On Broadway with Walter Winchell Visual poetry of the Lincoln memorial and federal buildings
The piece surveys Washington DC landmarks and life from the Lincoln Memorial to the Library of Congress, noting power, politics, gossip, and daily grind. It describes journalists at press conferences, lobbyists, hotel lobbies, war agencies, embassies, social scenes, and the city’s constant activity as night falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln Memorial
Washington Monument
Supreme Court
Capitol
Library of Congress
War Department
Potomac
Congress
White House
Rin-Tin-Tin
Twilight City: Washington Scenes and Public Life
City life unfolds under twilight glow as politicians, reporters, and officials thread through venues from restaurants to government halls. Citizens observe war heroes, stars, and bureaucrats in a restless, spotlight hungry metropolis.
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Washington
House
Senate
Supreme Court
White House
Washington America’s Main Street
A vivid reflection on the capital as a shifting, crowded hub. Politicians clash with shallow praise amid a bustling river of visitors and transient news culture. The Potomac flows as a backdrop to national decision making and media commerce.
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Potomac
Washington
America
Theater Schedules From Paramount to Marion
Times announced by management list daily showings for multiple theaters including Paramount Iowa State Palace Rialto Strand and Marion. Feature Time includes Air Force This Land Is Mine Desert Victory White Cargo and other titles with multiple daily screenings.
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The
Gazette
Paramount
Air Force
Iowa
Blondie Hair Drives War Production Appeal
The Office of War Information sought long blonde hair for war production needs. An initial appeal drew a large donation rush of hair samples, from single strands to larger locks, prompting officials to urge restraint and pivot to buying war bonds.
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Washington
Office of War Information
Blondie
OWI
Portly Charley Laughton to star in The Canterville Ghost
Hollywood gossip notes Charley Laughton set to play Sir Simon in The Canterville Ghost updating Wilde classic with Norman McLeod directing and Arthur Fields producing. Other items include Borge Raft joining Universal for All My Love Joe and assorted on set updates and promos.
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Portly
Charley Laughton
Canterville
Oscar Wilde
Charlie
Wilde
Sir Simon
Canterville Chase
Haiestiinos
INS
Charlie Laughton
Norman McLeod
Arthur Fields
Borge Raft
Universal
Joe
Charles Feldman
George
Liberty ship Eugene Field to be launched Thursday
The Liberty ship Eugene Field will be launched at the New England Shipbuilding Corporation yard in South Portland Maine. It is named for the late news paperman, poet and columnist.
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South Portland
Maine
Eugene Field
New England Shipbuilding Corporation
Master Bakers Elect Cedar Rapids Leader in Town Chapter
J F Currell President of Cedar Rapids Bakery was elected president of the Master Bakers of Town. Public health nursing bureau cared for 2 278 cases during the year ending May 1.
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J. F. Currell
Cedar Rapids
Master Bakers of Town
Public Health Nursing Bureau
Mayor Halts Garbage Dumping at Cedar Lake
Alma Be Hartz, supervisor, reports that Mayor W H Stepanek issued orders to stop garbage dumping at Cedar Lake. The directive aims to address environmental concerns and halt improper waste disposal activities.
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Alma BE. Hartz
W. H. Stepanek
Cedar Lake
Willard Stops Floyd Johnson In Eleventh Round At Yankee Stadium
Seventy thousand fans watch Jess Willard, former world heavyweight champion, knock out Floyd Johnson of Iowa in the eleventh round of a scheduled fifteen round fight. Cedar Rapids plans road repairs on macadam streets per Park Commissioner J D Kennedy. Krebs Memorial organ dedication set for May 12 1913 at First Baptist with Prof Marshall Bidwell. Cedar Rapids State Bank installs electric clock at Second Ave and First St West. Greene's Opera House to reopen for summer with refined moral photoplays.
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Yankee Stadium
New York
Jess Willard
Floyd Johnson
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
J. D. Kennedy
Krebs Memorial
First Baptist Church
Marshall Bidwell
Coe College
Cedar Rapids State Bank
Second Avenue
First Street
Greene
Opera House
Rommel Pauses as Health Restored Next Task Awaited
A London dispatch says Adolf Hitler announced Marshal Erwin Rommel would take a new assignment as soon as his health is fully restored. The note credits Rommel with the Oak Leaves with Swords and Diamonds to the Knight's Cross and cites his absence during the El Alamein offensive as due to illness.
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London
Erwin Rommel
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Rommel
Germany
Bernard L. Montgomery
el Alamein
Iron Cross
Rommel Returns to Germany After Africa Escape
The report states General Erwin Rommel left Africa due to failing health and medical postponements. He returned to Germany on March 11, 1943, after orders from Hitler and Mussolini to leave Africa once he reached the Gabes position.
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Africa
Rommel
Tunisia
Germany
Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Gabes
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