Women of War and the Cost of Disillusionment
A column contrasts wartime demands on men with wives who face loneliness and suspicion. It laments a letter from Captain Leonard Blank’s wife about infidelity, condemns weakness, and asserts that steadfast wives, mothers, sisters, and daughters will help build a new America after the conflict.
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England
Leonard Blank
Lynn
Nancy
Mother
Brownie
Welther
Pretty Lynn
America
Trapped RAF Lieutenant Survives Eight Days In Wreck
Ernie Pyle recounts a British night fighter pilot trapped eight days in an upside down wreck near La Detained, amid a fluid front. Rescuers crawled through debris under fire, the man calmly endured with Oxford poise as American and British forces worked to free him.
Lucille Bremer Bridges Fame From Rockettes to Stardom
Lucille Bremer, former Rockette, rises in Metro Hollywood lore. She progressed from dancing in New York to tests in film, earning a dramatic role with Fred Astaire and stardom hints in Yolanda and the Thief and Red Shoes. Bremer’s drive and quick learning impressed studio chiefs.
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OXY
Rockettes
Lucilla Bremer
Metro
Misa Bremer
The
Rockette
Lucille Bremer
St. Louis
Judy Garland
Fred Astaire
Hollywood
New York
Vergailles
Hher
Amsterdam
N. Y
Lucille
Philadelphia Opera Company
Europe
United States
Panama Hattle
Versailles
Miss Bremer
Bette Davis
Sha
Roxy
Astaire
Carrot Top
Ginger Sogere
Morale Wreckers and Homefront Duty Clash
An army captain condemns a wife who secretly spends time with an old friend for picnics and theatre. He notes most service wives manage duties loyally, while she rationalizes the friendship as harmless socializing to ease loneliness. He warns neighbors would judge, yet seeks restraint.
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Red Cross
Leave Abandoned Fawns Alone Says Dr. Gabrielson
Dr. Gabrielson from the interior department warns against removing young fawns found in summer. He notes most abandonment reports are false and that removing fawns often results in their death, advising to leave them where found.
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Gabrielson
Department of the Interior
GI Wounded Refuses To Give Up After Plane Crash
A wounded U S serviceman recounts survival as he was rescued from a crashed plane. He describes hours of danger and unconsciousness yet preserves hope, while a doctor confirms he was trapped and injured but survived. He and rescuers recall the tense moments and the pilot’s astonishment at his brief absence.
Hollywood Stars Stumble Through Risque Plot Details
The source hints at a scandalous film premise with Gregory Fook and Ingrid Bergman, noting restrictions by the Hays Office and indirect bedroom imagery via a brook reflection. It mentions Elle Baines filming Arsene Lupin for Universal and an offscreen birthday gift from Charles Boyer who was not present in the production.
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Hollywood
Gregory Fook
Ingrid Bergman
Hays Office
Ede Wardes
Mr. Hays
Elle Baines
Arsene Lupin
Universal
Charles Boyer
Charles
Baby Jacket and Bonnet Crochet Pattern No 519
Sewing circle notes outline a soft weight jacket and bonnet set in loose crochet stitch for a lacy effect. Simple beading at the throat and wrists allows pale pink or blue satin ribbon ties. Send 16 cents, name, address, and pattern number to obtain complete instructions.
West Point Cadet Chapel Pipe Organ Becomes Largest
The West Point Cadet Chapel organ, installed in 1911 with 2,418 pipes and a $12,000 cost, expanded to 13,529 pipes and a $150,000 value through memorial contributions by graduates, now stands as the largest church organ in the Western Hemisphere.
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West Point
Hemisphere
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Cocina
Locke Stove Company
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