Coons: Gordon drives Hollywoods hit making machine
Max Gordon, a top Broadway producer, sits at the center of Hollywoods current cycle of film rights and stage to screen adaptations. His hits like My Eileen fuel film projects for Rosalind Russell and Miss Temple, while he recalls past productions and the evolving tastes from shock era to war time.
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War era tales mix humor with wartime effort and figures
The article threads anecdotes from wartime Washington, noting USO needs for dance partners, a letter seeking naval athletic ties, and mentions of Jack O’Leary, Gene Tunney, and Leon Henderson. It ties price controls and the new role of the price chief to the broader home front.
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Prescott area announces Price-Scott engagement and July wedding
Prescott News reports the engagement of Margaret Adine Price to Samuel Blake Scott Jr. son of Lt. Col. and Mrs. Samuel Blake Scott. The couple, with ties to Ft. Smith and Camp Bowie Texas, plan a July wedding. Scott attends the Armored Force Officers' Candidate School at Ft. Knox and will serve as ordnance officer at Camp Gruber.
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Time budget director faces wartime shipping priority clash
A formerRoosevelt era critic turned key policy head, now guides shipping priorities in a major wartime role. Observers foresee the figure becoming the top policy mover as public focus shifts to maritime relief. Joan emerges as the strategist solving critical shipping problems.
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One Tube Repairs Costly For Man In King City
Louis Klusman in King City Missouri patched an old inner tube after running over a radiator grill. He could not buy a new tube and the patching expense ended up higher than the tube’s price.
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Our Daily Bread War Sacrifices and Social Strain
A column reflects on everyday wartime hardships and civic duty. It praises soldiers families and civilians adapting to rationing drafts and duties while noting frustrations with service delays and overharsh social reactions. It urges seeing concrete sacrifices and maintaining discretion.
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Veteran boxer assesses modern fighters in harsh critique
Robert Cunningham, aged 73, lambastes modern fighters for poor instruction and habits. He recalls past stars, notes trainers push managers, and criticizes headguards and drills that fail to teach evasive skill. He urges calisthenics, learning to dodge, and smarter training to avoid brutal slugfests.
Greatest emergency tests American sacrifice for democracy
The passage argues that many citizens exaggerate wartime luxuries and that universal behavior shows a need for sacrifice. It questions how long people will wait to realize the peril facing civilization and asserts no sacrifice is too great to defend democracy. It notes workers willing to overtime and vendors seeking high prices, yet cautions these traits are not universal.
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Uncle Sam
Whitting station manager reports air compressor fire incident
Arthur C. Whitting, operator of service stations across Arizona, New Mexico and California, received a manager’s letter describing a hay wire in a air compressor that burned the generator and left the system with no power. The note claims the generator was damaged and no wire remains usable.
Library Notes Highlights New War and World History Titles
The Fulton Library shelves fill with new books this month. Porter discusses home preparation in If War Comes to the American Home. Carl Crow's Japan's Dream of World Empire and William L. Shirer's Berlin Diary document pivotal events. Mein Kampf is listed among key reads.
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Boxing Legends and the Spirit of the Ring
The speaker reflects on Louis and Joe Louis, praising Jack Blackburn for his work with Louis and recalling Simmy Mcbornin, Pop Foster, Gene Tunney, Windy Windsor, and Jack Kearns. He criticizes modern boxing as mercenary and recalls Bob Cunningham showing resilience and skill.
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Tom Foley
Fourth Ward
Judge Cunningham
Bob Cunningham
New Juvenile Books and Betble Stories Highlight Library
Among many other books and pamphlets essential for every man and woman there are new juvenile books from other countries with Betble stories and illustrations in gay colors that will delight the children. Albert Spalding, the violinist, was a boxer in his youth. A blood bank should be included in plans to mobilize a community for the war effort, according to a small town manual released by the Department of Commerce.
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