Film Figures of 1940s Radio and Screen Careers
A survey of actors from radio and early film, detailing Jerry Como, Joy Page, Farley Granger, Anne Baxter, Samuel Oldwyn's North Star, and others. Notes Mrs. Warner’s daughter, Hollywood contracts, and evolving careers from radio to Metro and NBC roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joy Page
Jack Warner
Warner ‘Tos
Levies
Metro
Kismet
Marlene Dietrich
Ronald Colman
Farley Granger
Ant
Logs Anales
Anne Baxter
Samuel Oldwyn
North Star
Flicka the filly finds hope and care on Wyoming ranch
Ten year old Ken chooses Flicka the mare from a loco line, her injury from a wire cut reveals an infection risk in the hind leg. Gus and Ken tend her with poultices and baths while Ken earns his father's pride through steady care. Flicka shows trust as Ken bonds with the horse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ken McLaughlin
Wyoming
Rocket
Ken
Flicka
Captain McLaughlin
Gus
Crosby
Mel
Kennie
Dot
Howard
Tim
McLaughlin
Rob
Nell
Jacob
Highboy
Yule Time Customs Almanac From Old Calendar Lore
December origins traced to Romans and Saxons with Holy Month name origin. Odd customs include triangular rock passings in Scotland and Bombay to influence fertility and luck. Households avoid new leather, first entry must be male, cricket on Christmas forebodes luck, and a green first gift signals fortune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Craig Madden
Stirlingshire
Malabar Point
Bombay
Yuletide
Household Tips For Cleaning And Cooking Remedies
Handy hints include using a clean whisk broom or perforated bottle to sprinkle clothes for ironing. Avoid heat on rubber goods to prevent cracking. A touch of lemon juice enhances cooked dried fruits. Plan fish servings at a third of a pound per person. A quick ecru dye dip can revive droopy curtains.
Tables Laden in Yorkshire Yuletide Tea Customs
The article recalls a Yorkshire Christmas Eve feast known as Frumity Night featuring creaved wheat pudding and milk thickened with flour. It describes a grand Yorkshire tea with sugar cured ham, pork pies, spiced loaf, Christmas cake, mince pies, homemade bread, Sally Lunn teacakes, and a greedy villain doomed to endless biscuits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Riding of
Yorkshire
England
Santa Claus Figure From Everyday Materials
A craft guide describes building a Santa Claus using a red apple as the body and a marshmallow head with clove eyes lipstick nose and rouge cheeks. The head is attached with paste over the apple stem and waist areas are outlined with paste and cotton for a waistcoat. A red art paper dunce cap is added with cotton trim at the edge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
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Western Newspaper
Union
Jerry Como
Colum 4Bio Network
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Youngstown
Ohio
Ted Weems
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Ridge
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Westas
Newark
Radio
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Orson Walles
Welles
Sloane
John Nesbitt
Notreame
Preston Foster
Silver Thea
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Georgia Carroll
Kayser
RKO
Dallas Puty
Kyser
Anne Elstner
Stockton
N. J
Stella Dallas
Ls. Dallas
Yey Lanfield
Bob Hope
Betty Fton
Yes
McDowall
Perry Como
Mary Charas
Yule
Sintses
Joyce Reynolds
Uncle Sam
California
Yale
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