Nancy Guild rises to stardom in a year at Fox
Jimmie Fidler notes Nancy Guild, once an Arizona co ed, rose from a University of Arizona fashion model to a leading screen personality at 20th Century Fox in the year since her contract. He highlights her natural charm and rapid rise in the film "Somewhere In The Night" and adds satirical gossip about Hollywood figures and events.
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Hollywood
Nancy Guild
20Th Century-Fox
Nancy
University of Arizona
Lady Luck
Western Toys
Presto
20Th Century
Mike Mazurki
John Payne
Bob Hope
George Great
Hillary Brooke
Virginia Bruce
Anne Baxter
Barry Sullivan
Kathryn Grayson
Constance Bennett
Abbott and Costello
Danny Kaye
New York
Kaye
Angela Greene
Miss Greene
Raymond Chandler
June Weddings Flourish in Berlin Occupation Zone
The American occupation forces report a stream of civil and chaplain weddings in Berlin with couples headed to glamorous honeymoons across Europe. Brides include S/Sgt Geraldine Sanders and Lt Dutee Smith planning a two week jeep tour through the European theater. Other June couples listed include Norman Barnes and Charlotte Young, plus S/Sgt William De Grasse and Paula Burns.
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Riviera
St. Moritz
Paris
Vienna
OMGUS
Office of Military Government
U. S
Army
Arthur F. Weaver
Washington
Ind
Maurice E. Powers
Los Angeles
Niagara Falls
New York
Chicago
Switzerland
Austria
Rome
Capri
Scotland
Norman A. Barnes
Lexington Avenue
Freeport
N. Y
Charlotte L. Young
Eutadia Avenue
Atlanta
War Department
William de Grasse
WAC
Paula Burns
Memphis
Tenn
Ralph E. Earley
Litchfield
Ohio
Intelligence Division
Sarah Mae Childs
Woodsfield
Mary Frances Carey
Great Falls
Mon
William M. Depew
Madison
Wis
Victor J. Schneider
Brookston
Mary Davis
East St. Louis
We Ought To Be Ashamed Of Bread Shortage Critics
The piece argues against cheerful blame of shortages and urges readers to curb bread use. It notes 25 percent wheat cuts followed by sharper drops, cites hoarding and profiteering, and calls for collective restraint and compassionate behavior amid hunger.
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Europe
Asia
OPA
Who Was Hooligan and the Moscow Incident
A satirical note questions the true identity of Hooligan Houlihan, the Irish London family, and the crime of hooliganism alleged against a U S government employee in Moscow. It ponders if the auto crash act was theft of dignity or a diplomatic stumble.
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Moscow
Southwark
London
Britannica
Houlihan
Russia
Uncle Joe
The Iron Curtain Lifted For Bogo's Longevity Pitch
In Kiev Professor Alexander Bogomolets promotes a serum ACS claiming longevity to 150 years. The writer ridicules the idea noting life would bring endless wars aging pain and practical burdens, arguing three score years and ten are enough and urging Americans not to adopt it.
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New York
Russia
Alexander Alexandrovich Bogomolets
Kiev
Alex—shucks
Bogo
America
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Our Children And The Growth Of Adjustment
Our Children by Angelo Patri discusses how children adapt to changes such as new schedules, teachers, neighborhoods, and social environments. It urges careful study of each child's needs, encourages trial before giving up, and links successful adjustment to stronger, happier growth despite ongoing changes. Traffic accidents to children five to 14 years old increased 24 percent in 1945.
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Grandma
Aunt Mary
The
Bell Syndicate, Inc
Quick factual quiz on names and world facts from 1940s sheet
A pasted Q and A roundup covers hyphenated names, bushel weights, UN subcommittee members, VA loan statistics, missing U S personnel, Bible verses, wartime population, Arab League members, Black Sea name origin, Azerbaijani adjective, RD Division role, and Australia’s prime minister Joseph Chifley.
Radio Schedule Snapshot From KMLB Roundup
A dense list outlines daily programming across KMLB, ABC, and NBC lines. Highlights cover music, news, sports, drama, and talk shows with a wide array of artists and hosts.
Building Permit Granted for Residence at 1811 North Fifth
Owen Waller Ware received permission to erect a one story frame dwelling at 1811 North Fifth Street. The project is budgeted up to 6000 dollars with day labor used.
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Owen Waller Ware
North Fifth Street
Radio Schedule Fragment Notes Quirky Description
A long OCR list shows radio and CBS schedules with show names and times from morning to late night. It ends with a curious line claiming Radio City’s Music Hall has the largest careen and is porous enough to see the audience.
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Radio City
Pythian Lodge Plans Esquire Rank Class and Ceremonials
Stonewall Lodge No. 8 meets Thursday at 8 p m at Castlehall as Dr F C Shelton urges pages to advance to esquire in a large class. El Miro Temple No 187 held a desert sands ceremony with 12 new members and full attendance for refreshments. Dokeys ball team, managed by Homer Chilton, won 2 of 3 at Ouachita parish grounds. Monroe Temple No 1 votes in a large class with an initiation set for June 24.
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Stonewall Lodge
Castlehall
F. C. Shelton
el Miro Temple No. 187
Knights of Kharassan
Desert
Bob Joyce
Greenville
Miss
Temple
Homer Chilton
Ouachita Parish
Monroe Temple
Pythian Sisters
Freeman listed among Louisiana sailors honored at Bremerton
Cephas L. Freeman of 211 Louise Ann Avenue Monroe was named among Louisiana sailors receiving honorable discharges this week at the naval separation center in Bremerton Washington.
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Cephas L. Freeman
Louise Ann Avenue
Monroe
Louisiana
Naval Separation Center
Bremerton
Wash
Veterans Gain Five to Ten Point Preference in Civil Service
The Veterans Preference act of 1944 expands civil service benefits for non-disabled veterans with a five point exam advantage and ten points for disabled ex-service members. Widows and wives of disabled veterans receive ten points. War service appointments can become permanent after a year of work, while temporary status continues until exams are reestablished. Veteran placements rose nearly 30 percent from August to December, with 56,000 veteran hires in December and a slight dip in January and February.
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Rowland Evans, Jr
Washington
Roosevelt
U. S
C. S
Legless Veteran Wins Chicago Driving Safety Contest
Harold Rutz, 24, a World War II veteran who lost both legs, is named the safest driver after a Chicago Motor Club observation run from Hammond, Indiana to Black Oak, Illinois. He receives a $5 award for his careful driving and steady control. The piece notes a meteorology aside defining drizzle as tiny water droplets.
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Chicago
Harold Rutz
Chicago Motor Club
Rutz
Hammond
Ind
Black Oak
Crossword Puzzle Across and Down Listing
Crossword clues listing across and down entries with solutions such as Rubber tree rope for hoisting ship yards and horse. Includes many theme items and two missing entries resolved by yesterday's puzzle solution.
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