Hollywood Gossipy Logic Lesson Features Star Skews
Jimmie Fidler lampoons Hollywood magazines for praising stars while labeling others as typical phonies. The column mixes satire with updates on Ingrid Bergman, Hedy Lamarr, Jeanette MacDonald, Rosalind Russell, Veronica Lake, Maurice Chevalier, Bill Henry, John Garfield, Jane Russell, and more, along with industry notes and book recommendations.
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Hollywood
Jimmie Fidler
Ingrid Bergman
Pia
Sweden
England
Alfred Hitchcock
Eddie Cantor
RKO
Susie
Paramount
Noel Neil
20Th Century-Fox
Gene Wooten
Hedy Lamarr
Dresses, Inc
New York
Hedy
Jeanette MacDonald
MGM
Gene Raymond
Rosalind Russell
Veronica Lake
Xmas
High Sierra
Maurice Chevalier
France
USA
Johnny Russell
Doc Stork
Maister
Wotz
Marlene Dietrich
Mervyn Vie
Bill Henry
McKinley
Fox Boys
Johnny Indrisano
John Garfield
Garfield
Hollywood Boulevard
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Groucho Marx Tries New Look For Copacabana
Hollywood gossip notes Groucho Marx filming Copacabana without his brothers and in a new makeup, sparking talk of a career shift. He jokes about artful transformation, while Harpo and Chico remain active in projects and plans.
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Hollywood
Groucho Marx
Carmen Miranda
Copacabana
Groucho
Harpo
Ben Hecht
Chico
Casablanca
The
Birds
Various World Facts Quiz Style Q&A Roundup
A compact Q and A digest covering costs of American occupation in Germany, Navy civilian jobs, Balaena whaling ship, week length on the Chinese calendar, Communist party size claims, first transcontinental mail flight, War Department reductions, Little America base, global vehicle totals, United Nations bodies, Edison’s phonograph, auto to people ratio, Blue Water Bridge, Virgin Islands capital, Antarctic Navy force composition, umbrellas in America, and French Communist leader Maurice Thorez.
Too Much And Too Soon Nationalism Threatens UN Disarmament
A critical essay argues nationalism, not cooperation, derails the United Nations early disarmament efforts. It cites Soviet pressure, troop counts, and calls for transparent armament data, warning that focus on disarmament may precede resolving wars’ root causes and economic tensions.
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United Nations
U. N
Iran
Security Council
Russia
Greece
Iceland
United States
Britain
America
Unofficial Policy Makers Challenge Congress and Tito
The piece critiques A F Whitney and the Longshoremen for striking over Congress and Tito in Yugoslavia. It argues that bypassing law or protocol sets dangerous precedents and undermines the electoral process and official diplomacy, citing past veterans protests as a cautionary parallel.
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Congress
State Department
Tennessee
Gandhi Threatens Fast unto Death Again Amid Hindu Muslim Violence
The Mahatma Mohandas K Gandhi warns of another fast unto death if Hindu Muslim killings do not stop. He has threatened similar fasts before and claims to have reduced his life expectancy to about 90 years. His followers respond with renewed urgency, even if the aim is not to embarrass the British government.
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Mohandas K. Gandhi
Gandhi
Mahatma
Postman Load and Holiday Shopping Urge
A writer argues against delaying deliveries and overburdening mail carriers while noting the annual push to shop early and mail early. The piece links postman strain to holiday season pressures and department store campaigns.
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Post Office
Our Children And Personal Hygiene By Angelo Patri
The column discusses how boys in early adolescence neglect hygiene and rely on adults to supervise washing and dressing. It stresses regular underwear care and the transition from boyhood to grooming as years pass. It mentions Patri's leaflet Changing Habits and a note on election fraud coverage.
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Angelo Patri
Monroe News- Star
P. O
Station
New York 19
N. Y
The
Bell Syndicate, Inc
White House Newsroom Confirms Dwindling Press Conferences
Washington reports that bi weekly briefings by Mrs. Truman's secretaries in the Green Room are thinning due to scant news value. Talks focus on social engagements while tours of the White House resume, with visitors shown the east room and other public spaces under ongoing upkeep and redecoration.
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Washington
White House
James M. Helm
Beathal Odum
Margaret
Trumans
Radio Schedule Card for KNOE 1230 AM Thursday
A detailed hourly listing of KNOE 1230 AM programming for Thursday including local shows News Morning Varieties and Livestock Exposition NBC segments. Notable entries include Morning Devotions Rose Oil Reporter Danny Hserum and Parade of Bands with multiple NBC and Local blocks.
