Hollywood Stars Return to Screens After Army Departures
Western News reports a flood of film talent rejoining after military discharges. Andrew Stone casts John Carroll in Bedside Manner while Robert Montgomery and Clark Gable line up options, and Bruce Cabot completes Salty O’Rourke. Elizabeth Booth Tarkington stories join Metro projects as Glenn Ford, Alan Ladd, and others resume work.
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Ollywood
Andrew Stone
John Carroll
Army Air Force
Metro
Robert Montgomery
Clark Gable
Bruce Cabot
Salty O’rourke
Mickey Rooney
Andy Hardy
Lewis Stone
Fay Holden
Sara Haden
Booth, Tarkington
German Underground Seethes Amid Slave Labor Revolt
uncensored dispatches report rising guerrilla activity behind German lines with French and Russian slave laborers in Berlin Breslau and Bremen joining deserters. Air raids freed thousands rallying in bomb ruins to attack sentries steal food and sabotage as the army faces manpower strain from veterans over 38.
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Washington
Germany
Berlin
Breslau
Bremen
France
Yugoslavia
Greece
Reich
Himmler
New Manpower Program Aims Labor Cuts Across Regions
War Manpower Commission Director Paul McNutt may launch a new ceiling based program in light labor areas. Employers in non essential industries would cut payrolls by a set percentage of last year’s workforce. Chicago has already tested the plan and found it successful with a 10 percent cut by March 15.
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War Manpower Commission
Paul McNutt
Chicago
Stalin Tanks Versus German Armor in Eastern Front Drive
Reports claim the Soviet Stalin tank with a 4.8 inch gun outguns German and American heavies in hard ground combat. The note notes German escape attempts from Nazi lands and a Slav treaty approaching unity under Moscow’s influence.
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United States
Great Britain
Poland
East Prussia
Stalin
Fan mail on boxing scoring and army film accuracy
Grantland Rice discusses nationwide interest in boxing scoring reform led by Commissioner Eddie Eagan. He shares a Maj Richard Maibaum letter from the U S army signal corps noting discrepancies between filmed action and cameramen captions captured under battle conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddie Eagan
New York
Richard Maibaum
U S. Army Signal Corps
Mr Rice
Signal Corps Photographic Center
Army Combat
Wish Fulfillment Reveals Hidden Bias in Boxing Judging
The writer discusses how wishful thinking affects boxing judgments and officials while recalling a fight where a friend lost a decision he believed he won. He cites eye sight and psychological bias, proposing eye tests for judges and referees to improve accuracy.
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Mina
Abe Lincoln
Maj
Richard Maiburn
Signal Corps
U. S. Army
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