Portrait of Eisenhower and his enduring public image
A portrait asserts that Ike’s leadership and wit shaped Allied success. It notes his foresight about Germany, refugee roots, early nickname origin, disdain for bigotry, and informal style that fostered comradeship. It cites anecdotes from Abilene to Panama and a notable note to Patton.
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Eisenhower
Africa
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Patton
Georgie
Algiers
Ordn
Ike
Eisenhower Humility Noted In Kansas Homecoming Cable
The general’s devotion to America stands out while his remarks on democracy highlight his gratitude for opportunity. His Abilene sendoff message urges locals to avoid formal titles and keep him as Dwight. He laments military rank’s loneliness and longs for the cafe with old friends.
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Eisenhower
Abilene
Kansas
Japan
Europe
Gen. Marshall
Marshall
America
Dwight
Loss of Arm Won’t Stop Man’s Push for Success
Orville Starke, 51, Holeproof Hosiery purchasing agent, lost his right arm but built a life in business and sport. He tours the Thomas M. England hospital at Atlantic City and Milwaukee veterans to inspire amputees, sharing his self described feats and a letter detailing his philosophy that a limb loss is a “seeming handicap” and a chance for a thrilling life.
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Milwaukee
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Orville Starke
Thomas M. England
Atlantic City
N. J
Starke
Holeproof Hosiery
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Milwaukee Journal
Broad
Marquette University
Wisconsin Athletic Club
Northwestern University
Air Corps
Glenn
Dog That Killed Little Mistress Is Executed
Los Angeles reports five year old bull terrier Woof who killed 21 month old Marguerite Derdenger was asphyxiated. Attorney for the Derdengers says the death ends months of legal wrangling over the pet. Superior Judge Emmet H Wilson had set aside a prior order delaying disposition of the animal. Marguerite was killed February 18 when Woof seized the child at the base of her skull amid jealousy over attention.
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Los Angeles
Woof
Joseph Scott
Charles Derdenger
Woolf
Derdengers
Emmet H. Wilson
Marguerite
Air Transport Command built a world of speed and aid
The Air Transport Command reshaped wartime logistics by flying troops and supplies across oceans and deserts. It operates the busiest routes over The Hump and the Atlantic, ferries 50,000 troops monthly, and runs extensive field briefings and rescue drills. ATC also maintained a global hotel network to support pilots, and carried tens of millions of letters while facing danger from Japanese attacks.
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Air Transport Command
Pat Hurley
Washington
New York
Chicago
China
India
Himalayas
North Atlantic
ATC
Atlantic
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Greenland
Iceland
Boston
Portland
Long Island
Okinawa
Harold George
U. S
U.S
Pearl Harbor
Roosevelt
Egypt
Rommel
Montgomery
Africa
Sudan
Europe
Natal
Brazil
Stars and studios shape dreams from coast to lot
OAN EDWARDS earns top billing by merit not kinship and longs for her uncle Gus Edwards to attend a broadcast. Directors like Mitchell Leisen lend props to stars for films while Alexis Smith begins Night and Day after The Two Mrs Carrolls. Jacqueline White rises to a big role beside Gregory Peck in The Yearling as Queen for a Day moves from Mutual to cinema. Warner Bros adapts Wilkie Collins mysteries Woman in White and The Moonstone for the screen. Ed Golden secures film rights for Queen for a Day with United Artists.
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Alexis Smith
Mrs. Carrolls
Warner Bros
Cole Porter
Mrs. Porter
Mutual
Ed Golden
United Artists
Warner Bros. Studio
Wilkie Collins
Radio Show Changes and Studio Antics Highlight Hollywood
Rise Stevens debuts a summer replacement show with a rotating musical director from a leading studio. Lulu McCon nell, star of It Pays to Be Ignorant, defied doctors to air on her broadcast. Gale Storm films a scene at Mono gram studio as fans crowd the Hollywood street for The Gay Nineties shoot.
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Rise Stevens
Lulu McConnell
Tom Howard
Hollywood
Monogram Studio
Gale Storm
TV Stars Weigh Fall Plans In Air Show Aspirations
Jane Withers may headline a fall air show for youths while Alice Faye contemplates quitting films to perform with husband Phil Harris. Hi Brown, longtime Inner Sanctum producer, notes 15 000 broadcasts and 35 own shows on air. Ray Bulger's show replaces Jimmy Durante Garry Moore with a strong star lineup for summer and fall. Judy Canova's husband went overseas as their baby turned two weeks old and they toasted the child.
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Jane Withers
Alice Faye
Herusband
Phil Harris
Hi Brown
Ray Bulger
Jimmy Durante
Judy Canava
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Edgar
Annapolis
Panama
Bunker Hill
Hower
G. A. Seltz
Howell J. Dyson
United Nations
Truman
Edward BK. Stettinius
United States
Permanent Organization
W. K. Wellington Koo
Hicksville
Benes
Lidice
Eduard Benes
Czechoslovakia
Heinhard Heydrich
Prague
Tiger Hank
Hank Greenberg
Detroit Tigers
Western Newspaper Union
Virginia Vale
Oan Edwards
Gus Edwards
Joan
Judy Ann
Mitchell Leisen
Mexico
Dorothy Lamour
Dorothy
Mr. Leisen
Metro
Jacqueline White
Russia
Gregory Peck
Joan Edwards
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