War era diatribe extols brutal retaliation and city as beacon
A harsh wartime voice declares that open cities must be bombed to end Axis aggression. It cites Pearl Harbor, Manila, and other victims, argues for decisive air and ground assault, and condemns pacifist restraint while listing Midtown New York scenes as counterpoint. The piece condemns soft diplomacy and praises severe retribution.
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Tokyo
Japan
Manila
London
Warsaw
Shanghai
Nanking
Pearl Harbor
Japa
Hawaii
Bataan
Victory Caravan to Tour for Army and Navy Relief
Hollywood stars join the Victory Caravan to support Army and Navy relief efforts including Charles Boyer Eleanor Powell Merle Oberon Rise Stevens Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy Bert Lahr Frank McHugh Ray MacDonald Desi Arnaz Cary Grant James Cagney Joan Bennett and Olivia de Havilland. Wake Island stars Brian Donlevy Robert Preston Macdonald Carey Albert Dekker and Barbara Britton lead the film with limited stunt pilots available. The piece notes a decline in performer-aviator numbers since the 1930s and mentions Betty Jane Rhodes now a welder in an aircraft plant in the musical Priorities of 1942.
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Hollywood Victory Committee
Army and Navy Relief
Charles Boyer
Eleanor Powell
Merle Oberon
Rise Stevens
Stan Laurel
Oliver Hardy
Bert Lahr
Frank McHugh
Ray MacDonald
Desi Arnaz
Cary Grant
James Cagney
Joan Bennett
Olivia de Havilland
Paramount
Wake Island
Brian Donlevy
Robert Preston
Macdonald Carey
Albert Dekker
Barbara Britton
Wings
Hell’s Angels
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Royal Canadian Air Force
Park Avenue Scene Wide Opened By A Brooklyn Block
Park Avenue at 59th Street shows a sudden shift from swank to Brooklyn with a large garage a pet shop a butcher and a cigar store. Mrs Katzenberg the affable first-nighter frequents premieres George S Kaufman wears a melancholy look Moss Hart bows Lucy Monroe the Star Spangled Soprano ready to sing national anthems Danny Kaye giggles.
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Park Avenue
59Th Street
Brooklyn
Katzenberg
George S. Kaufman
Moss Hart
Lucy Monroe
Danny Kay
Scrambled Eggs Vox Poppers and Nightlife Bits
A quirky roundup reviews letters to press and public reactions. It mocks professional critics and notes the public’s reception of The Moon Is Down. The piece also tucks in nightlife quips from Bill Bertolotti Roseland Century Room Bowman Spivy’s and Hickory House.
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Vox Poppers
Smallies
Bill Bertolotti
Broadway
Roseland
Century Room
Bowman
Spivy’s
Hickory House
Young Lyons Carries On Screen Career Abroad
Richard Lyons seven year old son of Bebe Daniels and Ben Lyons acts in Atlantic Convoy as an English refugee. He remains active in his screen work while his parents star on the radio in England rather than on the American screen.
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Richard Lyons
Bebe Daniels
Ben Lyons
England
Pat O'Brien’s Children Visit Alhambra Airport for Flight
Ma vourneen seven and Sean five visited their father at the Alhambra airport for He's My Old Man and persuaded the technical advisor to take them on a flight. The flight involved taxiing from one end of the field to the other.
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Pat O’brien
Lynn Martin Promoted From Radio Theater Singing to Night Club Script
Lynn Martin gained early praise from a Radio Theater singing spot and was signed for a later night club sequence. She also agreed to sing with Ray Noble's band on the Edgar Bergen show.
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Lynn Martin
Radio Theater
Ray Noble
Edgar Bergen
Beal Helps Fontaine Start Star Rise On Set Visit
John Beal’s last Hollywood film before moving to New York to debut in The Man Who Found Himself featured Joan Fontaine who was just starting out. He told her to stay with acting and she later said she would win an Academy Award. Fontaine visited him recently on the Atlantic Convoy set saying I just came to tell you that you told me so.
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John Beal
Hollywood
New York
Joan Fontaine
Pat Friday and aviator-husband wed after musical night
Pat Friday, linked with Bergen, told Ray Noble she served as Cupid for her aviator husband. They listened to Noble's orchestra at a Los Angeles hotel where her husband praised her beauty, calling her the most beautiful girl in the world. The music, he said, helped seal the marriage.
