Hollywood Stars and TV Updates From a Busy December
A string of Hollywood notes covers Virginia Vale says Margaret O’Brien struggles with color film and stardom’s limits while Jack Leonard starts a film career after service. Ray Milland plans moves after England trip. Nancy Lauck receives a St Bernard for eighteenth birthday. Paulette Goddard appears at CBS, while Louise Barclay endures stock roles. Ed Gardner and Duffy’s Tavern ties, and George Montgomery with Dinah Shore build a home in California amid radio work and TV projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archie" Gardner
George Montgomery
Dinah Shore
Moine
Calif
George
Arline Francis
Scotland
Elspeth Eric
Lumber camp boss clashes with hostile Canadian lighthouse keeper
Mark Darrel, a young American lumber camp boss near St Victor, Canada, and his assistant Nat Page survive a rock strike, reach shore, and meet lighthouse keeper Andre Galipeault who hostilely greets them. Madame Madeleine Kinross, widow and timberland owner, hides disapproval yet provides shelter as the pair rest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Darrel
St Victor
Canada
Nat Page
Andre Galipeault
Madame Madeleine Kinross
Mark
Nat
Awakening in Strange Town Aboard Yacht
Nat and Mark wake in a bright room to a breakfast tray then explore a cliffside harbor near St Victor. Rumors swirl as angry villagers confront them but Madeleine Kinross defends the newcomers, denouncing the crowd as misled spies and detectives.
Broussac Declares Friendly Enemies With Darrell Over Mill
In St Victor, Mark Darrell refuses Broussac’s demand to cancel the lease on the timber lands and mill. Broussac warns of jail threats but vows no violence, declaring they will be friendly enemies as he presses for terms. Madeleine Kinross, believing her husband may return, resists outsiders and influences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monsieur Mark Darrell
Monsieur Broussac
Monsieur Darrell
Monsieur Lacombe
Mark
Horace Broussac
Broussac
Madeleine Kinross
Madeleine
Cousin Horace
Madame Kinross
St. Victor
Monsieur
Darrell
Lshde
Bar Association
Quebec
Mr. Darrell
Monsieur Hector Mackintosh
Nat
Alphonse Vitard
Jean
Montreal
Yankees and MacPhail loom large in 1947 baseball
The article projects the 1947 season around the New York Yankees and Larry MacPhail, praising Bucky Harris and Charlie Dressen as top managerial forces. It notes the Yankees’ record attendance and expects a strong rebound from postwar declines, with pitching improvements and star hitters like DiMaggio and Rizzuto. It also contrasts football and baseball draw power, highlighting Army, Notre Dame, Michigan, Navy, Pennsylvania, and Ohio State as football leaders and Army’s matchups with Navy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yankees
Larry MacPhail
Bucky Harris
Charlie Dressen
Dodgers
Leo. Durocher
Dressen
Brooklyn
Harris
Heinrich
Stirnweiss
Rizzuto
Brown
DiMaggio
Keller
Yankee
Cardinals
Army
Notre Dame
Michigan
Navy
Pennsylvania
Ohio State
New Blouse Patterns Offer Brightening Styles
Readers can craft three blouse styles from Pattern No 6074. Options include youthful round or V necklines, long or short sleeves, in snowy white crepe or soft pastels. Sizes 12 to 42 offered with fabric yardage and prices noted.
Dustpan care and home cleaning tips
Dustpan waxing helps it look clean and dust slips off easily. Lightly scrub collars and cuffs with a small brush to remove soil and save time. Painting a porch ceiling white adds light to adjoining rooms. Use a fresh brush with furniture polish for corners and crevices for thorough dusting.
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Wester
Virginia Vale
Argaret O’brien
Esther Willams
Jack Leonard
Janet Ames
Columbia
Rosalind Russell
Melvyn Douglas
Tommy Dorsey
New York
December Woman’s Home Companion
England
Ray Milland
Paris
Brussels
Copenhagen
Stockholm
Nice
Rome
Hollywood
Paramount
Mahan Hall
Annapolis
Mila Boulton
Phil Baker
Baker
Nancy Lauck
Chet Lauck
Lum
Lum and
Abner
Kilroy
Paulette Goddard
CBS
Hollywood Players
Walter Bunker
Fanny Brice
Louise Barclay
Louise
Margaret O'Brien
Plehp
Fem
Egbert
NSE
St. Lawrence
Monsieur Mackintosh
Louis Larousse
Blanchard
Davis
Feldberg
Poole
Tucker
Fuson
Enos
Brighton
Tzaz
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
South Wells St
Chicago
Via
St Cgie Levies Boel Sa
Pleischmann
Fleischmann
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