Postwar gadgets and fears echo through 1946 ads
A jumble of wartime era gadgets and consumer fantasies runs alongside a police safety report. The fragment mentions watches showing the moon phase, ultraviolet refrigeration, aluminum suitcases, and a warning about unsafe autos from a six week inspection in Evanston and beyond. Movie attention turns to Spanish language films amid publicity of Spanish stars.
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Fediwood Forest
iHenéurs Indies
Pinus
Fiat
Evanston
United States
Canada
International Association of Chiefs of Police
JACF
Rotert EB
Raleigh
Tuna
Cuba
Hollywood Gossip Roundup of Stars and Rumors
Pals of Martha Vickers link her to Huntington Hartford as a romance favorite while Johnny Weissmuller loses 30 pounds per fan chatter. Helen Walker taunts divorce plans with George Manning, and Leo McCarey may pair Bing Crosby with Frank Sinatra. Tyrone Power heads to South America for two months. Dianna Barrymore denies marriage to John Howard but hints otherwise in action. John Warburton to hospital for eye surgery. Fortune previews Big Business Bing. Universal boosts Donald O’Connor pay. a Duke and Duchess of Windsor visit planned. A mix of previews, awards chatter, and box office buzz features Bogart, Bogart praise, and a note on Little Women’s huge sales.
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Hollywood
Martha Vickers
Huntington Hartford
Sportetian
Targan
Johnny Weissmuller
Weissmuller
Helen Walker
Will Altarsivek
George Manning
Atty
al Blumenthal
Leo McCarey
Bingtra
Bing Crosby
Bob Hope
Paramount
Lana Turner
Universal
International
Donald O'Connor
Tyrone Power
Fortune Magazine
Big Business
Robert Aldas
Lou Crawford
Warner Brothers
Possessed
Duke and Duchess of Windsor
Waldorf-Astoria
New York
Paul Henreid
Pic
Fragmented memoir excerpt on protection and salary dispute
A garbled memoir fragment discusses protective arrangements and unresolved salary demands. It references Miss Lomart and a studio, noting past refusals to return over pay. The text mentions Ekelson and a metaphor about alchemy, with distribution by a syndicate.
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Lomart
Hiat Studio
Med Ekelson
McNaught Syndicate, Inco
Desert Tramway Aims To Link Palm Springs To Summit
A $2,000,000 cable tramway project in planning stages would whisk 6000 feet up San Jacinto Mountain from Palm Springs offering a desert to ski resort ride in about 32 minutes. It would be the longest and highest tramway in the world, presenting a spectacular desert to winter resort transit.
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Palm Springs
Calif
San Jgunto
Nylons Come Home From War With WAC Surprise
Lt. Bavin Bradford earned nylon stockings during World War II and planned to gift them to the first former WAC he met after returning to the United States. He described the nylons’ fine qualities to Mary Ebien Beier and Miss Grief, sharing a hopeful tale of luck and a small keepsake from wartime.
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Rome
Ambridge
Bavin Bradford
Germany
Mary Ebien Beier
Bradford
United States
Misa
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