Hollywood Lunches Fuel Cast Weight Gain Amid Shoots
On set of Nine Girls, stars swore off meals between scenes but indulged in cookies chocolate milk fruit and candy as the cast ate between takes. Several actors joked about weight fluctuations while publicity notes mention other film projects and radio contests.
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Virginia-Vale
Union
Lo Jason
Jeff Donnell
Jinx Falkenburg
Leslie Brooks
Evelyn Keyes
Nina Foch
Anita Louise
Lynn
Training pilots expands as bases close in wartime
Washington reports the air forces will close about a dozen cadet training bases by April as the service notes enough trained navigators and pilots for campaigns in both theaters. The army transport command shifts to combat-trained pilots from air forces, while Farm Security advances via new congressional support and program refinements. Meanwhile Norden bombsight loses Pacific relevance to low level tree top bombing, and Pentagon gate procedures tighten as war nerves flare.
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Army Air Forces
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Harold Cooley
North Carolina
Hancock
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U. S
Pacific
Bismarck Sea
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Navy Armed Guard Battles Gangsters of the Sea
Navy armed guards engage criminals at sea as escort ships planes and a dirigible battle a wolf pack threat. The clash involves naval units and air support to defuse the assault and protect merchant or patrol routes.
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Navy Armed Guard
Steel strike trouble looms as wage battles rise
Washington faces mounting labor pressure as Phil Murray and allied unions push for new wage gains beyond the Little Steel formula. The looming dispute involves shipbuilders, textiles, autos and more, threatening political and economic stability in a pivotal election year.
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Washington
Phil Murray
War Labor Board
White House
CIO
John Lewis
Dewey
Doctor
Doctor New Deal
Murray
Vinson
Daybreak Duck Hunt in Storm at Bay
A northeast gale turns into a near hurricane as a duck hunting party braves rain and rough seas. The skiff fills, decoys and cane wash overboard, and dawn yields a soggy, tense hunt where water soaked yet determined marksmen press on to bag ducks.
Ducks Unlimited and a Wild Goose Chase in a Storm
A first person tale of a brutal duck hunting trip amid cold rain and wind. The narrator describes numerous duck species, a DU Ducks Unlimited influence, and a harrowing ordeal on a swampy bar as boats tilt and men are battered. Amid chaos, thirst for shelter and the aim to find Red Letterbury’s houseboat drive the crew.
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Ducks Unlimited
Cap
Stout Steve Owen
New York Giants
Owen
Bears
Redskins
Baugh
Luckman
Rice
Aly
Cobb's Favorite Baseball Parade Recalled by Cobb
Irvin S. Cobb recuperating in New York after a serious illness reminisces about past sports figures. He names Chris Mathewson Bresnahan Three-Fingered Brown Kling Johnson Waddell Coles Shoeless Joe Jackson in reflection on baseball history.
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Irvin S. Cobb
New York
Cobb
Chris Athewson
Roger Bresnahan
Three-Fingered Brown
Johnny Kling
Walter Johnson
Rube Waddell
Eddie Col Oers
Joe Jackson
Tricky Quiz Questions Mixed From Historical Clues
The page lists a jumble of trivia prompts and answers including references to mythic figures Adonis, Columbus travel times, Bluebeard, dam irrigation reach, and various place names. It presents a collage rather than a single coherent news item with dates.
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Suzetter
Adonis
George Washington
Columbus
Spain
Gulf of Mexico
Boulder
Bluebeard
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