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TWELVE IRONWOOD DAILY GLOBE, IRtiNWOOD, MICH. THURSDAY. JANUARY 13, 1944. War Reporter's Notes Life Overseas Has Given Soldier Opportunity To Study Cinema History. By HAL BOYLE An American airfield in --One thing army life overseas has given the American soldier is a nolden opportunity to study the history of the cinema.

Possibly nowhere else except in the archives of the Museum of Modern Art in New York could he view so many priceless and obscure relics of the screen. After a quick brushup on ''The Great Train Robbery," "The Birth of a Nation," and a few Fatty Arbuckle comedies, the average soldier feels he could teach a course in the ancient and medieval motion picture. It would be untrue to say the troops have been universally grate- for this free education in the evolution of Hollywood. There have been many squawks because the troops take their movies seriously like they do their food. Recently there has been an improvement in army film fare; more new pictures are being shown the troops abroad, yet many of these bore the soldiers, anger them or make them homesick.

Don't Like War Pictures They don't like war pictures because they regard most of them as insipidly patriotic and inaccurate in battle detail. The other night a group was discussing a film they had just seen which showed how nine Allied soldiers with one General Grant tank, a few minutos and fome machine guns held up and destroyed a thirsty German tank battalion at a desert waterhole. Earlier the tank had knocked down an attacking German fighter plane with one shell from its heavy gun, a feat that could be compared to hitting a fly on the wing with a .22 caliber rifle. Both scenes infuriated the soldiers. "The Germans could have In Hollywood Novietown Marital Mix- Up.

By I JOHNSON SEA Staff Correspondent By their own admission. Humphrey Bogart and his wife, Mayo Methot. battle more than any couple in Hollywood. At the moment the Bogarts are entertaining M1- clicrs in North Africa and Sicily. Hollywood wags are insisting that Mrs." Bogart will return to this country with a black eye and a Purple Heart! If you can believe Johnny Weissmuller he was served with those divorce papers while ho and his wife were sitting peacefully at home.

"I turned to her." Johnny said, "and asked her if she really wanted me to leave. She so I Even in their private life, Hollywoodites play scenes that should be in motion pictures Mrs. W. will probably get a job writing domestic after that one. On tho "I Married a Soldier" set i at 20th Century-Fox, Gail Roboins remarked to her mother that she was to dance a samba witn Stanley Prager.

"I thought a samba was a drink," said mama. "That's a zombie," said Gail. "I thought a zombie was someone half dead." objected mama "She's right," interrupted Director Otto Preminger. "A samba is a drink that makes you half dead." That "tea wagon" which the caddy for the regular golfing foursome of Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Eddie Sutherland and Jimmy McLarnin' pushes around the course carries an assortment of liquid refreshments. But tea is not one of them.

knocked out that tank in 15 minutes with guns or mortar fire," a captain pointed out. "It isn't remotely possible for one of our tanks or anybody else's to whip a German armored battalion, any more than a single Nazi tank could destroy one of our mechanized battalions." They took off on the general subject of motion pictures in this manner: "War pictures stink because they are exaggerated." Said a captain, "The only war picture the troops liked was 'Mrs. Minriiver'. It wasn't overdone." Want Actual News Reels "What soldiers like," broke in a major, "is to know what is going on back home. They want more actual news reels and informative shorts." A sergeant gave the most complete slant on what the GI's want in the way of film entertainment: "We like something to make us forget the war.

We like a good musical comedy mind you, I said a good one with famous dance bands. We like newsreels, community singing, short features, cartoons, and any type of picture witn a laugh in it. Pictures with a lot of pretty girls in them are always welcome. "Good light comedies take your mind off the army. We like good Grade A serious movies, too, but without any propaganda angles Propaganda pictures just make us sick to the stomach and we are tired of movies that try to teach kindergarten lessons in democracy.

