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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 18, 1943

Page

7

Two Day Casket Shortage Sparks NYC Strike Fallout

In New York City area, only a two day supply of caskets remains as 700 striking casket makers confront a regional War Labor Board directive. City Health Officer Craster warned he may order cremations and would not bury or keep bodies in parlors beyond four to five days amid the dispute over piece work clauses in contracts.

New York Regional War Labor Board Charles W Craster WLB

Hollywood News Mine and The Four Hundred Million

A roundup notes Claire Boothe Luce blocking The Four Hundred Million script about the Soong sisters while Twentieth Century Fox pursues a Chinese life story. It mentions Charlie Bickford turning back to film work and other Hollywood names amid wartime duties and theater schedules.

Chiang Kai-shek Twentieth Century-Fox Joseph Sperling Washington Henry Luce Beene Wee Tet Gar Nan Claire Boothe Luce Avifs Lluuce Bill Goetz Twentieth Century- Fox Soong Sisters Mrs. Luce

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