Rosalind Russell to star as Amelia Earhart in Stand By to Die
Roz Russell signs with RKO for the Amelia Earhart biopic Stand By to Die with Horace McCoy scripting and Lothar Mendes directing. Joel McCrea co stars as the aviation heroine embarks on a government mission to photograph Japanese held islands ahead of December 7.
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Nazis Claim Heavy Losses in North Atlantic Convoy
Berlin dispatch reports the German high command says bombers sank an 8000 ton merchantman and damaged five more ships in an attack on a heavily guarded Iceland to North Cape convoy.
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Evening Show Times At Local Theaters
The Gazette lists today’s schedules across Paramount Iowa State Palace Rialto and Marion venues. Feature lineups include Ship Ahoy Born to Sing Juke Girl Saboteur Bullet Scars Playmates Two-Faced Woman Jesse James at Bay Forty Thousand Horsemen Miss Polly Freckles Comes Home and Santa Fe Trail with multiple daily showings.
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Business Men to Hear Regulation W Explanation
E A Heath of the Chicago Federal Reserve will explain Regulation W to business men on Thursday. The talk covers consumer credit rules, installment buying cash purchases and impact on small loan companies at the bank’s local office. Attendance is urged for those interested.
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Estate of Jinn County Executor Notice
Notice given that someone named as Executor of the estate of a deceased in 1842 is authorized to administer property and pay debts. Creditors must present claims by a stated date to the designated clerk or attorney in the district court.
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Jinn
Senator Lee urges oil state conference before gasoline rationing
Senator Lee of Oklahoma urged President Roosevelt to convene a conference of governors from oil producing states and oil company representatives before any gasoline sales rationing order is issued, seeking input on the plan.
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Broadway gossip roundups with Winchell and stars
A flurry of show business vignettes and quips from Walter Winchell’s Broadway beat. Aileen Whelan’s hysterics at Milton Berle, Kay Williams landing a Fox screen test, Walter Pidgeon and Joan Bennett, Lou Costello and Bud Abbott encounters, Eddie Cantor and Pat O’Brien, and other quick notes on stars like Groucho Marx, Rita Hayworth, Carole Landis, George Jessel, and Alfred Cohn.
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Tokio Admits 57 Japanese Ships Lost or Damaged
Tokyo reports in a special communique that by May 20 at least 57 naval and auxiliary vessels were lost or damaged. A total of 248 Japanese planes are missing, with losses including a small aircraft carrier and six destroyers among others. Heavily damaged were minesweepers and converted vessels.
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Imperial High Command
Navy reports losses of vessels chartered for war effort
A communiqué lists the loss of 17 vessels totaling 62 000 tons including a light cruiser three destroyers and a special vessel. The period of losses and the figure's relation to total Japanese ship and plane losses since the war began are not specified in the note.
Victory Razor Produced Under War Effort Rules
The War Production Board says safety razor makers have begun producing a zinc clamp zinc guard and plastic handle victory razor. Retailers with stock on hand may sell to civilians as ordered last week freezing sales does not apply to on hand stock. The WPB notes there is no reason for anyone who needs a razor to go without one.
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Technical Development Board Formed Under WPB in Chicago
Thomas N Wynne Chicago production manager of the War Production Board announced the creation of a new WPB unit named the technical development section. It will consist of over 7000 members from 20 technical and engineering societies to tackle bottlenecks in industry with Robert C Brown Jr named director of the new unit.
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Physics Club of Chicago
Allies Bomb Rabaul and Lae Bases Amid Storms
Allied forces attacked the Rabaul and Lae airfields raining bombs on aircraft and structures. Four Japanese fighters were shot down, one Allied plane fell. Ensuing fires at Vunakanau air drome were observed as weather hindered flights. Japanese fighters reportedly deployed an airburst shrapnel bomb.
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Vunakanau
Relief promised for rationing boards in wartime
Price Administrator Leon Henderson announced hoped for relief from overburdened local rationing boards. He outlined two measures: expanded board membership and clerical assistance, to be implemented following a Columbia Broadcasting System address.
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Leon Henderson
Columbia Broadcasting System
Optimist International Cancels 2nd Annual Convention
No Optimist convention will be held as a wartime conservation measure. Announcement made Monday night from St Louis via AP report.
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