Broadway Star Nancy Walker Features in Best Foot Forward
Nancy Walker leads in Best Foot Forward and will join Metro studios after the show ends. Mary Sheppard lands a lead in Pete Smith’s What About Daddy and airline stewardess is advised as a path to film work. Robert Benchley plots dual roles in Out of the Frying Pan and Take a Letter Darling while Jean Wallace and Lynda Gray win new contracts with Paramount. Asta the dog gets a Golden plaque from Canton club for canine service. Nelson Eddy learns what Jeanette MacDonald looks like after they co starred in I Married an Angel.
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Anning
Nancy Walker
Mary Sheppard
Pete Smith
Daddy
Asta
McKinley Kennel Eclub
Canton
Ohio
Myrna Loy
Nelson Eddy
Jeanette MacDonald
Dietrich Trips, Baby David James Returns in New Film
The 11 month old David James, carried by Marlene Dietrich when she tripped and broke her leg, resumes film work in Rosalind Russell’s new picture, with Fred MacMurray carrying him this time.
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David James
Marlene Dietrich
Rosalind Russell
Fred MacMurray
Laughton Performs On air With Berle In Tahiti Role
Charles Laughton surprises onlookers at a radio program with Milton Berle. His appearance, a bearded Forty-niner look, accompanies his role in RKO's It turtles of Tahiti. He has learned the conga for It Started With Eve and the hula for the new film during a broadcast rehearsal with Shirley Ross.
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Charles Laughton
Milton Berle
RKO
Tahiti
Laughton
Eve
Shirley Ross
Aloha Oc
Buck Benny nickname sticks with Jack Benny
The NBC series and a later film popularized Buck Benny as Jack Benny's enduring alias. The rest of the cast never uses any other nickname for him.
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Jack Benny
Buck Benny
NBC
Buck
Noted Singers to Star in CBS Musical Program
Several well known singers will headline a new musical program yet untitled, bowing on CBS January 7th. William L. Shirer hosts an informal international affairs discussion after his broadcast. Ann Shepherd posed for publicity pictures in New York and is now committed to extra time as an intern. Irene Rich earns a leading role in Metro's Just Between Us. Babe Ruth signs to portray Lou Gehrig in The Life of Lou Gehrig.
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CBS
William L. Shirer
Ann Shepherd
Joyce Jordan
New York
Irene Rich
Metro
Babe Ruth
Aley
Lou Gehrig
New Year Buffet Platter Menu for Elegant Entertaining
A 1940s style buffet guide outlines a New Year platter of tongue and corned beef with cole slaw in red cabbage, plus fruit molds and Fortune Cake. It includes prep steps, a minty coffee service, and table setting tips to minimize last minute bustle.
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Amart
Union
Lynn's New Year kitchen resolutions for better meals
The writer offers tips for tastier meals and attractive platters. Emphasizes seasoning, basting with butter, serving temperatures, appealing garnishes, and balancing courses. Advises planning two to three days of meals to reduce food waste and stretch the budget.
Washington braces for war as Japan threat grows
The article describes a transformed Washington with guards, Civilian Defense volunteers, and heightened security around the White House, state department, and embassies. It highlights Japanese espionage findings from the Dies report, detailing Japanese population in the U.S., coded maps, naval data, and suspected fifth column activity, plus predictions of wartime timing by Constantine Brown.
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Scottie
Martin Dies
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Los Angeles
U. S
Hawaii
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Panama Canal
San Francisco
Manila
Guam
Vladivostok
Honolulu
CII
Philippines
Constantine Brown
Washington Star
Japan
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1479 B Dirndl Dress Notice
Fashion pattern description for Barbara Bell Pattern No 1479 B a dirndl dress with long torso molding top low waist and full swirling skirt suitable for stiff fabrics or wool crepe in sizes 12 14 18 18 and 2 with bust measurements and fabric yardage details led by orders.
William Jennings Bryan presidential defeats count
Bryan was defeated three times in U.S. presidential elections. The Caterpillar Club members are high altitude parachutists. A baseball weighs about five ounces. The Bible word derives from Greek and Latin roots meaning books. The White House has 132 rooms. Riposte means a quick sharp reply in fencing. Bells are avoided in orchestras for balance and timbre. Hirohito’s family name is Shōwa family name is not used. Emperor Hirohito belonged to the imperial line.
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William Jennings Bryan
United States
Caterpillar Club
White House
Hirohito
Answers to Eight Riddles and Observations
The list presents eight items from a quiz or discussion. It notes repeated counts for questions one and others, discusses aviators leaping by parachute, quotes a standard baseball weight of five ounces, traces Biblia to Byblos and papyrus trade, estimates about fifty rooms in a large building, defines a sharp retort, explains sound production in bells linked to vibrational length and overtones, and states a person with no family name.
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Biblia
Byblos
Plumber Proposes at Night. Stranger Bell Rouses Family
An aspiring plumber proposed to Dorothy that evening and was accepted. Hours later at three in the morning a loud front-door bell rang. The father woke, peering from the window as a voice below said, It’s John. I asked Dorothy to marry me and I forgot to kiss her.
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John
Dorothy
One or the Other Suitor Declares Fatal Consequences
A dramatic exchange unfolds as a suitor warns a would be fiancé that marriage is the only option or life loses meaning while the threatened partner replies with icy indifference. The brief dialogue hints at a melodramatic social clash.
Diner-Waiter Exchange Over Plymouth Rock Joke
The dialogue describes a diner scene where a waiter jokes about a stone hard object called Plymouth Rock. A boxer is home with a bruised head while his son does homework and his wife admonishes counting to ten.
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Tommay
Boss warns worker to stop smiling at troubles at work
A tense exchange reveals management scolding a employee for a cheerful demeanor amid problems. The supervisor repeats instructions to erase the smile and focus on tasks, signaling friction in the workplace.
Raleigh Cigarettes Announces Weekly Jingle Contest Starts
Beginning mid January Raleigh Cigarettes launches a large jingle contest in this paper. Each week one hundred thirty three prizes will be awarded. The program promises liberal rewards to readers who submit jingles.
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Raleigh
Raleigh Cigarettes
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