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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1944
Page
6
Old man Crabtree, convinced of impending death, tells his doctor he wishes to be cremated. The physician replies that cremation may be acceptable but warns the wife might object to ashes around the house.
A sassy-colored bird native to Australia known as the kookaburra or laughing jackass makes a braying sound and is noted for its mean habits. It hunts small mammals by dropping them from height after grabbing them in flight.
The piece sketches Henry Pu Yi, former Manchu emperor of China, now under Japanese influence, approaching his 38th birthday and a potential decade in power. It also covers Maj. Gen. Norman T. Kirk praising wounded soldiers’ survival rates in World War II and profiles Marshal Budenny of the Soviet Union, detailing his rise from cavalry sergeant to national hero and his personal life.
Anne Heywood, daughter of a wealthy New York publisher, travels to San Juan Puerto Rico where she encounters Miguel Valera and engineer Richard Taussig a German agent. Pete Wilcox, an Army intelligence officer, grows wary as letters link Valera and Taussig to sabotage and dynamite plots. Pete urges Anne to fly home but she resists, setting the stage for conflict.
A Blue network "Blind Date" show faced hazards when a hansom cab sped crowds from the studio to the Stork Club. A horse bolted, tossing the cabbie and trapping Mrs. Keane, with Anzac soldier stopping the danger. Producer Andrew Stone plans annual "Sensations" editions, with Eleanor Powell as central figure. Warner Bros and Paramount pursue remake of A Farewell to Arms, with rights and casting battles shaping the project.
Craig Reynolds, the first Hollywood actor to enlist in September 1940, will reappear on screen after signing with RKO. He served in multiple European and South Pacific engagements, earned the Purple Heart, and retired as a wounded first lieutenant. RKO builds a strong stock of male players, including Bert Moorhouse and Jason Robards. Warner Bros. lifts Dennis Morgan suspension to star opposite Ida Lupino in The Very Thought of You, and Morgan and Irene Manning reunite for Henrietta the Eighth. Alec Templeton’s band pieces inspire sailors, while Warner Bros. leverages biographical films to boost mail response ahead of The Adventures of Mark Twain.
Dickie Moore aged 18, once a child star, received his draft call while at RKO during Are These Our Children. Heavenly Days with Fibber McGee and Molly starts at RKO. A New York tale and Mrs Sinatra delays noted. Tom Conway receives about 100 missing person requests monthly for the Falcon series.
A mixed general knowledge quiz with six questions. Topics include Aztec rulers glacier geography U S height demographics Mexico University founding and Roman era. Answers would identify the last Aztec emperor and dates, sizes of Glacier National Park features, gender height ratios, founding year of the University of Mexico, the quote author, and the Roman ruler at Jesus's death.
The fragment notes Montezuma, sixty glaciers, and two thousand lakes. It compares heights, reporting 102 tall men out of 1000 versus 3 tall women. It also references the year 1553, and figures linked to William Pitt and Tiberius.
A young woodcock is carried by its mother during flight as a defensive response when startled. The scene shows the mother taking off with the chick held between her legs to escape danger.
Unsolicited letter from Mrs. Myrtle Wood of Akron Ohio praising Kellogg's All Bran for regularity. Ad claims All Bran supplies dietary cellulose to support colonic flora and natural elimination, not a laxative. Encourages daily use with milk and fruit and water, notes Battle Creek origin.
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