More Children's Films Needed By Erskine Johnson
Hollywood gossip round up notes growing demand for family films and adult stories, with Lew Ayres and Audrey Totter linked in altemp. Broadway plans for Danny Kaye with Jerry Wald and Sylvia Fine outlined. Various stars face rumors, schedules, and project updates amid postwar film trends.
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Hollywood
NEA
Lew Ayres
Audrey Totter
Jerry Wald
Sylvia Fine
Danny Kaye
Barmum
May Ask Test On Dam Law In Wisconsin
Fond du Lac Wisconsin and Walton League leaders plan to test the constitutionality of a dam law that lets county boards decide on dam construction in navigable streams. Sutherland says the state public service commission should decide such matters, serving the state’s interests. A spring state meeting will discuss the issue. Directors urge fishermen and hunters to pursue fair play and improve game-law observance.
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Fond DU Lac
Wis
Wisconsin Isaak Walton League
S. D. Sutherland
Sutherland
State Public Service Commission
Wisconsin
League
Pike and barracuda dangers and size in North American waters
Uncle Ray outlines pike and muskellunge sizes and teeth, notes barracudas resemble pike in shape and can injure or kill swimmers. Barracudas inhabit tropical zones and parts of the North Atlantic, with sightings near Shetland to Cuba. In 1 year, over 8 million barracudas were caught off the US West Coast.
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North America
Great Lakes
North Atlantic
Shetland
Orkney Islands
Cuba
West Indies
California
Masters of Music leaflet offers free gift
An illustrated leaflet titled Masters of Music presents life stories of Mozart Beethoven Chopin Brahms Strauss and Liszt. It will be sent free to readers who request it with a stamped self addressed envelope. Address Uncle Ray in care of this newspaper and allow about 10 days for reply.
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Mozart
Beethoven
Chopin
Brahms
Strauss
Liszt
Uncle Ray
Convicts in Goulburn Jail Back Education Drive
Convicts in Goulburn jail Australia grow education minded and the Prisoners Aid society cannot supply enough technical books for the library. President A A Turnbull says new carpentry and joinery texts have been needed recently to meet demand.
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Goulburn Jail
Australia
Prisoners Aid Society
A. A. Turnbull
Shower Prank Backfires as Hose Targets Neighbor
In Livingston Montana a resident set a water hose to stream toward a visiting neighbor after hearing footsteps. He waited in the dark while the woman admonished him, then children cut the hose. No injuries reported.
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Livingston, Mont
Livingston
Dog Of A Pianist Prefers Classics
NEW ORLEANS Butch a pup half Collie half Spitz attempts piano on a stool. Mrs. Frank Froeba says the dog lands a paw on bass and treble, playing a simple rhythm to Love's Old Sweet Song. She notes he prefers soft music and classics.
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New Orleans
Butch
Collie
Spitz
Frank Freeba
Missie
He Breaks His Leg To Catch A Woman
St Louis police report Sgt Louis Falkenburg attempted to stop a woman arrested for peace disturbance. In the struggle he tackled her and broke his leg in the process. The incident underscores how danger can come from an escape attempt by a suspect, with Falkenburg remaining on duty after treatment.
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ST. Louis
Louis Falkenburg
Falkenburg
Scarce Wine and Brandies Trigger Private Rationing in Johannesburg
In Johannesburg South Africa wine and brandies have become so scarce that bottle stores ration them privately among their customers. The private rationing reflects tightening supply and demand pressures in the city’s alcohol market.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Voice of Firestone's 20th Year On WKBH NBC Tonight
Radio Spotlight marks its 20th year on air at 7 30 PM on WKBH NBC with Howard Barlow conducting since 1943. Cavalcade of America features Maria Mitchell in a 7 PM historical drama. Also Ezio Pinza Claudia Pinza and Glenn Burris perform Faust trio at 8 PM. Fred Waring presents Finlandia at 9 30 PM followed by a late news cycle and programs.
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Voice OF Firestone
Wkbh-Nbc
NBC
Howard Barlow
Cavalcade OF America
Maria Mitchell
America
Ezio Pinza
Claudia Pinza
Glenn Burris
Faust
Miss Pinza
Metropolitan Opera
Fred Waring
Finlandia
Jan Sibelius
WKBH
Waring
News of World
Dr. I
America United
Turkey aims to boost Thrace silk output amid decline
The Turkish government seeks to raise domestic silk production in Thrace in European Turkey where a decline has occurred. In Italy, industrial production has hit a new postwar high at 70 percent of the 1938 level.
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Turkey
Thrace
European
Italy
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