Hollywood Stars Trade Gossip on Wartime Movies and People
Exclusive: Burgess Meredith’s first Ernie Pyle scene stirs G I spectators as Paulette Goddard query circulates. Ida Lupino heads to two months’ vacation after Pillar to Post. Merle Oberon notified HMS Oberon sailed. Bogart meets new messenger on Warner lot. Duke the gatekeeper jokes. Ann Sheridan to play granddaughter turned nightclub singer in The Time the Place and the Girl. Sterling Holloway back from army in A Walk in the Sun. Dorothy Lamour lives as army wife in San Bernardino. Ginger Rogers shifts to Married at Leisure. Leo Gorcey in Cheezit the Corpse. Walter Brennan tipped for fourth Oscar in The Princess and the Pirate. Gail Patrick writes screen story based on Lt Arnold Dean White. Kay Kyser Christmas special records overseas. Johnny Come Lately studio deals fuel new producer bios. Gary Cooper and Fred MacMurray join act trend. Abbott and Costello return to Here Come the Co-Eds. Irving Berlin to write three new songs for Blue Skies.
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Ernie Pyle
G.I
Ida Lupino
Merle Oberon
Oberon
England
Warner
Humphrey Bogart
Duke
Bogart
Ann Sheridan
Ginger Rogers
RKO
Cary Grant
Leo Gorcey
Dead Kid
Arnold Dean White
Campaign returns show Dewey ahead in Maryland and Virginia areas
The piece notes Maryland and Virginia results with Dewey carrying Montgomery county and Fairfax while Roosevelt won in Arlington and Alexandria. It mentions a backlash against the Mississippi campaign claim about federal workers and their families voting for Roosevelt and cites vote margins across counties and cities.
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Hokum
Roosevelt
Washington
Maryland
Virginia
Dewey
Montgomery County
Prince Dewey
Arlington County
Fairfax County
Alexandria
Don Reid's Band to Return for One Night at Danceland
Don Reid and his orchestra return to Danceland ballroom for a one night engagement in Cedar Rapids after an extended Chicago run at the Trianon. Reid sings, plays trombone and guitar and is noted as a skilled arranger. Fritzie Heilbran headlines with vocals and novelties.
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Don Reid
Danceland Ballroom
Cedar Rapids
Trianon Ballroom
Chicago
Reid
Fritzie Heilbran
Paramount film musical by Mark Sandrich plan
Paramount plans a musical film produced and directed by Mark Sandrich. Bing Crosby on his overseas trip joked that he and Frank Sinatra will return after the war in an act titled Breathless and Hair less.
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Bing Crosby
Frank Sinatra
Fifth Network Foreseen for FM Radio
William B. Lewis of Kenyon and Eckhardt says a fifth radio network aimed at a class audience could be sponsored by newspapers via FM broadcasting. He notes the American network dissolved earlier this summer and argues FM’s rise threatens standard broadcasting, with the FCC duopoly limiting station ownership.
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Washington
William B. Lewis
Kenyon and Eckhardt
Lewis
American Marketing Association
New York
Standard Broadcasting
Federal Communications Commission
Commission
OBrien Speaks in Coliseum December 10
The Rev Dr John A OBrien of Notre Dame will speak in the Memorial Coliseum on Sunday December 10 at 3 30 p m His address titled Winning the Peace will be open to the public He will also conduct forty hours of devotions at Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic church December 8 to 10 He is a former Ph D from Illinois and author of fifteen volumes on philosophy religion and science
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John A. O’brien
University of Notre Dame
Ind
Memorial Coliseum
John M. Molloy
Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church
Father O’brien
Notre
University of Illinois
Scout Court of Honor Set for Roosevelt School
A Boy Scout Court of Honor is scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 30, at Roosevelt school. K. L. Benner, Waubeek area executive, said Saturday. Seven Scouts will receive the Eagle rank, six of them from troop 6 who have been together since Cub status.
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Roosevelt School
K. L. Benner
Waubeek
India Makes Up One Fifth Of World Population
India accounts for about 20 percent of the global population, reflecting its large birth rate and demographic scale relative to other nations. The figure underscores India's growing influence in world affairs and economic potential.
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India
Radio Met Opera Forum Debuts Lets Face the Issue Today
Radio programs debut with What's Facing Government Owned War Plants After Victory and The Metropolitan Opera Presents. Debuts air at 4 pm and 4:30 pm respectively on Mutual WGN EXEL and Blue CBS WMT with Met guests Licia Albanese and Edward Johnson. National figures speak through NBC CBS and local stations.
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Blue
EXEL
Met
Metropolitan Auditions
Licia Albanese
Edward Johnson
The
Wildred Pelletier
Daily Radio Schedule Fragment From 1944 Era
Broadcast grid lists programs for November 2 and November 26 1944 across stations KXEL WMT WGN KEEL and others. Entries include news, music, bands, quiz shows, and theater parts with times such as 6 30 a m 8 p m and 11 38 a m detailing varied morning and evening segments.
Weathered radio listings tease afternoon schedule
Radio station listings show a mosaic of programs and hosts for November 27 with WMT WGN and BME segments. The fragment hints at time stamps like 1:15 and 11:30 a.m. and mentions names such as Mason Rhymster and Johnny Betts.
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Pissister
Mason
WGN
Rhymster
Fase
Exel Farm
Johnny Betts
Paulette Goddard to Be a Mother Next Summer
Hollywood AP reports Paulette Goddard and husband Capt. Burgess Meredith expect a baby in June or July. The couple, who married May 21 in Hollywood, said they had not planned to announce so soon but confirmed the expected arrival after questions arose.
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Hollywood
Paulette Goddard
Burgess Meredith
Miss Goddard
Lucas to Play for Policeman's Ball
Clyde Lucas and his 15 piece orchestra will perform at the twelfth annual Policeman's ball in Memorial Coliseum on Tuesday December 19. Patrolman Roy Walker, dance chairman, announced the event and noted a floor show. Tickets are $2 per couple at dance headquarters. The band has been featured on Spotlight Bands on the Blue network and appears regularly on Mutual and CBS with vocalists Jean LaSalle and Paul Steele.
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Clyde Lucas
Memorial Coliseum
Roy Walker
Lucas
Blue Network
Mutual
CBS
Jean LaSalle
Paul Steele
Walker
Children Matinee At Times Theater This Saturday Morning
A. H. Talbot, head of Cedar Rapids sixth war loan activities, announces a special children’s matinee at Times theater next Saturday at 10 30. Boys and girls who buy a bond at any Cedar Rapids theater before then receive a free ticket. Mothers may obtain a ticket for their child by buying a pin money bond after completing a pin money stamp book at the theaters.
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A. H. Talbot
Sixth War Loan
Cedar Rapids Theaters
Times Theater
Cedar Rapids
Incomplete Sports Card Event Summary
Fragmentary listing shows times 9 15 p m and 8 30 p m with names C Foster AZXEL Ted Malone and BHF hone Hed, no clear event or outcome identifiable.
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WGN
C. Foster
Good Night Ladies at Iowa Theater Tuesday One Night
Chicago run of 700 shows sets a record for Good Night Ladies. Cyrus Wood wrote the farce about a bashful college professor allergic to ladies. John Hubbard stars with Wynne Gibson leading the female cast. reserved seating available at the Iowa box office.
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Iowa Theater
Detroit
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Los Angeles
San Francisco
Seattle
Cyrus Wood
Cdge
John Hubbard
Wynne Gibson
Iowa
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