Roosevelt in Hollywood style election show promises
Chicago dispatch outlines a presidential race dominated by Roosevelt and a young Republican nominee. It describes a radio driven spectacle with Roosevelt guided by Hollywood dramatist Robert Sherwood, and notes Dewey’s singing past and vocal appeal to New York women, while addressing Negro political organization and party loyalty.
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New York
White House
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Sheen
Dewey
New York State
Champ
Texas
Evangelist
Stalin
Churchill
de Gaulle
Eisenhower
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Sunset on the Plains Inspires Riches of View
A reader writes to Tack arguing poverty lies in unseen beauty not money. He recalls a 38 year old memory of sunset on the plains and declares affection for landscapes from northland pines to Maine coasts, California scenes, and magnolia blooms. He praises sunsets as life’s crown.
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Southland
California
Maine
Plains
W. H. Foster
Cactus Post Office
Dumas
North Mirror Street
Negro groups press for integration of armed forces
Ads signed by Negro leaders and organizations demand end to segregation in the Army Navy and Marines. They argue democratic principles require all Americans be served by integrated forces and predict heavy Northern Negro support for Roosevelt. A separate note reports the USAAF in Great Britain establishing a Nomenclature Section to align British and American equipment names.
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Chicago
Republican Party
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United States
North
Roosevelt
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Great Britain
Farm and domestic help notices crowd readers columns
A flood of help requests fills this Tack letters page from Amarillo. Listings seek farm hands, lawn care, quilting services, housework, child care, watch-dog adoption, and job opportunities for youths plus lost items and personal requests with contact numbers and addresses.
Jimmie Fidler on Borrowed Stars in Hollywood
Hollywood gossip notes that loaned actors like Clark Gable Claudette Colbert and Linda Darnell rise when fit for a role. Fidler argues studios push stars into unsuitable pictures just to fill schedules, fueling calls to freelance for better fits and fewer story compromises. He cites It Happened One Night and Summer Storm as prime examples.
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Linda Darnell
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