A Few of FR's Finest..Every Day..02-6,7-07..WW2: The War, The Era, The Monument, The FReeper Vets

February 6, 2007 | Dolly Howard

[DollyCali]

String of Pearls ~ Glenn Miller

[La Enchiladita]

I had ESP with GeeBee this past weekend also... *grin*

[La Enchiladita]

That is SO SMOOTH... I am loving it, imagine you can dance well to this, Dolly.

[La Enchiladita]

Here is "A Soldier's Prayer" that probably dates from WWII. It was originally posted by FReeper 'naturalman1975' in honor of his own Dad. I carry it with me always for our troops. Maybe you would like to work with this, Meg, if you don't mind me asking you in this way? I'm going to bed soon...

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Stay with me, God. The night is dark
The night is cold. My little spark
Of courage dies. The night is long
Be with me, God, and make me strong
I love a game. I love a fight
I hate the dark. I love the light
I love my child. I love my wife
I am no coward. I love life

Life with its change of mood and shade
I want to live. I'm not afraid
But me and mine are hard to part
Oh, unknown God, lift up my heart

You stilled the waters at Dunkirk
And saved Your Servants. All Your work
Is wonderful, dear God. You strode
Before us down that dreadful road

We were alone and hope had fled
We loved our country and our dead
And could not shame them so we stayed
The course and were not much afraid

Dear God that nightmare road! And then
That sea! We got there - we were men
My eyes were blind, my feet were torn
My soul sang like a bird at dawn!

I know that death is but a door
I know what we are fighting for
Peace for the kids. Our brothers freed
A kinder world. A cleaner breed

I'm but the son my mother bore
A simple man and nothing more
But God of strength and gentleness
Be pleased to make me nothing less

Help me O God, when Death is near
To mock the haggard face of fear
That when I fall - if fall I must -
My soul may triumph in the dust.

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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1519852/posts

[DollyCali]

That is very nice.. It is not one that I have to include so it is a super bonus. Thanks for posting it here & also the link to the thread.

[DollyCali]

Love to dance but have a hard time finding good dance partners along the way

[DollyCali]

LADIES FASHIONS OF THE
NINETEEN-HUNDRED FORTIES
Written by Carol Nolan

It is worthless to discuss fashion of the forties without first understanding the tremendous impact World War II had on everyday life during the early part of the decade. Social trends dictate fashion. World War II changed the world of fashion forever.

On September 3, 1939 England and France declared war on Germany for invading Poland, and refusing to withdraw troops. On June 14, 1940 Paris fell to Germany. German occupation began controlling haute couture. During the war, the Germans seriously considered moving the French couture houses to Berlin and re-establishing the seat of haute couture in Berlin. Berlin would then be known as the fashion capital of the world. On September 3, 1940, the United States transferred destroyers to Great Britain. The United States officially entered World War II on December 8, 1941.

Prior to World War II, New York fashion designers made the trek across the Atlantic Ocean to attend the flamboyant and opulent French fashion shows each year. They then returned to the United States and copied the latest Parisian haute couture designs. Once the Germans occupied Paris and the United States stationed battleships in the Atlantic Ocean, the New York designers were cut off from Paris haute couture. In their attempts to design new fashions for the United States market, they concentrated on sportswear. This led to the United States emerging as the sportswear capital of the world.

In 1941, war good manufacturing took center stage. The government confiscated all stock of natural fabrics, forcing domestic manufacturers to concentrate on substituting other fibers for domestic garments. The industry geared up rayon production. Nylon stockings disappeared in 1943.

During 1942, the War Production Board began severely restricting the amount of yardage used in garments. On March 8, 1942 the War Production Board issued regulation L - 85, which regulated every aspect of clothing. Stanley Marcus was the apparel consultant to the War Production Board. At this time he took the stand that it was the designerdz patriotic duty to design fashions which would remain stylish through multiple seasons.

