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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 20, 1944

Page

9

James Melton Guest Star On Telephone Hour Tonight

NBC and WHO present James Melton tenor star of the Metropolitan Opera and film plans on The Telephone Hour with Donald Voorheesen and a 57 piece orchestra in two numbers. Also featured are Lt John M Sullivan from the Pacific and other program guests across CBS and WMT.

James Melton Monchay NBC WHO Melton Donald Voorheesen John M. Sullivar Pacific Sullivpfan CBS WMT Fia Alben W. Barkley Kentucky Theodore Green Rhode Island

Radio Schedule Hints at 1944 Wartime Programming

The page lists hour by hour radio keys and program names for stations WGN KXEL WHO WMT and more dated Tuesday March 1944. It names hosts, news slots, music, religious devotions, soap operas and children shows across morning to evening slots. The scattered OCR suggests a wartime broadcasting lineup with varied content and time stamps.

Jerry Lora Lance Sons KXFL Sweet River WMT Kitty WGN Kxel WMT WMT Honeym Kel Sardis Vic and Sade Tndsband WGN Variety WMT Horizon Martyn David Harum Kate Smith Judy & Jane Carter Jane Foster Wonder Valiey Don Norman Baker Boys Helen Trent Holbr Johnny Betts Neon Who MT Melodiers Farms Grant Tous Shelley Whit Cowboys Ginsburgh Wee Wom Mary Marin XE Baukhage John Bettt Happiness Jan Montana Fteenis Boys Pikstace Bala Stella Dallas John Neblett Ed Jones Gebergs

Americans Bomb Paramushiro in seventh strike in three days

American planes bombed Paramushiro Naval Base on Saturday, the seventh attack in three days against Kursile island targets. Ventura bombers sparked fires, light anti aircraft fire met the raid, and reports say several installations were hit with one bomber missing.

Pearl Harbor INS Japan Paramushiro Naval Base Kurile Islands Trans Sevenigh Army Airforce Ponape East Islands Marshalls

Ford Sees War in Two Months Says Henry Ford

An AP report quotes Henry Ford predicting a world conflict within two months due to rail delays and widespread idleness, stating that the world’s troubles stem from global laziness and the slow pace of industry.

Ford ATLAN Henry Ford

Notable War Heroes and Controversies Highlighted in Winchell Segment

The column profiles Walter Hartmann a U S N officer from Dayton who earned British decoration for rescuing and tending wounded sailors during a Mediterranean bombing raid. It also covers George Hartmann a Peace Now advocate with anti war views, and A Hill a U S Army Air Corps ace later entangled in a perjury indictment tied to Nazi propaganda cases.

Erome Hartman Dayton Ohio Veterans Hospital Navy Mediterranean Comdr Hartman Eorge W. Hartmann Peace Now Hartmann Pearl Harbor Hitler Uncle Sam Ee A. Hill U. S. Army Air Corps Hillsdale N. J Air Corps Col. Hill Dieppe Tunis North Africa Wehrmacht Salerno Pantelleria D. Hill Sec’y Ham Fish U. S. Atty Bill Maloney Congressional Record Justice Department Prescott Dennett Hill Rep. Fish Washington D. C Viereck George Hill

Penetro Nose Drops Ad Campaign

An advertisement promotes Penetro Nose Drops claiming quick relief for nasal congestion. It emphasizes to use only as directed and lists two price variants 25c and 50c with a dosage instruction. The copy urges purchase of Penetro Nose Drops.

Notable WWII Marauder mission ends in shipyard hit

Colonel Nye led a low level bomber group in Europe a May 1943 mission over the Netherlands where 10 of 11 B 26s continued after engine trouble and all returned after targeting a Nazi shipyard in France. Nye later questioned for sedition and critiqued as an appeaser of the New Deal.

Lennye U. S. Army Air Corps Raleigh N. C Eighth A.af Netherlands Air Corps Col. Nye Grimly Nye France

Former Cedar Rapids Man Shown in Gung Ho

Johnie Greene, a Cedar Rapids resident before joining the service, is among the marines in the film Gung Ho at the Paramount theater. He served at Camp Pendleton during filming and previously appeared in Guadalcanal Diary. He is the son of Agnes Greene of Sigourney and lived with his aunt Margaret Greene at 853 Fifth Avenue SE in Cedar Rapids.

Johnie Greene Cedar Rapids Marine Corps Paramount Theater Greene Camp Pendleton Calif Hollywood Guadalcanal Agnes Greene Sigourney Margaret Greene Fifth Avenue SE

Theater Schedule Returns Weeknight Showings

The Gazette lists Monday timings for Paramount Casanova in Burlesque Nine Girls Henry Aldrich Haunts a House Timber Queen and Lets Face It Border Patrol Ghosts on the Loose Lone Star Trail The Male Animal The Major and the Minor Guadalcanal Diary and Larceny with Music across theaters Paramount Iowa State Palace Rialto Times Marion with multiple daily starts and film titles.

