Supreme Court Play by Play Sparks Public Fuss
Washington audience reacts as a long running court dispute is misread as a single score the court splits 5 to 4 with justice stone supporting preserving precedents while justice black favors overturning past decisions. The piece notes public dizziness and lawyers joking about pinball machines.
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Remembering an Era of War and Protests in ODT Notes
In reflections from Normandy to Mussolini and Hitler, the column recalls wartime speech shock and a Supreme Court decision era. It notes French attitudes toward liberation and urges cutting conventions to ease railroad congestion. A $50 fine for threatening an OPA investigator highlights wartime tensions.
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Hollywood Radio Gossip From the Screenfront
Stage and radio notes from Virginia Yo. Western Newspaper Union reports on film star antics and soundtrack shifts. Bob Hope scenes reshot for The Impatient Years. Cole Porter numbers tied to Night and Day. Joan Crawford in Mildred Pierce. Kate Smith Sunday series. Pat O'Brien recording for marine training. Jay Jostyn on a sea captain role. Eddie Cantor’s rehab circuit. oddball bits from NBC and Hollywood Canteen connections.
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Boogy Do You Know It A Comfort to Have a Head Like Mine
Woogy affirms the comfort of a solid head while joking with Boogy about a seemingly trivial exchange. The dialogue centers on a lighthearted banter about identity and reassurance.
Driving and Kissing Etiquette Jokes
A playful exchange where a nanny rejects a kiss while a man drives noting attention to the kiss would be lacking. Fanny responds that when he is driving he cannot give the kiss the proper attention it deserves.
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Ain't It So Funny Lines From a Talking Household
A playful dialogue features Marge and Mom discussing a trouseau and its post wedding wear, then a quip about counting relatives via a summer cottage. An employer questions a blonde job applicant, who recounts a humorous late night experience.
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