In an effort to comply with the restrictions outlined in the regulation, American designers created a new style of suits for women. Skirts were short and straight topped by short jackets of twenty-five inches or less in length. Cardigans matched skirts and sheath evening dresses replaced the long flowing gowns of the thirties.

McCalls produced patterns for transforming mendz suits into ladiesǍ suits and womendz dresses into children clothing. The women of America were once again sewing their own and their family garments.

While the decade of the thirties saw the theme of thrift in purchasing garments, the theme of the forties was a conservative look which would remain fashionable through multiple seasons. Women magazines were abundant with articles on proper care of garments for maximum wear.

American designers introduced the concept of separates and coordinating components in order to create the illusion of more outfits than one actually had. Classic sportswear styles took hold on college campuses and were soon adopted by all levels of society and all age groups.

August 25, 1944 finally saw the end of the German occupation of Paris. In order to re-establish Paris Ǡdomination of the world of fashion, fifty-three French couturiers banded together in 1945 to create a traveling exhibition, known as 씨éâtre de la Modenbsp; Participating designers included Cristóbal Balenciaga, Jacques Fath, Jean Patou, Elsa Schiaparelli and Robert Ricci, son of Nina Ricci.

The exhibition, consisting of dolls positioned in fully furnished sets, derived an eighteenth century method of presenting fashion to the world by means of dressed dolls. The dolls in the Théâtre de la Mode were dressed by the couturiers, artisans and textile workers while artists and theater people joined forces to create the sets the dolls were placed in for viewing. Miniature accessories were created for the dolls including hats, shoes, handbags, gloves, belts and umbrellas. Elegant wigs of human hair were created for the dolls by top hairdressers. Cartier and Van Cleef & Arpels also joined the effort by creating miniature, to-scale jewelry for the dolls. The dolls were completely dressed including lingerie.

The Théâtre de la Mode also helped raise money for the French War Relief. It opened at the Louvre in Paris and then traveled to Barcelona, London, Leeds, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Vienna, New York and San Francisco.

The little dolls accomplished the task they were sent into the world to do. In 1946, Paris regained its title as seat of fashion.

After the war, the American woman was ready for a change, tired of the severely tailored garments she was forced to wear during the hostilities. In 1947, Dior introduced the new look with longer lengths and fuller skirts. The use of many yards of fabric in garments was now seen as lavish and opulent. Woman's fashion now changed to a soft, feminine and romantic image.

Many varieties of peplums were in vogue: butterfly, bustle and gathered peplums were a few. Ruffles found their way to skirt hems, necklines and waists. Gored, gathered and A-line skirts were topped with soft, feminine blouses. Blouses donned bows at the center-front neckline and might sport full or puffy sleeves. Collars were cut generously full, in peter pan and traditional pointed shirt-collar designs. Lace also accentuated blouses around the neckline.

Undergarments at the end of the forties had finally made the transition to two separate pieces, the bra and the girdle. The term bras now widely used to identify the upper portion of the outdated corset. After World War II, wire was introduced into bras and nylon stockings came back on the market.

Leather platform shoes were the rage. Their soles were often studded with "nailheads", another sign of opulence and luxury after the severe metal rationing of previous years. The nailhead studding carried over to ladies leather handbags.

While Paris regained its grasp of haute couture after World War II, American designers were gaining momentum, credibility and respect in the area of sportswear.

Woman’s Fashions – 1940s

1940s Fashion – Progressive Chart

1940s Sewing Patterns

40s Clothing on Ebay

[DollyCali]

Song titles and lyrics about the attack on Pearl Harbor and America's entry into the War are often vicious and full of themes of violence. Intense competition among sheet music and record producers in Manhattan's Tin Pan Alley meant that songs were written and rushed into production days or even hours after the attack. These songs thus captured the raw anger, humiliation, and feelings of betrayal that most Americans felt about Pearl Harbor. The attack also made it socially acceptable to express these emotions in ways that took on not just connotations of nationalism and patriotism, but also of race.

