Notes of a Bystander The First Nights in New York
A roundup of reviews and sketches covers theater revivals, film offerings, and radio chatter. Saroyan's Time of Your Life draws praise and sharp wit from critics while new films like City for Conquest and Wyoming receive mixed notices. Radio and celebrity quips abound, with Cantor, Dinah Shore, and Frances Langford in the scene.
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Wm. Saroyan
Critdes
Mr. Atkinson
John Anderson
John ‘Mason Brown
Saroyan
Mantlie
Kronenberger
N. Y
Eddie Cantor
Jolson
Wynn
Linton Wells
Africa
Dakar
RAF
Edw
Murrow
London
Germany
Berlin
Wythe Willams
Stalin
Adolf
Bergen
Vera Vague
J. Barrymore
WEAF
Dinah Shore
Frances Langford
Kenny Baker
Fred Allen
German Troops Enter Romania as War Expands
The analysis notes German troops moving into Romania to secure oil and gas supplies amid a broad war spread from France to the Middle East. It reports Italy’s setbacks in Egypt, Chamberlain’s exit from Britain’s cabinet, and rising tensions with Japan and the Soviets. It also covers American political tensions as Willkie campaigns in Michigan and observers note the global drift toward totalitarianism.
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Romania
Canada
Chamberlain
Britain
Russia
Washingtonian
State Department
Japan
Far East
Willkie Kits and Dutch East Indies Wartime Notes
Bundles of Willkie campaign kits arrive to aid club formation in Cuyahoga County Ohio after a check prompts a shipment. Durbin recalls Durbin's Dem convention speech and exchanges with McNary. Dutch East Indies risk assessment shows Japan lacking oil, Dutch defenses, and possible four month holdout. Army shifts land acquisition to a public sale model dubbed the goldfish bowl to curb speculators. Whisky imports from Britain outpace U S exports of wartime planes, a notable trade fact amid aid to Britain.
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George Bender
Ohio
Cuyahoga County
Cleveland
Wilkie
Bender
National Committee
Chicago
John Hamilton
Willkie
McNary
Francis W. Durbin
Bascom Timmons
Washington
Lima
Durbin
Congress
Charles McNary
Indies
Roosevelt
Japan
Hitler
Mussolini
U. S
California
Dutch East Indies
Java
Sumatra
United States
Britain
Europe
Pacific
England
Great Britain
Admiral Evans and London shelter chief in wartime role
Admiral Sir Edward Ratcliffe Garth Russell Evans, famed Welsh World War I naval hero, serves as housing and shelter dictator of London amid air raids. Evans also led Aberdeeen University and commanded the Australian navy at various times.
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Edward Ratcliffe Garth Russell Evans
London
Evans
Aberdeen University
Miss America of fowl world crowned at poultry show
Atlantic City N J 600 prize eggs judged at the Northeastern Poultry Producers convention crowned a Rhode Island Red named Miss America scoring 9143 points. The hen produced 340 eggs in 51 weeks and topped all comers from across the United States. Miss America is owned by E B Parmenter of Franklin Massachusetts.
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Atlantic City
N.J
Northeaster Poultry Producers Convention
Rhode Island
United States
E. B. Parmenter
Franklin Mass
Pineapple Doilies Crochet Pattern 2006 Preview
A short crochet feature promotes pineapple design doilies as easy and beloved. Pattern 2006 supposedly includes hole making instructions and materials list though text is garbled with stray words and typos.
Abracadabra for Rent in Melanesia Cures and Curses
Nearly every Melanesian man has a personal magic word used to cure disease ward off spirits or harm rivals. The unique charm can only be spoken on special occasions after purchase or rental, and the farmer owner who sells it cannot utter it again.
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Marlene Dietrich
By Roger Shaw
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Ion Antonescu
Black Sea
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Suez Canal
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Orient
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Manchukuo
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Uncle San
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Department of Puerto Rice
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Detroit
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