The Headliners and Midtown Vignette at City Restaurants
A collage of 1940s nightclub and dining-room scenes features Greta Garbo sprinkling sugar on dishes in a midtown Hungarian restaurant, Gev Bricker and wife at the Persian Room, Tala Bankhead in Club 18, and Poon Lim's sea‑story on Ripley’s broadcast. Also noted are Choo-Choo Johnson, Violet Lynch, Capehart rumors, Bette Davis sightings, and a drama review of B. Chodorov’s Decision with ties to wartime American town tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greta Garbo
Gev. Bricker
Tala Bankhead
Club 18
Poon Lim
Ripley's
Turhan Bey
la Hepburn
Vienna
Choo-Choo Johnson
Violet Lynch
Homer Capehart
VW. S. Senate
Ind
Bette Davis
Mater
Incognito
Delly
B. Chodorov
East
UW. S
Sicily
Wilmington
Del
Winchell
Brotherhood Week Observances Unite Christians and Jews
The National Conference of Christians and Jews leads Brotherhood Week February 20 to 26 with activities in about 3,000 communities. It highlights George Washingtons quote on equality and promotes interfaith cooperation through Round Tables, schools, camps, and churches aided by 249 groups and 2,300 USC units.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
George Washington
Our Republic
Hebrew Congregation of
Newport
National Conference of Christians and Jews
Washington
Round Tables
Brotherhood Week
New York City
Robert Ashworth
Hound Tables
USO
Ray Johns
USC
Roosevelt
White House
Globe
Office of War Information
Grant
Delaware
Ohio
Bureau For Intercultural Education
Ashworth
Traveling Christian speakers visit Camp Peary to reach 48000 troops
National Conference of Christians and Jews carries its message to U.S. military camps. At Camp Peary near Williamsburg, three clergymen address more than 3,000 sailors and construction battalion men with Father Cardinal, Rabbi Rosenblum, and Dr. Speers delivering accessible words to attentive audiences. In three days they speak to about 48 000 men despite tight schedules and moving between programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Conference of Christians and Jews
Columbia University
Clinchy
Qor
Swabec
Camp Peary
Williamsburg
Cardinal
Speers
Rosenblum
Therhood
Washington Food and War Mobilization Faces Farm Hurdles
The War Mobilization committee clash highlights how farm machinery and deferments stall. Jones touts farm needs while Nelson reminds priority is landing craft. Hog market chaos prompts shifts in price supports as Washington seeks lean and fat feeding cycles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D
Jimmy Byrnes
War Mobilization Committee
Marvin Jones
WPB
Donald Nelson
Nelson
Jones
Patterson
Washington
War Food Administration
Eas
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Midtown
Earl Carpenter
Hollywood
Carpenter
H. G. Gardiner
Tiffany's
Carl Laemmle Jr
Naples
Thaly
Lst
Carole Landis
Myrna Loy
Norma Shearer
James Stewart
Henry Armetta
Ben Bernie
Joe B. Brown
Arthur Clifford Read
FBI
Camp Croft
Qfirlough
Oskaloosa Tribune
Ladies Home Journal
Fletcher Henderson
Lulu Bates
Argentina
M. Lincoln Schuster
Manhattan
52Nd Street
Pack Avenue
Photog
Lexington
Everett R. Clinchy
National Conference
Duluth
Commission On
America
Commission On American Citizenship
Catholic Hierarchy
William Ryan
Samuel Fhirman
Sidney Sweet
Jefferson Barracks, Mo
Brooklyn
Howard Cantor
South Pacific
Ed Stettinius
State Department
Ralph Brewster
Maine
Diane
New Montgomery
San Francisco
Calif
Messana
Grove
Tomy
Uae
Russaelp
Scottis
Ae aKoh
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