Man Who Came to Dinner Sneak Preview Draws Crowd
Paramount Theater manager Jack King previews The Man Who Came to Dinner to a large audience. The Broadway style comedy with Monte Wooley features sharp humor and brisk pacing, with Florence Nightingale quips and banter aimed at Bette Davis and Ann Sheridan. The film's opening at the Paramount is planned for the coming week amid a wave of wartime morale boosting.
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Paramount Theater
Menzapoppin
Florence Nightingale
Jack the Ripper
Red Cross
Monte Wooley
Bette Davis
Ann Sheridan
Paramount
Knox in Congress and in town under attack by rivals
A wartime Washington portrait notes Navy Secretary Knox facing criticism in Congress and among officials as his outspoken stance on the Atlantic and China provokes jockeying for position. Roosevelt allies debate how to handle the "major enemy" label while labor leaders question John Lewis and AFL CIO peace moves. Fat river and harbor spending fights lead to a trimmed rivers and harbors bill and a tense daylight saving decision to avoid price shocks for utilities.
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Knox
Congress
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Bill Green
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Lewis
CIO
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Meaney
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Florida Ship Canal
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Senate
Senate Commerce Committee
Wayne Coy
Federal Security
The Psychology of Agreement in a Shrugged Sisal Trade
Abraham Spinner faces a stubborn customer in Brooklyn over a load of sisal. He uses agreement to defuse tension and win back trust, guiding a follow up test in a warehouse to confirm quality. The tale highlights getting a reluctant client to say yes and preserve a valuable business relationship.
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Rodney Street
Brooklyn
New York
British West Indies
Mr. Spinner
Spinner
Mr. Under
Mr. Undet
Mr. Spinener
Mr. Unedet
Seattle
Puzzle Clue List Looks for Words Across and Down
A mixed set of crossword style clues appears with horizontal and vertical entries referencing numbers and common terms. The grid hints include city wind instrument dock employ and other terse definitions guiding word placements.
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Chamber of Commerce
MORE McLEMORE: Wartrace’s Tennessee Walking Horse Boom
Henry McLemore visits Wartrace Tennessee to report on the revival of the Tennessee walking horse as the area responds to scarcer tires and revived interest in horses. He highlights the breed’s safe manners, three gaits, and suitability for all family members, noting past victories such as Haynes Peacock’s county fair prize and a Madison Square Garden showing.
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Virginia Murray
Henry Blackburn
Arthur
Novan
Joe Louis
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Mary Ruffner
Lucille Durrett
Harriett Holman
Ann Marie Walker
Dortha Lentz
Wilma Pirschell
Edithe Herzet
Elaine Stover
Betty Armstrong
Alps
Tata
Jesse James
Tyrone Power
Henry Fonda
Paramou
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Martin Jordan
Gallup
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California
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Bacon and eggs cost a dollar ninety four in Tacoma
Rambling with Ernie Pyle describes a late night Tacoma meal priced at 1.94 including tax and room service surcharge, recalling higher past costs in Canada and Florida. He also recounts silver dollar scarcity, a boastful eccentric Stuart X in Gold Beach and his obituary language, and a postwar prophecy.
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Tacoma
Wash
Chateau Louse
Lake Louise
Canada
St. Petersburg
Fia
Roosevelt Tops Public Confidence in Gallup Poll at 84 Percent
The Gallup Poll shows President Roosevelt at 84 percent approval, highest in eight years of surveys. Churchill in Britain and Mackenzie King in Canada also enjoy strong support. The report notes concerns over spending, war coordination, and delegation, while praising Roosevelt's leadership during wartime.
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Japan
Ford
U. S
Margaret Cannon Boyce
Joyce Herndon
Amarillo Country Club
Betty Younger
J. E. Campbell
Betty Sue Murphy
Lynn Roddy
Willis Miller
Ann Sothern
Maisie
Paramount
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Roosevelt
Curtis Coble
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Sharleen Barker
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Amarillo College
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Canadian Institute of Public Opinion
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Norway
Proverbs and Faith Quotes Collage
A compact collection of biblical and literary lines reflecting faith resilience and warning. Notable mentions include Proverbs guidance on prosperity and adversity, Bridges on gathering strength, Matthew 24:7 wartime forebodings, Bacon on money’s limits in war, Deuteronomy sacred secrecy, and Ephesians admonitions against deception.
Romance clash at Hull depot with Lavinia Prentiss
Lavinia waits at Hull depot for aunt Dorcas to arrive and confronts a choice between romance and duty at Armworth's. Roderick Elliott suddenly appears as the train pulls in, prompting a dramatic pause before the scene continues.
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Hull
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Armworth’s
Miss Prentiss
New York
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Mr. Stone
Roderick Elliott
Flying showboats tour boosts morale for service men
Charles R Moore reports Hollywood entertainers led by John Garfield on a 13,000 mile air tour to naval and military posts in Puerto Rico Cuba Santa Lucia Trinidad and the Virgin Islands. The seven performers including Stan Laurel Oliver Hardy Chico Marx Ray Bolger Jane Pickens and Mitzi Mayfair aim to press for more tours and for studio support to entertain service members between pictures. Garfield says actors should give time to entertaining troops and notes soldiers welcomed the visits though some details cannot be shared.
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Hollywood
John Garfield
M. c
Stan Laurel
Oliver Hardy
Chico Marx
Ray Bolger
Jane Pickens
Mitzi Mayfair
Caribbean
Garfield
Warner Bros. Star
Screen Actors’ Guild
Laurel and Hardy
Puerto Rico
Cuba
Santa Lucia
Trinidad
Virgin Islands
Manners Quiz on Polite Social Habits
A reader tests etiquette rules with four questions and official answers. It covers whether to point out gray hairs, whether to offer a name when calling, if criticizing party food is proper, and if joking about hosts is acceptable. The guidance emphasizes polite behavior and proper conduct.
War and economy quotes from 1940s figures
Quotes from Leon Henderson to auto dealers and Sumner Welles at the Rio conference highlight tensions between finance and human need. Frances Bolton urges work over leisure, while a Cuban delegate promotes universal humanity amid wartime effort.
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America
Rio
Book Reviews on Upton Sinclair and War Era Works
Upton Sinclair’s Dragon's Teeth surveys the Nazi rise through Lanny Budd's experiences and Jewish family peril, while Ireland Past and Present by Tom Ireland analyzes Ireland's neutrality, leases to Britain, and Partition context. Other reviews cover Struthers Burt's Along These Streets in Philadelphia, Conversation in London by Laird and Graebner, The Battle of Waterloo Road by Diana Forbes-Robertson, and War-time portraits with quotes from Hurst and officials.
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Viking
Hitler
Mussolini
Lanny Budd
Europe
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Lanny
Goebbels
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Pearl Harbor
Tom Ireland
Kire
Ireland
Putnam
Britain
Struthers Burt
Philadelphia
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Felix
Stephen Laird
Berlin
Walter Graebner
London
Morrow
England
Germany
Waterloo Road
Diana Forbes-Robertson
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