Hollywood Power Moves and TV Plans Across 1949–50
A survey of industry chatter reveals Alan Ladd planning to exit Paramount next year and sign a ten picture deal with Warner Brothers. He also launches Alan Ladd Enterprises to produce radio and TV content and pursue film rights, including Shadow Riders of the Yellowstone.
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Paramount
Warner Brothers
Alan Ladd
Les Savage
Use Proper Finishing Methods For All Your Home Furnishings
Woman's World advises modern refinishing at home with soap and water plus specialized cleaners for painted surfaces blinds mirrors and other furnishings. It describes cleaning porcelain sinks with powders and diluted bleach and polishing sinks with enamel polishes to restore gloss and resist future stains. It also covers Venetian blind cleaning using specialized brushes and liquid cleansers and finishing waxes for a glossy look.
Protect Table Tops and Upholstery Care Techniques
This guide outlines scratch-proofing furniture with powders and waxes, polishing for a hard glossy finish, rust and mildew prevention liquids, and methods for cleaning upholstery and rugs including dry cleaning and foam cleaners. It emphasizes preparing surfaces, applying products with cloths or sprayers, and letting items dry thoroughly.
The Reader's Date Book on local merchants duties
A piece urging Independence Day reflection on merchant responsibilities to community and customers. It contrasts local shopkeepers with city firms, noting personal ties, community service, and leadership. Encourages fair pricing, employee welfare, and civic involvement as core duties of small town merchants.
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Nama Ante
Midwest
Experimental Forests Boost Growth For Woodlands Nationwide
U S research foresters propose faster growing, disease resistant trees to meet rising timber demand. Studies show sprays kill insects and curb infections while thinning regimes and hybrids double growth compared to parent trees.
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Uncle Sam
United States
Forest Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Experimental Forests as Crops in Branch of Forest Service
The article notes 120 experimental forests tied to 11 forest and range research centers and 102 experimental sites. It highlights the Koen experimental forest in the central Ozark branch helping owners of 20,000,000 acres across 24 Ozark counties manage woods, with each station identifying best practices for its area.
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Koen
Central Ozark
Forest Service
Ozark Highlands
Traditional Pilgrim Bench Useful Today
A fragment notes that the Pilgrims built one of the first furniture pieces, a bench, illustrating simple early American craftsmanship and daily use.
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