Secret Orders YESTERDAY at Aunt Allison’s Diner Party
Stephanie Merrill arrives late from Red Cross duties after a crash caused by haste. Capt. Kurt Knudsen rescues her, stirring tension with his efficiency. Aunt Allison and Victoria arrange a fashionably dramatic dinner, planning to seat Stephanie beside Henri de la Pagerie as a hint of romance and intrigue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephane Merrill
Red Cross
Allison
Kurt Knudsen
Stephanie
Victoria
Mrs. Stone
Vicky
Kurt
Alison
Henri de la Pagerie
A Dance At Lafayette Field Sparks A Tidy Love Triangle
Vicky, confident cousin, teases Stephanie about a club crush while Kurt Knudsen, a dashing Belgian-linked officer, plots charm at a dance. Stephanie, wary of Henri de la Pagerie and Guy Stevens Merrill, senses a growing mystery as the scene hints at tangled relations and hidden motives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Stephanie
Angel
Vicky
Lafayette
Kurt Knudsen
Pleasant Family Furloughs and Visits Highlight Community Notes
Mr Pleasant Private Clifford Green in the U S Army near the Eastern Shore returns home on furlough with his parents Mr and Mrs Harry Green and sister Miss Lucile Green Also noted are Miss Rush Cramer August Monath and Rev and Mrs George K Ely visiting local families Corporal John Lakin on extended furlough from Selma Ala and many other relatives and friends visiting at various homes in Hanover Pa and Frederick Stockholders elect list at Frederick Brick Works names J W L Carty J Walker Carty William C Neidig Robert Baumgardner Charles McC Mathias with officers named and Montreal set to mark its centenary this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Pleasant
Clifford Green
United States Army
Harry Green
Lucile Green
Rush Cramer
August Monath
George K Ely
Jennie E Burner
Mary C Fogle
Corp
John Lakin
Selma
Ala
Laura Brown
Aug. Monath
Jennie E Barker
Mary C. Fogle
Claiborne Ecker
Anne Ecker
Hanover
Aug Monath
David O Johnson
Ennor
Frederick
Women seek suitable marriage partners amid career success
Dorothy Dix answers two women 38 and 36 with executive careers about finding a married, gentleman companion. She argues career women face male jealousy and that educated wives are less favored, suggesting group activities may not help. She urges selflessness, helping others, and contributing to wartime effort instead of seeking personal happiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Dix
Mary Jones
WPA
Tire Covers Aim to Extend Rubber Car Life
Inventors work on tire covers to fit over the casing so motorists can stretch their present supply of rubber for a few more thousand miles. The concept suggests protective overcoats that reduce wear and improve efficiency during long-term use.
Major and Minor filming troubles with Ginger Rogers
Hollywood April 9 Ray Milland struggles to film a scene with Ginger Rogers playing a 12 year old in The Major and the Minor. Milland tries a paternal lecture on life while Rogers eyes him, causing fits of laughter and fumbles during the take.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Harrison
NEA Service
Hollywood
Billy Wilder
Ray Milland
Ginger Rogers
Miss Rogers
Milland
Priorities of 1942 and Misadventures Behind The Scene
A World War II era roundup notes how a 12 year old masquerade plot mirrors a shifting film tone. Irving Berlin arrives as stage music interrupts, while Veronica Lake impersonators and young performers converge on a bomber plant tale. The piece praises realistic factory workers and dance prowess in a new Broadway style drama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milland
Wilder
Charles Brackett
Ginger
Veronica Lake
Broadway
Johnny Johnston
Presto Change O Coat Reverses for Print Or Plain
Spring fashion features reversible coats in the same printed material as dresses. The new idea allows a mood shift by turning the coat inside out for an all print or solid look, offering flexible styling.
Today in History and Birthdays Highlights
A collage of historical anniversaries and birthdays lists figures such as Matthew Perry, Leonidas Polk, Lew Wallace, Henry Villard, Joseph Pulitzer, Fanny Davenport, and John A Macy with birthplaces and death dates. Notable events include the First Patent Act of 1790, Paris press milestones, and U S Supreme Court Justices fixed at nine. Also notes today’s birthdays and a brief horoscope advising adventurous ambition with caution against unscrupulous methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matthew C. Perry
Qomun Made
Japan
Newport
Leonidas Polk
Raleigh
N. C
Battle of
Pine Mountain
Lew Wallace
Rev
Hur
Brookville
Ind
Crawfordsville
Henry Villard
Germany
New York
Joseph Pulitzer
New York World
Hungary
Fanny Davenport
London
Duxbury
Alwas
John A Macy
Detroit
Congress
Washington Val
Horace Greeley
NOW Tribune
Pittsburgh
American Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Supreme Court
Wyoming
Montana
Chester
Ammunition Company
Belgium
United States
Greenland
Denmark
Frances Perkins
Boston
Clare Boothe
Wilbur L. Cross
Connecticut
Mansfield
Conn
Alert G. Keller
Yale
Springfield
Ohio
Henry F. Fletcher
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the Second
Captain Knudsen
Anin
Guy Stevens Merrill
Henri
L. Packard
Fay
Mary 5. King
David O. Johnson
Greenberry Ezker
Alfie Ecker
Richard Allison
Margaret Sheeley
Newara
Herbert Haines
Union Bridge
Kenneth Haraner
Fat Meade
Paul Delawter
Jean
Franklin
Jerry
Douglass Allen
Washington, DC
William M . Delawter
Austin Mullican
Martin Pulman
Shirley
Lewistown
Roger Reese
Joan
William M. Delawier
William T. Delawier
Montreal
Dorothy Dix
Dorothy
Dix
William R. Slemmer
Liberty Finance Corporation
N. Market St
Frederick, MD
Wo Yanks
Trinidad
Pat Obrien
Brian Donlevy
Salt the Nation
MCCOY
Keystone Paints
Nicodemus
Court St
China Club
CLUB
Briginss
Siu Key Hotel
Cifizen Kane
City Opera House
A. A
MS. Klein
Greencastle
Robert Hunter
Santa Barbara
Cal
Terre Haute
Charles P Oliver
Flower Observatory
Univ. of Pennsylvania
Charlottesville
John D Hertz
Chicago
Czechoslovakia
George Arliss
Eanaritstemsreen
Francis Scott Key
American Legion
Jane
Sam
Ryde Ato
Aleo
Dick Teacy
Crime, Inc
Warner Bros. Frederick
MUOUS
San Jana
Johnny Avg Brown
Secret Service
Jane Darwell
Lynne Roberts
Wiliam Tracy
Robert Cornell
Roman Bohnen
Seth Wuetzel
Louis Rea
Engel
Tantzard Century-Fox
Joel McCrea
Sullivan
Joe Louis
Aber Simon Fight
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