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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 26, 1942

Page

8

Hollywood Shakeup in Moon Is Down Cast

Hollywood gossip notes a cast shakeup for The Moon Is Down with Irving Pichel directing and Annabella testing for Molly. Donald Crisp is slated as the mayor, while news of Patricia Prest’s connection to a Dieppe raid and otherRumors about Laughton Lanchester, Vivian Mason, K T Stevens, Connie Haines, and Ann Harding fill the column.

Donald Crisp Annabella Twen Patricia Prest Canada Shirley Temple Dieppe Patricia Twentieth Century Fox Serg Roderick Prest Hollywood Charles Laughton Elsa Lanchester Vivian Mason K. T. Stevens John Hambleton New York Connie Haines Tommy Dorsey Joel Alien Lockheed Ann Harding Mrs. Davies Moscow Bonita Granville David May John Payne Jane Russell Freddie Bartholomew Jean Parker Douglas Dawson

Fuel Oil to Be Cut Third Under Rationing

Washington AP Home fuel oil rationing in 30 eastern and mid western states will use an average reduction near one third of normal consumption rather than a flat 25 percent. Officials say efficiency measures like insulation and weather stripping influence each household cut. reductions range from about 15 percent to over 33 percent depending on home efficiency and oil use.

Washington Office of Administration Paul M. O Gary O'Leary CPA

Plane Crashes Near Clinton Pilot Hurt

AP reports a plane crash south of Clinton injuring one pilot with minor shoulder and arm injuries. A second airman landed safely two miles away as both crafts ran low on fuel and brakes locked in sandy soil causing a nose over with limited damage overall.

Clinton Ann Here Iowa Highway Flvers

Scrap Drive Winners Do World Series Tickets Prize

In Scranton air raid post scrap drive the top tonnage earns two World Series tickets while the runner up takes 25 dollars. Dalton contest raises 15 tons with general admission 10 pounds and reserved seats 25 pounds.

Associated Press Scranton Dalton

City plans to replace street signs with pole markers

San Francisco officials propose removing regular street signposts and using utility poles as markers. Painted curbside indicators will replace parking regulation signs, guiding motorists with new visual cues.

San Francisco

New York Eyes Scrap Metal From Cemeteries

City officials announce plans to reclaim 10 000 tons of salvaged fan and bronze from old cemetery plots if owners permit removal of chain and rod fences surrounding graves. The initiative aims to repurpose scrap metal for urban needs.

New York

Nurses to Be Eligible to Marry in Army Corps

Washington AP Mem bers of the Army Nurses Corps may marry without losing their jobs. The War Department says nurses who marry will remain in active service until six months after the war ends. Current nurses cannot resign unless replacements exist. new appointees or those ordered since Dec 27, 1941 cannot resign during the war except for disability or incompetence. Effective Oct 1.

Washington Army Nurses Corps War Department Surgeon General of the Army Department

Slimming Shirtfrock Pattern 4229 by Anne Adams

Fashion pattern notice for a front buttoning shirtwaist dress pattern 4229 by Anne Adams. Available in sizes 34 to 48, size 36 uses 2 1/2 yards of 54 inch fabric. Send 16 cents for the pattern and 10 cents for the Fall and Winter Pattern Book with 100 illustrations. Mail to Cedar Street, New York.

Anne Adams Cedar 17Th St Ee York

Ancient banter on fashions and gender norms in history

A humorous verse recalls Adam and Eve in fig leaves and rabbit skins, mocking how men commented on women’s clothing. It notes women ignore such signs of ridicule as they walk about in modern dress, including slacks, and stay confident despite gossip.

Adam Eve

War Bond Breakfast Sets New National Record in New Orleans

New Orleans residents paid $3,583,425 for war bonds at a 1000-dollar plate breakfast, breaking the national over-subscription record. Campaign chair A. B. Paterson expects total sales near $4,000,000 once final counts are in, surpassing the prior $3,321,900 record.

New Orleans A. B. Paterson

Navy Owens-Corning Fiber Glass Board Cuts Ship Aluminum Use

The Navy in cooperation with Owens-Corning has developed a glass fiberboard for heat insulation and interior finish on warships. Officials said it has saved more than 5,000,000 pounds of aluminum since January 1, a figure equivalent to the aluminum used across the continental United States.

