Stage Door Notes Celebrities and Gossip in 1940s NYC
Bystander column surveys theater stars like Judith Anderson and Gertrude Lawrence at openings, film buzz around Spencer Tracy and John Carradine, fashion trends, and late week notes. Mentions Joe Lewis, Cobina Wright, Clare Boothe Luce, Princess Elizabeth wedding invite, and Hollywood chatter from Romanoff’s to Chasen’s.
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Judith Anderson
Lady Scarface
Judith
Gertrude Lawrence
Null Caird
Menjou
John Carradine
Spencer Tracy
Pat O’brien
Romanoff's
Romanoff
Chasen’s
Clare Boothe Luce
Cobina Wright
America
Roxy
John L. Lewis
FDR
American Federation of Labor
Fertilizer Shortage Shapes Marshall Plan Dilemmas
The world lacks fertilizer while America can spare only a fraction for overseas aid. Army shipments to Germany Japan and Korea reach 65 000 tons monthly, rivaling US availables with 780 000 tons yearly. Nitrogen shortages delay production and fuel debates on whether to boost domestic farms or aid Europe and Asia first.
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America
Europe
Asia
Agriculture Department
U. S
Canada
Chile
Germany
Japan
Korea
United States
Thanksgiving Menu Guide Promotes Classic Sides
As autumn chills arrive families plan a proper Thanksgiving feast. The piece suggests a well roasted turkey with fork-tender meat and golden brown skin, paired with snow white onions in a mild sauce, Brussels sprouts with stock and bread crumbs, and sweet potatoes as key sides.
Thanksgiving Menu and Hollywood Critique in One Page
The page lists a Thanksgiving menu with pruned dressing roast turkey Brussels sprouts sweet potatoes and a chiffon pumpkin pie recipe. It also contains a Washington commentary criticizing Hollywoods support for communism and its political influence on U.S. leaders.
Minute Painting By American Artist Hidden In Miniature
An American artist known for tiny works created a winter landscape oil painting measuring 1/65th of a square inch. It required a brush made from a single human hair to complete the minuscule artwork.
Kerr Warns Truman Of U S Food Shortage And Reclamation Need
Oklahoma ex governor Bob Kerr told President Truman the United States faces a future of rising mouths to feed and soil loss unless a radical program of reclamation and soil conservation is adopted. He pressed for an Arkansas Red River watershed study and urged saving the Oklahoma ordnance works plant from sale to a private utility. Kerr contrasted Roosevelt and Truman in style after the White House talk.
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Washington
America
Europe
Truman
Oklahoma
Bob Kerr
Mr. Truman
Kerr
United States
White House
Arkansas-Red River
Oklahoma Ordnance Works
GOP
E. H. Moore
George Schwabe
Ross Rizley
Public Service Company of Oklahoma
Grand River Dam
Secret War Records and Army Silence on Blunders
Army leaders clash with the Library of Congress over suppressing documents. Civil War blunders remain classified in Army files, and officials curb discussion of World War I and World War II errors.
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Army Brass
Library of Congress
Army
Lynn Bays Tips for Cold Weather Baking Delights
Try gingerbread as bread for dried fruit sandwiches and use cream cheese instead of butter for a special treat. Roll cheese into the crust of apple pies for extra richness and brush the tops with milk for a golden finish.
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Phil Silver
Stephen Longstreet
Danny Kaye
Phil
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Theater America
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Pony Express
Duke of Windsor
Elizabeth
Britain
Milton Rubin
Hollywood
Life
Gloria Willis
G. J. Nathan
Esquire
Howie
Chasen's
James Ramsey Ullman
Bill Mauldin
J. David Brown
the News
Thomas W. Duncan
Gus
Admiral Halsey
Halsey
World
Brazil
WNU Features
Westbreek Pegler
WNU
Kremlin
Presidential
Roosevelt
Castle Garden
Russia
Hitler
Stalin
Moving Picture
Moscow
Congress
Mr. Smith
Harry Truman
Franklin Roosevelt
Secret War Records
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