Remparts We Watch Featured In March of Time Film
Virginia Vale reviews The Remparts We Watch a feature of the March of Time. The documentary uses nonprofessionals to recount 1914 to 1918 events amid a dramatic new ending showing Nazi propaganda Feuertanfe. UFA censorship and Bermuda copies are noted. The film places the audience at a war torn station with headlines coming alive.
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Norway
Holland
Belgium
France
Germany
UFA
State
Radio actress survives hiccup scare and more in notes
A radio actress Jeanette Nolan hiccups through a live broadcast of the Court of Missing Heirs until director John Loveton prompts a shift by mentioning John McIntyre. The text also covers a rumored Gomper labor film with Paul Muni, cast prospects, and wartime era radio scheduling including Fred Waring and Bing Crosby.
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Jeanette Nolan
Jeanette
Court of Missing Heirs
John Loveton
John
Mr. Meek
John McIntyre
Record Players Form Company To Record Classical Plays
The Record Players led by Kendall Holmes plan to record and distribute famous plays to schools nationwide. The group will offer limited editions of albums, aiming to open a new cultural field and bring classic theatre to home and group study settings.
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Kendall Holmes
Qiuributad Fres
Holmen
Goddera
Soldier Life at the Fair in a Roaring War Tone
A playful poem recalls crowds at a fair with Uncle Sam themes and the lure of military life. The speaker envisions drill sessions, rations like baked beans, a Terrace Club setting, living pictures, and daily pursuits of imagining models through a soldierly lens.
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Paris
Soldier Boy Training at Aquacade Army Post
Recollections of guard duty in harsh or mild weather. The speaker recalls training at an army post near a venue called the Aquacades and notes plans for raids and siege conditions. The verse references standards brands, gas and coke, Norway, the coast, and a blitzkrieg approach. It imagines a World’s Fair style camp with glamour amid military life.
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Norway
Court of Peace
Flushing Bay
Jesus Grows to Manhood In Luke Two
Lesson for October 13 examines Jesus at twelve in the temple, showing growth in body and spirit, obedience to parents, and the shift from boyhood to manhood. Luke highlights the divine human balance and Jesus advancing in wisdom, stature, and favor with God and man.
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Jesus
God
Jordan
Luke
Earth
Nazareth
Temple
Calvary
Elegant Afternoon Frock Described With Slender Silhouette
A graceful frock features fluid sculptured lines that slim the waist and hips and create a rounded silhouette above the diaphragm. It suggests accessorizing with a blazing gold necklace or snowy pearls to brighten the high neckline.
Antipodes and other trivia from historic Q and A
Answers include antipodes for distant points on opposite sides of the earth and a Civil War era note on the VY secret service, plus definitions such as a misanthrope as a hater of mankind. Ephemeral things last one day, the North Pole is nearer the earth center than the equator, and treaties need one half of senators present to concur. Early American naval flags also mentioned.
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Secret Service
Equator
North Pole
United States
Easy Cutout Figures For Indoor Garden
Indoor gardening lovers get cutout designs to prettify pots. The kit, catalog number ZN703 at 15 cents, includes cutting guides for all figures and plant boxes with simple plywood construction and basic directions. Send orders to the publisher.
Surprising Ethnic Facts and Animal Feats in Collier's
Collier's notes various curious claims about immigration and demographics noting Americans have fewer Chinese residents than Japanese, with percentages of women among each group. It also mentions a newborn with mixed Turkish and French roots aboard a British ship in U.S. waters. Additional tidbits cover oyster farming, Mexican squash moisture storage, and U.S. Army homing pigeons trained to find home after movement of their lofts.
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United States Army Signal Corps
Collier’s
Various Smiles Across Manners and Meanings
A compact reflection on the types of smiles, from sweetness to sarcasm and pride, noting how different expressions reveal character. Lavater’s observation links facial expression to inner states, from tenderness to spiritual vivacity.
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Lavater
Practical Household Tips From an Old Guide
After washing with soap and water run the machine briefly to dissolve soap before loading clothes. When sweeping, open windows and sweep toward room center to keep dust off woodwork and walls. Add boiling water and a pinch of salt to peanut butter for easier spreading, mix with a fork, then fold in raisins for Graham bread sandwiches.
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