Hollywood Gossip Roundup From 1943 Headlines and Rumors
A collage of entertainment chatter reports rumors and fun factoids about Madeleine Carroll Paul Draper Rita Hayworth Judy Garland and other stars. It notes headlines about Jane Withers Linda Darnell Cornelius Vanderbilt Rudy Vallee and Yehudi Menuhin plus industry trends during wartime including draft figures and film projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josephine
Madeleine Carroll
Hollywood
Bramwell Fletchers
Diana Barrymore
Paul Draper
San Francisco
Jane Withers
Bette Davis
Arthur Farnsworth
Judy Garland
LaGuardia
Jane Pickens
Bill Walling
Linda Darnell
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Rudy Vallee
Ann Fredericks
Earl Carroll
Col
David MacDonald
Rita Hayworth
Victor Mature
Home Front News section debuts in Evening Huronite
The Evening Huronite launches a weekly Home Front News double-page review of Huron and South Dakota events from the prior week. Advertisements support a home-town feel and mailing to service members with a three-cent stamp. This week urges readers to support the April Beadle County war bond drive of 460000 dollars and to mail letters to service men with the new section.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huronite
Evening
Huron
Seelion
South Dakota
Home Front
Beadle County
Murray Attacks Little Steel Wage Formula Policy
President Philip Murray attacks the War Labor Board Little Steel wage ceilings proposing a dollar-based weekly increase plan to reduce wage disparity. He argues percentage raises worsen gaps between low and high paid workers and could fuel unrest. He urges determinate, concrete dollar increases to align with cost of living changes through September 1942.
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Murray
Little Steel
Philip Murray
War Labor Board
C. I
Little Steel formula challenged by wage theory debate
The piece discusses a wage theory advocating fat increases to match cost of living rises, proposing a $4 weekly gain for a 40 hour week. It critiques the War Labor Board and the Little Steel formula, noting past actions, regional adjustments, and ongoing inflation pressures as prices rise since 1941. The analysis cites Murray and George W. Taylor, and warns that the formula may fail if prices remain unfrozen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murray
Executive Board
Truman Committee
War Labor Board
Murrey
Big Four
George W. Taylor
Women Morale and Cosmetics in Wartime Life
Ruth Millett argues men should not judge women’s morale during war. British and American women, nurses in Korea, and wartime workers seek to preserve femininity, claiming lipstick and cosmetics boost morale and resilience while shouldering male work loads.
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Ruth Millett
Albany
N. Y
Hataan
See recroning Huronite L ivrary and India debt history note
Editorial reflects on India gaining financial independence from Britain, tracing historical debt flows, trade balances, and the role of British influence. It cites Gandhi fasting, the East India Company era, and contrasts Indian economic changes with colonial finances, ending with views on rulers and loan rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huronite L Ivrary
South Canada
India
Great Britain
London
John Bull
East India Com
Hitler
Mussolini
Japan
Burma
Egypt
Tacitus
Spain
Mexico
Peru
Drake
Raleigh
Frobisher
Hawkins
Queen
England
East India Company
Roing
Clive
Hastings
Britain
Plassy
Wall
Chicago
Congress Party
Clapper Urges Tightening Up As War Prolongs Expectation
Secretary of War notes no near end to the war in Europe or North Africa. He urges long, persistent production efforts, more female labor, and crackdowns on defective steel and inflated shipping profits. Inflation control via a 13 billion dollar loan and tax planning emphasized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clapper
Washington
Mar
Europe
North Africa
Stimson
Norway
Holland
Belgium
France
Russia
Hitler
Mation
Treasury Department
Mountain slide moves into Valley of the Moon at two feet per hour
A seven acre chunk of mountain slid into the Valley of the Moon near Glen Ellen, starting before dawn and advancing at two feet per hour. Tremendous crevasses opened, a 150 foot gap marked the starting point, no homes were harmed, but Sonoma Creek could be dammed or diverted. engineers cite springs as the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Rosa
Cann
Mar
Valley of the Moon
Glen Ellen
Sonoma Creek
War Calendar Details War Ration Stamp and Civil Defense Schedule
March 28 and 29 mark start dates for red stamps A through E for meats butter cheese and oils with new allotments and registration closing April 10. March 9 inventorying points, March 31 tire inspections for A card holders with six month deadlines recurring. April 1 retailers begin reporting ration values, May 31 sugar stamp expires, June 15 shoe stamp expires, weekly Civilian Defense classes and Red Cross dressings sessions listed with schedules and contacts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seiee
Office of Ministration
Rales
Utmost Care Taken To Guard Lives Of Soldiers On Troopship
NEA Service report recounts debarkation planning for a U S Army convoy in the United Kingdom. Transportation Corps and British Movement Control coordinate port of debarkation, rail access, and 24 hour staging to move troops safely to camps. Security briefings stress secrecy and orderly handling from ship to train. Families in the United States receive timely safety postcards as ships land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Wolf
NEA
Debarkation
British Isles
U.S. Army
Transportation Corps
BMC
U. S. Transportation Corps
U.S
United Kingdom
Red Cross
Fsafe
United States
Surprise Air Raid Alerts Planned To Test Organization
G O Martin commander of the citizens defense corps announced an upcoming unannounced alert to mobilize civilian defense staff and wardens. The test will be secret with heads notified by telephone, no public alarm, and future daylight and blackout drills to be scheduled.
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G. O. Martin
Citizens Defense Corps
Martin
Seventh ‘Corps Area
One More Day To File Income Tax
Pierre March 30 1942 South Dakota tax officials remind residents there is one day left to file state income tax returns for 1942. Tax Director J H Bottum notes current volume exceeds last year and payments are higher. Returns postmarked March 31 will be accepted as timely even if delivered after the deadline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierre
Mar
South
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