You Pays Your Money and You Takes Your Choice
Ever hear of the Anzio Turf club? This club has been established only a mile behind the firing lines, at
Anzio, Italy, for the amusement of British and U. S. soldiers. Wooden horses are used, which are moved
according to numbers shown by throws of dice. Betting is brisk. In picture at left the entries in the
“spring handicap” are chalked on the blackboard. At right, the barrier is sprung and they are off.
Lumber Jacks Do Their Bit in Biggest Log Roll
Jean Mullins, 15, lives in one of the many logging camps near Allagash, Maine, which recently contrib
uted a total of 10.000,000 feet of lumber to the largest drive in the East since 1900. The drive was aimed to
tie in with the European invasion, since every foot of this wood will go to the war effort. Jean is shown
at left rolling a log with her peavey from the pile into the St. John river. Right: Here “Jacks” with their
pike poles and peaveys clamber over the floating logs, separating and guiding them through the boom.
Sisters of Mercy
Aboard a coast guard-manned assault transport heading back from
Europe’s battlefronts, two U. S. army nurses minister to two wounded
warriors convalescing on deck. The nurses are Second Lieuts. Eliza
beth (left) and Margaret Collopy, sisters, of Lawrence, Mass. Their
patients are Private Hawthorne (left), and Pvt. William Schreibeck.
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‘Blockbuster’s’ Blind Inventor Visits U. S.
Air Commander Patrick Huskinson, 47-year-old blind hero of the
RAF, who invented the most lethal weapon of World War II, the 12,000
pound blockbuster, has been in Washington participating in Allied dis
cussions on armament design and development. He was robbed of his
sight by the German blitz of 1941. Photo shows Commander Huskinson
and bis wife during a press conference.
Ace Speaks at Rally
Speaking at a rally at Aurora, 111.,
Lieut. Ira (“Ike”) Kepford, leading
navy flying ace, looks up to watch a
plane piloted by Comdr. J. T. Black
burn, leader of the "Skull and Cross
bones” Corsair squadron.
Span U. S. in 6 Hours
Col. Jack Carter, left, shakes
hands with Col. Clair Peterson, aft
er the fliers landed their P-51 Mus
tangs in New York, to break trans
continental records. Peterson’s time
was 6 hours, 32!4 minutes.
The fcBig Push’ in Italy
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French forces, eager for another smack at the traditional foe. have
taken the spotlight in the big Allied drive in Italy. They struck west
ward from Casteiforte (I) in a sensational assault on Mt. Maio, and cap
tured the important town of Ausonia, cutting the only road through the
valley and ripping a hole In the Gustav line. To the south (2) O. 8.
forces drove the enemy from Santa Marla Infante, and northward (small
arrows) the British Eighth army extended its Rapldo river bridgehead.
Hitting Beach Behind Curtain of Fire
Landing barges carrying troops ashore in the assault on Humboldt
Bay, Dutch New Guinea, move in behind a curtain of Are laid down by
navy ships and planes. So accurate was the bombardment that barges
swept up to the shore right on the heels of the forward moving explosives.
Operations in the three Dutch New Guinea sectors are believed to have
cut off some 60,000 Japs.
Summer Comes to ‘Big Town’
Among the hot weather scenes in Bronx zoo. New York, this one (left)
was about the cutest. Six-year-old Gordon Gaynor Is shown enjoying an
ice cream cone as his companion, a “honey bear,” enjoys a cone of
his own. Right: When the mercury jumped to 88 degrees in Chicago,
Jimmy Fiala, two, and his pup, jumped for the water at the beach.
Portable Kitchen for Nazis on Eastern Front
This picture, received through a neutral source, shows members of
a German anti-aircraft gun crew snatching a few moments from Russian
air attack to grab a bite to eat, somewhere on the Russian front. The
)od which they seem to be eating with great relish, apparently was pro
red on a portable stove.
Saved From Japs
A happy smile is worn hy An*
! rust Johnson, a small Australian
lad, who has been a captive of the
j Japs occupylnr the Hollandla,
Dutch New Guinea area. When
found, little Aurust was wearinr a
pair of discarded Japanese army
shoes three times too larre.
Corn on Guadalcanal
Agricultural expert, William Dor
sey, discusses the finer points d
corn culture with native farmers on
Guadalcanal. This Held Is one of
many in the Solomons tended by
natives that produce fresh fruits and
vegetables for hospitals servicing
American wounded in this area.
