Lana Turner to star in Mary Smith U S A reconsidered
Hollywood notes report Lana Turner may not play the typical American girl in the project Mary Smith U S A as director Mervyn LeRoy and producer Arthur Hornblow seek a plainer lead for postwar themes. LeRoy plans New York and Washington talks with Hornblow and Jack Chertok, with Nelson Rockefeller among those consulted.
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Mervyn Leroy
Lana
Mervyn
Arthur
INS
Lana Turner
New York
Washington
Hornblow
Jack Chertok
Theatres Schedule Roundup for Paramount Rialto and More
Gazette lists showing times for Paramount The Voice of Terror Poe Loves of Edgar Allen Poe and more at theaters including Iowa State Palace Mokey Hong Kong Moonlight in Hawaii Mr District Attorney and Barn Players Lena Rivers plus Marion In This Our Life Whispering Ghost with multiple daily showings each venue listed with times.
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Paramount
Edgar Allen Poe
Iowa
Eileen
Palace
Rialto
Hawaii
Lena Rivers
Marion
Edgar A. Guest Poem of the People
Poem envisions a postwar world where families return to ordinary joys. It salutes soldiers who fought far from home and imagines weddings, holidays, and community life resuming after victory and freedom are secured.
Retail Food Costs Rise 0.4 Percent in Large Cities
Chicago report by Brunswick A Bagdon of the U S Bureau of Labor Statistics shows retail food costs in large cities up 0.4 percent from mid August to mid September. The year to September shows a 14.4 percent jump from last year with the national index at 126.6 based on 1935 39 averages. several cities recorded declines.
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Chicago
Brunswick A. Bagdon
United States Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bagdon
Wallace Warns of High Rubber Tariff
New York AP report says Vice President Henry A Wallace warned that a postwar high tariff on natural rubber to aid the synthetic rubber industry could spark World War No 3 within a few years. He cautioned Congress and industry leaders about protectionist policies impacting global peace and economic stability.
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New York
Henry A Wallace
U. S. Signs Trade Pacts with Brazil
Rio de Janeiro reports United States trade pacts for over 127 million dollars of Brazilian coffee cocoa and Brazil nuts plus manufactured rubber goods to be sold to the United States.
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Rio DE Janeiro
United States
Brazil
On Broadway with Walter Winchell Ady Ashley’s Intimates
Gossip ladles and society scraps span Paramount and Broadway as Winchell columns hint at marriages withdrawals and boardroom moves. Notables include James Cromwell's daughter Christine editing a story and Lucille Wilson tying with Louis Armstrong’s wedding plans.
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Ady Ashley
D. Fairbanks
Woolworth Donahue
George Vanderbilts
James Cromwell
Christine
England
Norma Shearer
Phoenix
Ariz
California
Illinois
N. Y
Louis
Satch) Armstrong
Alpha
Chicago
Lucille Wilson
Mike Todd
Star and Garter
War Bonds Appeal Encourages 106 Percent Savings
An editorial urges all readers to buy War Bonds with every payday aiming for 106 percent returns and steady patriotic investment. It stresses simple, reliable saving through government securities to support national efforts.
War Clause Policy of Insurance Firms
Byron K. Elliott of Boston describes a war clause as protecting policyholder equity against war risks. He notes the provision excludes some service men only as an expeditionary force clause, not a general war restriction, and applies when death occurs abroad but not in the United States, Canada or Newfoundland.
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Chicago
Byron K. Elliott
Boston
Elliott
United States
Canada
Newfoundland
Ask Testing of Old Anti Freez e Before Putting It in Autos
Washington AP motorists were urged to test old anti-freeze saved from last winter before use. The Office of Price Administration advised hydrometer testing at a filling station to prevent engine damage as solution strength may have changed. No shortage expected, but careful use of existing supplies is advised. Do not use new anti-freeze too early in mild weather to avoid evaporation losses.
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A. A. Berle, Jr
Asfange
Gen. Stilwell
E. Easterbrooks
Carmel
Calif
Ted
Merry Macs) McMichaels
Methodist Hospital
North Hollywood
C. Vanda
Suzy
Marilyn
Michael
J Reeves
Ridgefield
N. Y
Washington
Lester Stones
B'way
Corp
Joe Louis
Hohenlohe
Office of Price Administration
OPA
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