Hollywood Newcomers Shine in Studio Talent Push
Jimmie Fidler notes a surge of promising Hollywood newcomers as major studios expand chances for new faces. Esther Williams, Diana Lynn, Jeanne Crain, Audrey Long, and Nancy Porter are among names touted as rising stars, with industry insiders forecasting continued star-building driven by studios and the draft era.
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Hollywood
MGM
Esther Willams
John Jodak
Marilyn Maxwell
Gloria de Haven
June Allyson
Hurd Hatfield
Barbara Hale
Rial
Frank Sinatra
Mase
Jimmie Fidler
Romanian armistice shift shocks Balkan front lines
King Mihai announces Romania joins Allies as co belligerent and outlines Transylvania as main objective. Antonescu deposed, Konstantin Sanatescu forms democratic government with Iuliu Maniu as minister. Bucharest curfew, puppet regime fear, German broadcasts condemn traitors while Romania moves to recapture Transylvania from Hungary.
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London
Greece
Europe
Bulgaria
Hitler
Hungary
Iasi
Vienna
Mihai
Transylvania
Romania
Antonescu
Germany
Konstantin Sanatescu
Iuliu Maniu
Balkans
Salonika
Wilson
Ludendorff
Balkan
DNB
Bucharest
Moscow
Bessarabia
Konstantin Sanatescue
Berlin
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Ploesti Oi
Tranzania
Mania
Ger
Pulgaria
Soviet Union
Britain
United States
Howell
Smer
Churchill
Vyacheslav Molotov
Romel
Barabia
Bucovina
Russia
Trangvarie
Romar
Fig
Sanatescu
Ju Maniu
Axis
Carol
Mexico
The French underground Grows Key in Liberation War
The piece argues the French underground is central to liberation, aiding Allied drives and interior resistance. It describes its roles in espionage, recon, warning of snipers and mines, aiding rapid retreat, reconstituting civil government, and supporting Maquis zones as Nazi forces retreat.
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Normandy
France
Africa
Uprising in France Looms as Nazis Fall Back
General de Gaulle calls on French people to resist the Nazi invaders while Allied forces led by Eisenhower push toward Paris. Observers expect rapid, dramatic news as the capital nears liberation and Vichy collaborators face potential retribution, prompting heightened public emotion.
Draft scope unsettled as 38-year-olds eyed for conscription
Major General Hershey notes men up to 38 may be drafted while replacement and Manning table schedules have been dropped. The war manpower plan is shelved due to fulfilled primary objectives and reduced draft needs. Civilian 18 to 38 face unclear status amid conflicting Washington statements.
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Hershey
Selective Service
War Manpower Commission
Washington
WMC
Wrapping Gifts for Overseas Servicemen Warned by Postmaster General
The postmaster general warns that gifts sent to service members overseas may arrive smashed or not at all unless wrapped strongly. Use sturdy box materials such as wood metal or fiberboard and avoid shoeboxes to withstand rough handling in transit.
QM Corps at Fort Warren Show Modern War Readiness
The article describes Fort Warren near Cheyenne Wyoming where Quartermaster Corps soldiers undergo modern combat training. They practice demolition, mine avoidance, hand to hand bayonet drills, rifle ranges, obstacle courses, and a new infiltration course to prepare for frontline exposure.
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QM Corps
Fort Warren
Quartermaster Corps
Tojo
Ft. Francis
Warren
Cheyenne
Wyo
United States ‘Army
QM T
Our Children By Angelo Patri: Play, Leadership and Growth
A discussion on child play stresses healthy, normal-minded youngsters learn cooperation by resolving conflicts and sharing. It highlights how play strengthens social bonds, leadership roles shift with development, and emphasizes allowing natural exploration within reasonable limits for positive growth.
Radio Schedule Highlights Evening Programs August 24
Radio schedule lists programs from 6:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. including News, sports, dramas, and music on CBS NBC and mutual networks. Notable items include Captain Tim Healy’s Story, The Sea Hound repeats, Jack Armstrong serials, The Jamboree from Dixie, and Major Bowes Amateurs Show with Frank Singiser.
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Three Sisters
Jack Armstrong
Imus-Basic
Farrell
Cbs
Cbss
Tim Healy
Hop Harrigan
Chick Carter
Jeri Sullavan
Biu-East
Volney Hard News
Tom Mix
Mbs
Louwell Thomas
Nbe World News
Henry J. Taylor
Blu-Basic
Biu-West
Mbs-West
Mercier
Music Shop
Nbe-Basic
Stopak Ure
Fulton Lewis, Jr
John Nesbitt
Dhs
Volney Hurd
Charlie Chan
Nbe
Base
Mr. Keen
Cus
Besie Dancing Music Orchestra
Cbs Dixie
Arthur Hale
Miles
East
Altenborn
West Chester
Bowles
OPA
Biu Dance Orchestra
Cbs Broadcast
Biu Frank
Abner Setal
Hlu
Nick Carter
Death Valley
Cbs Basic
Dixie
Cbs Dixie America Town Meeting Forum
Bilu
Human Adventures
Music Hall
Major Bowes
Gabriel Heatter
K. EK. Horton
Corliss Archer
Antonini
Blu
Harry Savoy
First Line
Dbs
Raymond Gram
Biu Henry Gladstone
Eo. Hicks
Biu Dale Carnegie
March of Time
Joe E. Brown
Army Air Forces Broadcasting
the Music Shop
Cbs & Blu
Nbce
KWKH Schedule Breaks and Local Programs
A daily radio timetable lists KWKH and CBS network segments from 3:05 to 1:05, featuring Breakfast Cabaret, News, local programs, music interludes, and various shows such as The Light Crust Doughboys, Desi Hudson's Orchestra, and Broadway Matinee. The schedule includes regional names, program titles, and times across the day.
