Dr Carrel Charts Human Behavior Amid Nazi Misery
Dr Alexis Carrel, famed for the Rockefeller Institute work and the Irving chicken heart, is profiled amid Nazi-occupied France. The piece notes his view that science and a pooled intellect could guide civilization beyond outdated ideologies, and recalls his calls for a scientific elite to govern human conduct.
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Dr. Carrel
EW York
Alexis Carrel
France
Carrel
Rockefeller Institute For Medical Research
Irving Chicken
Charles A. Lindbergh
America
Subdividing Diamonds by arry Winston Raises High Stakes
Arry Winston, once real estate subdivider, now cuts diamonds with TK assistants Slicing Up Gems. They target a 30 dollar payout per chip and aim to shape a $2,000,000 core in a 425 carat Jonkers stone and a $700,000 Vargas diamond, after a month and seven days of work.
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Arry Winston
Dusmond
Brazil
Los Angeles
Winston
New York
AEF
Jonkers
Vargas
R Toyohiko Kagawa Speaks on World Church Union
R Toyohiko Kagawa of Japan, a frail evangelist described as a modern Mahatma Gandhi, is in New York promoting the newly formed Church of Japan. He envisions a world church union to end wars and preaches a merger of Christianity with capitalist economics amid years of jail, persecution, poverty, and illness.
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R Toyohiko Kagawa
Japan
Mahatma Gandhi
World Brotherhood
Christians In
New York
Church of Japan
Dr Kagawa
Moonlight Blonde hairdo and actors in new film projects
RETA GARBO debuts a Moonlight Blonde hair tint by Sydney Guilaroff as part of a screen appearance. Tim Holt and Jack Holt join Victor McLagren and Edmund Lowe in The Marines Are Ready, reuniting father and son on screen after twelve years. Bob Hope and others entertain on a house boat in Nothing But the Truth, with fragile crystal goblets sparking jokes over water levels.
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Reta Garbo
Sydney Guilaroff
Metro
Botticelli
Tim Holt
RKO
Jack Holt
Victor McLagren
Edmund Lowe
Tim
Paramount
Bob Hope
Edward Arnold
Leif Erikson
Glenn Anders
Hope
Ruby Keeler to star alone in Sweet Heart of the Campus
Ruby Keeler rises to solo stardom in the musical Sweet Heart of the Campus alongside Harriet Hillard Gordon Olver and Ozzie Nelson and his orchestra. The star formerly danced on Broadway and at Texas Guinan night spots before transitioning to film.
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Ruby Keeler
al Jolson
Harret Hillard
Gordon Olver
Ozzie Nelson
Miss Keeler
Texas Guinan
George Raft
Hollywood Casting News and Studio Buzz from 1940s
Larry Parks wins featured role in Mystery Ship after tests for Heaven Can Wait. Veronica Lake co stars with Joel McCrea in Sturges comedy. Dietrich selects five men as most womanpower rivals. Olivia de Havilland and George Raft linked to All Through the Night. Joan Crawford’s Rose Stevens name confusion noted.
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Larry Parks
Robert Montgomery
Henry Fonda
Prestones
The
Sullivan
Joel McCrea
McCrea
Veronica Lake
Sturges
Eve
Olivia de Havilland
George Raft
Warner Bros
Olivia
Joan Fontamne
Cary Crant
RKO
Herbert Marshall
Beste Davis
Listle Foxes
O'Hara
Roger Pryor
Joan Crawford
Atec
Rose (Reessh) Stevens
Hand Crocheted Hat and Bag Sets Set Summer Fashion
CHERIE NICHOLAS presents a guide to hand crocheted hat and bag sets driving summer style. It describes easy, affordable projects using cotton yarns, including a heavy white rug yarn turban and bag, mercerized thread berets, a Gibson sailor, and the playful pigtail calot with a back braid.
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Gibson
Western Newspaper Union
New Sports Fabric Frock Delights With Novel Ripple Crepe
A stylish new frock showcases a rough crepe sports fabric in Celanese rayon and silk. The piece features a splash effect yarn twist and a smart accented hipline, promising attractive wear and dependable durability for women seeking reliable materials.
