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Infantry company of the 103rd infantry division, U. S. 7th army, marches throne* town of Brennero, Aus
tria, during one of the daily formal guard mount ceremonies. The 103rd division has been guarding Brenner
pass in conjunction with the 88th infantry division, U. S. 5th army in Italy. Unlike most German cities, Bren
nero does not show the effect of the war, having been left with few war scars.
Chinese Army Speeds Up All-Out War Effort
Lower photo shows one of the newly equipped and trained fighting units, as pep talk is given by Gen. Chen
Ming Yun. Circle shows Chinese infantryman, veteran of the Burma campaign, prepare to board Amer
ican air transports for flight over the “hump” to China. Using jungle bamboo to box off stalls inside a U. S.
air transport, Chinese troops accompany their pack animals on a flight from Burma into China.
Baldics Hold First Convention I
This dazzling assemblage consists of men whose shining virtues are
apparent to all. The slick domed members of the United Baldheads of
America, shown at their first annual convention held at Port Arthur, Tex
as. before the reviewing stand, where Mayor Walter Bailey presented the
key to the city to the billiard tops.
Ideal Four Poster Tank Bed
A discarded gasoline tank serves as a (our poster, for Marine S/Sgt.
Albert J. Magley of Maplewood, N. J., who is attached to the “Death
Battlers’’ on Okinawa. This bed has decided advantages over “fox hole’’
for sleeping comfort, but still does not come up to the bed that Sergeant
Magley left behind when he joined the marine corps. He is still thinking
of sending new bed home as souvenir.
Dismantle Germany
R. J. Wysor, who has been named
to supervise metallurgical opera
tions in Germany and to se« that
the steel mills are controlled, dis
mantled or moved nut cf Germany.
Details of She handling of Germafty’s
industries, have not been announced.
No Coal Shortage
Jimmy Hayhurst, 8, of Fairmont.
W. Va., has found a means of beat
ing the coal shortage. With aid of
sister and girl friend, he helps him
self to coal without cost.
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By VIRGINIA VALE
□RACE MOORE, who’s
gone overseas to enter
tain servicemen, is booked
for a new radio program of
her own, which will take to
the air this autumn. If it isn’t
good it will break her record
—she’s been successful in
musical comedy, in opera, in
the movies, and whenever
she's done a radio stint listeners
have wished for more. All that’s
known at the moment is that George
GRACE MOORE
Givot, 'The Greek Ambassador,"
will appear with her. Miss Moore,
looking most attractive in uniform,
bade farewell to New York officially.
Just before she was due to leave.
No small task lay ahead of her; a
little singer named Lily Pons had
already set the pace for singers en
tertaining servicemen.
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Way back years ago, Lew Ayres
shot Into stardom via his role in
"All Quiet on the Western Front."
William Goetz, head of Internation
al Pictures, thinks he has under con
tract a young man who can dupli
cate that feat. The young man Is
Richard Long; he hasn’t completed
his chores In ‘Tomorrow Is For
ever,” but the Hollywood grapevine
caught up with him, and Goetz has
turned down four offers to share
Long’s contract.
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Trust Warner Bros, to catch up
with the army discharge system
practically as soon as it was an
nounced. In "Janie Gets Married"
Johnny Miles, Art Kassel Jr., John
Sheridan and Mel Torme portray
veterans who win their discharge
via the point system.
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His fans are congratulating them
selves nowadays, since it’s been an
nounced that Fred Allen will take
over that spot on NBC at 8:30 Sun
day evenings, (EWT) rounding out a
full hour of comedy which began
with Edgar Bergen and Charlie Mc
Carthy. Allen will spend the sum
mer in setting up the program
format of the broadcast that will
mark his regular appearance to the
air after a year’s absence.
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Katina Paxinou, the talented
Greek actress who gave such a
magnificent performance In “For
Whom the Bell Tolls” two years
ago and hasn't done a picture since,
will be seen in the Charles Boyer
I.aurcn Bacall starring film, “Con
fidential Agent.”
