Child stars and gatekeepers amid Hollywood fame
The piece surveys how child actors like Jackie Coogan and Shirley Temple rise to fame, the wealth of Hal Roach from Our Gang, and state safeguards in California to protect young performers. It notes parental hopes, the lure of stardom, and the moral training claimed for child actors, with examples like Cora Sue Collins and Evelyn Prentice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Ina
Coogan
Hoy
Jane’ Quigley
Cora Sue Collins
Hamelin
Td Piper
Jackie Coogan
the Kid
Shirley Temple
Hal Roach
Our Gang
Elmira
Roach
Alaska
Santa Anita
Garbo
Myrna Loy
William Powell
Evelyn Prentice
Cora Sue
J. W Todd
University of Southern California
Custard Is Test of Real Cooking Skill
A column on the art of custard making as a test of a future mother in law’s cooking, with a detailed recipe for caramel custard, instructions on baking, cooling, and serving, plus menu ideas and notes on slow baking to avoid a watery result. The piece also includes a short fashion note about a Laura Wheeler Design blouse and a separate cooking recipe for a nutty potato onion dish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Adams
Athens Messenger Pattern Department
West 17Th Street
New York City
Laura Wheeler
Wilderness Woman Drives Ruth to Target Jack Bickett
Adele Garrison describes Ruth Seeman as a fearless wilderness companion whose charm unsettles the men on her brother’s expeditions. A letter Ruth wrote asks Katherine to divorce Jack so Ruth can marry him, with Ruth claiming Jack longs for freedom but loyalty to his wife blocks action. The narrator recalls suspicions about Ruth’s motives and a broken home linked to her influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tive Face
Wilds
Ruth
Jack Bickett
Katherine
Jack
Little Tricks Add Lure to Your Makeup
A beauty column offers simple routines to enhance allure. Tips include the cream-on-eyeside trick to make lids look moist and brighten eyes, brushing pomade into hair with a hairbrush, and applying antiseptic lotion after cleansing to treat blemishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alicia Hart
Spring Weather Boosts Farm Work at College Hill
Warm spring weather spurs farm tasks in College Hill with fences being repaired plowing and sugar camps active. Early vegetable seeds planted and visits by relatives and friends mark a busy season as families gather after a death in Jacksonville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Hill
Clinton Corwin
Ray Dowler
East Millfield
Brunton
Wellston
Charles Rogers
Nettie Owens
Charlotte
Columbus
Henry Exenkemper
Jacksonville
Disillusioned girl asks Dorothy Dix what to do about marriage
A 23 year old woman, G. A., writes of a two and a half year free love relationship that now lacks marriage talk. Dorothy Dix warns that many lovers abandon or distance themselves after jobs improve and urges a frank showdown, ending the relationship if needed and pursuing future happiness with other men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Dix
Miss Dix
G. A
Lialsona
Don Juan
Jiaisons
Stars Foretell Lively Year Ahead for Promoters
The reading suggests a dynamic period for writings, publicity, and new ventures with aggressive progress. Changes in environments and people may arise, risking employment but improved judgment should yield success. A birthday individual may become versatile, brilliant, enterprising, and a strong writer.
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Athens Messenger
Athens, Ohio
Shirley TI Temple
NE Johnson
Ood
Capi
Ebanks
Joe Ty
California
State of
Roosevelt
Mary E. Dague
Needlecraft Dept
Eighth Avenue
New York
N.Y
Adele Garrison
Peitherine
Medge
Jack L
Onglet
Hayes Be
Athens
Dorothy Din
Genevieve Kemble
B.O
Jay
Mrs. Lake
Julia
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