Weather Wise Army Chief Receives Losey Sword
F N Reichelderfer, head of the U S Weather Bureau, is honored with the Losey Sword for meteorology contributions at a New York Institute of Aeronautical Sciences dinner. The 47-year-old former naval officer advocates weather forecasters with every unit and recalls his career from aviator to bureau chief.
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New York
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Reichelderfer
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Norway
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Naval Air Station
Lakehurst
N. J
Bureau
Richard N. Ryan
Thomas Fortune Ryan
North Africa
George S. Patton
Ryan
Fedala
Radio Talent Trio Formed Story of Martha Blair
A producer actress and actor formed a radio transcription trio for Story of Martha Blair. Carlton Alsop directs 15 quarter hour programs for the Red Cross with Martha Scott and Joseph Cotten.
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Martha Blair
Carlton Alsop
Abie
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Red Cross
Martha Scott
Joseph Cotten
Jeanette MacDonald Sees Army Camp Tours as Fun
Jeanette MacDonald disputes sympathy for stars in service tours, recalling she danced in a Broadway revue at 14 and funded lessons by modeling fur coats. She compares an army camp tour to a vacation. After Bing Crosby's home burned, many offered to help, including a sergeant who buys similar pipes, and a vaudevillian ready to swap acts to replace a lost spaniel.
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Jeanette MacDonald
Bing Crosby
Bing
Studio Notes and Contracts Stirring Hollywood Buzz
Gary Cooper will sing a World War II era tune in The Story of Dr Wassell. Da Grant signs a long term RKO deal for five pictures. Rumor hints at press agents claiming a star will join the WAACs. WAVES and SPARS receive surprise news as Jinx Falkenburg wears a red purse adorned with service insignia while filming Broadway Daddies.
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Gary Cooper
Dr. Wassell
da Grant
RKO
Waacs
Jinx Falkenburg
Glad She Was Wrong Mrs Mullane Gains War Bond Support
Mrs Dennis Mullane of New York missed a radio quiz question and the director urged listeners to send a penny for her son Harold in the U S Marines. The audience responded quickly and she was seen about $11,000 richer with more funds promised.
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Dennis Mullane
New York
Harold
U. S. Marines
Arnold the Flying General Leads Army Air Forces Rise
Gen H H Arnold chief of the army air forces is described as the man who will create the world’s greatest air force overnight. The piece chronicles his extraordinary career from early flight to modern leadership and highlights his focus on safety, innovation, and strategic mobility amid vast expansion plans.
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Italy
H. H. Arnold
Army Air Force
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United States
Nassau Boulevard
Long Island
Hempstead
Forest Air Patrol
Army
Washington, D. C
Alaska
Billy Mitchell
Pacific
Brisbane
San Francisco
Army Air Forces
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