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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 13, 1944

Page

9

Hollywood Gossips Tie Up Benchwarmers and Major Stars

Louella Parsons reports next week’s Earl Carroll Vanities with Constance Moore and Dennis O’Keefe, while Carroll himself is absent. Clark Gable and Kay Williams romance ends amid public speculation of engagement. Michael O’Shea and Lloyd Nolan top billed in Circumstantial Evidence. Stuart Heisler reenters as director for Cooper’s cowboy film. James Cagney’s Blood on the Sun advances with Robert Armstrong cast as Tojo, as makeup efforts aim for stark realism.

Ollywood INL Constance Moore Dennis O'Keefe Earl Carroll Republic Earl Ill Girard Twentieth Jet Michael O’shea Lloyd Nolan O’shea Sonja Henie Mike Lood James Cagney Bill Cagney Robert Armstrong New York Armstrong Tojo Bob

Iowa Theater Presents Meandering Comedy and Classic Double Feature

The Iowa theater screens Music in Manhattan starring Anne Shirley and Phillip Terry with Ray mond Walburn and Jane Darwell in a plot about a fake marriage used for airline scams. The review notes a witty but uneven comedy with entertaining moments and a second feature reruns the 1937 Dead End with Sylvia Sidney Humphrey Bogart and the Dead End Kids, delivering strong nostalgia and punch.

Manhattan Anne Shirley Phillip ‘Terry Dennis Day Raymond Walburn Jane Darwell RKO Iowa Theater Eee Frankie Foster Capt Johnny Pearson Phillip Terry Pearson Frankie Washington Sylvia Sidney Humphrey Bogart Gene Farmer

Drop Count Dismissed in Gasoline Ration Case

In Omaha, charges of conspiracy against Maurice P. Healey of Boston, manager of Ina Ray Hutton's orchestra, and Alfred Fiedler, Omaha attorney, were dismissed in federal court. Fiedler pled no contest to a misdemeanor, was fined $100 and costs for alleged illegal transfer of gasoline ration coupons.

OMAHA Maurice P. Healey Boston Ina Ray Hutton Alfred Fiedler

Follow the Boys falls short as wartime star tribute

Review of Follow the Boys at the State theater finds a film that aims to celebrate performers’ war effort but falters in plot and direction. George Raft Vera Zorina and Orson Welles appear in moments as Dinah Shore Sophie Tucker and Jeanette MacDonald perform numbers that fail to rescue the overall uneven package.

George Raft Vera Zorina Martha O'Driscoll Noah Beery, Jr State Theater Hollywood Raft Zorina USC Hollywood Victory Committee Orson Welles Marlene Dietrich Rita Dinah Shore Sophie Tucker Jeanette MacDonald

I'll See You in My Dreams in a Service Hospital

Nadine Subotnik comments on awaiting a true Hollywood tribute to soldiers in grease paint and notes she will lead the celebration when it arrives. She criticizes "Allergic to Love" as typical bill-completer fodder.

Hollywood Nadine Subotnik

Rainbow Island Tropical Musical Review Review

The piece praises Eddie Bracken and Dorothy Lamour in a lushly colored but implausible musical. It notes a thin plot about flyers among cannibals, a fiancé for the queen’s son, and a late shift to sailor’s tall tale.

Rainbow Island Dorothy Lamour Eddie Bracken Gil Lamb Barry Sullivan Paramount Theater Dottie

Lamour and Ferne Gater Spark Expected Clinic Roundup

A lively clinic scene features Lamour and Ferne Gater, promising something for everyone as they headline a community event. The gathering emphasizes broad participation with personalities driving engagement and varied activities.

Castillo Dies End of an Argentine Leader

Former Argentine President Ramon S. Castillo died after a lengthy illness at age 70. Ousted by the June 4 1943 military revolution he had served from July 3 1940 after Roberto Ortiz fell ill and was later inaugurated as president as Arturo Rawson assumed power.

Buenos Aires Ramon S. Castillo Argentina United States Roberto M. Ortiz National Assembly Ortiz Arturo Rawson Castillo

Cinema Listings and Show Times Across Theaters

The Gazette previews Friday schedules for Paramount Palace Rialto and other houses. Listings include Rainbow Island and Dead End showings with times from early afternoon to late night, plus destination Tokyo and Find the Blackmailer as feature films.

Gazette Paramount Rainbow Island Iowa Manhattan Palace Henry Aldrich Rialto Tokyo Marion

Linn County Supervisors Approve Airport Cable and Road Plans

The Linn County Board of Supervisors approves Cedar Rapids city action to place electric cable under a county road for airport obstruction lights and authorizes maintenance terms. It also sets hearing for Secondary Road District No. 198 in Grant Township and grants a Class B beer permit for Filie's Tavern.

