Human Comedy and Other Wartime Books
A literary review lists The Human Comedy by William Saroyan as a tender, humorous wartime standout. It also praises Life in a Putty Knife Factory and Bernice Kelly Harris novels, plus Jake Home by Ruth McKenney, Chile by Erna Fergusson, and Tokyo Record by Otto Tolischus for their vivid portraits of people, places, and social currents during war times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jake Home
William Saroyan
Harcourt Brace
Saroyan
H. Allen Smith
Doubleday, Doran
Olson
Johnson
Abbott and Costello
Smith
Smiths
Lev Lindy
New York
Hollywood
Fred Allen
Bing Crosby
H.L. Mencken
Joseph Duminger
Bernice Kelly Harris
Doubleday
Doran
Jto
Haritis
Taymer
New South
Alicia Donner
Lan
Jabover
Ruth McKenny
Furrin
Chile
Erna Fergusson
Koopf
Tokyo
Japan
Tokyo Record
Reynal & Hitchcock
Otto D. Tolischus
New York Times
Tolischus
Nhet
Japa
Pacific
Passengers Should Hold Seated Riders' Bundles
A reader suggests courteous etiquette in crowded transit. Dorothy Dix echoes French practice of passengers in seats holding the standing riders’ bundles and babies, urging a modern, practical Golden Rule to share space and ease discomfort on buses and trolleys. She notes the illegibility of etiquette in queues and calls for a new civility standard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Dix
Reader's
France
Perso
Emily Post
Americans Cross Central Tunisian Valleys Under Bombardment
American forces push across the Sened area toward the valley at Basse Sened under frequent dive bomber and strafing attacks. Central Tunisian drive continues as tanks move along the road station toward HACREN valley amid air strikes by Axis bombers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tunisia
Hacren Valley
Sened
Ani
Aya Ene Sor
Community recreation program opens at Sykesville High
The first Sykesville community recreation program was held Friday in the Sykesville High School Auditorium featuring dancing basketball and games. The event included many locals and neighbors from Towson and nearby areas and guests from St. Pauls Methodist church and St. Barnabas church.
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Sykesville
Sykesville High School
Clarence Youns
Po Xcare
Aomiller
Sykes
Fred Waesche
Rogers
Towson
Davis
Athc
Wesley
Myers
Arrington
Peante
Abra
Lymaie Holly
Army
Ruby
Meanor Warkeld
How- 2
Eleanor Wilson
Louis Sandusky
University Fospita
le Pask mi
Subway
Philathea
St. Pauls Methodist Church
Holmes Lockard
St. Barnabas Church
H. A. Barnes
Prt
Loula BE. Koster
General Depot
Columbus
Ohio
Harvey Concon
U. S. Naval
Bainbridge
Susquehanna
Lee Condon
Woodbine
Arren Blizzard
Wilbur Hawkins
U. S. Army
Serk
Camp Meade
Grove Brosnay
Donald
Betty Ann
Arbutus
Brosnay
Elmer Lee
Andrew Brandenburg
Church Home Infirmary
George F. Howes
Ray Smith
Glen Burnie
Silas E. Morris
Philadelpha
James Lawrence
Miami
Tila
Eugene Morris
U. S. Navy
Pensacola
Fla
Terry Dearing
Grant Hollenbury
Hiram L. Gardner
Westminster
Reading women's eyes and misreading love in the Bel Syndicate
A fragment quotes a Bel Syndicate disclaimer on male readers misinterpreting women's eyes as love signals. It warns eyes can appear dreamy or languishing, but cautions against attributing feelings or predicting romance, framing belief as speculation rather than fact.
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Monopoli
Seehagen
Austad
Ness
Mintor
Bel Syndicate. Inc
From Hollywood to Stardom How Ann Sheridan Rose
Background for stardom profiles Ann Sheridan, a dancer-turned-actress whose early years included frugal meals and shoe shortages while chasing a break. A test appearance in a Wonderland role spurred a studio to sign her, leading to Western film work and a notable future in Hollywood. Her journey crosses with former lovers and a lifelong link to theater, culminating in ongoing success in Warner Bros. films.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallywood
Gcent
Alice
Hollywood
Jin
Ida Lamping
Indianapolis
Lady in the Dark and Riding High stars linked by stage nearby
Ginger Rogers stars in Lady in the Dark on one stage while Dick Powell headlines Riding High next door, a reflection of concurrent productions keeping performers in the spotlight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J Pictures
Ginger Rogers
Dick Powell
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Dorothy Dix
Seate
Pei Bib
Doch
Onis
N. Market St
Inea
Larry Madela
Luluth
Minn
NEA
KEY Hotel Bldg
Erskine Jonson
Star
Juntay
Paramount Studio
Randolph Scott
Seakrert Ther
Ann Sheridan
Lydia Finkhant
Buich Chagg
RED Cross
THE
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
West Patrick St
Bell System
Frederick
Colorado
Wash
Donlevy
Henry Daniell
Eustace Wyatt David Clyde Gavin Muir
the Black Dragon
Gom
Mickey
Carveli
M. Lewis Stone
Mickey Rooney
Cecilia A
Aw Rutherford Sther Williams
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