GI Jill Says Her Effort in War Most Important Period of Life
From 1943 to 1950 GI Jill hosted a seven day a week radio program boosting morale for U S servicemen. Marty Werner, wife of NBC VP Mort Werner, recalls Jill as the most important work of her life. She interacted with stars Bob Hope Bing Crosby Tommy Dorsey and Frank Sinatra. A keepsake box holds letters trinkets from the era including a cockpit bracelet and a heart pendant from Lou in 1944. Some letters bore a deceased stamp, a painful reminder of losses.
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GI Jill
Scarsdale
N.Y
Jill
Bob Hope
Bing Crosby
Tommy Dorsey
Frank Sinatra
Lou
New Guinea
Armed Forces Radio Service
Marty Werner
Hollywood Canteen Site Razed as Unsafe Landmark’s end recalls wartime haven
The Legrand Theater site, once home to the Hollywood Canteen, was ordered razed as unsafe, ending a three-year run that entertained three million service members and stars like Lana Turner and Joan Crawford. Bette Davis and Jules Stein founded the Canteen in 1943, aiding war effort and charity. excess funds supported veterans as entertainment thrived through VJ Day and later Korean War efforts.
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Hollywood
Legrand
Hollywood Canteen
Los Angeles
Lana Turner
Joan Crawford
Bette Davis
Jules Stein
MCA Corporation
New Yorks
Cahuenga Boulevard
Sunset Boulevard
Betty Grable
Jane Russell
Paulette Goddard
Ann Sheridan
Elizabeth Taylor
Bob Hope
Danny Kaye
Joe E. Brown
Dinah Shore
Betty Hutton
Kay Kyser
Harry James
Duke Ellington
Bing Crosby
Stein
Miss Davis
Hollywood Canteen Foundation
Florentine Gardens
Mrs Wallace Cancels Inaugural Ball In Alabama
In Montgomery Alabama AP report says there will be no inaugural ball when Lurleen Wallace becomes governor. John Pemberton chairman of inauguration day planning cites Viet Nam war costs and involving native sons as the reason. The parade and ceremony on January 16 will honor Alabama servicemen fighting in defense of the state and nation.
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Montgomery
Ala
Lurleen Wallace
Alabama
John Pemberton
Viet Nam
Goose Hunters Near Season End As Weather Hits Geese
Kansas goose hunters face warm, dry conditions with low migratory geese numbers and only three weeks left to bag geese before the December 21 sunset closing. Some areas report decent goose activity while migrations bypass other parts of the state. Marvin Schwilling notes daily catches at Cheyenne Bottoms, with kill rates ahead of last year by about one third in the perimeter area, while eastern Kansas units call hunting “real poor” this season.
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Hollington
Kansas
Marvin Schwilling
Kansas Forestry, Fish and Game Commission
Cheyenne
Season for Pheasants Re opens on Dec 17
Pratt officials announce the pheasant season re opens December 17 after a 19 day cease fire. Kansas Forestry Fish and Game Commission warns hunters the season remains closed until the date and that taking pheasants out of season will lead to legal prosecution.
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Kansas
Kansas Forestry, Fish and Game Commission
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Elms Sinclair Service
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Rexall Drugs
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