Washington Navy Department Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation United States

War Production Board allows gas or electric service connection

The War Production Board issued an order authorizing utilities to connect gas or electric service for operation without requiring special authorization. The directive aims to speed utility setup amid wartime needs in Washington.

Washington The War Production Board

Milwaukee By. Income For Nine Months Gains

Chicago Milwaukee St. Paul and Pacific reports nine month net income of 4,170,570 dollars ending August 31 up from 3,045,151 dollars in the prior year. The August 1942 earnings were 1,694,689 dollars.

Milwaukee Chicago St. A Pacific

Senate Wartime Committee Action Reported

Washington AP notes the Senate military committee voted unanimously on Friday to set war time strategy and authorize related measures amid ongoing wartime debate.

Senate Washington Senate Military Committee

Hitler Winning War Told To Senate By Pepper

Senator Claude Pepper reported in Washington circles that Hitler asked Japan to delay an India attack until ready to strike elsewhere. Pepper said Hitler is winning the war and the United States is losing, claiming Russia is a dismembered country with 30 to 40 million behind the Urals and Volga.

Washington INS Claude Pepper D-Fla Senate Hitler Japan India Pepper United States Russia Urals Volga Orth

Amazon Forests Hold Lots of Rubber Claims

Major Wendell Dove returning from an Amazon Basin inspection tour said there may be more than 842000 tons of rubber in South American forests. He described rubber trees stretching 2000 miles across the basin spanning Venezuela Colombia Ecuador Bolivia and Brazil.

New York Wendell Dove Amazon Basin South America Venezuela Colombia Ecuador Bolivia Brazil

Evening Cinema Schedule Keeps Shifting Across Theaters

The Gazette lists today’s showtimes for Paramount Iowa State Palace Rialto Times Marion and featured films including Wake Island The Pride of the Yankees Mexican Spitfire’s Elephant Tombstone The Town Too Tough to Die The World at War Secret Agent of Japan Escape from Hong Kong The Perfect Crime Two Yanks in Trinidad On a Sunny Side G Din King Fi with multiple daily slots and a midnight show.

Tombstone Palace Japan Rialto Hong Kong Trinidad

Broadway gossip and fan lore brighten wartime nights

Walter Winchell column vibes capture Don Weatherston a waiter on Lusitania now Giants fan after missing ship. Puissant Broadway sketches include Paulette Goddard politics, Rita Hayworth and Astaire film notes, and Londonlike chatter from Stork Bar to La Vie Parisienne.

Tee Manhattan Polo Grounds Don Weatherston Club 18 Mel Ott Horace Stoneham Lusitania

Sees No Likelihood Of German Collapse

London AP reports Dingle M Foot, parliamentary undersecretary for economic warfare, says Russia’s campaign has strained Germany’s resources but foresees no near term collapse of the German war effort.

London Dingle M. Foot Ministry of Economic Warfare Germany

Notice of Appointment of Executors in Iowa Estate

Notice is hereby given that on September 11 1942 the undersigned were appointed executors of the estate of Anna Kaliban late of Linn County Iowa deceased. All persons indebted to said estate are requested to make payment and those having claims will file them in the office of the Linn County District Court. Hanziik Attorney.

State of Iowa Linn County Anna Kaliban Towe Jayne Late Linn “Demain

US and Allied Forces Hit Guadalcanal and Surrounding Islands

U S and allied aircraft pound Japanese transports and positions around Guadalcanal and nearby Santa Isabel and Tulagi areas. Bombers, destroyers, and marine units press attacks on supply routes, airfields, and coastal targets as defenders reinforce positions amid ongoing combat in the Solomons.

United Department U. S Pane Guadale Shortland Island Fies Bougainville Guadalcanal Seleshine Tulagi Harbor New Georgia Santa Isabel Islands Gizo Island Rekata Bay Santa Isabel Island oSing Attac Navy Marine Corps

Notice of Administration in Linn County Iowa 1943

Notice states that on September 21 1943 Jayne Holmes was appointed administrator of Linn County Iowa estate. All persons indebted must settle promptly and file claims with attorney Stewart Holmes. Court oversight cited.

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