Linn Rapid Melsha Linn County Town Wharers Cedar Rapids Board of Supervisors City of Lews Laws Grant Township Petty Seevell Center Point Beeson Wesley J Dvorak Filie Iowa Wit ‘ ‘Naborg Nells P Gladys James Patricia Lynn 43Rd St. SE Minnesota Jaims Bates Frank F Boulder Cemetery Boots J O Beerkren Buehler Bros Baba's Baba Poor Blood Bates Frank F Barron Motor Supply Shri Ofe Lillian Baker Oliver Carpenter's Grocery Colewrove J_E Iedar Rapids City of Crimine Vest Oy City Water Works Central City News Letter Duster Bros Alice C Sol Rel Park’ Foods Iaeaniel Park Foods Fe Donaldson Dickey's Grocery Edieman Ruth Erskine and Prouty Floyd the Tall Gas and Electric Co Poor Was Ar Rapids Sceevell Soupervisor Beavell Ceson David M. Elderkin Edith M Foote Clinton Township W. E. Bell Dempsy Jones County Recorder Elmer Dietz Elmer Dietz D. Elmer Horace F. Spratt Besson Linn Counts Towa Ketchum Freeman Goldie Kathleen Richard Betty Mervin Dole 12Th Avenue SE Iowa County Cosm Bertha E. Ward Sam C. Ward Scevell Central Park Fuel Company Hacgg Coal Co Chandler Coal Company W G_ Block Co Heeson

Delinquent tax collection authorized in Linn County 1944

The Linn County Board authorizes the delinquent personal tax collector to collect 1943 unpaid taxes after Oct 1 1944 with a 10 percent compensation. The record lists numerous individuals and firms receiving salaries, extra help, and payments for road maintenance, supplies, and dependent children support, reflecting county finances and welfare disbursements.

Reales Co Walton A Ofc Klinsky Sol Keller Co Klinger Paint Co Kahler Jack Sprat Klopp Daniel Laurence Press Co Shri Madhum George Mann Mary Mercy Hospital Me Too Grocery Mt. Vernon Bagny Margaret Rises Optical Co Rapid Blue Sanitary Farm Daiiries Snyder, Harlan Dept. of Social Welfare Sunshine Mission St. Luke's Meth. Hospital Hosp Brerasiete Grocery Simon Frank Milst. Luke's Meth Hospital Hosp Super Service Oil Co Scott Arthur S Suchomel FN Vorpahl R A van Vollenburg Vernon J G Walerand A Weeple E J Wright Othal Washburn Whitson Guy Yellow Cab Co Zimmerman Agnes Board of Supervisors Co. L. Beeson Linn County Otto F Hanzlik Accouau Linn Trews Anderson Georgia A & P Grocery Boone Leonard Baldwin Frank B Bureau of Dental Hygiene Black Bertram Township Bd of Trustees Bottorff Ruth Barron Lillian Treas Bundy Archie Bailey Earl Shrf Arthur L Bleakly WL Scott Checker Barron Mill Pener Saravel Beeson CL Smith James H T H Blakely Elizabeth Tribune Baker Wwe Tribune Publishing Co Ry Gertrude Milea Suppie Garhey Third Ave Virginia Cary Gertrude Shoman Elizabeth C L. Poor Adaline Thompson R Pump and Supply Co Home R Bakery Inc LaVeran M Darragh J W DeLuno Dolezal Joseph Edna Emery Imoxen Simary Embere Ray Edison Fordyce A. Alty Foster Findhv Sol Rel Peterelsen L. Rec Binding Fellwock Bernice Garvette Co Gouldin Florence Graver Deborah Grauerhaltz Holden Kohler Co Holub Hetherlndon’s Holden Kahler Co House of the Good Shepherd Hanzuik Otta jHneky Henry Herring Don Pauline A Jn Typewriter Exchange Ill Gas & Electric Co Fleeurle Light & Tower Co Ta Electric Light & Power Co Johnson Grocery iXolarik Skoppenhaver Meat Market Roxle Claude John W D C Lafayette Cafe Lefebvre Corp Blanks Marion Machinery Co Weed Supp Mills Myrtle C. Bd Mitchell Abraham Marion Water Co Martin Roasa Equip Co Machacek Chas Martin Oscar B McNai Mind & Supply Co McKesson ¢& Robbins Ald McElroy Leo Bell Telephone Co Natl Drug Co Neitderhis NW_ Bell Telephone Co Altah Civilian Defense Registrar of Vital Statistics Registars Reed Victoria Treas Extra Help Riggs Optical Co

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