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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 17, 1941

Page

4

Universal suspends Deanna in role selection squabble

Follywood notes say Deanna Durbin was suspended amid contract disputes with Universal. Rumors tie tensions to story and director choices, with Durbin absent from meetings while Vaughn Paul’s departure affects production. RKO courting Deanna’s husband, producer talks ongoing after Breen returns from Mexico.

Universal Deanna Deanna Durbin Cliff Work Nate Blumberg Deanna du INS Westee Ae Sean Vaughn Paul Vaughn RKO Joseph Breen Mexico

Paramount Theatre Short Subjects Schedule

The Gazette lists today's film schedule with showtimes for Paramount Palace Rialto Strand and Iowa theaters. Featured items include Honky Tonk Law in the Tropics Married Bachelor Whistling in the Dark Sunny Border Vigilantes Blondie on a Budget Wild Cat of Tucson Ragtime Cowboy Joe My Son is Guilty with respective times across venues.

Iowa Tropics Palace Border Vigilantes Rialto Blondie Wildcat Tucson Joe

Aide To Blondin In Falls Crossing Dies

Romain Mouton a 91 year old French clown who rode the shoulders of Blondin during the 1859 Niagara Falls tight rope crossing has died in poverty at St Brieuc France. The feat across 1100 feet at 160 feet above the river drew 50000 spectators as wind rose and threatened the stunt.

Vichy France Romain Mouton Niagara Falls Blondin St. Brieuc Jean Francois Gravelet Mouton

North Carolina Holds Vast Highway System Of State Roads

The state maintains a sprawling network totaling 58 232 miles of primary and secondary highways across North Carolina, reflecting extensive transportation infrastructure management.

State of North Carolina

Broadway Buzz and Wall Street Rumors in 1941

Walter Winchell notes on Babe Ruth's $25,000 asking price for Gehrig film. Jimmy Walker linked to a new New York race track funding by wealthy French refugees. Mentions Gene Krupa records, Ginger Rogers profile, Joe Louis King Joe forecast, and Jimmy Dorsey $40,000 Decca royalties amid a flurry of Hollywood, politics, and nightlife chatter.

Babe Ruth Gehrig Goldwyn Ruth Jimmy Walker New York Emerson Gul MGM Mickey and Judy Life Ginger Rogers Lawes Sing Sing Prison West Side Ella Ann Feerth Joe Joe Louis St. Moritz East Side Jimmy Dorsey Decca

Exploring Mindset and Marriage Trends in Wiggam Panel

Albert E Wiggam questions real versus imaginary handicaps revealing how unknown faults fuel insecurity. He notes US marriages last about 20 years and with no divorces would rise to 23, while divorce rates may cap future trends. A self confident stance depends on origins, not merit.

United States Alfred Cohen

Self confident geniuses seek improvement while complacent minds stagnate

The text contrasts professionals such as mechanics musicians and architects with geniuses who exhibit supreme confidence in their abilities. It notes that while true geniuses continually strive to do better, complacent individuals are content with ignorance and laziness and make no effort to improve.

Defense Bond Quiz for workers facing layoff after war

A machinist asks how to prepare for postwar unemployment. Answer urges systematic purchases of defense savings bonds to build a reserve for readjustment, and warns against chain letters while promoting buying stamps at post offices, banks, or savings institutions. The note adds bonds and stamps are sold nationwide and cites expanding federal airways.

Defense Savings Savings and Loan Association United States Washington, D. C

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