Conserving Home Fixes and Simple Safety Tips From History
A primer offers advice on reviving old linoleum with specialized paints and avoiding long fabric soaking. It also suggests culinary cheese toppings on pies, prefers high gloss indoor paint for cleanliness, warns salt harms aluminum, and notes sawdust as a non tracking ice path aid and a woodwork footing warmer.
Godfrey Dominoes to Fame With Record-Busting Radio Acts
Virginia Vale surveys Arthur Godfrey’s rise from smashing records to boost his show, listing 80 sponsors and ad libbing on air. The column also notes other film, radio, and stage stars, including Joan Lorring, Alan Ladd, Parkyakarkus, and Perry Como, with anecdotes on shoots, bets, and sponsor-driven pranks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Valeathur
Godfrey
Vera Vague
Bob Hope
Columbia
Ben Johnson
Hank Potts
Hug
RKO
Perry Como
NBC
Guy Lombardo
Carmen Lombardo
Guy
Carmen
Hansel and Gretel Join Christmas Music Procession
Engelbert Humperdinck wrote the original score as a Christmas piece for his sister’s children. The fairy tale evolved into a full opera with Adelheide Wette’s words, delighting music lovers since 1893. Wagnerian nursery rhyme harmonies label its style.
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Engelbert Humperdinck
Hansel and Gretel
Humperdinck
Adelheid Wette
Richard Wagner
Waif Zed Sells Jewel to Buy a Mother in Judea Tale
A homeless waif named Zed tumbles into Eleazar’s loving home then returns to the Nomads to report on plunder. He hides a jewel and plans to sell it in Jerusalem to buy himself a mother, a step toward love and belonging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waif Zed
Judea
Perry
Mrs. Perry
Zed
Caesar
Eleazar
Jerusalem
Ten year old Gunner showcases electro magnetic toy
Brooklyn youth Gunner John McPaul age 10 displays a new electro magnet powered toy that fires wooden shells with controlled force for safe play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McPaul
Brooklyn
Dutch Putyeas Create Seasonal Home Scenes Across Generations
The Pennsylvania Dutch convert living rooms into elaborate holiday scenes each year. Families pass these Putyeas down through generations and store them in cotton. During Christmas week they tour neighborhoods, admiring each other’s manger displays and snow banked landscapes with scaled figures.
Thoughts on Money and Sleepy Government Woes
A column rails against thrift fads with satirical quips about money and consumption. It cites Ben Franklin, jokes about government umbrellas, and mocks the idea of saving for a rainy day. The piece ends with a light anecdote about Albert H. Chandler aging 91 and the sleep bank. It also notes Hirohito’s wealth and a humorous horse remark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hirohito
Japan
Lamp base and shade patterns for decor and furniture
Note describes Pattern 287 lamp bases and shades and Pattern 288 for decorating the child’s shade may be used on furniture or walls. Patterns cost 15 cents each postpaid and orders should be sent to the address provided.
Freer Cars Offered After Rationing Ends
Report notes automobiles no longer rationed with a price around $2,000 and need for dealer contact or presidential letter. Mention that Sonja Henie and Dan Topping plan separation after five years of marriage in Chicago. Artificial ice critique cited.
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Sonja Henie
Dan Topping
Chicago
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