Garbo film cast talks superstitions on Friday start
Western Newspaper Union reports on the Garbo picture kickoff with Melvyn Douglas calling Friday lucky despite the date. Ruth Gordon jokes about walking under ladders and black cats while Roland Young plans a good luck penguin charm. Janet Blair joins as Joan Blondell's sister with a Columbia deal. David Niven earns a promotion to major and Bing Crosby notes his status as defense squadron leader on the English coast with claims of Nazi bombers downed.
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Melvyn Douglas
Ruth Gordon
Roland Young
Miss Garbo
David Niven
England
Bing Crosby
English
France
Movie and radio notes on NBC and CBS stars in 1940s era
The March of Time revises a regional film preview showing nine northeastern states as invasion proof while Penny Singleton shifts from Blondie to a first film musical Cowboy Joe with Glenn Ford. Warner Bros Underground authenticates Himmler office via former SS adviser Kurt Schmidt. Bob Hope and Eddie Bracken headline Louisiana Purchase and Hap Hazard radio updates amid ongoing radio replacement shows. Myrna Loy and W. Powell reteam for The Shadow of the Thin Man.
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March of Time
Midwest
Texas
Penny Singleton
Blondie
Glenn Ford
Hollywood
Heinrich Himmler
Warner Bros
Himmler
Kurt Schmidt
Underground
Bob Hope
Louisiana Purchase
Paramount
Eddie Bracken
Hap Hazard
Ransom Sherman
Edna O'Dell
Billy Mills
CBS
Crosley
National thinking urged over local political control
WRIGH ener argues that America must think nationally in politics not just locally. He warns Washington's power can erode state and municipal rights and that party machines favor local patronage over statesmanship. A newspaper is a mighty community service fostering ties and informing residents.
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America
Washington
Hamilton
Jefferson
Toms, Dicks and
Harrys
Oswalds
Percivals
Warrens
Europe
Parity prices and democracy in wartime policy debate
The piece discusses 1941 parity pricing for farmers linking prices to 1904–1914 levels with government funding estimated near half a billion dollars. It contrasts democracy versus republic, laments limited public trust, and notes optimistic prosperity forecasts by banking educator William A. Irwin. It closes noting numerous executive orders create de facto laws and jail risk for violations.
Weekly News Analysis on War Policy and Iceland Presence
The column discusses U.S. policy debates over neutrality and intervention as Knox, Stimson, and Walker maneuver in Washington. It examines naval actions, rumors of bases in Northern Ireland, and Iceland’s occupation, alongside Nazi advances in the Soviet front and Britain’s Syria/Vichy tensions.
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Knox
U. S
Iceland
U.S
Washington
Walker
Butte
Mont
Wheeler
Bailiwick
Hitler
Stimson
Reynolds
Navy
Naval Affairs Committee
Stark
Taft
United States
Northern Ireland
Scotland
Britain
Berlin
Leningrad
Kiev
Moscow
Vitebsk
Smolensk
Stockholm
Berne
Germany
Syria
Vichy
France
Syrian
Alexandretta
Yoo Hoo And Army Life Riles Women On Camp Golf Course
Soldiers across camps laughed at punishments and staged fashion shows with models’ gowns while others hiked 15 miles to prove endurance. Olympia youths found a playful note tossing mash notes to girls, urging writing to a lonely soldier and hinting at General Lear.
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Memphis
Olympia
Wash
National Defense
P. S
General Lear
Bermuda Reels From First Murder Mystery On Island
Bermuda faced its first murder mystery as a Hamilton city official was slain. Rewards near 5000 dollars were offered and the U S FBI aided with bloodhounds lie detectors and crime data. The case sparked parliamentary controversy over RAF aircraft supply and production bottlenecks.
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Bermuda
Board of Censors
Hamilton
FBI
United States
Holy Spirit Inspires New Testament Letters
Lesson text surveys Galatians Thessalonians Timothy Peter Jude and the divine inspiration of Scripture. It emphasizes a divine revelation for salvation and urges steadfast belief, warning against twisting truth while urging earnest defense of the faith in a period of modern attack.
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Peter
Paul
Jude
John
Berlin CBS policy clash fuels wartime protest
In Berlin the Nazi regime warned no change to CBS policy despite protests over Elmer Davis and P G Wodehouse remarks. In Washington fifty two D C motorists were arrested for smoky exhausts as Secretary Ickes launches gasoline conservation. Cars must be adjusted or licenses risk suspension in the capital.
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Berlin
CBS
Ger‘Hians
Elmer Davis
P. G. Wodehouse
Washington
D. C
Ickes
National Capital
British Trophy Lord Halifax and Lady Halifax Inspect War Plane
British ambassador to the United States Lord Halifax and Lady Halifax inspect a captured German Messerschmitt displayed in Washington for the Bundles for Britain fundraiser. The fighter, shot down over England during a night raid, is shown to visitors.
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Lord Halifax
U. S
Lady Halifax
Washington, D. C
Britain
England
Peru and Ecuador move toward arbitration amid border clashes
Officials in Quito signaled willingness to arbitrate a long running border dispute with Peru. Buenos Aires reports Peru also open to mediation. Sumner Welles urges both nations to withdraw forces to at least 15 miles from the border to reduce tensions.
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Peru
Ecuador
United States
Brazil
Argentina
Quito
Hull
Lesson for July 27 and Selected Core Texts
A brief note lists the lesson for July 27 with selected subjects and core texts. It mentions the International Council and religious Sauckuan influences, indicating a focus on curricular materials and source readings.
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Hal Kemp
Columbia
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Greta Garbo
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Hussey
Robert Young
Wil
Pesiidoia Niche Sili Ohio
Ken Ly
Wrath
Jane Pe
Dennis O’keefe
RKO
Cathleen
Myrna Loy
W. Powell
Wrighener
Western Newspaper Union
William A. Irwin
American Institute of Banking
Congress
Lawrence Sullivan
Edward C. Wayne
Prin
Yoo-Hoo
Army Life
R.A.F
R.a.f.s
Beaverbrook
Crr
Jesus Christ
Christ
J. D. Jones
Harold L. Lundquist
D. Dean
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
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