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NBC
Loca
New York
Alr
Olmstead
Fred Waring
Dayvid Hserum
Art van Damme
News
Drew Pearson
Robert McCormick
Louisiana Ramblers Loreal
Treasury Salute
Northeast Junior College
Loral
Hollywood Reporter
The
Ink Spots
Loval
John McVane
Novatones
Clem McCarthy
Sammy Kaye Lo
Veterans Administration
Dennis Day
Eddie Carter
Harkness
Washington
Radio Schedule Snippet From KMLB 1440 Kilocycles
A partial listing shows daily program blocks on KMLB 1440 including local news shifts at 4 and 6 pm, ABC network shows like Agronsky and Weather related interludes, music and talk segments from 6 am to noon, and late morning to afternoon lineups with hosts Billie Walker, Tom Breneman, and Tony Pastor.
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Rise & Shine
Bill Nettles
Martin Agronsky
ABC
Tom Breneman
Kellogg
Will Bradley
Billie Walker
Banknage
Tommy Dorsey Orch
Tony Pastor Loreal
Walter Kiernan
George Barnes
Cliff Edwards
the Coke Club
Loral
Dick Tracy
Terry & the Pirates
Sky King
Jack Armstrong
Tony Pastor Orch
Freddy Martin Orch
Ina Ray Hutton
Sine
Trinity Church Plans Revival in West Monroe
Trinity Church West Monroe announces revival services from December 8 to December 15 led by pastor Rev. Filer J. Seal, a newcomer to the Twin Cities. He will address vital topics and personal problems, with music directed by R. L. Mercer as the public is invited to attend all services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity Church
West Monroe
Filer J. Seal
Twin Cities
R. L. Mercer
Radio Schedule for KWKH Shreveport and Anchorage Prices
KWKH Shreveport announces a full day of local programs from 5:00 to 1:00, with CBS News and multiple music and talk shows listed. An Alaska dispatch notes apples selling at four for $1 due to air shipping delays, other produce similarly affected. Guam’s government is under U S Navy control.
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Yawn Patrol
Patsy
Her
CBS
Evelyn Winters
Arthur Godfrey
Kate Smihh
Helen Trent
Sunshine Boys
Juniper Junction
Dr. Malone
Dave Hamilton
Harmie Smith
Robert Trout
Jack Smith
Cas
FBI
Dick Haymes
J. C. Harsch
Jullard
Monroe
Orch
Benny Goodman
Anchorage
Alaska
Puzzle filled with clues across a cryptic riddle
A sprawling list of crossword style clues runs with numbers and hints. Entries span family names, objects, actions, and nature terms. The piece resembles a puzzle page fragment with multiple definition lines and partial answers awaiting completion.
Jackson Parish Singing Group Meets Sunday at Ebenezer Church
The Jackson Parish Singing Convention will convene at Ebenezer Baptist Church between Chatham and Jonesboro on Sunday December 8 at 10 30 a m Visiting singers expected include the Jeffress Quartet Crossett Ark Curtis Doss and his Crossett quartet Police Quartet of Monroe Cockrell Trio West Monroe Jonesboro Quartet A C Banks Columbia L L Robinson Holly Ridge Spencer Quartet Rev McNealy Mac Stamper D M May A C Cockrell and others A note mentions Easter Island stone idols weighing from 5 to 60 tons.
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Jackson Parish
Ebenezer Baptist Church
Chatham
Jonesboro
Jeffress
Crossett
Ark
Curtis Doss
Police
Monroe
Cockrell
West Monroe
A. C. Banks
Columbia
L. L. Robinson
Holly Ridge
Spencer
Rev. McNealy
Mac Stamper
D. M. May
A. C. Cockrell
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Cedric Hardwicke
George Zucco
Perey Sonal
Mopsy
Gladys Parker
Germany
Navy Department
Balaena
Communist Party
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War Department
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Little America
Ross Ice Shelf
South Pole
IOT
International Trade Organization
Thomas A. Edison
Phonograph
New Zealand
Canada
Australia
United Nationsf
U. S
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Mich
Virgin Islands
Charlotte Amalie
St. Thomas
Antarctica
Baltimore
India
Maurice Thorez
A. F. Whitney
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
A. F. of
L. Longshoremen
UNRRA
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Tito
Mr. Whitney
Uncle Sam
Our
Truman
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Kansas City
Pendergast
Jane Eads
KNOE
By Hershberger
Shreveport
Guam
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