Yolanda and the Thief opens at State Theatre this Friday
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents Yolanda and the Thief a lavish Technicolor romantic caper in Patria starring Fred Astaire and Lucille Bremer. Frank Morgan and Leon Ames provide supporting humor and flair while Vincente Minnelli directs and Arthur Freed produces this escapist fantasy of intrigue and money.
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Yolanda and
State Theatre
Fred Astaire
Lucille Bremer
Yolanda
Land
Patria
Frank Morgan
Astaire
Leon Ames
St. Louis
Guardian Angel
Vincente Minnelli
Arthur Freed
Yolanda and the Thief
Dome car voyage and family notes from Indiana trip
The narrator recalls a Chicago trip aboard a new steel Dome car with glass upper deck and a family voyage to Valparaiso Indiana to visit Ben Davison. They describe delays at Burlington and Union Station, a hospital stay for Ben, news of Spar discharges by May 20, and updates on relatives, school jokes, and hometown visits.
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Chicago
Ben Davison
Valparaiso
Ind
Burlington
United States
Mary
Union Station
D. C
Goodby's
Englewood
Mary McGill
Harrisburg
Ben
Benny
Darlene
Billy
al Capores
Carlotta
Crown Point
Duane
Switzerland
St. Moritz
Gita Wittmer
John Widmer
Jesse
Wapello
Kirksville
Baby dies after running into car in Mount Pleasant
In Mount Pleasant Iowa on April 4 14 month old Jackie Stoute died from a fractured skull after apparently running into a car driven by his stepfather Jack Hodson Hodson had just married the mother and found the child a few feet from the car as he moved it a short distance then returned to find the boy beside the vehicle
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Mount Pleasant
Iowa
Jackie Stoute
Jack Hodson
Longview hospital reports two surviving quadruplets
In Longview Washington two of the quadruplets survive after birth while the first born baby a boy died at St Johns hospital yesterday and the third born a boy died Tuesday night.
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Longview
Wash
St. John’s Hospital
Sons contest wills over rope purchase bequest
In Los Angeles on April 4 two sons challenged their mother Annie Roll Rosenbaum's will. The 62 year old left her estate of 25 000 dollars to her two daughters in equal shares with a curious bequest of one dollar to each son to purchase rope to hang themselves.
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Los Angeles
Annie Roll Rosenbaum
Saint Peter Answers Phone at Buckley Field
Denver April 4. UP report says callers to the chaplain's office at Buckley Field were startled by a voice saying Chaplain's office St Peter speaking. Army officials explained Pvt. Saint L Peter of Omak Washington was assigned to answer the telephone.
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ST. Peter
Denver
Buckley Field
Pvt. Saint L. Peter
Omak
Wash
Fluorine in Water Linked to Tooth Decay Study
Tooth decay, especially in children, may depend on the amount of fluorine in a community's drinking water, a mineral salt linked to dental health.
Soldier Gil Saves and Ships German Collectibles
A veteran who served with the Ordnance Division from 1942 to overseas service in 1944 amassed a large German artifact collection. He sent home two German clocks and a Swiss clock that still keep perfect time along with vases knives dishes and various dining sets and textiles. Many items were damaged in packing but the collection offers extensive items to study and admire.
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Derwent
Leaders Farm Bureau
Mt. Pleasant
Gilbert Troutman
Clyde Troutman
Wayland
UNRRA
Munich
Germany
Bamberg
Nurenberg
Washington
Iowa
Budingden
Frankfurt
Gil
Septem
Ber
Ordnance
Brighton Band Performs at New London Festival
Brighton high school band led by John Yousling joined other towns Mediapolis Morning Sun Ainsworth Crawfordsville in a music festival at New London. Local notes include marriage announcements, relocations to Texas, births in Ottumwa and Muscatine, military discharges, and community events.
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Edna S. Crile
Brighton
John Yousling
Washington
New London
Mediapolis
Morning Sur
Ainsworth
Crawfordsville
Charley Bennett
Lynn Barker
Hollywood
Calif
Sarasota
Illa
William Stockman, Jr
Wm. Stockman
Hayesville
Funeral Services For Louis Fisher Held at Junction
Funeral services for Louis Fisher 54 formerly of Columbus Junction were held Tuesday afternoon in Stephens Funeral Home with Rev Bri Mitchell officiating burial was in Columbus City cemetery. Fisher operated an electrical store here born January 30 1892 survived by widow and several brothers and sisters.
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Martha Butler
Columbus Junction
Louis Fisher
East Moline
Stephens
Bri. K. Mitchell
Columbus City
Fisher
Matie Jones
Joseph
C.’nton ‘Green
Iowa Southern Utilities Company
Philippines
Japan
J. A. Green
Terry Jo
Fairfield
Wapello
Coiter
Gerald Breneman
Isaac Stone
Cotter
Helen Howell
Edith Reaney
Robert Hynes
Camp Giant
la Havre
France
Maren 7
Germany
Northey Reelected Columbus Schools Superintendent
E. Northey, longtime Columbus schools superintendent, was unanimously reelected for another term. Bruce Gardner was elected to the vacant position.
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Martha Butler
Columbus Junction
H. E. Northey
Columbus
Bruce Gardner
Voacn
Radar industry delivers vast war assets before surrender
Radar grew rapidly from near invisibility before 1940 to a major supplier, with the industry providing nearly three billion dollars worth of equipment to the army and navy by the time of Japan's surrender.
Two Die in Burlington Auto Crash at Highway Intersection
In Burlington, Iowa, two people died and a third was critically injured when a car driven by Lloyd Andries collided with Roy Upton’s vehicle at the Highway 80 Roosevelt road junction. Victims Roy Upton, 34, and Alice Tracey, 25, died at the scene. Andries remained unconscious with critical injuries.
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Burlington
Roy Upton
Iowa Tavern
Lloyd Andries
West Point
Alice Tracey
Burlington Glove Factory
Mount Pleasant
Andries
Roosevelt Road
Farm Spending on Refrigerators Exceeds Other Appliances
Farmers have already spent more money on mechanical refrigerators than on any other single electric household appliance or item of electrical equipment. This reflects rising consumer demand for cooling appliances amid expanding home modernization and agricultural household needs.
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FOX
John Loderle
Eeases
Charlie Barnet
Orchestre
Iaens James Craig
Signe Hasso
Elliott
and Bobby Blake
Sophronia Lamphere
Kodak Films
Ates
Nellie M.wittmer
W. L
Little
TIN Shop
Peter Pan
Parkes
Mile Song and
Dave Delight
M-G-M
Sir Ba Bremer
Mildred Natwick
Mary Nash
Carh
Les Gilmere
Shell Station
Baby
Floyd Holliday, Jr
Hershey Hospital
Muscatine
William H. Jones
Robert E. Jones
Hugh Jones
Camp Crowner
Robert Allan Wince
Harpy Wince
Navy
Pearl Harbor
Idaho
Pacific
Max G. Allen
Elton Allen
Conesville
1635Th Engineeers
Okinawa
Joan Enyart
Betty Rokey
Joan
Jean Hotle
E. E. Hopkins
Hopkins
Maniton
Colo
Lettsville Rebekah Lodge
Silver Leaf Rebekah Lodge
Louisa County
Oakville
Weber and Huston Implement
J. H
Columbus Community Library
William B. Hawkins
Junction
Northey
Rigenhagen Orchard
Nature
Doan
Surance
Iowa Continental Telephone Company
TATA
Coe
Batte
Washington Oil Co
Cal Meyers
Iowa City
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