Hollywood Defense Shifts Shape Movie Studio Front Lines
Hollywood reporters note defense needs reshape the film industry from tool design to wardrobe. Censors curb details, actors and writers adjust to unified training, while studios repurpose props and planes for war scenes.
New Escort Airplane Carriers Haste Built
Newport News shipyards convert merchant ships into escort carriers with 90 day work cycles in a rush to boost antisubmarine power. The first carrier Long Island, formerly Mormac Mail, completed at Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock and already at sea.
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Cranium Crackers: Eastern Mediterranean Quiz
A puzzle item recalling the eastern Mediterranean region once famed for blue waters and tobacco, now framed as a battle area. It asks which island is larger Crete or Cyprus and their wartime national alignments, whether Hood fell to dive bombers near Crete, the sole British possession beyond an eastern Mediterranean island, and the ruling authority in Syria.
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Ancient Tale Puzzle and Dehydrated Veggie Trade Question
A mixed puzzle page blends an ancient tale themed crossword with clues about the Beast story and unrelated trivia. The page includes a question on the Dodecanese islands and a policy note: grain elevators receive 14 weeks of seasonal exemption from the 40 hour week, allowing up to 12 hour days during the period, while the 31 cent wage minimum stays in effect.
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