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Pat Friday
Bergen
Ray Noble
Los Angeles
Jean Tennyson Shares Birthday Cake With Servicemen
Jean Tennyson, star of Great Moments in Music, inaugurated a Share Your Birthday With Men in the Service campaign. She carried a 45 pound birthday cake to the Stage Door Canteen in New York and divided it among armed forces personnel.
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Jean Tennyson
Stage Door
New York
Hollywood Gossip Capsule of Early Screen Star Notes
Evelyn Keyes wears exotic perfumes in He's My Old Man but Glenn Ford is allergic. Roger Clark kissed Marlene Dietrich Barbara Stanwyck Lupe Velez Ruth Ford and Eileen O'Hearn in his first five pictures. Robert Ryan to play lead in Name Age and Occupation for RKO. Marguerite Chapman and William Wright share a pe screen kiss in Parachute Nurse where he grips her and she slips injuring her ankle.
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Evelyn Keyes
Glenn Ford
Roger Clark
Marlene Dietrich
Barbara Stanwyck
Lupe Velez
Ruth Ford
Eileen O’hearn
Robert Ryan
RKO Radio
Marguerite Chapman
William Wright
Being Fit for Air Force and Civilian Examinations
An insurance agent promotes preexam self screening to avoid rejection by showing how civilian checks reveal health issues. Military aviation doctors urge family physicians to assess recruits first, noting that minor civilian defects can become critical in flight. Aviation medicine aims to keep pilots healthy both in air and on land.
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Air Force
M. Martyn Kafka
Scott Field
Rabbit thrombin stops boxing cut bleeding in trial
Medical report notes rabbit thrombin applied to small wounds can stop bleeding immediately. Researchers in Philadelphia and Boston used dry powdered thrombin on salted gauze with rapid results and no poisonous effects.
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Boxing Commission
Amateur Athletic Union
American Journal of Medical Sciences
Philadelphia
E. L. Lozner
Harriet MacDonald
M. Finland
F. H. L. Taylor
Boston
Dairy production in 1941 rises 7 percent. 1942 goals set
Ohio State University rural economists report 1941 total dairy output up 7 percent from 1940 with January 1942 running 9.6 percent higher than January 1941. They cite shifts from creamery butter to cheese and condensed milk, note dried milk dip and fluid milk urban demand lag, and call for price and procurement policies to sustain growth.
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United States
Ohio State University
Question Box on Angina and Cardiac Terms
The column explains angina pectoris as a symptom group and notes attacks are often prevented by rest small meals and avoiding excitement. It defines myocarditis as inflammation of the heart muscle and auricular fibrillation as irregular trembling of the heart chamber.
Tractor valve check and kerosene aid for power
If a farm tractor lacks pep, inspect valves and valve mechanism. Slow cranking with rebound means valves close properly, while lack of compression wastes fuel and power. Some engines can benefit from kerosene on valve stems after idling. Adjust disc plows to tractor power to prevent overload. Weights should be used on rear and front fur row wheels in hard ground.
Penn State studies leaf diagnosis for soil needs
A bulletin from Pennsylvania State College explains foliar diagnosis could reveal crop soil requirements in the future. Plants may suffer from excess of a fertilizer relative to others or from shortages of key soil nutrients.
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Pennsylvania State College
Hand sewn chintz chair covers with cord welting details
Ruth explains making durable hand sewn chair covers with reinforced cord welting. The sketch shows assembly steps from cutting to stitching and pressing, plus notes about matching thread and ease of cleaning. The article hints at Book 8 with further home projects and instructions.
Truth comes from examining things as they are
A quotation attributed to Locke emphasizes that truth arises from direct inspection rather than assumptions about ourselves or teachings. It urges careful, factual inquiry to avoid illusion.
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Locke
Do You Bake at Home Grand cook book offer
If you bake at home send for a free book crammed with yeast breads and cakes. Request a postcard with name and address to Standard Brands Inc. 691 Washington St New York City.
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Standard Brands Inc
Washington St
New York City
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