For those that love music and history HERE is a wonderful site that give a true feeling of the music of the era with many links to follow thru. The graphics are also great.

The following links are to War Tunes/songs, with infor & lyrics. At each site is a link to the music to listen

Remember Pearl Harbor


How to slap the Dirty Little Jap


Pearl Harbor Blues


Cowards Over Pearl Harbor


Get Your Gun and Come Along


The Fighting Son of a Gun


Care of Uncle Sam


Good-Bye Mama


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The Pop Music with Big Bands, Swing Dancing marked the era. Thanks to GodBlessUSA for putting the following music together for us with a smattering of music that we can tap our toes to or flit about the dance floor NOW just as they did 60 years prior




Andrew Sisters ~ Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy


Benny Goodman & Peggy Lee ~ Sunny Side of the Street


Glenn Miller & The Andrews Sisters ~ Chatanooga Choo Choo


Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra ~ Tangerine


Harry James ~ Sleepy Lagoon


Lena Horn ~ Stormy Weather


Bing Crosby and The Andrew Sisters ~ Don't Fence Me In


Johnny Mercer ~ GI Jive


Glenn Miller - Sentimental Journey


Jo Stafford - Long Ago (Far Away)


String of Pearls ~ Glenn Miller

[DollyCali]

The Academy Awards
the war years

With more than 10 years of awards now under their belts, Academy members had still not defined exactly what categories would stay and which would go. Writing credits morphed once again, and in 1940 branched out into three categories. As technology and ingenuity increased, so did the nominations in the special effects category, with a whopping 14 nominations leading off the decade. The 1940 ceremony had a heightened sense of excitement as this was the first time the list of winners had not been revealed to the press – so each winner was s surprise to everyone. The 1942 ceremony had two black clouds over it, the beginning of WWII on Dec. 7, 1941, and the death of Carole Lombard in a plane crash. The normal black tie affair was downgraded to a dinner. For the 1942 ceremony, the statuettes were made out of plaster instead of bronze due to the war.

13th Annual Academy Awards 1940 – Host; Bob Hope

February 27, 1941 at the Biltmore Bowl of the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles

Picture: “Rebecca” – United Artists

Actor: James Stewart “The Philadelphia Story”

Actress: Ginger Rogers “Kitty Foyle”

Supporting Actor: Walter Brennan “The Westerner”

Supporting Actress: Jane Darwell “The Grapes of Wrath”

Director: John Ford “The Grapes of Wrath”

Original Story: John S.

Toldy “Arise, My Love”

Original Screenplay: Preston Sturges “The Great McGinty”

Adapted Screenplay: Donald Ogden Stewart “The Philadelphia Story”

Cinematography: George Barnes “Rebecca” (Black and White” and George Perinal “The Thief of Bagdad” (Color)

Film Editing: Anne Bauchens “North West Mounted Police”

Interior Decoration: Cedric Gibbons and Paul Groesse “Pride and Prejudice” (Black and White) Vincent Korda “The Thief of Bagdad” (Color)

Sound: Douglas Shearer “Strike Up the Band”

Score: “Tin Pan Alley” in “Pinocchio”

Song: "When You Wish Upon a Star" in “Pinocchio”

Short Films: “Milky Way” (Cartoons), “Quicker 'N a Wink” (One-Ree), ”Teddy, the Rough Rider” (Two-Reel)

Special Effects: “The Thief of Bagdad”

Special Award: Bob Hope – recognition for his service to the motion picture industry; Colonel Nathan Levinson – for outstanding service to the industry and the Army

14th Annual Academy Awards 1941 – Host; None

Thursday, February 26, 1942 at the Biltmore Bowl of the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles

Picture: “How Green Was My Valley” 20th Century Fox

Actor: Gary Cooper “Sergeant York”

Actress: Joan Fontaine “Suspicion”

Supporting Actor: Donald Crisp “How Green Was My Valley”

Supporting Actress: Mary Astor “The Great Lie”

Director: John Ford “How Green Was My Valley”

