Hollywood war shortages push swords to new front lines
Western Union notes wartime shortages threaten production as about a dozen swashbuckling dramas await armorers. Warner Bros faces using armorers from other states for duels in The Adventures of Don Juan. Entainers like Jean Tighe visit fatigued servicemen, while Selznick predicts another Oscar for Dorothy McGuire. Joan Edwards and Constance Bennett plot radio and public appearances. CBS Crime Doctor star Ed Jerome takes six weeks off to Lake Louise.
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Hollywood
Warner Bros
Errol
Fiona
Don Juan
David O. Selznick
Dorothy McGuire
Brooklyn
Selznick
Ingrid Bergman
Jennifer Jones
Joan Fontaine
Vivien Leigh
Shirley Teaple
Constance Bennett
Earl Wilson
Mutual
Joan
Earl
Constance
Ed Jerome
Lake Louise
Canada
Lhaf
Edith Arnold
Gun Moll
Belle Island
Conn
Sonny Tufts and Spencer Tracy Clients Listed by Agent
The agent for Sonny Tufts and Spencer Tracy seeks actors with initials S. T. as his NY search targets. Lynn Merrick, Columbia starlet, will sponsor Shirley Temple upon high school graduation in June. Michael Ward, eight months old, is cast as the infant son in International's Tomorrow Is Forever and resembles Winston Churchill. Ellen Drew, after The Amorous Ghost, leads United Nations Relief Association’s clothes drive at RKO under Ginger Rogers.
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Lynn Merrick
Columbia
Shirley Temple
Westlake High
Lynn
Michael Ward
Claudette Colbert
Orson Welles
International
Winston Churchill
Ellen Drew
RKO
United Nations’ Relief Association
Old Clothes Drive
Ginger Rogers
The
Comic Captioning and a Neurological Office Exchange
A humor strip shows a clerk admiring a smart hat, a soldier meeting a neuropsychiatric officer who probes his social life, and a train clerk quipping about a 4 o'clock train leaving at 3:60.
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Neuropsychiatric Officer's Office
Minister Marries Couple On Radio During Weekend
A local minister conducted a marriage ceremony broadcast over the radio, surprising the husband who returned from a fishing trip. The couple and community await official records of the union.
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Hubby
Influential Citizen Dora My cousin as a town guide
Dora notes a street car conductor who often directs townspeople, highlighting his local influence and verbose authority. The piece frames him as a bustling civic figure whose advice shapes daily life in the town.
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Dora
Frog in My Throat Joke Exchange Between Friends
Jim jokes he will be fine after Tim asks about a sick duck. Tim replies with a pun about a frog in his throat, delivering a light, playful exchange.
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Jim
Tim
At the Altar Do you Promise to Love and Obey
A playful moment in a wedding scene unfolds as the bride questions the vow and the groom answers with a dizzy I do, prompting laughter and a lighthearted closure to the ceremony.
Expert Advice Rookie at His First Dance
Private First Class shares a playful lesson on dating etiquette. He says when unsure about kissing a girl, he gives her the benefit of the doubt, framing the moment as respectful and cautious.
Overpaid Jones and the Buck for Saving Life
A terse exchange features Jones receiving a dollar for saving a life while Smith questions the action. Jones notes he was given 99 cents in change, highlighting a peculiar overpayment and a small monetary outcome.
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Jones
Smith
Yankees and rivals eye 1945 pennant race in league previews
Art Fletcher and Mel Ott weigh chances as Yankees Browns Cardinals Pirates and Giants loom. Fletcher cites losses from the draft and hopes to keep key players. Ott predicts a tight race, with the Cardinals seen as the team to beat, while Durocher stresses on field performance over copy ranking.
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Browns
Yankees
Dickey
Gordon
DiMaggio
Henrich
Ruffing
Rizzuto
Keller
Hemsley
Johnson
Art Fletcher
Mel Ott
Leo Durocher
Mel
Cardinals
Pirates
Frank Frisch
Frank
Dodgers
National League
Giants
Reds
Cubs
Braves
Phillies
American League
Tigers
Red Sox
Athletics
Indians
White Sox
Senators
St. Louis
Sewing Circle Patterns Pretty House Frock for Matrons
House frock pattern No. 1303 offers a sunback bolero or pinafore style for larger women with slimming lines. Sizes 36 through 52 use flowered or bright fabrics. yardage specified for size 33 and trims.
Army plans large scale athletic program in Europe
The war office in Washington outlines a broad entertainment and fitness plan for soldiers in Europe. Generals in the European and Mediterranean theaters expect more than 60 percent to join in track baseball softball volleyball football and touch games, aiding demobilization through competitive sports.
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Europe
War Office
Washington
Mediterranean
Friisenhower
Optical illusion room in New York museum
A room of inlaid wood in the Metropolitan Museum of Art creates a convincing optical illusion. Four walls with 12 cupboards hold about 100 objects including an hourglass and celestial globe. The flat surface uses 500000 wood inlays to produce shadows and perspective, fooling visitors into sitting on benches.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York
Collier’s
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