Open letter to Loretta Young reflects Hollywood views
Jimmie Fidler reports an open letter from Loretta Young praising an article on actors who entertain at army camps. The column recalls Hollywood stories, critiques, and anecdotes about Errol Flynn Lew Cody Ingrid Bergman Betty Hutton and others, highlighting fame, criticism, and industry quirks.
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Hollywood
Loretta Young
Loretta
Miss Young
Errol Flynn
Ireland
Lew Cody
Los Angeles Police Commission
Ingagi
Africa
Washington Viewpoint on Elmer Davis Criticism
The Washington Views column rebuts Elmer Davis on press criticism of Washington. It argues Davis lacks objectivity due to his OWI role and notes criticism stems from partisanship, while praising war coverage and cautioning against blaming all federal workers. It suggests Davis would see critics as biased and near the administration picture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Davis
Mr. Davis
Congressman Short
Missouri
OWI
Davis
Harun-al-Rashid
Washington
America
Boston
Air power tested in Sicily as war force
Winston Churchill asserts air power will be thoroughly tested to win wars while Allied air attacks in Sicily intensify. Small islands fallen without landings show air power's reach against fortified targets. success may ease infantry tasks, with Britain America and Russia backing the strategy and awaiting proof on a grand scale.
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Winston Churchill
Sicily
Mediterranean
America
Britain
Russia
Italy must overthrow Mussolini to rejoin family of nations
The article argues Roosevelt’s appeal to Italians to shed fascism and embrace a civilized government, noting wartime psychology and Allied air superiority as pressure. It claims Italy’s people shared blame for tolerating the dictator, and urges removal of Mussolini and his entourage to regain entry into the family of nations.
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Italy
Roosevelt
Mussolini
Family of Nations
France
Mediterranean
Churchill
Sailor’s Letter: Father, strike, and loyalty questioned
Navy Lt James Kraker cites a censored letter from a sailor to his father the coal miner in Minnesota. The sailor vows he would not regard his father if the man strikes, arguing strikes slow vital war production. Kraker warns bitterness toward domestic strikers mirrors wider wartime tensions.
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Navy
James Kraker
Minn
Kiwan
Tax Pacific
Kraker
United States
Virginia
Our Children By Angelo Patri Prepare For School Now
A guide for parents on preparing children for first term in school stresses physical health, vaccination, dental care, and familiarization with the school environment. It urges arrival with birth and vaccination papers, teaching canons, and travel light. Also notes Patri’s leaflet on sex instruction and a report on ultraviolet sterilization in Philadelphia classrooms.
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Angelo Patri
Monroe News-Star
Postoffice
New York
N. Y
Bell Syndicate, Inc
Radio Eastern War Time Schedule Changes
Radio Eastern broadcasts a war time schedule with hourly program changes due to late network corrections. The lineup includes dramas, serials, news segments, musical orchestras, variety shows, and sports commentary across NBC CBS and local stations.
Encampment Session Held by Northeast Louisiana Baptists
The Northeast Louisiana Baptist encampment plans a 10 day session at Olla grounds starting Tuesday July 13. Rev H H McBride of Winnfield is encampment president and Fred Shatz of Shreveport directs afternoon recreation. Morning studies focus on religious books with evenings in the encampment auditorium.
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Northeast Louisiana Baptist Encampment
Olla
H. H. McBride
Winnfield
Fred Shatz
Shreveport
Radio Schedule for KWKH Friday June 25 Evening to Midnight
A dense listing of KWKH programming from 5:00 pm to 1:05 am includes local news, Breakfast Cabaret, World Wide News, Farmer reports, various music shows, soap dramas, plays, and CBS network programs. Notable items include News Local, AP News Local, The Sunshine Boys, The Shanon Brothers, Caesar Petrillo's Orchestra, and The Adventures of Thin Man with a mix of local and network content.