Original Story: Harry Segall “Here Comes Mr. Jordan”

Original Screenplay: Herman J. Mankiewicz and Orson Welles “Citizen Kane”

Adapted Screenplay: Harry Segall “Here Comes Mr. Jordan”

Cinematography: Arthur Miller “How Green Was My Valley” (Black and White) Ernest Palmer and Ray Rennahan “Blood and Sand” (Color)

Film Editing: William Holmes “Sergeant York”

Interior Decoration: Richard Day, Nathan Juran, Thomas Little “How Green Was My Valley” (Black and White) and Edwin B. Willis “Blossoms in the Dust” (Color)

Sound: Jack Whitney “The Hamilton Woman”

Score: “All That Money Can Buy” (Dramatic or Comedy) ”Dumbo” (Musical)

Song: "The Last Time I Saw Paris" in “Lady Be Good”

Short Films: “Lend a Paw” (Cartoons), “Of Pups and Puzzles” (One-Reel), ”Main Street on the March” (Two-Reel)

Special Effects: “I Wanted Wings”

Special Award: Irving G. Thalberg Award – Walt Disney; Leopold Stokowski – for achievement with music in “Fantasia”; Walt Disney, William Garity, John N. A. Hawkins, RCA – for advancement in sound; Rey Scott – for achievement in producing “Kukan”; The British Ministry of Information – for presence of heroism in “Target for Tonight”



15th Annual Academy Awards 1942 – Host; Bob Hope

March 4, 1943 at the Coconut Grove of the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles

Picture: “Mrs. Miniver” MGM

Actor: James Cagney “Yankee Doodle Dandy”

Actress: Greer Garson “Mrs. Miniver”

Supporting Actor: Van Heflin “Johnny Eager”

Supporting Actress: Teresa Wright “Mrs. Miniver”

Director: William Wyler “Mrs. Miniver”

Original Story: Emeric Pressburger “The Invaders”

Original Screenplay: Michael Kanin and Ring Lardner Jr. “Woman of the Year”

Adapted Screenplay: George Froeschel, James Hilton, Claudine West, and Arthur Wimperis “Mrs.

Miniver”

Cinematography: Joseph Ruttenburg “Mrs. Miniver” (Black and White) and Leon Shamroy “The Black Swan” (Color)

Film Editing: Daniel Mandell “The Pride of the Yankees”

Interior Decoration: Richard Day, Joseph Wright, Thomas Little “This Above All” (Black and White), Richard Day, Joseph Wright, Thomas Little “My Gal Sal” (Color)

Sound: Nathan Levinson “Yankee Doodle Dandy”

Score: Max Steiner “Now, Voyager” (Dramatic or Comedy) Ray Heindorf and Heinz Roemheld “Yankee Doodle Dandee” (Musical)

Song: "White Christmas" in “Holiday Inn”

Short Films: “Der Fuehrer's Face” (Cartoons), “Speaking of Animals and Their Families” (One-Reel), “Beyond the Line of Duty” (Two-Reel)

b] Documentary: “Battle of Midway,” “Kokoda Front Line,” “Moscow Strikes Back,” “Prelude to War”

Special Effects: “Reap the Wild Wind”

Special Award: Irving G. Thalberg Award – Sidney Frankli; Noel Coward – for production in “In Which Way We Serve”; Charles Boyer – for establishing the French research Foundation; MGM – for represent ting the American way of life in “Andy Hardy”

16th Annual Academy Awards 1943 – Host; Jack Benny

Thursday, March 2, 1944 at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Los Angeles

Picture: “Casablanca” Warner Bros.

