How Green Was My Valley Opens at Paramount
New film adaptation of Richard Llewellyn's novel stars Walter Pidgeon and Maureen O'Hara opens Saturday at the Paramount. Loretta Young named among America's best dressed. outfits praised with jet accessories. Also new features include Tanks A Million and Target For Tonight at the State, plus Kay Kyser's Playmates opening Friday.
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Kay Kyser
William Gargan
Pat O'Brien
Gargan
O'Brien
Elizabeth Bergner
Hollywood
Paris
Ann Sheridan
Women Workers at California Aircraft Plants Stir Morale and Fashion
Henry McLemore reports on the large female workforce in California’s wartime aircraft factories. He notes their efficiency and wage adequacy, but highlights clashes over dress and the push for standardized uniforms. The piece ends inviting reader opinions via mail.
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Eve
Los Angeles
Sugar Ration Card Means Less Sugar For All
The article explains wartime sugar rationing reduces each person’s allotment and may force lower intake. It notes the Home Economics Bureau has tables showing weekly needs by age and activity level and suggests sugarless preserves as a substitute. It adds that commercial sugar users will receive 27 pounds per person this year, down from 40 pounds in 1941.
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Home Economics Bureau
le Dues
Buster
Sugarless
Henderson
Tn 2Ome Economics Bureau
Washington, D. C
I Am Going Back to Skiing After One Day
Rambling with Ernie Pyle at Timberline Lodge describes a first day on skis. He recalls awkward falls, a patient Norwegian instructor Olaf Rodegard, and the grueling effort of learning the stem turn on a gentle slope. He exits hopeful yet doubtful about mastering the sport.
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Timberline Lodge
Olaf Rodegard
Olaf
Norway
Todays Puzzle Horizontal and Vertical Word List
A large crossword style puzzle with numbered clues for horizontal and vertical entries including rulers of Japan ely. Sun god pronouns and several common words across categories. Solving yields intersecting letters revealing the final answer.
Public opinion backs fingerprint identification cards in U S survey
George Gallup reports a strong majority of Americans favor mandatory ID cards with photos and fingerprints. The poll notes support for aiding police and security in wartime while noting objections as un-American to be tagged.
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American Institute of Public Opinion
Princeton
N. J
United States
Britain
Central Identification Bureau
Petersburg
Ind
British Institute of Public Opinion
London
Gallup
Churchill
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Beaverbrook
Ceeeeereees
Alter i Sciences Selea
Morrisnrn
Horé-Belisha
800 Year War Habit Warns Hobson in Memphis Talk
United Press recalls Capt. Richmond Pearson Hobson's 1907 Memphis address where he warned Japan's war habit and urged a two ocean navy. He proposed spending 100 million dollars initial naval buildup to deter perceived threats, sparking later hostile press notes dubbing him a public nuisance.
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Wake
Guam
Memphis
Richmond Pearson Hobson
Alabama
Hobson
Merrimac
Cervera
Santiago Harbor
Japan
United States
Capt. Hobson
the Independent
Greeks Storm Valona Defenses and Libyan Capture Report
A year earlier Greek forces stormed Valona defenses while Britain claimed Cirene in Libya fell to allied control. Laval-Darlan meetings continued as Fascist leadership replaced thirty three officers in a party shakeup.
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Cirene
Libya
Quotations on Wisdom and Strength
A collection of aphorisms and biblical verses on wisdom, belief, and strength. Includes Cato, Syrus, Burton, Job, and general observations about gifts and divine power. Not a cohesive news item.
U Boats Off Atlantic Coast Split Coastal Shipping Plans
Lates re checks show about 31 U boats operating along our coast. Each sub is assigned a 60 to 150 mile lane, hides in daylight, then patrols at night to force convoying. Experts doubt reliance on mother ships and note subs may store fuel to extend range. Only six tankers sunk in ten days. overall impact deemed limited to convoy needs and not crippling to war effort.
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Paul Mallon
Washington
Wnaal
Atlantic
New York
Germany
Hitler
Bremen
Ickes
Berlin
England
Bataan
MacArthur
Philippine
Cebu
India
Baroda
Calcutta
Martinique
Vichy
Roosevelt
Senator Connally
White House
What Would You Do at a Dinner for Social Etiquette
Answers: 1 Yes unless you know they never smoke. 2 LEB. 3 Yes. 4 By entertaining both the husband and wife. 5 Yes. Better What Would You Do solution (a) thank each speaker after he finishes and before introducing the next.
Evans the Detroit salesman who built a success story
A hospital encounter sparks Edward Evans to sell wooden freight blocks in Detroit. He faces defeat but keeps faith, accepts a lower commission, and after three weeks wins first sales. Two years later he earns 102000 a year, buys out the supplier, and forms Evans Products Company. His conviction turns failure into Michigan success.
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Edward
Evans
Florida
Mr. Evans
Detroit
Evans Products Company
Michigan
Treasury usherettes charm visitors in wartime service
In the Treasury building, nine usherettes in royal blue and gold serve the public after Pearl Harbor. The program, born from wartime security and morale goals, pays $100 a month with stylish uniforms. Mary Burress and Catherine Daniels describe duties, exercise from long walks, and meetings with officials and celebrities like Dorothy Lamour.
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Treasury Building
United States Government
Secretary of Treasury
Henry Morgenthau
Treasury
Sherman
Pearl Harbor
Department
Civil Service
Mary Burress
Catherine Daniels
Miss Daniels
Dorothy Lamour
Books review of People Under Hitler by Wallace R Deuel
The critique praises Wallace R Deuel's People Under Hitler as a scholarly, balanced account of life in Nazi Germany. It highlights analysis of business pressure under the regime, Nazi financial schemes, culture, education, and even Hitler's image, arguing the movement is a counterrevolution aimed at looting and control.
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Germany
Hitler
Wallace R. Deuel
Deuel
Peter
Paul
Charlie Chaplin
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