King Of Cannibal Isle Open House On Easter
Sergeant Lowell E. Frazier recalls a 1942 Easter visit to Eratap Island in the New Hebrides where he joined Chief Silas and three riflemen for a ceremonial dinner amid bamboo huts and vivid island colors. He later served on Guadalcanal before returning to training duties at Camp Wolters.
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Betty Gose
International News Service
Wolters
Texas
South Pacific
Lowell E. Frazier
Boston
New Hebrides
Erap
Sergt. Frazier
Wirf
Silas
Eratap
China
Pfc
Eddie Baker
Sapjes
Eddie
Eratap Island
King
Camp Wolters
Espiriu Santo Island
Hollywood Scandal and Studio Tidbits Overload
Hollywood gossip column notes Hedy Lamarr stand-in Sylvia Lamarr expecting a baby with a girl name Hedy if born female. The piece mentions Gwen Carter visiting Donald O’Connor in Amarillo, Fox eyeing Thunderhead mares, and jokes from Frank Fay. It also covers Ann Miller’s Texas oil land birthday, a sink flood on a home dinner night, and golf chat between Bob Hope and Samuel Goldwyn.
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Hedy Lamarr
Sylvia Lamarr
Hedy
Gwen Carter
Amarillo
Donald O'Connor
K. P
Gwen
Donald
Hollywood Happenings and Music Talk in Sunset Strip
Ven ita Varden and Jack Oakie tour Hollywood moods. Bob Wills disc San Antonio Rose sells high. Jacques Renard and Leo Reisman once played for Harry Rosenthal. Mocambo acts feature Jean Parker and Dr Kurtis Grotter. Marion Nixon hosts Colleen Moore lunch at La Rue's. John E Reed’s Marie Wilson pinups surge with servicemen requests from the Southwest Pacific.
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Hollywood
Venita Varden
Jack Oakie
Bob Wills
Texas Playboys
Jacques Renard
Leo Reisman
Harry Rosenthal
Jean Parker
Kurtis Grotter
Mocambo
Marion Nixon
Colleen Moore
la Rue
Sunset Strip
John E. Reed
Marie Wilson
Southwest Pacific
McFeaters Arrives to Command Duke Navy Unit
Captain C. P. McFeaters U S N arrives at Duke University to assume command of the navy's V 12 training unit on campus succeeding Captain A T Clay. The ceremony featured a full review of the unit including N R O T C engineers and Marines. McFeaters is a Navy Cross recipient with World War II service in the Guadalcanal campaign and the South Pacific.
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McFeaters
Guadalcanal
U. S. S. McCawley
Transforce
Casualties Flown to Base Hospitals Across Mediterranean Theatre
By Oct 1 more than 25 000 casualties were evacuated to base hospitals from Tunisia Sicily and Italy battlefields without accident.
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Mediterranean
Tunisia
Sicily
Italy
Hall Is Absolved of California Assault
An Army Air Forces investigation absolved Lt. Dean G. Hall of Tremonton Utah of implication in the alleged rapes of Caprice Capron 18 at Earl Carrolls Hollywood restaurant and Hall has been released from custody. Capt Morrison Wilkinson of Washington DC and Hall were taken into custody at the Santa Ana air base after Mrs Capron complained to Hollywood authorities.
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Santa Ana
Calif
Dean G. Hall
Tremonton
Utah
Caprice Capron
Earl Carroll
Hollywood
Hall
Morrison Wilkinson
Washington, D. C
Army Air Force
Pacific
Santa Ana Air Base
C. Capron
Veletiane
Neutrality stance voiced at Irish labor party conference
W. Dublin and W. Davin warned at the Irish Labour Party conference that Ireland may not sustain neutrality indefinitely. They argued that as the war nears decisive stages neutral states face rising risks and only providence can shield them from war horrors.
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Dublin
Ner Ad
W. Davin
Irish Labor Party
Eire
Wisconsin Sailor Claims Rescue Of Stassen At Sea
A Wisconsin sailor reports in letters that a small boat carrying Lt. Cmdr. Harold E. Stassen was rescued at sea after engine trouble. The Navy offered no confirmation. Stassen, Minnesota’s former governor and GOP hopeful, served in the South Pacific fleet.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Cmmdr
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Navy Department
South St. Paul
Minn
Harold Dese Oerno
Stassen
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Tantalum Used by Surgeons for Bone Repair and Nerve Joins
The metal tantalum, noted for its corrosion resistance, is described as a relatively rare element employed by surgeons to repair bones and fuse severed nerves.
Seven see Seana in faster acting aspirin ad
An old advertisement touts Seana faster acting aspirin from St. Joseph as a leading papaloe product. It promotes a 100 tablet size at a low price of 10 cents per tablet, claiming higher dependence and speed.
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Seana
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the Saint
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Rial
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Jack Pierces
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Red Skelton
Beverly Hills
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H. W. Birdwell
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Scott
Samuel Goldwyn
Hope
Harrison Carroll
McFeaters Takes
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Judy Canova
Manhattan
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