"We'd rather see reissues of old popular movies like 'It Happened One Night' than see a cheap new movie full of ham acting and greasy platitudes." That sums up the case for the soldiers. being an angel in-Hollywood. Alexis Smith has blistered fingers from playing the harp all day for scenes in "The Horn Blows at Midnight." Odd that two first starring performances are being mentioned for Academy awards. It was Jennifer Jones' acting debut in "The Song of Bernadette," Jim Hunter's in "Tender Comrade." Dizzy Dialog Dialog from Eddie Cantor's RKO movie, "Show Business," in which Eddie plays himself. Cantor: "I'm not the marrying kind--and there's other fish in the sea." Joan Davis: "But Eddie, fish is all right on Fridays, but the rest of the week I'd like a little ham!" In the annual voting, Warner studio secretaries named Steve Fisher the most glamorous male on the lot.

He's a writer. Actor Paul Parry and munitions heiress Marguerite Skoda are at the explosion stage. Private Ernest Henderson, at Fort Devens, collected a heavy bet the other day when he wagered he could swallow a bayonet--and did with ease. It wasn't until later that he broke down and told the suckers that toured the United States and Europe as Don Avarro, professional sword 'swallower. Delinquency Drama Having taken care of "Hitler's Children" in a movie bearing that title, RKO studio is now concentrating on Uncle Sam's juvenile delinquency problem in a film titled, Are These Our Children?" Plot centers a soldier, discharged from service because of wounds, who undertakes the task of rehabilitating a group of children McKenney On Bridge By WILLIAM E.

McKENNEY America's Card Authority In one of my articles after the summer session of the national tournament, I told you that the purchase of a bond was required i for the privilege of kibitzing; and that one of the players, Edward Lembeck of New York, a beginner in tournaments, said he would buy a tlOOO bond provided we would furnish the kibitzer. Well, Lembeck Lcmbeck' A A 7 6 5 4 3 I 9 8 7 None 9 9 4 3 A 105 2 104 A 8 7 6 5 6 A 5 vul. South West North East I 2 A 2 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 6 Double Pass Pass 6 A Pass Opening--if J. 13 entered a team in the Industrial and Commercial Team-of-four championship, and now he is one of the celebrities. He won that title, and later in the week he and his partner, Robert Chatkin of Brook- Ijn, finished third in the national open pair championship.

Once again in today's hand, we find an opponent doubling a contract he is practically certain of defeating, and driving the bidders into a contract that can be made. Lembeck (North) won the opening lead in dummy with the ace of flubs and discarded the ten of hearts from his own hand, so he would not have to guess the heart finesse. Tho king of spades was cashed and a small heart led to the king. The ace and jack picked up th- outstanding trumps, vivd now thu only trick that had to Ic lost was the ace of diamonds. 4B; The Associated Press) LIBRARY CARDS New York--(flj--Christmas cards sent by the New York public library to former readers now in the armed services caused many a lifted eyebrow when first received.

The library reports that the first thought of many recipients, before opening the envelope, was that they had overdue books. FLOATING TANKS DISGORGE VANKS ON JAP BEACH. Their bow doors open, these LST's on the beach at Cape Gloucester, New Britain, make an impressive background for Marines pouring ashore. The Marines held fast against a week of attack and counter attack by superior numbers on this line, while another force of leathernecks captured the vital C'ape Gloucester CNEA Telephoto.) on a typical street in a typical town. His efforts go for naught, however, and he becomes convinced that the primary guilt rests with society and not with the delinquent children.

Kent Smith plays the soldier, Bonita Granville'one of the delinquent kids. In all the years they've been in films, Robert Watson and Walter Catlett have owned only one morning suit between them, which has been periodically let out for Catlett and taken in for Watson. Other day Watson needed it for a scene in "The Hitler Gang," in which he plays Adolf; Just as he was about to leave his house, Catlett phoned and asked if he- could have the suit. "Sorry," said Watson, "but I've got to have it for a scene." "I'm sorry, too," said Catlett, "because I have to be a pallbearer at a funeral." They tossed a coin. Catlett lost and had to rent appropriate garb.

English is the language of more than 270,000,000 people. About People And Things WHITE MEAT, PLEASE Tulsa, Doris, arriving home from work, found a chicken house, with eight eating size chickens, food and water, in his back yard. Stumped, but hopeful, he called police to aslc what to do about it. "I know what I'd do about those chickens," dreamed Police Sergeant M. M.

