Broadway gossip notes and betrothal hints in Walter Winchell column
A flurry of society items, theater chatter, and personal news across Broadway. Betsrothal hints for Asters and Chaplin Jr, Angela Greene’s Hollywood shift, plus rumors about models, crime, and celebrity doings from Winchell’s desk.
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Asters
C. Chaplin, Jr
Patricia England
Russell Randall
Angela Greene
Hollywood
Broadway
Playboys
Midtown
Lucky Luciano
Comstock
Alfred Lunt
England
la Fontanne
Dave Apollo
Book of the Mint
Nazi Propagandists Drop Leaflets to US Troops in Italy
Allied headquarters in Naples reports German propagandists in Italy dropping pamphlets to persuade American soldiers to quit. Leaflets recall happy dining and dating moments while urging troops to question their sacrifice and firing sharp critiques at President Roosevelt.
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Allied
Naples
Italy
Taney
Roosevelt
Costs of Navy Firepower And Personnel In World War II
Naval officials report that each 16 inch battleship salvo costs 11268 for shells. The navy projects next year’s combat plane cost at 173388, about 4000 less than this year. The marine corps totals 367761 with 478000 expected by June 30, 1945, including 140800 women. Losses since 1941 amount to 386 ships of various types. Fuel oil use reached 1500000 barrels for island campaigns. Marines require new clothing roughly every five days, and a new anti loose powder named DDT sterilizes for six weeks. Navy aviator training takes 18 months and costs 31500 per person.
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Washington
United States
Naval
Marine Corps
Marshall Islands
A. A. Vandegrift
Navy
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Nick D’amico
Essex House
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Barbara Bennett
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Lenore Lemmon
Roy Sedly
Vince Curran
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Harold Lloyd
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Jess Barker
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Iowa
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United Press International News Service
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U.S. Territories
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