Hollywood News Gregory Peck Emerges as Father Chisholm Fit
Gregory Peck tests for Father Chisholm in Keys of the Kingdom and leads in Revenge at RKO. Spencer Tracy lines up other MGM projects including The Clown. Monty Woolley may loan to David Selznick for Since You Went Away. Robert Walker rising star after Bataan Patrol. Napshots note Cooper, Grable, Bennett, Bergman, and Ina Claire health updates.
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Spencer Tracy
Peck
Hollywood
Casey Robinson
Spence
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Fredrick Feher
Feher
Dr. Caligari
Ben Rubin
Hycece Pe
INS
Onty Woolley
David Selznick
Twentieth Century-Fox
Monty
Jackie Cooper
June Horne
Betty Grable
New York
Harry James
Constance Bennett
Katharine Hepburn
Ingrid Bergman
Saratoga
Ina Claire
Junior Committees Named for Coe College Commencement
Coe college announces junior class committees for spring commencement. Robert Ray of Davenport and Dorothy Mueller co chair events including class day Friday June 4, a reception, alumni dinner, baccalaureate services, a musicale, and a college dinner on Monday.
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Coe College
Robert Ray
Davenport
Dorothy Mueller
C Avenue NE
Cochairman
Commencement Week Plans Listed for Local Graduates
The notice outlines Monday June 7 commencement with class day processional coordinators Marjorie Parchman Cresco and Mercedes Bruckner Elgin. Friday night and Saturday events include Wilson West Liberty and Ruth Yuza two other chairs, plus Maurice Trickey Iowa Falls and Hage Clark. Also Sunday musicale organizers Janice Owens Bettie Thomas and Ruth Buresh. Crescent and Sachem societies will usher at the baccalaureate and commencement.
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Marjorie Parchman
Cresco
Mercedes Bruckner
Elgin
Eee Wilson
Y West Liberty
Margaret Yuza
Maurice Trickey
Iowa Falls
Hage Clark
Fourth Avenue
Janice Owens
Mt. Vernon Avenue
Bettie Thomas
Mechanicsville
Ruth Buresh
B Avenue
Crescent
Sachem
Movie Schedules Then and Now at Local Theaters
Daily listings show Paramount presenting My Friend Flicka with four showings, Iowa offering The Desperadoes and She Has What It Takes, State screening Night Plane from Chungking and Truck Busters, Palace showing For Me and My Gal and Over My Dead Body, Rialto featuring The Lady Is Willing and Hillbilly Blitzkrieg, Times offering Sabotage Squad and Tish, Strand presenting Joe Smith American and Tillie the Toiler, Marion scheduling Nightmare and Power of the Press.
State Printing Board to Accept Bids June 1 1943 Des Moines
The State Printing Board will receive bids on June 1 1943 at 10 00 A.M. for motor vehicle licenses and registration laws of Iowa research item 72 doctoral stations for the State University of Iowa proceedings of the Academy of Science Volume 50 and related paper panel purchases. Bids will be opened and read at the stated time and the board may reject any or all bids. Specifications may be obtained from Sherman W Neetham superintendent of printing State House Des Moines.
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State Prints Board
Iowa
State University of Iowa
The
Academy of Science
Sherman W. Neetham
State House
Des Moines
On Broadway with Walter Winchell and Other Gossipy Bits
A collage: Harrison Williams mansion brawl over F D R. Duke and Duchess defend him. Astor III in private uniform in 30 days. Vanity tales of Reno, Hannagan’s 1944 draft stunt, and Farley ticket talk. Cold War era gossip about Lorentz, Luce, and state-war department frictions.
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Harrison
Sally Bates
Elizabeth Meyer
Washington Post
Rumor mill swirls around congress bid and press buys
A week of chatter centers on a New York congressional run amid whispers of a Washington syndicate buying a big New York newspaper and seven others nationwide. The piece mentions Sterling North, Mmei Kai-shek tips at the Waldorf, new Blue Network leadership, and various wartime figures, with parallel notes on political screening and media influence.
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Congress
New York
Washington
Sterling North
Chicago
Mmei Kai-shek
The
Waldorf
Blue Network
Rainbow division to be mobilized July 14 at Fort Leavenworth
Rainbow division veterans announced Tuesday night that a new Rainbow division will be mobilized on July 14. The date marks the stand of the original division against the Germans in the Battle of Champagne in 1918.
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Fort Leavenworth
Kan
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Rainbow
Champagne
Rainbow Division
Udga Tablets Offer Double Your Money Back
History notes Henry VIII overindulgence and suffering. Udga is advertised to relieve ulcers indigestion gas pains heartburn burning sensation bloating and other acid related conditions. A 25 cent box is sold by druggists with a first dose guarantee or you get twice your money back.
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Henry VIII
Washington Musings and Political Tidbits From The Capital
Notes from the Capital at the Press Club include encounters with Ray Anderson and Ben Stong, updates on Jim Patton’s Farmers Union, and references to Phil Stong and The Battle on the Food Front. Mentions of Haldane’s military leave, Gillette’s potential ticket position, Benes in D C, and civic aviation efforts.
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Ray Anderson
Gazette
Ben Stong
Jim Patton
Farmers’ Union
Denver
Phil Stong
State Fair
The
Stongs
Keosauqua
Iowa
H. J. Haldane
Iowa City
Selective Service
John
George Ramsay
Cedar Rapids
Guy Gillette
Beaver Valley Canning Chief Arch Dunbar Dies in Des Moines
Arch R. Dunbar, president of Beaver Valley Canning, based in Des Moines Indiana, died Tuesday after becoming ill at a regional National Retail Grocers Association meeting. He led the firm and was a prominent figure in the industry.
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Des Moines
Beaver Valley Canning Com
Pany
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National Retail Grocers Association
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