Hollywood News on Flynn Audubon Biopic and Cat People Sequel
Hollywood notes report Errol Flynn will portray John James Audubon in a Warners biopic in Technicolor, with Donald Peattie writing and Aaudubon societies aiding. Val Lewton plans The Curse of the Cat People sequel focusing on a child’s vivid bogeyman fears. NAPSHOTS note Jean Muir’s baby, Henry Jaffee in service, Nancy Coleman and Tonio Selwart at Trocadero, Helene Muller’s car crash, John Payne ill, Bill Edwards and Betty Hutton active.
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Phillip McDonald
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Audubon Societies
Val Lewton
RKO
Jean Muir
Warner Brothers
Henry Jaffee
Jean May
Nancy Coleman
Tonio Selwart
Trocadero
Helene Muller
John Payne
Independence
Bill Edwards
Betty Hutton
West Point Appointment and Deputy Bank Manager Named
10 20 30 Years Ago May 24 1933 reports William Snouffer son of Mr and Mrs W D Snouffer gained an appointment to the United States Military Academy at West Point. Milo B Sedlacek of Cedar Rapids was appointed deputy manager of the banks of Grundy County by D W Bates deputy state superintendent of banking.
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William Snouffer
W. D. Snouffer
United States Military Academy
West Point
Milo B. Sedlacek
Cedar Rapids
Grundy County
D. W. Bates
Washington High School Track Team Competes in Chicago Meet
Coach Novak leads Washington high school track team members in Chicago for the national prep meet with Bob Cuhen on the roster. Linn County district court’s March term reports fines totaling 2,550 dollars, a record for a single term.
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Cedar Rapids Automobile Association
Loop
Novak
Washington High School
Chicago
Bob Cuhen
Linn County
Electric sign for Ma jestic theater ordered by Vic Hugo
The largest electric sign in the state was ordered by manager Vic Hugo for the Ma jestic theater. The old Pettis home at Cave riue and Second street, built 60 years ago, is being razed to make room for new car barns. Work began on the seven story Lyman building at Fourth avenue and Third street, costing $120,000.
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Majestic Theater
Pettis
Caveriue
Second Street
Lyman
Fourth Avenue
Third Street
Evening Showings Across Theaters
The Gazette lists today’s cinema schedule with showtimes for Paramount Theaters films My Friend Flicka Follow the Band. Iowa presents The Desperadoes She Has What It Takes. State screens Night Plane from Chungking Truck Busters. Palace offers Me and My Gal Over My Dead Body. Rialto runs Bambi Down on the Great Divide. Times features Moon over Burma Rangers of Fortune. Strand presents Two Yanks in Trinidad Mr and Mrs North. Marion shows Commandos Strike at Dawn and Lets Have Fun.
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Gazette
Paramount
Flicka
Burma
Rangers of Fortune
Strand
Trinidad
Longevity Claims Highlighted by 106-Year-Old Man
James C. McLaughlin, who said he was never drunk, never uttered an oath and never married, died at 106 in Los Angeles. His grandmother reportedly lived to 129, illustrating striking ages in a family.
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Los Angeles
James C. McLaughlin
Army Unveils 240 Millimeter Howitzer for Rapid Frontline Use
At Erie Proving Ground Ohio the Army revealed a 32 ton 240 mm howitzer with a 14 mile range and the ability to shift quickly on two trailers and crane assist. Col F C Shaffer stated it evolved from a World War I caliber weapon and promises strong bombardment capability against fixed positions in Tunisia era action.
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Shaffer
Why Clerk Quit His Pulpit for Front Line Duty
Allied North Africa dispatch profiles Captain John H. Carper a Baptist chaplain serving a light tank battalion. He explains religious duty shaped by war as he crouches behind a wall amid artillery fire, reflecting that true faith is tested by action and sacrifice. A light trench-knife excerpt adds color on weapon usage with wartime humor from Major James Quelle.
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Additional Cheeses Are to Be Rationed
Washington agencies announce cheese rationing extended to all cheeses and cheese products except cottage baker's and pot cheese. The extension aims to prevent diverting excess milk to cheese products and takes effect in early July.
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War Food Administration
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Bugs Baer’s Garden Radishes and Salted Sentiment
A humorous column by Bugs Baer riffing on radishes with puns and social jabs. The narrator dislikes radishes, compares them to carrots, and jokes about war rationing, Morse code spies, and mistaken garden crops. Mentions Maine, Vermont, Maude Adams, and Peter Pan in playful asides.
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Maine
Vermont
Maude Adams
Specialists Sought for Women Marines Reserve Jobs
Sergt Lionel Taylor Cedar Rapids recruiter says the new marine corps women’s reserve offers diverse civil service roles from hairdressers and drivers to clerks and cooks with rapid advancement. Basic training runs two to six months at Hunter College for enlisted personnel and at Smith or Mt Holyoke colleges for officer candidates.Eligible officers 20 to 50. enlisted 20 to 36. officer candidates need a college degree or two years college plus two years business or professional experience. Enlisted education minimum is two years of high school or business school.
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Sergt
Lionel Taylor
Cedar Rapids Marine
Marine Reserve
Taylor
Marine Women’s Reserve
Hunter College
New York
Smith College
Northampton
Mass
Mt. Holyoke College
South Hadley
Reds to war with Japan after Nazis fall predicts reporter
New York Herald-Tribune correspondent Walter Kerr, returning from 18 months in Russia, says Moscow will attack Japan once Nazi defeat ends the war. He quotes Soviet officials noting Russia’s historical enmity with Japan and a large Far East army ready for action.
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New York
INS
Russia
Walter Kerr
New York Herald-Tribune
Kerr
Japan
Germany
Far East
Davies Feted at Stalin Banquet in Moscow
Premier Joseph Stalin hosted a four and a half hour 18 course state banquet for Joseph E Davies the American envoy at the Kremlin. The event featured the film Mission to Moscow and addressed unity of the United Nations. Molotov chaired the first toast and Davies replied to Molotov and to UN unity.
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Joseph Stalin
Joseph E. Davies
Kremlin
Roosevelt
Churchill
United Nations
Davies
Stalin
Viacheslav M. Molotov
Molotov
William H. Standley
Novikov
Maxim Litvinov
United States
Porter cites smoke screens on Attu as gas scare trigger
Denver dispatch reports Major General William N. Porter of the Army Chemical Warfare Service believes Japanese charges that poison gas was used came after smoke screens covered the Attu landings. The assertion was made Monday as part of wartime explanations of Allied tactics.
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William N. Porter
Army Chemical Warfare Service
United States
Attu
Broadway gossip and war era show business notes mix
A rapid, fragmentary wrap of entertainment and public life notes. Walter Winchell style scoops reference Jingle Jangle, Old Pine Tree, and a variety of Hollywood figures including Jimmy Stewart, Georgia Sothern, Maris Wrixon, Adele Jurgens, Wallac e Ford, Benny Goodman, Merle Oberon’s double, and Ann Sheridan. Various rumors touch war bonds, pregnancies, and fashion fakery. editorials note TV and film industry moves amid wartime.
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WAAC
Georgia Sothern
Jimmy Stewart
Liberty
Maris Wrixon
Maris
Wife Wins Relief From Neuritis Pain NORITO Ad
Thousands suffer relief after trying NORITO for rheumatism sciatica neuritis and nerve pains. The ad promises fast relief with an ironclad guarantee. If three doses fail to relieve pain, money is refunded. See your druggist today.
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