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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1945
Page
2
A brief exchange shows a humorous approach to facial hair. Tom asks about adapting to a mustache while Jerry notes it simply develops over time, implying natural growth without special steps.
A playful exchange about tiny life in a needle tip fuels a quirky kitchen chat. The husband jokes about vast bacteria numbers while the wife reacts with curiosity and humor.
A terse social banter hints at tension between Mr. Smith and Mr. Brown over a neighbor who is described as a finished singer. The brief exchange implies potential conflict without detailing events.
Patient asks about organic trouble and clarifies he is not musical, prompting a terse doctor patient exchange about health and metaphor.
A traveling magician and his parrot survive torpedoing of their troop ship and float on a life raft. Hours adrift end with the parrot exclaiming in frustration at the magician's actions and asking what became of the ship.
A playful dialogue about a farmer recalling a held item in a riddle style. The exchange centers on a question and answer about what was held, leading to the hint sheep as the answer.
A lighthearted quip about a dry clean stand in. The exchange hints at humor around laundry and spots, with a playful nod to the staff named Cora and the work of cleaning.
A tense exchange unfolds as a police officer scolds a young woman for running a red light while she remarks the light is pretty, signaling friction between enforcement and compliance in a city street incident.
A provocative hypothetical compares an elephant and a gorilla in a life endangering scenario. The respondent expresses a preference for the elephant to kill the gorilla rather than themselves, highlighting a stark cruel choice framing.
A playful caption shows a nurse girl in a park engaging with a police officer about driving a baby buggy. The exchange ends with a lighthearted, teasing police reply about tickling the baby’s feet.
A heated exchange centers on a remark about a hospital and an amputated arm. Cora objects to the phrasing while defending respectful language in a charged confrontation.
A lighthearted exchange imagines a critic describing a top author’s latest novel as a compelling but sleepy read. Dialogue centers on reading habits and the comfort of a book that lulls a reader to rest.
Dialogue captures Harry and Bess Truman discussing a smaller, homier White House. They weigh traditions against personal comfort, joking about kitchens, kitchy gadgets, and preserving a personal touch in the presidential residence. The scene shows dysfunction-free humor and a focus on homey atmosphere.
Elmer Twitchell learns a Cornell medical man records mosquito mating songs to lure swarms for extermination. Dr. Morton C. Kahn says female songs panic males. Elmer calls the idea despicable before a bite leaves him. Also notes secretaries and wit about Washington resignations.
Western Newspa reports Georgia Gibbs, rising singer and TV regular, will co star with Paul Whiteman on the Blue Network this summer while Don DeFore returns to Cedar Rapids, Iowa for a Sinclair Memorial Church drama with family in cast and direction by his mother.
The piece recounts Chester Conklin driving Eddie Sutherland to the Mack Sennett studio in a five dollar daily setup with a three day a week guarantee. It notes Eddie Sutherland later as director of Having Wonderful Crime at RKO and praises his fit for the role. It also recalls George Marshall starting in pictures 33 years ago sharing a room with two $3 per day actors who became notable directors William Seiter and Frank Lloyd.
Gig Young, on furlough from Warner Bros for coast guard duty in the South Pacific, meets Marine Officer Obringer on Guadalcanal and learns Obringer is Roy Obringer of Warner's legal department.
Harriet O Rourke the Steel Horizons soprano reports her parrot Sammy mimics practice sessions. The bird squawks whenever she errs revealing a surprising musical ear from the feathered rehearsal partner.
Charles Boyer will star opposite Joan Roberts in Marin ka a musical version of Mayerling portraying Prince Rudolph. Dinah Shore is named No 1 radio songstress again in a year of top polls. Ingrid Bergman stars in Notorious with Hitchcock directing for Selznick. Felix Mills leads The Man Called X band and reads music upside down.
The column notes tall tales by wounded servicemen to be published in book form. Frankie Carle reports a fan letter asking for a $1,000 loan. Gertrude Astor, once Thomas Meighan’s leading lady, appears in The Fighting Guardsman. Johnny Mack Brown promotes a southern theater tour. Ozzie Nelson has Paramount’s People Are Funny on his slate alongside CBS The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet.
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