March 4, 1941: Lee Shippey writes in favor of young men who build hot rods and gives a plug for letting them use deserted highways for racing – with traffic officers’ permission.  (Notice the mention of the Southern California Timing Assn.)

Tom Treanor has a roundup of items, including the Army’s trouble in finding dentists and how builders are forced to eliminate distinctive details in government housing.

Pic of a so-so week: Paramount's "The Lady Eve" (Barbara Stanwyck-Henry Fonda). Two of the screen's better dramatic stars turn to zany comedy and generate a steady flow of laughs, Jimmie Fidler says.