Homer Croy’s Rise From Missouri Farm To Fame
Amos Croy and his wife farmed in Missouri where Homer, the first Croy to finish high school and college, began a journey through writing and wartime service. In New York he edited a women’s magazine, wrote a novel and a play, mortgaged the farm to aid kin, built a dealer training firm, and created an authors magazine while working with Chic Sale and the Authors League. He also served in World War I and later wrote for radio and continued novel work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amos Croy
Missouri
Homer
Croy
New York
Y.M.C.A
Chic Sale
Authors League
Nellie
Omaha
Wallaces
Midwest
Superman
Spide
Barlock
Victor Hugo
Return to the Farm: Memories of a Missouri Country Home
The narrative recalls a return to a Missouri farm, tracing aging family rooms, fields, and the contrast between past and present farming life. It notes women in overalls at corn husking, Hoover farm visits, family memories of dishes, tools, and old rooms, plus pride in local figures and a note of a continuation titled TO BE CONTINUED.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave
George Robb Ellison
Missouri Supreme Court
Harvard
George
Merrill E. Otis
Kansas City
Pendergast
Dale Carnegie
Ed H. Moore
Our County
Oklahoma
Josh Lee
United States
Missouri
Forrest C. Donnell
Dawson City
British Columbia
Alaska
Joan Davis and Gable Star in News and Nostalgia Highlights
Joan Davis headlines The Joan Davis Show on CBS and does two RKO films yearly after leaving Columbia. Clark Gable returns in China Seas and The Big Shore Leave with Greer Garson aboard the Minnie Tolbert ship. Rosalind Russell rising in recent pictures. Abbott and Costello vacation during Mystery in the Air hiatus, earning 75000 for the Lou Costello Jr. Youth Foundation. They resume NBC in October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan Davis
CBS
RKO
Columbia Pictures
Clark Gable
China Seas
Greer Garson
Minnie Tolbert
Gable
Minnie
China
Jean Harlow
Rosalind Russell
Bud Abbott
Lou Costello
Mystery In
NBC
Lou Costello Jr
Esther Williams Reported For Work With Porch Paint On
Esther Williams arrived to work on The Hoodlum Saint with porch furniture paint on her face. The makeup artist rushed to remove it using turpentine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esther Williams
Metro
Esther
Don’t Let Alan Ladd Get Wet at Calcutta Set
A Paramount scene for Calcutta triggered by a ceiling arc light igniting the sprinkler system. Crew and extras fled for cover as Herbie Coleman shouted a warning about Alan Ladd’s clothes, expressing concern over his soaking and lack of a change. County Fair joins the summer radio lineup alongside Jimmy Carroll Sings, with Carroll possibly MCing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paramount
Calcutta
Herbie Coleman
Alan Ladd
Jack Bailey
Jimmy Carroll
Jimmy May
Radio Stars Plan Hospital Tour For Army Shows
Jerry Wayne stage and radio personality on CBS plans a two act musical comedy act to tour army hospitals around New York. Bashful Oswald of NBC Grand Ole Opry fame is noted for his booming laugh and his two children imitate his father’s signature laugh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Wayne
CBS
New York
Oswald
Grand Ole Opry
Limping Philip Terry. knee injury alters scene plan
Philip Terry arrived on the To Each His Own set with a bad limp. While chatting with Walter Pidgeon he dislocated his knee by resting it on a chair, causing him to sit for some Olivia de Havilland and Mary Anderson scenes instead of standing as originally planned.
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Philip Terry
Walter Pidgeon
Olivia de Havilland
Mary Anderson
Terry
Xavier Cugat to Croon at Metro Holiday in Mexico Show
Xavier Cugat will appear with his orchestra in Metro’s Holiday in Mexico and will also croon. Ralph Edwards of Truth or Consequences left Bebe Daniels’ Santa Monica home to move into Groucho Marx’s. Fred Allen’s Allen Art Players return on Sunday Oct 7 after Bergen and McCarthy with Minerva Pious and Al Goodman’s orchestra. A Windsor castle command performance of To Have and Have Not is noted amid Bacall buzz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Xavier Cugat
Metro
Mexico
Ralph Edwards
Bebe Daniels
Santa Monica
Groucho Marx
Fred Allen
Allen
Edgar Bergen
Charlie McCarthy
Minerva Pious
al Goodman
Lauren Bacall
Windsor Castle
Pattern No 1388 and 8907 Fabric and Size Details
Pattern No 1388 covers sizes 14 to 46 with size 16 short sleeves needing 31g yards of 39 inch fabric. High demand causes slight delays for popular patterns including No 8907 designed for sizes 12 to 20 requiring 314 yards of 39 inch material and 1 yard trimming for neck and side front.
Wartime Food Prep Notes on Sealing Containers
Instructions describe sealing pantry seams with melted paraffin and hardening. It adds sewing tips: a single long stitch plus three short stitches are praised for bast ing and repair work.
How to reinforce sand-pile box corners with cross-grain nails
The guidance suggests placing a 2 by 2 inch upright inside the corner joints of a sand-pile box and nailing into it. This ensures nails penetrate cross-grain rather than with-the-grain, reducing the likelihood of being pulled out.
Practical tips for unraveling a machine knit sweater
The article advises against unraveling a machine knit sweater with side seams. Treat it as regular fabric and cut into small pieces for remaking. If done, seams must be carefully overcast to prevent fraying.
Cleaning overshoes with ammonia solution
To brighten overshoes rub with a cloth moistened with diluted ammonia wash with soap and water then rinse for a bright finish.
Crocheting Motifs to Repair Damaged Table Linens
Crafting fine thread motifs over holes in tablecloths and dresser scarves. Cut away worn fabric underneath and add more motifs to create an intentional, decorative repair.
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Roy Eegies
Herbert C. Hoover
Willkie
Elwood
Indiana
Mr. Hoover
Hoover
Lloyd
Rais
St. Joseph
Frank J. Sprague
Renzo Davis
Popeyed
Rip van Winkle
Washington Heights
Opal
Grandpa
Western Newspaper Union
Virginia Vale
Rudy Vallee
Vallee
Joan
Beverly
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
South Wells St
Chicago
Hettick CO
Bismarck
N. D
B. F. Goodrich
BF Goodrich
Veronica Lake
Paramount Pictures
McKesson & & Robbins, Inc
Bridgeport Sooth
Kellogg's
HCE “Lenge
DM Ae Tile Sloan
Mi Teih
South Pacific
Montana
Montana Children’s Home and Hospital
Shodair Crippled Children’s Hospital
Helena Avenue
Helena, Montana
Children’s Home and Hospital
Shodair Crippled Children's Hospital
Helena Avenue, Helena, Montana
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