War and the Aspirin for Film Industry Stocks
A 1947 snapshot outlines wartime film salary fears and production cuts. Studios seek budget shifts as stars like Crosby Hope and Costello are tied to salary caps, agents demand cuts, and double features may fade. A looming film shortage prompts consolidation and cautious planning across Universal, Warner, and RKO.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fera
Jt Glemma
All Faces
Taoture
Mims
Bing Crosby
Bob Hope
Easy
Abif Costello
Costello
Gary Cooper
Erik Stortages
New Yale
Wets
Hollywood
Universal Warners
Wie
Flying Tigers
RKO Tech
Momey
Milton Berle
Sam Needs Neak Sisters in Wartime Fitness Debate
Dr Dorothy Via voices concern that women face pressure to be physically fit for war while schools push gym and wartime fitness programs. She cites U S Education institutes and New York to Boston programs. experts call for balanced training amid administrative efforts and child protection concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Kernodle
Ington
Dorothy Via
Training for Girls Bridges Physical Fitness and Work Demands
Dr. LaSalle argues for early physical training for high school and college girls to build endurance and strength for factory jobs. She notes women must stand long hours, have strong abdominal walls and arms, and be capable of repetitive precise tasks. Mothers should exercise for themselves and their babies, linking fitness to morale.
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University of Oregon
Columbia University
Dr. LaSalle
LaSalle
Bea
Swing Shift Swings To Juke Boxes
In Dallas war plants early morning hours ease as the Park Board approves community houses from 3:30 to 5 a m for swing shift workers. Rented juke boxes provide music for dancing as the Office of War Information oversees.
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Washington
Dallas
Park Board
Office of War Information
Bing Crosby Life Words And Music Biography Project
Ray Colonarl plans a spoken narrative biography of Bing Crosby set to his milestone songs. He combines record collecting with a home made project, intending to voice Crosby’s life on a series of records for private use.
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James EF. Hague
Bridgeport
Conn
Ray Colonarl
Bing Crosby
Colonarl
Crosby
Bing
Ois
Local gossip hints at Crosby links and a film beetle tale
In a tangle of misread lines and stray names Colonart and Revermis, a Crosby circle is sketched. Colonart, 23, works at a local wet plant and dreams of accounting while recalling a single meeting with Hing and Crosby at Winged Foot in New York.
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Ining- Bing
Colonan
Hing
Crosby
Winged Foot
New York
Colonart
Revermis
Fragmented OCR sports line with unclear names
The readable fragment notes a sports context with names like Crosby and Colum and mentions fans and finish. Specific teams or outcomes are not discernible from the text.
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Neak Sisters
U.S
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Orange
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Army Hotels
Jones
Stevens
el Mirador
Nautilus
Alesby
Croety Records
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Khytauma Boys
Cro Jo
Harry Marra
Etauf Crosby
Russ Colum
E ‘ Roth Neem Pres
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Hocker
Jong Wearing
Clearenot
Axminster Rugs
Montgomery Ward
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Big Star
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Montgomery
N. Foster St
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