Public relations staff reshuffled at Veterans Administration
At the central VA office in Washington the public relations division moved to the ninth floor and new sections were created. A visitor notes loud noise as staff discuss readjustment allowances and eligibility requiring a period of unemployment and willingness to work. A sergeant asks for Public Law 167 material and is told to request a copy from the Government Printing Office.
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Veto Administration
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CAA
T.E.K
Hibbs
Government Printing Office
G Street
Washington, D. C
Veteran asks about reapplying after discharge from service
The writer from Miami asks if four weeks after discharge they can apply again for benefits or status. The fragment suggests guidance on eligibility and timing for a return or reapplication following discharge procedures.
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Miami
Right to Your Old Job Question from Kansas City
A reader asks about the obligation to return to an old job after leaving. The reply clarifies rights and potential remedies, outlining when an employer must reinstate an employee and when they may not be required to return to the same position.
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Kansas City
Cadets Build Tiny Motor From Household Parts
In Boonville Missouri cadets at Kemper Military School fashioned a working motor from a rag bone hair Jim tacks paper clips insulated wire and a two volt battery. Lt R H Garnett the school physics instructor says the device produces about three hundredths horsepower and runs.
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Boonville, Mo
Kemper Military School
R. H. Garnett
Kemper
Draft rules aid job retention and reemployment rights
The selective service act ensures job protection and reemployment rights. Local draft boards provide guidance and the reemployment committeeman helps secure your job after military service. If employers refuse, the committeeman can involve the United States attorney to protect your rights.
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United States
Terminal leave for enlisted men debated in Congress
The piece questions pressure on lawmakers to grant terminal leave to enlisted personnel similar to officers. It notes the need to review records of eight million discharged men, estimating 3,000 clerks and a near three billion dollar cost to implement the backdated system.
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Congress
War Department
Cornel Wilde in The Bandit of Sherwood Forest at Center
Cornel Wilde stars as the son of Robin Hood in the technicolor The Bandit of Sherwood Forest at the Center today. Featuring Anita Louise Jill Esmond and Edgar Buchanan the film offers swordplay siege drama and a climactic duel against the Regent Maurice Tauzin as Henry III is rescued after imprisonment.
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Cornel Wilde
Chopin
Robin Hood
Trwood Forest
Center Theatre
Sherwood Forest
Robinhood
Henry III
England
Maurice Tauzin
Henry Daniell
Castle
Robert
Anita Louise
Jill Esmond
Edgar Buchanan
Bewitched at Broadhurst A MGM thriller thrills with dual lives
Phyllis Thaxter stars in Bewitched at the Broadhurst a tense MGM thriller adapted from Arch Oboler’s Alter Ego. The plot follows a society debutante who leads a secret cruel life and confesses to murder, with a strong supporting cast including Horace McNally and Edmund Gwenn.
Paramount News Highlights and Film Shorts
AFriday lineup of wartime and entertainment bits features Technicolor star Cornel Wilde with Anita Louise in a Sherwood presented film. Merrie Melody Bashful Buzzard screens before Tarzan and the Amazons with Weissmuller Sheffield Joyce. Disney Color Cartoon Legend Coyote Rock and March of Time installment Challenge To Hollywood showcase Paramount events.
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Sherwood
Cornel Wilde
Anita Louise
Bashful Buzzard
Red Cross
Paramount
Johnny Weissmuller
Johnny Sheffield
Brenda Joyce
Coyote Rock
Disney Color
Hollywood
March of Time
Television Highlights and Serial Features This Week
A mix of films, cartoons, and serials heads the week with Born for Trouble starring Van Johnson and Faye Emerson and African Diary from Disney. Air Lines Everywhere debuts on America Speaks as News of the Day. Bewitched stars Phyllis Thaxter and Edmund Gwenn, Peeks at Hollywood on Variety, and musical acts appear. Saturday offers Days of Buffalo Bill Sunset Carson and Jungle Raiders serial with Russian Dressing musical act.
