Working Into Film The Long Road to MGM
A Canadian newcomer recounts how she and her sister fled to New York, sought an agent, faced rejection, and finally gained onscreen work. She details early studio days, a lucky break in a college comedy, and a subsequent rise to roles at Mayer and MGM, with films like Smiling Through and Strange Interlude.
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Canada
New York
Athole
Tha
Thad
Bertra
Mayer Studios
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Frederic March
Wessie Howard
Clark Gable
Ralph Morgan
Maureen O'Sullivan
Versatile and Gay Spring Fashions by Cherie Nicholas
Versatile and gay spring fashions showcased with bright color and white organdie trims. Matelasse taffeta jackets and dresses in brown, black, red plaid appear alongside velvet touches and wide bows. Furs return in subtle pastel blends, with dove gray wool two-piece outfits and platinum fox accents. Designers favor tuckings and pleats, while color contrasts and hat choices highlight the season. 1983 Western Newspaper Union.
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Drese
Matelesse Taffeta
Alco
Ole Howeers
Pictura
Western Newspaper Union
Smacker Arlis Aims For Realistic Screen Kisses
Studio sound expert Arlisa a Smacker An a kinsey George Arilas is known. Among the crew, his kisses in sound compensate for limited fervor. He trims kissing from takes during editing, leaving only unavoidable moments to tell the story.
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Kinsey
George Arilas
Amacker
Mr. Ariles
Kiasing
Ele
T Seawna
Flower Girl Dress by Cherie Nicholar
A charming flower girl frock described as an unusually pretty spring wedding choice. The gown uses light materials like mousseline, chiffon, or crepe, with pleated detailing creating a fresh, elegant look suitable for home sewing and budget care.
Vivid Crepes Delight Evening Palette Update
Crepes remain the favorite evening facet as colors splash the palette this season. New vivid tones appear including cyclamen mauve cyclamen pink canary yellow and water green across outfits and decor, matching winter’s bold trend.
Hair styles herald short crowns with new spring hats
Early spring hats reveal short hair for a smooth crown and waved side hair. The latest coif fure known as "Double-up" returns the brushed back fringe into a swirl near the ears, suitable for day or evening wear and popular among fashion-forward women.
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Mondale Sa Welay
Summer Vogue Signals Cotton and Linen Trends
The article notes a bold summer for cottons and linens with couture activity. Designers mix natural line colors with dark blouses, favor narrower daytime skirts, and slightly lowered waistlines. Necklines trend high while open square necks appear on daytime dresses and jackets.
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Couture
Veils Become More Flippant in Modern Hat Styles
The text notes veils growing flippant in use, appearing on tailored or formal hats. Veils vary in length from eye to shoulder and feature color and pattern accents. The Talbot style is highlighted with the veil lying under the chin and narrow belting ribbons used for two and three cobra effects seen in recent military import collections.
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Milliary
Pointless wit clashes with reluctant editor
A humorist complains the editor blocks his jokes and the editor retorts that his pieces lack a point. The bitter exchange highlights the tension between creative aims and editorial control in a comic paper.
Expensive loss of color at a social gathering
At a party, Annette laments color fading and an expensive box. A loud young man and an older man share a gate crash tale, each admitting they attended without invitations. The older man notes his wife is the host, revealing the party’s gatecrashers.
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Answers Magazine
Easiest Way Maid to Her Postman Sweatheart
A brief note from the Weekly Telegraph of Sheffield describes a birthday card for a postman sweetheart and a small payment of three pence, humorously noting the stamp was forgotten. The fragment hints at light correspondence and postal mishap in a local context.
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Sweatheart
Weekly Telegraph
Sheffield
Hot Dogs Sophomore Inspecting Freakman
A humorous fragment from the Sidney Bulletin features a dialogue where a sophomore jokes about socks worn wrong and a preshort reply about hot feet. A popular girl references Sybil and marriage, with mentions of her mother and father.
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Preshman
Sybil
Ber
Sidney Bulletin
Reflection and Hat Advice Cited in Tit-Bits Magazine
A brief Tit-Bits Magazine item notes a reflection in which someone asks for an affordable hat and is directed to a mirror on the left to try on a felt hat. The exchange frames a light consumer moment in a periodical item.
Order in the Court Judge in dentist chatr
A humorous court room line from the Boston Transcript features an abrasive exchange where a judge asks a witness to swear to pull the tooth, the whole tooth, and nothing but the tooth in a dental related quip.
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Chatr
Boston Transcript
Monkey Business and Public Sentiment in Newspaper Quotes
A collage of quotations from Detroit News and Boston Transcript. A collector for a gentleman with a music box is referenced in a lighthearted monologue. A speaker defends the world as a good place to live. The second fragment questions reputation after marriage to a judge.
Warding of the Wallops and eye notes in old papers
A fragmentary exchange from historic papers mentions Bil Farmer, Hank, and Johnny’s new spectacles. The dialogue hints at a job offer, an escape by boasting graduation from an agricultural college, and a neighbor’s remark about better sight with new glasses. The source preserves period tone and local vernacular.
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Hank
Ep Agricultural College
Brooklyn Eagle
Boston Transcript
Virtue in Wit on Home Training for Children
Emily Post argues that true good manners arise from early home training focusing on character and taste. She cites self control as the foundation, warns against overindulgence, and stresses purity of speech and multilingual exposure for children’s cultural development.
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Schonant Kindergarten
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