Olivia de Havilland Gains 16 Pounds in Girdled Fit
Hollywood star Olivia de Havilland surprised Paramount by showing up weighing 126 pounds after an appendectomy sidelined exercise. Designer Edith Head rejoiced at her figure while a tight girdle helped slim the waist. De Havilland discusses romance, taxes, gifts, and simple living away from Beverly Hills as she anticipates new parts.
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Mary Hale
Hollywood
Olivia de Havilland
Paramount
Olivia
Edith Head
de Havilad
Melaiie
Franchot Tone
Bob Stack
Burgess Meredith
Gene Markley
Joan Benedy Lamarr
Jimmy Stewart
Joanie
Joan Fontaine
Swanky
Beverly Hills
Joan
Pictures
Brian Aherne
Fontaine
Saratoga
Emily Post
Rationing May Be Invoked To Save Gasoline
Washington reports plan next Sunday to close Atlantic seaboard stations 7 P M to 7 A M seven days a week to conserve fuel. Ickes and oil industry weigh further steps including bulk quotas and rationing to avert eastern shortage and potential job losses.
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Washington
Atlantic Seaboard
Ickes
Defense Petroleum
Ee Ee
New York
Louis Kimmel
Brokelyn
Queens
Treasury Begins Collection Of Next Year Tax Notes
The Treasury starts selling new pre payment notes to the public as part of expected higher 1941 taxes. President Roosevelt is expected to buy a $1,000 note at opening ceremonies. Morgenthau says notes help taxpayers set aside funds for the coming year’s taxes. The notes can be turned back to the Treasury with interest to cover future income or excess profits taxes.
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Treasury
France
Roosevelt
Congress
Federal Reserve
Morgenthau
Grain futures and cash bids for wheat and corn
Closing quotes show wheat futures Sept and May ranges, corn Sept and Dec bids, oats, soybeans, rye, and lard futures. Baltimore prices list No 2 red winter wheat at 103 to 103 3 4, corn 87 to 89, Winchester wheat 98c, corn 85c, barley 60c.
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Baltimore Grain
Baltimore
Winchester
Congress Sets Aug. 1 Time Limit on Extended Service
The Senate debated extending the service terms for selectees, reservists, and national guardsmen with leaders predicting a tough path in the House. Army officials warned of possible mobilization of garrison units in Hawaii and Alaska if no action is taken, while critics argued the measure could bind soldiers to service for life.
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Hill
Alabaman
War Department
Washington
Congress
Army High Command
Senate
Clark
D-Mo
Vandenberg
Rmich
George C. Marshall
Senate Military Committee
Imper- Marshall
Hawaii
Alaska
W Vandenberg
Baltimore and Chicago Livestock Market Quotation Summary
United market quotes show cattle and calves uneven with weak finishes. hogs mostly down from Thursday with varied weights, top around 12.05 for 180-220 lb pigs. sheep softer with spring lambs weaker and fat lambs around 10-11. Notes from Baltimore list potatoes unchanged and eggs butter and poultry stable. Chicago reports good to choice hogs and cattle with mixed weights, sows weaker, lambs active with best prices near 10.75-11.00 for native springers.
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Baltimore Livestock
Baltimore
D. A
U. S
Chicago Livestock Chicago
U. S. Dept of Agr
Riverton Bridges Near Completion
FRONT ROYAL VA August 1 With steel work finished on two of three bridges over North and South Forks of the Shenandoah and Crooked Run Riverton residents plan early opening ceremonies. The Crooked Run bridge is nearly done concrete work will start on the South Fork span and the North Fork steelwork is nearly over the river. Officials expect South Fork bridge open by November 1 and North Fork by month’s end. Road work from Recreational Park entrance to the South river bridge is on schedule.
