May 17, 1941: Allen Rivkin fills in for Lee Shippey with a column about problems at the post office in Westwood. Notice that even in the glory days of the streetcars, traffic was still a problem.

Tom Treanor, on a press junket to Venezuela, attends a benefit for British Relief at the Caracas opera house featuring the Jooss Ballet.
 
Sensational if True: Veteran press agent Mike Newman's claim that he recognizes Rudolf Hess — that Hess, under another name, was once Mae Murray's stage dance partner, Jimmie Fidler says.