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Born For Trouble
van Johnson
Faye Emerson
Disney
Airlines
America
News of the Ay
Bewitched
Phyllis Thaxter
Edmund Gwenn
Hollywood
Variety
Gpaaa News of Y
Buffalo Bill
Sunset Carson
the Broadhurst
Movie and Cartoon Lineup for the Week
A newspaper schedule lists movies and shorts including The Spanish Main with Paul Henreid and Maureen O Hara, Have Tonic cartoon, Swinging on a Rainbow with Brad Taylor and June Frazee, Smiley Burn, Simple Siren cartoon, Flicker Flashback novelty, Between No Women with Van Johnson and Gloria De Haven, Battling Bass novelty, Just Before Dawn with Warner Baxter and Mona Barry, Royal Mounted Rides serial, Where the Pest Begins all star comedy, and The Little Giant with Bud Abbott and Lou Costello on late Saturday.
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Paul Henreid
Maureen O'Hara
Universal News
Brad Taylor
June Frazee
Paveen
Peete
van Johnson
Linel Barrymore
Gloria DeHaven
Warner Baxter
Mona Barri
Royal Mounted Rides
All Star Comedy
Week's Movie and News Reel Highlights at Fox Movietone
Today programs include Wild Geese Calling with Henry Fonda and Joan Bennett and Mouse in Manhattan in color. Also Legally 45 law reel with Big Boy Williams and Al St. To le. First Mistake with Laurel and Hardy. Champion of Cue sports novelty. Incendiary Blonde with Betty Hutton. Frisco Sal with Susanna Foster and Allan Curtis. Dippy Diplomat in color. Bandit Ranger serial Friday Saturday. Purple Monster Strikes serial. Idiots Deluxe with the stooge show.
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Henry Fonda
Joan Bennett
Manhattan
Fox Movietone News
Big Boy Williams
al “Fuzzy” St. Tole
Betty Hutton
Seweree
Susanna Foster
Allan Curtis
Turham Bey
Dippy Diplomat
Young and Willing at the Capitol with 1940s stars
Movie revue listing shows Today Monday program Young and Willing featuring William Holden Eddie Bracken Susan Hayward and Robert Benchley with selected short subjects. Tuesday presents Pan Americana starring Phillip Terry Audrey Long Eve Arden and Robert Benchley. Also Once Over Lightly. Wednesday Thursday showcases A Guy Named Joe with Van Johnson Spencer Tracy Irene Dunne and a Color cartoon. Friday Saturday highlights Winter Carnival starring Ann Sheridan Richard Carlson plus Three Stooges and a Color cartoon.
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William Holden
Eddie Bracken
Susan Hayward
Robert Benchley
Phillip Terry
Audrey Long
Eve Arden
Guy
Joe
van Johnson
Spencer Tracy
Irene Dunn
Ann Sheridan
Richard Carlson
Stooges
Local Hero Returns to High School Life in Crown Point
Cedar Lake native Victor A. Oman, 21, after 58 months in the army, including battles in Caledonia Guadalcanal New Georgia Bougainville and the Philippines, resumes school as a high school freshman in Crown Point Indiana.
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Crown Point
Ind
INS
Pacific Islands
Victor A. Oman
Cedar Lake
Caledonia
Guadalccanal
New Georgia
Bougainville
Philippines
Smiley Burnette Set For Personal Appearance At High Point
Smiley Burnette, famed Western comedy star, appears at the Paramount theater on Tuesday. Known as a top showman and versatile musician, Burnette rose to fame with Gene Autry and Roy Rogers, later becoming a solo star and a dependable co star when Autry and Rogers served in the Army.
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Paramount Theatre
Smiley Burnette
Hollywood
Gene Autry
Roy Rogers
Paramount
Smiley
Republic Pictures
Autry
Burnette
Autry Anders
Starrin
Tarzan and the Amazons opens with Brenda Joyce star
Tarzan and the Amazons debuts Thursday at the center with Brenda Joyce opposite Johnny Weissmuller. A tribe of women warriors guards vast treasures in a hidden valley and kills intruders. Tarzan rescues an Amazon, then Roy and Cheta pursue, leading to a risky expedition with scientists and jungle peril.
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Jun Ae
Adie
Unwanes N Gleistle
Tarzan
Brenda Joyce
Johnny Weissmuller
Arzan
Roy
Cheta
Jane
Europe
Archae
Amazons
Mnewang
Boy
Little Johnny Sheffield
Maria Ouspenskaya
Barton MacLane
Henry Steenson
Edgar Barrer
Shirley Hara
Johnny Sheffield
Mate Jane
Wiessmuller
Tiny Ruby-Throated Hummingbirds Weighed Light
Two ruby-throated humming birds measured by the New York zoological park veterinarian weighed under a copper penny each as a note on their fragile size and care.
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New York Zoological Park
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