Hollywood notes on Bogart Hope and 1946 film plans
The column surveys Bogart planning a $5,000 weekly trust for his son Stephen from Bold Venture royalties and his quip about Uncle Sam. It notes Margaret Sheridan’s debut in The Thing, Bob Hope’s England engagement and USO tours after My Favorite Spy, and details on A list and supporting players across upcoming releases. It highlights The First Hourded Years TV, Two Tickets to Broadway, Valentino, Storm Warning, Sunny Side of the Street, Colt 45, Fort Worth, and Stardust horse, plus Stan Freemen auditioning a radio show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Hope
England
London Palladium
Germany
France
Hugh Sanders
Properly Framed Pictures Enhance Living Room Decor
Advice on selecting framing and matting, grouping pictures, and balancing period styles to brighten rooms. Emphasizes using inexpensive reproductions, cohesive frames, and professional finish to create focal wall displays suitable for Victorian to modern interiors.
Pictures in Harmony With Wall Space
Advice on balancing wall space with pictures in homes. Avoid oversized art in small rooms and match frames to decor. Use large pieces to balance large walls and furniture like sofas and mantels for unified, tasteful display.
Hanging Pictures as a Home Decor Strategy
Plan wall displays with multiple small prints or two medium pieces around a large frame to create a cohesive look. Use symmetrical groupings, match mats to room colors, and keep bottoms aligned at eye level for balance. Hang at eye level and center groups for a restful effect and secure frames with screws to avoid wires.
Grouse History and Habitat Across America
The grouse has inhabited North America since the Pleistocene with bones found on both coasts. It once faced hunting bans in Philadelphia due to laurel in its diet and is now expanding westward from East Tennessee into Cumberland mountain areas. The bird thrives in second-growth timberland with conifers and openings.
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Atlantic
Pacific
Henry VIII
France
Tennessee
Cumberland Mountains
Audubon
Natches, Miss
Philadelphia
Why go fishing when buying fish at market makes more sense
The author notes fishing remains vital for mental well being amid modern stress and world tension. He contrasts the fisherman's escape with the golf player, implying fishing calms business worries and supports nerves, health, and relaxation in an uncertain atomic era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Return Those Cards Aims to Improve Waterfowl Harvest Data
The U S Fish and Wildlife Service tests franked return postcards to record days afield and numbers of ducks geese and coots bagged by hunters. The Wildlife Management Institute says the method should yield better data for management than past magazine reports. Hunters are urged to complete and mail the cards to aid future seasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Wildlife Management Institute
Keeping records of fishing trips for future use
The article advises fishermen to keep small notebooks to record weather, wind direction, and other data during trips. It argues notes taken on site are more likely to be recorded than after returning home and storing gear. A portable notebook in the tackle box is recommended for consistency and usefulness.
Handsome Young Dress for Juniors Adopts Simple Sleeveless Style
A handsome yet simple sleeveless dress for juniors is described as young and pretty with a brief one button jacket option in matching or contrasting fabric. The item emphasizes a neat classic look suitable for youth dresswear.
A Long Night Ride Ends With a Witty Comeback
A businessman complains about a higher fare from a new cab driver who retorts that he has lived in the same place for a decade and isn't about to start now. Little Mary remarks to a bald-headed visitor that Mr Hicks has a very long face.
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Mary
Mr. Hicks
Simple home hacks for curtains and small items
To keep bedroom curtains neat during winter nights fold them away and secure with pinch clothespins. Hide pins on windowsill by day. Wash soiled powder puff in warm soap suds but pin to sunny curtain side to dry. Save empty lipstick tubes to store straight pins needles and aspirin in a pocket book.
Nail Polish Tips for Thick Formula and Stubborn Caps
When nail polish becomes thick and gummy use polish remover to restore its consistency. For stubborn caps run hot water over the cap for a few minutes to loosen it and ease opening.
Missourian Discovers How To Eat Hearty Meals
Taber in Westboro Missouri touts Throck's Formula R-6000 and Formula A-000 as remedies for stomach discomfort. The ad claims decades of satisfied customers across 48 states and urges readers to order from Peoria Drug Co in Peoria Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taber
Westboro
Throck
Milan Mother Prize Winning Cook at State and County Fairs
All readable text highlights Janice Lynn Gittings, 16 months, and her mother Mrs Paul E Gittings of Milan NL who prize cooked at fairs. It notes Mrs Gittings won seven ribbons with Fleischmann Active Dry Yeast credited as faster and easier. The article quotes praise for the product.
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Milan
Janice Lynn Gittings
Paul E. Gittings
Gittings
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Stephen
Ceive
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Shephen
Uncle Sam
Margaret Sheridan
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the Thing
RKO
Jimmy Lyndon
Clive Stacy
Robert Alda
Eagle- Lion
Laurel Films
Thelma Ritter
Miss Ritter
Gene Tierney
John Lund
Miriam Hopkins
Phyllis Thaxter
Fort Worth
Hopalong Cassidy
Tony Martin
Janet Leigh
Ann Miller
Eddie Bracken
Gloria DeHaven
Patricia Medina
Columbia
Tony Dexter
Dale van Sickle
Warners
Jerome Courtland
al Jolson
Dockstader Minstrels
Larry Parks
Jolson
Humphrey Bogart
By Ertta Haley
Jim Rhody
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
West Adams
Chicago 6
Ill
Hotel DE
Onno
Phillips
Lworld
St. Joseph San Ee
Cauls
Lincoln
Midwest
Grace
R. C. Watland
Siowx City
Rome
Lowa
Peoria Drug Co
Main St
Peoria
Illinois
Rothe
Onty
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