Broadway Gossip and Stage Notes from Nightlife Scene
A collage of Broadway chatter notes from Winchell era: Zasu Pitts in a 1904 electric car, Jolson and Cantor prepping Philco Variety, hairdresser Saks in blue, Jo Davidson sketching Hemingway, Ginny Simms departing for Hollywood, Mrs. Holmes dodging dance tax, and Jane Cowl catching animated talk from fans. Mentions of Duke and Duchess of Windt at the Waldorf, Captain Farrell returning from S Pacific leave, Vera Zorina feuding with Joy, Coolidge and Dunning double exposures, Jerri Blanchard at Club 18, and Dancing at La Conga with tax jokes.
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Zasu Pitts
Cossetter
A. Jolson
E. Cantor
Antoine
Saks Vth
Davidson
E. Hemingway
Ginny Simms
Hollywoods
George Holmes
White House
Steve Early
Charles Coburn
Vera Zorina
Joy
Philip ‘Coolidge
Virginia Dunning
Jerri Blanchard
B. Powell
Scranton
Octavus Roy Cohen
Frank Parker
Haing
Brothers from Martelle Reunited in New Guinea
Special to The Genettc. Sgt LaVerne Larson and his younger brother Pvt Lawrence Larson met May 7 at Hollandia New Guinea. Their parents Mr and Mrs W C Larson were advised in a letter from Sgt Larson. It was the first reunion since Jan 2 1942 when the sergeant left home. He has been overseas since May 1942 and was wounded in action in December 1942 Buna Gona campaign. Pvt Lawrence Larson left home 19 months ago and has been overseas since March. After the Hollandia invasion the brothers learned they had been only three miles apart.
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Martelle
LaVerne Larson
Lawrence Larson
Hollandia
New Guinea
W. C. Larson
Larson
Buna-Gona Cam- Palen
Kiss and Tell at Iowa Theater One Night Only
Tickets remain for the George Abbott boogey hit Kiss and Tell at the Iowa stage for a single Monday night 8 15 performance. June Dayton stars with Katherine Alexander and Jack Davis. cast includes Arthur Hughes Eric Burtis Kenneth Casey Mary Jackson and others in a reserved seating production based on Corliss Archer stories by F Hugh Herbert. Tickets available at the box office or by mail.
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Iowa Theater
George Abbott
Iowa
Corliss Archer
F. Hugh Herbert
June Dayton
Katherine Alexander
Jack Davis
Arthur Hughes
Eric Burtis
Kenneth Casey
Mary Jackson
Wallace Lawder
Barbara Bruce
Edwin Cooper
John Clubley
Kirk Brown
Charlies Parsons
Forest Fire Warnings Issued After Blazes in Black Hills
The U S forest service issued warnings Thursday night for Mockies and surrounding region after the season’s first major fire near Red Fern South Dakota in the Black Hills national forest. Officials reported the South Dakota fire and four minor blazes were man made.
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Denver
INS
Mockies
U. S. Forest Service
Red Fern
S. D
Black Hills National Forest
South Dakota
Welles Warns of Armed Alliance Threat to World Peace
Former Undersecretary of State Sumner Welles argues that backing a four power military alliance risks imperialism and endangers global security. He warns isolationists and calls for a true world organ rather than permanent bases, urging clear policy on arms and alliances amid wartime uncertainty.
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NEW York
Sumner Welles
E York Times
United States
Great Britain
Welles
Council of United Nations
Revenue Bureau Allows Fractional Cent Admission Prices
The Internal Revenue Bureau ruled that admission prices may include fractions of a cent, reversing a prior ruling. This decision affects how venues set ticket prices and tax calculations for admissions.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Bureau
Navy Post Office Handles Allotment Mail
Washington reports a unique Navy post office processing 3 250 000 outgoing and 180 000 incoming mail items in February. It issues no stamps or money orders and serves as the source of all allotment checks. Staffed by 36 workers, it aims to exceed 5 000 pieces monthly by autumn 1944.
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Washington
Salemen
Navy
Bureau of — and Accounts
Cleve
No Politics Order To OPA Workers Issued by Bowles
Price Administrator Chester Bowles ordered about 258000 OPA employees and officials nationwide to stay out of politics before the coming elections or face dismissal. He said a formal written warning would be issued to all state local and headquarters staff to clarify the prohibition and consequences.
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OPA
Bowles
Washington
Chester Bowles
United Press
CPA
Try This for Your Bilious Indigestion
An advertisement touts Kruschen Salts as a quick remedy for bilious indigestion. It instructs dissolving one teaspoon in hot water, drinking, then having breakfast with hot coffee or tea. It promises rapid relief within an hour and urges purchase at May's Cut-Rate Drugs.
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May
Bowles Urges Quick Probes Into OPA Worker Activities
Bowles said he would welcome verified information about the political activities of OPA workers and promised swift investigations and reprisals if charges are sustained. The remarks came amid campaigns that center on workers' political positions in their communities.
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Bowles
Verified Informa
Tion
OPA
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Walter Winchell
Broadway
Reuben
John Bardown
Jane Cowl
Jane
la Conga
Greenwich
Lee
Florida
Miami
Thea and Duchess of Windt
Waldorf City
Frank Farrell
Marines
S. Pacific
Ergan
Harjes
Fiftieth
Brothers
Martelle United
Dayton
Sheer Bembergs
Armstrong
Bargain
Oshkosh
Tion Stamp
Woerderhoff
First Avenue
Palm Beach
Leisure Coats
America
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