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Twentieth Century has been considerably disturbed because Sal's big secret leaked out: Rita Hayworth's Grade-A singing voice belongs to Radio Songstress Nan Wynn. Fortunately for all concerned, the voice sounds like Rita. And no pseudonymous voice ever had a more attractive sponsor...
...Navy has its own way of doling out civilian commissions, bases rank on age plus know-how, will not go higher than a lieutenant commander. Thus ensigns must be at least 19, lieutenants (junior grade) 21, lieutenants 33, lieutenant commanders...
...production men for work in city and field. Next in line come topnotch mechanical and chemical engineers to help run the hundreds of plants and factories pounding out munitions. A special need is for airmen of all kinds-pilots, navigators, radio operators. Most of these are for lower-grade rankings. Brass hats (i.e., majors and up) are handpicked...
...smelters who hold no priorities, almost any kind of steel scrap is worth almost any price. No. 1 bootleg method is to "upgrade" a load of low-grade scrap with a thin top layer of good scrap, sell the whole thing at the top limit for good stuff, exchange winks with the buyer...
Rubber companies ask to be excused for the limited tire production resulting from their unfamiliarity with new-low grade materials which is formed in relatively few molds used 24 hours...