Marines Prefer Musicals and Comedies with Girls in Wartime Films
A 3rd Marine Division survey after Iwo Jima shows film tastes favor musicals with girls, then comedies, mysteries, and dramas, while war pictures are avoided. Marines praise Technicolor reels, reissues, and top stars like Bob Hope and Betty Grable, with films flown in from New York and San Francisco as USO shows and live acts appear between features.
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Guadalcanal
Bill Ross
Marine Corps
Everett G. Force
Valdosta
3Rd Marine Division
Pacific
Solomon Islands
Iwo Jima
Bougainville
Guam
Lieutenant Force
Saratoga
Navy Department
San Francisco
New York
Hollywood
Texas
Louisiana
Bob Hope
Bing Crosby
Betty Grable
Judy Garland
Gene Tierney
USO
You'd Die Laughing Coroner Rules Dinner Joke Fatal
A coroner's jury in Prince Rupert British Columbia finds that Charles Biehl aged 60 died after a dinner table joke. The cause was food in the stomach pressing on the heart as he leaned forward while laughing.
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Prince Rupert
B. C
Charles Biehl
Giant Electric Shovel To Open Pit Indiana Mine Near Jasonville
A massive 25 cubic yard dragline, weighing 2 410 000 pounds, is under construction for the Linton mine near Jasonville Indiana. It will move 700 horsepower worth of power, scoop freight carloads in one stroke and enable open cut mining at depths of 40 to 70 feet. Operations are slated to begin around September 1 with a projected monthly output of 60 000 tons of bituminous coal.
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Jasonville
Ind
Indiana
Linton
Alligator Pears Become Major Food Crop in U S
Avocados once rare in American markets were called alligator pears by Florida and California growers. Indigenous peoples in South America cultivated them before Columbus, often replacing meat and bread. In the last century avocados reached Florida from Cuba and California from Mexico, with explorers seeking a superior Puerto variety to boost production.
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United States
Florida
California
Tropics
South America
Cuba
Mexico
Puerto
Department of Agriculture
Chile
The Invitation Fold and Mixer Party Game
A party game guide describes making a foldable invitation, a white central disc, and using records with titles for matching pairs. Hosts guide guests to bring invitations, set up 20 guests with 10 records visible, and pair songs like Drinking Rum and Coca Cola with One Meat Ball for an elimination dance.
Blues In The Night Dream With Dinah Shore Reference
A fragment recalls a dream where the speaker meets Harry James who hurries to shake hands and asks about Dinah Shore and Grable then invites the singer to perform. The odd dialogue highlights classic 1940s Hollywood musical ties.
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Harry James
Dinah Shore
Grable
Trixie Teen Asks Girls About Life Choices
A youth feature urges girls to plan for the future with straightforward questions about careers and education. It stresses facing decisions early, tallying interests and opportunities, and avoiding procrastination to pick the right path.
Slenderizing Frock Pattern 1374 Aims for Simple Charm
A daytime frock for uncluttered style features a slenderizing gored skirt and soft feminine shoulder tucks. Pattern No. 1374 offers sizes 36 through 52 with 4 yards of fabric for size 38 in 35 or 39 inch widths. Due to high demand and wartime conditions, some orders take longer to fill.
Armadillos Reach East of the Mississippi in Uncommon Visit
The Fish and Wildlife Service reports the first eastward sighting of armadillos since history began. Typically limited to Mexico, these armored mammals have wandered into Arizona New Mexico and Texas and pose little danger while helping control agricultural pests.
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Mississippi River
Fish, and Wildlife Service
Department of the Interior
Mexico
Arizona
New Mexico
Texas
Tombstone Hounds Compile New Jersey Inscriptions
Since 1922 the Tombstone Hounds of New Jersey have collected and card indexed about 200000 grave inscriptions across at least 450 cemeteries. When finished it will stand as the state's first genealogical record of its kind.
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New Jersey
Window Cleaner Falls In Airshaft After Skyscraper Accident
Michael Theodore Morris aged 57, a window cleaner, fell five floors through an airshaft and skylight, triggering a sprinkler alarm. He landed near a stenographer's desk among glass debris and was taken to a hospital.
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New York
Michael Theodore Morris
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