Notes on wartime cinema and radio critiques in 1942
A lively round of film and radio reviews notes the war era’s output from The Magic Lanterns. It praises Wake Island and Across the Pacific while critiquing Berlin Correspondent and Goebbels radio. The column also comments on Rex Stout, Clark Gable’s The Hard Way, and wartime propaganda trends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wake Island
Brian Donlevy
Robert Preston
MacDonald Carey
Manchuria
Pearl Harbor
Pacific
Meller
Humphrey Bogart
Mary Astor
Sidney Greenstreet
Berlin
Goebbels
U. S
Clark Gable
Army
Clark
Miami Beach
Coronal Gable
Gable
FDR Fourth Term Debate Narrows to House Control
The piece outlines a political fight over a possible fourth term for Roosevelt, with Republicans aiming to block it and insiders arguing the President won’t pursue or accept such a term. It notes his priority to retain Congress, homeward travel through the Midwest, patronage tensions, and the risk of defections as the November elections approach. It also mentions patronage as leverage, past figures like Farley and Henderson, and praise for immigrant contributions in U.S. culture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Roosevelt
Congress
Navy
Woodrow Wilson
House of Representatives
Herbert Hoover
Cassin—Coolidge
Teddy Roosevelt
House
Washington
Middle West
FDR
Ed Flynn
Jim Farley
Leon Henderson
Wall Street
Army Manpower System Seeks Best Fit for Each Soldier
The article outlines a global corps of 6000 personnel officers who classify and assign soldiers to jobs matching their abilities. It explains reception center testing and interviews, replacement training, and ongoing reclassification to place recruits in duties where they can contribute most to the war effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Kingdon
Pearl Harbor
Free World
Congress
Elsie McCormick
Boston
The
Mercury
Pic
Coughlin
Adjutant General's Office
War Department
Adjutant General
Army of the United States
Army
James A. Harden
American system under threat and political lessons
Barron’s warns that postwar government control could replace free competition with state operation, risking fewer stores, centralized pricing, and no incentives for innovation. The piece urges choosing lawmakers who make laws for the nation, not just pork. It also contrasts a friendly phone call from an old Chicago acquaintance with social concerns and notes Sunday speeders undermining public safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barron's
National Financial Weekly
New York
America
Barron’s
Chicago
Waldo Logan
Yanks Taught Language of Land They Are Stationed In
The War Department announces a new method to teach American troops basic speaking knowledge of foreign languages before deployment. Phonetic phonemics guide a six or seven listen and study plan using phonograph records and reference pamphlets. Dr Henry Lee Smith oversees the program as former Brown University instructor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Lee Smith
Brown University
Providence
KRL
War Department
Speed Comparisons Among Natural Phenomena
The report notes that forest fires travel about five miles per hour lava flows at around fifty miles per hour and clouds can reach speeds exceeding one hundred miles per hour.
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Portugal
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Greece
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Scott Lucas
Illinois
Henry
Kaiser
Tommy
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Yeaks
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Steyn
Broadway
Liberal Credit
Jesse M. Chase
Salt Lake City
Boise
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Ogden
Grant E. Hayes Co
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Colorado River
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Colo
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W.N.U
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Henry Ford
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Mpra
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