Radio Stars oh Parade fuels Hollywood gossip reel
Virginia Vale Rances Langford heads a scene for RKO's Radio Stars oh Parade with Wally Brown and Alan Carney. Frances found the studio set a revival of slapstick with custard pies. Joan Edwards lands a big salary boost and a long term contract on Your Hit Parade.
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Rances Langford
RKO
Wally Brown
Alan Carney
Ralph Edwards
Shinnty Ennis
Frances
Joan Edwards
Joan
Hollywood
20Th Century-Fox
Warner Bros
Attlee era Labour figures and rivals outlined in brief portrait
The piece sketches Britain's Labour leaders and contenders in a partisan profile. It highlights Prime Minister Clement Attlee as a cautious mediator, rival Horbert Morrison with a lively London presence, and hard-edged Ernest Bevin guiding the transport workers. Also noted are fiery MP Elden Wilkinson and administrator Arthur Greenwood, plus Capitol intrigue involving Rockefeller Hull and Mrs. McLean in the Truman era.
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Britain
Labor
Churchill
Democratic Party
Clement Attlee
England
Attlee
Horbert Morrison
Ernest Bevin
Morrison
Bevin
Sidney Hillman
OPM
Pearl Harbor
Labor Party
London
Waterloo Bridge
Ernie Bevin
Uunion
John L. Lewis
Philip Murray
Winston Churchill
Hitler
Mussolini
Cliveden
Transport Workers
M.P
Elden—Wilkinson
Miss—Wilkinson
Ireland
Miss Wilkinson
Bloomsbury
Edward
Wallis Simpson
World War Aftermath Prompts Call for Shared Giving
Kathleen Norris reflects on the global devastation after the war and urges universal sacrifice. She cites Maria Pendleton Smith's letter advocating simplified living, sharing resources, and following Christ's law to build peace. The author urges sermons to inspire such a path for salvation.
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Maria Pendleton Smith
Christ
Reverend Smith
Sharing Our Plenty Amid War Devastation Debate
A reader argues Americans should trim living standards and share surplus clothing food fuel and medicine with Europe and Asia to aid war torn regions. The column links compassion with long term policy aiming to reduce war through practical statecraft.
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America
Miss Norris
Europe
Asia
Button Brigade helps soldiers with sewing and mending
The Beverly Hills branch of the services of Southern California organises a Button Brigade. Twice a week these women bring four sewing machines and ironing boards to nearby camps to sew on buttons and service stripes and to perform alterations.
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Beverly Hills
Entoy Services
Southern California
Button Brigade
Argentina’s population changes through history
The text notes a 13 million population with 53 thousand Indians and claims 6 million immigrants arrived between 1858 and 1907. It mentions 16th century Spanish exploration, Spanish possession until 1818, civil strife until 1853, and a constitution modeled after the U.S. system.
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Argentina
U. S
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