Destination Tokio may star Cary Grant in wartime prop film
Louella Parsons reports Cary Grant is eager for Warners to make Destination Tokio a war thriller with heavy anti Japan propaganda. Production starts July 21 with Grant as star magnet, amid studio politics and potential shifts with Harry Cohn.
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Cary Grant
Warners
Tokio
Harry
Curley
Warner
Cary
U.S.A
Japan
Harry Cohn
Evening Show Times At Local Theaters
The Gazette lists today’s feature and short subjects at Paramount Iowa State Palace Rialto Times Strand and Marion with listed start times for Tennessee Johnson hit parade of 1943 American Empire comes up love New Voyager Henry Aldrich Editor Commandos Strike at Dawn Riding Through Nevada Men of Texas Eyes in the Night My Favorite Blonde The Invaders Pride of the Yankees Cinderella Swings It and more with advised caution on last minute changes.
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Texas
Mario
Gary Cooper
Pride OF the Yankees
Cinderella
Gloria Warren
Guy Kibbee
Boy Scout Camporee Planned for Van Vechten and Bever Parks
A Sea Scouts led camporee will be held Saturday and Sunday at Van Vechten park with a camp fire program Saturday evening. Each troop provides its own food and camping gear. The Sea Scouts plan a ball game and picnic Sunday at Bever park starting at 2 PM in the large pavilion. relatives and friends are invited.
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Sea Scouts
van Vechten Park
Claflin van Veast
Bever Park
Soldier in Tunisia Invents Sights to Improve Bazooka
In Tunisia an American soldier devised new open sights for the bazooka and grenade launcher boosting effective range and accuracy. The invention, kept undisclosed at first, was rushed to the United States and mass produced by the Cleveland ordnance district within two weeks, a process usually spanning months.
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Cleveland
Cleveland Ordnance District
H. M. Reedall
Offi
Tunisia
United States
Creditors Notice for Murray Dry Goods Store Debts
Notice to all creditors of James B Murray proprietor of Murray's Dry Store Marion Iowa. Court directs claims against James B Murray be filed with the Clerk of the District Court by noon July 10 1943 or be disallowed in distribution of assets. Receiver A R McElwain Marion Iowa issues this notice dated June 7 1943. Chas J Haas attorney for receiver.
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Murrays’ Dry Hoopes
Marion WA
Esate B. Murray
Murray's Dry
Marion
Iowa
District Court
Inn County
Osceola Lodge No. 18
1.C.C.F
James B. Murray
A. R. McElwain
Chas. J. Haas
Notice to Destroy Weeds in Cedar Rapids City
City Council orders removal of numerous weeds on private and street lands within Cedar Rapids by defined dates starting June 15 1943. Owners bear costs if the city destroys weeds to enforce compliance, with alternative methods allowed if effective. Commissioner Harold C Edgerton publishes notice in the Cedar Rapids Gazette June 9 to 11.
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Cedar Rapids
Harold C. Edgleston
Seater Rapids
Andy Johnson Biography One Of Better Films
The review praises a film about Andrew Johnson as one of the year’s better pictures. It notes Johnson’s complex legacy from rival views, his role in saving Tennessee for the Union, and his impeachment trial defense, with strong performances by Van Heflin and Lionel Barrymore. Gene Farmer’s opinion leans positive overall.
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Ennessee Johnson
Andrew Johnson
Hollywood
Johnson
Lincoln
Tennessee
Constitutional Union
van Heflin
Jackson
Laughton
Lionel Barrymore
Thaddeus Stevens
Gene Farmer
Soldier waits for barrage balloon sold for 175 dollars
An American soldier in London is waiting for a stranger who sold him a barrage balloon for 175 dollars. Scotland Yard has launched a search for the purported salesman as the tale unfolds on a Brooklyn Bridge backdrop.
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London
Scotland Yard
Broadway gossip and society notes flash through in 1940s style
Walter Winchell column excerpts reveal social intrigue and rumored romances involving Post editors and film stars, with hints of high society weddings and separations. Mentioned are Renotary, Thackrey, and Wanger with Joan Bennett, plus talk of Dempsey divorce payoffs and political chatter about indictments and labor talks.
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Barbara Ford
John L. Ford
The
Waves
Joan Bennett
Walter Wanger
Bel Air
Wanger
Joan
Frances Gifford
Alan Curtis
Hazel Scott
Kay Kyser
Marilyn Maxwell
Tony DeMarco
Virginia Wilson
Lbpesca
S. Backer
Post
Thackrey
Alfred
Bloomingdales
Barbara Brewster
Dempsey
W. Gardiners
Frances Latimer
Rose Teed
Dolly
Charles Wahlstetter
OPA Sparks Shake Up Amid Protests and Peace Talks
A controversial push to appoint L Maxon as OPA general manager faces resistance from bureau chiefs who threaten resignation. The government and press circles fear soft peace outreach with Germany and a covert anti Fascist drive moves through Moscow emissaries after Comintern dissolution.
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OPA
Prentiss
Washington
Germany
Columms
Commintern
Moscow
Communist Party
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