Colbert Tops WHC Popularity Poll for Films
Actress Colbert leads the Woman's Home Companion popularity list with Three Came Home. June Allyson, Loretta Young, Olivia de Havilland follow. Crosby and Tracy lead the men’s side. News notes cover Happy Yankee casting, Technicolor Merry Widow plans, Lena Turner, and industry trivia.
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Claudette Colbert
Woman’s Home Companion
June Allyson
Stratton Story
Loretta Young
Olivia de Havilland
Bing Crosby
Spencer Tracy
Adam’s
Cary Grant
Clark Gable
Jeanne Grain
Pinky
Ingrid Bergman
Irene Dunne
Bette Davis
Fish kills tied to organic insect dust in Alabama ponds
In summer 1949, fish died in ponds near cotton fields dusted with toxaphene and a BHC DDT mix. Kilby prison farm saw dead fish after aerial dusting under pecan trees. tests showed 20 percent toxaphene dust in one acre could kill fish. Biologists warned drift may kill nearby water bodies. survival depends on injury.
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Alabama Department of Conservation
Agricultural Experiment Station
Kilby
Montgomery
Tennessee State Game and Fish Commission
Tom Bingham
Tennessee
Cumberland Springs Lake
Sewing Your Own Accessories Adds Glamour and Variety
A guide for budget conscious and aspiring fashion makers on creating accessories at home. Tips cover extending a single dress with a cape jacket and scalloped cuffs, refreshing old hats by remaking sailor and picture brim styles, and using leftover fabric to craft belts and purses.
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Ertta Haley
Circular Skirt and Accessory Tricks for Frugal Fashion
The article urges smart reuse of wardrobe items with remodeling tips for longevity. It covers converting long sleeves into sleeveless blouses, crafting circular skirts from prints, tailoring sleeves off blouses, stand up collars, lined boleros with bright prints, decorative buttons, and dyed gloves with lace or embroidery. It also suggests updating purses with slipcovers in burlap or shanting, and enhancing belts with fabric, ribbon, or fringe to refresh dresses.
Wisconsin landowners un posting streams under trout protection rule
Wisconsin reports a trend of landowners removing postings from streams for the first time in years. The conservation department enforces a strict rule against planting trout within a half mile of any posted stream, shaping this encouraging shift and offering a model for other states.
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Wisconsin
State Conservation Department
Mrs Henry Roe Cloud First Indian Named Mother of Year
Mrs Henry Roe Cloud of West Linn Oregon, 59, named American Mother of the Year the first Indian chosen for the honor. Her four daughters, educated at Wellesley, Vassar, Ohio University, and Stanford, reflect her family’s achievements and values.
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Henry Cloud
New York
Henry Roe Cloud
West Linn
Ore
Pees
Edward Hughes
Wellesley College
Robert North
Vassar College
Ohio University
Raleigh Butterfield
Vassar
Leo Freed
Stanford University
Waistline of American men expands since war shock
A Rochester belt maker cites Ray Hickok figures showing postwar growth in men’s waistlines. Before the war 74 percent of belts were size 34 or smaller. by 1949 only 50 percent. From 1939 to 1949 belts of sizes 38 40 42 and 44 grew markedly in thousands sold.
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Rochester
Ray Hickok
Science Still Puzzled By Brain's Spirituality
Baltimore report on Dr. Wilder Penfield, McGill neurology professor, saying scientists must envision a spiritual element guiding the brain's mechanism. He described the brain’s control center as the seat of consciousness yet admitted the mind remains unexplained. He warned that cybernetics and physiology may not fully resolve how nerve action becomes thought.
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Baltimore
Wilder Penfield
McGill University
Montreal Institute of Neurosurgery
Penfield
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Air Stewardess Mother Plans 9500 Mile Trip
CHICAGO Mrs Colette Wylie of Chicago vowed she would not fly a short hop. She planned a trip to Australia saying 9500 miles to Sydney is not far. After taking a month off and logging 20000 miles she returned home and promised to accompany her daughter on a flight to Moline.
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Chicago
Andrew
Kit) Higgins
Moline
Colette Wylie
Mrs. Wylie
Sydney
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Ida Lupino
Howard Mughes
Jose Ferrer
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
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