Screen Children's Guild of Hollywood Opens for Young Talent
The Screen Children's Guild, official clearing house for child actors in Hollywood, lists members from six months to fourteen years and supports child extras and juvenile leads for film, photography, and television. Daily rates start around $5.50 with averages near $10.50, weekly contracts around $55 to $125, and star-rated top earners at higher levels. Alumni include Mar set O'Brien and others who have found success beyond on screen work.
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Tovie
Screendren’s Guild
Children’s Guild
Marset O’brien
Fresh water sharks caught in Nicaragua's Lake Nicaragua
Luis Marden of National Geographic caught three freshwater sharks near San Carlos docks in an 11 foot depth. The 38, 76 and 48 pound specimens are the first complete freshwater sharks ever sent to a scientific institution from Nicaragua.
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Nicaragua
Acific
Luis Marden
National Geographic Magazine
U. S. National Museum
San Carlos
Aew
Museum
Lone Egg Tempts British Soldiers in Bayeux Area
Southeast of Bayeux France British soldiers rationing six dollars and one egg a month discovered an egg in a nest beside a lane. An urge to seize it nearly led to danger as a detection device was not described. the incident reflects wartime scarcity and odd encounters.
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Lone Egg
Bayeux
France
Journey for Margaret and Stage Door Canteen cast noted
Scandinavian Lass Journey For Margaret and Lon McCallister are among the cast mentioned with a reference to Stage Door Canteen. The Screen Children's Guild lists 1,285 members who are confident they will reach the top someday.
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Margaret
Lon McCallister
Screen Children’s Guild
Dream of a world ruled by reason and peace
A poet envisions a future where people speak collectively and hatred fades. He imagines rulers guided by wisdom, weapons turned to plowshares, and a society governed by logic and truth, though scoffers doubt its practicality. The text links present wonders to a dream that sparked progress.
What to Do By Phyllis Belmont
Now that our cooks have forsaken us and children are home for the summer let them play cook for a day. Every girl has the desire to cook born in her and should experiment with easy recipes and then be allowed full kitchen authority for a day. Her menus may be well balanced and show definite ideas.
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Ledger Syndicate
WNU
Gay Gadgets Out of the Ribbon Box for Teens
A playful survey of teen fashion fads from ribbon boxes to wax paper ribbon care. Trends include ankle ribbons with petals, velvet wrist ribbons, neck ribbons with bows, hair bow streamers, cardigans with colored ribbon buttonholes, red shades and felt textures, high collar blouses, shoelace styling, and decorative handkerchiefs worn for flair.
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Dorothy Lamour
Fashions and Fads From a Pre Jabberwocky Style
The piece lists slang filled tips on current styles. It mentions wide or narrow leather belts and odd belt ideas like attaching dog collars to a belt. It uses playful slang to urge readers to adopt trends while new.
Wartime Silhouette L-85 Promises Slimming Tips
A brief feature from Ledger Syndicate hints at the Wartime Silhouette symbol L-85 as a straight slim fashion. It promises a four minute plus effort daily with simple waist bending to slim down and fit the new style.
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Ledger Syndicate
WNU
U S Can Call on Joe When More Is Needed
Joe Lety, Chewelah Washington hardware store owner, was told he owed 45 dollars in income tax. He sent a check and a note saying he had hired an expert to figure his tax and that if more money is needed, to let him know.
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Chewelah
Wash
Joe Lety
Bombers Break Out of Normandy Front as Pyle Reports
Ernie Pyle describes the mass bombing in Normandy as officers review battle plans in a French farmyard. He depicts General Barton praising the regiment, the calm before the attack, and the skies filled with waves of bombers and fighters moving toward the German lines.
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Ernie Pyle
Brave fliers crash in smoke and flame witnessed by crew
Eyewitnesses described planes smoking and one aircraft engulfed in a long black smoke trail. A dramatic, slow motion spiral of fire unfolded as the plane rose on a pillar of smoke, then tipped and dove toward the earth without any deviation from its course. The scene ended with the aircraft disappearing in flames.
Skirts for That Dressing Table Pattern No 5757
Frilly dressing table skirts transform an old table with paint wallpaper and a glass top. Materials include dotted net scrim seersucker and chintz. Send 16 cents, name, address and pattern 5757 for full instructions. war conditions may delay orders.
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Indergarten
Screendren's Guild of Hollywood
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Gary
Barbara Scott
Hollywood
Rhymster
By Les Plettner
Phyllis Belmont
Screen Guild
By Nancy Pepper
Argentina
Gabrielle
U. S
Joe
Ernie
Normandy
Raymond OQ
Barton
Sicily
Italy
Sewing Circle Needlework
South Wells St
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Leggat Hotel
Butte
Houston
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America
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Russell Farm
London
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