Hollywood Screen Rights Deal Ties Up Cabbages and Kings
Louella Parsons reports MGM paid 100000 for film rights to Cabbages and Kings from Mike Todd. David Selznick may send her to MGM as they plan a production while Mike Todd goes to navy. Also notes Wilma and Shirley Temple potential roles and changes in Maisie project with John Hodiak, Lana Turner. Crothy McGuire not with RKO. Alan Marshall and Laraine Day cast. George Cukor loaned to 20th Century Fox for Winged Victory. Bogart’s dog Jackson discharged. Sheila Ryan signs TV, Bob Hope-Bing Crosby gag. Tomo tomorrow.
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Sacramento
Reno
Maisie
John Hodiak
Lana Turner
Crothy McGuire
RKO
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Selznick
Alan Marshall
Laraine Day
McGuire Girl
Henry Aldrich Haunts a House review at State theater
A midcentury reviewer finds Henry Aldrich in Haunts a House disappointing despite a lively lead performance by Jimmy Lydon. The piece notes uneven pacing and a memorable Goon sequence while praising Lydon and labeling Timber Queen as a stronger co feature with Richard Arlen and Mary Beth Hughes. The review mentions cast regulars and critiques the teen comedy alongside the Pine and Thomas quickie.
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Linn County Board Proceedings March 7 1944
The Linn County Iowa board met March 7 1944 approved February 29 minutes, accepted B T Perrine resignation as Assistant County Attorney, appointed David G Bleakley to fill the vacancy, and authorized to collect 1943 taxes payable in 1944. It also canceled suspended taxes on Emmons properties and adjusted books, with a lengthy list of claims and per diem and salaries for county officers and staff.
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Seevell
Beeson
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Iowa
R. Emmons
Marion
Toma Lauterwagser
Sephine Kindig
Holmes
Eleven Soldiers Drown In Lake During Amphibious Maneuvers
Eleven soldiers attached to the 66th division drowned when two assault boats capsized during amphibious maneuvers five miles north of Little Rock. The drownings occurred at Lake 211.7 No. 2, the largest of seven artificial lakes in Lakewood. The public relations office announced details.
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Theater Schedule Highlights From The Gazette Listings
Friday cinema timetables list Paramount Gung Ho and short subjects, Iowa shows Sigmund Romberg’s The Student Prince at 8:15, State presents Henry Aldrich Haunts a House and Timber Queen with multiple showings, Palace screens Above Suspicion and Go West, Rialto offers Death Rides the Plain and Here Comes Kitty, Times runs The Fleet's In and Alaska Highway, Marion shows Dr Gillespie's Criminal Case and Sleepy Lagoon.
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Notice of Appointment of Executor in Iowa Probate Case 17411
On March 16, 1944, B L Wick attorney announces the appointment and qualification of the undersigned as Executor of the estate of Anna Feyerabend late of Linn County Iowa deceased. He calls all indebted parties to pay promptly and directs all claimants to file them duly authenticated in the office of Spa of Linn County District Court.
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Anna Feyerabend
Iowa
S Pa
Broadway with Walter Winchell ACES ABOUT TOWN draw of stars
On Broadway with Walter Winchell features Capt. Clark Gable and Virginia Grey among a parade of icons. Ann Mace, Billy Rose’s top showgirl, and Lt. Al Downs of Westchester are noted. Stooges at Lindy’s, Rae Massey’s sass at El Morocco, Raft at Ubangi, Kath Cornell with galoshes, and other showbiz glimpses frame a lively nightlife roundup. Don W.’s Broadway Ballad closes the feature with springtime romance imagery.
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Virginia Grey
Ann Mace
Billy Rose
al Downs
Westchester
Lindy
Raymond Massey
el Morocco
Joe E. Brown
Park Avenue
George Raft
Ubangi
Kath Cornell
Gertrude Niesen
Chicago man held after late night phone booth call
Arthur Silver talked with his girlfriend from a drug store phone booth. A half hour after midnight the store closed and police summoned him, freeing him after the conversation resumed.
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Arthur Silver
Canada halved maternal mortality rate over 15 years
Canada has reduced its maternal mortality rate by about half within the last fifteen years, indicating significant progress in maternal health and obstetric care. The decline reflects improvements in prenatal care, access to services, and public health initiatives across provinces.
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Chaplin Rebuffed By Appeals Court
Hollywood AP report: Chaplin faces one remaining appeal to CA Supreme Court after district court refused to dismiss Joan Barry paternity suit. Judge Mosk denied an alternative writ to force dismissal despite a blood test showing Chaplin not father. The case proceeds amid legal jousting and questions of the baby's day in court.
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District Court of Appeal
Joan Barry
Stanley Mosk
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Miss Barry
Carol Ann
Joseph Scott
Mosk
Rather Be Left Alone Next Time
Louis Melzer 45 asked friends to leave him in wreckage after his truck collided head on with a car. A bystander pulled him from the road and assisted the injured driver.
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Melzer
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Louis Melzer
Tax return includes aspirin note in quirky reply
Robert H. Cromwell mailed his income tax return with several aspirin tablets saying he had leftovers. Internal Revenue collector Harry C. Westover replied that Cromwell overpaid by $16 and thanked him, noting they need the aspirin.
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Robert H. Cromwell
Harry C. Westover
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Probate Notice of Will in Linn County Iowa
Probate No 17422 notices state that on March 21 1944 at 9:00 a.m. a purported last will and testament of Ernest O Ahlgren will be presented for probate in the District Court at the Cedar Rapids Court House Iowa. The notice is dated Cedar Rapids March 14.
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Linn County
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Ernest O. Ahlgren
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