Travel Man Plans to Make a Pre-War Film
Hollywood editor Robbin Coons reports travelogue man James A. FitzPat rick plans a release titled Memoires of the World using prewar scenery and destroyed man-made beauties. The piece notes wartime film plans include stars like Carl Brisson and Rosalind Russell's connection, with anecdotes about Bogart, Ratoff, and Lana Turner on various sets, plus a Detroit attendance figure for 1840 baseball season at 11,112,698.
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Robbin Coons
Hollywood
James A. FitzPatrick
Carl Brisson
Rosalind Russell
Parrow
Carl
Paramount
Fred
North Atlantic
Humphrey Bogart
Lloyd Bacon
Bogart
Bacon
MacDonald
Maurines
Betty Jane Rhodse
John Carradine
Udtar F
Detroit
Ball Park
Office Recruits All New Inventions for War Effort
Washington reports the Navy's mystery weapon may or may not be OSRD produced but the Office of Scientific Research and Development marshals thousands of scientists nationwide. Dr Vannevar Bush leads OSRD, claiming about 100 devices and formulas have been accepted by Army and Navy and put into production, with many specifics kept secret. The OSRD spearheads a vast mobilization of scientific brains to aid victory, including amphibious devices for the Army.
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Alexander R. George
Wide World
Washington
Navy
Vinson
OSRD
Office of Scientific Research and Development
Army
Vannevar Bush
Carnegie Institution
Bush
Many Artists Join Dalley Circus After War
War displaced arena stars flee to America where shows shrink. Two Bros. Cis present a two hour program featuring glamorous young women performing death-defying stunts. Norma Dailey and Bowne headline with graceful, dangerous acts in Hope audiences.
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America
Two Bros. Cis
Datley
Dalley Circus
Atte Bowne
Hongelines
Hope
Norma Dailey
Norma
OSRD Structure and Aims in War Time Defense Work
The OSRD divides into the National Defense Research Committee and the Committee on Medical Research. The Defense Committee has four divisions and about 60 sections focused on armor, chemicals, communications, detectors, anti-aircraft predictors, super explosives, and precision tools for aircraft, tanks, artillery, and ships. Liaison officers link Army, Navy, and civilian scientists to each section.
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OSRD
National Defense Research Committee
Bush
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Defense Research Committee
Army
Navy
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Caribbean
Travel Man
Henry Rowland
Bombardier
Gregory Ratoff
Ratoff
Rowland
Jane Wyatt
Studnts Victory
Lana Turner
OARD
International Business Machines Corporation
Hempstead
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