Axis Hopeful of Take Gibraltar in New War Plan
French commentators report German and Italian staffs mapped a planned joint attack on Gibraltar with air sea and land power and express confidence the Rock can be pulverized by modern bombs. They cite a 100-plane raid and Maginot-line fortifications reduced by German artillery as basis for optimism.
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Maginot Line
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Britain
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America
Darryl Zanuck Buys Blood and Sand for Tyrone Power
Louella Parsons reports Darryl Zanuck paid Paramount 100000 for Blood and Sand to feature Tyrone Power in a Valentino style romance. Other Hollywood moves include Eddie Albert signing a long term deal and Margaret Sullavan set to star in Back Street after Flotsam, with Universal and Selznick pursuing a leading opposite role.
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Irene Dunne
David Selznick
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Marmola Promises Slimming Without Starvation Diets
Advertisement touts Marmola tablets as a way to slim faces and figures without dieting or exercise. It notes long sales history and wide distribution, claims use only for adults with hypothyroidism, and urges consulting a physician for diagnosis before use.
Hakim, Duvivier to Film First Collaboration in Hollywood News
Hollywood gossip notes Raphael and Roberto Hakim preparing movie plans with Julien Duvivier set to direct Manon Lescaut with Merle Oberon. Duvivier will remake Poil de Carotte as the Hakim project progresses, while Raphaels’ health rumor circulates after polo incident.
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Raphael Hakim
Hollywood Party Notes Include Dietrich and Co Stars
Tentations focus on adopted boy as Marlene Dietrich poses with Billy Wilkerson in color. Cast and crew from Down Argentine Way praised for film success. Rus sell Birdwell mentions Bagdad premiere with eighteen Bagdad residents flown by TWA.
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Joe Schenck
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Pandro Bermans
Jules Steins
Mike Curtiz
Bess Meredith
Irving Berlin
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Lena Andre
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Old 1816 Huntingdon Gazette heirloom found in Iowa
A stained four page Huntingdon Gazette from November 7 1816 was given to the Cedar Rapids Gazette by Mrs Earl Heinze heir to the paper through her family. The issue features land advertisements and news items such as French attempts to subdue Algiers and a Tippecanoe battle tale with a settler’s slavery account.
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Cedar Rapids
Earl Heinze
First Avenue
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Aurelia
Altoona
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George H. Scott
Heinze
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Mary
John Jurdon
Elizabeth Jurdon
Algiers
Ohio
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Pennsylvania relative kept dairy in 1840s described
The article notes a Pennsylvania great grandfather who kept a dairy during the 1840s. It mentions a relative who "went out west to Ohio" and a keepsake piece of wood from the church where Paul Revere’s lanterns were hung.
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Pennsylvania
Ohio
Paul Revere
Theaters Offer Variety Amid Busy Holiday Schedule
Paramount shows Our Town with Martha Scott and William Holden, Golden Gloves with Richard Denning and Jean Cagney. Iowa lists Hired Wife with Rosa Lind Russell and Brian Aherne, Girl From Gods Country with Chester Morris. State presents It Wants A Divorce and Stagecoach War with Henry Fonda? (Note: OCR shows multiple titles and personnel. blocks reflect available pairings and venues across regions.)
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Martha Scott
William Holden
Golden Gloves
Richard Denning
Jean Cagney
Iowa
Rosalind Russell
Brian Aherne
Virginia Bruce
God's Country
Chester Morris
Joan Blondel
Dick Powell
William Boyd
Russell Hayden
Palace
Dr. Cyclops
Albert Dekker
Janice Logan
Willkie Wins Radio Question on Quiz Kids Show
Wendell L. Willkie won a 385 dollar prize on the Quiz Kids program for the winning question about what children expect from government. Five children aged eight to 15 named freedom liberty free speech and good schooling as their expectations from government.
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Chicago
Wendell L. Willkie
Highland Patriot Sunk by German U-Boat
The British armed merchant ship Highland Patriot of 14,172 tons was sunk by a German submarine, the German high command announced on Thursday.
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Berlin
High Command
Kiss Your Tired Feeling Goodbye Pills Ad
An old advertisement promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as a remedy for anemia. It claims low blood count causes fatigue despite normal weight and strength, and promises increased red blood cells and energy after use.
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Dr. Williams
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