Bob Hope Jimmie Durante recollections and Corwin broadcast note
Comments on Bob Hope and Jimmie Durante as publicity figures and a reminiscence about Hope's schedule. Mentions of 1938 summer fill-in shows and charitable benefits. Notes Columbia Presents Corwin rising to prominence after first broadcasts and listener attitudes toward radio programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennys
Bob Hope
Jimmie Durante
Hope
Bob
Columbia Presents
Corwin
Norman Corwin
Radio stars and stage talents in wartime entertainment
A rundown of radio and film figures with new projects and roles. Marie MacDonald trains in Hollywood streamlining for a guest star part, Connee Boswell heads a morale group aiding disabled performers, and Fannie Brice joins Metro for a Follies sketch. Milton Gross tops radio heckling records while coverage notes wartime broadcasting and film plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie MacDonald
Hollywood
Fannie Brice
Metro
White House lunch hints at future conservative running mate
The article recalls a luncheon at the White House with President Roosevelt and Charlie Wilson, WPB production chief, where Wilson, unsure of his role, discussed wide topics from war production to world trade. Rumors say conservatives seek a Republican background running mate to swing votes, with Ed Stettinius touted for the job.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
WPB
Charlie Wilson
Wilson
FDR
Son
Charlie
Ed Stettinius
Anzio
Italy
Navy
Levin Campbell
Ordnance
Annapolis
Coast Artillery
Army
Campbell
Ordnance Department
Pearl Harbor
St. Louis
Detroit
Chicago
Rock Island
Ill
Washington
Hap” Arnold
Arnold
Major Seversky
McCloy
Imaginary Conversations and War Echoes Across Time
A fragmented dialogue mixes wartime satire with reflections on racial superiority and authority. The piece shifts from a mock Japanese ancestor conversation to wartime political humor, mentioning Congress income tax talk and cultural radio figures, with scattered nostalgia and broad social commentary.
Pattern No 8587 sizing and material requirements
Pattern No. 8587 is offered in sizes 10 12 14 16 18 and 20. Size 12 short sleeves requires 336 yards of 39 inch material and 44 yards for tulip appliques.
Slimly Pretty Princess Frock Adage
A fashion note extols the simple elegance of a well cut Princess frock. The piece praises feminine style and flattering lines, urging readers to try a pale version for a refined look.
Arrowhead Formation in California Mountainside
A massive arrowhead-shaped structure rises in the Sierra Madre range of California. The rock feature measures about 1,375 feet in length and 449 feet in width, noted as once an Indian worshiping place, with unique soil giving the unusual formation.
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Sierra Madra Nardine
Calif
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Western
Union
John Carraline
Wallace Beery
New
Stagecoach
France
2BS
Cops
Rodgers
Connee Boswell
Blue Network
Songbird
Jonnee
Twentieth Century Fox
Army Air Forces
New York
Corp
Layne Britton
Joan Crawford
Robert Taylor
Breta Garbo
Walter Pidgeon
Charlie McCarthy
Milton Gross
Chamber Haste Society
Lower Basin Street
SBS
Carnival
Alex Templeton
Yorton Gould
News Front
Aoco America
Uge
George Sande Tital
Arabia
Washington, D. C
Ronald J. Rossiter
Martyn
Argentina
Rossiter
Harold Hopper
Hopper
Photographic Science Laboratory
U.S. Naval Station
Anacostia
D. C
Cetin JF. Phillips
Comermion
Ancestor
Oklahoma
American White House
Grandpappy
Pacific Islands
Congress
Fritz Kreisler
Vandercook
Johnny
Heck
Ray Gramm
Gabe
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
New Montgomery Street
San Francisco
Vicks VacoRus
Sun
Spokane
Col
Renleva
Maxfield Feed & Seed Co
West Broadway
Lake City
Utah
Jim
Soretone Liniment
Soretone
McKesson
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