Island Claim Sparks Dueling Loyalties in Alakoa
Karen Water son learns her grandfather Garrett Water son is alive and arrives to contest her claim to Ala koa. Karen and lawyer John Colt face love and legal battles while Tonya Dick weighs loyalty as Ramey the ship captain fights to pilot them through dangerous reefs. Dick refuses, amid a brewing storm and threats, as the Seal anchors in the bay.
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Karen Waterson
Honolulu
Alakoa
Garrett Waterson
Tonya Dick
Richard Wayne
Wayne
Karen
John Colt
Ramey
Return of Garrett Waterson Sets Off Pacific Mystery
Dr Shimazu and Dick Wayne confront Garrett Waterson on his ship as Waterson rages at Dick over Karen Waterson and the fearless young woman’s fate. The dialogue reveals Waterson’s frailty and a grim warning about the girl while plans form to bring her ashore before Waterson dies.
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Dr. Shimazu
Dick Wayne
Hokano
Lilua
Inyashi
Tonga
Shimazu
Sarah
Garrett Waterson
Garrett
Karen
Karen Waterson
Waterson
Old Waterson
Pacific
Blackwater
James Wayne
Hell
Ramey
Victory Caravan cast and wartime film ties highlighted
Virginia Vale reports on the Victory Caravan tour featuring stars such as Cary Grant James Cagney and Olivia de Havilland to aid Army and Navy relief. The piece notes film connections with Wake Island Priorities of 1942 and Atlantic Convoy and details child actors and aviation slang from wartime productions.
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Hollywood Victory Committee
Army and Navy Relief
Charles Boyer
Eleanor Powell
Merle Oberon
Rise Stevens
Stan Laurel
Oliver Hardy
Bert Lahr
Frank McHugh
Ray MacDonald
Desi Arnaz
Cary Grant
James Cagney
Joan Bennett
Olivia de Havilland
Paramount
Wake Island
Brian Donlevy
Robert Preston
Macdonald Carey
Albert Dekker
Barbara Britton
Hell’s Angels
Army
Navy
Moon Corps
Royal Canadian Airorce
Actor John Beal Hints at Joan Fontaine Oscar Future
In Hollywood Beal praised Joan Fontaine on the set of Atlantic Convoy after The Man Who Found Himself. He recalled giving her a pep talk and predicted she would win an Academy Award someday. Lynn Martin also rose from Radio Theater praise to a night club role and a planned appearance with Ray Noble’s band on Edgar Bergen’s show.
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Richard Lyons
Bebe Daniels
Ben Lyons
England
Lynn Martin
Radio Theater
Ray Noble
Edgar Bergen
John Beal
Hollywood
New York
Joan Fontaine
Pat Friday Adopts Cupid Themed Romance After Orchestra Night
Pat Friday, vocal star tied to Bergen, confides to Ray Noble she played Cupid for her aviator husband. While listening to Noble’s orchestra at a Los Angeles hotel, her husband told her she was the most beautiful girl in the world. She believes the music helped spur the marriage, noting it was beautifully done.
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Pat Friday
Bergen
Ray Noble
Los Angeles
Star Jean Tennyson Hosts Birthday Cake Drive in New York
Jean Tennyson of Great Moments in Music launched a Share Your Birthday With Men in the Service campaign. She delivered a 45 pound birthday cake to the Stage Door Canteen in New York and shared it with armed forces personnel.
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Jean Tennyson
Stage Door
New York
Hollywood gossip and on set anecdotes from early film days
Evelyn Keyes wears exotic perfumes while Glenn Ford, allergic to scents, stars opposite in He's a Man. The piece lists kisses among Marlene Dietrich Kara Stanwyck Lupe Velez Ruth Ford and Eileen O Hearn. Robert Ryan joins RKO for a prized role as Sakdak at Beall Name Age and Occupation. Parachute Nurse sparks first screen kisses for Marsindrins Chapman and William Wright with a mishap on set.
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Evelyn Keyes
Glenn Ford
Pico
Clark
Marlene Dietrich
Kara Stanwyck
Lupe Velez
Ruth Ford
Eileen O’hearn
Robert Ryan
RKO Radio
New- Sakdak
Beall
Marsindrins Chapman
William Wright
Patternsd Sewing Circle Jie Pattern No 8139 for young girls
A sewing pattern offers a first outfit for a young girl with a raised skirtline and yoked bodice. It shows options in cotton calico percale gingham or floral prints and fits sizes 2 to 6 years with a size 3 frock needing 214 yards of 35 inch material for a bonnet.
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Little Sister
Midget Mother Judith Skinner Said to Have 14 Kids
A 26 inch London mother Judith Skinner who died in 1763 reportedly bore 14 healthy children in 23 years of marriage to a 25 inch husband. She weighed under 30 pounds and is said to have survived 14 Caesarian operations, per Collier's.
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Judith Skinner
London
Robert
Collier’s
Do You Bake at Home Ad Offer Free Cook Book
An advertisement invites home bakers to request a free grand cookbook filled with yeast raised bread and cake recipes. Send a postcard with name and address to Standard Brands Inc. at 691 Washington St. New York City.
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Standard Brands Inc
Washington St
New York City
Adv
Malta Uses Rediffusion Radio System
On Malta about 300000 residents receive radio entertainment through a rediffusion system. A central station selects top European programs each hour and transmits by telephone wire to receivers renting for 3.75 dollars annually.
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Island of
Malta
Rediffusion
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Alhambra
Sewwtg Circle Pattern Dept
West Wacker Dr
Chicago
Sunkist
California Fruit
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Kellogg's
Segivesy
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