Hollywood Notes Highlight Many Stars and Projects
INEZ GERHARD reports on current film moves and careers. Jose Ferrer shines in Joan of Arc with a romance later revealed. Ingrid Bergman’s film Jo n Arc leads to nuptials. George Raft team and others work on Outpost of Morocco. Anne Jeffreys returns to Western roles in Return of the Bad Man. Randolph Scott’s Alan Dale, Alan Dale’s CBS dare tale, Jane Wyman’s Serenade boosts Oscar chances. Jack McCoy discovers mystery tune publisher of Odde and Ends. Claudia Morgan’s superstition breaks after mirror incident. Jean Arthur plans next film after A Foreign Affair. Virginia Mayo’s Jones Beach wardrobe grows with 71 bathing suits. Jack Carson’s ranch profits. Amos ’n’ Andy back with new scripts. John Ford’s Fort Apache choice of John Agar linked to Shirley Temple Agar.
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Claudia Morgan
Jean Arthur
Virginia Mayo
Jones Beach
Jack Carson
Secret Roll Call Sinks Taft Housing Bill in Rules Committee
The Taft housing bill to fund slum clearance and low cost homes failed in the House Rules Committee as six Republicans opposed it and kept their names secret. Leo Allen James Wadsworth Edgar Chenoweth Ross Rizley Forest Harness Robert Rich voted no, with two Democrats Howard Smith Adolph Sabath for the bill. Gene Cox left the room at the last moment, prompting local outrage as the outcome was buried.
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Congress
House Rules Committee
Taft
Senate
House Banking and Currency Committee
Jesse Walcott
Michigan
Rules Committee
Leo Allen
Miinols
James Wadsworth
New York
Edgar Chenoweth
Colorado
Ross Rizley
Oklahoma
Forest Harness
Indiana
Robert Rich
Pennsylvania
Howard Smith
Virginia
Adolph Sabath
Uncils
Gene Cox
Georgia
Cox
Woman Joins FCC as First Lady Commissioner
Freida Hennock becomes one of the few Truman era FCC appointees confirmed by the Senate. The New York Democrat told Republicans she would oppose their aims, while praising radio funding for Roosevelt. She urged fair treatment for women and urged recall hearings, then won swift confirmation.
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Truman
Senate
Congress
Freida Hennock
Federal Communications Commission
Miss Hennock
Interstate Commerce Committee
Roosevelt
Brewster
Maine
Missa Hennock
Mary Martin
FCC
All Star Talent Amid War Echoes In Baseball
The piece compares American and National leagues for rookies and veterans amid wartime effects. It highlights Williams, DiMaggio, Boudreau as top American leaguers and Musial, Kiner, Sauer among National stars, noting pitchers lag behind legends like Johnson and Mathewson while wartime absences shape rosters.
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Ted Willams
Joe DiMaggio
Lou Boudreau
Joe Gordon
George Kell
Ken Keltner
Allen Zarilla
Stan Musial
Ralph Kiner
Hank Sauer
Country Slaughter
Johnny Mize
Andy Pafko
Pee Wee Reese
del Ennis
Tommy Holmes
Carl Furillo
Kiner
Sauer
Musial
WiLliams
Boudreau
DiMaggio
Ty Cobb
Willams
Hornsbys
Jacksons
Swat
Cy Young
Pete Alexander
Christy Mathewson
Walter Johnson
Johnson
Eddie Plank
Lefty Grove
Dizzy Dean
Bob Feller
Hal Newhouser
Ewell Blackwell
Golf Psychology and the Mental Game of Swing
The article argues golf is largely mental and varies with attitude. Concentration and tempo determine performance with examples from Jim Barnes and a leading amateur. It notes common faults like rushing the backswing and lifting the head, causing early downswing on some days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Barnes
Amaeur
From A Pattern By Donald R. Brawn
This item promotes building a backyard picnic table and lawn furniture from a pattern. It extols year round outdoor use, economical construction, and personal satisfaction from DIY woodworking. Readers are urged to send 250 for Pattern No. 22 to East-Bird Pattern Company, Pleasantville, N. J.
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Donald R. Brawn
East-Bird Pattern Company
Department W
Pleasantville
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John Lund
Pauline
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Joan of Arc
Jose Ferrer
Dauphin
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Greenwich
Conn
George Raft
Morocco
Robert Florey
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RKO
Randolph Scott
Alan Dale
CBS
Coney Island
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Jane Wyman
Michael Curtiz
Jerry Wald
Joan Crawford
Mildred Pierce
Mexico
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Jack McCoy
McCoy
Amos
Andy
Freeman Gosden
Charles Correll
John Ford
John Agar
Shirley Temple Agar
Shirley
Politics In Education
E. B. Norton
Oscar Ewing
Office of Education
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Democratic National Committee
John Studebaker
Fukui
Japan
U. SB. Air Force
Fort Worth
Tex
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Holy Land
65Th Street
East River
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Fristoe
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Edward J. Flanagan
Nebraska
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Des Plaines, OL
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U. S. Air Force
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GSE
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Yodora
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
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