Major Joppolo confronts rumor mill in Adano siege
In Adano, Major Joppolo orders restraint and fights rumors spread by Mayor Nasta about a German counterattack. Sergeant Borth investigates, arrests Nasta for falsifying claims, and places him in a POW cage as the town navigates Allied relief and local fear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adano
Joppolo
Borth
Marvin
Lord Runcin
Butters
Colonel Norris
Norris Isable
Algiers
Nasta
Sergeant Borth
Interior
Mercurio Salvatore the Crier
Afronti
Cartman
Fatta
Father Pensovecchio
Vicinamare
Pilsener
Laura Sofila
Mercurio Salvatore
Quattrocchi
Adana
Margherita
Italy
Crier
Mayor Nasta
IX Corps
Purvis
Timon
Barth
Africa
M.P
M.p.'a
Cartman Afronti
Hollywood notes and radio buzz from the era
Virginia Vale reports on Patricia Sothern studying Maisie films, Wayne Morris’s return to Warner Bros with a new contract, Iturbi’s motorcycle pose, Una O’Connor’s tear money for war bonds, exhibitors’ poll of stars, Eleanor Parker’s shy reputation, Amos and Andy, Date with Judy, Kate Smith dropping studio audiences, Danny O’Neil joining Powder Box Theatre, and odds and ends on Kiss and Tell pay, Riverboat Rhythm, Mr District Attorney rank, and Ethel Barrymore bed rest for Some Must Peech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shirley Temple
Columbia
RKO
Frankie Carle
Ethel Barrymore
Warm Vestee Patterns For Schoolwear
Lots of warm sweaters are needed by high school and college girls for campuses and cold classrooms. The Vestees shown include a top knitted wool design and a white crocheted Hearts and Flowers model with colorful embroidery. Pattern No. 5289 Button-Over Vestee and Pattern No. 5694 Hearts and Flowers Vestee offer full knitting and crocheting instructions, sizes 12 to 18. Send 16 cents per pattern with name and address. some orders may take longer due to high demand.
Isis the Zither Mistress Robot Reaches 3000 Tunes
A life sized Isis figure designed by Dr. Cecil Nixon of San Francisco plays 3000 zither tunes on request. The machine, sparked by voice vibration, uses 370 electromagnets 1,187 wheels 2,233 wire sections and other secret gadgets to perform within 12 feet.
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Isis
Cecil Nixon
San Francisco
Collier’s
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John Hersey
Craxi
Tunisia
el Guettar
Peraps
Ee ‘ S. Stacescre
Western Newspaper Union
Virginia Vale
Ann Sothern
Patricia
Maisie
Mama
Robert Sterling
CBS
Wayne Morris
Warner Bros
Navy
Pearl Harbor
Jose Iturbi
Anchors Aweigh
Una O’connor
Hollywood
Connecticut
Motion Picture Herald
Stars of Tomorrow
Dane Clark
Jeanne Crain
Kennan Wynne
Peggy Ann Garner
Cornell Wilde
Tom Drake
Lon McCallister
Diana Lynn
Marilyn Maxwell
William Eythe
Eleanor Parker
Pride of the Marines
NBC
Amos ‘N Andy
Judy
Fibber McGee
Molly
Kate Smith
Ted Collins
Kate
Danny O'Neil
Romance
Ripley
Evelyn Knight
Jim Ameche
Mission St
Calif
Robot
Trus
Qandor
Fram Oil & Motor Cleaners
Fram
Fram Corporation
Providence
Tee
Oct
Beater Cleance
ZIT Sprinntep
Onfalriite
Hoover Street
Los Angeles
California
Rzat Ier
LE Sloan
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