Style of Postwar Hollywood Begins to Rebook Stars
Western studios ease star shortage as veterans resume acting careers. Andrew Stone lines up John Carroll for Bedside Manner after medical discharge, while Montgomery and Ladd join They Were Expendable and And Now Voyager respectively. Columbia adds Glenn Ford. Cary Grant, Sylvia Sidney co star in Blood on the Sun. details of tabloids and radio plans accompany a wave of veteran actors returning to screen and stage.
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Andrew Stone
John Carroll
Army Air Force
Metro
Comde H Hett Montgomery
Clark Gable
Bruce Cat
Sully O Rourke
North Africa
Paramount
Alan Ladd
Columbia
Glenn Ford
Col Robert Scott and the Wings of Kelly Field
Col Robert Scott the veteran pilot from Kelly Field Texas faces age limits after four years as a detractor to combat duty. He appeals to generals for a chance to fly again earning a nickname the cue man sir forte as he serves in the 23rd Fighter Group and shoots down Japanese planes.
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Kelly Wield
Texas
Gan
Dorma Ead
Forte
Couch
Christmas Day Fight in China Ends With Heavy Losses
A wartime diary recounts a December 25 26 clash over Yeching where Lt Couch and Lt Mooney are lost after a fierce dogfight with Japanese bombers. The narrator, flying with General Chennault, praises resilience, notes 12 to 1 combat success, and reflects on Chinese crowds honoring him with cheers and twelve flags as dusk falls over Yunnan.
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Mekong
Couch
Carone
Mooney
Mooney & P40
Kwumin
Hown
Stip
Thor
AVG
Chennault
Scotty
Soong Sisters
Tom Gentry
Louisiane
Joe
Hollowey
Fred
Yeching
Wativer
Akles
Chine
China
Japan
Hom
Vision and bias in boxing judging and optics
A long, reflective piece discusses how judges and referees may be swayed by subconscious preferences during boxing bouts. It notes the role of psychology in scoring, cites a former official’s view on term limits, and proposes eye examinations for officials to ensure visual accuracy in decision making. The author cites Maj Richard Malburn and Dr M T Gilden as authorities.
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Jost & Armnitmon
Element
Bongst
Tts
M T Gilden
Vintage textile craft hints from a homely sewing pamphlet
The note suggests using old fabrics and trims to create quilts and decorative pieces inspired by Victorian cravats and repurposed silk. It touts collecting bright silk, ribbon, and embroidery thread as a costless hobby and mentions a booklet with diagrams for making a grazypatey quilt alongside a request form and price.
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Joe
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