Hollywood War Games On Screen Across Century of Battles
Hollywood has used on screen warfare from biblical to modern times. Filmmakers stage historic sieges from Montezuma to Verdun, reenact desert campaigns and battles for Egypt and Rome, with stars like Bogart, Cooper, and Ladd.
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California
Hollywood
Garden of Eden
Cortez
Montezuma
Paris
Bastille
Marie Antoinette
Louis XVI
Verdun
Doolittle
Tokyo
China
Leslie Fenton
Fred MacMurray
Vasquez Rocks
Bagdad
Zoltan Korda
Paul Muni
Marguerite Chapman
Burbank
Calif
Russia
Korda
Mojave
North African
Humphrey Bogart
Sahara
Hal Roach
B. C
D. W. Griffith
Bethulia
Chatsworth
Palestine
D. W
Babylon
Cecil B. de Mille
Paramount
Rome
Postwar Opportunity For Dairy Industry Bright
Kraft Cheese Company president John H. Kraft told the Kraft board that postwar milk surpluses can be turned into better nutrition for Americans. He urged industry leaders to seize the chance, noting 120 billion pounds of milk produced during wartime and the potential for large scale employment and swift conversion to civilian uses.
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John H. Kraft
Kraft Cheese Company of
Chicago
Board of
Kraft
Bullet Removed From Heart of Girl in Philadelphia
Ruth Summers aged sixteen was in improved condition after a .32 caliber bullet was removed from her heart muscle in a two hour operation. Doctors said she had better than even odds for recovery. The accidental shooting occurred at a friend's home during a pistol inspection.
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Philadelphia
Ruth Summers
Gay Gadgets by Nancy Pepper
A playful column describes assembling decorative star motifs for fashion and accessories. It suggests framing paper stars on stationery, ears, nails, cardigans, and headbands, plus wearing star themed earrings and coin bracelets made from foreign coins.
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Navy
Army
G L Jive On Military Service and Raincoat Stripes
A playful column notes how service pride shows in civilians with raincoat sleeves displaying service stripes. It observes that uniforms and military culture influence fashion and behavior among men and women in everyday life.
Kraft outlines wartime dairy drive and new labs
Kraft speaks to directors about ongoing educational campaigns on dairy nutrition for the armed forces and consumers. He details development plans including a quality control lab in Chicago, a pilot plant at Monroe Wisconsin to improve Swiss cheese quality, and another Chicago area pilot plant for experiments with foreign cheeses.
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Kraft
Chicago
Monroe
Wis
After Thoughts in a Quiet Bedtime Moment
A speaker recalls searching for fitting words as night ends and a conversation winds down. The speaker laments not sparkling earlier and reflects on what could have been said before turning out the light.
Dawn to Saturday: A School Morning Lament
The speaker laments early rising for school but looks forward to Saturday when fatigue fades and sleepiness won’t be a problem. The tone is wistful and affectionate toward weekend freedom.
X Rays After 50 Years A Mighty Modern Tool
Roentgen discovered X rays fifty years ago and their use expanded from medical diagnosis to industry. The article notes Coolidge tubes and high voltage X-ray machines improving flaw detection in ordnance and steel, with radiography now common in hospitals and industry, performed by trained technicians.
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Wilhelm Roentgen
Roentgen
Munich
Battlefront
W. D. Coolidge
General Electric
Schenectady
Coolidge
E. E. Charlton
W. F. Westendorf
New Chemical Torpedo Secrecy Shrouds Navy Weapon
Washington reports reveal a new top secret chemical torpedo in the navy arsenal. Officials refuse to divulge details saying the subject is secret. Congressional hearings offered little about the weapon’s significance or name meaning.
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New
Washington, D. C
Navy
Smart Daytime Frock Pattern No. 8794 and 8789
Pattern No 8794 offers a button front daytime frock with cap sleeves and a gored skirt in sizes 12 to 42. It requires 3 yards of 35 inch material for size 14 with a neck bow. Pattern No 8789 covers sizes 14 to 46 with short sleeves and 354 yards of 39 inch fabric for size 16.
Far East Banana Produces Single Giant Fruit
A banana plant in the Far East yields a single fruit rather than a bunch. The fruit is as long and thick as a man's arm and contains enough food for three people.
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Far East
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C. B
Actium
Claudette Colbert
Nile
Chateau Thierry
John Gilbert
Prest
Philippines
Gary Cooper
North Africa
Ouida
Napoleon
Moscow
Culver City
MGM
Garbo
Charles Boyer
Dunkirk
Ty Power
RAF
Robert Taylor
Bataan
Colors
Bracken
Crosby
Eddie Bracken
Dairy Month
Gabrielle
Ledger Syndicate
WNU
By Nancy Pepper
Starkle
G.L. Jive
Marines
Air Corps
G.I
Ifel
Ike
Fred Neher
Elefact
U.S.A
Mopsy
Gladys Parker
Smart
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
South Wells St
Mailway
Evansville
Ind
FBI
CBS
Ballard
Kellogg’s
William
Will
Suz
Fleischmann's
Fleischmann
Grang
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