Hollywood Radio and Film News Highlights Dinah Shore and More
Dinah Shore returns to air on February 13 with Call for Music featuring Dinah and Harry James. James Mitchell eyes a possible London loan after Curtiz signs him for The 49ers. NBC's Niles Trammer pushes for a radio code of standards at the 1948 convention. Columbia previews Mary Lou with Carle, but rights clash with Horace Heidt. Robert Kennedy earns Tycoon role after eloquent roadside incident. Hunt Hunt aids charity lunches in Charleston Lions Club fundraiser. Design for Death uses eight million feet of Japanese footage. Glenda Farrell recalls Love Honor and Obey debut on Broadway. Clark Gable plays her father.
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Dinah Shore
Melissa Ann
George Montgomery
Dinah
Harry James
Columbia
Lulu Belle
Glenda Farrell
Dorothy Lamour
Glenda
Love, Honor and
Clark Gable
DP Skills for a Nation Seeks Useful Displaced Persons
Backhage argues displaced persons in Europe show untapped talent suitable for U.S. needs. He cites 95,000 trained farm workers and thousands in construction, nursing, and domestic labor, urging admission to join American farms and industry rather than remaining in camps. He questions the cost of detention and the moral impact on freedom and opportunity.
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Eisenhower
Denmark
America
Europe
Congress of the
United States
William G. Stratton
Rep
Ill
Germany
Austria
Italy
Agriculture
House Debates Tax Bill as Gandhi Is Assassinated
The House opened crucial election year debate on income tax cuts with Speaker Joseph Martin predicting a tax slash. Republicans must win two thirds amid possible veto by President Truman, while Knutson's 6.5 billion proposal faces Democrat resistance over debt, security, and foreign policy implications. Gandhi’s assassination unsettles Pakistan Hindu Muslim Sikh trust, leaving peace gains from his fast in question.
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House of Representatives
Joseph Martin
Rep
Mass
House
Knutson
N. C
Congress
GOP
U. S
Little Man and What Now in Inflation Hearings
The senate banking committee heard from Cyrus J. Waud of Camden New Jersey a cannery worker who described inflation as his fifty dollar weekly salary failing to support his wife and six children. The piece also notes Mohandas Gandhi's assassination and a new bacterial flypaper that traps germs without killing them.
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Senate Banking and Currency Committee
America
Cyrus J. Waud
Camden
N. J
Waud
U. S S
Creed of Destruction What is Communism in the United States
A columnist likens Communism to a religion and cites a party rule to expose the creed. The piece highlights Elizabeth Gurley Flynn and her اليومية Daily Worker column noting how Marxism colors domestic life and party activities. Flynn is described as shaping the modern Communist party in America after aiding the Mesabi strikes.
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Communist Party
United States
Wobblies
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn
Iwws
York
Communist Party of New York
Lenin
Bumper Baby Crop Drives U S Growth Projections
The article notes a baby boom since 1940 adding over 26 million births, bringing the U S population beyond 144 million. It predicts impacts on markets, schools, housing, food, clothing, and employment, with peak military strength anticipated between 1960 and 1970 if universal training is adopted.
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U. S
America
Surplus Sectional Blogs Advertised by Doetsch Bros
Doetsch Bros Lumber Co advertises surplus 16x48 and other size log or sectionals. Made of good pine and related materials with insulated roofs and rafters two feet on center. F.O.B. camps and available floor. Mattoon Illinois postal box 505 and phone 4455.
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F.O.B
Doetsch Bros. Lumber CO
P. O
Mattoon
Illinois
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