Hollywood Rumors Trimmed by Stars and Studio News
Ronald Reagan seeks the source of rumors about a Jane Wyman rift while Garbo keeps quiet at select Hollywood parties. Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy reunion plans stall over operatic commitments. Ava Gardner denies re marrying Mickey Rooney and dates Mervyn LeRoy. Irene Berlin’s film is banned in Eire. Ida Lupino and Louis Hayward romance rumored as Lupino moves on. Gene Autry joins ferrying duties and other showbiz notes fill the column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Ronald Reagan
Jane Wyman
Garbo
Jeanette MacDonald
Nelson Eddy
Columbia
Jess Barker
Susan Hayward
Harry Carey
Ava Gardner
Mickey Rooney
Mervyn
LeRoy
Irving Berlin
Warner Brothers
Army
Eire
Ida Lupino
Louis Hayward
Bob Chester
Ike” Eisenhower
Bing Crosby
Dinah Shore
Jimmy Durante
Harmonica King
Stewart
Jimmy
Mary
Red Cross
Nancy Kelly
Wallace Beery
Victor Mizzy
Lana Turner
Robert Stack
Peter Lawford
Gene Autry
Ferry Command
Will Hays
Government corporations urged under congressional control
The Byrd committee report says 44 government corporations with $33 billion borrowing power and $16.5 billion in liabilities should come under Congress. It cites 170000 employees and $103 million in losses as of June 30 1943 and urges reports to Congress, auditor oversight, and possible liquidation of the Home Owners Loan Corporation assets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Byrd Economy Committee
Congress
House Senate Executive Committee
Byrd
Democrat
Virginia
Bureau of the Budget
Reconstruction Fineance Corporation
Jesse Jones
Commodity Credit Corporation
J. B. Hutson
Home Owners Loan Corporation
inter-American Navigation Corporations
Hitler's Rise From Corporal to Dictator in Germany
The piece argues Hitler's ascent from a house painter to dictator shows the German army's flawed leadership and intuition. It contends his strategic missteps at Stalingrad and vast European overreach threaten Germany and the world, with little hope for a real solution beyond postponement of catastrophe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Hitler
Europe
Stalingrad
France
Italy
Balkans
Norway
Visla
Back To Guam Reclaiming American Soil After Jap Occupation
The piece recalls 1317 days since Guam fell on December 11 1941 and details the U S drive to retake the island. It frames Guam as a strategic prize with a harbor and airfields, and honors Americans who died defending the soil as the island rejoins the homeland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guam
Tokyo
Hawaii
Japan
Philippines
Pearl Harbor
America
Vermont Secretary Warns Absentee Ballot Interest Low
Vermont secretary of state says few soldiers overseas seek absentee ballots. The piece hints at political information rules and the 1936 context with President Landon not running this year.
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Vermont
Green Mountain
Landon
Oceanfront Portrayal of a War Plan in a Porch Confession
Henry McLemore writes from the Atlantic shore about a rough sea and a morning spent plotting war strategy with Liz Eastman. He jests about Churchill Roosevelt and Stalin at Teheran, Montgomery’s uniform, and diving under waves as a humorous war diary on the beach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry McLemore
Liz Eastman
Norway
Balkans
Hitler
Churchill
Roosevelt
Stalin
Teheran
Liz
Montgomery
Jean
Normandy
the Atlantic
Our Children By ANGELO PATRI
A parenting piece argues gratitude grows from service and experience. Parents should teach children to serve those in need and show appreciation through actions, not by demanding thanks. Gratitude emerges from love, responsibility, and shared chores within the family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grandpa
Grandma
Columnist seeks quick idea for Pacific campaign
A writer expresses disdain for readers while planning a column and proposes brainstorming a Pacific campaign piece. He jokes about being salted by the sea and invites input to finish the outline in about 15 minutes if the ocean remains calm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Radio Schedule Highlights Evening Lineup and News
