Hollywood Radio Time Capsule Sparks Studio Largesse
A gossip filled look at radio and film stars. Virginia Edwards and Joan Lee balance family and fame as Uncle Gus Edwards plans visits. Mitchell Leisen props up Dorothy Lamour and Alexis Smith moves from Song of Russia to Night and Day. Jacqueline White and Warner Bros plan big screen roles. Rise Stevens launches new radio show with weekly musical directors. Lulu McCon nell defies doctors for studio work. Gale Storm films a picture scene amid apartment hunt. Jane Withers eyed for fall air show. Alice Faye considers leaving movies for TV. Insight into studio publicity stunts and star movement across projects.
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Alexis Smith
Mrs. Carrolls
Warner Bros
Cole Porter
Porter
Air Transport Command's secret war feats revealed
A historic profile traces the Air Transport Command story behind the public milestones. It details the Hump routes, Atlantic shuttles every 53 seconds, rescue missions across jungles, and vast troop and mail movements. It highlights pilots briefed for Greenland, Iceland, and China landings, the Himalaya survival training, and ATC’s global air hotel network supporting 50,000 troops per month and 220,000 wounded evacuees.
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North Atlantic
ATC
Atlantic
Pennsylvania
New York
Philadelphia
Greenland
Iceland
China
Boston
Portland
Long Island
War Worries Hit Home Front Morale
Kathleen Norris cites wartime strain as mothers lament lost earnings and debts while awaiting husbands Ted and Larry. Letters from home threaten morale with quarrels, disapproved marriages, and Dear John notices, harming soldiers facing danger abroad.
Morale Wrecker Advice for Home Front Women
A wartime directive urges women to preserve and improve home morale. It advises avoiding burdening soldiers with family troubles, suggesting to keep difficulties private unless solvable, as letters revealing quarrels or finances harm the front-line sailors and soldiers facing hardship.
Grim and Vital Postwar Days Ahead for American Women
A wartime letter urges women to prepare for grim postwar days. It warns that many may be left behind while others, especially those who have written supportive letters, will shape the new America with courage, self-control, economy, and foresight. The author emphasizes the role of steadfast wives in supporting husbands, children, and the nation.
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Mollie
Bob
John
Daddy
Home
Securi
America
New World
Tom
New America
Shifting Curtains And Sheets To Prolong Life
Sunlight weakens curtain fabric so rotate curtains between sunny and shady windows. Use equal top and bottom hems and reverse after washing. Shift sheets from head to foot to even wear, mend snags promptly, and repair worn centers by stitching and hemming edges.
More Cloth Coming Soon to Rural Stores
A government order will increase yard goods supply for home sewing in small towns and rural areas. Preference ratings will guide distribution of about 150 million yards of cotton fabrics including pongee voile and gingham to merchants in these areas. The move follows an earlier order to fix unequal distribution.
Portrait of Eisenhower and the lessons of leadership
A retrospective portrait cites Eisenhower as a model of foresight humility and unity. It highlights his stance against bigotry his refugee roots and his knack for inspiring comradeship while recounting anecdotes from Abilene Panama and Africa and a note to Patton.
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Eisenhower
Africa
Gen
Patton
Georgie
Algiers
Oran
Ike
What Bait One 10 Year Earthworm Would Make
A dated note claims Australian earthworms reach over 10 feet, resembling slender rubber hoses. Described as pink giants living in damp soil, their underground movements produce a rumbling sound audible from yards away. Natives say they are harmless.
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Australia
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