Hodiak Travels From Battleground To Ambush And More
Hollywood columnist reports John Hodiak returns to action with roles in Battleground Western Ambush and Man Hunt, then a Mrs Miniver sequel planned in England with Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon. The piece also notes Jolson sad yet happy recording an air show and other star sightings.
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Bob Thomas
Hollywood
John Hodiak
Pittsburgh
New Mexico
Cuba
Hodiak
England
Mrs. Miniver
Greer Garson
Walter Pidgeon
Errol Flynn
Garson
G. G
al Jolson
Jolson
Jack Carson
Red Skelton
Jack
Republic
James Cagney
John Paul Jones
Contrary Mary and the Garden of Romance Grow
A light feature about these names and how a contrarian approach affects dating. The piece cites a redhead at a cotillion, a boy’s restaurant choice, and petty miscommunications as examples of how misaligned expectations lead to tension between couples.
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AP News
Mary
Jane
Sally
Sue
Flora
Johnny
William
Gallant
Opening of Paris talks shapes fate of Germany in cold war
The Big Four foreign ministers meet in Paris to decide Germany's future and the Cold War. Western plans seek a united federal Germany, while Moscow pushes a centralized people’s congress in the Soviet zone. Dean Acheson warns against trading Western gains for Soviet gains.
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Paris
Germany
Russia
America
Britain
France
Europe
Reich
Peoples’ Congress
Foreign Ministers Council
People’s Congress
Allis
U. S
Dean Acheson
Washington
Poppy Day Planned In Decatur By Veterans Groups
May 28 observance marks official Poppy Day with Memorial and Buddy Poppies sold by American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars members and auxiliaries. Poppies are crafted by hospitalized veterans to aid rehabilitation and assist needy veterans and families in Decatur.
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American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Decatur
Amerer Legion Auxiliary
Éterans of Foreign Wars
Doctor Miles A. Watkins Dies in Birmingham
Dr. Miles A. Watkins, 65, died at his Birmingham home after a short illness. He practiced medicine until a heart attack struck last Friday. Funeral services will be held here tomorrow afternoon.
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Birmingham
Ala
Miles A. Watkins
Secretaries of State on preserving progress toward world health revival
A secretary states that despite desires for agreement, accepting anything that undoes progress toward reviving health and strength for free nations would hinder the path forward. The remark emphasizes enduring alliance cohesion and commitment to global freedom.
The Customer Is Almost Always Right
A nostalgic column notes a shift in retail service as clerks smile, offer choices, and promote tips. It argues customers now receive friendlier treatment, free accessories promotions, and transparent pricing from autos to groceries, changing old power dynamics.
Wartime dining etiquette in New York’s top eateries
The piece comments on rude service in New York City restaurants and nightclubs during wartime. It notes selective seating favoring elites, front tables for some customers, rear spots for others, and staff hostility, including rope barriers and sharp commentary, with pricey coffee and rumors of powdered egg in scrambled eggs.
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New York City
Joe
The Day of the Blue Plate Special Promise
The narrator muses on paying for meals and hopes for a future where spinach and carrots replace French fries and peas on the blue plate special. They imagine the waiter calmly accepting such a change and the war ending with that simple request fulfilled.
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R J Scott
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