New York Observations on War News and Gossip
A collage of postwar politics and Broadway buzz touches on a Columbia professor’s military rank, a missing newspaper man’s daughter, Frank Runyon era cinema jabs, and Broadway press agents courting danger by sharing military rumors. Draft dodger schemes, medical hoaxes, and saucy jests pepper this mile‑a‑minute column.
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Columbia University
Military Intelligence Reserve Corps
Caroline Lee Gilbert
Damon Runyon
Butch
Broadway
Joan Fontaine
Coluumist
L. P
Joan
Hoe Symington
Colin Kelly
Columms
B'way
Tom Dewey
Troops Parade Ground Review in Northern Ireland
A photo shows U S troops on a parade ground in Northern Ireland being reviewed by Maj. Gen. Russell P. Hartle and his officers. The report notes several air force units have landed safely and are stationed in the area.
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U. S
Ireland
A.f.s
Northern Ireland
Russell P. Hartle
Washington War and Navy Secretaries Testify Behind Closed Doors
In Washington the War and Navy Secretaries Stimson and Knox testified behind closed doors on the $500 million China loan, sharing political secrets with Senator Connally while seniority determined who spoke first. The article also details Army efforts to take over war shipping and interagency clashes with the maritime commission and Navy, plus inflation worries and remarks by Bernice Baruch on price and wage controls.
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Washington
D. C
War and Navy
Stimson
Knox
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
China
Tom Connally
Mt, Knox
Connally
Senate
Reynolds
North Carolina
Austin
ARMY
Navy
Maritime Commission
Charles P. Gress
Harry Hopkins
Joe Eastman
General Gross
Army Transportation
Joe Bassman
Gross
General Somerville
New York
WPA
Somerville
White House
Lewis Douglas
Bernice Baruch
Leon Henderson
Baruch
War Industries Board
Congress
Roosevelt
Does He Ever Tell You I Loved Your Letter
An advice feature promotes a 32 page booklet on business and social letter forms. It promises 24 model letters of all types, topic suggestions, and grammar tips to help writing become easier and more charming.
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Doan
Dee
Tania
Paula Crystal
Air Ranch
Asor
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Seroibla
OGM
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McCoy
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India
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Wallace
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