Main Street Memos of a Midnighter and Broadway Notes
A collage of entertainment gossip and social captions. Gypsy Rose Lee returns in fur, Beryl Bevan from Australia eyes motherhood, and Broadway press agents strike oil with new chariots. FDR desk scratches sparked by Fala amuse Hyde Park visitors, while Manhattan murals showcase FDR’s Roosevelt Story and Cortland street window animals fascinate. Actors, agents, and fashion blur with jokes about bread, charity loans, and hairdos as the nightlife and theater world roil with wit and city color.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gypsy Rose Lee
Detroit
Beryl Bevan
the Trail
Australia
Broadway
Astor Hotel
Hyde Park
Fdr
Fala
Jim Henighan
Cornel Wilde
Patricia Knight
H’wood
Wilde-Knight
Manhattan
Globe Theater
Animal Kingdom
Cortland Street
Jan
Astor Roof
Journal-American
Bud Fisher
Matt
Jeff
Park Avenue
Lenore Lombard
Warners
Senate probe fate of Hughes prompts demand for rehearing
Senate Republicans led by Vandenberg press Brewster to recall Hughes for a second review of the Hughes Trans World Airways matter. Democrats weigh impeachment moves if Brewster’s ties to Pan American Airways surface. Russian generals shift aims to blunt threats while Indo Eurasian Eurasians face deportation and confinement after wartime displacements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Howard Hughes
Hollywood
Trans World Airways
Vandenberg
Michigan
GOP
Brewster
Hughes
Senator Ferguson
Pan American ‘Airways
Scramble for Top Brass Rules Cut in All Services
A new congressional promotion bill caps generals and admirals in the Army Navy Air Force Marine Corps. The Army drops from 599 to 334, Navy from 296 to 207, Marine Corps from 47 to 36, with reshuffling and retirements likely and covert moves amid army politicking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
RAF
Navy
Marine Corps
AAF
New Crusts and Fillings Spark Fresh Pastry Ideas
With cooler weather, bakers explore rich desserts and novel crusts for pies. The piece urges trying crumb crusts and diverse fillings, especially pumpkin in fall, to refresh menus and impress family.
Pumpkin Chiffon Pie and Other Eerie Desserts
A collection of fruit custards and pies centers on pumpkin and dates with ginger snaps and custard fillings. Also included are practical kitchen notes and simple foods ideas to dress up steam cooked dishes. The piece closes with Taft Hartley Act commentary on unions and the new labor regime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
NLRB
Denham
National Cio
CIO Denham
CIO
AFL
Office Employees International Union
AFL Unio
Secretary of Labor
General Counsel
Joint Labor Investigating Committee
Hartley
FBI probes rising costs and price fixing schemes
J Edgar Hoover has mobilized hundreds of G men to pursue conspiracies inflating food, clothing, and housing costs. FBI investigations reveal some industry officials falsified minutes to hide secret price fixing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Edgar Hoover
FBI
Sewing Circle Patterns Princess Mails Y
Dialogue panel features a playful exchange about a clock strike and a thoughtful wife. The husband reveals he paused the clock to avoid waking his wife, highlighting domestic humor and era social norms.
Also Mentioned on This Page
America
Gertrude Niesen
Jack Haley
Roxy
Geraldine Fitzgerald
Dublin
Chili Williams
Roberto Sylvester
Drama Page
Theater Wing
Meredith Willson
Jack Tenney
Movietown
Albert Dekker
WNEW
Cleveland
The
Foundation For High Blood Pressure
Celluloidia
Times Square
Russia
Stalin
Hitler
France
Kremlin
Zhukhdy
Berlin
Odessa
Moscow
Archipelago
Ee Nek
Pashan
Western Newspaper Union
Lynn Chambers
Lynn
Ford
Fasinon
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
South Wells St
Chicago
VapoRus
BMC
Locke Stove Company
11Th St
Kansas City
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