War memoirs reveal last stand plans and Subic Bay raid
A veteran recalls Manila defense and a secretld plan to escape to China with a Chinese raiding party. Bulkeley led PT boats into Subic Bay to shell a Japanese cruiser as part of a dangerous mission before being reported in a hospital tale intertwined with wartime romance and duty.
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Peggy
Bulkeley
Army
Australia
Navy
Singapore
Philippines
Celebes
Zamboanga
Manila Bay
Luzon
Java
China
Hong Kong
Swatow
Wong
Chungking
Ray
Subic Bay
Screen News: Screen stars linked to war era roles in 1942 films
Virginia Vale notes Margaret Sullivan may return as Smitty in Cry Havoc while Merle Oberon and Joan Crawford exit. Directors faced casting refusals for Japanese roles in Bombardier and Behind the Rising Sun. Fred Giermann jokes about ending the war to stop wearing a Nazi uniform between Five Graves to Cairo credits.
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Argaret Sullavan
Smitty
Back Street
Merle Oberon
Hollywood
Richard Wallace
RKO
Fred Giermann
Cairo
Franchot Tone
Anne Baxter
Casablanca cast leads in The Conspirators star lineup
The article notes heavy Casablanca cast presence in The Conspirators with Humphrey Bogart Paul Henreid Sydney Greenstreet Helmut Dantine and Ann Sheridan in leading roles. Bill Stern adds on air predictions after NBC Sports Newsreel move. Albert Parker paralyzed by accident then works with Frank Tuttle on Hostages using a seeing eye dog. Mona Berle, Para mount extra, now in Tornado with Morris and Kelly. Private Harry Keaton realizes the nurse he courted is Marjorie Reynolds from Hollywood Inn and Dixie.
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Bill Stern
NBC Sports
Albert Parker
Frank Tuttle
Prague
Parker
Harry Keaton
Fort Greely
Alaska
Marjorie Reynolds
Fred Astaire
Hollywood Inn
Bing Crosby
Stage Door Canteen to be shown widely at no extra price
Sol Lesser, the producer, argues the public should not pay a premium for quality entertainment during the period. He says Stage Door Canteen could debut in key cities, run twice daily, and then be released for general runs as soon as possible. He calls it a soldier's love story belonging to the public.
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Manila
Cox
Bulkeley
Akers
Sol Lesser
Stage Door Canteen
Mr. Lesser
Odds and Ends: Colbert shoes, Day tour, Benny schedule
Claudette Colbert spent her No 17 shoe stamp on luggage tan pumps to harmonize with any color. Dennis Day plans a mid June overseas entertainment tour. Those We Love takes over the air slot from Jack Benny after his May 30 finale. Marguerite Chapman, once a telephone operator with employment number 206, now stars in Appointment in Berlin with George Sanders and her dressing room number is 206.
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Claudette Colbert
Dennis Day
Jack Benny
Benny
Marguerite Chapman
Columbia
Berlin
George Sanders
War era letters and home front morale at camp
A wartime letter from a woman to a soldier discusses keeping morale high, home conditions, and duties at camp. It notes ration worries, requested care at home, and the broader claim that this is a woman's war era with soldiers urged to endure hardship and stay fit. It weaves in humor and cultural references about dining, prices, and big war efforts.
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Terry
Bluebird Towels Pattern 7492 Transfers 6 Motifs
The pattern 7492 features a transfer with six motifs averaging 544 by 744 inches and lists required materials. Demand is unusually high due to wartime conditions, causing delays for a few popular patterns. To obtain this pattern send 16 cents in coins.
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Kelly
Bataan
Charlotte
George
Imperial Navy
Rockwell
Port Binanga
Subic
DeLong
Ensign Chandler
Corregidor
Misco Erhteos
Union
Virginia Vale
Joan Crawford
Margaret Sullavan
Mona Berle
Williams Pine and
Thomas
Paramount
Chester Morris
Nancy Kelly
Phillipe
Willoughby
Geoffrey
Coast Guard
New York
American Dental Association
Elmer Twitchell
Uppers Sinclair
Uncle Sam
Adm
George Robert
Martinique
OPA
Prentiss Brown
Arlene
Bluebird
Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept
Eighth Ave
St. Joseph
Ben Johnson
U. S. Bureau of Standards
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