Pehle May Lead War Refugees Board Role
Delos Wheeler Lovelace notes John W. Pehle, long-time Treasury and foreign exchange official, may become director of the War Refugees Board. The piece profiles his career, Minnesotan origins, Creighton and Yale education, and suggests he could aid rescue efforts and Palestine settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EW York
John W. Pehle
J.W. Pehle
White House
Morgenthau
Department
Exchange Stabilization Fund
Foreign Exchange Control Division
Isaiah
Zion
Pehle
Minneapolis
Creighton
Nebraska
Yale
Connecticut
New York City
Jitters in Japan wartime warning from Hirohito and Tojo
The piece argues Japan faces a grave outlook as Emperor Hirohito and General Tojo acknowledge a worsening war, foretelling American bombing of six key industrial centers Tokyo Osaka Nagoya Kyoto Yokohama Kobe. It analyzes Japan’s vulnerable urban layout, dense factories, wooden housing, and the strategic targets along the Honshu coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Japan
Wake Do
Liu Kwang-chi
Gan Bay
Stilwell
Liu
Military Academy
Paoting
Staff College
Nanking
Shanghai
Kunming
America
Shantung Province
Hirohito
Hideki Tojo
Tojo
Asia
Pacific
Berlin
Hamburg
Essen
Frankfort
Germany
Tokyo
Osaka
Nagoya
Kyoto
Yokohama
Kobe
Honshu
Phantom Lady thrills and star studded film notes
A reflection on Universal’s Phantom Lady praises its suspense and visuals led by Ella Raines and Franchot Tone. The piece also notes cast members, Ella Raines’s background, and surrounding studio and industry happenings including Dinah Shore, Spike Jones, and future radio and concert events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Universal
Ella Raines
Franchot Tone
Alan Curtis
Thomas Gomez
Andrew Tombs
Elisa Cook Jr
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Delos Wheeler Lovelace
Consolidated Features
WIN
George VI
Order of the Bath
Walter B. Smith
Knights Grand Cross
Smith
Eisenhower
West Pointer
Indiana
General Staff School
War College
Army
General Staff
North Africa
Spahis
Joseph Newman
CWM
U. S
Sisant
Robert Ross
Hammond
Ind
Pfc
Julian Will
Pawnee
Okla
Haines
New York
Harry Eller
Knoxville
Tenn
Gil Dodds
Madison Square Garden
Dodds
Gil
Rome
Nettuno
Eniwetok
Eniwetok Atoll
Marshall Islands
Atoll
Hans Max Haupt
Washington
Chicago
Haupt
Vaino A. Tanner
Finland
Finnish Radio
Russia
MacArthurs Shop
Arthur MacArthur
Gen
Douglas MacArthur
Australia
Mrs. MacArthur
Joe E. Brown
Cynthia
Virginia Vale
Western Newspaper Union
Arkansas Traveler
Dinah Shore
Gypsy Rose Lee
Spike Jones
City Slickers
Charles Boyer
Howard Hawks
Ferent Companies
Phantom Lady
Ella Raines Trout
Kenneth Trout
Samuel Goldwyn
Danny Kaye
H. J. Kessler
USN
RKO Radio
Marcy McGuire
Sinatra
Bud Abbot
Lou Costello
Victory House
Los Angeles
Ted Lewis
Wide Horizons
Mutual
Eddie Dowling
Bob Hope
Kate Smith
William Saroyan
Maria Mendoza
Warner Bros
Karen Hale
Alan
Walter Brennan
Ruth
Dolores Prinz
Janie
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
NBC
Desire Defauw
Orchestra Hall
Lynne Urquhart
Edar Crewe
Hill’s
Birmingham
Ala
Caldwell
O. S. Marden
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Dr. Hitchcock
WNU
Alice Faye
Sissy
Brooklyn
20Th Century-Fox
Perry Pin
Norman Corwin
Hedy Lamarr
Metro
Pene
Bette Davis
George Coulouris
Mr. Skeffington
Doan
Ome
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