Parris Mitchell at crossroads in small town tale
Orphaned student Parris Mitchell studies medicine with Dr. Tower in a midwestern town while a web of relationships forms. He reconsiders friendships, love interests, and family ties as Drake and Cassandra enter his life amid growing war era tensions.
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Drake McHugh
Louise Gordon
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Renee
Tom Carr
Vienna
Madame von Elsa
Benny Singer
Madame
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Fulmer Green
Randy Monaghan
Dr. Gordon
Livingstone
Drake
Molly
Paris
Louise
Cassie
Radio networks trim schedules as sponsors pull back
As the first 13 week contract period ends in March many sponsors cancel or shift shows over wartime shortages and rationing. CBS losses include We the People and Kate Hopkins with others like Major Bowes and Lipton programs fading while NBC faces few changes and new sponsors join, notably Ontario Government and General Electric.
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Helen Hayes Theater
Lipton’s Tea
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Armour
Major Bowes
CBS
We the People
Schick Razors
Kate Hopkins
Maxwell House
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Procter & Gamble
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Lever Brothers
Mr. Meek
Colgate-Palmolive-Peet
Myrt
Marge
Ontario
Blue
General Electric
Campbell's
Patrol of 13 American drivers reshapes war road safety
The piece notes 13 American taxi and truck drivers patrolling roads into China to aid Chinese drivers after wrecks, while describing high mishap rates and wartime sentiment about service honors and Seeing Eye dogs for blinded military personnel.
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United States
TODAY S PUZZLER HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL
Puzzle clues mix definitions and wordplay for a crossword style grid. Entries include common terms for anatomy, objects, directions, and actions with several shortened forms and abbreviations. The puzzle uses theme references such as Old English terms and classical language hints.
Prospective Fathers Note on Wife's Pregnancy Window
Digest of Coronet article notes an open season on losing wives lasting 220 to 280 days from the day she says she is going to have a baby. It ends with unclear completion of the period.
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Lister Hill
Alabama
Radio War Quiz Clarifies Insignia Meaning and War News
The quiz asks if an Army uniform insignia shows rank or branch, recalls Admiral Hart denying reports of his death, and compares a Mark Twain remark. It also asks who Daladier and Blum are being tried for allegedly contributing to France's defeat at Riom.
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Benito
Congress
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Army
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Son of Heaven
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Southern
Pacific
Mark Twain
Daladier and Blum
Riom
France
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