Stars and Studio Notes on East Coast Radio and Film
Virginia Vale surveys TV and film updates with Eddie Bracken and William Demarest on The Story of Eddie Bracken NBC, Claudette Colbert aging roles, Shirley Temple casting, Mary Jane Wong impersonation, Bing Crosby with Ingrid Bergman in The Bells of St Marys, Chopin tale A Song to Remember, Cliff Arquette hotel woes, Bradley Baker on Ed Wynn, Constance Bennett Paris Underground, and assorted entertainment odds from Hollywood to New York.
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William Demarest
Moran’s Creek
E.W.T
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Shirley Temple
Shirley
Letter Perfect
Mary Jane Wong
Bing Crosby
Ingrid Bergman
St. Mary’s
Crosby
Cliff Arquette
New York
Glamour Manor
The
Blue
Radio City
Cliff
Fear of coal strike looms over labor world
Washington reports looming national coal strike on April 1 as John L. Lewis and miners threaten crisis. Article notes labor movement fears, negotiations due March 1, and Ickes proposals to extend current wages. Also covers Russian winter offensive delays, supply hiccups, and Britain’s Hirohito proposal discussions at Hot Springs.
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Washington, D. C
John L. Lewis
Jack” Lewis
AFL
CIO
Ickes
Japan
Institute of Pacific Relations
Hot Springs
Hirohito
Paul Butler
Foreign Office
Swank Homestead
Butler
United Nations
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
British Isles
Sewing Circle Patterns Apron Pinafore For Mothers Daughters
Sewing Circle lists patterns for a mother and daughter apron pinafore with shoulder and waist buttons, heart neck, and bright binding. Pattern No 1272 fits sizes 14 to 42 with 4 yards of material for size 16. Pattern No 8741 covers ages 2 to 6 with 234 yards of fabric and 2 yards trimming. War demand may slow orders. send 25 cents per pattern to SEWING CIRCLE PATTERN DEPT. 143 New Montgomery St San Francisco CA.
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Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
New
Montgomery St
San Francisco
Calif
General Knowledge Quiz Questions Series
Ten trivia prompts covering history geography language design, and famous figures. Questions include year of the Capitol fire, equator path in South America, continental widths, Esperanto’s inventor nationality, definition of limited edition, Sarah Bernhardt motto, U S state with single border, average ocean depth, comparative weights of sun and earth, and alternate name for the West Indies.
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Washington, D. C
South America
North America
Sarah Bernhardt
United States
West Indies
Answers to Ten Trivia Prompts From A Historical Quiz
The list covers topics from 1814 wars and geography to language and science. It includes questions about Colombia in South America, Dr L Zamenhof of Russian origin, a publisher’s limited edition, the phrase Quand meme, Maine on New Hampshire, a distance of about 2 percent miles, a claim about the sun’s weight relative to the nine planets, and the Antilles.
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Colombia
South America
L. Zamenhof
Maine
New Hampshire
Antilles
Weighing and weights tease a medical officer
A medical officer questions a recruit about past illnesses and then asks for his heaviest weight. The recruit answers one hundred forty pounds and the lightest seven pounds with straight face. The piece shares quick quips and jokes from the era.
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M. O
Had Sowed The Visitor Encounters A Convict Reaping
A visitor roaming a penal settlement meets a convict at work making sacks. The exchange focuses on the convict's reply and a quiet moment of labor as he explains his task is reaping, not sewing. The scene conveys daily routines within the yard and the human element of punishment facilities.
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Cashiver
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