Dorothy Gibson Miracle Poet Turns Out Poems By The Armful
Columbus April 29 Dorothy Gibson billed as the miracle poet although bedridden and fortyish began writing poetry after a vision of her mother. She has produced hundreds of poems and lyrics though none published and reads to soldiers at Columbus Army headquarters. Her mother Margaret Rigby and father Fred Rigby were from Dayton. She hums melodies into a recording machine and dedicates poems to her husband George and to her son Captain John Gibson.
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Columbus
Dorothy Gibson
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Bernadette
Gibson
Dorothy
Army Fifth
Margaret Rigby
Fred Rigby
Dayton
George
Mother
Army and Navy Medical Corps
John Gibson
Camp Siebert
Ala
Hollywood
Bill Fitzgerald
Charley Foy
Jamaica
Joan Davis
Youth Army Proposed by Methodist Leader to Serve Church and Society
Dr. Muray H. Leiffer, Garrett Institute, proposes a Methodist youth army offering a year of service to humanity. Selected youths would train for social service and work in hospitals, slums, and rural churches, with some spending two years abroad. He argues for unselfish living and aims to mobilize returning Methodist soldiers for relief and rebuilding.
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Kansas City
Es Ann
Muray H. Leiffer
Garrett Biblical Institute
Evanston
Leiffer
WLB Industry Members Urge Court Test
Industry members of the War Labor Board press for a court test of the board authority to impose the union security provision in labor disputes. The dispute centers on Humble Oil Ingleside Texas and the CIO Oil Workers Union. Charles French Thomasson of Kings Mountain dies of a heart attack in Charlotte. A curry powder flavored note appears in a recipe line.
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Washington
War Labor Board
Humble Oil and Refining Company
Ingleside, Tex
CIO Oil Workers Union
WLB
William H. Datis
James Tanham
Texas Comy
Davis
Tanham
Charlotte
Kings Mountain
Charles French ‘Thomasson
Elmer Lumber Company
J. B. Thomasson
Behind the Scenes VYHOLLYWOOD 2 and HARRISON CARROLL gossip
Hollywood gossip notes stir about Errol Flynn rows with Warners and Brinkman poised in a tough spot. References to Lamarr, Cathcart, Crosby, Payne, Ryan, Shirley, Dietrich, Shaw, Birdwell, June Haver and other film figures surface amid rumors of contracts, rumors, and graduations.
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Paul Brinkman
Errol Flynn
Flynn
Warners
Burma
Errol
Barrymore
John
Brinkman
Atessania
Hedy Lamarr
Sergi
James Cathcart
Santa Anna Air Base
Lyn
Bob Crosby
Cathcart
Ray Noble
John Payne
Mocambo
Sheila Ryan
Anne Shirley
Keenan Wynn
Marlene Dietrich
Beverly Hills
Casablanca
Artie Shaw
Twentieth Century-Fox
Shaw
Russell Birdwell
Variety
The
Hollywood Reporter
Sam Dowell
Furlough And Leave Plan Starts May 1
The U S Army Central Pacific announces a new furlough leave plan effective May 1 allowing more officers and men to travel to the mainland after two years of service in the central Pacific. Lt Gen Richardson notes the army will maximize transport facilities and maintain trips home while shipping limits allow. A monthly leave quota will be set for major echelon commanders.
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U.S. Army
Central Pacific
Centralacific
Army
Robert C. Richardson, Jr
Quaker Editor to Speak at Springfield Anniversary
Errol T. Elliott editor of The American Friends will lecture at Springfield Monthly Meeting to celebrate the 171st anniversary. The worship service begins at 11 a.m. at the Meeting House near High Point. Springfield is among North Carolina’s oldest Monthly Meetings with leaders across business and civic life.
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Springfield Monthly Meeting
Friends Church
High Point
Errol T. Elliott
The
American Friends
Springfield
Society of Friends
North Carolina
Elliott Fore
American Friend
William Ee
Ition
Foxhole excuse delays court appearance in New York
Walter of Woodhaven Queens sent Magistrate J R Sala a note explaining he could not appear in traffic court due to difficulties locating his foxhole at Anzio beachhead. Judge Sala suspended the parking charge after awaiting a new date.
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New York
INS
Walter
Woodhaven
Queens
J. Rolan Sala
Anzio Beachhead
Sala
Actress climbs from stage to screen with Hawks break
Mrs. Howard Hawke recalls discovering Lauren Bacall in a magazine photo. Paul Lukas, a Broadway favorite in Watch on the Rhine, advised against a long commitment to Claudia, steering Bacall toward Hollywood where Howard Hawks offered her a chance after understudying in a road company.
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Howard Hawke
Lauren Bacall
Warners
Hollywood
Paul Lukas
The
Academy of Dramatic Arts
New York
Claudia
Lukas
Howard Hawks
Hollywood Rumor Mill Buzzes With Treated Tidbits
Ann Sothern and Lyn Wilde deny rumors while a flurry of stars such as Tommy Dorsey Gene Krupa and Buddy Rich are cited in gossip about engagements weddings and high Society events. The item notes a wedding anniversary for Tommy Dorsey and Pat Dane and mentions various film and radio figures linked to parties broadcasts and shows.
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Ann Sothern
Bill Gargan
Paulette Goddard
China
Burma
Tommy Dorsey
Gene Krupa
Tommy
Pat Dane
Lyn Wilde
M-G-M
Lions Club of Asheboro Charter Night Hosted in Park Street
About sixty attendees including Lions Club members and wives gathered at the Randolph county Park Street auditorium for Asheboro Lions charter night. Officers include James Lane president and multiple vice presidents, with Lynn Melver presenting the charter. The program featured welcome remarks by Walter N. Yount, remarks by Mayor Presnell, a music program by Randolph County singers, and a sermon-like talk by Rev. Homer Wilson. The event marked Asheboro as the third Lions Club sponsored in the area, following Thomasville and Burlington.
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Lions Club
Lions Club of
Asheboro
Park Street
Randolph Capital
Asheboro Club
Thomasville
Burlington
Asheboro Lions Club
James Lane
T. R. Farlow
Otis Grimsley
Walter N. Yount
Joe F. Raper
Harry Walbert
Paul R. Hoke
Wallace J. Moore
Colon Welch
James Walton
Gurney C. Wright
O. L. Presnell
Randolph County Colored Singers
Lion Okey Allison
Lion Lynn Melver
Lion Rev
Homer Wilson
Winston-Salem
John Kalte
High Point
Mr. Wilson
The
Christian Church
Longsview
Wash
Oklahoma Man Takes His Circus On Road
Vernon Pratt of Hugo Oklahoma pursues a mobile circus calling it Hugo Bros. Circus with his wife and two daughters joining a cast of 50. The 6 300 mile tour begins with shows for soldiers at Camp Maxey Texas featuring Ena a 55 year old trained elephant camels horses dogs monkeys and trained ponies and trucks.
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Hugo
Okla
Vernon Pratt
Betty Jean
Rita Jo
Pratt
Hugo Bros
Camp Maxey
Tex
Ratt
Ena
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