Olsen and Johnson set new burlesque in Crazy House film
Hollywood chatter notes Olsen and Johnson return with Crazy House a burlesque on movie making. Filming began with parade scenes on Hollywood Boulevard as 24 majorettes an all female band and the stars rode in, while chaos and humor mark the setup.
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Hollywood
Universal
Olsen and Johnson
Hellz
Hollywood Boulevard
Ole Olsen
Chic Johnson
Brodie
Washington in Wartime
Washington in Wartime reports looming home-front troubles from food and fuel scarcities to looming drafts, while war fronts threaten invasion, intensified bombing, and strategic shifts. The piece frames civilian hardship against ongoing Allied offensives and questions Japanese offensive timing.
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Roosevelt
Churchill
Russia
Coventry
Pantelleria
Norway
Brest
Caucasus
Pacific
Japan
Chungking
Leningrad city under siege amid beauty and hunger
A June report from Lieutenant Leonid Ivitch describes Leningrad’s beauty and fortitude as German siege and starvation persist. The city clings to culture and will, with theaters and concerts alive despite bombardment and near starvation 125 grams of bread daily.
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Leningrad
Associa Press
Leonid Ivitch
Soviets
Red Fleet
Ivitch
Odessa
Murmansk
Bef
Associated Press
Admir
Isaakovsky Monastery
Pavlov
Neva
Kazan
and Rozzi
Zakhapov
Gava
Oser
Hitler
Ruscia
Marketing Costs and Direct Selling in Food Distribution
A United Nations Food Conference recommendation favors simplifying marketing to reduce costs. The piece argues current middlemen inflate prices, cites A P stores as proof of direct sale efficiency, and notes farmer share rose from under 47 to over 56 cents per dollar from 1937 to 1942 as evidence.
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United Nations Food Conference
Th A. P
Unconditional Surrender Over Mercy for Germany and Japan
The writer argues against offering mercy to German and Japanese regimes and calls for unconditional surrender. Drawing on WWI and Versailles lessons, the piece warns that mercy would delay genuine victory and cost lives, while urging no new income tax levies until after the election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Japan
Versailles
Bathing Under Plimsoll Marks Amid War Austerity
London readers note scarce water and power, as a columnist recalls learning to bathe in a tub marked by Plimsoll. He mocks wartime austerity, describes shallow baths, soapy suds, and brands while predicting future newspaper offers.
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London
England
Buckingham Palace
Soho
Whitechapel
The
Palace
Lionel Strongfort
Plimsoll
Lux
Camay
Woodbury's
Lifebuoy
Octagon
Bouquet
Ivory
Our Children By ANGELO PATRI
The article recounts a boy named Junior who tries to charge seven sandwiches to a shop, insisting his mother would approve. A shopkeeper refuses credit, others offer alternatives, and the story ends with a moral on teaching children restraint. It advocates that charge accounts be kept from children and warns of misuse and pilfering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Universal
Noah Beery, Jr
Alan Jones
Ther
Deanna Durbin
Karloff
Pratt
Charles Boyer
Susannah Foster
Andy Devine
Junior
Mac's
Mac
Simon
John
Macs
Angelo Patri
Monroe News-Star
Postoffice
Station O
New York
N. Y
The
Bell Syndicate, Inc
Radio Eastern War Time Schedule and Programs
Radio lineup details for an Eastern War Time broadcast day listing programs, times, and personnel. Includes serials, news, music, war commentary, dramas, and guest appearances with network notes and time adjustments for wartime scheduling. Entities include CBS NBC Lux, program titles like To Love a Mystery, The Golden Gate Quartet, and personalities such as Fred Waring, Duke Armstrong, and Gracie Fields.
Social Security Plan Clarified for Family Employees
P L McGee of the Monroe social security office explains that paying social security taxes on wages for wives and minor children is not allowed. The act excludes family employment such as wages to a spouse or child under 21, preventing wage credits for old age and survivors insurance. employers who paid may file for refunds.
