Evidence of Bickering Over B 36 Program Sparks Inquiry
The House armed services committee moves to probe the Air Force B 36 bomber purchase amid suspicions of irregularities. Key issues include Johnson ties to Consolidated Vultee, Odlum funding roles, rumored Symington exit, and $500 million reshaping of contracts. Navy-Air Force acrimony colors the debate.
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House Armed Services Committee
Air Force
Representative van Zandt
Pennsylvania
Navy
van Zandt
Johnson
Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation
Floyd Odlum
Consolidated Vultee
Symington
Odlum
Truman
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Joint Chiefs
Pentagon
Potomac
Capitol Hill
Pentagon reshuffle delays Army secretary pick
Kenneth Royall’s replacement remains vacant as Curtis Calder cannot assume soon. Pentagon furniture shifts hint at a merged services office. Defense Secretary Louis Johnson initially balked at the Navy’s Truculent Turtle publicity flight to Portugal before learning it had Johnson approval. He then let the matter drop.
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Army
Kenneth Royall
Curtis Calder
Pentagon
Armed Services
Air
Symington
Navy
Matthews
Defense
Louis Johnson
Portugal
Johnson
Fragmented Puzzle Clue Grid From Zodiac Sign List
A vertical word puzzle listing clues and numbers such as Talmud, Commands, Sign of Zodiac, and various partial hints. The page indicates a crossword style grid with labeled clues across and down. The readable segments provide entries like Conductor and Polish city as potential solutions.
Berle’s Ballpark Antics Delight Giants Crowd
Milton Berle attends a Giants game with his mother and notes a lively crowd. He amuses fans with jokes while selling snacks and jokes about Laraine Day and sponsor antics. The scene ends with the crowd chanting Kill the bum as Berle exits before finishing innings.
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Giants
al Jolson
Jane Russel
Berle
Laraine Day
Leo Durocher
Laraine
Hobo King Jeff Davis Remains Unshaken at 66
Cincinnati interview profiles Jeff Davis known as the king of hoboes and emperor of the road. He says only three of the original group remain and notes the death of Bob Ripley while Eleanor Roosevelt and the Duke of Windsor are cited as persistent travelers. Davis reflects on wartime shifts, tax changes, and his push for compulsory education for convicted criminals.
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Cincinnati
Jeff Davis
The
Knights of the Road
Bob Ripley
Eleanor
Duke
Mr. Davis
Eleanor Roosevelt
Duke of Windsor
Mr. Ripley
King of the Bees
Washington
America
Jeff
Navy League Behind B-36 Probe and Propaganda Wars
Washington reports reveal the Vinson committee widening its inquiry beyond the B 36 to the source of smear campaigns against Johnson and Symington. Navy publicity shifts surface as Rear Admiral Edward Ewen moves to Guam while Navy League leaders mobilize big donations and lobbying to defend naval unification and fund defense industry interests amid factional battles.
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Washington
Navy
Naval Reserve
Jimmie van Zandt
Pennsylvania
Carl Vinson
Armed Services Committee
Defense Johnson
Air Symington
van Zandt
Adm
Edward Ewen
Guam
Ewen
Vinson
Navy League
Frank Hecht
Johnson
Bob Fleming
Riggs National Bank
GOP
GOP Congressional Committee
Fleming
Dewey
Congress
Harry Truman
Herbert Hoover
United States
Hoover
Charles M. Schwab
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
J. Pierpont Morgan
United States Steel Corporation
Carnegie Steel Company
Col. R. M. Thompson
International Nickel Company
B. F. Tracy
Carnegie Steel
Harvey Steel Companies
Tennessee Coal and Iron Com
Uncle Sam
Charley Schwab
Bethlehem Steel and Associates
Drum” Shearer
Geneva
Shearer
U. S
Reeves
FDR
Roosevelt
Truman
Louie Johnson
Hecht
America
U.S. Navy
Money Letter From Henry McLemore to Charles Skouras
Henry McLemore writes from Hollywood asking Charles Skouras for a loan amid jokes about salaries and a broken roof. He humorously refers to his income as a Treasury mix and describes needed funds for roof repair and dog-wire, promising stamps in repayment. He suggests lending would benefit Skouras by avoiding future trouble among rich people.
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Charles P. Skouras
Hollywood
California
Skouras
Skogr
United States
Charley
Treasury Department
Ol’ Boy
Henry McLemore
New York
H. M
Morris
Dinah
Bumble
Witty Coleman Jacoby and jokes from Lindy’s orbit
Pittsburgh born gag writer Coleman Jacoby, age 33, rises with sharp lines heard worldwide. Oscar Levant and Cesar Romero type peers joke about his wit. He’s haunted by jokes about Gypsy Rose Lee, his NYC years, and a Hollywood stint with Bob Hope. He jokes about his wife Violetta Velero and their two children. The piece also notes Faye and Elliott Roosevelt suffer poison ivy after hiding in grass near Hyde Park.
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Pittsburgh
Oscar Levant
Coleman Jacoby
Jacoby
Lindy
Violetta Velero
Coleman
Lindy’s
Faye
Elliott Roosevelt
Hyde Park
Elliott
Hollywood fan mania grows as star gets own secretary club
Erskine Johnson reports Hollywood fever as Louise Heising, Gene Autry's secretary for five years, gains a fan club organizer in Harwell Chatwell of Texas. Other notes include Elizabeth Taylor's delayed marriage, Betty Hutton's MGM deal, and plans for film biopics of Lola Montez.
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Hollywood
NEA
Louise Heising
Gene Autry
Louise
Harwell
Tex” Chatwell
Lubbock
Tex
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Pocatello
North Main Street
Pocatello, Idaho
Pocatello Post Publishing Company
C. ED Flandro
L. C. Giauque
Clayton Darrah
Idaho
Tieiaisie
Abraham
Milton Berle
Ball Park
Robert Ruark
Drew Pearson
Earl Wilson
Gypsy Rose Lee
N. Y
Bob Hope
Midnight Earl
Erskine Johnson
Elizabeth Taylor
William Pawley, Jr
Darryl Hickman
Shirley Temple
Corliss
Betty Hutton
M-G-M
Judy Garland
Joe Glastons
Abbott and Costello
Warner Brothers
Fox
Margaret O'Brien
Hedy Lamarr
Lola Montez
Mae West
del Monte
Ann Sothern
Jack Carson
Lahde-Dah Charine
Arthur Prince
Gregg Sherwood
Lucia
Qwist
Vorc
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