Gazette Paramount Iowa Casanova Henry Aldrich Palace Rialto Marion

Detail for Today Stukas Mosquitoes in Army Lore

Soldiers describe Stukas as aggressive pests that haunt G I.s in uniform. They claim the mosquitoes attack with a strange ferocity and fear a diaboli cal leader may control them. Tales say Owikas grow large and even fetch mail, while nets fail at the worst moment prompting curses and complaints toward quartermaster issues.

G.I Quartermaster Corps

City the Biggest Loser In Automobile Accident

The city suffered a crash at the Sixteenth avenue and C street SW intersection Sunday involving cars driven by Mrs. Julius Maly and Alfred R. Berry. Serry’s car rolled over and knocked off the stop and go light. No injuries were reported.

Sixteenth Avenue C Street Julius Maly Eighteenth Avenue Alfred R. Berry Fruitland Boulevard Serry

Hollywood Sees Stars Return to Work in 1940s Bids

Joan Crawford signs for Mildred Pierce at Warners while Phil Terry lands opposite Anne Shirley in Here Comes the Slide at RKO. Gary Cooper plots independent projects including Love at First Flight with Ensign Charles Spalding, and Olsen and Johnson prep Jerks Berserk with a $225000 budget as Ghost Catchers looms. Bennett reports for Merrily We Roll Along at Fox.

Ollywood INS Phil Terry Joan Crawford Joan Mildred Pearce Warners Phil Anne Shirley RKO Terry Bride Ary Cooper Sam Wood Gary First Flight Ensign Charles Spalding Ensign Spalding Illy Rose Mike Todd Broadway Olsen and Johnson Billy Mike Hreever Bennett 20Th Century-Fox

Hollywood snapshots note baby Boyer christened in church

The Charles Boyer baby was baptized at Father Concanon's church The Good Shepherd and given the name Michael. Hedy Lamarr and Paul Henreid have the flu delaying The Conspirators. Dick Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein arrive April 15 to work on State Fair. See you tomorrow.

Napshots Hollywood Charles Boyer Patrick Concannon Good Shepherd Michael Hedy Lamarr Paul Henreid Dick Rodgers Oscar Hammerstein

Also Mentioned on This Page

Radio Nadine Subotnik Notd& R Torpedo Boat Squadron Training Melville” R. L Vyox Parks Johnson Warren Hull The Mikes Miriam Hopkins Franchot Tone and Chester Morris the Hard Way Radio Thea Miriam Ho Ida Lupino Joan Leslie T Carson Dennis Morgan Charlies Boyer Maureen O’ van Alexis Smaak Screen Players Con Nymph Boyer Ken Darby Saidenberg and Reener Cole Porter Sally Sweetlan Mons Pkins Jack Etee Ed Sullivan Dr. L. Q Percy Faith Screen Guild Horace Heidt D. Courtney Biondie B. Drummond Heidt Fred Seeiten Burling WMT Lewis Chicago Meridan Symphonetic WGN News Exel WGN L. Diamond O Peter News V. Reveille Kxel E.m Shell Melodies Joe Baxel W. G. Lewis Uncle Stan WHO Guiding Light War Happy Haines Joyce Gocdan Eagle Ci Whoworld’s Light Love & Leary Bach Witker Brown Malone GN Wendel Hal EL Hi Knott Pirates Cliff & Helen Love Bradley Kxel Rangers Veille EXAEL MT News Aiee Tindlahr Hiub WHO News of World WMT Ed Sullivan Holler Kaltenborn GN KEL Melodies Bizin’ News Oursle Luman Wee Bob Ripley Spotiehs Beom Faith Screen Guild MT Lone Shop WWN News Corpus Portia Sellers Bulue Tats Health WGN and Mart Farrell Omen Dick Tracy D Hill Chick Carter Sugar Creek Scott & Austin WMT Mene. Henson KXL J.enteens World Arrigan Sally Sweetland King’s Men Saidenberg Rebner Westinghouse Paramushiro Cootie Williams Ella Fitzgerald Iowa Theater Walter Winchell Fourth Avenue Hladk D.T Libby Vienna Heinz Cream OF Tomato Springville Crisco Richelieu Coffee Sauer Kraut Sities Roomseer Erald Nye North Dakota U. S. Senate New Deal Finland G. L. K. Smith Gung Ho Randolph Scott William Frawley Patrick Gus Schilling Samuel S. Hinds Alvino Rey RED Cross WEFK Border Patrol Louelila Parsons Mrs Jane Carnweil DR. Edwards Liu Ye Joe E. Brown Cabanova Im Burlesque Aswane Henry Rky Beth Hughes Matradin Allan Jones Kitty Carlisle Suller TEL WANT
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