Intrusive Cinema Talk Mixes Politics and Hollywood
A jumble of film chatter, fascist fears, and star gossip spans from Italy to Hollywood. The piece notes Ingrid Bergman, Gary Cooper, and Katharine Hepburn amid postwar mood, with mentions of Willkie, Nazis, and Liberty editorial takes. It also touches on Myrna Loy, Errol Flynn, Barbara Brewster, and Jimmy Stewart in a sprawling snapshot of era cinema and public debate.
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Bradie Small
Myrna Loy
Wi Powell
MGM
Errol Elynn
Ida Lupine
Ann Sheridan
Gims
Mexico
Robert Donat
Star Js
Algeria
BBC
Sicily
Gen Arnold
Major Seversky
Barbara Brewster
Bloomingdele
FH Rauf Yan
Axis Rivalries and Invasion of Sicily Stir German Italian Strife
The piece contrasts German Italian tensions amid Sicily invasion, noting resentment between crews and civilians, including Italians alert to German labels. It also discusses tank plans versus air power, Nazi air strength, and strategic shifts across theaters, highlighting Allied air superiority and shifting war dynamics.
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Italy
Luftwaffe
Continent
Mussolini Exit Ends Era as Italy Ponders New Setup
Mussolini’s fall signals the end of a fascist era as Italy debates a post dictatorship framework. Reds push westward, while Western cooperation seeks stability. Editor notes critique Western media coverage and wartime labor shifts amid evolving political scenes.
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Mussolini
Italy
Reds
WMC
Mussolini resigns as Italy's prime minister forging new path for fascism
Mussolini steps down after 21 years as leader while Marshal Pietro Badoglio rises as head of government. The regime signals an alliance shift with the Axis as Allied forces close on northeastern Sicily. In Italy, King Victor Emmanuel appeals for unity as Italy faces a crisis that could shape its future.
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Benito Mussolini
Ulslys
Miister
Fascism
Pietro Badoglio
Mussolins
Armes
Ebholu
Mussolini
Sicily
Tailan
Bamba Ag
Victor Emmanuel
Italy
Rome
Victor
Vaticans
Jungle combat advances in Solomons airfield area
Southwest Pacific forces push through jungle toward Munda airfield in the Solomon Islands as American doughboys endure sudden machine gun posts and Lufting air power. US Air Force dive bombers pound west of the target while B17s and B25s drop 250 tons of bombs over two days, enabling Allied ground troops to advance east toward the town amid Jap patrols.
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Strate
Munda
Solomon Islands
US Air Force
Weer
New Guinea
McNutt Announces New Supercritical Labor Classification
War Manpower Commission chair Paul V McNutt says a new supercritical list of essential occupations will be prioritized by draft boards without exempting workers. The list, not replacing the old one, allows transfers to higher paying plants for the same jobs under existing law.
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War Manpower Commission
WMC
Paul V McNutt
McNutt
Dream Boards
Harvest Production Down Across States In 1920 Report
Federal crop statisticians note spring wheat harvests finish despite unfavorable weather. By July 1 1920 total spring wheat output in 143 was about 790 million bushels down from last year. Indiana Ohio Oklahoma Texas Kansas Nebraska Missouri more back to normal pace amid mixed progress in winter wheat regions. Kansas shows a 150 million bushel rise, Nebraska 53 million held, Oklahoma 32 percent, Texas 33 million, and Minnesota 17 million in the latest tallies.
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Indiana
Ohio
Taft
Oklahoma
Texas
Kansas
Nebraska
Missouri
Caullion
Rationing Butter Price Increases Reported
The Price Administration raised butter points from two to ten per pound ending September 4, allowing limited purchases for emergency needs. Margarine remains unchanged at four points.
World War II Briefs Highlight Grain Shortage and Far East Actions
The week's news reports a beer grain shortage as brewers struggle to obtain corn and other grains. Milk rationing is planned to stretch supplies into autumn. In China, Japanese authorities executed at least 31 Chinese natives aiding American airmen. Poland reports Germany building a 400 mile line of fortifications west of the current Russian front.
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China
Chimgking
Bombers pound German ports and factories in sweeping Allied raid
Allied air forces launched heavy day and night raids across northern Germany targeting Tromthelm Tromsund sluminm plant Hamburg Frupp arms works Essen Hanover Focke Wulf Warnemuende Kiel and related shipyards German defenses and losses rose as fighters engaged at 20 000 to 35 000 feet with near sixty Allied aircraft shot down.
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Hitler
Nazia
Tromthelm
Sluminm
Germany
RAF
Sca
Hamburg
Gigente ‘Frupp
Essen
Dayght
Hanover
Focke-Wulfe
Warnemuende
Kiel
War spending figures exceed one third of national income
The Amertosn home front effort is measured by congressional appropriations for U S war spending for the next year. About 95 billion dollars will be used, including 83 billion for war and seven billion for other government outlays. Interest on the public debt adds three billion, with total expenditures surpassing peak national income.
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Amertosn
Dallas
Publc
AU Wold
CCC Tightens Wheat Stock Limits in War Emergency
The Commodity Credit Corporation cut virtually all sales limits on wheat seeds and feeds amid fears over food security. A three day trade and eighty day feeder inventory rule governs holdings as CCC begins importing Canadian grain by rail and eyeing Great Lakes shipments.
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CCC
Canada
Great Lakes
American Pacific
Indicted Americans Charged With Axis Propaganda Broadcasts
A federal grand jury indicted eight to six accused for broadcasting Axis propaganda from Germany and Italy. Phonograph recordings and acquaintances identified voices, with most defendants described as native Americans or naturalized citizens born in Germany. The group includes Douglas Chandler Wilhelm Kaltenbach Ezra Vondt and Ezifa Pound, a 57 year old poet and writer who spent time in England France and Italy since 1910. The broadcasts denounced communism and Jews and criticized American war programs while praising Germany and Italy.
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Germany
Italy
Wrier
England
France
Grap
Mary
Strike Test New Law Indicts United Mine Workers Officials
A Pennsylvanian grand jury handed down indictments against 30 United Mine Workers locals officials and members for conspiring to interrupt production. The case under the new anti strike law could carry fines up to 5000 dollars or up to a year in jail.
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Congressional
Pennsylvani Grand Jury
United Mane Workers
Improvised Saw Handle And Plant Care Instructions
A fragment notes using an eight crosscut saw with a temporary bolt in a worn horseshoe as a temporary handle until a proper one is available. It also mentions painting door and window screens with aluminum paint to improve visibility, and provides geranium care tips including daily fresh air, avoiding over-drying, commercial fertilizer, and ample sunlight.
Housewives urged to turn in waste fats for military needs
Donald M Nelson, chairman of WPS, says there is an acute need for fats and greases as over 45 percent of glycerine produced now goes to military use. Six of ten women save fats, but only three of ten deliver them to meat dealers. Strain waste fats into a clean can and deliver when full to a meat dealer or frozen food locker.
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Donald M Nelson
WPS
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