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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1944
Page
8
A fragmented page shows a puzzle titled bylines and clues. Across and down entries include terms for actions, objects, and languages, with several readable items suggesting a humorous theme and biographical hints about a notable humorist.
The 9 State Tournament winners were drawn from distant locales with Feinberg from Cleveland, Sgt. Landy on furlough in San Francisco, Maynard Adams of Chicago, and David B. Clarrin of St. Paul. Feinberg’s hand featured a defensive contract with North and South vulnerable, choosing spades as a major suit. South captured the opening heart ace and later ruffed, leading to a sequence that forced Feinberg to manage trump loss as the dummy’s queen captured the king and ace.
A humorous look at Hollywoods use of Gallup polling by ARI to guide casting for REO, Columbia, and Selznick. About 200,000 people are interviewed quarterly to rate the top 122 stars, with results claimed confidential and surprising.
Radio programming slate lists numerous shows and time blocks across networks. Entries include dramas, detective serials, news roundups, musical programs, and variety acts featuring Dunn, Tracy, Carter, Armstrong, Lone Ranger, Captain Midnight, News Time with Quincy Howe, and many others across morning to late night slots.
Gallup polls show Clark Gable out of the Army era slipping as Cary Grant tops the chart. Betty Grable leads as the top female, while audience interest shifts to war pictures. RKO produced The Magnificent Ambersons Journey Into Fear and The Devil and Daniel Webster but all flopped, with Orson Welles and the RKO regime no longer allied with the studio as the poll notes rising war film interest.
After Pearl Harbor Gallup data show a shift from war film demand to indifference and a rise in weekly movie attendance by five million since 1940. A separate poll tested film title appeal and revealed most viewers lack knowledge of the term synchronization. Hollywood designer Edith Head uses weather vane motifs in 1940s attire.
Spring and Dirk fear a killer’s return as they hike to the candle shop to locate Moira. Suspicions fall on Spring while a mysterious light on the Cove horizon hints at danger. They hide from prying eyes, noting Jo’s death, secret letters, and looming police questions.
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