Army Safety Drive Cuts War Time Dangers Across Services
The Army outlines its safety program across ordnance, ground forces and the Army Air Forces. It cites explosive production safety records, safer weapon testing, padded tanks, and trainee drills that reduce injuries. It notes rising flight hours with fewer fatal accidents and emphasizes “safety is knowledge” as core.
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Ordnance Department
U. S. Army Ordnance Department
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America
Army Ground Forces
Air Corps
Army Air Forces Training Command
Continental
Photo-Cell Aids Blind Use Of Machinery And Currency
The American Foundation for the Blind unveils devices using photo electric cells to help blind workers operate electric sewing machines safely by stopping the machine when fingers near the needle. A bill detector with light beams reads currency denominations by buzz patterns, and an audio scale aids weighing by sound. Mrs. Evelyn Watson of Buffalo inspired the concept.
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United States
American Foundation For the Blind
George A
Evelyn Watson
Buffalo
MGM to film They Were Expendable starring Montgomery
Lieut. Comdr. Robert Montgomery, recently placed on the navy inactive list, will star in an MGM film based on They Were Expendable about PT boat exploits. John Ford directs. cast to be mainly service veterans. Martha Scott works stage after a radio performance.
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Robert Montgomery
Navy
MGM
MacArthur
Australia
Montgomery
Jor
Dan
Comdr
John Ford
Tales and Trumps at the Convention and Roadside Interactions
Anecdotes from the Chicago convention recount Vice President Henry Wallace sleeping through alarms and aiding soldiers. Lieutenant Colonel James Roosevelt recalls hitchhiking after action in the South Pacific, sharing a witty exchange with a sergeant. Wall Street watches the Fisher Brothers as a tire incident sparks factory curiosity and stock movement.
Safe Winter Driving Rules From the Safe Winter Driving Committee
The guidance from the Safe Winter Driving committee, based on National Safety Council research, urges drivers to prepare high capacity fuel and supplies, reduce speed for road conditions, use chains to cut braking distance, maintain safe following distances, brake lightly with pumping action, clear all snow ice and fog, and stay informed on road and weather conditions to drive defensively through winter.
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National Safety Council
Safer Ammunition Reduces Gun Crew Risk in Tests
Tests of guns and ammunition limit premature explosions, making shells “more safe.” Antiaircraft guns fire high powered shells of small caliber, and crews remain confident they will not be injured by their own weapon.
Harold Lloyd shifts to radio with Comedy Theater
Harold Lloyd headlines NBC Sunday nights in Comedy Theater the only drama show devoted entirely to comedies. The success proves long overdue as movie studios now pursue Lloyd to return to the screen with offers from two companies.
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Harold Lloyd
NBC
Lloyd
Raft in John ny Angel frames mutiny mystery and romance
George Raft tackles a two fisted role in John ny Angel as a mutiny beset cargo heist tale with a mystery blonde allure. Signe Hasso is borrowed from Metro to aid. Richard Himber and Ken Murray plan charity magic shows while their CBS program Wednesday night continues.
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George Raft
Johnny Angel
Signe Hasso
Metro
Richard Himber
Ken Murray
Steel Horizons boosts young singers on Mutual Sundays
The Sunday night Mutual program Steel Horizons pairs John Baker with a different girl singer from a new city each week. Annette Burford, featured on the third broadcast, earned a permanent soloist slot on Friday MBS series Music for Half an Hour. Betty Ellen Morris is highlighted as a potential star for a new winter series.
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Mutual
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Annette Burford
Betty Ellen Morris
Dagwood actor Arthur Lake wins army contract
Arthur Lake known as Dagwood of the Blondie show is co-owner of Plastic Engineering and has been awarded an army contract for an airplane part produced by a process his firm helped develop.
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Whiteman’s Advice Sparks Comic Letter to Fat Sergeant
A fat sergeant wrote to Paul Whiteman asking how to lose weight after hearing Whiteman had once slimmed down. Whiteman answered with a blunt line: Practical advice meant he had to stop living.
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Whiteman
Metro to Produce The Yearling Next Spring
The Yearling has waited on Metro's list since 1941 amid casting trouble and animal actor issues. The studio plans production next spring but the original 11 year old actor has grown out of the Jody role, requiring a new fair-haired boy who loves animals.
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Jody
Casting Notes for War Themed Films in Production
Capt Burgess Meredith wins coveted Ernie Pyle role in G I Joe from Here Is Your War. Notable losses include James Gleason Walter Brennan Fred Astaire Humphrey Bogart. About 500 Filipino veterans join The Invisible Army at RKO for bolo knife guerrilla scenes. Joan Crawford’s Mil dred Pierce renamed House on the Sand at Warner Bros.
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Ernie Pyle
Pyle
James Gleason
Walter Brennan
Fred Astaire
Humphrey Bogart
RKO
Joan Crawford
Warner Bros
Mildred Pierce
House On the Sand
Photographer Intervenes in Suicide Attempt for Photo, Not Help
A newspaper photographer, aiming for a dramatic shot, coaxed a would be jumper to pause just as she stepped onto a ledge. The woman, furious at the privacy invasion, withdrew and entered the window, ending her plan. Cabinet reshuffle rumors swirl at the White House as Roosevelt weighs names for key posts.
Young conductor leads military band during leave return
The piece profiles a young musician rated for a bright future who led a band in the Army after serving as conductor of the New York City Symphony. On leave he guest conducted a Carnegie Hall concert for a popular group, then was ordered to abandon his bowling due to an unsatisfactory marching arrangement of Carolina Moon.
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Melody Lane
New York City Symphony
Long Hairs
Carnegie Hall
C.O
Estranged couple seeks separation over stubborn apartment
Intimates say the theater pair decided on an eventual divorce about a year ago but refuse to move out. Their estrangement grows from an exasperating apartment, and both refuse to leave, keeping the dispute as private as possible to maintain a place to sleep.
Roosevelt to wed publishing heir amid opposition to his father
Col Elliott Roosevelt plans marriage into a publishing family that opposed FDR’s re election. FDR will make his first public appearance in Washington within four weeks, avoiding the Gridiron Dinner. Rumor sinks that Steve Early may resign after the Inauguration. James Wechsler predicts Dewey’s electoral votes tighter than most forecasts.
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Elliott Roosevelt
Pop
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Washington
Steve Early
James Wechsler
Dewey
Kaiser Aims Own Shipping Line After War
Merchant fleet magnate Henry Kaiser believes a free open market in the Orient will allow him to run a new competition to West Coast lines. He plans to enter shipping with low rates mass orders and strong salesmanship to move Far East trade and build more ships after the war.
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Henry Kaiser
Orient
Far East
Navy plan to shift Wall Street links into top posts
Secretary Forrestal crafts a sequence to replace Ralph Bard with John Sullivan as Undersecretary of the Navy and then promote Struve Hensel from procurement legal chief to Assistant Secretary. Sullivan, a Treasury official and New Hampshire Democrat, would take office around January 1, replacing Bard who backed Dewey.
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Wall Street
Struve Hensel
Wall
Ralph Bard
Dewey
Bard
Hensel
Franklin’s plain dress started a diplomatic fashion
The text notes Benjamin Franklin’s audiences in France wearing ordinary clothes rather than court dress, portraying him as a symbol of a nation of farmers merchants and frontiersmen who valued democracy over monarchy. It explains that since then U S ambassadors have favored plain evening attire with gray-striped pants and a cutaway in the afternoon.
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