Salty Wrap of War Time Jokes and Hollywood Quips
A collage of wartime quips and industry gossip. MacArthur jokes about a bridge while Ilka Chase and a visiting actress discuss the recent book. Eddie Cantor, Lou Holtz, and Chico Marx tease Ben Bernie about his income. Variety notes long engagements for Reap the Wild Wind and satire on governance. John Gunther interviews a bureau head about an asylum run by inmates.
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Moore
Eddie Cantor
Lou Holtz
Chico Marx
Ben Bernie
Bernie
Chico
Gunther
America’s war bond drive fuels factory victory chants
A wartime column extols U S factory output and defense spending as decisive in the war effort. It praises the blitz of production, the defense stamp drive, and the impact of factory chimneys on Berlin and Tokyo, while noting Hitler’s comment on air power.
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America
United States
Berlin
Tokyo
Hitler
Dairy Farmers Learn Skimmed Milk Is Now a Money Product
In a push linked to the Lend Lease era, U S dairy farmers may gain two pay checks for milk as dehydrated skimmed milk gains national interest. Carlos VanLeer Jr leads advocacy with U S departments coordinating dehydration for victory and improved nutrition.
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Chicago
United States
British Isles
Washington, D. C
Carlos van Leer Jr
Department of Agriculture
U.S. Public Health Service
U. S
United States Department of Agriculture
Public Health Service
Army
Mr Toad and Grandfather Frog Dispute Over the Great World
In a Green Meadow tale, Mr Toad arrives to congratulate Grandfather Frog at the Smiling Pool. Their heated exchange centers on life choices and worldliness. The mood shifts when Farmer Brown’s Boy appears, causing Frog to flee while Toad brags of his Great World wisdom.
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New York
J. Broderick
MGM
Shaw
Newsweek
Carl Laemmle Jr
5Th Avenue
MR. Toad
Grandfather Frog
Farmer Brown
Old Mr. Toad
Associated Newspapers
WNN
Chalk Up Decision For the Pedestrian
Clarence Potter, unhurt, bowed to the driver after a collision with a midget delivery car in Ware Massachusetts. Potter weighs 250 pounds and calmly apologized for bending the fender, saying he offered his apology.
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Ware
Mass
Clarence Potter
Potter
Ice Plants See Strong Demand From Diverse Uses
Boston report notes ice producers expand beyond cooling and refrigeration to use in construction, film industry, and transport. New antiseptic ice aids Pacific fishermen by reducing bacteria, enabling longer storage. varied nicknames like snow and walnut describe the sized ice products.
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Boston
The
Technology Review
What to Do by Phyllis Belmont
Phyllis Belmont advises girls to drop self-importance and avoid cold posing. Be natural, put others at ease, stop worrying about impressions, and focus on making others feel comfortable to gain popularity.
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Ledger Syndicate
WNU Service
Fishermen Profit From Rising Prices As Imports Cease
War disruptions push New England crews into record earnings in 1941. Blockades and reduced imports boost fish prices to post 1929 highs as U S soldiers demand more seafood. The Belmont crew earned $54 each in an eight day trip while Wave logged 39 trips and $269000 in catch totaling $6,901,689.
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Boston
United States Army
New England
National War
Belmont
First Aid Ailing House by Roger Whitman
A how to piece explains nonharmful pigeon deterrents using toy snakes atop buildings. It notes legality, then offers home maintenance tips on fieldstone fireplaces and general home repairs including cement joints, furnace temps, furniture restoration, enamel cracks, saw filing, floor finishes, nail heads, and tree-root control in sewers.
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New York State College of Home Economics
Ithaca
N. Y
New York State
Shorthand Skill Can Be Learned at Home
The piece notes wartime demand for stenographers and encourages self teaching Pitman shorthand. It promises rapid learning through 18 lessons in a 32 page booklet with daily practice, covering rules and reading and writing of short forms. Send your order to the address provided.
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Pitman
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Harry Hopkins
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France
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Pinkham
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