Vi i Vi i Notes of an Innocent Bystander theater satire
A collage review of films and people with heavy emphasis on Lana Turner and celebrities. It mentions Rainbow Island with Dotty Lamour, Abroad With Two Yanks, My Buddy and Murders in the Blue Room, plus notes on Olivia de Havilland and public figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lana Turner
Lana
Turners
Rainbow Island
Dotty Lamour
Sam Fernando Valley
Joslin
Hollywood
Olivia de Havilland
We’ll Have to Stretch Fuel This Winter
The piece notes fuel shortages likely this winter due to war. It urges conservation, outlines government and industry efforts, and provides practical tips to reduce heat loss and improve efficiency. Key actions include sealing leaks, cleaning heating systems, installing thermostats, insulating, closing vents, and using storms to cut fuel use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam
Coal Industry Output Shows Measured Strength But Strains Remain
The article notes 1944 soft coal output near 2 million tons weekly while total annual bituminous coal production reaches about 616 million tons. It cites 1918 and 1943 benchmarks, with 912 thousand men, 14 319 mines in 1918 and 400 thousand miners from 6 972 mines in the prior year, yet warns that despite high production, railroad and water transport limits create tension between supply and demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nationas
Earl Wilson
Indiana
William F. Hulsey
Hap” Arnold
Jim Farley
Levin Campbell
Herbert Hoover
Coal Shortages Grow As Freight Delays Worsen
The piece notes increased freight volume since 1918 creating delays that push shipments of coal onto sidetracks for days and weeks. Localities risk coal shortages while military demand remains uncertain but vast for allied nations and American bases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iberated
War fears in South America amid Argentina Chile tensions
Washington whispers of looming conflict as Argentina arms up and contends with a U.S. stance. Mendoza to Santiago could strike in 40 minutes. Chile fears a Czech-style entanglement as regional powers split. Public notes question U.S. capacity and Hull illness amid a volatile Latin scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
South Art
ICA
Western Hemisphere
Washington
Argentina
Chile
U.S. A
United States
Hedy Lamarr
Fritz Mandel
Santiago
Mendoza
Andes
Buenos Aires
Hitler
Czechoslovakia
State Department
U. S
Hull
Sumner Welles
Welles
Barnacles Cut Ship Speed by Twenty Five Percent
In war or peace barnacles cling to ships, here totaling up to 30 tons on a 10,000 ton vessel and slowing speed by 25 percent. They cause vibration that makes instruments useless. A new product keeps antifouling paint from sticking so animals cannot attach to the hull.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Production Board
Minneapolis- Woneywell Regulator Co
Meade
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Paul Kennedy
Times
Fis
Life
Elmer
Henry C. Cassidy
Atlantic Monthly
Gen
Robert Johnson
General Johnson
Prince
Chas
Dana Gibson
Dwight Moody
Hamilton
Will Rogerst
H. BR. Warfel
Margaret Halsey
M Tinoley
Uma
Tarim
Manhattan
Don Wahn
Tia-Mablywood
MGM
England
Naval
Betty Graple
NBC
Lardner
Office of War Informain
Vicks
VapoRub
ORLY
United Photo Supply Service
Gatesville
Texas
Grove
Noe— Ova, Inc
Wells
Chicago
TY Scott
Utes Foy
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Nature
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