Goin' Places The Picture Of The Month at Paramount
The National Screen Council crowned How Green Was My Valley as the January 1942 box office blue ribbon winner at the Paramount. Jan Garber, praising young listeners, notes that American youth today show marked knowledge of music, orchestras, and arrangements, reflecting radio, records, and live performances influence. Garber selects Stardust, Temptation, Who, 12th Street Rag, Song of India, Hindustan, Make Believe, Where or When, The Continental, Tea for Two, The Girl Friend, All Alone, and Moonlight Sonata as his top twelve, with Moonlight Sonata serving as his final pick. Jeanne Cagney, advised by James Cagney, studied dancing for four years to pursue acting in Yankee Doodle Dandy, emphasizing the value of solid dance training before dramatic study.
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My Valley
Paramount
National Screen Council
Jan Garber
Jan
Garber
Garber Michael
Stardust
Temptation
Jerome Kern
Who
Jeanne Cagney
James
Warner Bros
Hollywood
Jim
Jeanne
Zoot Suits and the New War Era Nightlife in LA
Henry McLemore recalls defense workers in Los Angeles donning zoot suits or defense drapes to jitterbug at the Trianon after factory shifts. He describes male outfits with wide cuffs and long coats, introduces a Vultee swing by Bob Crosby, and features workers from Lockheed, Douglas, Vega, Consolidated, Boeing, and Vultee. The piece mixes fashion, music, and wartime patriotism through nightlife energy.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Georgia
Ray Gilbert
Bob O'Brien
Trianon
Life
Bob Crosby
Bob
Museums Brace for War Bombing with Secret Safeguards
Major U S museums and universities are reinforcing war time protection for priceless items. The Library of Congress moved its four prized documents to undisclosed secure spots. The Smithsonian and Mellon Gallery keep plans secret while some pieces may be stored in Maryland. Harvard and Boston’s Fine Arts Museum begin evacuations to safe vaults or homes. Pittsburgh’s Carnegie Institute and Chicago facilities plan protective measures and policing. Philadelphia institutions relocate top treasures to vaults and train staff. New York’s Metropolitan arranges for hidden storage outside the city for its most valuable works.
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United States
Library of Congress
Smithsonian Institution
Mellon Gallery
Maryland
Harvard University
Harvard
Boston Museum of Fine Arts
Pittsburgh
Carnegie Institute
Institute
Field Museum In
Chicago
Chicago Museum of Science
Adler Planetarium
Philadelphia
Franklin Institute
Atwater Kent Museum
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
Metropolitan Museum
New York
Brooklyn Museum
Whitney Museum
Bache Collection
Museum of the City of New York
Chicago Historical Society
Washington
Lincoln
Offensive first strategy could shift war balance
The Capital argues Britain fights defensively by spreading forces across many theaters, risking weak points. The piece urges concentrating power in Libya or another key front, advocating bold counterattacks against chosen targets. It notes American officials favor an offensive doctrine to break enemy momentum and questions whether the U S should abandon one ocean to crush Japan.
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Washington
United Nations
Sumatra
Britain
Dunkirk
Hitler
Libya
Malaya
Iceland
Greenland
Northern Ireland
Trinidad
Burma
Dutch East Indies
Axis
Rommel
Singapore
Syria
Caucasus
Australia
Russia
Europe
Tripoli
Italy
MacArthur
Philippines
Dei
Formosa
Pearl Harbor
Atlantic
Western Pacific
TODAY S PUZZLER HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL CLUES WITH ANSWERS
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Hitler Speech Analyzed By Dorothy Thompson On War Policy
In an extended critique, Dorothy Thompson argues Hitler’s speech is revealing for what it omits as for what it states. She notes the ninth anniversary of the Nazi revolution, real defeats on the eastern front, a high command shakeup, and the US and Japan entering the war. The piece contends Hitler framed the conflict as defensive, blamed internal treason, attacked socialists and capitalists, and avoided full acknowledgment of military offensives, while urging masses to rally behind Nazi ideals.
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Hitler
United States
Japan
Germany
Britain
America
Mussolini
Italy
Nazi Party
Labor Front
Timberline Lodge Oregon a winter skiing retreat observed
Rambler Ernie Pyle writes from Timberline Lodge on Mt. Hood Oregon about the lodge’s government heritage and private operation. He praises the site for its beauty and the ski lift the longest in the world, noting crowds, views, and the lodge’s creator E J Griffith. He recalls past visits and describes unique experiences including the ski lift record and a near mishap.
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Ernie Pyle
Timberline Lodge
Ore
America
Timberline
U. S.S
Oregon
U. S. Forest Service
The
Forest Service
Special Company
Portland
British capture seven Italian generals and Genoa shelling report
A year ago United Press reports British forces captured seven Italian generals in Benghazi and British warships shelled Genoa. The note also mentions Willkie returning home from England and Darlan being named Vice Premier and Foreign Minister by the Vichy regime.
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United Press
Bengazi
Genoa
Willkie
England
Darlan
Vichy
A Humble Job Well Done Elevates Work Joyfully
Fred Kelly recounts how a popcorn salesman at a baseball game impressed patrons with detailed product talk and precise service show ing that when a humble job is done exceptionally well it stands out. He also highlights Max Kohilas who improved belt materials for Westinghouse, earning a $1200 check for his diligent craft.
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Fred Kelly
Peninsula
Ohio
Your Life
Alsie
Max Kohilas
Westinghouse Company
Pittsburgh
Maurice Evans Charting Shakespearean Star and Shrewd Producer
United Press profiles Maurice Evans as a leading Shakespearean actor and sharp theater businessman. He has mustered three successful revivals in five years and now stages Macbeth with Margaret Webster, aiming for a standout season run. Evans also operates as producer, director, and tour scheduler, with a future Hollywood project for David O. Selznick.
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United Press
Maurice Evans
Hamlet
Macbeth
Margaret Webster
Evans
England
London
Bard
Shaw
St. Joan
Napoleon
St. Helena
Long House
Cambridge Festival Theater
Dame May Witty
Miss Webster
Shakespeare
The
Old Vic
Katharine Cornell
Hollywood
David O. Selznick
Quick Brown Fox and Widening Stain review in winter
A wall of opinion notes two Knopf novels, The Quick Brown Fox by W. R. Burnett and The Widening Stain by W. Bolinbroke Johnson. Burnett’s mobster tale follows three mugs who swindle city officials and expose municipal complacency while the book uses limericks to push the plot.
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W. R. Burnett
W. Bolinbroke Johnson
Department of Justice
Internal Revenue
W. R Burnett
Dunkirk
Louisiana
Missouri
Mean Woman Metrics Stir Debate On Postwar Health
Dr James K Pollock of the University of Michigan cites federal measurements labeling the American woman as dumpy and unflattering figures. The data claim 14.69 percent of women across seven states and DC fall into the mean category, sparking critique of departmental reporting and postwar morale.
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Department of Agriculture
Department
District of Columbia
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Georgette de Mouline
Ray Cameron
Barney Jackson
Rhys James
Irene Loeffler
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Paul Mallon
Scar
Vai
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Edward
Alice
By Dorothy Thompson
Robert Ley
Homer
Dr Goebbels
Leningrad
Moscow
Mt. Hood
E. J. Grifith
WRA
E. J. Griffith
Mr. Griffith
Washington, D. C
Griffith
Ley
Dale Carnegie
James K. Pollock
University of Michigan
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