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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1940
Page
5
Government figure Mary Stapleton of the Bronx New York sits in federal court as the government's star witness in a million dollar fraud case involving several men. Stapleton is the former secretary of Bankers' Industrial Research, Inc.
Suing actor sisters of the late Lilyan Tashman, Mrs. Jennie Robinson of New York and Mrs Hattie Blumenson of San Francisco, seek $121,750 in furs and jewelry from Edmund Lowe, the late actress's husband. The suit is heard in New York.
King Features artist John Bogle of Felix the Cat bids farewell to his comic board as he volunteers for army service with draft number 14.
Air Marshal Sir Arthur S Barrett, noted World War I pilot and liaison to the BEF, now leads the new British air force arm attached to the army formed as a compromise between the War and Air Ministries.
Myrna Loy guides the mock magazine world in Smart a fashion magazine spoof shown at the State Theatre through Wednesday. She works with two national editors in scenes that reveal the craft behind print features.
The Bumstead film opens with Blondie and Dagwood in a country setting. Arthur Lake stars Dagwood, Penny Singleton Blondie, and Larry Simms Baby Dumpling in the seventh Columbia Pictures entry based on Chic Young characters. Spring High School near Longview, Texas, was closed due to drilling noise.
Harold S. Vanderbilt accepts honorary chairmanship of the nationwide Greek War Relief Association Appeal, joined by Archbishop Athenagoras. The drive seeks to raise 10 million dollars for war torn Greece.
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