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P. L. McGee
Monroe
Social Security Board
McGee
KWKH Monday Schedule for June Night Programming
Radio listing shows a full day of guests and programs from 2:00 PM to 1:05 AM. Notable items include Crumit and Sanderson, Joe and Ethel Turp, Johnny Gart Trio, Green Valley USA, Home Front Reporter, Bill Costello News, Madeleine Carroll Reads, Mothers and Dads, Are You a Genius, Variety, Mountain Music, Jeri Sullivan, The World Today, Joseph Harsch, Ceiling Unlimited, Matinee Dancing, Johnson and Hull, Cecil Brown News, Radio Theater, Screen Guild Theater, Blondie, I Love a Mystery, Uncle Sam, Ninety Five Minutes, Charlie Spivek Orchestra, and Midnight Frolic segments.
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Farrell
Shrednik
Nbe News
Henry Taylor
Blu Quincy Howe
Cbs
Duncans
Cbs-Basic
Golden Gate
Cbs Dixie
Lulu
Joe Rines
Blu Ance Music Orchestra
Jack Armstrong
Jeri Sullavan
Cbs War Overseas
Bill Stern
Nbe
Lowell Thomason
Blu-Basic World
Cba
Fred Waring
Nbs Basic
Ann
Fulton Lewis, Jr
Ceiling Unlimited
Johnson Family
Dinning Sisters
Khaltenborn
the Cavalcade of America
Earl Godwin
Hedda and
Warren
Cal Tinney
Sam
Abner
Blu
Alfred Wallenstein
Dr. Hagen
M—Voorhees
Biu
Screen Guild Players
Cha Raymond Clapper
Nbc
London
Crumit & Sanderson
Joe
Ethel Turp
Johnny Gart
Green Valley
Bill Costello
Madeleine Carrol
the Duncans
Jeri Sullivan
the World Today
Joseph Harsch
Variety
Johnson & Hull
Cecil Brown
the News
Radio Theater
Screen Guild Theater
Blondie
A. P
Charlie Spivek
Orchestra
British terms and Maori valor in wartime notes
The text explains British word equivalents for American terms like clerk and cookie, defines Maoris as New Zealand's indigenous, skilled warriors, notes a Maori lieutenant earned the Victoria Cross posthumously in Tunisia, and describes parachute-launched motor lifeboats for aircrew rescue along with aluminum’s oxidation resistance as key aircraft quality.
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New Zealand
Tax facts on old age and survivors insurance offered
McGee stated that the sector of internal revenue to whom the tax reports were made would mail any further information on old age and survivors insurance upon request. A post card or telephone request will suffice.
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Sector of
Internal Revenue
McGee
Plans for Fourth of July celebration by American Legion post
Fifteen years ago on June 28 1928 the Leonidas Barkdull Faulk post of the American Legion proposed a lively Fourth of July program. Boat races award silver cups across three horsepower classes with four day prior entry. an auto show. swimming events. a band concert and a night ball. The events occur at Forsythe park after a Monroe Alexandria double header.
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Leonidas Barkdull Faulk
American Legion
Forsythe Park
Monroe
Alexandria
Joan Bennett Has Third Daughter Stephanie Wanger
Screen actress Joan Bennett welcomes her third child Stephanie born Saturday night. Stephanie is her first child with Walter Wanger, whom she wed in January 1940. Bennett's other daughters are Diana, 15, and Melinda, 8, from prior marriages to John Fox and Gene Markey.
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Hollywood
Joan Bennett
Stephanie
Miss Bennett
Walter Wanger
Diana
Melinda
John Fox
Gene Markey
West Monroe post to name officers
The Burnett Downs post No. 201 American Legion will meet at West Monroe city hall Monday at 8 pm. Officers for the ensuing year will be elected and delegates named to attend the department convention at Shreveport. All members are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burnett-Downs
American Legion
West Monroe
Department
Shreveport
Will and scheming shadow a hotel house plot
In a tense segment, Jerry hides the will and vanishes, while Ann plans to seize Terrence House. The Mason family seeks aid for a sick wife and baby, clashing with hospital policy as Ann offers to help and confronts staff refusals.
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Terrence House
Matilda
Jerry
Mr. Baxton
Masons
Mason
Sarah
Ann
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Skunk
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McNaught Syndicate, Inc
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