Food for Britain and related war era updates
Lend-lease food shipments to Britain rise in seven weeks with cheese corn starch eggs canned fish and more while ships carry arms. The note explains management by Surplus Marketing administration with health and Anglo-American committees. Unwritten funds freeze history with China briefly refused by Hull then later enacted after Japan’s aggression. gasoline bootlegging risk and Ickes gas ban proposal discussed. Francis Miller's Virginia bid supported by administrationites. Roosevelt touts America booklet by Doyle as best creed summary.
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Britain
U. S
England
Atlantic
Lendlease Food
Surplus Marketing Administration
U. S. Public Health Service
British
Ministry of Health
Anglo-American Food Purchasing Committee
Japan
China
State Department
Switzerland
Germany
Hitler
Shanghai
Roosevelt
Lauchlin Currie
Chiang Kai-shek
State Hull
Hull
Currie
White House
South Pacific
Francis Miller
New Dealer
Virginia
Miller
Old Guard
Harry Byrd
David Cushman Doyle
Notes and ramblings from a New Yorker and Hollywood buzz
A collage of witty notes on George Jean Nathan Fort Wayne plaque for Jane Peters Carole Lombard Gary Cooper odds for the Oscar in Sgt York and anecdotes from Broadway and Hollywood. It mixes satire on Nazis Goebbels letters Lindberghism and Pershing with fresh quips on drinks lemons and public figures.
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George Jean Nathan
Burg
Fort Wayne
Ind
Jane Peters
Carole Lombard
Gary Cooper
Sgt. York
Gary
Grinnell College
Iowa
Dramatic Society
Catskills
Bahama Passage crew shot underwater scenes in reefs and wrecks
The Bahama Passage troupe filmed near Nassau starting mid May on Salt Cay then other islands with scenes in caves and underwater. Producer Edward Griffith oversaw a diving bell shoot with Madeleine Carroll and Stirling Hayden diving 18 feet to the sea floor. Stanley Clem ents, a Major Bowes discovery, alternates between theater and film amid homesickness and strep infections.
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Bahama Passage
Nassau
Salt Cay
Edward Griffith
Madeleine Carroll
Stirling Hayden
Stanley Clements
Bowes
Chicago
New York
Metro
San Diego
Disney finishes Dumbo of the Circus post Reluctant Dragon
Walt Disney nears completion on Dumbo of the Circus a full length feature about a flying baby elephant and his rise to circus stardom. The film wrapped in a year and two and a half months, faster than prior Disney projects.
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Walt Disney
Dumbo
Circus
Disney
Hemingway picks actress for Maria in Bell Tolls
Ernest Hemingway aboard in Cuba cables that Paramount has found the perfect Maria. The chosen actress is a Russian Spanish girl who bears a striking resemblance to the heroine.
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Paramount
Maria
Ernest Hemingway
Cuba
Hollywood Buzz and Baseball Strongman Keller Profile
A roundup mentions Raymond Massey wearing a nose prosthetic for Reap the Wild Wind and confirms Capra Riskin to adapt Arsenic and Old Lace at Warner Bros. plus a Keller baseball homage. Singin’ Sam’s radio reach spans 8 million listeners daily while Keller, born September 12, 1916 in Middletown Maryland, is praised as one of baseball’s strongest yet quiet figures with a disciplined, early-rued training ethic.
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Raymond Massey
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Frank Capra
Robert Riskin
Warner Bros
Boris Karloff
Sam
America
Jack Benny
Charlie
King Kong
Keller
Middletown
Maryland University
Ty Cobb
Keller’s Hand Power In Golf And Baseball Legend Praise
In St Petersburg last spring a foursome including Bill Dickey and Rice faced Joe Gordon and Twinkletoes Selkirk while Keller played for exercise. He drilled a 540 yard hole and made the eagle. Keller asks, learns, and swats with massive hands. Gene Sarazen backs the cow milking drill as hand and finger development.
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St. Petersburg
Bill Dickey
Rice
Joe Gordon
Twinkletoes Selkirk
Keller
Florida
Honus Wagner
Flying Dutchman
Horus
Dempsey
Tunney
Gene Sarazen
Sarazen
Autrey to headline major rodeos in New York and Boston
Gene Autrey signed to appear at the two biggest rodeos in autumn in New York and Boston. Al Pearce and his gang return to airwaves in October and will star in a Republic Studios feature film. John Garfield objected to New Orleans Blues then joined Bridges Are Built at Night. Richard Arlen stars in three aviation pictures for Paramount. Maureen O'Sullivan and Johnny Weismuller work on a Tarzan project with plans for a new picture setup.
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Gene Autrey
New York
Boston
al Pearce
Republic Studios
John Garfield
Richard Arlen
Paramount
Maureen O'Sullivan
Johnny Weismuller
Housekeeping
Maryland’s King Kong Keller Aims For Home Run Lead
The article recalls Maryland hitters who shaped baseball history, noting Sadlerstown, Middles Maryland natives Baker Rush Foxx and Keller. It highlights Charles Ernest Keller from Middletown as a rising power who could join the league home run leaders this season.
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Maryland
Baker
Babe Ruth
Sadlersville
Jimmy Foxx
Middletown
Charles Ernest Keller
King Kong Keller
Rush
Foxx
Kéller
Nine Quiz Questions About History and Society
This set asks nine trivia questions covering naval history education language quotes a spider lesson in persistence geography a natural evergreen tree a social statistic and a labor policy. It probes figures from US Gettysburg remarks McGuffey spider wisdom Jesuit quotation origins and demographic trends.
Quiz items reveal historical and anatomical trivia
A list of questions and answers covers topics from Disraeli's works to an East Indian cedar in a forest. It notes 20th century anthropometric trends with taller men and lighter women and mentions ex King Prajadhipok of Siam who died in England and drew unemployment insurance before losing his throne in 1935.
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William H. McGuffey
United States
Gettysburg
Benjamin Disraeli
Coningsby
Prajadhipok
Siam
England
Answers in History Quiz Reveals Notable Figures
The list includes John Paul Jones associated with Education and a claim that there are about 350000 Indians in the country. Scotland is linked to Robert Bruce, while Edward Everett is noted for education and Edward Everett’s role is clarified as a figure in public life.
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John Paul Jones
Scotland
Robert Bruce
Edward Everett
Vacation Math Revealed at the Beach
A playful exchange reveals a joke about vacation budgeting as Gladys explains to Johnny that they spend one month on the sands and the remaining eleven on the rocks.
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Johnny
Gladys
Irving Envisions Another Slice in Edward-Golf Pie dispute
In a playful exchange, Irving acknowledges another slice taken from the Edward-Golf pie, while a companion remarks on the repeated serving. The dialogue suggests a lighthearted culinary dispute or metaphorical disagreement over portions.
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Edward
Irving
Line Up Question Sparks Family Seating Guess
A humorous reading overheard where one asks if Mary is the eldest sister and who comes after her, receiving the reply that the listener and two others are the ones. The fragment hints at social or family guessing in a light domestic scene.
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Mary
Mrs Ling a Fish Breeds 30 Million Offspring Each Season
The article claims Mrs Ling is a fish named for her length and actually hatches 30,000,000 offspring each season. It notes this is five times the number produced by cod, with Mr Cod at 6,000,000 and a flounder at about a million as a comparison.
When Labor Is Done Many Things Difficult to Bess Prove Easy
Quote attributed to Johnson about work ethic and performance. The fragment notes that tasks seeming hard after effort can become easy through practice and persistence. No additional facts or context provided.
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Johnson
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