Notes on The Magic Lanterns Shadow of a Doubt and More
A lively, opinionated jittery column reviews Hitchcock’s Shadow of a Doubt and other films and radio shows. It praises Hille Margeret O'Brien and cites Gettysburg Address delivery, while critiquing The March of Time and Infopiecs radio. It also touches authors and books, noting The Guadalcanal Diary and other literary works.
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Alfred Hitchcock
Hille Margeret O'Brien
Margaret
Sterring J. Cagney
Lincoln
March of Time
Lillisn Gish
China
Price Rule to Curb Inflation and Stabilize Wages
An article argues for government brakes on inflation through wage and price controls. It explains wage limits, price ceilings, rationing, and war bond savings to prevent a wage price spiral amid postwar demand. It emphasizes public cooperation and saving to sustain stabilization.
Textile division expects sufficient supply despite production drop
The Textile Clothing and Leather division of the WPS says the nation will have enough textiles this year to meet needs though production may fall by ten percent. Conservation measures in place should cover military and foreign demand. Last year these sources accounted for nearly one third of a record 13.5 billion yard output.
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WPS
Textile supplies forecast to dip further for civilians
The report notes civilian textile availability fell about 1 percent last year and may drop another 10 percent this year. Despite tighter supplies, quality remains to provide durable apparel, with trends guiding neat economical styles.
Henderson Sees End To Honeymoon In Price Stabilization
Sean Henderson testified to Congress on his retirement as price administrator detailing how directives to stabilize prices rents and fair distribution of scarce goods were carried out. He warned that the postwar profit windfall is ending and that future stabilization will demand stricter policy amid rising costs and pressure on price ceilings.
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Reich
Atlantic
Jon BR. Janzen
Stefan Wesd
Ven Kiew
Goelbels
Rature
Curt Reiss
Fir Mitler
Aliatre Aris Monthly
Wathariny Cornell
Thornton Wilder
U. S
Raim
Gripers
Iby
John Brown
Brown
John Browns
United States
Tieir
Sean Henderson
Congress
Henderson
OPA
America
Washington notes on Casey and Stalin era diplomacy
The piece discusses Joe Casey as a White House aide aiming to promote congressional harmony and oversee surveys on War Production Board slant and the Office of War Information. It also outlines Stalin’s Casablancan stance on postwar Europe and notes Red Army reforms, Russian front conditions, and US interests in Canada and China.
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Washington, D.C
Tommy Corcoran
Joe Casey
Massachusetts
Congress
Tommy the
Cork
Ben Cohen
Casey
White House
War Production Board
Elmer Davis
Office of War Information
Davis
FDR
Harry Hopkins
Jimmy Byrnes
Office of Economic Stabilization
Mixed Bits and Witty Lines From A Cracked Page
A jumbled OCR collage features quips on marriage money and love two men misquoted lines about a black eye and listening. The piece includes a misfired joke about golf a tall tale on a city office boy and a cartoonish exchange with a Mr. Chresham and a chattering voice.
Better Wait Manager salary terms and typist note
The posting states a starting salary of 15 dollars per week for a better wait manager rising to 20 dollars after six months. It includes a typist remark asking to return in six months.
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Tjk
Punctured Actor Quips as Melon Smashes Othello Moment
An elderly actor portraying Othello was struck on the head by a melon. He quipped, Dear me, what strange forms applause sometimes takes, capturing a theatrical mishap with humor.
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Washington
South America
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Carnegie Halls
George Denny
Radio Us
James Cannon
Fort Dix
Guadalcanal
Random House
Richard Tregaskis
Int'l News
Herbert Whiting
Appleton-Centu
Robert
Tarnade Junction
Bobbs-Merrill
Alexander
Baldy
Wallar Duranty
Walter Kerr
Reid
Moscow
Rupert Hughes
Faith Baldwin
Anon
F. O. Repploer
W. L. McElvaney
dJohn Kennedy
Wales
James F. Byrnes
Supreme Court
Extiles
Stalin
Casablanca
Europe
Litvinoff
London
Poland
Baltic States
Rumania
Russia
Finland
Carpathian
Hungary
Dobrudja
Bulgaria
Jugoslavia
Adriatic
Persian Gulf
Mediterranean
Indian Ocean
Churchill
RED Army
Pat Hurley
Japan
Russian Steppes
Chafy
Dick Patterson
Commerce
RKO
Canada
U.S
Roosevelt
Burma Road
Barbers
Marysville
Cal
Seth
Calif
Charles Cresham
Chichester
Gil
Scott
Nature
Ilac
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