Kingsley to write M G M script in Hollywood
Sidney Kingsley, famed playwright of Dead End and Men in White, signs a $100,000 deal with M G M to write an original film with his wife Madge Evans possibly joining the cast. Also noting Bing Crosby kids filming at Paramount and Sonja Henie sending $10,000 to Norway while planning another skating tour after completing It’s a Pleasure.
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Kingsey
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Bing Crosby
Gary
Dennis
Phillip
Twins
Lindsey
William Bendix
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Sonja
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Top- Ping
South Pacific
World map at Camp Haan Gantries 10 by 12 feet
Camp Haan hobby shop stores a mounted world map intended for orientation work. Workers later discover no camp door reaches 10 feet, leaving the map mounted outside and unused.
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Camp Haan
Calif
Special Service Office
Ghost Catchers and Jungle Woman at State theater review
Ferne Gater notes Olsen and Johnson draw fans with quick gags in Ghost Catchers while saner viewers enjoy Gloria Jean singing Kirby Grant's orchestra and a haunted house plot. Jungle Woman follows with Evelyn Ankers and J Carrol Naish plus Acquanetta creature in a compact companion feature.
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Olsen and
Jonhson
Leo Carrillo
Lon Chaney
Gloria Jean
Martha O'Driscoll
Marion Downer
Ella Mae Morse
Evelyn Ankers
J. Carrol Natsh
State Theater
Lsen and Johnson
Kirby Grant
Coolwater
Carnegie Hall
Wilbur
Olsen and Johnson
Bear
J. Carrol Naish
Acquanetta
MacArthur Nimitz Plan Invasion Move Near Philippines
AP war analyst De Witt Mackenzie reports MacArthur and Nimitz have secured Invasion bases on Morotai in the Palau and Molucca groups. The move aims to strike Japanese forces in Mindanao and the Philippines from air and sea. Churchill signals renewed resolve to defeat Japan as WW plans proceed. WPE notes limited consumer goods production under spot reconversion orders.
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Hurricane Leaves License Plate but Takes Automobile
A Coast Guard petty officer recovers Captain Eugene T. Osborn s license plate after a hurricane swamps Morines New York area. Debris and rising seas flood streets while guardsmen aid fishermen and city residents amid wreckage and fear. The piece notes the car vanished with its owner s vehicle likely washed away, leaving only the plate.
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Morices Coast Guard Station
Eugene T. Osborn
Long Island
Osborn
Connecticut
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Morines
Coast
John Bishop
Louis
Hazel Bishop
Nipper
Donald Penny
Civilian Output Possible Before Europe at Peace
Washington AP reports War Production Board plans anticipate a possible German collapse before formal surrender, enabling civilian production resumption in the United States. WPB acting chairman J. A. Krug also announced 125000 tons of steel earmarked for civilian production in the next three months.
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War Production Board
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Paramount Bathing Beauty and Wartime Features Showdowns
The Gazette lists Friday theater times with Paramount Bathing Beauty at 2 40 and 4 30 7 30 10 00, Mr Winkle Goes to War at 1 25 4 20 7 20 10 15, Three Little Sisters at 3 05 6 00 8 55, Ghost Catchers at 2 15 5 7 40 10 25, Jungle Woman at 1 10 3 50 6 35 10 15, Gung Ho at 2 48 6 24 10, In Our Time at 1 00 4 36 8 12, Submarine Patrol at 8 05 6 30 9 55, agate Valley Manhunt at 2 10 5 35 9 10, titular titles listed for Marion and others with times.
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Mr. Winkle
Rialto
Agate Valley
Mr Winkle Goes to War Is Robinsons Gentle Powerhouse
Edward G Robinson stars in Mr Winkle Goes to War as Wilbert Winkle a 14 year bank clerk who turns to a fix it shop then military service. The film follows his desire to work with his hands his ascent to soldiering and a single war scene highlighting his determined spirit and heroism alongside Ted Donaldson Ruth Warrick and Bob Haymes.
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MR. Winkle Goes TO War
Edward G. Robinson
Ted Donaldson
Ruth Warrick
Bob Haymes
Cheryl Walker
Mary Lee
Ruth Terry
Iowa Theater
Dward G. Robinson
Mr. Winkle
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Mr Winkle
Wilbert Winkle
Wilbert
Army
Aurellio Tassone
Three Little Sisters charms soldiers in light wartime film
A breezy co feature circles a gang of sisters who pretend wealth to snag soldiers. Cheryl Walker, Bill Terry, Mary Lee and Ruth Terry head a light, sweet cast in a wholesome comedy tone.
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Mr. Winkle
Stage Door Canteen
Cheryl Walker
Bill Terry
Mary Lee
Ruth Terry
Beer Shortage Seen If Malt Supply Fails To Grow
The War Food Administration warned Friday that beer supplies may stay tight next year unless malt production rises. WFA officials noted malt as the key beer ingredient and cited increased malt use for industrial alcohol as a factor shaping the forecast.
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Washington
War Food Administration
Brewery Industry Advisory Committee
WFA
Brewers face restrictions eased to push malt production
The War Food Administration informs maltsters it will advocate favorable treatment for priority WPB applications aimed at expanding malt production facilities due to limits on brewers’ use unless malt output rises.
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WFA
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