RKO Plans Grand Canyon in Technicolor with Ginny Simms
Hollywood notes say RKO will film Grand Canyon in Technicolor this October with Richard Dix Ginny Simms and James Craig leading the cast. The project aims to exploit canyon colors at fall, while Ginny shifts from singing Moonlight Cocktail to a western heroine role. Rita Hayworth’s mother Mrs Cansino visited the Columbia set joining Rita during filming.
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RKO
Ginny Simms
Grand Canyon
Technicolor
Dave
Ginny
Kay Kyser
Rita Hayworth
Rita
Columbia
Mrs. Cansino
Drama Notes Include Rita and Fred Astaire Account
Rita and two younger sisters feature in a carnival themed story titled Carnival in Rio. The piece hints at Rita’s dancing pedigree and sketches potential plot twists about marriage and personal life. Adolphe Menjou is mentioned in relation to a death search while other Hollywood names appear with project links and studio interests.
Precincts and Stations Listed for City Fire and School Sites
Public notice dated May 1942 lists precincts with corresponding fire stations and school sites across city areas. Mentions stations on 4th and 6th Avenues SE and NW, various streets including B Avenue NE, Dark Street NE, 12th Street SE, and Mt Vernon Road, with dates for publication May 7 14 21 1942 by City Clerk Maude M Erebes.
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India
Oakmeee
H. Avenue
B Avenue
Dark Street
Keees Orweer
Kenwood Park
Wood Park
Jackson School
4Th Avenue
12Th Street
2Nd Avenue
18Th Street
Pire
17Th Street
Tenth Inct
Bever
27Th Street
Bever Avenue
Eleventh
Nan School
Mt Vernon Road
20Th SE
Thirteenth
Harper and McIntire Co
6Th Avenue
Pourteenth
6Rd
Pifteenth
Rece
Auvenue & Te
Teylor
6Th Street
Wee Barn
Th Avenue
310
Warrison
M Avenues
H Avenue
4Th Street
13Th Street
1St Avenue
15Th Street
Maude M. Erebes
Cedar Revids
Broadway wit and Hollywood goings-on in Walter Winchell column
On Broadway with Walter Winchell reports light gossip from the film world. Illeana Laurel offers to set an alibi in a Sutton murder case. Mitzi Mayfair chooses Reno. Arturo Ramos breaks plates on his head. Jason Bernie's son shifts to air corps. Louis Bromfield plans a film with Litvak and Capra. Stirling Hayden disclaims ties to Madeleine Carroll. Eddie Cantor quips about sugar shortages. Schenck pays tax debts, writes name lists for weekly checks, and a new baby arrives for Johnny Davis. Pierre Huss likens Hitler to a second-rate Chaplin with a silk hat.
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Illeana Laurel
Laurel
Hardy
Madeline Webb
Sutton
Mitzi Mayfair
Reno
Arturo Ramos
Ben Bernie
Jason
Signal Corps
Air Corps
Louis Bromfield
Litvak
Capra
Stirling Hayden
Madeleine Carroll
Eddie Cantor
Indiana
Hollywood
Army and Navy Relief
San Francisco
Pierre Huss
Hitler
Adolf
Chaplin
Gubernatorial Hopefuls Debate State Home Guard Plans
Oklahoma City reports three states lack a civilian home guard and outlines how gubernatorial candidates propose changes. The piece notes the political debate as officials discuss civil defense and emergency readiness amid national security concerns.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Governor Exchange Sets Tone as New Leader Prepares
As a new governor takes office next January, outgoing Gov. Leon Phillips opposes certain policy shifts. The transition shapes priorities for the state administration and budget planning.
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Leon Phillips
Oklahoma House Divided Over Home Guard Plan
A historian notes division in Oklahoma as supporters push for immediate organization of a state home guard while opponents argue against such an organ. The debate centers on defense readiness and civil liberty concerns among lawmakers.
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Oklahoma
Evening cinema schedule lists multiple theaters and titles
The Gazette prints Todays schedule for Paramount Iowa State Palace Rialto Times and Marion theaters. Films include My Gal Sal The Spoilers Butch Minds the Baby Saboteur Bullet Scars Scattergood Meets Broadway Harvard Here I Come The Devil Commands Tarzans Secret Treasure Ellery Queen Murder Ring and Lady with listed showtimes.
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Paramount
Gal Sai
Iowa
Palace
Scattergood
Broadway
Rialto
Harvard
Tarzan
Linn County Iowa Estate Notices For Administratrix And Executor
Public notices announce claims against the estates of Lina County deceased and Lina Comnky deceased. Administratrix Alma M Wilson and Executor Prade W Hann request all debts be settled promptly at Linn County Court with proper documentation to the Clerk. Attorneys H Kubicek and W Hann urge all claimants to present their entitlements within the official period.
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Rix
Linn County
Iowa
Ross
Lane Tor
St Dee
Lina Comnky
Ving
Cos Geen
Glamour Control by WPB Coming Soon to Curb Cosmetics
Washington AP War Production Board surveys cosmetics and toiletries and plans future restrictions on Lastica rouge and face powder. Essential items will be kept while smokeless varieties and editions use of alcohol waxes and colors may be curtailed. Drug store lines to be trimmed of overtan products and unnecessary sizes.
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WPB
Washington
Glamour Control
War Production Board
Average Sugar Stalk Length Reported at 12 Feet
A study notes the typical sugar stalk measures about 12 feet in length. Researchers describe the figure as an average, reflecting common stalk height across sample fields.
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Ann Sheridan
Ronald Reagan
George Tobies
Alan Hale
Gene Lockhart
Canion
Pearl Harbor
Donald Barry
Alan Curtis
Fay McKenzie
Hollywood News
Louella O. Parsons
George Tobias
Roosian
George
Gordon Jones
New York
Wreck
Donald McBride
David Bacon
West Point
Frank Taussig
Mickey Rooney
M-G-M
Alice Faye
Alice Faye Harris
Kaybee
Second Avenue SE
Red Skelton
Eleanor Powell
Bert Lahr
Virginia O'Brien
Tommy Dorsey
the Paramount
Born To Sing
Virginia Weidler
Ray McDonald
Leo Gorcey
Rags” Ragland
Walter Winchell
New Yorker
Irving Berlin
Philadelphia
Irving
Berlin
Idtown
Joseph Schenck
Upstate
Federal Ave
Seventy-second Street
West End Avenue
Schenck
Mallave RT
Johnny Weismuller
Maureen O'Sullivan
Tarzan’s Secret Treasure
Penny Singleton
Arthur Lake
Blondie
Guy Kibbee
WANT
Marion
Alma M. Wilson
H. Kubicek
Prane
Resta
W. Hann
Marlene Dietrich
Butch
Amatia
Iowa Une
Warner Bros
Richard Whorf
Betty Brewer
Curtis Bernhardt
Ea’ SE
Blanche LA
Victor Mature
Red
Skelton
Powell and Skelton
Powell
Kid Skelton
Bert Lehr
Lahr O'Brien
Dorsey Ott
180 Gorcey
Rags
Ragland
Douglas McPhan
Tallulah
Ned
Roy Ribas
Pirie
Ered
Alfr
Egat
Ers Saeed
Prius Cs
Saa EL
Aed
Liberty
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