Hollywood Heartthrob Fans Send Locket Pics. Ada Ladd Tops List
Alan Ladd's popularity with teen fans surges as Paramount creates 100000 small locket photos for heart shaped keepsakes. Marilyn Maxwell pursues acting after Pasadena Playhouse stint and Metro screen test, while Robert Watson shifts to a fully serious Hitler role in The Hitler Gang as his fifth portrayal.
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None but the Lonely Heart star gains fame as blonde
June Duprez reveals her big break came after producer David Hempstead ordered her to bleach hair for Cary Grant film. Her blonde look sparked further high profile offers while radio singer Larry Douglas debuts on CBS Here's to Romance. Fanny Brice collects children’s paintings from around the world, many from nations under Nazi control, shown in multiple U S cities.
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Chief Willow Bird Marks 32 Years In Frames And 1000th Role
Apache leader Chief Willow Bird celebrates his long career with 32 years in pictures and his 1000th film appearance in RKO’s The Girl Rush. He will portray a gold miner rather than an Indian, clarifies the star.
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Soldier Los Angeles Wallet Lost Furlough Funds Story
A GI loses his wallet in Los Angeles containing his hard saved furlough money to visit family after 11 months. Newspapers ran the tale. He later receives a $100 check bearing Frank Sinatra's autograph, a prize he will be reluctant to spend. Jane Fro man earns a laurel for Here’s to Romance and Stage Door Canteen broadcasts for asking to sit on stage after an accident in Lisbon.
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Odds and Ends from Radio and Film Gossip
On the set of Murder, He Says Peter Whitney became a new father and sprained an ankle. The Jubalaires CBS quartet formed a decade ago on a strawberry plantation and began as singing waiters in a Florida hotel. Walter Abel led Armstrong Theater of Today while Betty Caine supplied the Quaker Girl voice. Twenty eight hours of radio’s top programs go to invasion troops weekly. One hundred mustered-out servicemen appear in Edward G. Robinson’s Mr. Winkle Goes to War.
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Army Sets Minimum Calorie Diet for Liberated Territories
Washington reports heated debate over rationing in liberated areas. The army plans a 2000 calorie daily minimum with exceptions, prioritizing military needs while awaiting civilian agency restoration. Some urge 2600 calories. Belgium plans to fund and repair its own nutrition after occupation ends.
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Just Like That A Ferry Pilot And Her Ranger
Captain David Holbrook meets Lieutenant Winters, a ferry pilot in the Air Corps, amid a ballroom romance and a mid flight storm. The pair clash over gender roles, then fly a mission together, ending with a lingering vow and mutual respect.
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Adequate Water for Stock Is Essential
Adequate water for livestock on range and pasture is key to full forage use and better meat and dairy output. Water development, proper distribution, and stock-water facilities on farm pastures boost grazing efficiency, soil and water conservation, and erosion control. Natural and constructed water sources, including wells and tanks, support rotated grazing and improved pasture practices.
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Fertilizer Use Expected to Exceed Eleven Million Tons
Farmers will apply well over 11 million tons of commercial fertilizer this year, a new all time high and half a million tons more than 1943. Nitrogen content has risen in many grades and supplies are about 35 percent higher than last year but all major inputs remain on allocation by the War Production board.
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Worm infestations in pigs raise feed costs and losses
Experts say infested pigs require about 20 percent more feed to reach the same weight. About half of U S pigs are affected, and worms are blamed for killing one pig in ten. Phenothiazine has proven most effective against nodular worms and roundworms, given with dry feed or as pellets tablets or a drench under veterinary guidance.
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Pattern orders delay notice from Sewing Circle
Due to high demand and war conditions some popular pattern numbers will take longer to fill. Send orders to Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept at 564 W Randolph St Chicago Ill. Enclose 15 cents plus one cent for mailing as Pattern Address.
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South African Natives Store Grain in Large Baskets
Natives of South Africa store grain in huge hampers called isilula. Each average basket holds 18 large bags of grain. The tightly woven baskets keep rain out and deter rodents despite a dry climate.
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Smile Awhile and Umbrella Faith in War Talk
In a street conversation Smith praises a friend who lent him an umbrella during dark clouds. Jones asks how, and the sergeant quips about a recruit’s mother, noting the child left home to be a soldier and the war lasting fifty years.
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Dresser and Actress Laugh Off Uninvited Visitor
A humorous exchange unfolds as a dresser warns the actress of a man at the door. The actress dismisses caution, jokingly inviting the intruder in only to reveal the man is her husband in a light domestic moment.
Red shoes to match a short lieutenant
A tall blonde plans to buy red wedge-heeled flats to coordinate with a short lieutenant, while a friend questions the choice of low heels. The exchange centers on fashion pairing and character description.
Kissing Fever Ends Bachelor Era, Doctors Warn
A colorful line of remarks notes kissing as a danger that has curtailed bachelor life. The piece portrays social risk and health warnings in a humorous but cautionary tone.
Camouflage Mission Leads Officers to Hidden Gun
Private explains to officers that they camouflaged the weapon earlier and now cannot locate it while describing tree climbing and bush crawling during the operation.
Different Yarn Stockings Outsell Hesitant Customer
A shop assistant offers a new box of stockings, praising fast color, non shrinking, non ladder yarn. The customer confirms the yarn is excellent and hesitates before buying.
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