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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1950
Page
7
Questions and answers cover mother of pearl the iridescent shell layer. Mother Cary's Chickens refers to the stormy petrel. Mothering Sunday falls on the fourth Sunday in Lent with visiting parents and giving gifts. Author of Cross Creek is Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings. Martinique population about 246000 Africans and 5000 whites. Principal exports are sugar and rum.
Gloria Swanson built a long film and TV career from a silent star to a successful businesswoman. Her latest film Sunset Boulevard earned praise from critics. The Theatre Guild of the Air resumes June 4 on NBC with a fall return September 10, sponsored by U S Steel. Starting June 11 NBC will air a 13 week symphony series with famed conductors and soloists.
The Little League grows from Carl Stotz’s idea in Williamsport to reach 8 to 12 year olds nationwide. Nurtured by sponsors, including U.S. Rubber, it runs four to six teams per league with 60 foot bases and 40 foot 4 inch pitching, focusing on health, sportsmanship, and community involvement.
A humorous column riffs on a home archery range near a golf course and quirky measures by homeowners to deter golfers. It notes cannon fire, slingshots, and oversized arrows as failing fixes, while joking about golfers enduring odd hazards and public figures in light gossip.
Bill Holden notes two young sons adore Hopalong Cassidy on TV and now wallpaper featuring the hero appears. MacDonald Carey sets a New York publicity pace with 80 TV and radio appearances in two weeks plus 30 more talks. The piece also mentions cast and crew notes from The Secret Fury and Nora Drake and jokes about celebrity families.
Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz face potential homelessness as their home sits atop oil property they do not own rights to. The Hollywood couple, famed for The Fuller Brush Girl and radio's My Favorite Husband, must resolve ownership of mineral rights surrounding their residence.
The Halls of Ivy moves to Wednesday nights on NBC with the Colmans starring. Elliott Lewis signs a long term deal with Phi Harris to continue as Frankie Remley. Hank Hope, Bob Hope’s brother, works as a disc jockey at KFWB in Hollywood. Joan Crawford’s poodle Cliquot is cut from The Damned Don’t Cry and will not debut on screen.
In a decade the Little League has grown into national prominence offering boys organized league baseball and a world series. The 1949 final drew over 10,000 spectators with Hammonton New Jersey facing Pensacola Florida.
Hog producers are urged to use Dixie 49 percent Hog Supplement to reach full feed gradually then switch to Dixie 40 percent Hog Supplement with corn. The ad argues the supplements are economical and profitable for finishing hogs for market, with cheerful branding in a red white and blue bag and dealer guidance.
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