Sailor with one eye to lead in Dr. Wassell film
Melvin Francis an 18 year old blinded sailor is cast as the second lead opposite Gary Cooper in The Story of Dr. Wassell after coaching in Hollywood by Cecil B DeMille. He hopes to become a great actor and someday buy a glass eye. Hollywood notes also mention Ames Hilton scripting Mrs Miniver and Random Harvest and updates on John Howard Priscilla Lane Ann Rutherford Norma Talmadge and Red Cross work.
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Melvin Francis
Gary Cooper
Dr. Wassell
Cecil B. DeMille
INS
Wiclvil
Dea
Wasee
Wassell
C. B
DeMille
Hollywood
Mr. DeMille
Ames Hilton
Mrs. Miniver
Random Harvest
Hilton
Jack Warner
Gail Wilhelm
Guadalcanal
Jack
Mark Hellinger
Que
John Howard
Priscilla Lane
David Mays
Ann Rutherford
New York
David
Ann
Norma Talmadge
Red Cross
Calispel House, Idaho’s First Fort Allegedly Built by Thompson
A note claims David Thompson built the first fort in Idaho named Kalispel House on Lake Pend Oreille. The account places the small fort at an early frontier site with limited corroboration.
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Idaho
David Thompson
Kalispel House
Lake Pend Oreille
No Seeds from Your Congressman in '43
Washington reports no free garden seeds will be distributed this spring by lawmakers. Chairman Smith of the senate agriculture committee hopes to revive the seed plan, but Secretary Wickard says there is not enough time to organize it this year.
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Washington
Smith
D-Sc
Senate Agriculture Committee
Congress
Wickard
Hitler Cannot Sleep as World Rises Against Tyranny
Poet Edgar A. Guest asserts that if nations resist oppression then Hitler cannot find safety anywhere. He contrasts France, Holland, Norway, Poland, and Italy under German rule, warning that every land would rise when the tyrant dares to rest, leaving no park bench or place to sit without risk.
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France
Holland
Norway
Poland
Italy
Hitler
Park Bench
Broadway Gossips and Fringe Notes From New York
A collage of backstage chatter and sightings featuring Abbott and Costello dancing in La Conga with Walter Winchell’s onlookers. Notables including Susan Hayward, Miriam Hopkins, John Gunther, Mary Martin, Carole Landis, Madeleine Carroll, Milton Berle, Edward G Robinson, George Kaufman, and Tamara appear in varied vignettes. The column also notes a near-miss with a Russian one-night stands quip, ailing pianist Moriz Rosenthal, and showbiz asides from I Town to Ruban Bleu with brief witty exchanges and anecdotes.
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Cee
Abbott and Costello
la Conga
George Abbott
Diosa Costello
Lulu
Susan Hayward
Park Central
Aileen Whelan
Madison Square Garden
Helen Slayes
Miriam Hopkins
John Gunther
New York
Mary Martin
Hotel Navarro
Carole Landis
Madeleine Carroll
Coq Rouge
Milton Berle
Paul Whitagan
Forts Tilth Street
Edward G Robinson
Roosevelt backs OWI in jurisdictional feud
President Roosevelt supported the Office of War Information in a dispute with the Office of Strategic Services over control of abroad propaganda. Elmer Davis was given responsibility for planning development and execution of all phases of the federal program of radio press publication and related foreign propaganda activities.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Office of War Information
Office of Strategic Services
Elmer Davis
Appointment of Administrator with Will Annexed
Notice announces William Seimer appointed administrator with will annexed of the estate of Joseph Simek deceased in Linn County Town. Creditors urged to file claims and debtors to pay promptly with authentication by the Linn County Town District Court clerk. Crissman attorney represents the estate.
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Linn County
Joseph Simek
Josef Simek
Linn
City Theatre Schedule Note On Feature Times
The Gazette lists today’s showtimes for Paramount Palace Rialto Times Strand Marion and nearby venues. Notable screenings include Andy Hardy’s Double Life This Was Paris The Magnificent Ambersons and The World at War with various daily times and late slots. The article notes Tripoli’s origin as a Phoenician trading post long before the Christian era.
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The
Gazette
Paramount
Andy Hardy
Palace
Berlin
Eagle Squadron
Rialto
Paris
Martin Eden
Strand
Henry Aldrich
Marion
Broadway
Tripoli
City seeks higher mill levy for parks and garbage department
Mayor Frank Hahn says two amendments before the legislature would raise mill levies from five-eighths to one mill for parks and to three-quarters of a mill for garbage disposal. The garbage measure has passed the senate. the parks bill awaits House action before March 15. Neither bill is controversial, says City Attorney Don Hines.
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Frank Hahn
Cedar Rapids
Senate
House
Don Hines
Long Beach Earthquake Toll and Des Moines High School Victory
Ten to twenty and thirty years ago reports note 140 dead and 4000 injured in the Long Beach earthquake. The St. Wenceslaus Catholic high school basketball team won the state tournament in Des Moines. Mrs Charles T Hickok and Harold Trewin were the sole can...
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Long Beach
Calif
St. Wenceslaus
Des Moines
Charles T Hickok
Harold Trewin
Candidates for Education Need Latent Succe Outcome
Readable fragments hint at election candidates tied to education needs. No clear names, places, dates, or outcomes are readable.
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Didates
Cedar Rapids Rotary elects John Limback president
A St. Paul investment firm sought bond information in a letter to the Village Treasurer of Cedar Rapids. Eleven Linn County baby clinics were planned and conducted by Ellen Meede, county Red Cross nurse.
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St. Paul
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Ellen Meede
Red Cross
John Limback
Rotary Club
Election Totals Reported From City School Vote
A city school election totals 2656 votes cast with 592 by women. The piece notes the season’s first thunderstorm in the area and Ames honored Tama Jim Wilson, retiring secretary of agriculture, at a statewide reception.
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Tama Jim” Wilson
Ames
Notice of Appointment of Executrixes in Iowa Probate
Rose Sleger and Martha Bedigra named executrixes of Barbra Bartosh estate Linn County Iowa with March 1943 qualification. Creditors urged to immediate payment and to file claims authenticated with Linn County District Court clerk. Attorney L D Dennis listed.
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State of
Iowa
Linn
Barbra Bartosh
Linn County
Iowan
Rose Sleger
Martha Bedigra
Executrixes
L. D
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