Dewey Bids for Support of Willkie
Governor Thomas E. Dewey supporters push for Willkie backing in 1940 races. Senator Sinclair Weeks attends a Dewey conference in Massachusetts as other GOP figures like Leveter t Saltonstall and Joseph Martin join the campaign planning. Boston actors include Ralph Cake and J. Russel Sprague leading the executive committee, while Weeks says he and Cake would not assist Dewey to win the election.
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Albany
Wendell L. Willkie
Thomas E. Dewey
GOP
Willkie
Sinclair Weeks
Massachusetts
Weeks
New Hampshire
House
Joseph Martin
Leverett Saltonstall
Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr
Dewey
New York
Herbert Brownell, Jr
Ralph Cake
Oregon
Cake
Wisconsin
Brownell
J. Russel Sprague
Sprague
Worthington
Wilkie courted by GOP leaders amid Dewey stance debate
The leaders nearby consider Wilkie for support but reject cabinet posts to avoid hard feelings with Dewey. James C. Hagerty announced Senator Arthur Vandenberg of Michigan would meet Governor Dewey, arriving at 5 30 p m and staying at the executive mansion to discuss foreign policy and domestic issues.
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Wilkie
Dewey
Willkie
James C. Hagerty
Arthur Vandenberg
Michigan
Vandenberg
Senate Republican Senate
Congress
Albany
Chicago
Washington by Jack Stinnett discusses postwar shifts
Washington columnist Jack Stinnett argues that a presidential candidate proposing a explicit postwar reconversion plan and wartime demobilization will attract votes. He notes peace jitters exist in only some regions, while many areas anticipate the transition from war to peace economy and unemployment changes.
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Jack Stinnett
Washington
Erderly
United States
James F. Byrnes
Democratic Party
Congress
Postwar worries and invasion weather cited in wartime article
The piece notes postwar production cuts and looming unemployment across industrial hubs from Louisville to the Great Lakes, plus Byrnes pressuring Congress for concrete reconversion measures. It also discusses invasion weather forecasting, credit to Reichardorfer, and Eisenhower, arguing weather forecasts helped the 1944 invasion and predicting continued weather edge from western bases.
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United States
Gulf of Mexico
Islands
Louisville
St. Louis
Ohio
Great Lakes
Illinois
Michigan
Elderfer
Army
Dwight Eisenhower
Channel
France
Eisenhower
Reicheldorfer
Europe
Greenland
Ice Cream Methods For Warm Weather Dining
State agent Cora Westbrook notes frozen desserts can feature family meals despite wartime cream shortages. Using thin cream or milk and proper freezing techniques helps keep ice crystals small for smooth texture, aided by air, fat, and thickeners. Frozen custard with eggs is suggested when eggs are plentiful.
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Cora Lee Westbrook
Hollywood Vets Share Road to Broadway and Screen
A reminiscence segment recalls John Wayne Ella Raines and the Tall in the Saddle unit filming in California hill country. Glenn Langan details early NYC and Hollywood barker days and his route from Denver to Broadway to Gone with the Wind and Moawk Festival leading to major screen roles.
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Harriet
Anne Revere
Bernadette
California
John Wayne
Ella Raines
Tall In the Saddle
Miss Raines
Jimmie McHugh
Harold Adamson
Sinatra
Dick Haymes
Perry Como
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Hollywood
Roxy Theater
Gregory Ratoff
Ratoff
Langan
2Th Century-Fox
Leagan
Eliitch
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Broadway
Denver Redcaps
New York “Y
Roxy
the Gardens
Max Arnow
Max
Selznick
Ashley Wilkies
Warner Bros
Henry Duffy
Duffy
Charles Coburn
Tree Grows in Brooklyn star role goes to ailanthus tree
Hollywood news notes Elia Kazan will spend over a million dollars on the film adaptation of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn with a tree from the Tree of Heaven as the title figure. The piece recalls Kazan s early experiments including a $7 two reeler and his rise via Broadway successes.
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Robbin Coons
Hollywood
Brooklyn
Scarlett O'Hara
Francie Nolan
Betty Smith
China
England
America
San Fernando Valley
Elia Kazan
Kazan
Long Island
Ralph Steiner
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