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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1942
Page
2
A continued item lists numerous notable figures in a Broadway invasion including Sgt Ezra Stone, Joe Cook, Jr Corp, Phil Truex son of Prest Truex, and Robert Moore among others, highlighting the wartime theater gesture and its celebrity participants.
The report notes Victor Moore, described as the son of a noted dramatist, with his father’s background linked to stage management. It mentions Sgt Allen Anderson, a dramatist, and Maxwell Anderson as a reference point while detailing Pvt Carl Fisher as business manager of the army’s production and former manager for George Abbotte. It also remarks on army camp theater renovations in the East.
Pvt Claude Watson a banjoist from Utica joins Broadway bound This Is the Army. Sgt Ezra Stone praises teamwork as chorus lines form at an army camp on a West Side stop. Pvt Harl Ives, radio singer, leads 50 cast members while Pvt Jack Legoms faces army living costs in New York on $230 per day allowance.
An illustrated booklet offers the origins of the dollar and the meaning of terms, tracing money from colonial days to modern U.S. coins. It promises details on counterfeit detection, coin values, and more, with a coupon to request a copy mailed to the requester.
A makeup expert arrived from Keesler Field to oversee the show’s makeup. Irving Berlin contributed two specialty numbers for the performance. One piece, What the Well Dressed Man Will Wear, is a song to be sung by 16 colored soldiers, with Berlin noting that it references a uniform.
CHATTANOOGA Tenn June 4 George W Christians 59 year old engineer economist and self styled leader of the Crusader White Shirts was convicted in federal court today on four counts of sedition Judge Leslie Carr presiding deferred sentence pending hearing a motion for a new trial Christians was charged with attempting to incite rebellion in armed forces and with interfering with their enlistment by sending violently worded letters and pamphlets to civil and military authorities The jury deliberated only two hours Christians is subject to a fine of 10000 and a maximum prison term of 20 years on each of the four counts
WAAC officers said the women may be required to wear regulation undergarments where visible but may choose personal garments where not. Army rules may also dictate girdles for those with prominent figures while allowing suitably modest personal wear. Insignia placement will include left lapel and right sleeve.
Washington reports debate on preserving CCC labor amid farm support and postwar unemployment fears. House committee cuts CCC funding to 75.8 million for 350 camps, while NYA and defense training roles are debated for consolidation. CCC ties to farm labor and cost concerns feature prominently.
Lord Louis Mountbatten, head of Britain’s invasion forces and commander of the Combined Operations, spent a second day in secret talks with top American military leaders in New York and Washington. Officials offered no details on strategy or the possible diversion front in western Europe this summer.
In a rapid roll call the Senate unanimously voted to declare war on Bulgaria Hungary and Romania, allies of Nazi Germany. The House already acted. Roosevelt's signature awaited. Quezon urged Americans to “Remember the Philippines” as he spoke at the rostrum, noting Allied flag history.
Joplin police reported Ray Rickman went to the station to report his car keys lost. He returned to find the car missing. The item references wartime parley notes and an ominous remark about Hitler.
India announces its first song based motion picture ready for international release. Film showcases musical sequences and cultural themes aiming for overseas distribution and cross border appeal.
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