My Favorite Blonde Brings Hopeful Laughs to Wartime Audiences
Bob Hope and Madeleine Carroll star in My Favorite Blonde at the State Theatre, a brisk wartime comedy that parodies spy thrillers. The film plays on Keep ’em Laughing as a weapon against enemy tension, with Hope outwitting captors and dodging danger across New York to a California air field.
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Hollywood
State Theatre
Bob Hope
Madeleine Carroll
Madeleine
Bob
New York
California
Gale Sondergaard
George Zucco
Lionel Royce
Victor Varconi
Crane Whitley
Otto Reichow
Percy the Penguin Steals Spotlight in Favorite Blonde Fun
A playful penguin named Percy stars in Favorite Blonde Fun causing laughter as he wanders through scenes, always stealing the spotlight from nearby players and delivering comic chaos.
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Paramount
Percy
Madelyn Briggs Weds Floyd Tisor in Kohaka Ceremony
Madelyn Briggs daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Briggs Letts and Floyd Tisor son of Mr and Mrs Edward Tisor Columbus Junction were married Sunday June 14 at Kohaka Mo Mrs Tisor is Letts high school graduate class of 1949 Mr Tisor Columbus Junction high school graduate and operator of the Standard Oil filling station on highway No 2 The couple will reside in Columbus Junction
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Wartha Butler
Columbus Junction
Madelyn Briggs
Frank Briggs
Letts
Floyd Tisor
Edward Tisor
Kohaka
Tisor
Mr. Tisor
Columbus Junction High School
Stanard Oil
Highway No. $2
Local visits and wartime cattle trends noted
Richard Brown visits Cedar Rapids relatives while Parental Home hosts Lorain Turnipseed family. Packwood residents Hert Dickimeon spend Sunday here. Article cites wartime food policy claim and April meat production showing beef and lamb slaughter at record levels and pork at an eight year high.
Brighton, R.1 Washington Callers Visit
Mr and Mrs Karl Neal and Mable and Donald were Washington callers last Thursday in Brighton R1.
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Prody A. Rorkoski
Brighton
R. 1
Karl Neal
Mable
Donald
Washington
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LUX Rinso
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Lifebuoy
Naaeae
Swan
Isneez
Rinso
New
B.O
LUX
E. Tisor
Richard Brown
Cedar Rapids
Mrs. Her
Man Borkoski
Mr. and
Mrs. Lorain
Mrs. Hert Dickimeon
Packwood
National
Ige
Kellogg’s
Fort Dearborn
Grahams Sox
Iory
Salerno
Pka
Reaoe
Oan
Ts’ Food Stores
Iyi
Opam
Tlope Sea
Alecant Launder
CS Eee
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