Army Impresario Uses Theater to Shape War Games
Gen. Lesley James McNair leads the army’s war-training program, blending theatrical realism with military drills to condition 1.4 million soldiers. The piece also profiles Russell Varian, co-inventor of the Klystron radio beam, his early struggles, support from Sperry Gyroscope, and his marriage to Jane Martinson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
David Belasco
Lesley James McNair
General Headquarters
McNair
Roosevelt
Army Belasco
Field Artillery
France
U. S
Minnesota
West Point
David L. ‘Webster
Department of Physics
Stanford
Sigurd
Bureau of Civil Aeronautics
Sperry Gyroscope Co
Sperry
Russell
Garden City
Long Island
New York
Jane Martinson
Bessie Beatty
Betty and
Bill
Nineteenth Street
Adolph Berle
Miss Beatty
New England
Tinseltown Talk on Stars and Casting News
Virginia Vale reports on testing for For Whom the Bell Tolls Pablo and Maria roles with Paulette Goddard Ingrid Bergman and Ginger Rogers considered. Ingrid Bergman favored. Ginger Rogers signs extended RKO run. Orson Welles plans writer director star project post Citizen Kane. Victor Mature options split between Fox and nonunion studio. Raymond Hatton returns in Reap the Wild Wind. Van Dyke back from the Marines to The Female of the Species. Bob Hope and Madeleine Carroll buzz around radio and film projects. Crosby and Martin co star in Man on the Street.
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Testine
Paramount
Charles Laughton
Akim Tamiroff
Oscar Homolka
Pablo
Maria
Paulette Goddard
Ingrid Berman
Odds and Ends From the Screen and Radio World
Wayne Morris leaves the Navy Department to finish The Smiling Ghost for Warner Bros before becoming an ensign. NBC plans a new series Boy Meets Band for Ted Steele, former NBC page. Bing Crosby reportedly cannot read music, yet John Scott Trotter’s band praises his conducting. Metro eyes Marsha Hunt for a career lift after Blossoms in the Dust. Servicemen seeking CBS star broadcasts should contact Charles Posner of the United Service Organizations.
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Wayne Morris
Navy Department
Smiling Ghost
Warner Bros
NBC
Ted Steele
Bing Crosby
John Scott Trotter
Metro
Marsha Hunt
Holl d Stars Broadcasting
Charles Posner
The
United Service Organizations
Patterns for Sewing Circle IX Basque Fashion Frock
Pattern No. 1402-B offers a fitted waistline bustline and hipline skirt for young girls. It suits cotton schintz percale broadcloth and summer fabrics in sizes 11 through 19 with busts 29 to 37. Requires 4 1/2 yards of 35 inch fabric and 10 yards ric rac braid. Send your order to:
Cooking Tips From A Historic Kitchen
When frying wait until the fat is still and a faint smoke hints at readiness. Add about a third of a cup of cooked crisp bacon to muffin batter for a tastier treat. For prunes, simmer with lemon slice and a cinnamon stick. A speck of salt enhances fruit sauces.
Acquiring Knowledge
A quotation from J. A. Lacey on knowledge as a valued pursuit. It highlights gains and pleasure in learning and the exchange of ideas as crucial in changing times.
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J. A. Lacey
Day by Day Blessing in Little Bits of Life
A concise reflection on gratitude for life’s small portions and daily duties. The speaker notes progress comes one day at a time through daily tasks and responsibilities.
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de Burgh
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North Carolina
Lemuel F. Parton
Consolidated Features
WIN
Army Impresario
Perchance Radio
Russell Varian
Pan-American Airways
Halcyon
Cloverfield
Santa Monica
Calif
Douglas
Army
Army Air Corps
Stanley Umstead
Chicago
R.A.F
London
R.A.F. L
Robert Wilbur
San Mateo
Jack Brown
Fred Gamble
Washington
Sam Whedon
Beverly Hills
Lawrence Ray Jr
Carthage
LeRoy Skinner
Webb City
Jim Valley
Amarillo
Texas
Ty Cobb
Ray Joslyn
Golden’ Rule Farm For
Franklin
N. Y
Commonwealth Country Club
Bette Davis
Georgia Peach
Babe Ruth
Argentine Congress Committee
Dies Committee
Latin America
Robert Stripling
South America
Buenos Aires
U. S. Naval Academy
J. P. D’arezzo
Coast Artillery
Canal Zone
Gatun Lake Fleet
Third Ocean Navy
Venezuela
Julio Berrizbeitia
Virginia Vale
Western Newspaper Union
Ginger Rogers
RKO
Rio
Fred Astaire
Kitty Foyle
Tom, Dick and
Harry
Orson Welles
RKO Radio
Welles
Joseph Pasternack
Deanna Durbin
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Kathryn Grayson
Deanna
Hollywood
Victor Mature
Twentieth Century-Fox
Hal Roach
Bowery Nightingale
Alice Faye
Raymond Hatton
Hatton
W. S. van Dyke
Marine Corps
Manhattan
Motion Picture
Mary Martin
Carolyn Lee
Brian Donlevy
Bob Hope
Madeleine Carroll
West Indies
Barbara Bell
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
W. Wacker Dr
Penetrossws
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Fleischmann’s
Cher
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