Behind the Scenes Hollywood Star Gossip and Studio Watch
Hollywood gossip by Harrison Carroll notes Betty Grable filming The Miss Pilgrim in Boston era tone and discusses Nancy Guild on location for Somewhere in the Night. The piece covers publicity, makeup choices, and a scene with John Hodiak, plus observations on Joe Mankiewicz and Three Little Girls in Three.
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Harrison Carroll
King Features Syndicate
Ywood
Boston
Betty Grable
Miss Pilgrim
Hollywood
Nancy Guild
Twentieth Century-Fox
Nancy
Life
University of Arizona
Joe Mankiewicz
John Hodiak
Alcan Highway Closure Spurs Alaska Governor Warning
Gov. Ernest Gruening urged motorists to avoid the Alcan highway as it remains closed and lacks lodging fuel tires and repairs. He noted army control and strict necessity checks while contrasting an unfinished alternative route known as the A route from Washington to Prince George Canada to Alaska tourism plans.
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Wyoming
INS
Alaska
Alcan High
Ernest Gruening
Alcan
Probaly
Canada
Army
Way
Gruening
Alean
Derness
The
Inside Passage
Geof Mountains
State of Washington
Prince George
Fort St. James
White Horse
Eenighway
United States
Gov
Roosevelt
Matanuska
Portrait of Lt Gen Masaharu Homma in Manila War Crimes Trial
The article portrays Masaharu Homma at his defense table during a lengthy war crimes trial in Manila. Witnesses recount brutal acts by Japanese troops in Bataan including executions, torture, and mistreatment of prisoners. Homma, calm and composed, faces verdict under international law, facing execution if convicted.
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Manila
Philippines
Masharu Homma
Homma
Bataan
The
Rising Sun
England
Cincinnati Engineers Couple Among 10000 Licensed
Francis M. Sell, UC chemical engineer 1933 and MS 1935, and his wife Oc tavia Spencer Sell, UC 1930 and MS graduate, are reported by campus officials as the only husband and wife among 10000 professionals licensed by Ohio State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers. He is ink production superintendent and she the principal assistant at the National Marking Machine Company maker of laundry equipment.
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Cincinnati, CO
University of Cincinnati
Ohio State Board of Registration
Francis M. Sell
Octavia Spencer Sell
Principe
National Arking Machine Company
Homeless Vets Offered Wood Bins as Houses in Iowa
Des Moines reports that 240 14 by 24 foot wooden bins from World War II era surplus will be sold to veterans for home use. R H Kenworth plans to provide the bins at 13 Iowa towns with conversion plans. The as is price is 325 dollars. estimated cost for finished homes is about 2800 dollars not including land.
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Des Moines
Iowa
R. H. Kenworth
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Car owner seeks help after snow ditching and theft
Bozeman Montana report says George McLaughlin of Great Falls walked to a wrecker after getting his car stuck in a ditch during a heavy snow. While he was away someone stole the car ltl from the scene.
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Bozeman
Montana
George McLaughlin
Great Falls
Mont
Ltl
Family Beekeeping Roots Stretch 75 Years in Indiana
Crawfordsville Indiana report notes Harry T Starnes marking his family’s 75th year as beekeepers. He recounts starting when an uncle’s hive was stolen, a deed believed unlucky to sell or give away by superstition.
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Crawfordsville
Ind
Harry T. Starnes
Native fined for profiteering over daughter dispute in Johannesburg
In Johannesburg a native faced a $40 fine after admitting to receiving twenty head of cattle from his daughter rather than the ten he was entitled to. The case centers on alleged profiteering and improper settlement terms.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Tahiti Struggles With Housing and Exodus Pressure
Tahiti faces a severe housing shortage with soaring rents and a rush of would be exiles seeking ships home. Rationing is over and shops offer varied goods at high prices while the dry season and water scarcity worsen living conditions. Letters from distant cities seek retirement in Tahiti despite costs.
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AP News
Tahiti
City council debates tender based on British export aid
The council argued over a goods tender priced to favor the lowest bid, asserting the United States buys far less from South Africa than Britain. A councilman urged buying British to help restore its export trade to pre war levels.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
U. S
Britain
Master’s Degree In Home Economics Boosts Salaries
Colorado A and M College graduates with master’s degrees in home economics see an average salary rise of 988 dollars. Among 151 degree holders eight gains exceed 2000 dollars and 36 fall between 1000 and 2000. Teaching positions frequently improved after the degree.
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Fort Collins
Colo
Colorado A. & M. College
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Lucky” Humberstone
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Lcan
Simms Campbell
Leyte
Chance
Wood
Hartford
Conn
New York
White Mountains
New Hampshire
Bette Davis
William Grant Sherry
California
New England
Mexico City
LABOR
Denver
National Opinion Research Center
University of Denver
South
Southern Railway System
Southern
Southland
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