22 Jun 1944
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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1944
Page
1
A descriptive piece captures train travel imagery across war plants, suburbs, churches, smoke and war, rural landscapes, servicemen, roads, stations, forests, river valleys, signs, towns, and cattle. Vivid scenes contrast peace with looming war, ending with souvenir stops and memory.
A lyrical panorama of Western deserts and rail travel. The piece contrasts rugged pioneer grit with modern roadside irony and busy train car life including porters, motorists, and salesmen as landscapes frame journeys across America.
USO Camp shows travel with touring troupes to combat zones from New Guinea jungles to Arctic docks. The programs, planned from New York, reach over 11 million service personnel, with about 100 units in battle zones and 100 more at camps and bases worldwide. Performers endure heat, cold, mines, and air raids, using improvised stages to boost morale and support troop operations.
Brigadier General Byron of the army special services division arranged short skits written with George Kaufman and others to let soldiers and WACs perform with minimal gear. The piece About Face offers flexible, portable entertainment first staged at Camp Shanks New York and adaptable to local combat areas.
Far from the front line, desk officers face promotions ahead of seasoned pilots. Newly arrived lieutenants in England often out-rank veterans with two years in combat. OPA probes tire ration abuses involving large tire firms and dealer schemes. Germany’s top military minds cited as premier Europe. Daylight saving may end without presidential veto. Captioned notes praise for Stars and Gripes shows and Navy occupation governance plans.
Douglas Walton returns to RKO after military discharge to star in Farewell My Lovely while Dana Drake lands a year long four film contract with Angelus Pictures. Norman Price from Arkansas and Polly Robertson from Kentucky join a South era quartet. Claude Rains returns to Warner Bros. and Metro marks twentieth anniversary with vintage notes on Glenn Martin and Bogart’s acclaim. Filmmaking links continue as Captains in India and Quantico collaborate on a musical project with Robert Andrews in Bollywood.
Victor Barge extends Basin Street program by 13 weeks starting in September. Claudette Colbert plans to freelance after her Paramount contract ends with “Prac Nearly Yours” in her last film. Script changes for “Starder, He Says” shift heroin to ash blonde. Helen Walker refuses to bleach her hair. Edgar Bergen receives ash tray modeled after Charlie McCarthy from a fan in Beverly Hills. Guy Lombardo’s hand to be used in current WAVE recording series.
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