Our Hearts Were Young and Gay at the Princess
The film about Gore Skinner and Diana Kimbrough stars Gail Russell and Diane Lynn with Dorothy Gish and Charles Ruggles. Paramount moved quickly to capitalize on the real life duo’s adventures as they tour Europe in this biographical comedy. The piece teases further showings including Doughgirls starring Ann Sheridan, Jack Carson, and Jane Wyman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lou Gehrig
Joseph E. Davie
Quarge -M. Cohan
Corydon M. Wassell
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Woodrow Wilson
Otis Skinner
Emily Kimbrough
Skinner-Kimbrough
Princess Theatre
Gail Russell
Miss Skinner
Diane Lynn
Miss Kimbrough
Dorothy Gish
Charles Ruggles
Paramount
New York
Europe
Gail
Diana
Paris
London
Notre Dame
Ritz
Savoy
Frisco Sal heads to Princess Theatre with a Barbary Coast backdrop
Universal's George Waggner brings Frisco Sal to the Princess Theatre next Wednesday August 1 set in late 1890s San Francisco. Co stars Susanna Foster Turhan Bey and Alan Curtis as the era's boisterous Barbary Coast life and liquor license intrigue. The feature follows The Suspect with Charles Laughton coming August 8. Local social notes record dinners and visits including Marion Freed Dale Sanderson Harold Freed Lorraine Hoyt and the Ericksons with travel plans and funerary attendance in Republic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Universal
George Wagger
Susanna Foster
Turhan Bey
Alan Curtis
George Waggner
Pacific Street
San Francisco
Princess Theatre
Charles Laughton
Dance Friday Night Resumes After Harvest Layoff
Community Club sponsored street dances return Friday night after a two week break due to harvest. Heavy rains delayed wheat harvest across the region though quality remains good. Chris Nelson notes his elevator is full and closed to new grain as marketing runs reach five to seven thousand bushels per day. The 1945 harvest nears completion with fall plowing planned next.
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Chris Nelson
Big Movie Lineup At The Princess Theatre
Local listings note feature titles at the Princess including Winged Victory Keys of the Kingdom Hollywood Canteen and more. The page records community notices and social visits from Scandia Republic and nearby towns with multiple households hosting dinners and guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingdom
War era notices of service members and family visits
Wyatt Corbin heads to Leavenworth for physical then returns and is ready for call. Kay Goodwin visits from the Southwest Pacific and heads to Kansas City with a few days leave before new assignment. S Sgt. Forrest Johnson travels to Miami for further duty. Families host suppers and visits for Ensign Leo Johnson and Sgt Rex Hanson. Kay Goodwin recalls Okinawa and Iwo Jima action with a storm halting ship repairs. Major Guy Ward returns from the European Theater with 30 day furlough before reassignment. Cardwell returns to San Francisco after furlough. Counts of family dinners, picnics, and hospitality accompany these wartime updates.
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Kay Goodwin
Y3i
Southwest Pacific
Kansas City
Claude Goodwin
Kay
Yeoman 3Je
Okinawa
Iwo Jima
Guy E.ward
Honor guest at Leslie Rasmussen dinner features local guests
Kay Goodwin was honor guest at a Wednesday evening dinner at the Leslie Rasmussen home. Other guests included Miss Shirley Brown of Belleville Miss Bernice Eckert of Glasco and Mr and Mrs Claude Goodwin and Marjorie. Word came to friends that S Set Walter Boyles landed in San Francisco California Sunday from the Southwest Pacific.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kay Goodwin
Leslie Rasmussen
Shirley Brown
Belleville
Bernice Eckert
Glasco
Claude Goodwin
Marjorie
S|set
Walter Boyles
San Francisco
Calif
Southwest Pacific
Two Days Reunion of Nelson Larson in Philippines
Leslie Nelson and Carl Larson, sons of Otto Nelson and family, spent two days together in the Philippines after maneuvering to confirm the meet. A lawn picnic at Joe N. Johnson’s Sunday honored Ensign Leo Johnson and wife with several local residents present. Pvt. Carl A. Kallman returned to Fort Riley with his parents after furlough. Glenn A. Johnson moves to 85 Swan Island Co P M Los Angeles under Pacific Tanker Operators.
