Appointment in Berlin staged with Sanders under arrest scene
Virginia Vale notes on broadcast and radio actors. George Sanders plays a traitor figure in a Berlin plot as a bit actor struggles to handcuff him, while Sanders comments on the scene. Claire Trevor returns to radio with Mayor of the Town on Wednesdays with Lionel Barrymore. Zasu Pitts makes a comeback in Lets Face It. George Reeves recalls early film days and So Proudly We Hail wartime service.
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Sanders
al Green
George Reeves
Claudette Colbert
Universal Revisits My Girl Godfrey with Durbin
The studio plans another release of the light comedy with Deanna Durbin in the title role, joined by Franchot Tone and Pat O’Brien. The project follows the earlier spoof My Man Godfrey featuring Carole Lombard.
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Universal
Stars in the Service heads Columbia Screen Snapshots year
The 23rd year edition features almost all male stars and players in uniform. Ralph Stanch is credited as producer director and cameraman for the 565th short. Ray Noble excited for Warner Bros film The Very Thought of You while Andrews Sisters set radio return on June 30 CBS Carnival.
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Ralph Stanb
Ray Noble
Charlie McCarthy
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Story tidbits from Hollywood and radio figures
The text notes the birthplace of a film hero as an old barn used by C B DeMille decades ago. John Nesbitt returns with The Passing Parade on June 29 for a 13 week stint replacing Fibber McGee and Molly. Jean Parker offers her St Bernard to the Army as a war dog but the dog is refused unless he loses weight to 215 pounds. Jackie Kelk of The Aldrich Family will vacation in Hollywood to work on serial pictures this summer.
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C. B. DeMille
John Nesbitt
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Molly
Jean Parker
St. Bernard
Jackie
Homer) Kelk
Aldrich
Hollywood
Tragedy on the Moose Bay docks kills Will McPhail
Robin Dale learns Will McPhail dies when a crane tips over on the dock while lifting a crate for a barge. Angus McPhail, Will’s brother, dives to aid him but cannot save the crane crew. Robin, shaken, contemplates staying ashore to comfort Angus as she plans a detour after the cruise.
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Litte
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Dock’s End
Angus McPhail
Rimouski
Perce
Gaspe
Salmon Pool
Madeleine
Qual Rimouski
Wingate’s Early War exploits Highlighted in Who’s News
The feature profiles Brigadier Orde Wingate, noting his commandos in Burma and Abyssinia, his role in Palestine Arab Jewish affairs, and his impact against Italian forces. It mentions his 1940 Abyssinia campaign, collaboration with Emperor Haile Selassie, and his Lancashire, Gurka, and Burmese units. It closes with Wingate’s marriage to Lana Paterson, who married him at 17 after meeting him at 30.
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Palestine
Abyssinia
Trim Halle Selassie
Addis Ababa
Wavell
Burma
Lancashire
Lana Paterson
Ration expert Frank Bane lauded for efficiency and stories
The profile portrays Frank Bane as a hard working administrator directing the Council of State Governments from Chicago. It notes his after hours focus on work, penchant for rocking chairs and storytelling, and his rise from football coach to welfare work before his current post. It also touches on Sir Archibald Sinclair and ongoing air offensive hopes.
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Frank Bane
United States
Leon H .Enderson
Bane
Council of State Governments
Chicago
Stassen
Minnesota
Frank
Virginia
Randolph-Macon College
Columbia University
H. Rt
Sir Archibald Sinclair
Dickens
Poe
Sir Archibald
Air
Germany
Food tips and Navy slang from a wartime column
Practical kitchen hacks for avoiding lumps in corn meal puddings and boosting gravy flavor with poultry seasoning. Tips cover tomato ketchup on beans, smoothing lime walls with gypsum plaster paint, celery curling, and bluing removal with vinegar. Navy slang defines deck bulkheads below and Camel cigarettes as favored by service members.
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Army
Marines
Coast Guard
Post
U. S
National Roster of Specialists Card File Created
A roster of 700 000 scientists and specialists has been compiled for quick access by American firms and government offices. The National Roster enables rapid sorting by machines, listing diverse experts for short notice searches.
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