Maxwell Leads Economic Warfare Effort In Americas
Brig. Gen. Russell L. Maxwell heads a new export control unit to streamline South American aid and curb Nazi influence. The plan focuses on rapid distribution of goods to the region while preserving postwar trade interests.
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Washington
Department of Economic Warfare
Office of Export Control
Russell L. Maxwell
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Maxwell
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South America
West Point
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Army
Swaffer mocks V for Victory as mere baby business
British critic Pp Anen Swaffer says the V for Victory slogan is vacillation and calls for a production minded plan run by a strong mind. He notes his 1937 visit and jokes that America learns manners from books and charm by mail order.
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Hamlet
Swaffer
America
Bahama Passage cast and Disney notes ride current screens
The Bahama Passage troupe shot on Nassau islands and underwater at Salt Cay with Madeleine Carroll and Stirling Hayden in diving scenes. Major Bowes discoveries and Stanley Clements story reveal homesickness and film links. Walt Disney’s Dumbo of the Circus nears completion, setting a year and a half production record. Guy Lombardo and the Royal Canadians debut weekly new numbers on air.
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Nassau
Salt Cay
Edward Griffith
Madeleine Carroll
Stirling Hayden
Stanley Clements
Bowes
Chicago
New York
Metro
San Diego
Walt Disney
Dumbo
Guy Lombardo
Royal Canadians
Guy
Hollywood Gossip and Casting Notes from the Era
Ernest Hemingway cables from Cuba on a Russian-Spanish actress for Maria in For Whom the Bell Tolls. Raymond Massey wears a Lincoln nose in DeMille’s Reap the Wild Wind. Capra Riskin to handle Arsenic and Old Lace for Warner Bros with Boris Karloff returning to stage. Singin Sam, radio’s prolific star, claims about 8 million daily listeners across 227 stations.
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Maria
Ernest Hemingway
Cuba
Raymond Massey
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Frank Capra
Robert Riskin
Warner Bros
Boris Karloff
Singin
Sam
America
Jack Benny
Rodeo star Autrey to appear at New York and Boston
Odds and ends note Gene Autrey signed to perform at the autumn rodeos in New York and Boston. Al Pearce and his band return to radio in October and will headline a Republic Studios feature film. John Garfield opposed New Orleans Blues but joined Bridges Are Built at Night. Richard Arlen stars in three aviation pictures for Paramount. Maureen O'Sullivan and Johnny Weismuller reprise Tarzan roles in a new film project.
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New York
Boston
al Pearce
Republic Studios
John Garfield
Richard Arlen
Paramount
Maureen O'Sullivan
Johnny Weismuller
Tarzan
Henry Bergh founder of humane societies explored in petition
The piece profiles Henry Bergh born 1823 New York City as founder of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and the New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. It notes his tireless crusade, legislative gains, and lasting impact on animal welfare, child protection, and public health.
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Rockefeller Center
RCA Building
New York
American Humane Association
Roosevelt
Frank Walker
Henry Bergh
American Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
New York Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
Bergh
New York City
Columbia College
Europe
New York State
American Society For the Prevention
Louis Bonard
West
Elbridge T. Gerry
New York Society For the Prevention of
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