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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1944
Page
4
Louella Parsons previews Paramount’s Lost Weekend project with Wilder Brackett guiding the drunk hero. The story promises pathos and dreamlike sequences, requiring reformation to satisfy the Hays office and exploring deep psychological themes.
DOD youth program highlights Lon McAllister headed for Hollywood in Winged Victory for 20th Century Fox. Mary Pickford declines Paris Underground role due to other plans, Connie Bennett pursues production and casting. Oldest Hollywood extras Celia Schreck and Ames boast fifty one year marriage while Ty Power and Annabella prep Brentwood sale as stage careers continue. Kay Penton and Artie Shaw connected with screen tests and a new band. more notes follow tomorrow.
Dick Powell headlines the amusing novelty It Happened Tomorrow with Linda Darnell and Jack Oakie at the State theater. Basil Rathbone Nigel Bruce and Gale Sondergaard appear in the same show. Powell is a pleasing lead, with Oakie providing main laughs as a mind reader.
Nadine Su Botnik notes Miss Darnell navigates flirtations in class A circles while Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce again chase a villainous role as the Spider Woman in the co feature.
Vaughn Monroe and his orchestra, a top national ensemble, appear for a one night engagement at Danceland ballroom in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday. The group recently played at New York's Hotel Commodore and ranks in the top five in Make Believe Ballroom polls. Del Parker and Bobby Rickey also perform, and Monroe stars as a singer and conductor. The band debuts in MGM’s Meet the People.
Friday listings from Paramount Iowa State Palace Rialto Times Marion showings for See Here Private Hargrove Show Business Action in Arabia It Happened Tomorrow Sherlock Holmes and the Spider Woman Riders of the Timberline Hit the Ice Strictly in the Groove Duke of West Point and Happy Serves a Writ with multiple daily times and short subjects.
Walter Winchell chronicles a bright era as Palace crowds gather on a Monday afternoon. The piece mentions Capt. Don Gentile, Gen. R. Johnson, and Anne O Hare McCormick among others, with social scenes at the Lat in Quarter and Waldorf Astoria.
Advertisement for Moone's Emerald Oil promising fast relief from burning feet with 2 to 3 applications. Claims pain vanishes in 15 minutes and notes widespread sales, availability at Osco Drug Co and other druggists, with satisfaction guaranteed or money back.
District Court in Linn County Iowa sets a sale hearing on 1944 partition case. Referee Martin Hagen reports private sale of Cedar Rapids property for 4500 dollars to Sarah Beckman, with detailed lot and access descriptions. Hearing scheduled June 6 at 2 PM in Cedar Rapids courthouse. bidders may beat the bid before or at hearing.
Fragmentary OCR reads as a Trades Council confrontation with executives. No clear names, dates, or places emerge. summary reflects limited readable content and unresolved dispute tone.
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