PeGESSCREENRADIO and Hollywood Musicians in Focus
Entertainment column notes Jim Jr on CBS Big Sister read with coach per script cues. Veterans Fernando Alvarado and Red Ryder star in films, while Anne Shirley and Helen Holmes appear in new productions. Guest spots include Carlo Ross on Musical Steelmakers and Hildegarde’s Band program. Beatrice Kay stars in Billy Rose’s Diamond horseshoe.
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Jim Jr
Ely
CBS
Hutchinson
Im Sr
Mike
Jim
Carlo Ross
L. Grimes
Steelmakers
Carlo
Wheeling
Reelmakers
Gasoline From Plants Promises Cheap Fuel Source
Dr. E Berl of Carnegie Tech reports a process to convert carbohydrates from plants into gasoline and coal. From 100 long tons of Louisiana sugar cane he forecasts 2980 gallons gasoline, 3430 gallons middle oil, 1210 gallons lubrication oil, and 8 long tons of raw sugar, with wide implications for farmers and global fuel supplies.
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Nature
E. Berl
Carnegie Institute of Technology
American Chemical Society
Louisiana
Berl
Dr. Berl
America
United States
Germany
Hawaii
Puerto Rico
Philippine Islands
Cuba
Sunken ships drain U S payroll cash in Pacific war
The United States Pacific Fleet lost hundreds of thousands of dollars in payroll funds aboard ships sunk in the Pacific since the war began. The Chicago payroll of over 400,000 dollars went down with the cruiser off Guadalcanal on January 31, 1943. Lieut. Richard Meredith Jones demanded a sworn statement and search to prove he did not hold any of the Chicago’s payroll when rescued. The Treasury was informed of the exact loss and bill denominations.
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United States Pacific
United States
Pacific
Chicago
Guadalcanal
Solomons
Richard Meredith Jones
McKeesport
Jones
Treasury Department
Cutout cutups and paper dollies for teens in teensy photo fashion
A youth culture feature promotes playful photo trends at the dime store. Cutout pictures from magazines topped with friends’ heads create comical montages, while Paper Dollies turn daily outfits into wearable mini portraits. Other ideas include lamp shade collages and reusing old sunglasses frames for photo displays.
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Wolf
Lana Turner
The Rambling Rhymster Reflects on Home View
The poem by LES PLETTNER recalls a traveler who roams the country from the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific coast and a bustling fame city, yet returns to praise the familiar scenery of his own back yard and old home state. The verse explores perspective gained from travel and a renewed appreciation for home.
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Pacific Coast
The Weather's Strangest Mood Through the Year
A compact verse on weather's wild swings from cold snaps to thaw and spring mud. The piece notes the fickle dame of climate, bringing sleet, warmth, and sudden sunshine in unpredictable cycles. It celebrates nature's flux and variety with vivid images and steady rhythm.
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Heaven
Earth
What to Do By Phyllis Belmont
Advice column urges readers to send clippings from home newspapers to service members and to include a short note. It recommends remembering friends with birthday cards and keeping a birthday book to brighten receivers and share news.
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Ledger Syndicate
WNU
Minute Make-Ups By Gabrielle Spring Skin Check Up
A magnifying mirror helps inspect skin as a guide to spring care. Cleanse with creamy soap lather and fingertip work to clear pores. A deep neck massage boosts circulation. Overnight lemon juice treatment aims to brighten muddy complexions.
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Ledger Syndicate
WNU Features
Pigtails as Personal Branding Trend Reported
The text promotes wearing red polish and pinning photos to pigtail barrettes as a new way to display favorites. It suggests others can easily identify preferred boys by the visible pictures, describing a school setting where personal choices are showcased publicly.
Poetic Fragments and School Gossip in Mixed Puns
A ragtag set of quirky lines and social bits from a school paper style page. Entries include playful word games like SQUIRREL FEVER and JIVE BOMBER plus flippant dating prompts and casual slang. The tone is breezy and informal with playful cultural quirks.
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Wong
Five Types of Color Seen by the Eye
The passage explains six classifications of color by appearance. Surface color is seen on objects, expanse or two dimensional color appears in the sky, lustrous color shows reflected light, transparent color comes through colored glass, bulky three dimensional color arises from fog or cloudy liquids, and luminous color is seen from flames or translucent lampshades.
Man With Artificial Arms Found Best for Hot Job
Edgar T. Stephens of the Illinois Association for the Crippled cites a bake shop case where a man with artificial arms handles hot pies from ovens, avoiding burned hands and cumbersome gloves. The example shows the organization placing 1,800 handicapped workers in jobs.
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Chicago
Edgar T. Stephens
Illinois Association For the Crippled
Cardinals favored in National League title outlook this season
The piece argues the St. Louis Cardinals are the strongest NL club, with a stronger defense and key returning players. It notes losses like Harry Walker and Lou Klein but highlights enduring stars such as Musial Hopp Litwhiler Brecheen and Cooper. It also predicts the Cubs will challenge for second place despite past struggles.
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St. Louis Cardinals
Cardinals
Harry Walker
Lou Klein
Jimmy Brown
al Brazie
Murry Dickson
Howard Krist
Ernie White
Manger
Billy Southworth
Harry Brecheen
Mort Cooper
Max Lanier
Emil Verban
Columbus
Klein
Stan Musial
Johnny Hopp
Danny Litwhiler
Walker Cooper
St. Louis
Baseball Standings and Roster Shakeups with McKechnie noted
The piece highlights the Reds’ struggles due to pitching losses and praises manager Bill McKechnie for steady leadership. It notes Frank McCormick’s draft exemption boosting Cincinnati and mentions Pirates infield changes, Dodgers and Giants’ woes, Braves’ new bankroll under Bob Coleman, and a nod to a renamed Philadelphia club now called the Blue Jays.
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Westring
Cincinnati
Bill McKechnie
Reds
Johnny Vander Meer
Clyde Shoun
Lon Frey
Eddie Miller
Gerald Walker
Pirates
Frank Frisch
Babe Dahlgren
Elbie Fletcher
Bob Elliott
Frank Gustine
Pete Coscarart
Dodgers
Leo Durocher
Giants
Mel Ott
Braves
Bob Coleman
Philadelphia
The
Blue Jays
Sports Shorts span players clinics and early filmed fights
Frank Mancuso Browns rookie catcher suffered injuries on his fifth parachute jump and was honorably discharged from the army. The Corbett Fitzsimmons match of March 17 1887 in Carson City became the first fight filmed. Harry Stuhldreher to lead a football coaches clinic at the University of Wisconsin in late August.
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Frank Mancuso
St. Louis Browns
Jim Corbett
Bob Fitzsimmons
Carson City
Harry Stuhldreher
University of Wisconsin
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J. J. Pogue Jr
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