Radio Tuesday August 1 Eastern War Time features a two hour shift for correction adjustments. The schedule includes serials, news reports with Quincy Howe and Hop Harrigan, music, dramatic programs, and late night news with Arthur Hale and Gabriel Heatter. Prominent acts include The Sea Hound, Dick Tracy, Green Hornet, Lum and Abner, and Fred Astaire era entertainments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farre
Cbs
Dick Tracy
Kiddles
Nbe
Quincy Howe
Hop Harrigan
Blu-Basie
Terry
Blu
Mbs
Edwin C. Hill
Tim Healy
Chick Carter
Jer
Sullavan
Jack Armstrongs
Blu Fulton Lewis, Jr
John Nesbitt
Ds Volney Hurd
Mbs-West
Dick Haynes
Shaw
The
Irresistibles
Dbbs
Green Hornet
Arthur Hale
Mbs-East
Ransom Sherman
Blu Sinfonietta
Nbce
Jack Pepper
Gabriel Heatter
R. Massey
Chs
American Forum
Miss Greenwood
Norman Corwin
Raymond Gram
Geo
Hicks
Blu Dance Orchestra
Mbhs
Hildecarde
Nhe Congress Sneaks
Milten Berle
Montezuma
Marines
Dancing Music Orchestra
Nhe
Nhe-Weet
Most Decimating War of Modern Times
Paraguay war 1865 70 with Brazil Argentina and Uruguay reduced population from 1,300,000 to about 220,000 by 1870 and 28,700 men. Pope’s other title is Bishop of Rome. Equatorial day length about 12 hours and a few minutes vs 14 to 15 hours in the United States, longer in the South.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paraguay
Brazil
Argentina
Uruguay
Rome
Equator
United States
U. S
South
KWKH Shreveport Radio Schedule Nab CBS and Local Shows
Local and network listings for KWKH Shreveport on 1130 kilocycles detail daily program slots from 5:00 a.m. to 1:05 a.m. including CBS news hours, The Light Crust Doughboys, Ozark Mountaineer, Burns and Allen, and various soap operas. The guide notes multiple local hosts, music interludes, and public service segments throughout the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dot & Smokey
The
Tennessee Hoedown
Ozark Mountaineer
News of the World
CBS
Light Crust Doughboys
Sunshine
AP News
Stamps Baxter
Melody Boys
Kate Smith
Helen Trent
Aunt Bunle
the Goldbergs
Portia
Joyce Jordan
Doctor Malone
Mary Marlin
Irene Beasley
Bill Costello
Dunn
Bur Ives
John
Edwin C. Hill
Jeri Sullavan
World Today
Joseph Harsch
Victory
John Nesbitt
Judy Canova
Bill Henry
Burns and Allen
Columbia
Corwin
Tony Pastor
Dance Orchestra
KWKH
Dinning Sisters
Buffalo
Jimmy Hilliard
Airfields South of Paris Hit in Allied Bombing
US Army Air Forces and British aircraft struck German airfields south of Paris and near Paris in large air raids marking their 37th anniversary. Bombs and strafing hit targets in central France and Le Beny Bocages and Aunay, with heavy bombers leading the attack and Rommel-linked reports surfacing. A separate wartime line notes a child born in the United States every 14 seconds in 1933.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Paris
France
United States Army Air Forces
le Beny Bocages
Aunay
Erwin Rommel
United States
Washington In Wartime: Women Vote Arouses Deep Interest
In this pre election piece editors discuss the growing power of women voters in November. They note women may outvote men, estimate 45 million women with 16 million non agricultural workers, and compare Dewey and Roosevelt appeal to female voters. Tomorrow the Worker Vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Ed Flynn
Roosevelt
Thomas E. Dewey
Dewey
Sns
Mrs. Dewey
Mr. Roosevelt
Monroe to Get New Illinois Centre Station at Ongoing Rail Hub
W. C. Salley won the contract for the Illinois Centre railroad station in Monroe. About 100000 will be spent on station, trackage and improvements to handle growing passenger and freight traffic with occupancy targeted for January first. Selman airport prospects noted by Capt. Dave Wiegel of Spartan Aircraft Company as needing upgrades, while Kiwanis discussions at West Monroe considered a separate Boy Scout council with no action.
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Illinois Centre
Monroe
W. C. Salley
Chicago
Salley
Engineering Department
Twin Cities
DeSiard Street
Seventh Street
Selman Airport
Dave Wiegel
Spartan Aircraft Company
Tulsa
Oklo
Boy Scout Movement
West Monroe
Kiwanis Club
Deaths across Louisiana and Winnsboro mark summer obsequies
Funeral notices from Monroe Bastrop and West Monroe honor Elizabeth Keller 72 sister of Pauline Bernhardt, and from Winnsboro Miss Mary Madge McCain 35, from Columbia J W Tolbird 76, and Hebert infant Carl Louis Duckett five weeks. Services listed include rosary, church rites, and interments with several family and community figures named.