Actor: Paul Lukas “Watch on the Rhine”

Actress: Jennifer Jones “The Song of Bernadette”

Supporting Actor: Charles Coburn “The More the Merrier”

Supporting Actress: Katina Paxinou “For Whom the Bell Tolls”

Director: Michael Curtiz “Casablanca”

Original Story: William Saroyan “The Human Comedy”

Original Screenplay: Noran Krasna “Princess O'Rourke”

Adapted Screenplay: Julius J. Epstein, Philip G. Epstein, and Howard Koch “Casablanca”

Cinematography: Arthur Miller “The Song of Bernadette” (Black and White) Hal Mohr and W. Howard Greene “The Phantom of the Opera” (Color)

Film Editing: George Amy “Air Force”

Interior Decoration: James Basevi, William Darling, Thomas Little “The Song of Bernadette” (Black and White) Alexander Golitzen, John B. Goodman, Russell A. Gausman, Ira S. Webb “The Phantom of the Opera” (Color)

Sound: “This Land is Mine” RKO

Score: Alfred Newman “The Song of Bernadette” (Dramatic or Comedy) Ray Heindorf “This Is the Army” (Musical)

Song: "You'll Never Know" in “Hello, Frisco, Hello”

Short Films: “Yankee Doodle Mouse” (Cartoons), “Amphibious Fighters” (One-Reel), “Heavenly Music” (Two-Reel)

Documentary: “December 7th” (Short), “Desert Victory” (Feature)

Special Effects: “Crash Dive”

Special Award: Irving G. Thalberg Award – Hal B. Wallis; George Pal – for techniques in short subjects

17th Annual Academy Awards 1944 – Host; Bob Hope and director John Cromwell

Thursday, March 15, 1945 at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Los Angeles

Picture: “Going My Way” Paramount

Actor: Bing Crosby “Going My Way”

Actress: Ingrid Bergman “Gaslight”

Supporting Actor: Barry Fitzgerald “Going My Way”

Supporting Actress: Ethel Barrymore “None but the Lonely Heart”

Director: Leo McCarey “Going My Way”

Original Story: Leo McCarey “Going My Way”

Original Screenplay: Lamar Trotti “Wilson”

Adapted Screenplay: Frank Butler and Frank Cavett “Going My Way”

Cinematography: Joseph LaShelle “Laura” (Black and White) Leon Shamroy “Wilson” (Color)

Film Editing: Barbara McLean “Wilson”

Interior Decoration: Cedric Gibbons, William Ferrari, Edwin B. Willis, “Gaslight” (Black and White), Wiard Ihnen, Thomas Little, “Wilson” (Color)

Sound: E. H. Hansen “Wilson”

Score: Max Steiner “Since You Went Away” (Dramatic or Comedy), Carmen Dragon and Morris Stoloff “Cover Girl” (Musical)

Song: "Swinging on a Star" in “Going My Way”

Short Films: Mouse Trouble “Cartoons, Who's Who in Animal Land (One-Reel), I Won't Play (Two-Reel)

Documentary: “With the Marines at Tarawa” (Short), “The Fighting Lady” (Feature)

Special Effects: “Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo” MGM

Special Award: Irving G. Thalberg Award – Darryl F. Zanuck; Bob Hope – for many services to the Academy; Margaret O’Brien – for outstanding child actress of 1944.

18th Annual Academy Awards 1945 – Host; Bob Hope and James Stewart

Thursday, March 7, 1946 at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Los Angeles.

Picture: “The Lost Weekend” Paramount

Actor: Ray Milland “The Lost Weekend”

Actress: Joan Crawford “Mildred Pierce”

Supporting Actor: James Dunn “A Tree Grows in Brooklyn”

Supporting Actress: Anne Revere “National Velvet”

Director: Billy Wilder “The Lost Weekend”

Original Story: Charles G. Booth “The House on 92nd Street”

Original Screenplay: Richard Schweizer “Marie-Louise”

Adapted Screenplay: Charles Brackett and Billy Wilder “The Lost Weekend”

Cinematography: Harry Stradling “The Picture of Dorian Gray” (Black and White),Leon Shamroy “Leave Her to Heaven” (Color)

Film Editing:Robert J.

