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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1944
Page
1
A playful, era rich montage blends Walter Winchell style rhythm with New York tales and Hollywood captions. It notes cultural figures, party chatter, and social commentary from late nightlife to political debates, reflecting press satire and urban mood of the time.
Probate in Linn County Iowa grants Blanche Lopata as administratrix of the Frank E. Lopata estate on October 14 1944. Creditors must settle debts and file claims with the Linn County Clerk before the probate court. Attorney Jos Meketa represents the administratrix.
New York AP report compares World War II inductees to World War I recruits and 4-Fs. Average height and weight show soldiers of 1944 are taller and heavier, suggesting better overall health and resilience due to nutrition and public health advances. Major Gen. Hawley notes improved recovery from wounds across recent soldiers.
Ten month old Vic Beaver played the son of Jean Arthur and Lee Bowman in The Impatient Years. The toys used in the scene were loaned for the film by Jean Arthur herself.
Monday listings from Paramount State Palace Rialto Marion and others show film runs. Titles include Greenwich Village The Master Race Ever Since Venus Song of the Open Road Twilight on the Prairie And the Angels Sing Bermuda Mystery Hoosier Holiday Pride of the Plains Cry Havoc Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid The Story of Dr Wassell Slightly Terrific with multiple showtimes across venues.
British forces attacked the German battleship Tirpitz at her southern Haakoy moorings near Tromsoe in northern Norway. A six ton earthquake bomb hit the ship as she lay under escort to Kiel from Ritenfierd, with damage estimates not yet available.
A U S civil service commission representative will interview at the U S employment office 308 Third street SE Nov 6 7 and 8 offering immediate appointment to jobs at West Coast navy yards Positions include ship fitter sheetmetal worker copper smith helper laborer machinist pipefitter and electrician Women working members of a recruit s family are also sought Similar positions are available at Pearl Harbor and the Hastings Neb ammunition depot Persons now employed in war work should not apply.
Public notice lists a petition for a township road district in Linn County Iowa describing multiple parcels and landowners as it seeks to surface township roads. A hearing is set before the Board of Supervisors at the Cedar Rapids courthouse on October 31, 1944 at 2:00 PM with interested parties invited to attend.
Hollywood reports Dorothy Parker has agreed to write dialogue for Constance Bennett drama Paris Underground with Boris Ingster, Connie to travel to New York Tuesday for talks. Meanwhile George Sanders to play himself in Crime On My Hands. Selznick eyes Scarlet Lily as Mary Magdalene biopic. Ingrid to star in Technicolor Mary Magdalene. John Loder lands Jealousy lead opposite Jane Randolph. Joan Fontaine's mother debuts in Lost Weekend alongside Susan, with Phil Silvers in One Thousand and One Nights.
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