Summer to fall preserving ideas for jams and relishes
Recipes for Pear Jam Peach Orange Marmalade Spiced Crab Apples Pear Honey and Marmalade from Lynn Chambers with instructions for canning and ingredients. Also notes on tomatoes and ranch preserves and a request for readers to send for more canning guidance.
Lynn Uncovers Favorite Fried Chicken and Menu Tweaks
The note suggests fried chicken dipped in cornflakes for a change, cottage cheese with garden greens and onions served on lettuce, bread pudding with brown sugar and lemon custard sauce, scrambled eggs with jelly chicken livers or fried shrimp, and au gratin vegetables with cabbage cauliflower potatoes and tomatoes topped with crushed cornflakes and butter cheese.
Stages Screen-Radio
Alan Ladd's rising fame draws fanmail fervor as Paramount preps 100000 tiny locket photos. Marilyn Maxwell, inspired by August, moves toward Hollywood via Pasadena Playhouse and Metro screen test. Robert Watson, known for Hitler roles, delivers a fully serious portrayal in The Hitler Gang.
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June Duprez Breaks Through After Blonde Makeover
June Duprez recalls she failed to land a major screen break until producer David Hempstead directed her to bleach her hair for None but the Lonely Heart. Since then she has received several important offers seeking a permanent blonde look.
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Radio Sensations and TV Stars Highlight Early 1940s
Larry Douglas headlines coast to coast radio debut after leading CBS Here’s to Romance. Fanny Brice curates world child art amid wartime themes with 47 works shown in major cities. Chief Willow Bird marks 1000th film role in The Girl Rush. A Los Angeles GI gets a $100 check with Frank Sinatra’s autograph after lost wallet incident.
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Special Laurel for Jane Fro man at Stage Door Canteen
Jane Fro man receives a laurel wreath in recognition of her past service and performance. She requested permission to sit on stage during broadcasts to avoid a dramatic entrance on crutches after her Lisbon Clipper crash injuries while en route to entertain overseas service members.
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Jubalaires Rise From Strawberry Fields to CBS Radio
On set gossip notes show actor Peter Whitney becoming a father, tripping over a cable and spraining an ankle while filming Murder He Says. The Jubalaires, a new CBS quartet, formed a decade ago on a strawberry plantation and began as singing waiters in a Florida hotel. Walter Adel led Armstrong Theater today segment as Betty Caine voiced the Quaker Girl. Radio’s top 28 hours weekly air to invasion troops, and Edward G. Robinson’s Mr. Winkle Goes to War features 100 mustered out servicemen in roles.
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Army Sets 2000 Calorie Minimum for Liberated Areas
Washington reports heated debate over calorie allotments for liberated territories. The army plans a minimum 2000 calories daily to preserve health while prioritizing military logistics. civil agencies may supplement, and UNRRA was not invited to the talks. Belgique and Belgium in exile plan to address hunger with their own resources as surgeons map local deficits.
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Home Front Craft Turns Cot Into Sofa With Slip Covers
A flat box on casters stores cot bedding and hides under the bed. Neatly fitted slip covers transform the cot into a sofa like daytime seating. A contrasting fabric wrap and cushions complete the look. The idea is from Book 6 homemaking booklet offered with this article. Send 15 cents with name and address to obtain a copy.
Household Hints and Quick Fixes From a Vintage Guide
A compilation of practical turns for home care. Tips include shellac a cookbook cover to stay bright, enamel inside window screens for privacy, carrying a paper bag for tidying, turning fabric belts with a pencil, orangewood sticks for corners, a wooden salad fork for washing jars, using a dish cloth end, protecting clothes with paper hangers sleeves, and securing thread with backstitches and a knot technique for finishing.
South African Natives Store Grain in Large Isilula Baskets
Natives store grain in huge hampers called isilula. An average basket holds 18 large bags of grain. Despite a dry climate, the tightly woven baskets keep rain out and deter rodents.
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South Africa
Bus Driver Misreads Passenger's Bundle Request
A meek man boards the daily bus, deposits a large bundle, and pays his fare. The conductor taunts him about littering the bus, forcing a tense exchange as the man jokes about moving a piano on the next trip.
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