Kern “National Velvet”

Interior Decoration: Wiard Ihnen and Allen M. Davey “Blood on the Sun” (Black and White), Hans Dreier and Ernst Fegte, “Frenchman's Creek” (Color)

Sound: “The Bells of St. Mary's” RKO

Score: Miklos Rozsa “Spellbound,” Georgie Stoll “Anchors Aweigh”

Song: "It Might As Well Be Spring" in “State Fair”

Short Films: “Quiet Please” (Cartoons), “Stairway to Light” (One-Reel), “Star in the Night” (Two-Reel)

Documentary:” Hitler Lives?” (Short), “The True Glory” (Feature)

Special Effects: John Fulton and A. W. Johns “Wonder Man”

Special Award: Irving G. Thalberg Award – None; Walter Wanger – for service as Academy President; Republic Studios – for building a sound auditorium; Peggy Ann Garner – for outstanding child actress of 1945; “The House I Live In” – for tolerance short subject

Movies ABOUT WW2

Band of Brothers

633 Squadron

Saving Private Ryan

The First of Few

Schlinder’s List

Angels One - Five

Tora! Tora! Tora!

Flags of our Fathers

Flags of Iwo Jima

U-571

Enemy at the Gates

Downfall

The Battle of Britain

Reach for the Skys

A bridge too Far

The Longest Day

Tuskegee Airman

Patton

Memphis Belle

MacArthur

A Bridge too Far

Report from the Aleutians"

Das Boot

The Bridge

Twelve o’ clock High

Dark Blue World

[DollyCali]

[MEG33]

Beautiful and touching prayer, Dita.

[MEG33]

Good Morning To The Finest

What a beautiful thread and loving tributes to our
WW2 Veterans
Great information on the era, Dolly. Thank you!.

[alwaysconservative]

Thanks for the pings, Dolly! I'll have to catch up later.

(The fashions look gorgeous!)

[The Mayor]

February 7, 2007

The Power Of Influence

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READ: Matthew 5:1-16

You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? —Matthew 5:13

On February 9, 1964, the Beatles appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show and captivated the youth of America. After hearing their music and seeing their "look," I did what millions of young American boys did—I begged my parents to let me grow my hair. Then, along with my best friend Tommy, I started a garage band. The Beatles’ performance had such an impact on us that we intentionally tried to be like them. It was a significant introduction to the power of influence.

Years later, the power of influence came to mean something far more significant to me as I began my journey as a follower of Christ. I had the desire to live under the influence of Christ, but I also wanted to be an influencer of others by pointing them to the Savior.

In part, this is what Jesus was challenging us to understand in Matthew 5:13-16. Salt and light are influential factors in a dark and corrupting world, and Christ, who is the Light of the world, calls us to be lights of influence as well. The Master who modeled perfect purity calls us to be salt that adds flavor and prevents corruption.

May we not only be influenced by Christ but also be influencers for Christ in a needy world.

Lord, let me be a shining light
In all I say and do,
That Your great love displayed in me
May lead someone to You. —Sper

As the "salt of the earth," Christians will make others thirsty for the "Water of Life."

Bible in One Year:   Leviticus 1-3; Matthew 24:1-28

[GodBlessUSA]

Gorgeous Prayer Table Dolly :)

The thread you have created is absolutely beautiful. I admire your creativity and talent. And have enjoyed reading about World War II.

God Bless Our Veterans. We are so blessed by our Military.

[GodBlessUSA]

Don't you just love the styles the ladies wore back then. Classy. :)

[Aquamarine]

This is so nice Dolly, wish there had been more to say about my father's service but he didn't talk about it much or could be it was so long ago that I don't remember now.

[Aquamarine]

More WarTunes. Will return later to play more.

Mack

BeatG

In the Mood

AM Patrol

[stopem]

Good job again Dolly!!

Thanks for reminding us to remember those that fought for this great country many decades ago.

[La Enchiladita]

...many decades ago.

The exact number of decades I have been alive. A genuine product of WWII here, will hit the 60 mark this coming April. Good morning, stopem! Hugs!