Margaret Sullivan Tops Broadway Pay In 1944
Margaret Sullivan earned up to 4000 dollars weekly at Broadway in 1944 with a share of profits in The Voice of the Turtle and other hits. Mary Martin and Mae West also commanded high salaries with box office percentages. Top shows included Oklahoma Bloomer Girl Harvey Angel Street Life With Father and Tobacco Road, with costs varying by cast size and seating.
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Epsie Menard Sea
New York
Lofiett Nares
Weune
Margaret Sullers
Mery Niaz
Margaret Sullavan
Betty Fit
Brashway
Mary Marin
Venus
Bobby Clark
Clark
Mae West
Ethel Barrymore
Forval Family
Harvey
Frank Fay
Angel Street
Father
Abie
Tobacco Road
Army
Navy
Air Force
Lavish Broadway Musicals Reach Big Weekly Gross
The article notes that production value drives weekly grosses from 31000 to 46000, with larger theaters and pricier seats boosting totals. It highlights shows like Monican Hayride Song of Norn and Rain, warns against ticket scalpers, and praises mail-order box-office sales as Broadway grows into the Great White Way amid post theater crowds.
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Broadway
Army's Plastic Eyes Outshine Glasses in Hospitals
In over a dozen U.S. hospitals the Army has deployed technicists to mass produce plastic eyes for amputees. The new polymer eyes, developed before the war, reportedly resist acids and biological secretions better than glass. Wearers praise comfort and durability, joking about their improved vision of life and humor about the prosthetic fix.
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Army
Washington
United States
Germany
Siamo
G. I
Hollywood earnings and stars of 1944
The piece notes top salaries around 230000 for stars such as Ingrid Bergman Irene Dunne Ginger Rogers Claudette Colbert Bette Davis and Betty Grable with Claudette at 510000 this year. Frank Sinatra earned 190000 in film while audiences flocked to musicals comedies dramas and wartime films including Wilson. Loren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart drew major attention along with Gloria de Haven John Hodiak and Van Johnson in notable 1944 roles.
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Ingrid Bergman
Irene Dunne
Ginger Rogers
Claudette Coltert
Bette Davis
Betty Grable
Claudette
Alors
America
Frank Sinatra
Fmn
Hollywood
Wilson
Sinatra
Betivy Grade
Loren Bacall
New York
Humphrey Bogart
Gloria de Heven
Carter de Havens
John Hodiak
van Johnson
Houston Men Cited for Combat in Italy
Three southeast Alabama men serve in the Armored Infantry Battalion of the First Army under Lt Gen Mark W. Clark. Privates First Class Wittisin, Thomas Wo Carnehol, and Technical Sergeant Har per Florice are cited for actions in combat against the enemy between Florence and Bologna. The unit fights alongside Fifth Army forces in Italy.
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Marace
John F. Harperowe Une
Afantry Batlahan
Spurgeon
Mammie Terief Dethan
Battafions
Eeneny
Geeh OW
Ciniis
Fifth Army
Alabama
Armoured Infantry
Florence
Bologna
Ponses
Perth
Arsmared
Mark We Clark
Fit Army
Blood Vessels Frequent Casualties Reported
Winter splryr springs hospital reports high wound incidence from fragmented explosives. Veterans describe peppery wounds with partial severing and damage to the point where pulsation remains. Over 109 growths have been removed in Athford alone.
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Gereral Hospital
Deniors
Athford
Fragmentary note on high speed projectiles and air flow
A terse passage describes back end artillery behavior. It notes that projectiles travel faster than sound, preventing air from flowing in behind them. The text resembles a brief technical observation on Mach effects and air dynamics without full context.
Crosby film Going My Way tops 1944 box office race
Hollywood war year produced big earnings led by Bing Crosby and Going My Way which grossed near 21.5 million. Barry Fitzgerald and Crosby commanded high salaries while Cary Grant and Louis B Mayer also held major influence. The industry saw few flops with strong theater attendance and record grosses across major releases.
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Erlaine Johnson
NEA
Hollywood
Bing Crosby
Barry Gerald
Canfelli
Bagdad
Pacific
Kfoltwoods
Wilson
Army
Ffington
Tokso
White
Dover
Hiller Gang
Cary Grant
Hough
Louis B. Mayer
MGM
Grant
Salvaged by Chinese Yank Team After Night Raid
AP Nevws reports a joint Chinese American effort near Nashcki where a Superfortress damaged by weather and enemy fire landed with crew and salvage. Chinese and Flying Tigers rebuilt the field, buried 400 railway ties for a 200 foot hard surface, recovered parts, and prepared to destroy the plane if needed. Captain Stanley Brown flew the emergency salvage mission, uncertain if he landed in friendly territory.
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AP Nevws
China
Nf 2
Yellow River
Nashcki
Flying Tigers
Stanley Brown
Twins Reunited by Presidential Order at Air Service Command
Corporals Harley and Harvey Frode, 21, Fresno brothers who never separated since enlistment, are reunited after a presidential order following a grandmother in Royal Oak Michigan writing to request it. The twins first enlisted together, split into different units, now back together at the Air Service Command training center in Fresno.
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Fresno
Calf
Ttn
Harley
Larvey Frode
Charins Foote
Royal Oak
Mich
Air Service Command Training Center
Sarwich Medical Officer Links Diet Defects to Parental Reluctance
England AP report notes a Sarwich medical officer cites parental reluctance to have male children as a factor in widespread dietary deficiency among schoolchildren.
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Ron Tarwich
England
Sarwich
English Oil Fields One Of Best-Kept Secrets Of The War
English oilfields have been a crucial, closely guarded war asset supplying about 26 million gallons of crude annually. Started in 151E, exploration began in 1918, expanding during World War II with 238 wells. by 1941 target output reached 100,000 tons yearly. Skilled British technicians led the effort, with American contractors aiding later. The operations blend into rural life, designed to preserve amenities while producing fuel for Allied machines.
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Eosette Hargove
England
Asia
Britain
Atlantic
Derbyshire
British Isles
Great Britain
British Oil Control Board
Persia
Dream of Sixty Million Postwar Jobs Dimmed in U S
Washington correspondent Peter Edson notes that the goal of sixty million postwar U S jobs is now treated with caution. He cites doubts about full employment and the wisdom of such a high target while acknowledging wartime food production remains vital for farmers. Censorship has kept details of the oil field secret.
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U. S
Peter Edson
Dothan Eagle
Washington
United States
Lee
Economist Debate Behind Million Jobs Plan Ignites US Opinion
A New York economist critiques the push for 60 million jobs, arguing the goal clashes with American family norms. William F. O’Neil, president of General something, questions how many jobs can be absorbed without harming household structures and population growth assumptions. The piece traces historical echoes and calls for balance between public works and family stability.
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Wayne
Perry
Germany
Sep
Jis
New York
Economisy
Inibutan
Tjiver
Copenhagen
Siberia
Shor
Dalley
Hirsch
Fiesh
William F. O'Meganon
General 7
U. S
America
O'Neil
Rubber-tired tractors on midwar farms face postwar shift
At the start of 1944, 3,450,009 rubber-tired tractors equipped American farms. Many of these machines are now obsolete and being replaced by postwar construction and modernization plans.
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Mator
MR. PI
TVE
Thomas Edison
Houston
Haly
Crosby
Tor
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Opumsie
Pat Aye
Dothan
Faulkner Packing Company
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