Food saves the war by planning meals and proper storage
Homemakers urged to plan menus and shopping to reduce leftovers and waste. Articles detail refrigerator and storage tips for milk eggs cheese meat and leftovers, plus techniques for cookies bread and spices. includes a spinach ring with shrimp sauce recipe and a note offering expert cooking advice from Lynn Chambers.
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Lynn Chambers
Western Newspaper Union
South Desplaines St
Chicago
Ill
Hidden Hunger and Hollywood Hints in Film News
Virginia Vale reports on the film Hidden Hunger presented by the Federal Security Agency as part of the National Nutrition Program. The piece notes its engaging two reel entertainment value and solid production team. Joan Bennett organizes elderly ladies into a quilting group on the High ly Irregular set. William Lundigan recounts his rise from Syracuse University to radio and film, landing in the Andy Hardy series via Universal Warner Bros and Metro.
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Walter Brennan
Federal Security Agency
National Nutrition Program
Joan Bennett
Columbia
Hollywood
Variety
William Lundigan
Syracuse University
RKO
York
Universal
Warner Bros
Metro
Andy Hardy
Andy
Smart Ways to Use Leftovers At Home
Lynn suggests practical uses for leftovers including vegetables in salads and stews, sliced roasts with gravy, and meats in casseroles and soups. It covers clarifying fats, substituting clarified fat for butter, storing cooked cereals, and using leftover eggs in custards and cakes.
Scene mishap in Three's a Crowd rehearsal
Jean Arthur, Ronald Colman and Cary Grant are in a scene when three soldiers leave rehearsals. An overhead spider switch box explodes showering sparks and Arthur dashes away. Director George Stevens calls out as she quips she is chasing the soldiers to put out the bomb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Arthur
Ronald Colman
Cary Grant
Jean
George Stevens
Blonde Nebraskan Aims for Opera, Reaches Hollywood
Lucille Norman 19 from Steele City Nebraska left for Cincinnati and the Metropolitan Opera auditions. A movie talent scout spotted her during tryouts and she has now gone to Hollywood to pursue singing careers in radio and film.
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Lucille Norman
Steele City
Neb
Cincinnati
Metropolitan Opera
Hollywood
Johnny Johnston Signed by Paramount for Musical Film Role
Johnny Johnston, a young singing guitarist known from radio fame, was selected by Paramount to co star with Ellen Drew in Priorities of 1942 a musical film set around aircraft plant workers. A petition to permit smoking circulated before Henry Aldrich went on air and was slipped into his script for safekeeping nearly getting read over the mic.
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Johnny Johnston
Paramount
Ellen Drew
Henry Aldrich
It Happened in Flatbush title teased for Dodgers picture
Notes for baseball fans mention a public title It Happened in Flatbush to replace Them Lovely Bums. A three foot latex balloon prop appears in Martha O Driscoll scene before rubber latex ban. Al Pearce considers adding Marie Blake to his radio gang. she is Jeannette MacDonald’s sister and acted as a telephone operator in Dr Kil dare films.
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Brooklyn Dodgers
Flatbush
War Department
Paramount
Martha O’driscoll
Daddy
al Pearce
Air Waves
Marie Blake
Jeannette MacDonald
Entertainment Notes Highlight Busy Showbiz Week
Bill Stern joins The Pride of the Yankees as a seen on screen announcer. A fruit dealer writes the Big Town star's name on his stand. A Royal Air Force officer lends a uniform for Highly Irregular. Rosa Lind Russell tours army camps singing for the boys in the Southwest. Jack Benny signs a two year contract extending to a decade with the same sponsor and twelfth year on air.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Stern
Lou Cehrig
Yankees
Edward G. Robinson
Royal Air Force
Franchot
Columbia
Rosalind Russell
Eileen
Jack Benny
Practical Easter Parade Styles Under War Demands
Cherie Nicholas notes the 1942 Easter parade centers on smart yet practical fashion. Women seek wool with lasting wear and adaptable colors, choosing suits and coats in geranium red, ivy green, hyacinth blue, and yellows. Accessories brighten utilitarian outfits, with capes and covert fabrics rising in popularity for durable, stylish spring wardrobes.
Taffeta Popular for Accessories in Current Fashion
A new fashion trend highlights taffeta as trim for piping pleating borders and pockets. Navy dress styles feature navy taffeta piping and trimming while contrast color usages and taffeta plaid hats and bags gain high style ratings.
Playtime Aprons Bright Prints for Kids
Children enjoy novel aprons with bold prints and huge pockets. They can carry a sewing kit for girls or a set of garden tools for boys or a drawing set for either, making playful outfits for activity time.
White Hats Milliners Unveil Sprightly Spring Veils
White Hats Milliners showcase attractive white hats for spring outfits. Styles emphasize flattering shapes with dotted white veils to pair with suits and ensembles.
Chevrons Applique Motifs Marketed For Junior Wear
A patriotic trend offers ready to apply trims featuring chevrons and stars for junior hats blouses and sailor suits. Suppliers advertise these motifs as prepasted ready to sew or applique for quick patriotic fashion.
Fashion Forecast Highlights Unbleached Muslin Use
Unbleached muslin cottons will be worn extensively this spring and summer with rich colors promised. The report notes ample availability of dyed unbleached muslin fabrics used in garments for the upcoming seasons.
Manners on dates and double dates in a 32 page booklet
A voice admonishes Dick Vering over share of movie tickets and stresses etiquette for men and girls at dances, dates, and entertainment. It promises a 32 page booklet covering dating behavior and a section on petting with instructions to order.
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Dick Vering
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