Judy bids for haunted church in eerie auction tale
Judy Jason, selling a story, receives an anonymous $800 note and bids for an abandoned church at auction. Guests at the Inn including Reverend DeWitt, Lily Kendall, Thaddeus Quincy, Albion Potter, Hugh Norcross and sister Bessie, and writer Victor Quade gather. Judy wins, Roddy Lane’s body is found in a basement chest, and Aunt Nella cries for help as the guests rush to assist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judy Jason
Jonas DeWitt
Lily Kendall
Thaddeus Quincy
Albion Potter
Hugh Norcross
Bessie
Victor Quade
Judy
Roddy Lane
Ehuurch
Nella
Aunt Nella
Wylie
Hugh
Mr. Quade
Lily
Mr. de Witt
Mr. Quincy
Miss Bessie Norcross
Norcross
Atl
Thaddeus Quincey
Bessie Norcross
Uncle Wylie
Jonas de Witt
Salvation Army
Junk Man
Aunt Code
Davenport
Eleanor
Smedley
Victor
Potter
Mystery at the Head unfolds with a chilling night at the inn
In a fog shrouded seaside inn, Aunt Nella discovers her husband injured and a tense group scrambles to verify a terrifying discovery from Miss Jason. A committee searches the old church and castle while old rivalries surface, and the night ends with looming danger and a mysterious car in the Lane garage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Esmond
United States
Columbia
Datack
NBC
Mary Margaret McBride
Sam “Schlepperman” Hearn
Jack Benny
Redead
Manhattan
Lupe Elex
Hollywood Stars Go to War Amid Screen Roles
Veteran actors shift toward military service as public defense mobilization reshapes film careers. Clark Gable Richard Quine Richard Ney Robert Taylor and Pat O’Brien symbolize the era, while Rita Hayworth’s dog friction and DeMille’s gas card frame industry life. Hollywood plots reflect real wartime enlistment and production ties to Navy relief and Boston studio lots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metro
Clark Gable
Richard Quine
Gal
Richard Ney
Cecil B. de Mille
Dr. Wassell
Navy Relief Society
Fish Dishes Highlight Easy Protein Source and Sauce Ideas
A guide to meeting meat shortages with versatile fish preparations. Includes French Fried Fish Fillets, Baked Whitefish Creole serving five to six, and a note on halibut with a tart sauce to enhance its mild flavor.
Weekend Menu Features Halibut and Salmon Recipes
Baked Whitefish with creole potatoes broccoli and a watercress endive salad rounds out the menu. Halibut steaks are fried then topped with mushrooms and a cheese sauce. baked salmon slices with tomato onion and bacon. salmon fondue. and a fresh Yoss Up Salad head lettuce celery tomatoes eggs garlic radishes watercress spinach with French dressing.
Lynu Sauces for Fish Add Flavorful Pairings
Lyny suggests sauces to accompany fish noting browned butter with lemon juice and Worcestershire, or cream the butter with lemon juice. Horseradish mixed with salt pepper vinegar and whipped cream is proposed, plus a tartare style blend with onion pickles olives and vinegar folded into mayonnaise. A cheese strewn white sauce with eggs or grated cheese crowns baked or fried fish.
Radio and film notes on wartime mood and critics
New York critics and radio hosts discuss British resolve against fascism and fear of creeping fascism in the U S. Highlights include Eric Severed, William Shirer, Edgar Mowrer passport woes, and a review of The Siege of Leningrad. Films and magazines praised for wartime morale and critical takes on Hollywood under rationing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
the Wireless
Eric Severeld
Shirer
Edgar Mowrer
North Africa
Leningrad
Rooney Kid
Andy Hardy
Andy
Iowa
Clifton Fadiman
Germany
New Republic
Hiteher
Elmer Davis
OWI
Harper's
Michael Darrock
Joseph P. Dorn
Collier
K. Crichton
H’wood
Movietown
Jimmy Young
Jaepan
American Legion Mag
Howard Brubaker
The
New Yorker
Put
First Nighters and Famous Critics in Witty Exchange
A collection of memoirish anecdotes about John Barrymore, Alexander Woollcott, Mark Twain, and other luminaries. The piece recalls barbed remarks, curtain talks, and wit from theater and literary circles, including playful jabs about critics and public personas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Barrymore
Barrymore
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Isabel Bal
Quade
Jason
Roddy
Auntie
Rockville Street Department
Virginia Vale
Western News
Jaion
Pennsylvania Station
Pat O’brien
RKO
Bombardier
Pat
Rita Hayworth
Victor Mature
Columbia Studio
Rita
20Th Century-Fox
Preston Sturgess
Morgan’s Creek
Betty Hutton
Diana Lynn
Eddie Bracken
Vox Pop
George Jessell
Ben Oakland
Red Grouga
Cinderella
Scattergood
Guy Kibbee
Gloria Warren
Jean Arthur
Joel McCrea
Charleston, D. C
Joel
Jean
Washington, D. C
Charleston
South Carolina
Hal Peary
Gildersleeve
Pat O'Brien
Lynn Chambers
Western Newspaper Union
South Desplaines Street
Chicago
Lyny
Alexander Woollcott
Woollcott
Atlantic City
Mark Twain
Twain
Mr. Twain
O. Henry
Heywood Broun
HL Klurfeld
O'Dell
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