Mrs. Miniver and War Film Buzz With Stars
Virginia Vale notes Mrs. Miniver may be a top war film, directed by Wyler and led by Greer Garson, highlighting American women in wartime. Also mentions Buddy Clark in Sweet or Hot with Lucille Ball and Vic Mature, and Alan Ladd’s New York presence with Mrs Ladd amid Paramount’s campaign.
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Virginia Vale
Union
ETRO
Mrs. Miniver
William Wyler
Greer Garson
Buddy Clark
RKO
Lucille Ball
Victor Mature
Slacks and Bolero Pattern No 8169 for 8 to 16 years
The fabric pattern 8169 offers a smart slack suit with a bib top and sun exposed back, plus a matching bolero trimmed with braid and ric rac. Sizes 8 to 16 years. size 10 requires 25 yards of 35 or 39 inch material and 1½ yards for the bolero.
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Ric Rac
Wool Conservation program under Red Cross drives wartime wool recovery
The Red Cross coordinates 3700 chapters to collect unused wool scraps from tailors stores and cleaners. Clippings are sold to wool reclaimers and reprocessed into cloth. Proceeds fund local war relief and civilian defense training under a War Production board partnership.
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American Red Cross
Red Cross
War Production Board
The
WNU
Pattern 256 Details for Jewelry Necklaces Bracelet Ornament
Pattern 256 provides directions for making two necklaces a bracelet and an ornament with illustrations and stitch guidance. It lists materials required and instructs readers to send orders to the given address.
Two Piece Dress Brings Suit Like Summer Wear
A new two piece frock offers a suit like look with a blouse or dickey. Made in washable seersucker gingham or chambray it fulfills multiple wardrobe needs for warm weather. Tops provide tailored smartness and other options for versatile styling.
Joan Crawford Hopes Daughter Christina Follows Acting Footsteps
The screen icon Joan Crawford says her three year old daughter Christina could become an actress, declaring she would be the most disappointed if Christina does not pursue the same path.
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Joan Crawford
Christina
Young North Carolina Salesman Lands RKO Contract
Russell Hoyt a 24 year old traveling salesman from North Carolina reached Hollywood with no dramatic experience and, aided by a friend agent and talent scout, obtained a contract without any screen test.
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Russell Hoyt
North Carolina
RKO
Hollywood
Gary Cooper Invited to Travel with Seals as Assistant Manager
Lefty O Doul invites Gary Cooper to travel with the San Francisco Seals as assistant manager. O Doul taught him to bat and throw left handed for The Pride of the Yankees.
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Gary Cooper
San Francisco Seals
Lefty O’doul
Yankees
Ronald Colman Plans Three Films This Year
Actor Ronald Colman outlines a busy wartime production year with three films planned this year after averaging one film per year over the past six years. He notes most income will go to taxes and recalls service in World War I with Kitchener’s Contemptibles, action at Ypres, a wound at Messines, and holding the Mons Star with 19 percent bar. His forthcoming project is Random Harvest.
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Ronald Colman
Ypres
Messines
Mons
Eric Blore marks 50th film role in Happy Go Lucky
Eric Blore celebrated his 50th picture role as he began work in Paramount's Happy Go Lucky starring Mary Martin and Dick Powell. The veteran actor who started on the London stage after wartime service has remained in Hollywood since 1934. Warren Hull is Parks Johnson's new Vox Pop partner and is known to radio fans as The Green Hornet from a screen serial, drawing autograph seekers in an Alexandria Virginia store.
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Eric Blore
Paramount
Mary Martin
Dick Powell
Hollywood
Warren Hull
Parks Johnson
Green Hornet
Alexandria
Take It or Leave It broadcasts draw New York visitors
Phil Baker's show attracts crowds in New York as visitors seek tickets to his Take It or Leave It broadcasts. The appeal of the program draws in curious buyers and fans hoping to attend or obtain access to the radio entertainment program.
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Phil Baker
New York
Hollywood Notes and Cast Laughs at News Reel Parade
Edward G Robinson takes up horseshoe pitching at his Beverly Hills ranch. Tim Holt changes leading ladies with Ann Summers in Son of the Saddle. Staff Lieutenant Hopper aids in selling war bonds until revealed as Marsha Hunt. Hedy Lamarr performs a jitterbug in White Cargo. Helituer Dantine shines as a German flier in Mrs Miniver.
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Edward G. Robinson
Beverly Hills
Tim Holt
Ann Summers
Hopper
Treasury Department
Marsha Hunt
Hedy Lamarr
Hélitur Dantine
Candid camera fiend vs grumpy fellow in quip
There's a fellow who takes the worst possible view of every thing, said the grouch. When asked if he's a pessimist, the answer comes: no, he's a candid camera fiend.
Different Views Sonny-Dad Dialogue
A brief quip features a father and son debating what to call a man who drives a car. The joke hinges on perspective as the dad defines the term by proximity to him.
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Sonny
Dad
Insect Pest Woes Amid War Time Shortages
An old editorial quips about war cutting imports of insecticides letting pests gain ground. It notes paying five cents a pound for potatoes while bugs profit, and contrasts economy with true poverty, hinting at budget stinginess.
Measuring Building Height with a Protractor
A student suggests using a string attached to a protractor to lower it from the top to measure the height. The exchange highlights a learning approach mixing tools and trigonometric reasoning in a math class.
Two Kinds of Discontent Quote by Gordon Graham
A terse aphorism contrasts two forms of discontent. The first spurs action to gain results, while the second leads to stagnation and loss. It asserts that only effort can yield success, and there is no cure for the passive hand wringing form.
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Gordon Graham
Hole in Barrel Discovered During Rifle Inspection
A new recruit’s rifle showed a hole through its barrel during a first inspection. The officer called the NCO to inspect, and the recruit was surprised to find the flaw when he looked down the barrel. The moment underscored why training units scrutinized arms before use.
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N.C.O
Invention of the Sausage Traced to Ancient Greeks
The article traces sausage origins to ancient Greece with early mentions by Athenaeus in the third century in Deipnosophistae. It notes Romans later popularized sausages and highlights Athenaeus as a cookery and culinary scholar who valued both body and mind.
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Lucania
Athenaeus
Modernizing quilts with bedspreads and decorative touches
The article discusses planning quilts as bedspreads with color harmony and unity using recurring color in blocks. It notes the impact of a bed frame choice and adds that trimming beds with dotted Swiss frills enhances the quilt’s display. It promotes Mrs Spears booklets offering easy home crafts for ten cents each.
Musical comedy linked to wartime effort urged by USO
A wartime appeal asks readers what a musical comedy can contribute to winning the war. It stresses the USO’s direct role with troops and calls for donations through local chairs or the USO at the Empire State Building in New York.
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USO
Empire State Building
New York
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Bedford Hills
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Dr. Scholl
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USO Camp Shows, Inc
Mrs. Owen
John 7
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