Idol Chatter and War News From Hollywood 1943
Jimmie Fidler lists Grace Moore and others as living stars who excite him with vitality wit and courage. The column mixes intimate anecdotes with wartime updates from the Pacific theater noting battles near Henderson Field Rathedaung and Akyab plus a Guadalcanal night bombing by Japanese planes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Grace Moore
Superman
Joan Crawford
Rosalind Russell
Lilyan Tashman
Bette Davis
Constance Bennett
Marie Dressler
Mabel Normand
Jean Harlow
Olive Borden
Barbara LaMarr
Marian Nixon
Mary Brian
Pagliacci
ZaSu Pitts
The Franklin and Roosevelt era labor wage clash
A New York writer reflects on Benjamin Franklin’s thrift against a current era led by Franklin D. Roosevelt. He notes wage ceilings, inflation fears, and a broad push by unions to raise pay, warning of a possible economic breakdown and calls for policy restraint amid national stress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Astor
Miss Astor
New York
Benjamin Franklin
Bank of North America
Philadelphia
John Lewis
A. F. of L
Roosevelt
Bill Green
American Federation of Labor
Reform at federal bureaus sparks political battle
The article argues Democrats lead a reform push against bureaucratic manipulation in Washington while Republicans fear Roosevelt’s presidential chances. It cites party strategizing, public-mob pressure, and calls to curb bureaucratic vote buying ahead of the next election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Chaplin
Second Front
Papa
Papa Charlie
Sidney
Congress
White House
Washington
Texas
South
News-Globe
Roosevelt
Democratic Party
Amarillo Sees Population Rise and Newspaper Cuts
The Amarillo area argues that a 5 percent newspaper service cut is unfair amid a 15 percent population and circulation rise. A Texas representative criticizes centralized bureaucracy and waste, warning city boom centers would face reduced press coverage and meat rationing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
News- Globe
Market Summary From New York to Chicago Livestock
Hogs and cattle prices rise at Kansas City and Chicago, with hogs peaking around 14.90 at KC and 15.50 at Chicago. Cattle and calves show mixed gains, with steers near 16.00 at KC and 14.25 to 16.25 at Chicago, while lamb markets in both cities hold around 15.50 to 15.90.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City Livestock
Kansas City
Chicago Livestock
Chicago
Prev Alleghany Lad Steel
Allis Chalmers
Eee
Bees Am Roll Mill
Am Zinc & Lead
Anaconda
Armour & Co
Borden
Penn RR Enney
Phillips Pet
Plymouth Ot
Bevewee
Remington Rand
Republic Steel
Sears | Roebuck
Entrees & Fid'y
Shell
Union Oil
Seevess
Socony Vacuum
US Rubber
US Steel
Wilson & Co
Eee Oy
Woolworth
Westersceace
Farley Visits Garner in Texas After Mexico City Trip
Former Postmaster General James A. Farley paid a second visit in a year to former Vice President John Nance Garner. The report notes Farley’s recent trip to Mexico City and his meeting with Garner in Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farley
Garner Uvalde
James A. Farley
Mexico City
John Nance Garner
Russians Break Through in Ukraine Deep Into Donets Basin
Russian forces pushed 85 miles into Ukraine near Krasny Liman and Kharkov, cutting a major railway and entering the Donets Basin. In Krasny Liman area one unit captured six inhabited places with 300 Germans killed, tanks and armored vehicles seized. South of Rostov air resistance held as Russians advanced. At Kuschevka station German escape routes were severed and a German motorized battalion routed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kharkov
Krasny Liman
Ukraine
Donets Basin
Rostov
Kuschevka
Sea Battle Fortifies Allied Airfield Claim
In a sea battle near Guadalcanal a Fortress reconnaissance plane engaged 15 Japanese fighters but downed two, returning safely to base. On the island U S Army troops broke through stubborn Japanese resistance, according to official reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burma
Archibald P. Wavell
India
Rathedaung
Akyab
Bay of Bengal
Dondauk
China
Japan
Thailand
Yunnan-Burma
Guadalcanal
U. S
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jimmie Fidler
Hedy Lamarr
MGM
Tom Conway
George Sanders
Boris Karloff
Jerry Colonna
Eddie Cantor
Jane Wyman
Ronald Coman
Charlie Chaplin
Joan Leslie
Gary Cooper
World
Pola Negri
Irene Rich
Sierras
Wally Beery
de Mille
RKO
White Hope
Walter Reed
Reed
Big Tom Kennedy
Hollywood Athletic Club
Kennedy
Henderson Air Field
Bonegi River
South Pacific
Solomona
Savo Island
U.S
Franklin D. Roosevelt
East
American Labor Party
Darling
Manhattan
U. S. Army
New Orleans
Buster” Keaton
Ann
Janet Sue Hudson
S. W. Hudson
Virginia Street
Mrs. S. W. Hudson
Ong Street
Hatton W. Summers
United States
Uncle Sam
Big Bull Ranch
King Ranch
Dow-Jones
Merrill Lynch
Pierce, Fenner & Beane
NEW York Stock Exchange
Financial Industrial Fund
Dickson Drug Store
9Th and Polk St
West Texas
First National Bank
FHA
The
First National Bank of
U. 8S. Deposit Insurance Corporation
Oldest Bank
the Panhandle
Dunkirk
Hugh Sticklel
Optometrist
K. Rubber Welding Service
Tyler
Aedale
Louisiana
Texaco
Galia
Heeman
Glens
Coca-Cola Company
Amarillo Coca-Cola Bottling Company
Lincoln Street
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