Hollywood Talk From VALE on Joan Fontaine and Peers
Virginia Vale discusses Joan Fontaine and Olivia de Havilland with industry gossip, praising Fontaine’s vitality and poise. The column notes Fontaine’s move from French to Paramount to nursing and marketing work, her rumored romance with Brian Aherne, and mentions Marlene Dietrich, Ruth Brennan, Lynn Winthrop, and Strode Lawrence in light of war effort and career shifts. It also recalls NBC radio’s This Is America and Shinetown Squad, plus Nancy Kelly’s Broadway hopes and rising screen presence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Brennan
Wal
Selznick
Lynn Winthrop
War- Bros
Humphrey Bogart
Blue Network
Strode Lawrence
America
American Red Cross
Nancy Kelly
Hollywood
Susan
God
Leigh Mallory to Command Air Umbrella for Invasion
Reports describe Air Marshal T L Leigh-Mallory’s plan to lead a protective air umbrella during the invasion, with past success at Dieppe and high combat losses inflicted on Nazi forces. Mention also notes Sir Stafford Cripps, 1944 expectations, and Wilhelm Schepmann’s Nazi leadership and brutal Dortmund actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
O ’ Eisenhower
Hitler
T. L. Leigh-Mallory
Leigh-Mallory
Dieppe
Caribbean Conspiracy In Puerto Rico Plot
Anne Heywood joins a Puerto Rico assignment as two men in San Juan scheme to disrupt the island’s water system while a web of espionage unfolds. Aides include Diego Gongaro and Alvaro Valera as Spain ties and Captain Wilcox watches closely. Anne draws closer to danger and a man named Miguel Valera.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Heywood
Upper Fifth Avenue
Puerto Rico
Panama Canal
Diego Gongaro
Spain
Alvaro Valera
Miguel
Gilman
Princeton
P. G. Wilcox
Military Intelligence Service
San Juan
Bryson Heywood
Heywood Newspapers
Santa Isabella
Mr. Taussig
Anne
Miguel Valera
Jim Hawley
New York City
Sam
Pete Wilcox
Pete
el Morro
Miss Heywood
Notre Dame
Paris
New York
Television Newspaper Demons Stir Uproar And Hype
General Electric demonstrated a televised newspaper concept with editors and ads appearing in the air, sparking talk of future newsroom roles and the impact on how readers obtain papers. The Albany Times Union partnered in the demo. The piece blends satire and serious wonder about technology shaping press and advertising.
Camel cigarettes a favorite gift for service members
The ad notes Camel is the favorite cigarette among Navy, Army, Marines, and Coast Guard men based on service store sales. It mentions sending Camels to soldiers in the U S and to service members overseas, despite some Post Office restrictions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Army
Marines
Coast Guard
Post
U. S
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Virginia Vale
Western
Union
Iman
Joan Foulb
Olivia de Havil
Joan
Ip Creek
Paramount
Brian Aherne
Connecticut
Marlene Dietrich
CBS Playhouse
Manpower
Samuel
Victor Merole
Hope
NBC
Elton E. Morse
Joan Fontaine
Who’s News
Consolidated Features
WIN
Cambridge
Law
Twelfth
England
Bath
Britain
Stafford Cripps
Cripps
China
Russia
Sir Stafford
Laborite Bristol
Ermany
Iron Cross
Wilhelm Schepmann
Gestapo
Himmler
Schepmann
Victor Lutz
Dortmund
Odds and Ends
Henry Aldrich
Aloes
Brenda Conrad
Wilcox
Borinquen
United States
Aguadilla
Borinquen Field
Jardin de Flores
Isle of Enchantment
Gibraltar
Tre,hi
Phillips Noure
General Electric
Telegraph
Albany Times Union
Sinatra
Butch’ O'Hare
Butch
Eddie O’hare
Butch’’ O'Hare
Ace
Socko Kid
King Hawk
Paul Jones
Nathan Hale
Lawrence and
Revere
Ike
Trapper
Edwards
Wolf Scsartassus
George Edwards
Livingston, Mont
BABY
Inman Hatcheries
Aberdeen
OWL Photo Service
Broadway
Fargo
N. Dak
Delco Light Plants
Delco Light
Uar
Delco Light Service Parts
Rnte
A. N. McCranie
Montana Ave
Billings
Mont
N. P
Court House
St. Paul, Minn
Lydia Pinkham
Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Kondon
WNU
Dean’s
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