Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood Folds in Laugh Lines and Loyalties
The Hollywood column blends humor and gossip from Jimmie Fidler with anecdotes about Robert Taylor Barbara Stanwyck and press treatment. It weaves jokes about war era life at home and in Washington, plus a light parade of show business quips and reader letters reflecting 1940s entertainment culture.
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Washington
Donald Nelson
Middle West
Hollywood
Robert Taylor
Taylor
New York
Gotham
Barbara Stanwyck
Pilmville
Air Force
Warner-ful
Eddie Cantor
Robert Frazer
Universal
Romeo
George Dolentz
Lana Turner
Bernhardt
George Sanders
Cary Grant
U. S
Connie Bennett
Join the Senior State Guard and Help in Wartime
Local readers are urged to enlist in the Texas State Guard at the High School Armory on Wednesdays from 7 30 to 10 PM. The unit trains for defense, salvage, and community service, offering discipline, maps, marksmanship, and marching experience with pay waived.
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Fox Holes
Panhandle
Texas State Guard
Noted moment in a crowded lobby after first kiss
A bystander recalls a crowded lobby scene where a woman hurriedly embraces a man after a kiss. She praises his effort and notes the glow of neon theater signs, describing the moment with blushes and a rush of emotion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Love
Stage Door
Lon McAllister
Young McAllister
McAllister
Fortress Officer Cited for Braving Fire in New Guinea
Staff Sergeant Guy Clary of Gaffney South Carolina received the Distinguished Service Cross from General Douglas MacArthur for beating out a fire with his bare hands that threatened a Flying Fortress during a mission over Finschhafen New Guinea.
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New Guinea
Finschhafen
Guy Clary
Gaffney
S. C
Douglas MacArthur
New Zealand Official Dies Suddenly at Desk
Wellington reports the sudden death of New Zealand official Pi J. G. Coates, minister for the arm forces and war coordination, at his desk on May 27. The unexpected death occurred during routine duties.
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New Zealand
Wellington
J. G. Coates
MN Zealand
Admiralty Says 58 Attacks on Hospital Ships Since War Start
London May 27 First Lord of the Admiralty told the House of Commons that German and Italian planes and coastal batteries had made 58 attacks on British hospital ships since the war began, with four ships sunk.
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London
Pi—A. V. Alexander
Admiralty
House of Commons
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Honey
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Watonga
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East 4Th Ave
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