Selznick Buys Cronin Novel for Reported $100000
Hollywood notes report David Selznick will purchase A. J. Cronin’s The Keys of the Kingdom for about $100,000. The saga of a priest’s life and faith is cited as a strong screen prospect with casting underway. Also, Walt Disney and Ock Whitney plan promotional activity in South America and a Brazilian epic project is discussed.
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A. J. Cronin
David Selznick
David
Cronin
Ock Whitney
South America
Rio de Janeiro
Walt Disney
Mrs. Vargas
Brazil
Buenos Aires
Disney
Whitney
Santiago
Mr. Whitney
Ministers of
Hollywood
Jack Warner
Sam Wood
England
Horatio Hornblower
Comany
Sam
Ood Pictures
R. Chips
Max Milder
Warners
Jack
Forrester
Laurence Olivier
Movie Schedules Show Dr Kildare and Citizen Kane Mix
The Gazette lists today’s showtimes for Paramount Accent on Love IOWA State Palace and Army. Films include Dr Kildare’s Wedding Day Citizen Kane Kiss the Boys Good bye Tillie the Toiler Andy Hardy’s Private Secretary The Quarterback and a new panzer killer tank project.
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Dane
Palace
Andy Hardy
Mind Your Manners Guide Quiz Answers
A guided etiquette Q and A session covering lending books, wardrobe planning, maid duties, wine opening, child guest policy, and dinner invitation etiquette. Answers favor polite boundaries. best solution is to politely explain and adjust plans.
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John
Sue
Morris Wilson Named Chair of British Supply Council in Washington
Churchill announces Morris Wilson of Montreal is appointed chairman of the British supply council in Washington succeeding the late Arthur Purvis. E P Taylor named chief executive officer and vice chairman president of the council.
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LLP
Churchill
Morris Wilson
Montreal
British Supply Council
Washington
Arthur Purvis
E. P. Taylor
The Tyrant by Edgar A. Guest
The poem contrasts tyrants who glory in power with the cost paid by the ruler. It condemns mass cruelty and isolation, noting that tyranny ends in loss of honor, power, and company as force meets a greater force.
Broadway Wit and White House Gossipy Revelations
Walter Winchell recounts Dowling entertaining at the White House with Giovanni who jokes about stealing a guard’s gun. Secret Service boss is Congress, J. Liebling profiles a British general, and a Stork Club midnight scene features naval officers. Virginia Cowles dodges lunches with Gunther while Roosevelt Churchill trip gossip circulates.
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Eddie
White House
Giovanni
Secret Service
Nh-nh
FDR
Dowling
Mr. Roosevelt
United States
Congress
J. Liebling
London
Liebling
Methodist Youth Peace Drive Unites 2 Million Members
The national conference of the Methodist Youth Fellowship adopted a program to unite 2,000,000 Methodist youths in a movement to keep the nation out of war and to hold a peace demonstration Armistice Day.
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Baldwin
Kan
National Conference of the Methodist Youth Fellowship
Exploring Mind Readers and Marriage Myths
Wiggam poses Q and A on bachelor husbands and trust in daily life. He previews Monday’s piece on why older bachelors might make good husbands, noting traits like provision, maturity, and taste while inviting opposite views. He also discusses letter writing as a window into personality and the value of trust in everyday dealings.
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Justine Mansfield
Notice of Proposals for Concrete Curb and Gutter Work
City of Cedar Rapids Iowa invites sealed bids for concrete curb and gutter on N Street Southwest from 14th to 15th Avenues and L Street Southwest from 6th to 10th Avenues. Bids due September 22 1941 at 10 am. 10 percent bid bonds required with checks payable to City Treasurer.
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Linn County
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15Th Avenue
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10Th Avenue
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Cedar Rapids Gasette
Roosevelt Defends Draft Girls Proposal in Liberty Article
Mrs. Franklin D Roosevelt explains her idea of training 18 to 24 year old conscript girls for a year of service, clarifying she did not advocate universal conscription or camps. She describes three groups of girls based on education and economic needs and discusses future employment aims.
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NEW York
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Liberty Magazine
Roosevelt
Lieved
Roosevelt Speech Advocates Training for Last Group
Mrs. Roosevelt argues a year of government funded training would aid the final group as well as the draftees. She notes limited gains from training for the first and second groups, emphasizing practical preparation over formal schooling.
CIO Convention Votes Aid to Nations Resisting Hitlerism
The United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers union, in Camden, adopted a resolution urging the United States to provide quick help to nations resisting Hitlerism. The vote was 382 to 5, marking a strong interventionist stance by a major CIO unit despite John L. Lewis isolationist ties.
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Camden
N. J
John L. Lewis
Congress of Industrial Organizations
United States
United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers
CIO
Lewis
Notice to Sell Real Estate in Receivership
Public notice by M W Ellis Receiver of the Iowa State Savings Bank Cedar Rapids seeks court approval to sell Lot 8 Block 51 Carpenter’s Seventh Addition Cedar Rapids Linn County Iowa by private or public sale for 050 with higher bids considered. Hearing set September 9 1941 at 9 00 am at Linn County Courthouse Cedar Rapids.
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Towa
Iowa State Savings Bank of
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Towa State Repangs Jake
Towa State Baye Ings Bank of
Carpenter
Neation
G. K. Thompson
Eighteenth Judicial District of
Linn County Court House
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