Dixies and Stars Rally in Hollywood Gossip Column
Nellylywood News reports Bing Crosby to co star with Fred Astaire in Dixie a Paramount project about Daniel Decatur Emmett with minstrel tunes. Also noted are Arturo de Cordova in For Whom the Bell Toll s and other Hollywood chatter including Alice Faye Phil Harris separation Will Osborns and Cab Calloway replacement talk.
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Bill Rankin
Bing Crosby
Paramount
Dixie
Daniel Decatur Emmett
Fred Astaire
Bing
Alice Ben Bolt
Aturo de Cordova
Clark Gable
Mexico
Arturo
Monte Crisco
Lupe Velez
Margo
Pshet
Hollywood
Madeleine le Beau
Marcel Dalio
Alice Faye
Phil Harris
Chicago
Will Osborns
MGM
Duke Ellington
Cab Calloway
Carmen Miranda
Andy Devine
Mike Lyman
Canterbury Cathedral Damaged in German Bombing Raid
The London government disclosed that Canterbury Cathedral and several other historic buildings were damaged in the June 1 German bombing raid. Much of the town suffered destruction, with the cathedral itself sustaining substantial but indirect damage. The modern library and deanery were wrecked and King’s School, England’s oldest public school, was badly battered.
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London
Canterbury
King’s School
England
Allies Bomb Jap Bases on New Guinea Coast
Allied planes raid Lae and Salamaua on the north New Guinea coast for a third night in three days. MacArthur says the attacks targeted troop dispositions and enemy barracks, with another force striking Tulagi in the Solomon Islands.
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Melbourne
Lae-Salamaua
North New Guinea
Douglas MacArthur
Lae
Salamaua
MacArthur
Tulagi
Solomon Islands
Evening movie schedule from Paramount and others
Paramount shows Ten Gentlemen from West Point and Mississippi Gambler with multiple daily showings. Iowa presents Syncopation and Larceny, Inc with several times. State presents This Gun for Hire and The Man Who Wouldn't Die. Palace lists Remember the Day and A Yank on the Burma Road. Rialto features Badlands of Dakota and Keep Em Flying. Times offers Nothing but the Truth and Buy Me That Town. Marion screens Kings Row and Cadets in Parade.
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the Gazette
Paramount
West Point
Iowa
Marion
Kings Row
Gas Stations Turn Away Huge Lines Of Drivers On East Coast
Gasoline prices rose 213 cents a gallon along the eastern seaboard as supplies dwindled. Stations ran dry, with many turning away motorists while cities from New York to Buffalo faced shortages and officials criticized price hikes and distribution limits.
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Associated Preas
Seaboard
New York
F. H. LaGuardia
Office of Price Administration
Rhode Island
Boston
Buffalo
Washington Retail Gasoline Dealers Association
Cedar Rapids Officers and Local Leaders Named in 10-20-30 Years Ago
Kiwanis appoints R Biekel to lead a nationwide program. Arthur Pee elected Cedar Rapids Community Players president. Miss Mary Lou Lynott to host a Wisconsin country club camp. A Jacquet Jackson named Iowa state AAA field rep. Iowa Traction plans a Des Moines river dam at The Ledges near Boone. W R Boyd speaks to Kiwanis on considering others. Harold Trewin wins Grimes prize at Dartmouth. A S Reed elected Republican county chair in Marion. YWCA names Mary B Hulsiter as physical director.
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R . Biekel
Cedar Rapids
Kiwanis International
Arthur Pee
A. Jacquet Jackson
Cedar Rapids Motoring Association
Iowa
American Automobile Association
Iowa ‘Traction Company
Des Moines
Ledges
Boone
Harold Trewin
James AW Trewin
Dartmouth College
A.S Reed
Republican County Central Committee
Marion
Young Women's Christian Association
Mary B. Hulsiter
Flemington
N. J
Bevin Plans Large-Scale Worker Call-Ups for Armed Service
London British minister of labor Ernest Bevin announced that a large number of workers would be called up from industry into the armed forces. He outlined government plans to mobilize labor resources as part of wartime efforts.
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London
INS
Ernest Bevin
Armed Services
Broadway with Walter Winchell on Erzin Street Scenes
A fragmented wartime column lampoons Nazi propaganda and Allied concerns. It mentions Himmler’s secret police detentions, Aryan schoolyard followers, ration card poker, and Pelley’s defense in Indianapolis, alongside mock songs and jibes at U.S. critics and media figures.
