Star power and shifts in Hollywood gossip columns
By INEZ GERHARD RONALD REAGAN, star of "Lou isa," has been signed by Universal-International for "Bedside for Bonzo." Kathleen Ryan's career began in Ireland with Carol Reed and James Mason in "Odd Man Out." Rosemary Clooney is CBS radio’s up-and-coming talent, Ty rone Power admires Gloria de Haven, and Franklyn Farnum marks 36 years in film with a Paramount return. Gloria Drew’s rise follows DeMille’s eye, Tyrone Power teams again with Micheline Prelle, and rumors swirl about Shirley Temple marrying Charles Black. Tony Martin signs for Howard Hughes’s Two Tickets to Broadway with Janet Leigh. Other notes: Cora and Bill Baird make shorts with Burl Ives, Alan Funt expands Candid Camera, Roscoe Karns shifts to television, and Columbia uses a full football team for The Hero.
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Kathleen Ryan
Carol Reed
Ireland
James Mason
England
Limerick
Bermuda
Hollywood
Robert Stillman
Brooklyn
America
Tony Martin
Howard Hughes
Janet Leigh
Cora
Bill Baird
Burl Ives
Alan Funt
Roscoe Karns
Inside Detective
Columbia
Clever Mending Tricks Use Old Materials in Home Furnishings
Practical guide shows how to repurpose worn sheets tablecloths and curtains into new bedroom items. Dye and bind fabrics use band trimming to create bed coverings drapes and dressing table skirts. Appliques and borders revive tablecloths napkins doilies and curtains for extended life and fresh looks.
Chiffon to Taffeta Window Ruffles and Upcycled Fabrics
Old curtains and towels find new lives as decorative borders for curtains pillows or table linens and as robes for youngsters or cloths for kitchen and bath. Clean dyed fabrics yield fresh color and renewed use, while denim jumpers with pockets offer garden and casual wear.
Voice of America Needs a Punchy Sales Talk
In a sharp column, Elmer argues the Voice of America fails to sell liberty as a product. He urges flashy, slogan driven messaging that frames freedom as the world’s top asset, contrasting it with Soviet oppression and urging leaders to craft America’s bold narrative. The piece includes sharp calls to package Washington, Lincoln, and freedom with dramatic imagery.
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Eisenhower
Bernard Baruch
Voice of America
Human Liberty
Sam
Human Kingdom
Animal Kingdom
America
Bunker Hill
Trenton
Yorktown
Kremlin
Siberia
Bub
Socko
Practical Household Tips For Summer Cleaning And Cooking
A stream of dated home advice covers cooking, food prep and storage, laundry and ironing, stain and wall care, garment handling, and garden pest control. Tips include using bacon bits for flavor, cork placemats to cut laundry, gentle wall washing, keeping vegetables intact, choosing cereals by cost, corned beef frying with catsup, machine sewing on delicate fabrics with size 11 needle, creamy cabbage slaw with eggs milk and vinegar, drip drying to avoid ironing, warm iron for minor pressing, washing under running water for summer tasks, peeling onions under water, washing lettuce and celery by flowing water, and preemptive pest control for gardens.
Before and After A Man's Idea About Marriage
A collection of quick humor bits and mini anecdotes. Jokes cover marriage, anti freezers, and trivial misunderstandings. The snippets include lines about mosquitoes, rope for hanging, and a camping misadventure with a wild cat. The tone is light, punchy, and period newspaper comedy.
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Inez Gerhard
Ronald Reagan
Louisa
Universal-International
Bedside
Rosemary Clooney
Columbia Records
CBS
Dinah Shore
Sammy Kaye
the Waldorf
Gloria de Haven
Tyrone Power
Kaye
Gloria
Franklyn Farnum
Paramount
Mr. and
Mrs Anonymous
Fred Zinneman
Teresa
Scasoli
Gloria Drew
C. B. DeMille
Florida
Micheline Prelle
Philippines
20Th Century-Fox
Berkeley Square
Leslie Howard
Shirley Temple
Charles Black
By Ertta Haley
Uncle Sam
Washington, D. C
Joe Smith
Investia
Europe
Asia
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Stalin
Gromyko
Elmer
Dolly
PRP
New York
Rs Rags
Marty
China
Mike
Pat
Archie
Wonderland of America
Mammoth Cave
Jefferson Barracks Bridge
Continental Casualty Co
St. Lous
Millwork
Aalcoth & & Chouteac
ST. Louis
Wat
West
Uae
Etna
Onal Medical Institute
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