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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1944
Page
4
Dorothy Manners reports John Garfield will be loaned from Warner Bros for The Postman Always Rings Twice with Lana Turner, portraying an infatuated couple seeking to end a husband. MGM circles similar dramas and other star moves amid box office watch. Ann Rutherford endures New York fashion delays and future Hollywood return.
Friday showtimes across Paramount Iowa State Palace Rialto Times Marion include Arsenic and Old Lace The Conspirators Meet Miss Bobby Socks Barbary Coast Gent Dangerous Journey Tampico The Mask of Dimitrios So He Won’t Talk Boss of Rawhide In Our Time Dark Command Three Men in White Henry Aldrich’s Little Secret with multiple daily screenings and short subjects.
A Lisbon set tale features Paul Henreid Hedy Lamarr Sydney Greenstreet and Peter Lorre in a Casablanca like underground intrigue. The Dutch resistance plot intersects with a German embassy link as Greenstreet and Lorre play sympathetic underground members amid cross currents. Louise Erickson leads a radio darling role in Meet Miss Bobby Socks as Nadine Subotnik.
Deputy District Attorney Vernon Ferguson plans to ask superior court to dismiss assault charges against Tommy Dorsey Pat Dane and neighbor Allen Smiley citing insufficient evidence in the Jon Hall nose slashing case. Some witnesses are unavailable as Eddie Norris Jane Churchill Antonio Icaza face legal travel and immigration hurdles.
Thornton Wilder’s Our Town presented by Coe college playhouse Thursday night. Strong performances by Robert Bannister Frances Enos Calvin Leonard and others convey life’s fragility with minimal set pieces. Local color from Nancy Allen Mary Ann Blakemore and Robert Seber adds depth as Emily Webb’s story unfolds.
DULUTH AP The city council met Friday to discuss the odd case of a street dissolving after rain. The asphalt surface on Superior Street, recently paved at a cost of $26,000, began to degrade following rainfall, prompting questions about the project’s quality and materials.
Rainfall across Cedar Rapids on Friday November 10 1944 soaked hotels stores and homes causing unestimated damage as temporary road surfacing proved longer lasting than planned. The event disrupted state funds and drew attention to infrastructure challenges in the area.
Gov John Bricker said he will return to his law firm after his term ends December 31 1959 while remaining interested in politics though not necessarily as a candidate. He spoke at his first post election press conference since losing the vice presidential race.
In Linn County Iowa H S Kurtz as Guardian of Kate Blum sues Merchants National Bank and others to quiet title to several parcels in townships 84 7 and 5th P M Believing deed from Kate Blum dated March 2 1824 executed while she was declared insane invalid and seeking cancellation with W J Blum never having held rights by that deed and to require defendants to answer by December 18 1944 The action seeks judgment and decree for nullity and cancellation and warns of default if not appeared.
Local residents discuss a boarding house proposal that could lower costs while improving facilities. Residents weigh price, safety, and proximity to schools and transit as city leaders consider potential zoning and licensing changes.
Seventeen-year-olds in Cedar Rapids can apply this week to join the coast guard and depart for Manhattan Beach New York on November 16. Yeoman Helen Brennan, Spar recruiter, will interview interested youths at Armstrong's and in Roosevelt hotel lobby.
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