Critics and actors clash through the ages in print
The essay traces how critics shape theater and film, from stage to cinema. It recalls writers like George Bernard Shaw and Mark Twain, notes the rise of motion picture criticism, and describes industry practices from trade magazines to exhibitor guidance, ending with a reflection on public verdict as the true judge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Winchell
John
Fred Butler
Butler
Minneapolis
Lionel Barrymore
George Bernard Shaw
London
Mark Twain
Alta California
San Francisco
Pete Harrison
Toom
Army of School Children In Step With War Effort
The 30,000,000 U.S. school children return to classrooms as wartime duties strain teachers. Up to 100,000 teachers may be absent this fall, many drawn to war industry jobs, while salaries push teachers toward better pay in factories and offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willard E. Givens
National Education Association of the
United States
Australia
Ulster
South Carolina
Dutch Harbor
Colorado
Midway
Total War
Arovement
Man Power Commission
Man Power
Educational shifts reshape high school for wartime needs
Schools plan accelerated tracks for capable students to meet defense labor and armed forces demands while delaying universal acceleration. Geography and mathematics courses will emphasize wartime applications from aviation navigation to ballistics, shaping curriculums until peacetime arts regain priority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sumatra
Malay Peninsula
Japan
United States
Tokyo
Panama Canal
Canadian
Eleanor Roosevelt Reflections On Youth Sacrifice And War
Eleanor Roosevelt writes from Hyde Park about young Americans joining the armed forces and women in factory work, urging ongoing support for youth and postwar goals. She describes travels, weather, and theater wartime efforts, ending with a note on bidding farewell to Queen Wilhelmina and urging war bonds purchases.
Government Criticism and War Time Opinion Reflections
Wright A Patterson discusses wartime openness in England and Ireland in 1918, notes Americans’ reluctance on labor racketeering and 40 hour work shifts, laments political cowardice, and forecasts another harsh winter with General Frost renewing the Russian front. He contrasts liberty with loyalty and criticizes two faced politicians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
Ireland
Countess Plunkett
United States
England
Illinois
Congress
Governmenta
Frost
Adolf
Federal aid eyed to keep teachers in schools
Effective remedy rests on continuous funding from the federal government. Teachers must be paid well enough to stay in teaching, which is impossible in some states without federal participation. Educators and friends push for aid, though that is another story.
Direct War Work Enlists Student Aid
The boys and girls in schools will devote time to direct War efforts. They will assist in stamping and bonds drives, collect metals, sew for the Red Cross, and aid hospital nurses. Students will study war related subjects and work to support democracy at war and in peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Hir
In Bed Longer Now Lets Busy Men Start Fires Late
Early fall programmable crokstats remotely control fire time for morning ignition and nightly shutoff. The system aims to cover the season’s heating needs without early rising.
Easy Way to Peel Squash
A simple method for peeling Hub bard squash involves warming it in the oven to ease peeling. The technique promises quicker prep, reducing knife work and frustration while preserving the fruit for pureed or cooked use.
Prairie Farms students gather maple seed for prairie reforestation
Children at Prairie Farms School in Dauphin Manitoba collected 3000 pounds of maple seed and sent it to a forest nursery in Saskatchewan to help establish trees on prairie farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie Farms
Dauphin
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Concrete bungalow by seventy year old woman near Narbeth
Seventy year old Miss Annie Webb recently completed a concrete block bungalow near Narbeth England using an old tin can and mallet to form the blocks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Webb
Narbeth
England
Safety Law Applies to Majority of North American Cars
Approximately 45 percent of automobiles in the United States and Canada are operated under provisions of the safety responsibility law, indicating broad adoption of the regulation across major regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Canada
Leathernecks and Camel Cigarettes Ad Card
An old service advertisement explains Leatherneck refers to Marines due to a leather collar and Camel cigarettes are popular across the Army Navy and Coast Guard. The ad urges sending Camel cartons through local dealers to please service members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Navy
Coast Guard
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Mr. Winchell
Nobors
Babe Ruth
Yankees
Babe
Nevis
Coast
United Nations
Brooklyn
Commission
The
United States Office of Education
Eleanor Roosevelt
New York City
International Student Service
Asheville
N. C
Campobello
Hyde Park
Poughkeepsie
National Theater
Washington
American Theater Wing
War Service, Inc
State Door Canteen
Washington Stage Door Canteen
Helen Hayes
Brock Pemberton
New York
Governor's Island
Institute On World Problems
World Federation of Education Associations
Netherlands
Oy Wright
A. Patterson
Western Newspaper Union
Trafalgar Square
Trafalgar—square
France
Germany
Hitler
Sioux City
Iowa
Lima, Ohin
Broadway
Sta
Liberal Credit
Jesse M. Chase
Salt Lake City
Boise
Pocatello
Blackfuutr
Serge Peterson Laboratories
Utah
N.U
Salt Lake
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
WNU
HOTEL
Ben Lomond
Ogden, Utah
Riana Renae Chamber of Commerce
Ad Club
Ben Lomond Ogden
Habert
Vislok, Mare
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