Child Stars Shine in Tomorrow the World at Town Theater
A staged production of Tomorrow the World by Gow and d Usseau at the Town theater features child leads Dickie Tyler and Joan Shepard delivering strong performances as Emil and the professor's niece. The play follows an American home confronting a 12 year old Nazi in postwar tension with the cast including Edith Atwater Lulu Mae Hubbard Paul McGrath and others in a sharp, provocative drama that drew about 1,500 attendees.
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Arnaud d'Usseau
Town Theater
Patrician
Frame
Joan Shepard
Jessie Frame
Lulu Mae Hubbard
Frieda Es
Johanna Douglas
Michael Frame
Paul McGrath
Edith Atwater
Leona Richards
Dickle Tyler
Emil Bruckner
Red Miller
Wayne Nunnennis
Harlan Stone
Butler
Mack Twamley
Tommy Howard
A. Bixler
Iowa
America
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Herr Bruckner
Patricia
Emil
Siegfried
Tysler
Ethel Barrymore
The
Johanna Douglas II
Plans for Organizing Linn County Nutrition Committee
County meeting in the county agricultural agent's office discussed forming a Linn county nutrition committee to coordinate nutrition and food preservation programs. Attendees included Margaret Stewart and Adele Janzow, with numerous local leaders from health, education, civic groups, and the Office of Civilian Defense.
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Linn County Nutrition Committee
Margaret Stewart
County Extension Home
Adele Janzow
Carl Helming
Office of Civilian Defense
The
Red Cross
Kathleen Norris
Public Health Nursing Association
L. E. Doty
Parent Teachers Association Council
Judson J Calkins
Woman's Club
Arthur Norman
Camp Fire
Kathryn Kendall
Business and Professional Woman’s Health and Nutrition Committee
Mildred Hunt
County Relief Office
Lloyd Davis
Margaret Blencoe
Home Service Department
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
Madeline Healy
Linn
Naomi Doebel
the Gazette
Sara Ann Brown
Community Nutrition Service
County Nutrition Council
Robert Cox
Hollywood gossip and star plans span Haymes and Grable
Louella Parsons notes Dick Haymes to star opposite Betty Grable in Diamond Horseshoe and praises Grable’s box office power. Reports on Les Miserables script interest for Charles Boyer, and London chatter on American plays and stars including Jack Benny and Vera Zorina.
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Harles Boyer
20Th
Jean Valjean
Victor Hugo
Fredric March
Valjean
Charles Laughton
F R To Run for Sake Of U S Welfare
Oklahoma Democrats at the state convention instructed their 22 delegates to support President Roosevelt for the national convention. Democratic chairman Robert Hannegan predicted Roosevelt would accept a fourth term when weighing national security against personal feelings. Hannegan said he was not speaking for the President but believed safety would come first. Ethridge compared Dewey’s candidacy to Harding and criticized Dewey's foreign policy pronouncements.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Oklahoma
Roosevelt
Robert Hannegan
Democratic Committee
New York
Theater Time Schedule Highlights Evening Screenings
The Gazette lists Tuesday film slots from Paramount, Iowa, State, Palace, Rialto, Times, and Marion. Titles include The Uninhibited, Up in Arms, The Falcon Out West, The Woman of the Town, Sherlock Holmes Faces Death, Hers to Hold, Swing Shift Maisie, Springtime in the Rockies, Texas Kid, Sahara, Dancing Masters, Higher and Higher, and Wings Over the Pacific with multiple showtimes across venues.
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Iowa
West
State
Palace
Maisie
Rockies
Sahara
Marion
Pacific
Pontiac Dealers Keep Cars Rolling With Careful Scheduling
Our service centers emphasize timely care for every owner. By arranging ahead where possible, we ensure steady maintenance and repairs to keep America’s cars running until victory. 5 points to remember.
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Pontiac Ytealers
America
Realtors Told to Show Interest in Advertising Standards
Cedar Rapids Gazette advertising chief Charles H. Moore urged realtors at a Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce sales institute to treat advertising as an investment. He advised clear copy, strong headlines, and buyer-focused appeals using human interest and humor while urging easy response and targeted messaging to boost property sales.
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Charles H. Moore
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Chamber of Commerce
Cedar Rapids Real Estate Board
Moore
United States
Willie Willis Mary and Pug in town gossip
The note quotes Willie Willis describing Mary as the prettiest girl in town while noting Pug favors Sue and questions why he sees things differently. The fragment hints at local admiration and rival perceptions among residents.
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Mary
Pug
Sue
Japan Undersea Link to Korea Reported
LOS ANGELES UP Japan has built an undersea tunnel to Korea as the first link in a 4,500 mile land supply line to Singapore Catholic Bishop Paul Yu pin declared Monday The six foot two inch Chinese prelate described the present Japanese offensive in central China.
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Los Angeles
Japan
Korea
Singapore
Paul Yu-pin
China
Bishop Eyes East China Port To Aid Chinese War Effort
The Bishop called for a new supply route to evade United Nations submarines and surface vessels. He praised Admiral Nimitz for pledged action to strike at Japan’s island conquests and open a port in east China to help Chinese armies obtain needed supplies against Japan’s drive to a land supply line.
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United Nations
China
Chester Nimitz
Japan
Notice of Probate Hearing in Linn County Iowa
Probate No. 17505 in Linn County Iowa District Court notices the hearing for the Last Will and Testament and Codicil of Husher late of the county. The hearing is set for May 19 1944 at 9 00 AM at the Cedar Rapids Court House to prove and admit the will to probate. Arthur Rente Clerk. E A Johnson Attorney.
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State of Iowa
Linn County
A.D
Husher
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Brobate
Arthur Rentear
E. A. Johnson
It Happens Even in Director's Family
In Los Angeles a theft drains Mrs. Frank Balthis Jr of eight gallons of gasoline from her car while her husband, district OPA director Balthis, had the vehicle. The article notes the dilemma of supplemental rations for the wife and whether the husband can share his allotment.
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Los Angeles
Balthis
Frank Balthis
OPA
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