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Cedar Rapids Gazette in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 26, 1944

Page

24

Moonlit Broadway Dreams and Gossipy Midtown Notions

Walter Winchell style verse sets a soft nocturnal Broadway mood. The column bundles celebrity chatter from ACES ABOUT TOWN and ALLIES IN OUR ALLEY, with Harriman, Vera Zorina, Betty Allen, Constance Bennett, June Havoc, Estelle Winwood, and Somerset Maugham among names. MIDTOWN Vignette and MEMOS OF A MIDTOWNER tease relationships, digs, and showbiz overlaps in New York’s social scene.

U. S Averill Harriman Vera Zorina Betty Allen Dream William Rhinelander Stewarts Constance Bennett June Havoc Estelle Winwood Richard Barthelmess Hollywood Park Avenue Somerset Maughm

Bug juice and war time culture in a home front recap

A lively wartime column catalogs a GI kitchen quirk with bug juice as the beloved but indefinable drink. It notes August reads, radio programs, show listings from New York venues, a Purple Heart moment, and local celebrity trivia including sports figures and entertainers.

G. I Har el Alamein Phil Stern Park Central Charles Lucas Charlie

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