Mannerheim Pays Visit to Fuehrer
Berlin dispatch reports Baron Carl Gustav Mannerheim commander of the Finnish army paid Adolf Hitler a return visit at Hitler's field headquarters. Hitler had visited Mannerheim weeks earlier on the Finnish Russian front. The visit is believed to aim at persuading Finland to join a German summer offensive.
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London
INS
Reuters
Sundsy
Berlin
Carl Gustav Mannerheim
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Mannerheim
Manderheim
Report on Teacher Shortage in Public Schools
Denver dispatch reports a serious shortage of public school teachers. The National Commission for the Defense of Democracy Through Education urged the U S employment service to aid public schools amid the teacher gap and prior oversupply concerns.
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Denver
INS
National Commission For the Defense of Democracy Through Education
United States Employment Service
British Attack Sub Base In Sharp Raid
British bombers targeted the German submarine base at St Nazaire on the French invasion coast. Fighters hit airfields and rail targets in occupied France and shipping in the English Channel. One bomber failed to return while German raids on southwest England caused fires and two enemy planes were shot down. Long range raids on Bremen and Cologne by RAF bombers were reported with heavy damage at Emden.
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London
St. Nazaire
France
English Channel
England
Bremen
Air Ministry
United Press
Ankara
Germany
Cologne
Emden
North Sea
Weston-Super-Mare
Blackout Bulb Aids War Plants In Emergencies
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing company announced a new blackout bulb designed for war plants and government buildings. The bulb emits a faint orange glow visible only to those inside, not from outside, enabling safe movement and shutdowns during a blackout without window shades.
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Bloomfield
N. J
INS
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company
Maachinery
Westinghouse
McNutt condemns jobs barred to Negro workers nationwide
Paul V. McNutt federal security administrator denounced employers who bar Negroes from jobs as nonsense. He said such practices protect prejudice at the cost of production for victory during a mass meeting sponsored by the Negro Labor Victory committee and the National Conference of Negro Youths in New York.
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New York
Paul V. McNutt
Federal Security Administrator
Negro Labor Victory Committee
National Conference of Negro Youths
Ambassador Hotel Taken Over by Army Air Force in Atlantic City
The 700 room Ambassador hotel in Atlantic City has been seized by the army air force and will be occupied Tuesday Col Frederick W Ott announced Sunday.
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Atlantic City
N. J
INS
Ambassador Hotel
Army Air Force
Frederick W. Ott
Breaks Engagement After Her Fiance Is Nabbed as Spy
CHICAGO AP Mrs. Gerda Melind a 24 year old widow who was set to wed Herbert Hans Haupt 22 one of eight Nazi spy saboteurs grabbed by the FBI says she does not want him. She calls Haupt an ex Chicago ROTC cadet she had known since 1939 and says she is ashamed of him. She had planned to marry this week but refused to see him four days after sensing trouble. Haupt returned to his home last week and Mrs. Melind learned of the arrest when visiting his parents Saturday.
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Chicago
Gerda Melind
Herbert Hans Haupt
FBI
Melind
R.O.T.C
New York Minute Men Rally Pledge Two Million Bond Support
Campaign chairman John T. Madden announced that 150 000 minute men in greater New York secured pledges totaling about two million dollars for the regular purchase of war bonds in a public drive. The effort echoed Revolutionary era spirit as volunteers pressed for continued support of wartime financing.
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New York
Greater
America
John T. Madden
Pledges Reach Over Two Million in Two Weeks Drive
The two weeks of fundraising ended Sunday night with more than two million dollars pledged. Contributions varied from 10 cents a month by unemployed individuals to 100000 dollars annually from larger donors.
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Perrsons
Registration for 18- to 20-year-olds in Linn county today
About 2,200 to 2,500 men aged 18 to 20 in Linn county must register Tuesday under the fifth selective service act registration. Drafts for 20-year-olds begin now, with plans to draft 18 and 19-year-olds later. no national lottery is used this time. Registration center is the Memorial building in Cedar Rapids.
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Linn County
Selective Service Act
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
Cedar Rapids
Maine Tuberculosis Death Rate Stands at 299 Per 100000
Maine records a tuberculosis death rate of 299 per 100000 population in 1929 reflecting a high public health burden. The figure ties to state health data released for the year and highlights persistent respiratory disease impact.
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Maine
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