Here Comes Groom
Long and short of it is—they got
married! Stanley Ross, 34, three
foot-two vaudeville comedian, and
Evelyn Lucas, five-foot-eight, of Cin
cinnati, obtain marriage license In
Chicago from clerk Virgil Dresser,
as seven-foot-nine Henry Hite, Ross'
stage partner, looks on. Marring!
was performed later by Judge Piij
A. Jones.
Induction Note
Albert Caponette, 29, who report
ed for induction at Fort Sheridan,
111., with infant son, saying he could
find no one to take care of child.
He was given a 24-hour pass and
warned to report next day, minus
the baby.
By VIRGINIA VALE
Released by Western Newspaper Union.
SMILEY BURNETTE, Re
public’s robust Western
comedian, is celebrating his
tenth year in films with his
current “BorderTownTrails.”
He’s had quite a career. After
barnstorming the Midwest for
years he became the operator of a
one-man radio station in central Illi
nois; he did everything, including
writing songs for his programs. One
night Gene Autry heard him; next
day Smilay Joined Autry in Chicago,
and shortly afterward they went to
Hollywood and into pictures to
gether. Smiley has written more
than 200 songs for himself, Autry,
Roy Rogers and others in Republic
films, and has made almost 100 pic
tures—and an enviable name for
himself.
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Nice spot Allan Jones landed in,
with Universal Pictures demanding
that he return to Hollywood to star
in a new picture, while he, starring
in his own radio show on Wednes
days and on “Broadway Matinee"
Thursdays, could afford to refuse.
ALLAN J0NE8
He thought they could have used
him before he signed his radio con
tracts, that it was his radio work
that made them want him back—
and he still shudders when recalling
that he was assigned to a picture
called “Paradise Isle,” in which he
was to play a singing newspaper
man.
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Cantinflas, Mexico’s spectacular
comedian, said to combine Will
Rogers’ acting gifts and Charles
Chaplin’s pantomime, is to make s
picture under the auspices of RKO
and Posa Films of Mexico. It will
be his first appearance in an Eng
lish-speaking production, and Mexi
can and American talent will be
combined for the picture, which
will get under way within the next
three or four months.
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Dennis Morgan's fan mail has
been steadily increasing since the
release of his first starring picture,
"The Hard Way"; now it’s re
ported that he received more than
any other Warner Bros, star during
April. He’s starred in two pictures
now in general release, “The Desert
Song” and “Shine On Harvest
Moon.” and will play the lead in
"Christmas in Connecticut," op
posite Barbara Stanwyck.
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Keenan Wynn says that, on that
trip to China, Burma and practically
everywhere, the GIs, sitting in the
rain, insisted that he and Bill Gar
gan work out in the rain. Andy Ar
cari could stay under the canvas
covering, to keep his instrument dry.
And as for Paulette Goddard, she
could work under the cover; In fact,
the soldiers made every effort to do
everything they could for her.
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If anyone thinks that Ginger
Rogers is afraid of competition, the
line-up for “Tender Comrade” Is the
answer. Three top-flight women
stars who’ve made their mark on
Broadway as well as in films are
in the cast—Ruth Hussey, Patricia
Collinge and Mady Christians.
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Dix Davis, who plays “Judy’s”
brother on NBC’s "Date with Judy.”
has just turned 16, and is a fresh
man at the University of Southern
California, but he seems to have a
touch of sup^man in his makeup.
He keeps near the head of his class,
and maintains a schedule of eight
radio shows a week; he's heard
on six other radio shows beside
“Date with Judy.”
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Arthur Lake, “Dagwood” of the
“Blondie" series, has spent most of
his life as an actor bringing comic
strip characters to life. He first
came to prominence with his por
trayal of "Harold Teen”; then was
chosen as a natural for "Dagwood”
on both air and screen.
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ODDS AND ENDS—The slogan Sam
my Kaye features on his “Sunday Sere
nade,” “Let’s all do more in ’44,” has
received commendation from the V. S.
treasury department. . . . Nita Rosa, 18,
new singer on Xavier Cugat’s program,
mude her radio debut on Major Bowes’
amateur program when 15. . . . During
the final days of production on “Our
Hearts Were Young and Gay” Gail Rus
sell suffered from tooth trouble; it
teemed that the greater the ache, the
more comic the scenes. . . . Burgess
Meredith, now an army captain, learned
j fans haven't forgotten him. They
| mobbed him for autographs after he
appeured on the “Kate Smith Hour.”