitler Gestapo England Thorndike Sanders Cockney Hunter Pidgeon Germany Geoffrey Household Pidgeon Hitler John Carradine Roddy McDowall L.G.F

Broadway Notes and a Corporate Notice Blend

Walter Winchell notes feature theater gossip on Carole Lombard Gary Cooper and N.Y. club life with digs at Katharine Brush and Dorothy Parker. The Schimberg Company announces renewed corporate period and amended articles of incorporation in Cedar Rapids Iowa for 20 years.

John Farrar Dorothy Parker Katharine Brush Brush Farrar Schimberg Company Schimbers Company Haseen Lchimberg Company Cedar Rapids Linn County Iowa President Co. .C CC. Schimberg Minnie M. Schimbers Charles C. Schimbers, Jr Hubert Schimbersi Co. C. Schimbers Minnie M. Schimbere Charles C. Schimberg Hubert Schimbergs THE C. C. Schimberg Chas. C. Schimberg, Jr

Notice of Probate of Will No 16135 in Iowa Linn County

The District Court announces probate hearing for the Last Will and Testament and Codicil of Herbert C. Ring, deceased, with instruments dated August 2, 1941 at 9 a.m. in Linn County Iowa. Edwin W. Lundquist, Clerk, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, dated July 26, 1941.

State of Iowa Linn County District Court Herbert C. Ring Cedar Rapids Iowa Edwin W. Lundquist

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