Stork with a society girl headlines at crowded tavern scene
In a crowded room a sailor clashes with a passing officer over a regulation pass. A patron jokes about reporting the lieutenant. Wayne Lonergan’s attorney readies an appeal motion. Joe Wade recovering in an Australian hospital after New Guinea injury. Cafe de la Paix and Waldorf scenes note dancing curbed and heckling during performances. Follies star Sidney Brown reveals secret marriage to a soldier killed recently.
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Cedar Rapids
Stork
Wayne Lonergan
Joe Wade
New Guinea
Cafe de la Paix
St. Moritz
the Waldorf
Sinatra
Victor Borge
Russell Swann
Sidney” Brown
Broadway Nightlife Bits From Walter Winchell
War correspondent W L White swaps gossip with The Spewacks at Theodore's while William Gargan, back from a 50 000 mile air trip, catches his first cold in a year on New York's sunniest night. Tony Mele ties up Ruban Bleu as Knutson fights high taxes on night clubs. Bobby Watson returns to acting in fearsome Hitler role. Grace Moore and Sunny O'Dea star in Pittsburgh links as Broadway buzz flows.
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W .L.’ White
South Pacific
Theodore’s
William Gargan
China
India
Burma
New York
Tony Mele
Bistr
Ruban Bleu
Dong H. Knutson
Sam” Dowell
Hollywood
S. Hindley
Luigi Sobolo
Bobby Watson
Movieburg
Grandest
Canyon
Hitler
Sunny O'Dea
Darling
Pittsburgh
Paramount and Palace Theaters Weekly Schedule
Times show film slots for Paramount Palace Rialto Times Marion and state listings with titles such as Fired Wife Flesh and Fantasy Passport to Destiny Whistling in Brooklyn Third Finger Left Hand Flight Lieutenant Living Ghost Thank Your Lucky Stars Cowboy in Manhattan Henry Aldrich Haunts a House Women in Bondage and more with showtimes and short subjects across theaters.
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Paramount
Robert Bellaire
Iowa
Palace
Brooklyn
Rialto
Manhattan
Marion
Henry Aldrich
Notice to Bidders Linn County Deep Well Project
Sealed bids for drilling a deep well pump house and installation of a deep well pump at the Linn County Farm are due by 2 00 P M May 23 1944 at the County Auditor Cedar Rapids Iowa and will be opened by the Board of Supervisors. Plans and specs are on file for public inspection in the County Auditor and Consulting Engineer Howard R JAreene office. Dated April 25 1944 Cedar Rapids Iowa. Ray C Coutts Linn County Auditor.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Board of Supervisors
Linn
Howard R. Jareene
Linn County
Ray C. Coutts
WLB Defended by Counsel for CIO
Lee Pressman CIO general counsel defended the War Labor Board before the House Banking Committee. He said amendments to the price control act would provoke industrial strife and that the National War Labor Board functions to peacefully resolve labor-management issues to aid the war effort. He argued the Smith amendments would shackle wages and working conditions.
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Washington (Ap
Lee Pressman
CIO
War Labor Board
Sewell Avery
Montgomery Ward Company
House’ Banking Committee
Pressman
Rep. Smith
Dva
National War Labor Board
Marmola weight loss ad targets fat women with thyroid link
The advertisement claims slim down without starvation by Thyroid deficiency guidance. It urges sensible eating and Marmola use per package directions and warnings. It notes Marmola is not a cure-all and advises consulting a physician for safety. It touts twenty million packages sold in thirty years.
Industrial Chaos Prompts Shift From Peaceful Labor Disputes
The text hints at a move away from peaceful settlement of labor disputes toward industrial chaos as a broader theme. It emphasizes tensions between labor groups and broader movements, suggesting instability and conflict.
Hollywood scraps and screen deals spark studio chatter
Louella Parsons reports Hollywood buzz as Joseph Schenck eyes movie rights to Broadway hit Voice of the Turtle and Elliott Sullavan and John Van Druten explore film contracts. Garry Moore joins as new comedy talent while Jean Sullivan and Zachary Scott emerge as promising new faces. Susan Peters aims to return to M G M in five weeks amid other studio developments.
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John van Druten
Margaret Sullavan
Elliott Nugent
INS
Joseph Schenck
New York
Anne Let
Schnenck Olleren
Elliott
Miss Sullavan
van Druten
Napshots of
Hollywood
Susan Peters
M-G-M
Pauline Leader Brand
Robert Lowery
the Great
John L
Jesse Lasky
Andy Devine
Overseas with the Ann Sheridan unit
A brief line notes someone goes overseas with the Ann Sheridan unit concluding with well wishes and a casual farewell. The snippet provides no further names, places, dates, or events to detail.
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Ann Sheridan
French Colonel Cristofini Executed by Firing Squad
Col. Pierre Cristofini, aligned with Vichy France, was executed by a French firing squad in Algiers for treason and involvement in planning Axis landings in North Africa. The conviction cited his role in aiding the German occupation and undermining Allied operations.
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Algiers
Pierre Cristofini
Phalange
North Africa
Treasuder
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