Open throat necklines dominate summer fashion
Low cut necklines gain popularity across blouses and dresses with open throat collars and deep V shapes. Designers favor square, round, and heart shapes as this season’s trend.
New Cottons Make Fashion Headlines
Cotton fabrics command attention with seersucker suits and chambray styles at races, plus vivid denims and gabardines. Bright yellow denim appears for play clothes while flowered chintz enlivens formal and casual dresses. Evening wear features gingham frocks and chintz prints, and sheets standout.
Cotton Lace Sets Summer Fashion Trend Across Outfits
A cotton fabric type lace enters the fashion picture with an allover pattern. The lace is described as fabriclike and practical for dresses redingotes and all summer ensembles including starched cotton lace suits in white or colors.
Week End Matchmates Offer Practical Five Piece Wardrobe
A complete five piece cotton wardrobe is described as practical and attractive. The set includes pajamas or slacks, shorts, a bra top, a butcher-boy smock, and a knee-deep coat sold across stores nationwide.
Help for sealing gaps near pipes and walls
Reader asks how to seal spaces around hot and cold pipes and radiator pipes. Advice: cement is unsuitable due to temperature changes and vibrations. use a canvas sleeve wrapped around the pipe, tucking one edge to the floor and tying the other edge around the pipe, then coat with white lead paste.
Umbrella Mystery Involving World Champion Figures
Patrons recall a chalked note about a champion heavyweight returning for an umbrella, then five minutes later another note claims the umbrella is now with the champion marathon runner who is not returning. The exchange blends sport fame with a playful theft tale in a restaurant setting.
Intermission Jibe Prompts Opera Quip Exchange
A playful exchange features Miss High Brow asking what opera is preferred and Mr Thirsty Soul admitting he recalls only that the favored one has the longest intermission. The light dialogue centers on taste and a memory lapse.
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Miss High Brow
Mr. Thirsty Soul
Recruit Recollections in a Cold Winter Interview
A sergeant questions a recruit about his birth in December 1917. The recruit recalls a bitterly cold winter and quips that he was delivered by a penguin, joking about the stork’s failure to arrive. The exchange blends memory with humorous exaggeration from a military setting.
Quiet Night In As George Seeks Sleep
A tired couple shares a quiet moment as a woman asks if the house is shut up. George responds with a yawn and confirms that everything else is secured for the night, while seeking rest after answering her questions.
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George
Lucky Girl Engaged to X Ray Specialist Revealed
A playful exchange notes Jane's engagement to an X-ray specialist, with friends remarking on her “luck.” Fannie teases about envy, while others agree no one else could see what she has.
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Susie
Jane
Fannie
My My Stop Crying Little Boy Storyline
A brief fragment shows a child’s teary question answered with a vow to become a man. The exchange seems to reflect aspiration and resilience within a southern or regional voice of the period.
Wooden trees puzzle baffles curious townsman at hotel
An old gardener, bored by a visitor's questions at a local hotel, was found planting trees and responded that he was planting wooden ones, leaving the townsman astonished by the literal reply.
Exise Motor Salesman Sketch Reveals Car Lot Wonder
A salesman asks to show a item to a pedestrian who declines. The pedestrian remarks the scene of cars feels like a wonderful change to be among vehicles without dodging them. The exchange highlights everyday urban life amid traffic.
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Exise
Noah warns adder pair to leave
After the flood Noah checks the ark and finds two snakes in the corner crying. The adders lament that they were told to go forth and multiply, implying a pun on their species as they face their fate.
Roadside Beauties Spark Holiday Car Talk
Two motorists share a brief roadside exchange about admiring passing scenery. One notes liking the roadside beauties and offers a lift, while the other agrees, adding a casual nod to giving rides when traveling together.
Gossip Travels Radio Sales Pitch Noted by Madam
A brief dialogue shows a salesman offering radio purchases with a dollar down and three months no payments, while Mrs. Snapper jeers and Mrs. Teller’s reputation is invoked in a sly exchange.
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