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Clark Mountaineer
Kwkh Farm
Fairfield Pour
Slim Rhodes
Mountaineers Kark
News of the World
CBS
The
Light Crust Doughboys
Sunshine Boys
AP News
Kate Smith
Asien Trent
Our
Ernie Sqn
Portia
Life
Joyce Jordan
Dr Maloness
Ted Husing
Jeri Sullavan
World Today
Joseph Harsch Cas
Manpower
Walt
Musica
E A. Stephens
Desi Hudson
Bill Henry
Major Bowes
Corliss Archer
Cab Calloway
Sonny Dunham
Frank Bargo
S.ne
What is the ME 163 and other quick facts
The ME 163 is a rocket propelled fighter plane among Germanys secret weapons. The Dutch acquired Dutch Guiana through a trade that involved New York and New Amsterdam. Circular measure uses seconds minutes and degrees.
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Germany
Dutch Guiana
South American
New York
New Amsterdam
I. T. U. Urges AFL CIO Unite In Labor Front
The International Typographical Union urged the American Federation of Labor and the Congress of Industrial Organizations to form a unified labor front. At its 87th annual convention in Grand Rapids the ITU approved a resolution calling for immediate conferences to unite the two major labor bodies amid feared postwar challenges.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
A. F. of L
International Typographical Union
Congressional Debate Over Postwar Irrigation and Land Reclamation
In Congress opposition grows to large irrigation and reclamation programs funded by the government. Eastern and midwestern lawmakers fear submarginal lands will be cultivated despite crop surpluses, while proponents argue irrigation preserves natural resources and creates new wealth. Western lawmakers cite veterans’ homesteads and federal loan options to finance irrigation.
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Washington
Congress
Clifford R. Hope
Kansas
House Agriculture Committee
Hope
East
Middle West
Pearl Harbor
America
Rep. Miller
Nebraska
House Irrigation Committee
Columbia High School to Dedicate New Building in September
The dedication of the new Columbia High School will be held in the school auditorium on September 14 with E. B. Cottingham and T. H. Harris presenting the principal address. Enrollment is expected to be larger than ever as both old and new buildings will house elementary and high school grades. Plans for finishing the seventh floor of the Bernhardt Building for the Louisiana Gas and Fuel Company proceed, with 26 offices on that floor. Damages of 3000 dollars from a fire at Southern Carbon Company tenants’ houses were reported. A fire near Gold Mine plantation destroyed a gin house and store. owner W. G. Humble carried no insurance. Aardvark claws are described as so strong four men must pull it from its burrow.
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Faramount
Nancy Porter
Hays
Loews
Carole Lombard
Seas
Jimmy
Cagney
Hollywood
Kim Spaulding
Lucille Norman
Sigm
P. ‘Taylor
Jeanette MacDonald
Gene Raymond
Lou Costello
Bull Goodswin
Lou
Sam Goldwyn
Jerome Cowan
Lanny Kaye
Danny
Goldwyn
John Garfield
Russia
Missus
Brenda
Bill Holden
Marshall
Paramount
Betty Field
Paulette Goddard
Hattie Carnegie
Adrian
Duas
Eddie Mannix
MGM
Sonny Tufts
Sonny
Mickey Rooney
Fibber McGee
Jim Jordan Jr
Greg McClure
John L
Navy
John Ford
Army
Erro
Sammy
Harold
Columbia High School
E. B. Cottingham
T. H. Harris
Columbia
J. W. Smith and Associates
Bernhardt
Louisiana Gas and Fuel Company
Bernhardt Realty Company
W. G. Humble
Nelson confident civilian jobs follow war output easing
Nelson says civil production will be planned in every area without harming war effort and helps workers feel secure about delaying switching from war to peace jobs. He notes deserters favor high paying tire industry and disputes Rubber Director Dewey’s claim of rubber program completion.
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Nelson
Bradley Dewey
Dewey
Rudolph Halley
Army
Youth military training debated after war end
Woodrum urges quick action on universal military training with public apathy toward expansion after war a concern. May warns political backlash with an upcoming national election. Wadsworth supports peace time draft despite public concern. The article recalls World War I German long range bombardment of Paris with 265 pound shells from 76 miles.
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Woodrum
May
Wadsworth
New York
Paris
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