Tallulah Bankhead and Hitchcock era cinema notes collide
Fragmented column recalls Tallulah Bankhead in a Lifeboat style wartime project with Steinbeck and Hitchcock, plus a cast including William Bendix and Gren Anduzeon. It also mulls over Holmes and the Spider Woman, war bond jokes, vaudeville anecdotes, a cornet of Hollywood gossip, and a comic glimpse of 1940s film culture.
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Tallulah
John Steinbeck
Mighty Hitchcock
Nine
Nazi
Steinbeck
Wasted manpower complaints haunt home front drafts
A wartime survey from Lakehurst New Jersey highlights idle workers and excess civilian staffing in naval and air facilities. It notes thousands of civilians reconditioning ships at high pay while trained servicemen wait for assignments and training programs stretch on for months.
Major Aerial Blows Hit Germany as Solomons Conquered
Weekly analysis notes major Allied air strikes against Germany and reports Allied troops completing the conquest of the Solomons. Civilians face reduced rations as Green Islands fortify, with ongoing entrenchments and supply concerns highlighted.
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Germany
Solomons
Green Islands
Campaign Ending Solomons Marks Last Japanese Strongholds Fell
General MacArthur announced that Allied landings in the Green Islands have disrupted Japanese supply lines and barges, trapping remnants in Rabaul and Kavieng. TheSolomons campaign nears victory as Allied offensives push toward Calais and Rome amid heavy bombing and ground fighting.
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Solomons
Douglas MacArthur
New Zealand
Green Islands
Rabaul
Kavieng Hemmedin
MacArthur
Axis property seized in U S war effort drive
Axis holdings in the United States including more than 300 enterprises and 30 000 patents are seized by Allen Property Custodian Leon Crowley. Patents with military value licensed royalty free to American interests and 100 businesses placed under US management for dyestuffs photographic equipment electrical optics and pharmaceuticals. Valued at 378 million dollars. Axis investments include trademarks copyrights real and personal property ships and court administered assets held by the treasury.
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U. S
Allen Property
Leon Crowley
Apna
Taius Optical Instruments
Pharmaceuticala
War Food orders slash civilian shares of canned goods
Government orders cut civilian allotments of canned fruits and vegetables as the War Food Administration finalizes ceiling prices for major produce. Only 17 million cases of fruits and 104 million of vegetables will be released for 1944 45, with canners required to reserve 70 percent of fruit and 50 percent of vegetables for military and lend lease use. Meanwhile farm stocks as of February 1 show beef pork lamb and other staples at high levels.
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War Food Administration
U43
Senators push postwar compensation for war contract firms
Senators George and Murray propose a bill to compensate manufacturers 30 days after war contracts cancel. They seek working capital and allow profit on completed work with final adjustments. Estimates show up to 100000 prime and 1009900 subcontracts may be canceled and a 75 billion wartime surplus could be sold to avoid market disruption.
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Murray Mont
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Senate Committee On
Postal service burdened by octmia and letter delays
Military postal facilities overwhelmed by octima causing delays in delivering important letters. Officers blame characters for misrouting and note dead letters. Industrial accidents cited by the Chicago Association of Commerce reduce production and labor by roughly 900 to 600 workers yearly. Razor blade counterfeiting linked to black market activity.
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Ans
Chicago
Neary Courses Amongseniles in Education Reform
President Hutchins attacks the eight years of elementary schooling and standard eight four four college sequence calling it duplication. He proposes abolition of excess school frills and favors lectures general reading and broad exams instead of traditional college instruction.
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Nurses Call for Thousands of Student Recruits
The US Cadet Nurse Corps plans to recruit 23 000 more students by July 1 to reach 65 001 enrolled for a period starting last September. To restore 1941 levels 115 000 student nurses would be needed in 10 months. Shortages began in 14 percent with hospitals closing departments for lack of personnel. Training bottlenecks include a scarcity of instructors as graduates are offered teaching scholarships. The service of US nurses is highlighted by battles near Rome where several nurses were killed attending the wounded.
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Hatchville Residents Scoop Gas From Creek After Pipeline Break
In Hatchville Indiana a wheel break in a pumping pipeline from Texas to the East floods a creek with gas. Volunteers raced to build an emergency dam to stop gas entering the water supply while townspeople collected fuel with buckets and tubs and filled cars from the contaminated stream.
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National Income for Farmers Highlights 1943 Gains
The national income for farmers reached 9.1421 trillion dollars in 1943 with cash farm income rising due to livestock and crop sales. Receipts from hogs and eggs surged with regional price variations. cotton income fluctuated as Western North Central areas lagged. Northern regions saw strong vegetable and truck crop gains while South Atlantic led vegetable growth. The American work share rose, and dividends plus undistributed corporate income contributed to overall gains.
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America
North Central
Ofc
North Dakota
Kansas City
Sren
South Athic
North Atlantic
South Pitral
South Atlantic
Political tempers flare as farm subsidies and Roosevelts stance loom
A wartime era analysis notes potential moves by President Roosevelt on farm subsidies and the fourth term bid. It discusses labor and farm leaders pressuring for price protections, vice versa, and hints at a delicate balance between subsidy payments and political support ahead of the campaign. It also defends bond payments and wartime finance as vital to national stability.
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Phi Murray
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Senate
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Farm Organization
Commodity Credit Corporation
Wickard
Chicago
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Argentina
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