Hollywood Talk and Tinsel Trends of the Era
A roundup notes the National Legion of Decency bans Greta Garbo in Two-Faced Woman with Archbishop Spellman condemning it. It previews forthcoming films featuring Charles Boyer, Joan Fontaine, Barbara Stanwyck, and more, plus casting changes and location shoots, including a Sierra Nevada high-altitude Technicolor sequence for For Whom the Bell Tolls and profiles of rising stars and radio figures.
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National Legion of Decency
Greta Garbo
Archbishop Spellman
Hollywood
Will H. Hays
Sierra Nevada Mountains
Santa Claus and the Bentley child entwined in Christmas Eve mystery
A nursemaid mother faces a Christmas Eve with no money as Davie enjoys a deer sighting and imagines Santa. Davie vanishes while sleigh clues surface, revealing Phyllis Bentley, kidnapped and hidden as Ned Cozetti. The Bentley family races to town to reveal the truth and ensure safety.
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Davie Darling
Davie
Jack
Santa Claus
Ned
Goldilocks
Phillie
Ned Cozetti
Bentley
Phyllis Bentley
Jock
Puritans Prohibit Christmas Observance in Early Massachusetts
In colonial Massachusetts the Puritans forbade Christmas celebrations. Anyone observing the day could be fined five shillings. On May 11 1959 the Boston General Court passed a law asserting fines for observing Christmas by labor, feasting, or any other act, to the county.
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Massachusetts
General Court
Boston
Fair Warning from Uncle Eben on Wishing and Self Control
A fragmentary line presents Uncle Eben advising listeners to avoid overthinking wishes and to avoid harming their health through excessive longing. The dialect emphasizes caution in desire and self discipline. The text hints at a broader oral tradition or story context.
Toys for Little Tots Can Be Noise Makers
Children from one to four years of age may play with simple “noise makers” containing small parts like buttons nails paper clips pebbles or screws. Some kits mention items to fit before use and caution against choking hazards.
Pattern for a dirndl frock from Barbara Bell No 1470
Sewing circle offers Barbara Bell pattern No 1470 with a front top and gathered skirt in white collar style. Sizes 12 to 20 with busts 32 to 38. yardage requirements listed for 33 and 35 inch fabrics. orders to be sent in.
Suitor Struggles Over Marriage And Plymouth Rock Punchline
A father questions a daughter's suitor about prospects, retorts that the suitor is bluffing. The scene shifts to a waiter and a stone joke about Plymouth Rock, revealing ironic humor and a gag about advice from others.
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Stone
Walter
Public Speaking Self-Taught 32 Page Booklet Tells How
A home practice guide argues confidence comes from mastering small details and presents a 32 page booklet with techniques for an easy speech style. It covers preparation, sample speeches, and rules of parliamentary procedure to help timid speakers present calmly and charmingly.
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Reader Home Service
Sixth Avenue
New York City
Perhaps Official Wasn't Very Good at History
A famous alienist meets a prominent official who asks how to tell if someone is insane. The doctor says simple questions reveal truth. The official confesses he cannot recall which of Captain Cook’s three voyages ended in death, revealing his own memory lapse.
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Captain Cook
Raleigh Cigarettes Jingle Contest Offers 133 Prizes Weekly
Beginning mid January Raleigh Cigarettes will run a large jingle contest in this paper awarding 133 prizes each week. The program promises substantial rewards and draws public attention to the cigarette brand and magazine.
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Raleigh
Raleigh Cigarettes
Ady
Knowledge Through Zeal Inspires Wise Pursuit of Knowledge
Motto cites Buddha on the double path of gain and loss, urging diligent study. It emphasizes that zeal grows knowledge while neglect leads to its loss, urging individuals to position themselves to foster learning.
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Jet
Buddha
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Virginia Vale Ua
Western Newspapers
Union
Warner Brothers
Charles Boyer
Joan Fontaine
Bob Hope
Victor Moore
Paramount
Barbara Stanwyck
Howard Hawks
Barbara
Brooklyn
Donivee Purkey
Laurage
Gilbert Roland
Philip Reed
Errol Flynn
Jim Brown
le Brown
Texas
Radio
Esther Balgson
Enid Marey
Bruneuf
Virginia O'Brien
William Orr
Wells
Oland
Shagerrol Flyna
New York
Roosevelt
Mutual
Army
Risa Hayworth
Ereysen
Daddikens
Rontseller
Szebeth Alden
Mit
Daviz
Funny Boy
Chillun
Uncle Eben
Bantyaus
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
Bil W. Wacker Dr
Chicago
Actio
Dourly Bovey
Pascal
Asia
Banda
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