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The new March of Time — “Spot
light on Congress" — is crammed
with vivid, informal shots of Wash
ington personalities. Much of the
material, such as scenes of Presi
dent Truman talking with Senate
Majority Leader Barkley, is ex
clusive with the March of Time.
The scenes of the biannual press
club party for new senators are
especially entertaining. If you won
der how congressmen spend their
time, don't miss it.
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Paulette Goddard says she’s now
i “an ex-brunette trying to acquire a
blonde personality.” She likes her
1 honey-blonde hair, says her husband
and his friends are enthusiastic
I about it, so she'll keep it that way.
She finished “Kitty” and has had
eight months’ rest since then, the
longest holiday she’s ever had.
Spent a lot of it at her Santa
Monica beach home She’s the same
Paulette, blonde or brunette.
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Maybe it’s so that Hal Wallis
thinks Lizabeth Scott can be built
up to rival Lauren Bacall. Lizabeth’s
initial screen effort is "You Came
Along,” in which she has a fairly
difficult role. She’d had good train
ing with the road company of Olsen
and Johnson’s “Hellzapoppin.” Says
even training with the commandos
would be a cinch beside that!
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ODDS AND ENDS — 20th Century
Fox’s “The Way Ahead" brings David
Niven back to the screen for the first
time since he left Hollywood to enlist
in the British army. . . . Overseas enter
tainment list includes Sonja Henie. . . .
Samuel Goldwyn thinks Steve Cochran,
of “Wonder Man,” is “a younger Clark
Gable." . . . Joan Caulfield's sister Bet
ty, who replaced Joan as the lead in
Broadway’s “Kiss and Tell,” has been
receiving film offers as the result of
Joan’s success in “Miss Susie Slagle."
... Binnie Barnes won the role of “Anne
Bonney” in BKO s production "The
j Spanish Main."
Directed Battles on Okinawa
Lt. Gen. Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr., commander of the U. S. 10th
army, is shown (left) on a rocky observation post on Okinawa as he
watched progress of his troops moving up on Naha, capital of the island.
With General Buckner are Maj. Gen. Lemuel C. Shepherd, commander of
the 6th marine division, center, and Brig. Gen. William P. Clement.
Drum Spelt Doom for Germany
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Here Is one of the huge drums on which lengths of welded pipe were
rolled to be laid along the bottom of the English channel to bring fuel
for the tanks and planes of the Allies in the battle of Europe. The lay
ing of the pipeline, under Germany’s nose, is called one of the most re
markable engineering feats of the war—and a best-kept secret.
Ask for Okinawa’s Independence
Emaciated and despondent, these ancient natives symbolize the age
old submission of the conquered. Upper, incredulous that the Amer
icans had no Intention of killing them or torturing them, their first request
was for cigarettes. Lower, right, young mother and child symbolical of
new day. Circle, 70-year-old Takara Sensei, who expects to lead a free
Okinawa.
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Fighting Marine at ‘Death Valley’
One of the Leathernecks, driving through Japanese machine gun fire
while crossing a draw, later called “Death Valley” by the men, rises
from cover for a quick dash forward to another position. The marines
sustained more than 125 casualties in eight hours of fighting.
Pray on Board Ship !
Church flag Is raised above the
Stars and Stripes as prayers are of
fered on coast guard manned ships
before landing operations. The only
time any flag is raised above the
Stars and Stripes Is the church flag
during regular services.
Knows His Planes
Tliree-year-old Roger Michael
Golden, South River, N. J., is called
“acronautically-precocious” by vet
eran airmen. At the Westover iden
tification - recognition classroom,
Roger Identified 121 different U. S.,
British, Jap and German airplanes.
Lighthouse Keeper
The only woman lighthouse keeper
in the United States coast guard
service is Mrs. Fanny May Salter,
who has been keeper of the Turkey
Point lighthouse, Maryland, since
1925.
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Knudsen Resigns
Lt. Gen. William S. Knud&en, who
' recently was given the Oak Leaf
cluster to the Distinguished Service
medal, has resigned from the army
to return to civilian life.