Leavell, off the record. INSULT TO INJURY Farminjton, Utah The state highway patrol car was marked plainly "on each side with a big blue seal showing its identity, but that didn't stop thieves, Patrolman Ted London lamented. They broke a window of the parked machine and stole a shotgun, some shotgun shells and pistol bullets. BUT ADEQUATE FUNDS Two Buttes, bank of Baca county, says President N. G.

Jones, will close its doors Saturday. "It's the impossibility of obtaining experienced help," says Jones, "and other war conditions." condemned. The other bridge, on the other road to Newport, fell in the river the other day. It anyone wants to get off and walk across, it is all right." About half the passengers got off. DELAYED ACTION Chicago--It was Christmas in January for Sgt.

Frank Roche, veteran of 50 bombing raids from North Africa, who arrived home for the first time since he entered the army 19 months ago. The Christmas tree lights shone through the front windows at his home--but his Christmas presents were not there. They were sent to Him abroad ast October and haven't caught up with him yet. GRANNIES SKILLFUL WORKERS large British war factory has a new unit for measuring production--the "gran-hour." This is the term and very respictfully, by factory management for the 350 hours of work contributed voluntarily by 52 energetic grandmothers and one great- rrana mother. The grey-haired women, most of whom worked in war factories during last war, do vital jobs soldering, paint-spraying, drilling and assembling.

The plant-manager said that they are among his most efficient and dependable workers. LOSE WEIGHT PROGRAM Illlopolls. 1 )--The medical department of the Army Ordnance plant has established a new "Lose- 2-Pounds-a-Week" Club for overweight employes. A scientific diet is prescribed for each individual. WAR-TIME TRAVEL TROUBLES Sevierville, Sev- iervlil-e-Newport bus was winding alonij the foothills cf the Smoky Mountains when it stopped before crossing a bridge.

The driver turned to the passengers. "This bridge is unsafe. It is BOOTS AND HER BUDDIES No Luck By Edgar Martin TWO OPttS, TW TO TO SWc. VOOWK. COOR St.

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HOLD EVERYTHING By V. T. Hamlin Watch Your Diet, Sister ALLEY OOP SOOONESS SEEM TO HAVE GROWN A BIT SINCE I LAST WORE WELL, IT'S ONE WAV OF 6ETTIN THE BI6 DUMB HEAD SACK THINK ABOUT OOOLA GOIN6 BACK TO AFTER OOP? expects to go down in his OUT OUR WAY--By J. Williams WHY DON'T HE I WAIT TILL HE GETS 1 HOME. AN' GET A DECE.MT WASHIK1'? HE SE.Z HIS NAA DON'T KN1OW WHEW SHE COMES TO TH' SKIM, AM' GOES TOO II i nil I T.Wmcv.*.

KT. wr. 'HEROES ARE MADE- NOT BogM OUR BOARDING HOUSE with Major Hoople THEV 6OTH GET PR.1VAT WIGS TrAt SHOCK rvUARTUA, EM30Y THAT RUG Q--when was the first successful calculating machine placed on the market? A--In 1820, invented by Charles X. Thomas of Comar, in the Alsace. Q--What city has been often called "the city of A--Calcutta, capital of Bengal.

Q--What was the Domesday Book? A--A census of the lands of England, prepared at the direction of William the Conqueror in the llth century. Q--What is calorimetry? A--The science of measuring quantities of heat, as opposed to thermometry, the measurement of intensity of heat. Q--Who was Diego Cam? A--A Portuguese ej-plorer, ths first white man known to sight and sail up the Congo river (15th, century). Long-distance telephone a average 2,200,000 a day, at an average connection speed of 3.7 minutes. FUNNY BUSINESS-By Hershberger "My husband told the electric light company what he thought of them!" THIS CURIOUS WORLD--By William Ferguson IS THE OWNER OF A TREE LIABLE IP IT CRASHES' DURING A WIND STORM AND INJURES ivHAtes DIVE TO DEPTHS WHERE THE PRESSURE IS SO6REAT IT WOULD CRUSH THE STEEL SIDES OF OUR eon).

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U. HT. OFF. ANSWER: If the tree was defective yes. the accident is considered an "act of God." If the was sound NEXT: When bombs fall on Fujiyama.

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