Hollywood Stars and TV Voices Highlight Wartime Screencraft
The piece notes Joan Fontaine praised for vitality and charm and mentions her postwar Connecticut nursing stint with husband Brian Aherne. It cites Victor McLaglen as The Hook in Treasure Chest and Bob Hope’s pirate nemesis role, plus prison reform praise from Lewis E. Lawes. Ruth Brennan uses Lynn Winthrop name for Warne Bros. and Gertrude Lawrence earns Red Cross stripes. Carlton Morse’s One Man's Family remains a long running NBC program. Nancy Kally aims for Broadway winters and Hollywood summers with improving film work potential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Goldwyn
Victor McLaglen
the Hook
Nancy Kally
Broadway
Hollywood
Susan
God
Hustling Letters and The Silver Theater Spotlight
Note to girls Dick Henry Aldrich Jones enjoys the letters from junior misses with pink lip impressions. Latest addition to the Silver Theater is Madeline Lee as Miss Blue in the show. Jon Peerce of Great Moments in Music performs with dramatic force. Hal Roach has been promoted in the U S Army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Aldrich” Jones
Madeleine Lee
Andy
Miss Blue
Jon Peerce
Hal Roach
United
U. S. Army
Army medical service urged to curb indiscriminate recruiting
Dr. John H. Musser of Tulane warns a Senate committee that the army overrecruits physicians without civilian need, cites idle Tulane doctors at Camp Benning, and urges better use of personnel amid wartime priorities. He highlights civilian medical shortages and calls for revised deployment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Musser
Tulane University Medical—School
Henry Stimson
Senate
War Department
Pepper
Pascaloula
Miss
Musser
Tulane
Mustrate
Tulane University
Army Medical Corps
Camp Benning
Georgia
Army
Frontline letters show soldiers' blunt views on war and society
A wartime letter from an army captain, printed in a Western Newspaper Union dispatch, voices a blunt mix of admiration for sacrifice, harsher views on imperialism, and warnings about America facing fascistic trends if it stays soft. The note critiques Roosevelt’s labor draft proposals and contrasts them with existing laws like Smith Connally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Southwest Pacific
Japan
Germany
Italy
America
Old
England
Amherst
Roosevelt
Football Greats and All Time Players Named
The passage lists legendary football figures and opinions from Walter Eckersall Steve Owen Bo McMillin Frank Thomas and others. It highlights Mel Hein Jim Thorpe Bronko Nagurski Don Hutson Red Grange George Gipp Wilbur Henry and Bott Owen and Thomas as top players with varied positions and achievements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steve Owen
Giants
Frank _Thomas
Alabama
Louisiana
Jim Thorpe
Car Isle Indians
Canton Bulldogs
Pudge Heffelfinger
Yale
Mel Hein
Hein
New York Giants
Bronko Nagurski
Don Hutson
Red Grange
Grange
Battles
Bo McMillin
Cal Hubbard
Hubbard
Frank Thomas
George Gipp
Gipp
Thomas
Wilbur Henry
W and J
Thorpe
Bott Owen
Henry
Beating Nagurski Hewitt Seen as Great End Debate
Bill Hewitt is praised as one of the great ends, with anecdotes of decisive plays. The text notes Ken Strong’s decline in speed due to injuries and mentions other notable players, concluding with a call to a pro circuit list drawn from many years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Hewitt
Hewitts
Ken Strong
Strong
Pro players value college roots in football and baseball
The piece argues that players who turn pro still owe loyalty to their college game and its spirit. It notes that pro football is tougher and cleaner, while professional baseball could survive without college baseball, though many stars are former college players.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Representatives
House
Charles A. Eaton
New Jersey
Madison Avenue Baptist Church
New York City
Walter H. Judd
Minnesota
China
Joseph O'Brien
New York
Samuel Weiss
Pennsylvania
LaVern Fr.disney
Wisconsin
Marquette University
Tiscellany
Carl Durham
North Carolina
Harve Tibbett
George W. Gillie
Indiana
Automatic Oxygen Masks For Airmen At High Altitudes
A new automatic oxygen mask for U S military airmen regulates air mixture and flow by atmospheric pressure up to 38000 feet. The device eliminates wearer controlled adjustments and reduces worry for pilots in flight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Collier's
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Joan Fontaine
Olivia de Havilland
Joan
Paramount
Brian Aherne
Connecticut
Marlene Dietrich
CBS Playhouse
Broadcasting
Lewis E. Lawes
Sing Sing
Ruth Brennan
Walter
Selznick
Lynn Winthrop
Warner Bros
Humphrey Bogart
Blue Network
Gertrude Lawrence
American Red Cross
NBC
Carlton E. Morse
AN Fontain
Odds and Ends
Wild Animals
War Production Board
Victory Gardens
Maury Maverick
WPB
Cairo-Teheran
Maverick
Chaffer
D. B. Robertson
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Bill Green
Robertson
Paul Robegon
U.S. Army
State Department
Pvesi
Lakehurst
N. J
Nore Marrena
Don Adams
Deen, Ijt
Western Newspaper Union
Sammy Baugh
Chicago Dears
TCU
Washington Redskins
Green Bay
Haineis
Chicago Bear
Washington State
Wilbur
Fats
Ernie Nevers
Stanford
Duluth Eskimos
Chicago
Notre Dame
Michigan
Chicago Bears
Centenary
Geneva
Ruth Wyeth Spears
Cee
Yost
Willie Heston
Stagg
Walter Eckersall
Frank Hinkey
Tom Shevlin
Nagurskis
Bedford Hills
Ui Llee
John Smith
St. Louis, Mo
Erie
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