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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1948
Page
12
A rapid-fire column reviews politics and pop culture notes from Walter Winchell era, mentioning Dewey Truman polls, film ratings, Broadway shows, and celebrity gossip. It highlights Ingrid Bergman, Gene Kelly, Olivier, and Hooper polls while noting Paris Soir skepticism and Hollywood trends.
A broadcaster references Neal Lang from the Roney Pleasure firm amid a refugee’s tale in New York bound flight. The column jokes about Truman and Flynn, notes Republican fundraising impact on the Runyon Cancer Fund, and suggests a chapter title “Truman Is Stranger Than Fiction.”
Edgar A. Guest presents a verse about a gardener torn between a selfish tree and beloved flowers. Experts warn the tree consumes sun and rain, forcing a choice: spare the roses or the tree. The speaker resists deciding, weighing friendship between plant and bloom.
Police search Monday for a thief who stole former child star Jackie Coogan’s toupee valued at 85 dollars.
Mrs Edward F Easton of Attleboro Massachusetts won a $30 200 prize on the Stop the Music program becoming the largest radio jack pot in recent show history. The expectant mother named the mystery tune The Minstrel's Return from the War.
Hollywood owner Charles Devore refused payment after Spike Jones and his band faced a bounced $10,500 salary check at Slapsy Maxie's. A capacity crowd watched as an intermission band joined the walkout. Devore promised reopening Monday night, while Jones stated his band would not return.
A truck carrying football players and fans plunged into the Blies river near Breitfurt in the Saar region. Seventeen were killed and sixteen injured in the accident.
The AFL Screen Actors Guild demanded restrictions on TV films fearing wage cuts and fewer acting jobs. They urged regulation through bargaining and warned they may self organize the television film field if talks on a merger fail.
Theater listings show Paramount and State houses screening a mix of features and shorts including Apartment for Peggy and Isn't It Romantic with Ogunquit run times, plus coroner Creek Lulu Belle and The Secret Land. Other venues like Town Palace Strand and Marion offer Jungle Woman Elephant Boy and A Date with Judy with listed showings and short subject runs.
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