World War II Chronicle: October 29, 1942

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The front page reports that Cardinals general manager Branch Rickey has signed with the Brooklyn Dodgers and will serve as their GM and president… On page two, the entire Alaskan Highway is open for traffic. Meanwhile, Gen. Douglas MacArthur pledges he has no interest in political office…

George Fielding Eliot discusses the Gilbert Islands on page 13… 2nd Lt. Ronald Reagan is pictured alongside Errol Flynn on page 18 in a shot from the movie Desperate Journey (1942). Being too nearsighted for overseas service, Reagan is now serving in the Army Air Force in a motion picture unit. Before the war he was a cavalry trooper. To Reagan’s right is Alan Hale, Sr., the father of Alan Hale Jr. — “Skipper” from Gilligan’s Island. On the far right is Arthur Kennedy, who also serves in the motion picture unit… Sports section begins on page 20

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Evening star. (Washington, D.C.), 29 October 1942. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress.
https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1942-10-29/ed-1/