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Joe N. Johnson
Ensign
Leo Johnson
Benny Lervold
Carl Hammer
G. A. Nystrom
Lawrence Nystrom
Courtland
Harry Nelson
Jamestown
Lewis Wallin
Ella Burns
Laura Lars
Leslie Nelson
Otto Nelson
Carl Larson
Philippines
Carl A. Kallman
Fort Riley
Ed Kallman
iVerse Beck
Republic
Marion Johnson
Belleville
Glenn A. Johnson
Swan Island Co P. M
Los Angeles
Calif
Pacific Tanker Operators
R. L. Fuller
Raton, N. M
Pvt
Carl
Lieutenant E L White Identified in Military Roll
Lt. E. L. White 0-796466 assigned to BPO No. 6 Sqd at T. Lowry Field Denver Colorado listed in the official roster.
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E. L. White
BPO
Sqd
T. Lowry Field
Denver
Colo
Princess Theatre Re registration urged for work night
The Princess Theatre calls for a new or renewed registration for their work night. A book will be available at the Princess or The Journal office, and all are requested to re register. On September 13 current names will be removed and new names added.
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Princess Theatre
The
Princess
Journal Office
Local Army and Navy families gather in Fairbury
Major J I McDowell Jr returns from four years in the Philippines on 45 days leave. A crowd honored Frank Newcomb home on Navy leave. Others include Guy Perry receiving medical discharge and Pvt Carl Kallman visiting his sister. Paul Albro, injured veteran, works in Fairbury while starting electrical engineering in Lincoln.
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Frank Newcomb
Navy
John Newcomb
Rosie
J. I. McDowell, Jr
Philippines
J. I. McDowell, Sr
Evelyn
Howard" Larkins
Susan Lee
Fairbury
Nebr
W. C. Nesmith
Paul Albro
Scandia
Montgomery Ward and Co
Lincoln
Lorraine
Helvey
Paul
Mrs Brewster Kin Visit From Nebraska and Illinois
Mrs C R McGregor of Louisville Nebraska and Mrs Fred Wisely with daughter Carolyn of Rock Island Illinois visited at the Godfried Larson home and with their father Robert Brewster and brother Cleo Brewster Mamie and wife. They returned home Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee McCarty
Ft. Collins
Colo
C. R. McGregor
Louisville
Nebr
Fred Wisely
Carolyn
Rock Island, Il
Godfried Larson
Robert Brewster
Cleo Brewster
Mommie
Will Bowersox
Wichita
Elsie Bowersox
Belleville
Mrs
Algor Anderson Returns From Lincoln Hospital
Algor Anderson arrived home late last week from Lincoln Nebraska where he has been a patient under observation at the Veterans hospital He seems much better and brings home encouraging news of his condition as found by the physicians in that institution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algor Anderson
Lincoln
Nebr
Veterans Hospital
Social Visits and Local Moves Around Scandia
Mrs. Ed Swanson and Mrs. Dallas Mathis with son Richard visit John and Mrs. Carlson in Scandia. Mrs. Robt Vanway of Ionia visits Scandia friends. Vic Anderson injures foot from ladder. Gus Nystrom attends Republic dinner for Mrs Hollis. SS Foster Helvey from Fairbury on Scandia business. Mrs. W O Seikes arrives to stay with the Larson family. Mrs. George Larson and relatives call at Rev Pearson. Oscar Norgard hosts George Christie Olaf Norgard in Sunday visit. Mrs. Larnen and others depart for Kansas City with Bohman as escort.
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Ed Swanson
Dallas Mathis
Richard
Weiser
Idaho
John Carlson
Nichols Family News and Local Visits Report
A mixed hometown note details a letter from Dr. C V Nichols to his father Dr George Nichols, mentions berries and crops, Joyce’s FBI position in Topeka, and social visits across Wellington area. It lists several residents visiting relatives, hospital calls, travel to Topeka, and family updates including injuries and workers at local farms.