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Front Royal
Shenandoah
Crooked Run
Riverton
Rudy Peters
South Fork
North Fork
H. E. Piercy
Highway Department
South River Bridge
Various Outfits Leaving Meade
Fort George G Meade Md Aug 1 All anti mechanized units of the 29th Division will leave Fort Meade Monday for the A P Hill military reservation with similar organizations from other divisions of the Second Army Corps The 29th Divisions contingent of 50 officers and 1125 men will be made up of its newly organized anti tank battalion under the command of Lt Col E E Demuth and the anti tank companies of the four infantry regiments The units will train with anti mechanized units of the 44th Division from Fort Dix N J and the 28th Division from In dian town Gap Pa under supervision of Major Howard R Johnson ee Corps anti mechanized offer
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Fort George G. Meade
Fort Meade
A. P. Hill
Second Army Corps
E. E. Demuth
44Th
Fort Dix
N. J
28Th
Indiantown Gap
Howard R. Johnson
Ee Corps
Leaders discuss end date for presidential powers
Clark declared that a secretary would do that. Van denberg agreed it would be bad for morale if soldiers do not know when their service ends. Administrations work on a compromise to terminate presidential powers on a definite date.
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Sident
Clark
Vandenberg
Administra
Streamlined market lifts rail stocks on New York trading day
Stocks show advancing rail shares with many industrials lagging as the market closes with more declines than gains. Total transfers reach about 650000 as deal activity broadens after mid day with a mixed finish in a mostly under water session.
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New York
Japanese Liner Unloads Cargo at San Francisco
The Tatuta Maru will begin unloading its $3,000,000 cargo after customs clearance, delaying further by about 50 hours. The ship, with about 260 passengers, had been held outside the Golden Gate for nearly a week due to credit freezes, and faced three libel attachments delaying it from sailing. Cargo includes silk valued at $2,500,000, furs $75,000, tea $60,000, and other items. The Heian Maru sits under a $150,000 libel at Seattle while the Asama Maru reached Honolulu after six days’ delay.
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San Francisco
United States Customs Office
Aoe Ae
Suny
Golden Gate
United States
Department of Justice
Treasury Department
Seattle
Honolulu
Mr Williams To Teach Class At Open Door Bible Class
Garland A Williams of Berryville will guest teach the Open Door Bible Class at Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church Sunday morning August 3rd. The class begins at 9 45 with cordial invitation extended to all.
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Garland A. Williams
Berryville
Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church
Absolute Divorce Granted in Cruelty Case
Mrs. Shirley Strader was granted an absolute divorce from Albert Strader in Corporation Court on cruelty grounds. She retains custody of their one child, with Mr. Strader ordered to pay $15 monthly toward support. Neither party may remarry within six months.
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Shirley Strader
Corporation Court
Albert Strader
Strader
Mr. Strader
Hill Billy Band Not At Wedding Of Miss O Daniel
Molly O Daniel daughter of Governor W L O Daniel married Jack D Wrather Jr at the governor mansion. The ceremony featured spade organ music by a hillbilly band and Mendelssohn and Liszt. Thousands attended despite crowd crush as troopers sealed the doors.
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Austin
Tex
Molly O’daniel
W. Lee O’daniel
Jack D. Wrather, Jr
O’daniel
Texas
O'Daniel
Boston Wool Market Report Summary
Boston on August 1 reports scattered sales of graded territory wools in fine grades. Demand centered on French combing length at 1.03 to 1.05 dollars on secured basis. Combing three-eighths blood territory wools moved at 0.90 to 0.93 dollars scoured and combing one-fourth blood South American wools sold around 0.95 dollars scoured including duties.
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Boston
U.S. Dept
Army Prepares For Casualties In Largest Peace Time Maneuver
In New Orleans on August 1 Lieutenant Colonel W R Reinhardt estimates 750 daily casualties for 500 000 troops in a summer peacetime maneuver in Louisiana 15 per 1000 require hospital care. Third Army alone expected to handle over 400 daily cases with 50 Pullman cars staged for patient transport and two medical enlisted men assigned per company.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
W. R. Reinhardt
Medical Corps
Third Army
Second O
Air Force
Evacuation Hubs Set Up Near Railheads For Cases
Reports describe frontline style logistics with meat requests routed to a sicience unit and evacuation hospitals established at railheads to handle urgent cases. The wording indicates military style medical and transport coordination.
Free Nursing Instruction for Ambitious Students
Ambitious students ages eighteen to thirty may obtain one year of intensive training in practical wards with daily lectures demonstrations anatomy physiology and six weeks in cooking and dietetics. Monthly allowance and maintenance. Write Miss Flora Trent Director Nurses Training School Wisconsin Avenue and Upton Streets Washington District of Columbia adv.
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Flora Trent
Nurses Training School
Wisconsin Ave
Upton Sts
Washington, D. C
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