Hollywood Notes on Stars and Behind the Scenes
Inez Gerhard surveys 1949 plans as Holden appears in Sunset Boulevard and Gloria Swanson eyes Istanbul for a new co produced film. Rhonda Fleming is spotlighted in Holiday magazine while Walt Disney studies notorious pirates for Treasure Island. Lew Ayres shifts from singing to a singing cowboy role in The Capture with a hard practiced off key singing. Bill Boyd on personal tours coordinates transport while Topper travels by trailer with trainer and driver.
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Tallest man in world starts role in Prehistoric Women
Johann Petursson billed as world’s tallest man begins work in Eagle-Lion’s Prehistoric Women. Cine-Guy Thomason, a rising Broadway actor, started three weeks ago at Warner Brothers playing a gentlemanly killer in The Breaking Point. He ponders bids from Warners Metro and 20th Century Fox while courting Hollywood glamor.
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Debut of Charles Heston in Warners Dark City teased
Hal Wallis will introduce Charles Heston making his debut in Warners Dark City to the public in a special trailer. Nine year old Charlie Hankinson, heard on Juvenile Jury, will do a baseball sportscasting series on a New York radio station this summer. The Firehouse Five plus Two, Dane Shek De Sete ee wood, has been signed.
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Ee Wood
Central City Revival Brings Opera and Ghost Town Fame
Colorado town Central City, born from a 1860s gold strike, sees revival as a four week summer opera and theater festival returns. The restored opera house hosts stars, critics, and a town hall panel while tourists seek the historic atmosphere of the former “richest square mile.”
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Make These Bird Houses For 1950s Second Brood
Learn to sew three bird houses pattern 341 for wrens. Garden and yard placement suggested to attract a second brood of the season. Pattern available from Workshop Pattern Service, Drawer Bedford Mills NY, 25 cents plus 1 cent postage.
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Serenades Introduced at City Festival Nights
A new feature of the festival this year will be Center City serenades held on Sunday nights as informal request concerts. Audience members will request songs from the stars, with additional entertainment from Dr. Lloyd Shaw's Cheyenne Mountain folk dancers in the gardens between the Opera house and the Teller House.
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Right smart idea for end of the handle bolt helps hold light metal
A compact tip describes a fastening method to secure the end of a light metal handle. The bolt and bolt-like piece stabilize the shape, preventing bending and maintaining alignment during use. Details specify a simple, practical approach for small metalwork.
Year's Fruit Prospects Hit by Widespread Damage
Explosive April caused considerable damage to budding fruit and a great drop in the year's prospects is indicated. Washington, Idaho and Oregon show a 100 percent bad loss and many
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Finishing a Soft Wood Floor Weighs Right Varnish and Dust
Advice notes that ordinary varnish can darken and roughen soft wood floors. Ensure dust is fully cleaned after sanding and apply a regular floor varnish. Darkening with age is normal. some soft finishes prevent splintering but must go on bare wood. A contractor may scrape and refinish with proper materials.
Water dowsing debunked by scientists say experts
Researchers explain that forked sticks used by dowsers move due to unconscious muscle and nerve actions while the rod is gripped. The belief in magical powers is rejected by science, according to Richards Topical Encyclopedia.
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