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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 10, 1940

Page

2

Hollywood Studio Buys Shaw Gangster Tale for 35 000

Hal Wallis acquired Erwin Shaw’s Gentle People for Warner Brothers at about 35000. Jerry Wald and Dick Macaulay will rewrite to satisfy censors. John Garfield may play the lead with Franchet Tone as the gangster. Ann Sheridan would take Sylvia Sidney’s role. William Keighley to direct after Strawberry Blonde.

Ollywood INS Erwin Shaw Franchot Tone Sylvia Sidney Hal Wallis Warner Brothers Jerry Wald Dick Macaulay Franchet Tone John Garfield Will Hal Garfield Ann Sheridan Tom Mitchell Alfred Basserman William Keighley Annie Olivia de Havilland James Cagney

Hollywood Scoop Blast From The Past This Week

Garson Kanin directs a sharp comedy with Carole Lombard praised for top work and William Gargan in demand after a standout performance. Merle Oberon and Charles Boyer film a Labor Department fingerprinting short at Warner, offered free to theaters. Warner seeks Captain Applejack comedian while Bob Hope exits talks. Nicholas Brothers shine in Down Argentine Way and Tin Pan Alley. Alice Faye back from cold and dieting rumors swirl. Lucille Ball nurses eye infection. Virginia Bruce heads to New York after The Invisible Woman. Artie Shaw visits weekly. various engagements wrap for the day.

Hatter Hollywood United States Department of Labor Merle Oberon Charles Boyer Warner Studio Merle and Charles Warners Captain Applejack Bob Hope Bob Paramount Sam Goldwyn Nicholas Brothers Tin Pan Alley Alice Faye 20Th Century-Fox Alice Ciro's Douglas Walton Susan Fox RKO Mary Rogers Will Eddie Grainger Billie Burke Florenz Ziegfeld Maxie Florentine Gardens Lucille Ball Virginia Bruce New York Invisible Woman Artie Shaw San Francisco Union Airport

Hollywood snaps feature Chaplin and Morison entourage

Photographs from a random Hollywood gathering show Charlie Chaplin with Pat Morison Wilhemina Leach and Tim Surant applauding Raquel Janet Reisenfeld the dancer and Victor Mature escorting Betty Grable in a lively social scene.

Hollywood Charlie Chaplin

Theaters Present A Variety of 1940s Films

The slate includes Secret Seven with Florence Rice and Bruce Bennett at AT THE THEATERS. Gleasons star in The Earl of Puddlestone. March of Time features Paramounts Knute Rockne, All American with Pat O’Brien, Gale Page, Donald Crisp, and Ronald Reagan. Elsa Maxwell’s Public Deb No 1 with George Murphy and Brenda Joyce. Mystery Sea Raider with Carole Landis, Henry Wilcoxon, Onslow Stevens. At PALACE Lana Turner and Joan Blondell in Two Girls On Broadway. Adventure in Diamonds with George Brent and Tsa Miranda. RIALTO features Jean Parker and James Dunn in Son of the Navy. Lucille Ball and James Ellison in You Can’t Fool Your Wife.

Paramount Pat O’brien Knute Rockne Gale Page Donald Crisp Ronald Reagan Elsa Maxwell George Murphy Brenda Joyce Carole Landis Henry Wilcoxon Onslow Stevens Palace Lana Turner Joan Blondel George Brent Tsa Miranda Rialto Jean Parker James Dunn Lucille Ball and James Ellison

English a Dialect Says German Troop Organ

Das Schwarz Corps the elite storm troopers issued commentary calling English a pseudo Germanic dialect with no postwar value, expressed on Thursday in Berlin.

Berlin Das Schwarz Corps Storm Troopers

Advice From Mary Manners: Do Not Crave Outer Qualities

Dear Polly and Dopey share dilemmas about popularity and relationships. Mary Manners urges Polly to keep her chosen partner if the old friend cannot share. Dopey is advised to form her own circle, lead a group, and create enjoyable gatherings to gain admiration.

LetRess Miss Manners Polly

Allergy and the misunderstood cold myth in health columns

The writer discusses rheumatism and neuritis, questions vitamin B deficiency, and argues many so called colds are allergy manifestations not caused by infection or weather. A monograph titled Relief for Allergy is offered on request with a stamped envelope.

Brady John F Dille Co

Allergic reactions and sinus trouble in medical view

The article discusses allergic mechanisms behind eczema, coryza, and asthma, noting variability in responses to identical substances. It cites experts who consider many sinus troubles purely allergic, and mentions personal notes on vitamin A intake and reports of relief from high calcium diets and soluble potassium chloride.

Vitamin Unit Equivalents And Health Myths

Questions about vitamin units like international units and USP standards lead to confusion until a universal standard emerges. The text notes modernization efforts, mentions paranoia definition and inheritance, and cites vitamin restoration via flour fortification as a suggested approach. also references wheat and bread nutrition.

U.S.P

Senecas On Warpath Against Conscription

The Seneca Indians of New York claim nation status under an old treaty and oppose registering for conscription. President Wilfred Crouse urged tribesmen not to register for military training next Wednesday. Indian bureau lawyers say all Indians are subject to the law.

Washington New York State United States Wilfred Crouse Seneca Council Indian Bureau

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