Swing era dream teams and film wardrobe notes
Benny Goodman specs two swing bands with Seppia and Negro stars. The piece lists Team 1 led by Count Basie with Krupa and Hodges, and Team 2 featuring Coleman Hawkins and Louis Armstrong. It also notes Bogart’s extensive studio wardrobe for Escape From Crime and a Washington Times-Herald review praising Joe Smith American as a brisk patriotic drama.
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Count Basie
Mel Powell
Jim Blanton
Charlie Christian
Gene Krupa
Benny Carter
Johnny Hodges
Vido Musso
Les Young
Harry James
Ziggy ‘Man
Cootie Williams
Jack Teagarden
Tommy Dorsey
Lou McGarrity
Goodman
Goodmanites
Teddy Wilson
Jess Stacey
Isreal Crossley
Alen Ruess
Carmen Mastren
Cozy Cole
Ralph Collier
Toots Mondello
Willie Smith
Coleman Hawkins
Ben Webster
Joe Smith
Washington, D. C
Times-Herald
Lawrence Hagg
Amarillo
Jack King
Paramount
Robert Young
Nathan Hale
Joe
Colin Keily
Marsha Hunt
Darryl Hickman
Young
Mrs. Smith
Young Hickman
Light and Faith Sayings From Bible Verses and Authors
A collection of biblical verses and quotes from Jeremiah Romans I Corinthians Bacon and Harriet Winslow Sewall. Writings emphasize love truth endurance and religious devotion in measured moral reflections.
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Harriet Winslow Sewall
TODAY S PUZZLER HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL CLUES
A dated word puzzle listing across and down clues with definitions for a grid solve. It includes hints for picture, guide, chemistry, geography, and various common crossword prompts across multiple positions.
McLemore Faces Off With Georgia Governor In Satiric Satire
In a sharp retort published in his weekly, McLemore mocks Governor Talmadge of Georgia for his editorial attacks. He recalls riding a horse into a Athens hotel as part of a jest and criticizes the governor's education policy and wartime stance, noting the state’s educational turmoil and political shifts.
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Atlanta
the Statesman
Eugene Talmadge
Georgia
Statesman
Associated Press
Henry McLemore
Athens
Eugene
Peace Talmadge
Roosevelt
The
State University
Beards as Disguise Boosts Actors Says Colman
Hollywood reports star Ronald Colman says facial hair helps actors transform into new characters in film. He notes Gable Grant Pidgeon and Taylor face hardest task masking their familiar faces, while others like Boris Karloff can change their look more easily. Colman wears a beard in only part of The Gentlemen Misbehave and then reverts to his usual image.
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Bogart
Broadway
Hollywood
Warner Brothers
Ernest Foster
U.P
Ronald Colman
Colman
Columbia
Clark Gable
Cary Grant
Walter Pidgeon
Robert Taylor
Gable
Grant
Paull Munt
Boris Karloff
Java battles widen as Japan lands on three shores
The official report says 40 transports were broken up and landings repelled north of Surabaya, while three other Japanese landings hit Batavia to Semarang and east of Semarang. Analysts note limited Japanese surface ships, with Java difficult to defend from the Malay Peninsula to the east.
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Washington
Java
Batavia
Maddera
Surabaya
Sumatra
Semarang
Mobilizing the Nation Against the Fifth Column
Dorothy Thompson argues for mass citizen mobilization over state-led effort to counter propaganda, espionage, and sabotage. She urges local unions and professional groups to form anti-sabotage councils, empower communities, and integrate free energies under self-selected leadership to defend the nation.
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Department of Justice
Washington
Biddle
West
American Legion
Army
Night Air Raid Over Los Angeles Felt Like a Prearranged Show
ERNIE PYLE recalls a Los Angeles blackout and air raid scare with distant searchlights forming a blue spot, anti aircraft bursts, and a citywide quiet. He notes wardens, minimal fires, and the unsettling sense of an alarm that proved unfounded as dawn arrived.
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Los Angeles
England
London
Britain reports sinking of RambI, captures De Garre Mogadiscio Harar
A year ago United Press recaps wartime notes: British announce sinking of the Italian sea raider RambI and capture of De Garre Mogadiscio and Harar. German planes bomb London. Vichy vows defense of African colonies alone. Nehru asserts India will not accept any rule including Japanese or German.
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de Garre
Mogadiscio
Harar
London
Vichy
India
Pandit Nehru
Answers to War Quiz editorial page items
Answers to the quiz list three items: a United States Navy admiral, an antimacassar a furniture cover to keep macassar oil off fabrics, and a geographical note that the Solomon Islands lie due east of New Guinea in the southwestern Pacific.
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United States Navy
Solomon Islands
Island of
New Guinea
Pacific
Joe Capwell the cabaret singer who wrote 600 songs to win a hit
The Boston era \"song demonstrator\" Joe Capwell moved to Bridgeport to support his family while writing hundreds of songs. He finally sold Madelaine to Harold Koch. Phil Spitalny wrote the music, making it a countrywide hit. Joe kept at it despite repeated rejections.
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New York
Boston
Joe Capwell
Joe
Josephine
United States
Bridgeport
Conn
America
France
Harold Koch
Long Hit Guild
Broadway
New York City
Madelaine
Bach
Phil Spitalny
War Gardens Guide to productive 1942 plots
A Civilian Defense series urges efficient victory gardens under the Food for Freedom program. It cites small city plots can feed a family of four with careful planning, and lists soil, sun, slope, and water considerations to avoid wasteful overplanting and ensure steady harvests.
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Robert Geiger
Food For Freedom
Office of Civilian Defense
America
Your Car and Tire Care Tips Warn of Rubber Waste
The article stresses conserving rubber by careful tire use. It urges drivers to learn correct tire pressures, check weekly, avoid jack-rabbit starts, speeding, and curb scrapes. It notes temperature changes affect pressure, warns not to drive without valve caps, and suggests jotting tire serial numbers to deter theft.
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Benny Goodman
Benny
Dodgers
Yanks
Burton
Bacon
Vermont
Andrew Carnegie
Talmadge
Paul Mallon
Japan
Florida
Australia
Vladivo
Stok
Tokyo
Darwin
United Nations
Rayburn
McCormack
Mr. Roosevelt
Senate Labor Committee
Davis
FDR
Henderson
General Motors
Dorothy Thompson
Mazzini Society
Axis
Fish
Ernie Pyle
United Press
WAR Quiz
Dale Carnegie
House of Commons
Winston Churchill
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