Feb. 8, 1941: Tom Treanor, who was killed covering World War II for The Times, tells the story of Harry the deck steward on the S.S. Exeter from Lisbon, Portugal, to New York – and of the 10-year-old stowaway who charmed nearly everyone.

What furor when Linda Darnell's pet rabbit hopped off to glory the other day! After her first near-collapse Linda spent $100 long-distancing her mamma about funeral arrangements in Hollywood's swank pet cemetery, Jimmie Fidler says.