Betty Grable Stars in A Yank in the RAF at Paramount
A review notes Betty Grable’s acting in A Yank in the RAF at the Paramount while Ty Power delivers a strong performance as the Yank. Meanwhile a Minnesota clipping recounts Red Sievers band tragedy involving a fatal bus crash near Owatonna, with no inquest and no criminal blame assigned to either driver.
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Paramount
Betty Grable
Ty Power
Minnesota
Red Sievers
Wisconsin
Sievers
Owatonna
Bill Benson
O. W. Roberts
Mussolini's Axis Ties Fray Amid Italian Unrest and Food Crisis
A Rome sourced report outlines Italy's growing internal strife as Mussolini deepens axis ties while Brennar Pass fortifications rise. It notes opposition within Italy, food shortages, and civil unrest in Turin and Milan, with Franco's Spain showing political fractures as generals challenge Falangist power.
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Paul Mallon Washington
Mussolini
Brennar Pass
Rome
Tr Duce
Italy
Brennar
Turin
Milan
Hitler
Germany
der Fuehrer
Spain
Franco
Six Traits of Maladjusted Children and Parent Influence
The Rev Dr Ralph A Nelson links child misbehavior to unseen causes rooted in parental mood and actions. He cites a study of 2 932 maladjustments in 500 children showing poor school work temper disobedience nervousness and overactivity as common traits and notes fathers' rejection drinking and strictness as top negative influences.
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Ralph A. Nelson
Johnny
Nelson
Father Nelson
TODAY'S PUZZLER NTAL HORIZON CLUES SNAPSHOT
A column listing a crossword style set of crossword clues with numbers for across and down entries including terms for lips reptile disclose pictured animal municipal officer headdress stead snare swindlers space for combat musical drama builder in stone Greek lo Avenue abbr Right a Move smoothly Biblical word Diners viscous substance Female saint Male singer cauterize Walks leisurely By oneself Puff up Dwelling place Place under arrest Leavings Perfume Ship's instrument and other clue prompts across and down form a puzzle grid themed puzzle text
New York Voters Split on Roosevelt Policy and Strikes
A Princeton Institute poll finds New York City voters favor Roosevelt’s foreign policy less than the nation as a whole and largely support banning strikes in defense industries, reflecting NYC’s strong union presence and differing regional views.
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American Institute of Public Opinion
Princeton
N. J
New York
Pennsylvania
New York City
F. H. LaGuardia
William O'Dwyer
Roosevelt
la Guardia
Ea PS
RENE
Kobe Bees
ePasteee
Airpower shifts war on Europe vertical flank
Major A S Williams argues airpower defeats traditional flank warfare by dominating the vertical flank. He declares a few hundred long range bombers with trained crews can deter invasion of East and West coasts, expanding Atlantic defense and redefining coastal protection.
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AS Williams
Europe
European
U. S
Stamps Portugal Offers Last Open Door to Europe
Portugal is described as a fragile refuge and entry port amid Axis pressure, with Lisbon as a focal point for refugees, spies, and diplomats. The piece notes stamps issued in 1940 and 1941 by Portugal and other nations, highlighting stamp values and themes including the Portuguese World Exposition and Central American coffee imagery.
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Portugal
Europe
Spain
Lisbon
America
Vv Post Office Department
St. Louis
Salvador
el Cafe de
el Salvador
el Mejor del Mundo
Quotes and Verses on Faith and Duty Across Authors
A compact collection of religious and literary quotations from Matthew Henry Shakespeare Romans Deuteronomy Luke and Browning. The lines span mercy faith mortality and divine guidance, with notes on steadfastness and the consequences of pride.
Backside Fall Stunt Baffles Onlookers in Malaya
Hollywood notes recount Richard Denning tumbling 20 feet from a tree into a lily pond on Paramount's Stage 15 while Dorothy Lamour watches. The sequence aimed to show a San Francisco Bay estate setting with Denning as a strong man and Lamour in a sarong. After multiple takes, the director accepted the final dive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles R. Moore
Hollywood
U.P
Paramount
Richard Denning
Dorothy Lamour
Malaya
Denning
Stage 15
San Francisco Bay Peninsula
Miss Lamour
Muk
Axis moves and raids reshape Middle East and Europe
A year ago Italy launched heavy raids on Bahrain Island in the Persian Gulf targeting refineries fuel stores and pipelines. Heinrich Himmler met Franco and Serrano Suner in Madrid. Dispatches say Hitler offered Russia dominance over European Turkey and control of the Dardanelles under a new Axis order in southeastern Europe.
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Italy
Bahrein Island
Persian Gulf
Heinrich Himmler
Gestapo
Madrid
Francisco Franco
Ramon Serrano Suner
Vichy
Adolf Hitler
Russia
European
Turkey
Dardanelles
New Order
Europe
Answers to Crackers Editorial Qs on World Upheavals
A quiz on wartime terms defines a guerilla as an independent warfare participant while clarifying Gorilla as an ape. It lists OGPU and Gestapo as secret police, mentions Colonel V Britton’s V campaign, and notes uprisings across Norway to Poland with Nazi executions exceeding a thousand.
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OGPU
Gestapo
V. Britton
Norway
Holland
Belgium
France
Czechoslovakia
Yugoslavia
Hungary
Poland
Manners Quiz on Social Use and Proper Conduct
A reader asks how to handle etiquette in five scenarios including umbrella sharing in rain, husband carrying a baby, commenting on a daughter, giving gifts near birth, and newspaper notices for showers. Followed by a “What Would You Do” solution recommending not opening another’s letter and opting to leave it unopened when addressed to someone at work.
Wild Bill Donovan Emerges as Key U.S. Defense Figure
Colonel William J. Donovan, longtime World War I hero and later U.S. Attorney, rises as strategic head of the Office of Coordinator of Information. Once a lieutenant colonel and Medal of Honor recipient, he is now seen as a pivotal, though quiet, architect of U.S. information and propaganda efforts in potential future conflict.
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Jack Stinnett
Europe
Asia
United States
DOT
Mediterranean
Navy
Knox
Donovan
Legion
New York
President Coolidge
Herbert
Washington
Apex
National Defense
The King of Proxy Street reviewed by Kauffmann
Stanley Kauffmann praises John Day's The King of Proxy Street as a bold challenging live novel. Dexter Grace, dying in a year, returns to his boyhood home near New York to begin a final book with William Forsyte as central character. Grace discovers Forsyte's life mirrors and drives the plot in a tightly controlled drama with powerful international figures.
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Stanley Kauffmann
Proxy Street
John John Day
Dexter Grace
New York
William Forsyte
Grace
Forsyte
Grifair
ip @ sipae
Cage Tree
Kauffmann
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Fred Hale
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Bob Flanders
Mary Stack
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J. P. English
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Charles Robertson
Milo
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Lo Rene Ruhl
A. J. Snider
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Gerry Dodd
Earle Christian
Carolyn Ashcroft
Glenn Allen Newbold
Joe Foster
Grace Rogers
Warren Robertson
Prank Brown
Bonnie Collier
Bobby Rogers
Yvonne Bennett
DeFries
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Lera Bell
H. A. Dyer
Ntal
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Atlantic Ocean
A. Francisco Morazan
Honduras
Matthew Henry
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William Watson
Christ
God Is
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City OF
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Kremlin
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Monicker
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Ruth Rumsey
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American Relief Commission
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