Emperor Hirohito and Japan's War Effort Explored
Walter A. Shead analyzes Hirohito’s role in Japan’s war and the state worship fueling fanatical resistance. He notes Allied reluctance to strike the emperor, Japan's centralized industrial districts, and the impact of air power on destroying war industries. The piece also considers Soviet involvement and postwar governance in the Far East.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Junkers
Germany
Hitler
Far East
Hirohito
Tokyo
Kobe
Osaka
Kyushu
Russia
Pacific
Siberia
Vladivostok
Sea of Okhotsk
Adivostok
Erlin
Urals
New Guinea
Manchuria
Manchukuo
Stalin
Yalta
China
Jap Federation of Labor
Tenant Farmers’ Union
Weimar Republic
Foolish Notion could step onto the screen with Broadway cast
Virginia Vale reviews Philip Barry's Foolish Notion noting its Hollywood appeal. Talullah Bankhead returns to Broadway after Lifeboat and A Royal Scandal, with Donald Cook Aubrey Mather and Maria Manton in a debut. The piece highlights glamorous nicknames and a vivid showbiz atmosphere. Olivia de Havilland receives playful injury gossip about The Well Groomed Bride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Vale
Philip Barry
Hollywood
Talullah Bankhead
Donald Cook
Aubrey Mather
Maria Manton
Marlene Dietrich
Pretoo
Britain and China Face Far East Dilemmas In 1940s
The article questions Britain’s plans for Singapore Hong Kong Malaya Burma and India while noting Dutch aims at the Indies and pondering China’s future as a rising global power. It warns that China’s stability affects regional democracy and could influence a Japanese democratic model.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Singapore
Hong Kong
Malaya
Burma
India
Netherlands East Indies
China
Ie ‘Ae
Far East
Betty Hutton lends stand-in Barbara Cain to Joan Caulfield
In Hollywood the gesture sees Betty Hutton loan her stand-in Barbara Cain to Joan Caulfield a young Broadway actress. Barbara Cain star of Broadway Kiss and Tell begins her career in Paramounts Miss Susie Slagle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Betty Hutton
Barbara Cain
Joan Caulfield
Barbara
Paramount
Susie Slagle
Penny Singleton Escapes Blondie Typecasting in New Film
Penny Singleton nearly doomed to Blondie roles until Hunt Stromberg offered a chance in Young Widow with Jane Russell and Louis Hayward. Jean Hersholt faced similar typing trouble after Dr Kildare. The Country Doc Johnson dodges that fate, while Basil Rathbone fights to avoid eternal Sherlock Holmes. Typing can both lift and ruin a Hollywood star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penny Singleton
Blondie
Hunt Stromberg
Jane Russell
Louis Hayward
Jean Hersholt
Doc Johnson
Bobby Sucksers
Basil Rathbone
Sherlock Holmes
Hollywood
Ve and Goodbye Veiled Brains Test in Republic Film
Bruce plays dual roles in Republic film ve and Goodbye testing her husband’s loyalty. Haymes, fired from Harry James band, becomes chauffeur then actor in Kitten on the Keys with O’Hara. Chandler hosts a Do you catch the clue radio show on CBS Detact and Collect debuts June 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pwitzinia Bruce
Republic
Virginia
Harry James
Dick Haymes
Chick Chandler
20Th Century-Fox
Chandler
Maureen O’hara
Haymes
CBS
Wendy Barrie
Fred Uttal
Thoughts on Horse Racing Reflects Social Shift in Spectator Sport
A vivid critique of horse racing contrasts past leisure with modern mass attendance. The piece likens racing crowds to a subway jam and a buying frenzy, noting the sport’s transformation from regal pastime to a mass spectacle driven by money and spectacle. It rails at the chaotic environment and the erosion of restraint, while recalling simpler days when seeing a horse was a rarity and racing offered recreation rather than mass spectacle.
Racing Crowd Panic Ends In Insurance Sellout
Report describes a chaotic stretch run where spectators scramble for exits. The crowd clings to belongings as women and children are guided to safety, while inside the grounds the crowd cheers turn to disorder and insurance terms dominate the scene.
Apology Poem Satirizes War and White House
A satirical piece lampoons wartime bombings and presidential leadership. It mocks apologies to the Emperor and to President Truman, notes Independence, Missouri, as a painted home, and ends with jumbled, fragmented lines reflecting wartime confusion and public sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
President Truman
Independence
Weed
Cute embroidered pinafores inspire envy among friends
Pattern 844 offers two pinafore motifs with a transfer of 12 designs from a 34 by 1% to 6 by 14 inch area. Includes directions and stitching steps for a charming garment.
Famous Paintings Halved and Sold as Separate Works
Collier's notes that many famous oil paintings were cut in two and sold separately by greedy dealers to collectors unaware of the full work. The finding of Moses by Tiepolo was shown in two parts in London, illustrating this practice, with similar fates for sculptures like the Lemnian Athena split between Bologna and another location.
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Collier’s
Moses
Tiepolo
London
Athena
Bologna
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Spor
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Sewing Circle
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Yok
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