Lone Ranger Foe Bruce Beemer's Western Legend
Bruce Beemer, real name of the Lone Ranger, is introduced as a 6 foot 3% inch outdoorsman, World War I veteran awarded the Purple Heart, and father of four. Born in Mount Carmel Illinois, he built a radio career from singer to actor while maintaining a vast horse farm and hobbies including fishing and hunting.
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Guardian of
Frontier Justice
L One
Chilren
Lorses
Raorize
Beause
Ranger
Mount Carmel
Ill
Sranger
Detroit
Aver
U. S
Gelleau Wood
St. Mihiel
Chateauperry
Argonne
Wilson
Canada
Kentucky
Ratter’s Rube Rig Works Wonders on Pacific Runway
Sergeant Phillip Rice, a Cleveland marine, devises a crude trap that catches up to ten rats first night. He uses a five gallon can and a fifty five gallon oil drum to trap rats, bagging sixty five in a single night. Rats sprint toward a cracker lure but tumble into the hinged can.
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Sergt
Phillip Rice
Cleveland
Concrete Invasion Barges Built Along English Coast
British builders are producing concrete invasion barges to conserve steel. The 128 ton craft measure 8 feet by 22 feet and are constructed at the water's edge, then launched by crane as soon as a record building time of 74 hours is achieved.
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London
Soncrete
Gay Gadgets from Neck Ties Spark Fashion Tips
Nancy Pepper notes quirky necktie fashions for teens with ideas like rosettes autograph tapes and tie trims. The column suggests playful trends such as streamers name tapes and toe ties while joking about students and school life and showing a September Calling All Girls example.
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Nancy Pepper
All Girls” Magazine
Soda Fountain
Dracula
Colorful Feet and Sock Tricks for Style
A fashion note says girls can enliven outfits with mismatched socks in bright colors. Pair one sock with a skirt and the other with a sweater to stay in the groove. For worn elastic, thread heavy yarn around the top and tie a bow to create a makeshift drawstring.
Autographobia GREWSOME TOWSOME Items
The fragment mentions raincoat embroidery with pairs of hearts outlined in red. It suggests a quirky whimsical fashion note but lacks a clear event, person, or organization to anchor a full summary.
Dog Houses Set Aside For Underlings In The Boss’s Realm
The poem notes dog houses in backyards and public spaces reserved not for pets but for workers who displeased the boss. It expands the idea to marts of trade and residences where underlings are placed in structures resembling tents, serving as a humorous social metaphor.
Manners of assisting a woman on the street
A guide notes when a woman should not take a man s arm and when a man may offer help. It discusses walking on icy streets, saluting with the right arm free, and keeping the left arm at the side. It also covers crossing busy streets and using an umbrella for ease.
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Ledger Syndicate
WNU
Trixie Teen Advises Gentle Dating Patience
A Trixie Teen column urges not rejecting suitors who wait until the last moment. It suggests being open to other dates, noting even Lena Turner had solo evenings, and advises a quick, positive reply when a call comes in.
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Lena Turner
Like Father Like Son Wear Identical Uniforms
In Nashville an army captain and his five year old son wore identical uniforms at a movie box office. A young woman ticket seller offered one serviceman and one child ticket. The captain hesitated then whispered for two servicemen tickets.
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Nashville
Radio Highlights and Film Stars Featured in New Shows
Western Union notes KO Radio Pictures launches Hollywood Star Time on May 29 with coast to coast broadcasts from 12 15 to 12 30 Pacific time across 177 Blue network stations. MGM Screen Tests starts June 12 on Mutual Network five days weekly at 9 15 Eastern War Time with actual screen tests. Bing Crosby and Barry Fitzgerald star in Going My Way, Jane Withers marks 16th birthday with soldiers and Ringling Brothers elephant. Producer C P MacGregor credited for shaping voices in early sound cinema.
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KO Radio Pictures
Hollywood Star
Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer
Mutual
Metro
Jane Withers
Young Republic
Ringling Brothers-Barnum and Bailey Circus
Jane
Sinatra sings at New York luncheon for publishers group
Frank Sinatra drew about 1500 attendees at a luncheon in New York for the American Newspaper Publishers association. He performed a parody on Sunday Monday and Always, joking that Dick Haymes Dick Todd and Perry Como crowd him, then gallantly quipped there’s just one Crosby.
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Frank Sinatra
New York
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Dick Haymes
Dick Todd
Perry Como
Crosby
Ronnie Burns Trains Pup After Rug Hole Incident
At the Burns home Gracie scolds a puppy owned by Ronnie son of George Burns and Gracie Allen for chewing an expensive rug. Ronnie comforts her and jokes that with training the dog can stay over the hole most of the time.
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Ronnie
George Burns
Gracie Allen
Burns
Gracie
CBS Winners Dominate Peabody Awards In 1943
CBS networks and regional programs win six Peabody awards, taking top honors in five of seven classifications. Bettejane Greer, known as Mrs Rudy Vallee, moves toward leading roles after shifting from a first WAC uniform model contract to RKO following a contract release.
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CBS
Bettejane Greer
Rudy Vallee
WAC
RKO
Howard Hughes
Yakima Canutt Directs Hair Raising Stunts for Republic Pictures
Yakima Canutt, seven time world champion cowboy and famed movie stuntman, now directs perilous scenes for Republic Pictures. His latest thriller ends in a lightning fast chase featuring Allan Lane as Marshal of Monte Rey.
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Yakima Canutt
Republic Pictures
Allan Lane
Monterey
Wes ley Barry in Burma front lines with photo unit
The note recalls Wes ley Barry, once a boy star and later an RKO assistant, now serving on the Burma front with a photographic unit. Phil Baker mocks modern dining as an entreaty rather than a meal order. Dinah Shore has a new rose named in her likeness. NBC and the Congregation Christian Churches will award five fellowships yearly to active pastors during NBC summer institutes.
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Wesley Barry
RKO
Burma
Phil Baker
Dinah Shore
National Broadcasting Company
Congregation Christian Churches
NBC
Wrap-Around Dress Pattern Features Rolling Collar
A sewing description presents the Wrap-Around dress as a spring house cleaning staple for American women. Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1958 is designed for sizes 12 through 42 with a long rolling collar, belt line, narrow washable trimming, and a size 14 option requiring 4 yards of 39 inch fabric and ric rac trim.
Sun-Tan Bolero Pattern Demand Delays Orders
The notice describes a bright vacation fashion bolero dress with sun-tan back and single button detail. It notes unusually high demand and wartime conditions, causing longer order filling times for popular pattern numbers and invites shoppers to send orders to the listed address.
Sewing Circle Pattern Request Form
Pattern department at 530 South Wells Street Chicago invites readers to enclose 20 cents for each pattern desired. Include pattern number and size when requesting.
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Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
South Wells St
Chicago
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Silver
France
Gabrielle
Telefact
AEF
Rhymster
By Les Plettner
Phyllis Belmont
Marlene Dietrich
Mediterranean
la Dietrich
Trixie Teen
Virginia Vale
Western Newspaper Union
Bing Crosby
Barry
Fitzgerald
C. P. MacGregor
Hollywood Radio Theater
Him
Ehr
Hill’s Crossing
Hollywood
Clarion
Warwick Manufacturing Corporation
West Harrison St
Illinois
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