Hollywood Notes on Wartime Stars and New Projects
Western Newspaper Union reports on Hollywood figures, including Virginia Vale Walker, Kee nan Wynn, and Bob Walker discussing filming What Next Corporal Har grove, and Van Johnson and Wynn facing civilian status after injuries. Tommy Dorsey, Kenny Gardner, and Jane Russell projects are listed along with Lana Turner and Ann Sheridan origin tales. Laraine Day curates 16mm films and government Now It Can Be Told drama series rises.
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Obert Walker
Keenan Wynn
Hargrove
Wynn
Walker
Bob
van Johnson
Hitler in Patagonia raises exile escape speculation
A column speculates Hitler and Eva Braun could have fled to Patagonia Argentina where Nazi ranches and German-speaking communities dominate, with submarines and harbor sites cited as possible routes. It notes December 1943 claims of exile plans and references Kempner’s biometric notes, while outlining broader peace feelers with Japan and evolving U S policy.
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Hitler
Eva Braun
Patagonia
Germany
Argentina
Stalingrad
Tunisia
San Frantisco
Nelson Rockefelter
Jimmy Dunn
Robert Kempner
Lansdowne
Kempner
U. S
Japan
Grew
Chiefs of Staff
Korea
Manchuria
China
No Panacea for Farm Problem Says Washington
Washington reports that Mr. Truman's foodmaster Anderson cannot cure the food crisis with magic. The wheat outlook looks best while corn remains doubtful, and the system is strained by wartime regulations and black market influence. Beef and poultry supply depend on army consumption and shipping limits, with farming needs focused on planters and cultivators as labor remains tight.
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Washington
Anderson
Mr. Truman
Florida
Europe
Pacific
Mr. Anderson
Charley Paddock and other near-misses in sport history
Grantland Rice recalls Charley Paddock and Lou Gehrig near record attempts, Dempsey Firpo close calls, and Greasy Neale versus Steve Owen debates illustrating how tiny margins decide great sports outcomes. The piece highlights how peak pace and frailty shape world marks and famous moments.
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Wesson
Charley Paddock
Paddork
Charley
Lou Gehrig
Ash
Bobby Lowe
Boston
Ed Delehanty
Philadelphia
Lowe
Gehrig
Delehanty
Lou
Luis Angel Firpo
Pampas
Dempsey
Jack Lawrence
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Guy
Patton
Third Army
Hollywood High School
Lana Turner
Ann Sheridan
Dallas News
Annie
Bette Davis
Ida Lupino
Jennifer Jones
Jane Russell
Hunt Stromberg
Jane
Oregon
Westlake School For Girls
Shirley Temple
Pacific Northwest
Laraine Day
Hollywood
Cary Grant
Deanna Durbin
Lou Costello
Alice Faye
George O’brien
Mutual
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Eileen Farrell
South America
Ralph Bell
Bertram
Trudy
Dick Powell
Joe Grew
Army
Navy
Hirohito
State Department
Will Clayton
Dean Acheson
Burma
Indo-China
Dutch East Indies
South Pacific
High Command
Luzon
MacArthur
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Elinor Offenbach
Sisy
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South China Sea
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Austria
David Palowsky
Chicago
Red Cross
Betty Ann Goit
England
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Palais de Justice
Paris
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Reynaud
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New York State
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Grantland Rice
Greasy Neale
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