Stars and Studios Brace for Thunderhead-Son of Flicka
Virginia Vale reports on Staces Screensa Radio and studio shenanigans with 20th Century-Fox over motorcy cle use on set. Rita Johnson and newcomers join the cast while John Conte returns as host. Other notes cover Barbara Brown, Robert Hutton's Warner role, and Frank Ross seeking unknown beauties for The Robe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reston Foster
20Th Century-Fox
Thunderhead
Flicka
Newhall
Rita Johnson
Rita
Barbara Brown
Robert Hutton
Warners
Hutton
Warner Bros Renames Guadalcanal Hero Film Pride of the Marines
The Warner Bros film adaptation of Sgt. Al Schmid’s Guadalcanal story has been retitled Pride of the Marines. Florence Halep, sister of Dead End Kid Bill Halop, stars in David Harding Counterspy. Kathleen Norris debuts as a radio serial writer for Bright Horizons on CBS.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warner Bros
al Schmid
Guadalcanal
Florence Halep
David Harding
Counterspy
Bille Halop
Army Signal Corps
France
Kathleen Norris
Bright Horizons
Jocn Alexander
CBS
Customer swap causes puzzled waitress exchange
Dialogue shows a customer asking if the waitress took their order and complimenting her, then mistakenly asking about grafidchildren, a likely misheard term. The brief humor hinges on a miscommunication and a playful misnaming of the waitress’s relatives.
Seeking Information School Boy-Teacher Dialogue
A brief exchange shows a school boy asking how to know when he is naughty. The teacher notes conscience as the guide and the boy probes whether it will speak to the teacher as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. B
Riddle on Life and Knowledge From a Playful Exchange
A dialogue between a teacher and a scholar ponders the most useful creature to humankind. The scholar proposes aliens as the answer, arguing humans can eat it before birth and after death, a counterintuitive twist on utility.
Ask Papa Teacher How Many Seasons There Are
Isadore answers that there are two seasons. The teacher notes a busy dull day as a frame for the question and response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Papa
Isadore
Witty exchange on a birthday billfold bill
A joke where Smith asks if the wife’s birthday gift billfold contained anything. Jones replies the bill was for the billfold, delivering a light pun on paying for a present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
Jones
Idle Gesture Unselfishness Question Sparks Daily Habit Share
A dialogue shows a person asking Jim to illustrate unselfishness in daily life. Jim replies that he often goes without a bath when he feels the need, framing it as a minor self-sacrifice. The exchange highlights casual self-denial as a personal example of unselfish behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy
Domestic Animals Nettie Wide Banter
Lettie and Betty discuss domestic life with playful quips about a husband’s dogged nature and a wife’s catty disposition. The light exchange hints at marital friction and humorous personalities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nettie
Betty
Lettie
Take It Easy Cab Ride Tale From Southern Town
An engineer with a busy schedule waits for a taxi outside a hotel and asks how to get around in a hurry. The cabbie calmly answers that one would simply aggravate oneself, a wry regional quip reflecting local speech and humor.
Nail in Foot At Lunch Break
A factory foreman asks a limping worker about his injury and the worker replies he has a nail in his foot. The foreman suggests removing it, but the worker objects, asking if he should do it during lunch break.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foreman
Workman
Scotch Prescription and Sandy’s Tartans
The tale notes Sandy wearing a tartan skirt as advised by his doctor Tavish to monitor his stomach health, implying a humorous take on medical guidance and fashion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mac
Sandy
Tavish
Connie Mack’s enduring impact on baseball and sport
A tribute to Connie Mack’s 60 plus years shaping baseball values. The writer recalls meeting Mack in the 1905 World Series and notes his influence as player manager and owner, praising his integrity and sportsmanship more than pennants, with memories of Mack’s era and the great Southpaws he favored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn Dodgers
Dodgers
Connie Mack
United States
Connie
Victor Hugo
Christy Mathewson
Athletics
Mr. Mack
Matty
Rube Waddell
South Georgia
St. Louis
Cardinals
Browns
Herb Pennock
Bill Hanna
Eddie Plank
Lefty Grove
Stuffy McInnis
Eddie Collins
Jack Barry
Frank Baker
Ty Cobb
Babe Ruth
Ruth
Cobb
Start Day Right in This Frock Matching Dress and Hat
Sewing circle pattern notes describe a smoothly fitting house frock with scalloped front closure and a matching hat. It suggests floral prints or ginghams with bright ric rac trim, listing fabric yardage for sizes 38 and children's 2 to 6 years.
Connie Mack Praised as True Sportsman and Builder of Baseball
The speaker extols Connie Mack for six decades of integrity and sportsmanship in baseball. He recalls Mack’s kindness and humor, noting no coverups and a steady stance against adverse winds in sport. Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth are referenced alongside Mack as exemplary figures in athletics.
Country of Youth Urges Youthful National Rehabilitation
A wartime piece argues for a sport intensive program for 10 to 12 million veterans. It claims younger citizens should lead, not aging leaders, and tennis golf baseball and basketball will best rehabilitate battle worn heroes. It reflects a national push to engage veterans through sport and physical activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tnis
Army
Navy
World Peace Jubilee 1872 Boston Concert Spectacle
The World Peace Jubilee in Boston ran June 17 to July 4, 1872 celebrating the Franco Prussian war end. A 20 000 voice chorus and 2000 instrument orchestra performed The Beautiful Blue Danube led by Johann Strauss who traveled from Vienna at a cost of 20000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Boston
Collier’s
Johann Strauss
Vienna
Ferry-Morse Seeds Ad Declares Wide Garden Selection
Detroit 31 based Ferry-Morse Seed Co promotes easy buys for Ferry’s Seeds at local stores. Claiming a wide assortment, the ad urges customers to improve gardens with their seed products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferry
Ferry-Morse Seed CO
Detroit
Also Mentioned on This Page
Union
Virginia Vale
John Conte
Frank Morgan
Marilyn Maxwell
Eddie
Fred MacMurray
Lynn Bari
Adelaide Frost
Eddie Rickenbacker
Frank Ross
Sonja Henie
Michael O’shea
Frank Sinatra
Dave Willock
Florence Lake
Edgar Kennedy
RKO
George White
Kennedy
Ingrid Bergman
Gismo
Leatherneck
Dick Long
Hollywood
Claudette Colbert
International Pictures
Odds and Ends
OUR
J. Millar Watt
Peter Peeve
Miss Oflage
Mame
WNU
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
South Wells St
Chicago
San Francisco
Kellogg's
Fleischmann
Ao Alba
Fistschacesn
Boot
Brands Incorporated
Grand Central
Annez
New York 17
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!