Stars and new films share spotlight in wartime Hollywood
In a sprawling preview of 1945 cinema and radio, Ann Blyth headlines as a rising star in Universal projects like The Merry Monahans while Steve Cochran and Kay Harding chart career strides. The piece highlights Ernie Pyle casting interest for G I Joes and production for Objective Burma with Errol Flynn leading a large ensemble. Industry tidbits note Frank Sinatra’s radio partner hunt, Gene Krupa’s Scandals signing, Claire Trevor’s murder plot on Farewell My Lovely, and Frances Langford’s Pacific trek with Bob Hope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Sinatra
Eileen Barton
Parks
Johnson
Willett
Louise Johnson
Gene Krupa
George White
RKO
Claire Trevor
Frances Langford
Washington
Bob Hope
South Pacific
All Time National League Outfield Picks Sparks Debate
Grantland Rice defends his all time NL outfield selections amid counter arguments praising Fred Clarke Jimmy Sheckard Terry Moore Mel Ott and others. He upholds Clarke Sheckard Moore and Ott while noting challengers like Donlin Wheat Waner and Young in a firestorm of fan reaction.
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Fred Clarke
Pirates
Terry Moore
Cardinals
Mel Ott
Giants
Jimmy Sheckard
Dodgers
Cubs
Mike Donlin
Zach Wheat
Paul Waner
Pep Young
Oldtimers
Outfield talent in the American League tops the National League
The writer lists two AL outfields led by Cobb Ruth Sneaker and Jackson DiMaggio Ted Williams, arguing the AL trio outshines any National League option. He notes fans and scouts would err claiming otherwise, cites Bill Dickey on Williams and DiMaggio, and recounts a rule dispute with Ford Frick over a third strike rule interpretation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cobb
Ruth
Jde Jackson
DiMaggio
Ted Williams
Speaker
Jackson
Sid
Bill Dickey
Bill
Gehrig
Joe
Tris Speaker
Infantry
Ford Frick
National League
Remarkable golfer with amputations and blind players noted
The speaker recalls a golfer with both arms cut off at the shoulders who swung a club between chin and neck and played around 100. He also mentions blind players aided by caddies estimating distance, including a blind Canadian soldier who broke a hundred.
Roosevelt linked to Murray Kilgore bill fate in Senate conflict
Western Newspaper Union reports that Roosevelt avoided comment as the Murray Kilgore unemployment bill faltered in the Senate. The piece notes Truman’s suspected sole blame, Byrnes opposition to the bill, and CIO Hillman leadership tensions highlighted by Salt Lake City CIO locals breaking from CIO-PAC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byrnes
Jimmy Byrnes
Doughton Committee
South Carolina
White House
Supreme Bench
Chicago
Wallace
Ed Kelly
Hague
Flynn
Chae Eee T
CIO
Hillman
CIO Hillman
Salt Lake City
Bauer
Teele
Cio-Pac
East Moline
Tfl
War Manpower rules cut hotel service and towels
War Manpower Commission orders hotels to trim service including biweekly sheet changes, limit towels to three daily, hire older staff and cut room service by half. A daily bath limit of one towel is set, with reusing towels allowed. The piece notes personal anecdotes and a poem about hotel life during wartime. It also raises a humorous presidential candidate query list and references shortages and civilian sacrifices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Manpower Commission
Tov
Elmer Twitchell
Pearl Harbor
WMC
Household care tips from a vintage guide
A scrambled set of advice on garment care and cleaning. It suggests threading inside seams for repairs, using sandpaper to clean suede, chilling cream after beating, dusting bacon with flour before frying, and using paper plates to hold paint cans during indoor painting tasks.
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Lye
Virginia
Western
Paper Union
Ann Blythe
Ann
Universal
Merry Monahans
San Carlos Opera Company
Benny Goodman
Steve Cochran
Humphrey Bogart
Spencer Tracy
Badlands
Samuel Goldwyn
Danny Kaye
Love
Los Angeles
Constance Bennett
Kay Harding
Scarlet Claw
Alexis Smith
Norah
Paul Henreid
Janis Paige
Eleanor Parker
Victor Jory
Lester Cowan
Ernie Pyle
Cowan
G. I. Joz
Pyle
France
Burma
Warner Bros
Errol Flynn
George Tobias
Henry Hull
James Brown
Dick Brown
East
Brown
Grantland Rice
Pacific
Western Newspaper Union
Roosevelt
Senate
Truman
Doughton
George
Elmer
Mr. Twitchell
P.D.Q
Normandy
Ocu
America
Hitler
Ousehold
David Ranken, JR
School OF Mechanical Trades
Fincey Ave
St. Louis
Benise
Manhattan
General Coffee
Uncle Sam
Clarion
Warwick Manufacturing Corporation
West Harrison Street
Illinois
Jahine Oudet
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