Unholy Partners Opens As Stars Dominate Screens
A busy entertainment page notes Edward G. Robinson vs Edward Arnold in Unholy Partners opening at the State. It lists top radio winners Bob Hope, Jack Benny, Bill Stern and H. V. Kaltenborn, plus leading film stars like Mickey Rooney, Clark Gable, Judy Garland, James Cagney and Gary Cooper. It highlights Spotlight Bands with Xavier Cugat and Benny Goodman, and celebrates recent records from Harry James and the Andrews Sisters. The column recalls Priscilla Lane’s early fame and her scene with Cary Grant in Arsenic And Old Lace, plus many listed fans and party-goers from entertaining circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward G. Robinson
Edward Arnold
Bob Hope
Hope
Jack Benny
Benny
Bill Stern
H. V. Kaltenborn
Raymond Gram
Guy Lombardo
Glenn Miller
New York Philharmonic Symphony
Arturo Toscanini
Aldrich
Mickey Rooney
Clark Gable
Bud Abbott
Lou Costello
Spencer Tracy
Gene Autry
Gary Cooper
Bette Davis
James Cagney
Eddie Lewis
Rolly Gansman
George Crowell
Harry James
Nothin
Columbia
Andrews Sisters
Jack of All Trades
Decca
Jan Savitt
Victor Platter
Liebestraum
John Kirby
Georgia Brown
Victor
Priscilla Lane
Cary Grant
Grant
The Air Raid Attitude in Florence and Beyond
Henry McLemore surveys Americans from New York to Florence South Carolina who welcome air raid threats as a test of courage. Citizens reveal a craving for seeing bombs and planes, dismissing safety as they anticipate dramatic action and view risk as a source of bravado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Tor
Broadway
59Th Street
Florence
Child Star Careers Show Mixed Prospects in Hollywood
A United Press survey traces child actors who moved to adult roles and weighs future prospects. It lists Marjorie Reynolds, Jackie Cooper, Bonita Granville, Johnny Downs, Shirley Temple, Mickey Rooney, Eddie Bracken among early success stories, and notes others like Jackie Coogan, Peggy Montgomery, and Sonny Boy Lee. It highlights Reynolds returning to film in Holiday Inn and cites current young performers such as Carolyn Lee, Roddy MacDowell, Patsy Nash, Larry Simms, Scotty Beckett, and Gloria Jean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles R. Moore
United Press
Hollywood
UPI
Marjorie Reynolds
Jackie Cooper
Bonita Granville
Johnny Downs
Shirley Temple
Jackie Searle
Mickey Rooney
Anne Shirley
Nancy Kelley
Virginia Weidler
Freddie Bartholomew
Eddie Bracken
Jackie Coogan
Robert Coogan
Peggy Montgomery
Wesley Barry
Jane
Catherine Lee
Davey
Sonny Boy) Lee
Baby Pegey
Baby LeRoy
Terry Kilburn
Mary Kornman
Joe Cobb
Farina
Sunshine Sammy
Pictures
Miss Reynolds
Irving Berlin
Mark
War Rhetoric and Dedicatory Remarks From Home Front
Quote captures Deputy OPM official Floyd B. Odlum describing wartime priorities of men food and machines. Mrs Margaret Crout er vows to serve aboard a newly dedicated minesweeper highlighting civilian support for naval efforts.
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Floyd B. Odlum
OPM
Margaret Crouter
Time zones chart guides sailors near the Pacific war zones
A compact guide explains how the International Date Line shifts days across the Pacific. It notes that when it is dinner time in New York, it is breakfast the next day in Singapore, illustrating how travelers cross time zones in remote areas.
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Pacific
New York
Singapore
Shortages Pin Nazi War Effort as U S Reports Labor Strain
The Commerce Department report reveals Germany faces a growing labor pinch and textile shortages as Hitler drafts workers from occupied Europe and Russia. Germany’s labor offices mobilize 1.7 million workers. rationing moves begin with tires, while American households are urged to conserve materials this holiday season.
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Hitler
Germany
Roosevelt calls for greater aid to Britain
United Press reports a year ago Roosevelt urged stronger aid to Britain as Nazi incendiary bombs ignited large fires in London and Greek forces seized three strategic villages in Albania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Roosevelt
Britain
London
Albania
Todays Puzzler Horizontal and Vertical Clues
A mixed word puzzle listing multiple horizontal and vertical clues with answers touching various categories from family terms to geography and music notes. The puzzle includes definitions such as Mother stout cord range and many others with no accompanying grid or solutions provided.
