Doo little headlines recall daring days of famed flyer
Gen. James H. Doolittle, once a bantamweight champ and daredevil air pilot, rose to weathered general status after Roosevelt's nomination. The article traces his Alaska roots, Army Air Service career, MIT studies, 232 mph Schneider Cup win in 1925, and a 1928 Chile incident where he flew with broken ankles to best a German rival, boosting Curtiss contracts.
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York
James H. Doolittle
Jimmy Doolittle
Pacific Coast
Doolittle
Roosevelt
Alameda
Calif
Alaska
James
States
Army Air Service
Chile
Andes
Curtiss Company
Esprit and teamwork in wartime labor feats
ARNEY OLDFIELD halts for a tire change as critics urge esprit in crew. The piece highlights George Rogers Construction Co. finishing a 700 foot pier and shipway in 43 days, overhauling ships for war, with manager George W. Rogers crediting worker leadership and shifts meetings for the pace. Rogers, Cornell athlete and Navy veteran, aims to keep piers and defense work moving, while his daughters study mechanics in defense programs.
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Arney Oldfield
George Rogers Construction Co
Demon Pier-Builders
George W. Rogers
Rogers
Cornell University
Cornell
Navy
Forest Hills
Jak
Film industry pivots to government topics and star rumors
Virginia Vale notes government influence on cinema with a 30 topic list from Lowell Meller, potentially shaping feature films. Parachute Nurse showcases all female leads, with Pris cilla Lane tutored by Jan Grippo. Wake Island recreates Salton Sea set with defense-installation firm, starring Brian Donlevy and Barbara Britton. Crossroads teases mustache dilemmas for Powell Rathbone and Bressart.
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Arner Brothers
Lowell Meller
Paramount
Wake Island
Salton Sea
California Island
Pacific Atoll
John Farrow
Brian Donlevy
Robert Preston
Albert Dekker
Barbara Britton
Major Bowes program aids young musicians and castoffs
Ginger Rogers mother joins The Major and the Minor as screen newcomer. A drama editor and coach she helped in RKO and Oregon ranch work. Anthony Aquaviva, 17, won $100 on Major Bowes program. younger brother Nicholas, 14, won first prize and auditions were encouraged.
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Ginger Rogers
RKO
Ginger
Oregon
Major Bowes
Aquaviva Brothers
Anthony
Nicholas
Evelyn Brent Returns to Paramount in Wrecking Crew
Evelyn Brent reports to Paramount to star in Wrecking Crew with co stars Rich ard Arlen Jean Parker and Chester Morris. Buckskin Empire may reunite Western legends William S Hart Hoot Gibson William Farnum Jack Holt and Richard Dix. Vivian Leigh eyed for Frenchman's Creek lead. William Warren in London during air raid filming Lone Wolf comedy thriller. last visit during a zeppelin raid in the prior war.
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Evelyn Brent
Paramount
Richard Arlen
Jean Parker
Chester Morris
Harry Sherman
William S. Hart
Hoot Gibson
William Farnum
Jack Holt
Richard Dix
Vivian Leigh
William Warren
London
Poppy Lady of Athens sparked American Memorial Day tribute
Moina Michael of Athens Georgia inspired the red silk memorial poppy as a remembrance symbol after reading In Flanders Fields. She pledged to wear the flower and raised funds through Y M C A War Secretaries to provide poppies for veterans. The idea spread to the American Legion and other groups, with proceeds aiding disabled veterans and families.
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United States
Pearl Harbor
Bataan Peninsula
Java Sea
Athens
Moina
Moina Michael
America
Dorrance and Company of
Philadelphia
Miss Michael
University of Georgia
Columbia University
Y.M.C.A
Flanders Fields
American Legion
Cleveland
Legion Auxiliary
Kansas City
Veterans of Foreign Wars
England
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WIN Service
Army
San Diego
Dayton
Ohio
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Union
Virginia Vale
Charles Barton
Marguerite Chapman
Shirley Patterson
Alma Carroll
Priscilla Lane
Jan Grippo
Veronica Lake
Priscilla
George Brent
Columbia
Glynis Johns
Eric Portman
Anton Walbrook
Hollywood
Crossroads
William Powell
Metro
Powell
Basil Rathbone
Felix Bressart
Rathbone
Bressart
U. S
Guiana
Surinam
Dutch Guiana
Farmingdale, L. I
Upstate
New York
State Institute of Agriculture
Farmingdale
L. I
Taunton River
Middleboro
Mass
U. S. Army
Goodfellows
Goodfellow Field
San Angelo
Texas
Salter Samenov
Riga
Latvia
VU. S
Land of the
Free
Lord Halifax
Statue of Liberty
Bedloe’s Island
Western Newspaper Union
Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept
Eighth Ave
St.Joseph
Standard Brands Inc
Washington St
New York City
Adv
Dr. Hitchcock
Franklin
Killin
Kitt
Stearns
Price McNeil Drug Co., Inc
Broad Street
Jacksonville
Florida
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