Be Wain's New Radio Program One Highlight of Summer
Bea Wain tops radio's summer season with Starlight Serenade on Mutual Thursdays after shifting from Hollywood offers. The veteran singer, who began at age six, pursued varied training before settling on her own singing method. Major Andre Baruch now handles her affairs, while Raft stars in Johnny Angel and Burl Ives signs with Twentieth Century Fox for a film tied to his radio start. Richard Tucker may join NBC late July, and The American's Breakfast Club marks 12 years on air since June 23 1923. Jennifer Jones and Joan Tetzel shift projects, with Rosina Galli eyed for a star role and Jo Leslie eyeing a Warner Bros project.
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Andre Baruch
Bea
Twentieth Century-Fox
Burl Ives
Sweet Land
New York
Tecnl
Hollywood
Don McNeill
Joan Leslie
Warner Bros
Rosina Galli
Metropolitan Opera Company
Buddy
Easton
Janie
Entertainer Jimmy Durante takes new stage turn
Jimmy Durante debuts as a dancer after 35 years in show business in Metro’s Two Sisters From Boston. Felix Knight and Francia White replace Nelson Eddy this summer. Jerry Wayne will feature Joe Baker and Gladys Swarthout on CBS July 6. Guy Lombardo postpones tour as Royal Canadians ready to film his life. Georgia Gibbs earns praise on Hall of Fame bond talk and is named coowner though pre vote splits linger.
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Jimmy Durante
Metro
Boston
Felix Knight
Francia White
Nelson Eddy
Jerry Wayne
Joe Baker
Gladys Swarthout
CBS
Guy Lombardo
Royal Canadians
Georgia Gibbs
Hall of Fame
Returning Soldier Sees America in Technicolor
A returning service member describes the homecoming as a vivid, joyous return to American life. He nostalgically contrasts wartime hardship with bright street scenes, billboards, and everyday sights, calling the nation a gallery of art and life. He praises familiar places, people, foods, and the sense of safety, while noting oddities and lingering tensions from the homefront.
Weekly News Analysis on Japs, Polish Settlement, and Moscow Talks
In northern and southern theater from Borneo to the Indies Allied forces under General MacArthur press the Japanese back. U.S. emissaries Hopkins and Davies report to Washington, easing Polish dispute perceptions while the Polish government in exile resists Big Three supervision of postwar regime plans.
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Douglas MacArthur
Borneo
Indies
Pacific
Pearl Harbor
U. S
Harry Hopkins
Joseph E. Davies
Truman
Moscow
London
Roosevelt
Hopkins
Mr. Truman
Veterans groups urge reform of veterans bureau operations
The American Legion and VFW condemn the veterans bureau and urge a comprehensive program for efficient department functioning. They propose a deputy administrator under Gen Omar Bradley and six assistants to oversee medical care finance loan guarantees and rehabilitation. They accuse hospital care of widespread inadequacy and call for more beds higher wages permitted leeway in aid and civilian staff replacements.
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American Legion
V.f.w.’S
Veterans Administration Bureau
Congress
Department
Omar Bradley
Bureau
The
V.F.W
Army
Big Three set to plan peace conference after Poland talks
The United States, Britain, and Russia move toward a Mos cow meeting to shape a more representative regime in Poland. Red-sponsored Warsaw government and democratic leaders from inside and outside Poland will discuss the country’s future.
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Poland
Europe
U. S
Britain
Russia
Moscow
Wsaw
Sunny Side Up to Replace Powdered Eggs for G I Joe
The army plans to serve real eggs in the shell for overseas troops. Tight shipping space and fragility of shells make powdered eggs impractical. Refrigeration or cooling en route was an issue, so the change targets a practical breakfast upgrade.
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G.I. Joe
Mounting Problems Loom Over Kansas Harvest
The USDA predicted a bumper 1945 wheat harvest of 1 084 652 000 bushels nationally while Kansas expects 215 000 000 bushels of winter wheat but faces shortages of 20 000 workers 2 000 combines 2 000 trucks and numerous storage and feeding points. Railcar shortages and freight traffic hamper distribution as farmers fear dumping grain on the ground. two thirds of corn is planted despite wet weather. oats hay and rye expected to rise alongside overall crops and truck and fruit production.
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Department of Agriculture
Kansas
U. S
Pacific
USDA
Polio Cases Rise Ahead of Last Year, Foundation Reports
National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis reports polio outbreaks are about 50 percent higher than last year. By mid May the United States had 42 new cases this year versus 424 for the same period in 1944, signaling growing summer transmission.
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National Foundation For
Senate backs cost plus provision in farm price bill
The senate approved a cost plus profit clause within a one year extension of the OPA by a 37 to 3 vote. President Truman criticized the amendment and urged the house to strike it down while supporters argued it would apply if parity prices failed to cover expenses, despite fears of confusing the pricing system.
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Senate
Harry S. Truman
Wherry
Shipstead
Eastnn Aes
Truman
Sugar quotas set as wartime control tightens
The War Food Administration imposed rigid July to September sugar quotas for government and civilian use amid rising shortages. First five months’ distribution reached 2,955,906 short tons, up from 2,747,543 a year earlier, while raw sugar stocks stood at 275,746 tons and beet inventories at 374,052 tons, down from last year.
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War Food Administration
Home Front
Bombs Take Heavy Toll in Tokyo Raids
Col Alfred F. Klaberer of the U.S. 21st bomber force reports estimates of Japanese deaths from B-29 raids on Tokyo ranging from 500,000 to possibly 1,500,000. He cites Yokohama as an example of mass destruction and notes the high death rate from burn injuries, given shortages of medical personnel.
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U. S
21St Force
Klaberer
United Nations approves plans for world peace force
In San Francisco the conference moves toward a universal military body with an international army, navy, and air force led by a military staff. It could draw on a third of U S forces, with free passage rights for the force across UN members under unanimous Big Five consent and Security Council majority.
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Joseph Paul Boncour
United Nations
San Francisco
U. S
Britain
Russia
China
France
Security Council of al
Shipyards Face Worker Shortage Delays in Repairs and Builds
Navy reports peacetime hiring drains shipyards on both coasts. Brooklyn yard needs 5,000 more workers as 27,000-ton carrier Reprisal lags five months and Oriskany sits half finished. About three million man days required for the 45,000-ton Franklin D Roosevelt. East and west coast yards lose roughly 600 workers monthly, forcing the tow of the famed carrier Franklin to Brooklyn for repairs.
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Navy
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Edule
Oriskany
Franklin D. Roosevelt
West Coast
West
Brooklyn
War dogs reassigned as hospital pets for recovering veterans
Veteran war dogs no longer fit for combat are assigned to army convalescent hospitals as pets and mascots for recuperating patients. If a hospitalized veteran forms an attachment, he may take the dog home with him upon recovery and discharge.
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Army
It’s Easy to Carry Stand With a Tray Pattern
A vintage instruction item describing a portable tray and simple stand project. It notes a 20 by 15 inch tray with a gallery, handles, and a basic stand using webbing, no special tools, plus assembling materials. Pattern 268 is offered for 15 cents with name and address to receive the pattern.
Cortez First to Wave Star Spangled Flag in America
Before the Stars and Stripes, a star spangled panel waved over the New World. Cortez, conqueror of Mexico, arranged twelve stars in a circle more than 200 years earlier. The Stars and Stripes first flew in the presence of an enemy in Rome New York, where defenders lacked a flag and improvised one from white shirts red flannel petticoats and a captain's blue cloak.
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New World
Cortez
Mexico
Rome
N. Y
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