Quo Vadis Film Set for June Production
Lana Turner will play Lygia opposite Robert Taylor in Quo Vadis at MGM with Arthur Hornblow Jr to produce, a Roman saga from Nero’s era printed in nearly 30 languages. Jack Benny rumored to begin The Meanest Man in the World at 20th Century Fox in June, while Eddie Cantor eyes a Warners Banjo Eyes remake. Virginia Steedman of Baltimore urges purchase of war bonds to aid the fighting fleet.
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Arthur Hornblow, Jr
Lana Turner
Lygia
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Robert Taylor
Henryk Sienkiewicz
Cines Italian Film Company
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Jack Benny
William Perlberg
George M Cahan
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Walter Lang
Rochester
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Victor Mature
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Anne Shirley
Alice Taye
Anne Gwynne
Texas
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Ingrid Bergman
Warners
The Post of the People by Edgar A. Guest
In this poem the speaker laments botanical Latin terms that farmers and gardeners use for plants. He recalls calling flowers by common names like Sweet William and Black-Eyed Susan while acknowledging scholars prefer Latin labels. He prefers keeping an old-time simple garden speech despite horticultural jargon.
Evening Film Schedule From Paramount to Marion Theaters
The Gazette lists today’s showings across multiple venues including Paramount with My Favorite Blonde and Fly By Night, Iowa with The Invaders and Blondie’s Blessed Event, State with North to the Klondike and Stick to Your Guns, Palace with Babes on Broadway and Niagara Falls, Rialto with Voice in the Night and Go West Young Lady, Strand with Las Vegas Nights and Dreaming Out Loud, Times with Hot Spot and Love Crazy, and Marion with Bahama Passage and World Premiere.
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Gazette
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Iowa
the Klondike
Las Vegas
Buzz Wagner Claims Three Planes as Guest Pilot
Lieutenant Colonel Boyd D Wagner, serving with American airmen at an advanced Allied base in New Guinea, flew combat missions against Japanese bases at Lae and Salamaua. He shot down three Japanese navy fighters in a single dog fight and helped destroy grounded bombers on the Lae airfield and troops at Salamaua. Wagner, 25, is cited as the southwest Pacific’s outstanding American ace and the youngest lieutenant colonel in the air corps, hailing from Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
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Salamaua
New Guinea
Ben Green
Atlanta
Wagner
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Java
Johnstown
Nazis Claim Vichy Planes Raid Britain
German radio claimed Vichy French planes staged a reprisal bombing raid on Britain Saturday night. Observers doubted the claim, noting no raids occurred and suggesting Germany aimed to persuade Russia that RAF raids would fail and that Vichy would retaliate.
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Apology From Ma Over Not Being a Giant
A speaker recounts his mother apologizing for not being stronger and blaming herself for not being a giantess who could handle the work expected. The exchange centers on family expectations and self-blame within a domestic setting.
British Bombs Put Three German Warships Out of Action
London reports that the Gneisenau Scharnhorst and Prinz Eugen, crippled after the February 12 Channel action, are all out of action. Gneisenau berthed at Gdynia with a battered forecastle, Scharnhorst at Kiel under repair, Prinz Eugen at Trondheim. The ships are deemed lost to the German fleet for the summer.
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Air Ministry
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Gdynia
Kiel
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Air veteran says flying's tougher than it once was
Col Albert F Hegenberger veteran pilot and Hawaii bomber command executive argues modern safeguards and complex aircraft demand greater skill. He recalls learning with planes, contrasts early air travel with today's mandatory tech, while praising American fliers and equipment. He and Lester Maitland first crossed the ocean in 1928 from Oakland to Hawaii in a Fokker plane.
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Public Safety Seeks Winter and Summer Patrol Clothing
Sealed bids due 1000 A.M. May 4 in Des Moines for winter slacks blouses caps reefers and summer shirts caps and stacks for Midway Patrolmen. Bids must include $500 certified check and offer prices delivered Des Moines with preference for Iowa made items.
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Notice of Appointment of Executors in Iowa Estate
Notice is hereby given that on April 18 1942 Horace Wyckoff and Mabel Wyckoff were appointed and qualified as executors of the estate of Vivien G North deceased Linn County Iowa. All persons indebted to the estate must pay promptly and those having claims against the estate must file them with the Clerk of the Linn County District Court Donnelly Lynch Anderson and Lynch Attorneys.
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Donnelly
On Broadway with Walter Winchell
Snapshot of New York life as Walter Winchell observes a cast of city characters. Bus drivers, subway booth clerks, street vendors, critics, artists, and spectators mingle from Times bulletins to MacArthur booklets. The piece blends humor and social sketches across varied urban roles.
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MacArthur
Four Destroyers Launched by U S Navy at Wearn y Yard
Governor Charles Edison announced in New Jersey that within 50 minutes four destroyers named Fletcher Radford Quick and Mervine slid into the water at the Federal Ship building and Drydock yards. The launch marked a world record and a strong naval boost for the United States against the Axis.
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New Jersey
America
Cedar Rapids Area Heads and Plans Highlight 1932 May Day
Ten to twenty thirty years ago reports from Cedar Rapids describe YMCA board elections for three year terms with officers named Dr John Schelten and Miss S Fuster, and Cedar Rapids and Des Moines real estate vacancies in a national survey. Gyro Club elected James Yurll president at the YMCA meeting. Calvary Baptist church plans are drawn for a six story six by 140 foot church apartment block costing about 100000 dollars. Immigrant language instructor Miss Sarka Hibkova spoke on Czechoslovak topics at the high school auditorium Students note nine candidates for sheriff with Republican and Democratic contenders listed.
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Keelin
Robert Armstrong
K Thompson
I Coquillette
Waples
Carl Hendrickson
YMCA
Board of Directos
John Schelten
Mis S
Fuster
Ibraman
Cedar Rapids
Iowa State Dental Society
Des Moines
National Association of Real Estate Boards
Milwaukee
James Yurll
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First Aid for Tiny Wounds and Infections
Dr Mary MacFadyen stresses immediate care for small cuts and scratches to prevent infection. Hand and finger infections can cause lasting damage to tendons and nails, so clean, cover, and monitor wounds, seek care if redness, swelling, or fever appears.
War Party Wind in Jap Election Sweeps Seats
Complete returns from 121 of 122 constituencies show League for Support of the Throne winning a large majority in Japan’s April 30 lower house vote. Government-backed candidates claim 378 of 466 seats while rightists and reformists gain, leftists andHeraldists decline.
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League For Support of the Throne
House of Representatives
Comet
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Foreign Office
Japan
Sees Farm Price Revision Vetoed
A President Rouse outlined farm price policy in a bid to revamp price controls. Senate debate and Bankhead leading opposition questioned the authority and potential impact on farmers and markets.
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