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C. V. Nichols
George Nichols
Nichols
Dee
Aoi N
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Doughgirls
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Jack Carson
Jane Wyman
Prisco Sal
Charles Freed
Marion Freed
Dale Sanderson
Harold Freed
Mary Lee
Lorraine Hoyt
Milwaukee
Wisc
Bill Wilson
Clarence Barber
Jane Mosher
Sign of the
Brooklyn
Thunderhead
Flicka
Rainbow Island
Bernadette
National Velvet
Billy Rose
Archie Isaacson
Smolan
Archie
Cap” Moe
Spears Sanitarium
Ed Jensen
Ed Wires
Mary West
Vivian Nelson
Artie Jensen
Virginia
Harold Nesmith
Howard Larkins
Fairbury, Nebr
Earl Nesmith
Marilyn
Stella Downing
Chas. Aspegren
Wilbur Hall
Wesley Hall
Albin Forsberg
Gus Bentsen
Concordia
Frank Isaacson
Bertha Fogelberg
Aaron Carlson
Helen
Hilma
David Carlson
George Haser
Frances
Ravenna
Near
Alfred Hallowell
Julius Olson
Daughters of
Texas
Norway
E. M. Eastvedt
George Larson
Gene Larson
Clyde Norris
Arlene Neilson
Spalding
Jack Reece
K. V. Cox
Dean
C. M. Underhill
Paul Underhill
Shupson
Wyatt Corbin
Leavenworth
Forrest Johnson
Horton Johnson
Miami Fla
Lars Hanson
Sgt
Rex Hanson
Neal Cady
Edwin Waite
Lowry Field
White
Sebring
Fla
Guy E. Ward
N. J. Ward
Dr. E. Porter Ahrens
Pfc
Philroy Henry
Carrol Anderson
Lars Hansen
Martin Hanson
Macyville
John Cady
Scottsville
Keith Cady
Cuba
Evert Anderson
Red Cloud
Harold Pounds
Charbeneau
Carl Kallman
Kallman
Raton
N. M
Earl Sankey
Verle Beck
Dale Simonds
Charley Tod
Cardwell
San. Francisco
Ensign Léo Johnson
E. A. Tornquist
Abe Johnson
Clinton
Fred Jackson
Artie Jackson
Earnie
Earl Kitchen
Earl, Jr
Hugh McMullen
Steven
Guy I. Perry
Hile
Wagner
Okla
Momml.c
California
Frank Ellyas
Stephanie
Vic Anderson
Gus Nystrom
J. W. Hollis
Foster Helvey
W. O. Seikes
Larry and
N. H. Pearson
Oscar Norgard
George Christie
Olaf Norgard
Pauline
Larnen
Lloyd
Barleen
Jimmie
Clarence
Ross
Kansas City Bay
Cliss
Bohman
Nichols Famile
Joyce
F.B.I
Topeka
Doc
Fred Evert
Lee Bettis
Vernon Evert
Ida Shellhase
Concordia Hospital
Adolph Nelson
Topeka Sat
Yvonne Nelson
William Duncan
Albert Moe
Frank Granstedt
Moe
John Fredrickson
Reuben Fredrickson
Alice
Johnnie
Fredrickson
Ronnie
Netls Sandell
Combine
Duaine Greenslade
Norma
Princeton
Phyllis
0. A. Johnson
Irvin Currie
Raymond Cooper
Carl Norgard
Frank Larsen
Wayne Watson
Lorraine Lindecrantz
Mavis Freed
Denver, Colo
Ruth Brewster
Hastings, Nebr
Lloyd Davis
Vaughn Dean Ocobock
C. P. Rydell
George Stromberg
Nelson
Lena Erickson
Morganville
Joe Johnson
Aaron Johnson
Mr. Johnson
A. B. Johnson
Howard Brewster
Mrs. May White
Superior
Ben Stofer
Frank Sehneberger
C. D. Billups
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