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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1946
Page
2
A mother with thirteen children explains time management with a humorous quip. She says caring for one child already takes all her time, implying thirteen would demand even more. The light remark highlights busy family life in a concise anecdote.
A New Englander touring California praises the grapefruit in a citrus orchard while a local resident retorts with a concise reply about the fruit. The brief exchange captures a regional humor moment amid travel notes.
A job applicant claims he is a responsible man and asserts track record of taking responsibility when problems arise. The exchange hints at scrutiny of leadership and accountability for past workplaces.
A quarrel between husband and wife centers on overbuying. The husband lists items like an ice cream freezer and various gadgets unused or rarely used. The wife counters by noting a never-used fire extinguisher bought last year.
Kathleen Norris laments self-critical postwar talk and urges pride in American war aims and generosity. She rebukes foreign critics, argues others offer only demands, and calls for balanced support and domestic focus as July 4th is celebrated.
Miss Norris argues Americans should value their own contributions after a great war and resist constant criticism from foreigners. She says the U S provides aid while bearing large debts and warns against giving away defense secrets. The Fourth of July is a time to consider national virtues.
Dr. Lewis R. Koller of General Electric lab says small doses of ultraviolet light can prove and cure rickets without tanning. Ultraviolet rays do not penetrate deeply and are absorbed in the first millimeter of skin. Ultraviolet lamps offer the same benefits as sun exposure.
Virginia Vale Achary Scott recalls her grandfather earning two silver dollars that became cuff links later worn by Scott in Cheyenne and Stallion Road. Lou Costello collects sheriffs badges, now at 100, while Nita Hunter, 15, is cast as Miss Television in Comet's musical with David Bruce and Cleatus Caldwell as leads.
Paramount producer Jerry Fairbanks is lining up Elliott Murphy's Mr. Winkle's Holiday in Technicolor as it opens. The project blends musical comedy revue water show and operetta similar to Billy Rose Aquacade at the World’s Fair. June Earing, a swimming star and rival of Esther Williams, attracts scouts after national AAU 100 yards backstroke titles.
Bill Slater, master of ceremonies of Right Down Your Alley, receives letters from bowling clubs nationwide offering to pay their own way to New York for the program. He selects contestants from players relaxing at a New York bowling alley on Sundays.
The article notes Aunt Cissie Bartholomew, once influential in Freddie's rise, now signs on to a supporting role in Paramount's I Cover the Big Town, marking a new career move.
All American football star Tom Harmon is signed for a role in Gentleman Joe Palooka. This marks his return to film after Harmon of Michigan with Elyse Knox taking the female lead.
Ohio Governor Frank Lausche nominates Bing Crosby to join the committee sponsoring the National Caddy Tournament scheduled August 19 in Columbus. The item notes other entertainment gossip including Johnnie Weismuller signing for three jungle thrillers and Mildred Atwood (Mrs. Crosby) cast as Amelia in The Late George Apley film.
A fold away serving table with a height suited for chairs and a plywood tray with a three side galley and hand holds fits securely over a simple base. Construction is simple enough to make multiple units. An actual size pattern for tray and stand sides with cutting and assembling directions is offered to readers for 15 cents postpaid. Pattern No. 268 provides details.
Mrs Ruth Wyeth Spears of Bedford Hills New York requests 15 cents for Pattern No 268 and provides her name and address in a pattern order notice.
A light sleeper named Brown stays at a small hotel and fights to sleep after a first knock about a package for him. After another knock and a reminder that the package is not for him the incident ends.
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