Hollywood Wire and Local Charms Mix in Spirited News
Juanita Nixon receives a ring from Amarillo Air Service instructor Wil bur Bynum while Dana Pursley shares a home with Delphene and Dona at 929 Milam. Callahan is another Amarillo instructor seen with Juanita. John Huston signs to direct The Maltese Falcon with a fatal scene, Walter Huston appearing as a corpse. Robert Preston’s screen death tally grows across Cecil B. DeMille and others. Cary Grant buys Gene Stratton Porter’s 35 room home.
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Juanita Nixon
Wilbur Bynum
Amarillo Air Service
Municipal Field
Juanita
Delphene
Dana Pursley
Milam
Dona
Callahan
Hollywood Wire
John Huston
Walter
Hollywood
Humphrey Bogart
Lee Patrick
Hong Kong
Walter Huston
Toronto
Public favors Iceland occupation while opposing full war
Final Gallup results show 61 percent approve of the US defense takeover of Iceland with 17 percent disapprove and 22 percent no opinion. Voters support measures short of war to aid Britain, while 21 percent still oppose entering a full war.
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George Gallup
American Institute of Public Opinion
Princeton
N. J
Iceland
Aperove
Britain
Hitler
Washington’s Marshall Should Ride a Democratic Army
Profile of General George C. Marshall, depicted as an efficient system at work. The piece notes his disciplined routine, lack of personal aides, tough decision process, and leadership style that blends frank diplomacy with strategic genius. It highlights his role in shaping U S defense, his stance on German methods, and his aim to modernize the force.
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Washington
George C. Marshall
Unitedtates
Roosevelt
Knudsen
Fort Myer
Virginia
Marshall
Colonel Adams
Adams
Army
Ward
General Staff
Congress
Defense
White House
Pershing
St. Mihiel
Meuse-Argonne
Keitel
Central City Festival opens with opera and night revels
In Central City Colorado the three week Play Festival begins with an opening night at the 63 year old opera house. Billy Hamilton gives the key as crowds in evening dress attend The Barber of Seville while the University of Denver runs the Teller House night club and other venues bustle with dancing, bars, and tin-type photos. Reginald E. T. Pyle jokes about his tuxedo as rumors swirl about his immaculate attire. The piece ends noting price control administrator Leon Henderson commenting on the party's end.
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Central City
Cole
Opera House
Eureka Street
Gold Town
Colorado
Billy Hamilton
Billy
Lucius Beebe
Metropolitan Opera
Teller House
Opera
University of Denver
America
Elks Club
Dr. Lloyd Shaw
Reginald E. T. Pyle
Colorado Costume Co
Patriots Flee France to De Gaulle Army in Brazzaville
In Brazzaville, General De Gaulle's Free French forces are everywhere along borders with the Belgian Congo and Angola. The piece explains why France collapsed, citing political, economic, and military failings, the shift to a machine war, and widespread support for De Gaulle in both occupied and unoccupied zones.
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France
DE Gaulle
Ben Lucien Burman
NEA Service, Inc
Brazzaville
French Equatorial Africa
Free France
General de Gaulle
Stanley Pool
Belgian Congo
Congo
Cabinda
Angola
Vichy Africa
Niger
Senegal
Lorraine
League of Nations
Mediterranean
Equator
Lyon
Paris
Rhone
Seine
Vichy
Brittany
Mers el Kebir
North Africa
Veronica Lake credited by many for discovery and look
Hollywood figures credit Veronica Lake for her rise in film. She cites Arthur Hornblow Fred Wilcox Mitchell Leisen and Bushby Berkeley among those who helped her break through. Sturgis praises her photogenic appeal and strong screen presence in Sullivan's Travels.
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Hollywood
U.P
Veronica Lake
Paramount
Miss Lake
Arthur Hornblow
Fred Wilcox
Mitchell Leisen
Bushby Berkeley
Preston Sturges
Sullivan
Berkeley
Sturgess
Quotes on war and peace from prominent leaders
A collection of wartime remarks and opinions from Pearl Buck Rev Dr William Ayer Paul V McNutt Winston Churchill and Ickes. The passages touch on courage defeat democracy and the likelihood of air attacks as the conflict evolves.
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Germany
Italy
Winston Churchill
Editorial Page Crackers: Notable Births and origins list
Answers to editorial questions identify key figures with birthplaces and years: Knudsen born 1879 in Copenhagen. Green born 1873 in Coshocton. La Guardia born 1882 in New York City. Murray born 1886 in Blantyre, Scotland. Hillman born 1887 in Zagare Lithuania. This item notes roles such as OPM co-directors and AFL leader.
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William S. Knudsen
Copenhagen
Denmark
OPM
William Green
A. F. of
Coshocton
Ohio
Fiorello H. la Guardia
New York
New York City
Philip Murray
Defense Mediation Board
Blantyre
Scotland
Sidney Hillman
Zagare
Lithuania
Charles Edward Wilson rise from mill life to GE presidency
The narrative follows Charles Edward Wilson, born in hardship after a crowd crush at the Brooklyn Bridge opening, as he grows from an errand boy earning fifty cents a day to factory accountant, production manager, and ultimately president of General Electric with about 100,000 employees. His secret: relentless self‑improvement, night study, tutoring, and steady job performance.
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Brooklyn Bridge
George Wilson
Ose
Charl Edward Wilson
Charlie
Elect Company
West 34Th Street
New York
Charlie Wilson
International Correspondence School
Wyoming
Rodo
Ahea
Charles Edward Wilson
General Electric Company
1941 Travel Boom Seen Across America
Travel is booming as 1941 ushers in record car registrations gasoline use and national park visits. Michigan California New York and other states report double digit gains while Canada and Mexico show rising tourist flows despite wartime uncertainties.
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Jack Stinnett
America
Unite States
Thomas P. Henry
Automobile Association of America
Canada
Mexico
AAA
Michigan
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Norfolk
Cleveland
Missouri
Rhode Island
Louisville
New York
California
D. Leo Dolan
Canadian Travel Bureau
New Brunswick
Quebec
Ontario
Mr. Dolan
Rio Grande
Profile of Gov. Murray D. Van Wagoner
United Press profile paints Democratic Michigan governor as a hard driving engineer by training and labor mediator. Born 1898 in Tuscola County, he rose from highway department to governor in 1940, known for blunt leadership, humor, and a knack for resolving labor and industry tensions. He married Helen Jossman and has two daughters.
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United Press
Murray D. van Wagoner
van Wagoner
Roosevelt
Michigan
Wendell L. Willkie
St. Patrick's Day
Pat
Tuscola County
Pontiac
University of Michigan
State Highway Department
Vat Wagoner
Loren D. Dickinson
Sin-Buster
Helen Jossman
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Cary Grant
Gene Stratton Porter
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Ernie Pyle
William 8. Knudsen
Leon Henderson
Lisbon
Oporto
Portugal
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Egypt
Charles R. Moore
Pearl Buck
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