Jan. 17, 1941: Times reporter Tom Treanor, who was killed covering World War II, is back in Los Angeles, but continues to file updates on his trip from Turin, Italy, to Lisbon, Portugal. His party has finally reached Madrid.

HOLLYWOOD AFTER DARK: Burgess Meredith teaching Gene Tierney the art of flipping flapjacks at an outdoor barbecue, Jimmie Fidler says. [And talk about ugly! Mr. Modular must have taken the day off when Fidler’s column was laid out.]