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Newspaper
Dawson County Advertiser
Location
Dawsonville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1936
Page
6
A cross stitch transfer pattern titled Tea Towels Bring Gayety to Kitchen offers seven Mammies motifs for each day of the week. Pattern 5547 includes outlines, stitches, material needs, and color hints. Send 15 cents to The Sewing Circle, Household Arts Dept., 250 West Fourteenth St, New York, NY.
A long column on star news notes Gene Markey writing By the Dawn's Early Light for Joan Bennett with RKO set to produce for her. Fred Stone to play an American consul in China, Joan Bennett to star as his daughter amid revolution. Also mentions Myrna Loy Arthur Hornblow romance, Buster Crabbe as Larry Crabbe, and The Arizona Raiders. Warner Brothers talent searches for child stars, Freddie Bartholomew custody case, Yacht Club Boys drafted for campaign songs, Irene Dunne in New York, Stokowski in The Big Broadcast of 1937, and odds and ends on Robinson, Robert Taylor, Merle Oberon, David Niven, Kay Francis, W C Fields, and Haile Selassie film talks.
A survey notes Japan has no dedicated humor periodical and minimal jokes in national wit. Anecdotes show subtle humor, with tales of ancestors, chopsticks, mistaken beauty, and a laughing ghost. Philosophical bent remains strong, with Buddha influence and paradoxes. The Tokyo subway conductor earns applause from passengers.
Dialogue shows a teacher asking why the Dark Ages were named so and a student answering with a joke about lights. A maid Norah is cautioned not to spill, while a peer complains of Mrs. Smith's hard cakes at tea as Alicia recalls the phrase Take your pick.
Mrs NuaBryde complains of last week's flour being too tough for biscuits. The Groceryman questions the issue as Mrs NuBryde notes the doughy texture affected her husband’s ability to eat the baked goods.
A witty exchange notes Mary prefers dancing over eating while predicting many men would choose a dance program over paying a dinner bill. The remarks reflect playful social banter about courting and dining expectations.
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