Radio screen news and Hollywood chatter roundup
A sweeping broadcast and film gossip column details staged radio features, votes for stars like Fred MacMurray Clark Gable Ingrid Bergman and Cary Grant, upcoming NBC and NBC Life scenes, and Milestones from Milton Berle Dick Farney and The Locket cast art displays. It notes Kate Smith moving networks and anecdotes about actors Abbott Costello Bogart and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacMurray
Clark Gale
Cary Grant
Clark Gable
Ingrid Bergman
Jennifer Jones
Greer Garson
Simple Italian Spaghetti Casserole for Budget Meals
A midwinter feature offers inexpensive late evening snack ideas featuring Italian Spaghetti and a One-Dish Meal. Recipes include spaghetti with meat balls in tomato sauce and a vegetable rich casserole with potatoes carrots celery and peas.
Ham and Apple Casserole and Tuna Nest Recipes
A reel of homey kitchen recipes includes Ham and Apple Casserole with macaroni and apples, a Crumb Topped Tuna Noodle Nest, Calavo Beet Salad, and simple serving tips. Steps cover boiling noodles, making sauces, assembling casseroles, baking at 350 degrees, and optional garnishes.
Lynn Says Plan Short Cuts to Aid In Meat Preparation
Plan ahead and do everything in advance that is possible. Puddings and most desserts can be prepared in advance. Salad fruit and vegetables cleaned and chilled though not mixed. Salad dressings prepared and hot bread batters made and chilled. Pans buttered and casse roles may be made ahead and chilled and the table set.
Making sauces and dressings ahead of time
Tips to prepare sauces and dressings in advance and keep them chilled. Do not squeeze citrus juice or prep meat fish or egg dishes early. refrigerate until cooking time. Ensure enough salad dressings are ready at week start to save meal prep time.
The Specialist Versus The Old Family Doctor
Dr Willard C Rappleye argues the era of the general practitioner is gone and specialists dominate. He laments the loss of the old time doctor who cared personally and treated patients without financial strings, urging specialists to collaborate to reduce costs and avoid multiple visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willard C. Rappleye
Columbia College of Physicians
Rappleye
Impostor Astrologer Arrested After Reading Stranger
A self styled astrologer claimed to read character and was challenged by a stern sheriff who declared him an impostor. In a separate incident a man was arrested for plucking pockets through a crowd one by one.
Dispute Escalates Over Perceived Deafness and Shouting
In a heated exchange a man asserts he is not deaf while a woman retorts her husband never claimed he was. The wife counters that anyone could be loud, and the argument hints at underlying tensions in their relationship.
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NBC
Alice Reichart
Les Tremayne
Mexico
Yucatan Peninsula
Lost nickel or horse sense in old time sales lore
A nostalgic reflection contrasts sales pitches claiming losses with the practical wisdom of earlier eras. It muses on higher court gaps, street smarts, and the small acts of picking up a stray nickel that reveal character.
Lost Perfume Clue Sparks Humorous Date Mix Up
In a humorous exchange, Sue admits she cannot recall which perfume behind her ears matches her date night plan. Alice chides her as she jokes about choosing between Kiss Me and Scram.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sniff
Sniff Sue
Alice
Sue
Safer driving plea from President Truman prompts debate
The column questions if Truman’s call for careful driving could push to extremes such as a Democratic driver yielding to Republican pedestrians. The piece also notes stock purchase terms, a westward bank robbery by a woman, and criticizes a film deemed harmful to youth, praising The Yearling as a powerful movie.
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Virginia Vale
T’s
Fred MacMurray
RKO
New York Times
Germany
Milton Berle
Rudy Vallee
Dick Farney
Crosby
Laraine Day
Brian Aherne
Robert Mitchum
Gene Raymond
Douglas Fairbanks Jr
James Warren
Barbara Hale
Ginger Rogers
Myrna Dell
Fred Astaire
Ray Milland
England
Hollywood
Abbott and Costello
Joy Ames
Dick Landry
Dennis Morgan
Andrea King
CBS
Kate Smith
Mutual Network
Ted Collins
Barry Thomson
Dr. Malone
Mary Patton
Mary
Humphrey Bogart
Gig Young
Joan Crawford
New York
Lynn Chambers
Western Newspaper Union
Lynn
Bill
Truman
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
South Wells St
Chicago
le Peter
Pain
Ben-Gay
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