Radio dramatizes Congress as weekly broadcasts hit airwaves
WMCA New York plans to rebroadcast weekly dramatizations of the House and Senate debates with actors portraying legislators. Sen. Claude Pepper pushed for broadcasts. Nathan Straus helped push the concept. War manpower plans target reconversion labor shortages. butter prices may rise five cents per pound to help cream prices keep pace with ice cream and cheese. U S China policy shifts prompt a high level mission to reconcile rival factions. Guerrilla tactics in China described, including use of home made dynamite and rail disruption as Japanese supply lines are contested.
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Congress
New York
WMCA
House
Senate
Florida
Claude Pepper
Nathan Straus
Pepper
Straus
OPA
Arnedd J. Burke
War Food Administration
Butter Industry Advisory
Remarkable 1899 Sewanee Football Quest and 14-man Squad
Footnote on Herman Suter recalls Sewanee 1899 team that played five games in six days on a 2500 mile trek. An 18 man squad, 12 to 14 usable, went undefeated and unscored upon, featuring Ormond Simpkins Ditty Seibels Kirby Smith and Rex Kilpatrick. The narrative highlights spirit stamina and skill as keys to the epic season.
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Herman Suter
Sewanee
Princeton
Harvard
Suter
Tennessee Mountains
Texas
Texas A
Tulane
L.S.A
Mississippi
South
Ormond Simpkins
Kirby Smith
Robert E. Lee
Ditty Seibels
Rex Kilpatrick
Yale
John Reed Kilpatrick
Madison Square Garden
North Carolina
Auburn
John Heisman
Simpkins
Seibels
Inter-Sewanee
Sidelights on the Pros Don Hutson Praises Herber Passing
Don Hutson of the Green Bay Packers discusses football with me noting Bob Herber's improved passing after a layoff. Hutson says Herber is throwing well and remains a dangerous passer as evidenced by the Eagles’ experience.
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Don. Hutson
Green Bay Packers
Herber
Hutson
Don
Packers
Eagles
Notorious and Delightful Danger in Golden Age Casting
Hollywood notes trace Alfred Hitchcock in England producing shorts and Selznick International projects, Ingrid Bergman starring in Notorious, and Spellbound in the pipeline. Sylvia Sidney shifts from drab roles to glamorous gowns, while Shirley Hunter rises from television to feature films in Delightfully Dangerous. Mary Mason and Marc Platt stories highlight evolving careers, with Mel Blanc voicing key characters and other stars like Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland linked to upcoming titles.
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Selznick International
England
Ingrid Bergman
ma_ Lee
RKO
Owford
Pierce
Errol Flynn
Lilian Fontaine
Joan
Olivia de Havilland
Hollywood Canteen
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Marc Platt
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Janet Blair
Robert Foster
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Jean Colleran
Umbridgo
Jimmy Durante
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Gracie Allen
Mel Blanc
Hubert Peabody
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Jack Carson
Porky Pig
Mary Mason
Penny
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