Washington Scene at the convention headline drift
The article recounts a convention scene with Dewey upstairs at the Drake Hotel foyer and notes actors Gracie Allen and film figures Cecil B. DeMille and David Selznick among delegates. It observes the levelling effect of conventions and cites a lobby interview with Selznick and DeMille while noting the delegates’ playful anonymity. Teachers are hired as hotel staff for convention duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gracie Allen
Cecil Be de
Mille
David
Selznick
California
Mr. Selznick
Old Professor Weds In Las Vegas Secret Elopement
Hollywood legend Kay Kyser and Georgia Carroll married by a judge near Las Vegas after a hurried midnight trip from Victorville. Police escorted them to a hotel and agreed to keep the ceremony secret, while the couple planned a future home in Beverly Hills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erskine Johnson
NEA
Santa Barbara Biltmore
Kay
Hollywood
Mama
San Fernando Valley
Georgia
Beverly Hills
Sam
Victorville
Calif
Las Vegas
Bub
Court House
James Kyser
Ann Carroll
Kev
Hollywood talk of Kay and Georgia and a long drive
A scrambled Hollywood tale recounts Kay and Georgia escaping suspicion after a secret Las Vegas marriage rumor. A journalist notes Kyser’s mother’s telegram and the public buzz, while Jerome Cowan laments a domineering business manager Walton who micromanages life, finances, and even interior design.
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Kay
Georgia
Pasadena
Las Vegas
Clopers
Hollywood
Kyser
Rocky Mount
N.C
Jerome Cowan
Charles Walton
Walton
Cowan
Walls Cowan
Storry
From Brooklyn to Hawaii a Lesson in Chicken Making
Jerome Cowan talks with Charley Walton about starting a chicken venture using Rhode Island Reds and Plymouth Rocks. He plans to paint the henhouse himself with cheap paint to save money while Walton counsels buying the best materials and feed. A later note recalls a gas inflated toy balloon found released from Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie
Cowan
Charley
Walton
Rhode Island
Jerome Cowan
Hawaii
Pennsylvania
Vitebsk Fortress Captured by Soviet Armies
General Ivan C. Bagramian, commanding Russia s 1st Baltic Army, with the 3rd White Russian Army, seized the great German fortress base at Vitebsk and trapped 50 000 to 75 000 German troops. Also notes that only about one in 200 Americans reach six feet in height.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivan C. Bagramian
Russia
Vitebsk
Canned Mist for Invasion Protects Assault Vessels
A new canned mist used in retent landing operations creates a protective fog blanket to shield vessels and troops during assaults. Mobile power trains by a large electric firm aim to restore electricity quickly in areas cleared of Nazis. Aircraft plant guidance focuses on 220 hp motors for primary training planes.
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Drake Hotel
Dewey
Charles Dewey
Ilinois
Mr. DeMille
Sok
Stevens Hotel
Hollywood News
Romafi
Heraclel
Greene
Mayfeld
Mediterranean Theater
Tam al Ride
Statesville
N. C
Andy Hardy
Lewis ‘Stone
Mickey Rooney
Fay Holden
Haden Gaean Ota Anville Porter Keye Luke
Herbert Marshall
George
Swits
Fuzzy Knight
Tom Tyler
Fe Voviar
Austin Sad
Ray Whitley
His
Peiheart
Robert Livingston
Ruth Terry
Riday
Veronica Lake
Vitebsk Victor
Pelle
Home Heating CO
Paul Shoff
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