Bette Davis Eyes Sarah Bernhardt Biography Title Push
Hollywood notes Bette Davis favors portraying a young Bernhardt on screen and would join forces with Jack Warner and Hal Wallis if the project moves forward. The column also covers Flinnie Barnes signing with Republic Pictures, U.S.O. shows, gala dinners, and varied Hollywood gossip.
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Lysiane Bernhardt
Sarah
Bernhardt
Bette
Miss Bernhardt
HH Tresesson
INS
Bette Davis
Jack Warner
Hal Wallis
Sarah Bernhardt
Theaters listing with 1940s stars and film pairings
Local listings show Paramount presenting Las Vegas Nights and The Nurse's Secret with a supporting cast. Abbott and Costello appear in Navy with Andrews Sisters in an Iowa program alongside The Richest Man in Town. Also A Woman's Face and A Shot in the Dark headline state attractions with top leads. Other venues include Palace and Rialto showcasing Comrade XX Golden Hoofs and Inside Story plus Little Bit of Heaven Stardust and Laddie with noted casts.
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Paramount
Constance Moore
Phil Regan
Bert Wheeler
Lee Patrick
Regis Toomey
Iowa
Abbott, Costello
Dick Powell
Andrews Sisters
Claire Dodd
Man
Frank Craven
Louis Conn
New Brunswick Coal Mines Show June Production Rise
New Brunswick coal mines produced 31,867 tons in June 1939, up from 22,589 tons in June 1938, indicating a significant year over year increase in output.
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New Brunswick
Theatre and World War II Gossip in On Broadway With Walter Winchell
Column notes wartime quirks from occupied Holland and Norway with a Dutch BBC listener jailed, a wreath card mocking BBC listeners, and Nazis using lists to pressure towns. Paris cafes paste alarm clocks to tease German officers, while other society items preview shows, fashion trips, elopement rumors, and museum exhibits.
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Gestapo
Holland
BBC
Townsend Netcher and the mystery of the signed debt
A typed note discusses Townsend Netcher as a netcheral and mentions Mrs Dan Sonja Henie as cashier at a house. It notes gambling debt checks signed by Sonja with the monja, implying a linked but unclear financial arrangement.
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Townsend Netcher
Dan
Sonja Henie) Topping
Sonja
Slovak Lutherans Create Midwest District
The Slovak Evangelical Lutheran Synod of America voted at its 29th biennial convention to divide the synod into three districts. The move affects about 23,000 members in the east midwest, with the western district including Illinois Michigan Iowa and Minnesota. Each district will hold a convention in years when the synod is not in session.
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Newark
N. J
Slovak Evangelical Lutheran Synod of America
Midwest
Illinois
Michigan
Iowa
Minnesota
Roosevelt Backs Civilian Technical Corps for Britain
President Roosevelt expressed strong support for Americans joining a British civilian technical force to repair and service war equipment. The program would enlist radio experts, engineers, and mechanics for three years, with pay of 24.12 dollars weekly as basic workers or 38.65 as foremen, plus housing and uniforms, and no military discipline. Americans might also enter Britain’s armed forces without taking an oath to the king. draft status unclear. The volunteers would receive transport to England and homeward travel when their service ends.
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Roosevelt
Britain
England
Great Britain
Atlantic
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