Radio and film stars mingle in Hollywood anecdotes
By Virginia Vale the piece lists Georgia Gibbs hosting with Paul Whitman on Blue Network and notes Don DeFore planning a Cedar Rapids summer theater stint. It recalls Eddie Sutherland and George Marshall early careers, Gig Young’s coast guard return, Harriet O Rourke and her parrot, Ingrid Bergman and Hitchcock not yet revealing Bergman’s Notorious role, and Pex Mills’ musical talents. Ozzie Nelson and Johnny Mack Brown are also mentioned with current projects.
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Kate Smith Hour
Frankie Carle
Columbia
Gertrude Astor
Thomas Meighan
Johnny Mack Brown
Monogram
Ozzie Nelson
Orsie and
Harriet
Cas
Paramount
Need for a National Commissioner After War for Big Four Sports
The piece argues postwar sports require strong national supervision. Baseball, racing, football and boxing demand a respected, empowered commissioner to restore confidence, curb corruption, and regulate new challenges as millions return home.
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al Graniland Rice
New York
Sewing Circle Patterns for Pleasant Summer Afternoons
Sewing Circle Pattern No 1312 offers a summer frock for larger women with a slim silhouette and subtle ruffles in sizes 36 through 52, using 24 or 29 inch fabric. Pattern No 1984 targets juniors with a flared two piece design, sizes 9 through 18, needing about 35 yards of fabric and trim. Patterns priced 25 cents each from the Sewing Circle Pattern Dept at 249 New Montgomery Street, San Francisco.
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Uta
New
Montgomery St
San Francisco
Calif
Ednelase
Bob Feller Returns to Pitch for Great Lakes Team
Back in the United States Bob Feller will be allowed to pitch for the Great Lakes team after more than two years of service in the South Pacific His wartime record is noted and he is expected to work out a few kinks before resuming active pitching He previously won 25 games for Cleveland in 1941 and struck out 260 hitters in that season
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States
Bob Feller
Great Lakes
South Pacific
Feller
Cleveland
Salt on Roofs Drives Chinese Women’s Wartime Industry
Curious saucer like roofs along Chinese terraces bordering streams host a salt industry. Salt water is carried from wells to the rooftops and evaporated, with salt swept up for home use or sale. Women do most of the work since men fight the Japs.
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China
A Quiet Night Among Soldiers Wives and Gossip
A group of soldiers wives gossip about husbands careers and marriages with jest and veiled barbs. Remarks touch on commissions, lieutenancies, privacy, and social circles as they laugh and tease about fortunes and status in a domestic scene.
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Bill
Jainey
Johnny
Longest canal world and other trivia answers
Answers include In China for the canal at 2 100 miles finished in 1350 after 609 years. No congress sessions required by law. A skier calls track in sports. James Whistler signed with a butterfly image. Boiling water cooks faster than gentle. Sinology is Chinese language and culture. A milksop is a weak man. Soldier Field Chicago holds about 150 000. Hummingbird is the swiftest flyer for short distances. Earth travels about 401 601 604 miles per day around the sun.
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U. S
China
James Whistler
Soldier Field
Chicago
Humming Bird
Empress Influence Seen In Ancient Chinese Coin Mark
A seventh century wax model flaw left an accidental thumbnail impression on a coin used in China today. The imperial mark on the coin reflects historic craftsmanship and the empress’s subtle imprint on currency design.
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China
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Virginia Vale
ADIO
Georgia Gibbs
Hall of Fame
Georgia
Jimmy Durante
Gary Moore
Paul Whitman
Blue Network
Don DeFore
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Sinclair Memorial Church
Mack Sennett
Chester Conklin
Eddie Sutherland
RKO
Conklin
George Marshall
William Seiter
Frank Lloyd
Gig Young
Setor
Warner Bros
Coast Guard
Obringer
Guadalcanal
Roy Obringer
Warners’ Legal Department
Harriet O'Rourke
Steel Horizons
Sammy
Charles Boyer
Jerry Wayne
Joan Roberts
Marinka
Mayerling
Prince Rudolph
Dinah Shore
Dinah
Hollywood
Ingrid Bergman
Alfred Hitchcock
David O. Selznick
Hitchcock
Ben Hecht
Selznick
Miss Bergman
Pex Mills
Man Called
Bob Hope
Lar
Judge Landis
Babe Ruth
Tim
Sironing
Dong
Jasper
Joan
Jobson
Pop
West
Mamie
Algie
Lottie
Jenky
B. F. Goodrich Company
Pegia Gee
Begoodrich
Wile
Nal MN
Sue
Tras
inIse Gs
Joey
Fleschmann
Edith
Fleischmann
Fleischman
Hep Boe Eorith
Cutter
Cutter Laboratories
Berkeley
California
Cutter Vaccines & Serums
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