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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1944
Page
3
Western Newspaper Union reports that Churchill’s six month end-of-war estimate is broadly accepted though unconfirmed. Weather worsens and Patton’s drive shows limited gains toward Metz, predicting push toward the Siegfried line and a spring settlement outlook.
William Goetz of International Pictures signs Sonja Henie for a second Technicolor film Countess of Monte Cristo. The project aims to differ from her previous roles and will be released by RKO at Easter. Other notes cover radio stars and upcoming films with Dinah Shore Audie Tetter and Chet Lauck stories.
U.S. budget chief and Senator Murray push for fewer forms for small business while improving essential industrial data. The piece notes reader beliefs on postwar government roles in employment and industry, forecasting a balance between regulation and private enterprise with continued need for basic statistics and census data.
Crowds jam stadiums for Notre Dame games this season and over the last 20 years, setting attendance records from Urbana to New York. The draw stems from Knute Rockne era leadership, team spirit, and consistent top play, with Notre Dame packing capacity crowds despite no post season bids.
Briefs note a London transport experiment with a central entrance bus and a pneumatically operated door and stair system. Navy reports twelve ships daily sliding down the ways in this country per Rear Adm. Crisp. Cubans see snow for first time as boxes flown to Havana. Sunflowers may surpass soybeans amid a $600,000,000 annual return. sunflower oil at 14.5 cents per pound and meal at 53 percent protein.
A veteran bookmaker argues that modern betting machines push players to the limit, claiming bookmakers offer the best advantage. He notes enormous sums handle at New York tracks, with most betting moving away from tracks under the new system.
Winter flounder studies show its eye helps the fish imitate the sea bottom color to blend with surroundings. When a flounder’s head faced a black background its body darkened, and the reverse occurred, indicating its powerful background matching ability.
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