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North Sixth Street
West Monroe
W. J. Riley
Monroe
John Doyle
Shreveport
L. F. Rolleigh
Eugene Rolleigh
Camden
Ark
Philip Bernhardt
A. D. Bernhardt
Clinton Sprinkle
Durham
N. C
Earl Jones
Houston
Tex
Winnsboro
Mary Madge McCain
New Orleans
Sardis Baptist Church
A. C. Trapp
Ogden Cemetery
Mulhearn Funeral Home
McCain
W. P. McCain
W. H. McCain
Ray McCain
J. E. McCain
Bailey Martin
Rufus Russell
Oral Hassell
Columbia
J. W. Tolbird
Walnut Grove Church
Ouachita Parish
Lea Joiner
Columbia Heights Methodist Church
Riser Funeral Home
Tolbird
J. C
J. E. Tolbird
Eros
E. F. Tolbird
Fred Tolbird
Italy
J. T
M. G. Tolbird
Mary Browder
Larfine Methodist Church
Walnut Grove Cemetery
Carl L. Duckett
Hebert
Carl Louis Duckett
A. C. Duckett
Knoll Naval Hospital
Oaklandd
Calif
Church of God
J. T. Eden
Grayson
U. S Navy
Southwest Pacific
M. A. Tyler
R. L. Duckett
Welcome Home Cemetery
Labor strikes and plant idles sweep across multiple states
The report lists widespread stoppages with thousands idle at GM Chevrolet gear plant in Detroit 4700 at John A Roebling's Sons in Roebling 4700 and 4300 at Granite City, plus 1250+ elsewhere. Some unions push for reinstatement or government takeover as talks continue. The emerald mine fact notes Colombia as home to the world’s only producing emerald mine.
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Chicago
Sewell Avery
Montgomery Ward Board
Detroit
General Motors
Chevrolet
C. I. O United Automobile
Roebling
Trenton
N. J
John A. Roebling
Anaconda Wire and Cable Company
Marion
Ind
American Can Company
Jersey City
John Harsch Foundry
Cleveland
Ball Brothers Company
Muncie
Furniture Companies
Federal Mogul Company
San Francisco
Knoxville Mining Company
Galesburg
Distillers Begin Working Holiday Under War Demands
Distillers start a 31 day working holiday, aiming to produce about 40 million gallons of beverage alcohol by month end. Plants run round the clock and expand capacity, doing in one month what previously took three to four months. After the holiday, distilleries will shift back to high proof war needs while domestic gin and whisky return to stores, likely blended.
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Washington
Lquor
Local births announced for July and August at Vaughan-Wright Bendel Clinic and Saint Francis
The list records several newborns including girls and boys born to families in Base kin Farmers ville West Monroe Riverside Desiard Road and other addresses. Births occurred July 26 to August 1 at Vaughan-Wright Bendel Clinic and St Francis Sanitarium with parents named for each infant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Nale
Basekin
Lloyd Davis
Farmersville
T. L. Sage
Stella Street
West Monroe
Tom Gayne
Riverside
Vaughan-Wright-Bendel Clinic
W. M. Adams
DeSiard Road
St. Francis Sanitarium
S. B. Tuey
Pfc
D. R. Maxwell
Mouton
Cpl
C. J. Barrett
Standifer Street
John R. Fitzgerald
South Grand
City Court Fines Various Defendants for Drunkenness and Offenses
Willie Davis was fined 100 dollars for driving under the influence. Massey Anderson failed to appear and forfeited a 100 dollar bond on larceny charges. Rosey Benson was fined 107.50 and jailed 30 days for vagrancy and drunkenness. Numerous others were fined for drunkenness disorderly conduct and traffic violations. Practically every part of the cow, including the blood, is used in making airplanes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie Davis
Grammont@ street
Garland May
H. J. McMurry
W. M. Harper
Massey Anderson
Calypso Street
J. D. Busby
Jim Cullipher
Rosey Benson
Elizabeth Cooper
Zepeed Harris
John Jackson
Johnnie Jack
Sterlington
Joe Towe
A. J. Petty
Matthew Taylor
A Williams
Eligie Scott
Hu Dunn
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W. C. Fields
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Ann Corio
Edna Skelton
Red
Rudolph Valentine
Hollywood Boulevard
Joan Crawford
Roscoe
Fatty’ Arbuckle
Edmund Lowe
Erich von Stroheim
RKO
Manhattan
Anne Shirley
Dennis Day
Phil Terry
Janie
Ann Harding
Joyce Reynolds
Edward Arnold
United Artists
William Boyd
Hopalong Cassidy
Mexico
Tom Conway
Mona Maris
Jerome Cowan
Phew! Monogram
Ana Corio
Michigan
Margo
George Brent
Humphrey Bogart
Alan Ladd
the Underground
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P. O
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N. Y
Bell Syndicate, Inc
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