Meg and Laurence Court Intrigue Amid Quiet County News
In a small town scene Alicia calls at the MacTavish home. Jim MacTavish admires a visiting widow Meg. Laurence Martin, longtime companion of Meg, learns Judge Graham plans retirement and a potential successor. He proposes to Meg, who hesitates after the revelation.
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MacTavish
Jim MacTavish
Laurence Martin
Meg
Laurence
Judge Graham
Graham
Westbrook Place
Westbrook
Stevens
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Alicia Stevenson
Jim
Scotland
Megan Accepts Laurence and Plans for Future Home
Megan agrees to marry Laurence after he reveals plans to take over the old judge's role and provide for her. The couple faces farm and housing decisions, while Megan contemplates selling the Meaderstown farm and staying near Pleasant Grove as plans unfold.
Lessons From Thomas Faith Doubt and Loyalty
A reflective study on Thomas's loyalty and doubt after Jesus’s resurrection. It contrasts fearless loyalty with faithless failure, urges fellowship with believers, and shows how genuine doubt can meet Jesus when brought to Him. The lesson ends with faith in Christ without visible proof, embracing belief grounded in His word.
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Yien
Thomas
Jesus
Judea
Tabernacles
Lazarus
Mary
Martha
Christ
Jackie Coogan Defies Odds With Radio Success
Jackie Coogan, famed as The Kid, survived a studio crash that left him deaf in one ear and later served as a second lieutenant in the Army Air Forces. At 31, he is discharged and hosting a CBS radio show Forever Ernest from Hollywood, with a new film slated to begin in June.
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Wises
Jackie Coogan
Peck
Army Air Forces
Ernest
CBS
Hollywood
Dreaming up music on street corners informs Rose piece
David Rose, 20th Century Fox musical director, avoids daylight composing and believes a good piece can be dreamed up on a street corner or a bus. His new work Gay Spirits, heard on his Wednesday radio show, came after playing Holiday for Strings backward.
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David Rose
20Th Century - Fox
Doreen Taylor Stars on Screen in From This Day Forward
Doreen Taylor, after four years performing for famous film queens, makes her screen debut in RKO's From This Day Forward. Filmmakers tested her and found her highly photogenic for the camera.
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Doreen Taylor
RKO
Loy recalls 1870 dress for role in So Goes My Love
Myrna Loy notes the heavy costumes of 1870 did not hinder her portrayal of a young woman who plans to marry for wealth as she speaks of today’s women using similar strategies. Hiram Maxim, famed inventor, is mentioned as her coeval.
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Meggie
Larry
Laurence
Universal
Myrna’ Loy
Hiram Maxim
Gregory Peck Signs Big Contract for Benedict Arnold Film
Gregory Peck reflects on washing dishes on his birthday four years ago in New York. David O Selznick signs him to star in Benedict Arnold, a Technicolor production planned for late this year, aiming for the scale of Gone with the Wind and Duel in the Sun.
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Gregory Peck
New York
David O. Selznick
Benedict Arnold
Film on radio history eyed as $2.5 million project
Jerrold T. Brandt will produce a $2.5 million film tentatively titled Magic in the Air. The project aims to depict radio’s rise from crystal sets and will feature top radio personalities from its early days.
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Jerrold T. Brandt
Scattergood Baines
Anne Francis Signs SevenYear MGM Contract
Anne Francis, age 15, the actress behind Kathy Cameron on When a Girl Marries, signs a seven year deal with MGM. She began on radio in 1938 on Coast to Coast on a Bus and has pursued acting since.
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Anne Francis
Kathy Cameron
MGM
Anne
Record Nine Announcers On Hand For Decoration Day Indy Race
When Mutual airs the Indianapolis Speedway race on Decoration Day a record nine announcers will be at track positions. Bill Slater and Ford Pearson are among them.
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Mutual
Bill Slater
Ford Pearson
Fred Waring to Lead Six NBC Shows This Summer
Fred Waring and his Pennsylvanians will take over the Fibber McGee and Molly time on NBC for the summer starting June 18. He will host six half hour programs weekly, a potential network record for morning radio.
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Fred Waring
NBC
Fred
Missing Context from Aged Notes On Film and Music
The fragment references Fred MacMurray in Suddenly It's Spring and The Secret Life of Walter Mitty with mentions of film mishaps and script notes. It also alludes to a Supper Club appearance and a concert scenario involving Paul Lavalle and Brahms, but details are incomplete.
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Fred MacMurray
Danny
Walter Sa
Fieselintashel Perry
Paul Lavalle
Beethodte
Brahms
New Tricks For Kitchen Curtains
Crisp curtains feature deep scalloped hem and a ring at each point with rods aligned to the sash center for privacy and light. The booklet Make Your Own Curtains offers new practical ideas for many rooms and costs 15 cents postpaid. Pattern Mo. 286 for a corner shelf woodwork and cookie box is offered, requests to be sent with name and address.
Enormous 3 Ton Candle Memorial From 1924
A 18 foot high 3 ton candle built in New York in 1924 for Enrico Caruso was placed in Naples and later moved to Rome for safekeeping during Italy’s war entry. Made by five workers over four months at a cost of about $5,000 it lights for 24 hours each All Souls Day and is expected to endure 1,800 years.
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Enrico Caruso
New York
Naples
Rome
Italy
Collier’s
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