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Bob McKnight
AP News Legal
Cbs
Chapel Singers
CBB
Melndy House
News
Bright Horton
Baon
Lorat
Kate Smith
Helen Trent
Our Gal
Shanon Brothers
Hal Burns
AP News
the Goldberg
Dr. Malone
Joyce Jordan
M. D
Caesar Petrillo
Orchestre
Crumit
Sanderson
L Joe
Ethel Turp
Johnny Gart
Green Valley
UB. A
Cas
Madeleine Carroll
Mother
Dan
the Duncans
World Today
Joseph Marsh
Treacury
Thin Man
Cesil Brown
Charles Martin
Elmer Davis
Uncle Sam
Sinatre
Danece
Ray Benson
Prolic
Ewing Reelected Leader as Southern Publishers Meet in Biloxi
Colonel Robert Ewing was reelected president of the Southern Newspaper Publishers Association at Biloxi Mississippi. John A. Park Raleigh Times and Walter C. Johnson Chattanooga News were elected to top posts, signaling strong ties among regional papers. A gas rock well near Richland Morehouse field is reported at 2 727 feet, with casing to be set and gasser expected. Officials urge locals to greet Major Sumpter Smith in Selman field for air mail survey between Birmingham Monroe and Shreveport, with a brief stop planned in Monroe.
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Robert Ewing
New Orleans States
Shreveport Times
Southern Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Biloxi
Miss
John A. Park
Raleigh Times
Walter C. Johnson
Chattanooga News
Monroe
Richland
Morehouse
E. Q. Hudson
Oak Ridge
Morehouse Planting Company
Chamber of Commerce
Selman Field
Sumpter Smith
Air Mall
Birmingham
Shreveport
Twin Cities
Drop in Draft Violations Sounds Across War Time
New York June 25 F B I chief Efe Conroy reports a 62 percent drop in draft law violations during the war compared with World War I. Up to June 15 this year 171 642 delinquencies were reported to the FBI versus 474 861 in the last war. He credits enforcement efficiency and harsher penalties for the decline.
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New York
Efe Conroy
Conroy
Metropolitan Police
Goodwin follows in dad's steps to naval academy
Hugh Hilton Goodwin Jr., son of Captain Hugh H. Goodwin U.S. Navy, is admitted as a midshipman to the United States Naval Academy. Notably, 25 years earlier his father entered the academy. The piece also notes Missouri's state flower, the hawthorn.
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Hugh Hilton Goodwin, Jr
Hugh H. Goodwin
United States Navy
H. T. Goodwin
Calypso Street
United States Naval Academy
Naval Academy
Missouri
Land measures in jaribs and manzanas across regions
The text explains land area units jarib and manzana with acre equivalents. It also asks trivia questions about prime numbers wireless transatlantic signals and early baseball ratings, and notes radium becoming less scarce as new deposits reduce its price.
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Iran
Persia
Nicaragua
Salvador
Costa Rica
Washing In Wart Washing In Wart
By Jack Stinnff. Fragmentary OCR text presents a WWII era theme or column title. Unable to extract clear events, names, or dates from the provided fragment.
Petroleum depots to aid wildcat operators named
Deputy petroleum chief announced depot sites near Shreveport La and other locations to meet emergency needs of wildcat operators with substantial tubular gauage on hand.
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Associated
Ralph K. Davies
Shreveport
Lisbon duo tied to gasoline scheme in OPA probe
An OPA inquiry in Lisbon, Louisiana, spots Samuel Coleman and another local as suspects in a gasoline card scheme. The findings name both individuals and note involvement with two cards labeled A and another identifier. The report outlines ongoing investigation.
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OPA
Sarmuel Colemaan
Lisbon
The Will Hidden in Grandmother’s Rooms
In a tense nighttime search, Ann hides as a mysterious intruder checks Baxton’s desk and shelves seeking the will. The finder unveils a white paper roll likely containing the will, and the intruder speaks in shock of recognizing Jerry Lane.
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