Broadway Gossip Roundup From Walter Winchell Column
A denseBrooklyn scene listing entertainers politicians and industry names. Notable items mention Walter Winchell style chatter about Lee Blackwell Nancy Emmons Eleanor Roosevelt Damon Runyon Joe DiMaggio and Benny Goodman with talk of Marily Johnson Jolson and Ge neral showbiz sinews across New York and Hollywood. The column also notes wartime shifts in unions radio and media and hints at social scenes in Palm Beach Washington and London.
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Hogan
Brooklyn
Lee Blackwell
Nancy Emmons
Joe DiMeggios
al Jolson
Marilyn Johnson
Copacutie
Columbia Flicks
Broadway
Benny Goodman
Tammany
E. Loughlin
Damon Runyon
Damon
Hearst
Time Features at Local Theaters This Week
The Gazette lists showtimes for Wu Paramount Blackstone Iowa State Palace Rialto Times and Marion venues. Standings include films like Squadron Leader Sherlock Holmes and Corvette K 225 with planned matinees and late shows across the day.
House approves DSM for Admiral Nimitz
The House on Tuesday unanimously passed a resolution awarding Admiral Chester W. Nimitz commander of the Pacific fleet the Distinguished Service Medal.
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Washington
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House
Chester W. Nimitz
Decatur Crowned Soybean Capital of the World
Decatur Illinois is recognized as the soybean capital of the world, highlighting its prominence in soybean production and research within the agricultural sector.
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Decatur, Ill
Blackstone the Old Master Delights with Whimsy and Wonders
Nadine Subotnik reviews a Blackstone show filled with levity and feats as children become involuntary helpers, light bulbs dance, and a handkerchief winds into a chorus. The critic notes Charlie Chan in the Secret Service screens alongside the illusion act and praises the playful, non serious mood of the performance.
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Iowa
Blackstone
Charlie Chan
Secret Service
Mr. Blackstone
Mairzy Coats
Nadine Subotnik
Olivia De Havilland Triumphs Over Warner Contract Case
Hollywood tale notes Olivia De Havilland won a legal battle after Superior Judge Charles Burnell ruled her seven year contract with Warner Brothers expired on May 5. The studio argued suspensions extended the term but the court limited contracts to seven years and rejected peonage implications. De Havilland said suspensions stemmed from refusals to take roles she could not conscientiously portray.
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Hollywood
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Olivia de Havilland
Warner Brothers Studio
Charles S. Burnell
Miss de Havilland
Burnell
California
Man Discharged From Army for Snoring Snares Headlines
Leonard E. Williams of Duquoin Illinois was drafted July 1942 and discharged 28 days later for snoring. He recalled being housed in a private room but his snoring echoed through the barracks leading to discharge. He later worked as a restaurant manager in Fresno California.
The Colossus of Rhodes Cost and Fate
The Colossus of Rhodes was built in 280 B.C. and toppled in 224 B.C. at an estimated cost of 258000 dollars.
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Rhodes
B.C
Hollywood film rights for Cronin novel near 200000
Louella Parsons reports M G M paid close to 200000 for The Green Years by Dr A J Cronin, an all time record for a novel. The story centers on an Irish boy in Scotland with labor themes and contrasts with Cronin’s other works. Hollywood figures mention Ready Willing and Four F for Danny Kaye and Capt Gable’s war film plans.
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A. J. Cronin
M-G-M
Saratoga
Cronin
Scotland
Sepa DE Sylva
Sam Goldwyn
Danny Kaye
Bob Hope
Danny
Hope
Goldwyn
Illinois Telephone Workers Vote Strike
Illinois union of telephone workers reports an 2,273 of 3,810 ballots in favor of a strike to protest wage increase denial. 220 voted against. President Charles H. Formby says a strike notice will be filed with the National Labor Relations Board. A 30 day cooling off period is required under the Smith Connally act.
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Chicago
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Ilinois Union of Telephone Workers
Illinois Bell Telephone Company
Illinois
Charles H. Formby
National Labor Relations Board
Plane Forced Down At Sea Nineteen Rescued
In Bermuda 19 officers and men from a U S Navy patrol bomber were rescued by a destroyer after being forced down in rough sea. The crew floated for about twenty three and one half hours before rescue.
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Hamilton
Bermuda
Plane Sees Bermuda Service Crew Survive in Life Rafts
Rear Admiral Sowell announced no loss of life after a bomber from Norfolk made a forced landing near Bermuda due to engine trouble. Seventeen or nineteen men crowded into two rafts designed for seven each as the craft sank within 30 minutes. Lt. A. H. Coward described cramped conditions and occasional swims to ease aching muscles before rescue by a destroyer alerted by Lt. W. J. Carroll of Fort Dodge Iowa.
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Ingram C. Sowell
Bermuda Naval Operating Base
Norfolk
Bermuda
A. H. Coward
W. J. Carroll
Fort Dodge
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