Java Night Intrigue and Air Crew in Java Front
Lieut. Col. Frank Kurtz and Flying Fortress crews endure the Java siege after a deadly day in the Philippines. The narrative recounts fighter shortages, improvised nose guns, and perilful hotel life in Surabaya as rumors of Kurtz’s death circle and plans for reinforcements unfold.
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Frank Kurtz
Philippines
Shell
Australia
Java
Macassar Strait
Sergt. Boone
Java Sea
Actors and stars loom large in Hollywood talk and shoots
Aturo de Cordova discusses his first American starring role in Frenchman's Creek while Paramount spends about four million on the production. Metro announces Weekend at the Waldorf with Ginger Rogers Lana Turner Walter Pidgeon and Van Johnson. Paul Guilfoyle works on The Master Race set in Encino. Pat Kane, 19, and Laure Haile, with prior jitterbug titles, start on Youth Runs Wild. Gary Cooper exits a taxi as guided tours at Radio City focus on him.
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Frank
Java
Patrol Wing 10
Navy
Hollywood
John Robertson
Surabaya
John
Sounger
Virginia Vale
Union
Aturo DE Cordova
Paramount
Mexico
Betty Hutton
Metro
Pat Kane
Pearl Harbor
Laure Haile
Missouri
RCA
Fred Waring
Gary Cooper
Samuel Goldwyn film shoots indoors to spare clouds
Hollywood action centers on The Wonder Man with indoor exteriors at a major greenery project. California records show 67 years of overcast weather prompting set builders to recreate Central Park indoors for Samuel Goldwyn's production.
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Central Park
Hollywood
Samuel Goldwyn
California
CBS American School of the Air enters 15th season
The American School of the Air launches its 15th season on October 9 offering a liberal education via 400 army radio stations and public schools. The science programs teach returning soldiers how to fit into jobs and cover new scientific developments across five divisions airing daily until April 27.
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CBS “American School of the Air
Real workers lend footwear for I Love a Soldier cast
Paulette Goddard Mary Treen Marie McDonald and the cast of I Love a Soldier wore borrowed heavy work shoes with steel reinforced toes. The company asked genuine workers to lend the shoes to the shipyard welders in the film.
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Paulette Goddard
Mary Treen
Marie McDonald
Dinah Shore on French soil inspires headline pun
Editors of the Continental Edition of Stars and Stripes publish a playful headline about Dinah Shore arriving in France. The note mentions Cliff Edwards on Hildegarde's show and a misstep with a song, while Harry Sosnick and his band perform and rise briefly in the air.
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Cliff Edwards
Hildegarde
Harry Sosnick
Cliff
Dinah Shore
Stars and Stripes
Finah
Navy flier Mor ris wins Distinguished Flying Cross
Lt Wayne Morris former Warner Bros star now in the navy receives the Distinguished Flying Cross. Karl Swenson as Lord Henry Brinthrop in Our Gal Sunday still keeps a rag doll his wife gave when he auditioned seven and a half years ago. Hedy Lamarr appears in Experiment Perilous marking her costume debut amid industry chatter about a makeup man’s remarks.
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Wayne Morris
Warner Bros
Navy
Karl Swenson
Henry Brinthrop
Air
Hedy
It's Simple Furniture With Quaint Ruffles and Frills for the Home
A home decor feature predicts postwar trends mixing romance with modern touches. It urges simple built in furniture and tailored fabrics to fit spaces, with exaggerated frills and ruffles and new sewing skills. Pattern 259 offers a skirted blanket chest and complete directions for construction.
Light Horse Harry Lee and China in Aurora Australis debate
Four inches of data present the fragmentary items: Light Horse Harry Lee, China, Aurora Australis, and a quoted phrase Pee 1 Everywhere at the same time. The excerpt appears to catalog topics or clues without a coherent event or outcome.
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Light Horse
Harry’’ Lee
China
Aurora Australis
Riddles on Language and History
A ubiquitous person is called a common figure. General Robert E. Lee was the son of General Henry Lee III. The boys sit in school with their backs to the teacher in Japan. The aurora borealis is known as the southern lights in the southern hemisphere. A hand measures four inches.
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Philippines
Java
Jacquet
Robert E. Lee
untitled dialogue snippet
A fragmentary exchange appears to depict two speakers named Jasper and Joan My discussing fishing. The line suggests Jasper asks about catching fish and Jasper admits using worms to help. The text is garbled and lacks clear news context or events.
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Joan
Jasper
Early Experience Dialog Shows Dream of Undercover Life
In a short exchange, Joan questions future goals while Jasper half-sleeps and quips that an undercover man could emerge from a routine life. The lines contrast waking ambition with drifting routine.
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Joan
Jasper
Odd Exchange Reveals Cousin's California Birth
In a terse dialogue Jasper confirms his cousin was born in California and Joan presses for a specific area. The reply blends humor with a note about his origin, reflecting a playful family exchange.
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Joan
Jasper
California
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Margo
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Paul Guilfoyle
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Arturo DE Cordova
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Argonne
New Guinea
Salerno
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