Broadway Gossip and Notable Showbiz Moves
Walter Winchell notes split of ERT WHEELER and Patty Orr and new romance for him with Sally Haines. Six leads quit Spring in Brazil. Bergen-Westerman romance revives. NBC bans J Besser but allows four imitations. Howard Langs face final decree over School for Brides. Betty Hutton’s fiancé names a horse Patricia Kirkwood files U S division from Jack Lister. Elliott Roosevelt’s book targets putty-blowers. 44-celebs swap jokes about Bob Benchley, a bore to some. A midtown realty grab hush goes big. Gen Frank Armstrong possible pilot for Washington trip. Ley formerly Levy noted in Pentagon chatter. Dewarts deny newspaper sale rumor. A large transcription disc fell 17 floors, a woman sues for 10000. Golden Fiddle producer argues with critic over flop notices.
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Ert Wheeler
Patty Orr
Sally Haines
Brazil
Edgar Bergen-Frances
Westerman
NBC
J. Besser
Howard Langs
School For Brides
Betty Hutton
New York
Japan
Washington
Frank Armstrong
Air Force
Europe
Ley
Levy
Pentagon Gab
Dewarts
Broadway
Theater quarrels and film credits swirl in Harsh Times
A collage of show business and political notes covers critics clashing with producers over openings. Jannings faces occupation army blacklisting, while Zanzibar's Clarence Robinson links his wife to the chorus. Hoodlum raids, crowd reactions, and upcoming gravy jobs after a mayoral election are sketched alongside labor politics and Jackie Robinson’s landmark signing.
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Mil Jannings
Clarence Robinson
Zanzibar
Cross
Dunn
Swank
St Regis
Pinkerton
House Dick
Colin Kelly
Eric Johnston
Sec’y
Labor
Schwellenbach
Weather Sleuth Details Revealed in War Era Device
Fort Wayne report outlines the weather sleuth SCR 658 developed by the US Army Signal Corps with Farnsworth engineers. Balloons and radios collect humidity temperature and pressure data to 60,000 feet aiding wind direction forecasts for efficient flight. About 300 units were produced at 15000 dollars each, used by transports fighters and artillery planning and slated for peacetime stratosphere projects.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
War Department
United States Army Signal Corps
Farnsworth Television and Radio Corporation
B. Ray Cummings
Cummings
Evening Showings at Local Theaters Feature Musicals and Classics
The Gazette lists Tuesday programs across Paramount IOWA STATE PALACE RIALTO MARION. Highlights include Her Highness and the Bellboy, The Adventures of Marco Polo, Paris Underground, Salty O Rourke, Dillinger, Docks of New York, The Suspect, Music for Millions, and You Came Along with Tell It to a Star. Times vary by venue with matinees and late performances noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paramount
Iowa
Marco Polo
Rialto
New York
Marion
Mouton Describes Arcadians Life in Louisiana
Andre Mouton, western agent of the Port of New Orleans board, spoke at the Rotary Club praising 500 000 Arcadians in Louisiana as relatives though many lack English literacy. He recounts learning English from an Iowa boy paid in pecans and a whipping from his father for rushing the process.
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Andre Mouton
Chicago
Board of Commissioners
New Orleans
Rotary Club
Evangeline
Longfellow
Mouton
Louisiana
Iowa
Fighting Divisions Battle Axers Forge History on Front
The 65th Infantry Division formed in August 1943 was unveiled March 7, 1945. It entered action on the European front relieving the 26th division in the Saar river sector. The Battle Ax unit cut through Saar and Saarbrucken pockets, then moved east to seize Hohenfahrs and Struth.
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65Th
Europe
Saar River
Sauer-lautern
Saar
Saarbrucken
Hohenfahrs and
Struth
Battle Axers of the 65th Reach Deep Into Axis Territory
Near Dorna eleven of the 65th division’s soldiers defeated 150 Germans and killed 25 as the unit made the farthest penetration of the Western Front before V E Day. They crossed the Danube at Kelheim and took Regensburg, the Bavarian Redoubt, Passau, and Neumarkt before linking with the Russians on V E Day.
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Dorna
Ems River
Unterwinden
Haag
Austria
Danube
Kelheim
Regensberg
Passau
Neumarkt
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Samuel Goldwyn
Gary Cooper
Lana Turner
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Dr. D. Jayne & Son
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Robert Livingston
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