Songs and Stars of the Screen in Roaring Years
A collage on 1940s film and radio figures. John Wayne’s rise after The Big Trail. Virginia Mayo’s path from stage distress to Goldwyn Girl. Glenn Ford’s return after marine service. Margaret O’Brien’s onstage moment. Rose Queen signings for The Robe. Milton Berle’s radio show momentum. Bob Hope’s Poor Richard award. NBC Athens coverage. and other studio notes including Warren, Bacall, and O’Brien.
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Virginia Mayo
Samuel Goldwyn
New York
Goldwyn
Bob Hope
No Military Error in German Breakthrough Say Critics
Close observers argue faulty intelligence not the only cause of the German breakthrough. They cite factors for Eisenhower and Marshall to weigh, including deliberate offensives, manpower replenishment, bomber availability, and overoptimistic public reporting, with note on Hodges and postwar industry concerns in Akron.
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Eisenhower
Marshall
Normandy
Siegfried Line
War Department
France
Courtney Hodges
West Point
Army
WPB
Akron
Princess Frocks Youthful Be-Ruffled Dress for Tots
Pattern 1266 offers a gay be-ruffled pantie frock for girls ages 11 to 18 inches with short sleeves. It requires 3 yards of fabric and 244 yards of trimming, featuring a round yoke and scalloped front, suited for a pretty party dress.
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Pride and Joy
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Western New
Virginia Vale
Raoul Walsh
John Ford
Marion Michael Morrison
University of Southern California
Ford
John Wayne
Glenn Ford
Columbia Pictures
St. Louis
Margaret O’brien
Tak Garet
Margaret
Pasadena Tournament of Roses
Cheryl Walker
Stage Door Canteen
Frank Ross
Mervyn LeRoy
Grace Moore
Milton Berle
Roy Rogers
Mutual
Philadelphia
Poor Richard
Hope
Will Rogers
National Broadcasting Company
Athens
Guthrie Janssen
Cairo
London
United States
Odds and Ends
Art Ross
March of Games
Gla
Warner Bros
Lauren Bacall
Alan Jones
Universal Musical
Pat O'Brien
Saipan
Waddy
Tokyo
Haywood
Hansell
San Antonio
Texas
21St Bomber Command
20Th Air Force
Byron E. Bruggs
Tampa
Fla
Emmett O'Donnell
Jamaica
L. I
Navy
Uss Cowpens
Pacific
U. S. Army
China
Congress
Pacific Area
Adm. C. W Nimitz
J. J. Hefferman
Margaret C. Smith
Maine
John Urich
Washington
Red Cross Blood Donor Center
Washington, D. C
Belgium
U. S
USO
Germany
von Rundstedt
Rhine
Princess Frock
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
New Montgomery
San Francisco, Calif
Macieinenl
Bettie
Clab Ay
Hulman and CO
Atergemesenlans
Terre Haute
Indiana
Brown
McKesson Laboratories
Seretone
Soretone
and McKesson
Ctl
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