Hollywood Stars and Feuds Stir Film News
Virginia Vale reports on Faye Emerson Roosevelt paying Dore Schary a $600 plugging fee for I'll Be Seeing You. Gossip covers Margaret O'Brien’s NY reception, Lana Turner and Van Johnson in The Pirate, Lana’s costumes, Dan Duryea’s career path, Michael O'Shea roles, Ziegfeld Follies, and Audrey Young's screen debut in Out of This World.
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Faye Emerson Roosevelt
Selznick International
Dore Schary
Roosevelt
Warner Studio
Joseph Cotten
Ginger Rogers
Shirley Temple
RKO
Dorothy McGuire
Robert Young
Warner Bros
Janie
Lana Turner
van Johnson
Metro
van Fontaine
Alfred Lunt
Lana
Michael O'Shea
Jack London
Mulveroy
Henry Kaiser
Frisco
NBC
Beatrice Kay
Audrey Young
Stage
Paramount
George White
Capitol
Washington Radio
Jimmy Byrnes
London
Winston
Bobby Sox Brigade
Congress
Helen Gahagan Douglas
Hollywood
Frederick Waltman
Roy Howard
New York World-Telegram
U. S
Joe Stalin
Odds and Ends: Ginny Simms and radio film notes
The clipping notes Ginny Simms delaying rehearsal in a chilly studio and a coat request. It mentions a new ten year tract and claims a record sum in a single talent deal. Rudy Vallee returns to the screen in a film and Eddie Bracken gains a radio timespot after Reece's show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ginny Simms
Tenn Presents
Bob
Johnny
Bapey
Jane
Rudy Vallee
Eddie Bracken
Reece
Charlie McCarthy
Washington Strife Over Montgomery Bradley Command Move
Washington readers learn of Bernard Montgomery taking command of two American armies, shifting Omar Bradley from the top posts. The piece notes opposition in the war department, Eisenhower’s pressure, and Churchill’s influence, with background from Normandy and later events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard Montgomery
Omar N. Bradley
Bradley
Eisenhower
Churchill
War Department
U. S
Montgomery
Stars and Stripes
London
British Broadcasting Company
Holland
Belgium
Monty
EissRhoumhs
el Alamein
Cairo
Sicily
Caen
Arnhem
Pentagon
Hall of Fame Nomination Dilemma in Baseball History
A veteran correspondent reflects on the 1945 Hall of Fame nominations facing a crowded field of 20 to 30 potential inductees. He cites legends like Frank Chance, Johnny Evers, Walter Maranville, and Dizzy Dean while noting the struggle to fairly choose only a few, balancing merit with enduring value. He also interweaves memories of early greats and contrasts baseball’s legacy with other sports figures such as Alabama quarterback Harry Gilmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Delehanty
Frank Frisch
Dizzy Dean
Mickey Cochrane
Herb Pennock
Gabby Hartnett
Johnny Evers
Walter Maranville
Boston Braves
Athletics
Evers
Troy
N. Y
Pepper Martin
Maranville
Martin
Railroads Struggle With Record Freight Shipments
Collier reports railroads repeatedly cannot accept oversized freight. One oil tank was towed from Hoboken through the Hudson and canal to Chicago. Another shipment, 30 foot diameter pipes for Boulder Dam, had to be fabricated on site due to their length.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoboken
Hudson
New York State Barge Canal
Great Lakes
Chicago
Boulder Dam
Bee
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TTA Shy Ore 10Stern Newspaper Union
Virginia Vale
Schary
New York
Margaret O'Brien
Margaret
St. Louis
Dan Duryea
Franchot Tone
Cornell
William Powell
Florens Ziegfeld
Powell
Ziegfeld
Luise Rainer
Hedy Lamarr
Faye Emerson
Odds and Ends
Washington, D. C
Normandy
Cherbourg
Paris
O.K
General Pershing
Peyton March
Pershing
Clarence Ransom Edwards
Boston
New England
France
U. S. Army
Red Cross
Pearl Harbor
Uncle Sam
Navy
David hicCampbell
Los Angeles
Cecil E. Harris
Crosbard
South Dakota
McCampbell
Harris
302 Reg
3Rd Bn
S4th
Ice
Speed
Bill Rapolo
Boston Bruins
Butch McDonald
Black Hawks
Chicago Black Hawks
Jimmy Collins
Roger Bresnahan
Mel Ott
Bill Klein
Clark Griffith
Frank Chance
Ed Walsh
Fred Clarke
Miller Huggins
Lefty Grove
Carl Hubbell
Rube Wad
Dell
Baseball Fang
Cubs
Chance
Giants
McGraw
Connie Mack
Fvp.a
Franklin Pierre Adams
Tocsin
Charles Dryden
Charley
P. L
Harry Gilmer
Alabama
Sammy Baugh
Gilmer
Grantland Rice
Liberal Commission
General Products Germpany
Albany
Georgia
Dateo
T Labe Desk Exchange
West Broadway
Salt Lake City
Utah
Berl
Graham Hatchery
Paulet Farm
Hayward
Calif
Salt Lake
Miei
Uncle Sebastian
Gideon
W.T. Eido Kgir Kgei
P.W.T
KPO
Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
WNU
Pius Y
DTN
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