Dialogue on the Eastern front and a looming two front war
A dramatic transcript depicts Adolf Hitler and generals debating strategy in World War II era style. The exchange covers retreat risks, the Middle East opening, Turkish soldiers, the Serbs, and the limits of conquests. Brauchitsch is dismissed as loyalty wavers and Hitler vows to personally command if generals fail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Thompson
Mein Fuehrer
Bordeaux
Moscow
Middle East
Africa
Spain
British Isles
Turkey
Meinuehrer
Gestapo
Mein Puehrer
Russia
Britain
Germany
Kaiser
Brauchitsch
Brrauchitisch
Volga
Petain
Leningrad
France
Europe
Smolensk
Rome
Vienna
Paris
Berlin
von Brauchitsch
Meinera Fuehrer
Rambling With Ernie Pyle on Bomb Defense Tactics
Q and A format with Ernie Pyle sharing civilians defense tips in wartime San Francisco. Topics include gas precautions masks shelters during raids how to store supplies car lighting for blackout and advice on public sheltering and street safety amid expected air raids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernie Pyle
San Francisco
San Francisco News
London
England
France
ARP
A. TI
Emporium
U.S
Lessons in Multitasking from Leaders of Past Eras
A feature on Leon Henderson and other figures shows how juggling multiple jobs and disciplined time management propelled success. It highlights Henderson’s early work ethic at Swarthmore, his army service, and his rise to rent and price stabilization, alongside anecdotes of Hillman Hoover and others who used spare time to advance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon Henderson
Price Mediator
Millville
New Jersey
Potomac
Swarthmore College
Philadelphia
Swarthmore
Pinchot
Pennsylvania
Sidney Hillman
America
Chicago
Hoover
Airpower and the Battle for Efficient Air Defense
Major A S Williams argues the Civil Aeronautics Authority should lead a national air raid detection system tied to the Fighter Command. He warns against excessive disruption of civilian aviation and urges practical drills, brain power, and coordinated reporting to deter Japanese and German aerial threats.
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AS Williams
Japan
Civil Aeronautics Authority
CAA
Pacific
Atlantic
West
Europe
Fighter Command
Army Air Corps
Army Air Corps. the Fighter Command
Interceptor Command
Army Air Corps Interceptor Command
Air Corps
Army
Navy
Normany
The Opinions of Oliver Alliston by Van Wyck Brooks
A literary critique collection by Van Wyck Brooks presenting opinions on United States literature through the fictional voice of Oliver Alliston. The book, published by Dutton, serves as a study aid for students of literature and explores American literary trends and authors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Allston
van Wyck Brooks
United States
Brooks
Oliver Alliston
Dutton
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Bill Holmes
Bob Butler
Nellie True
al Everitt
Sammie
Draper
Horace Watkins
Dorothy Coan
Gerard
John Lory
Mary Edith Batson
Edgar Bigelow
Tommie Shelton
George Bates
Thomas Duke
Sharleen Barker
Mildred Rutherford
Cecil Ingram
Betty Elliott
Avery Rush
Dorothy Jo Smyth
John Lawson
Tom Holman
W. C
Pinky Fields
Horace Smith
Glenn Smith
Naomi Stroud
Maxine Ratcliff
Ernest Batson
Marv Kruser
Ralph Short
Dickie Dye
Joe Freeman
Anne Claire Brannen
Robert Poole
Dora Kenyon
Robert Sandlin
Mae Jo Winn
Faye Barton
Bill
Phillips 66
Montgomery and
Martha Teas
Florence Neely
Dudley Underwood
Betty Taylor
M. T. Johnson
Betty Dawson
Nat Catherine Manning
Laing
Louis Yarborough
Gwen Ely
Nile Nobles
Beverly Ball
Frances Shudde
Owen Moore
Bill Childers
Ed Mayer
Flave Pledger
Jack Childers
Nell Harris
Dickie Mayer
David Millwee
Nancy Colley
Johnny Heket
Frances Barrons
Latrell Richardson
More McLemore
Henry McLemore
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Tokyo
Ueed
UT 4
Aire
New Yorki
Paul Mallon
Washington
Goebbels
Reich Labor Office
Ministry of Labor
Derfuehrer
Croatia
God
Frank Bayne
OPA
Civilian Defense Organization
Ickes
Malaya
Far East
U. S
Vertic
For All
Roman
Sheridan
National Socialist Party
North
Babylon
Weimeth
Mediterranean
Red Sea
Mein Puelrer
Mein Puelyer
Dale Carnegie
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