Benny Goodman Returns to NBC with 930 PM ABC? No, NBC Nights
Jazz fans greet Benny Goodman back on NBC with a 9:30 to 10:00 PM Monday slot starting July 1. The Goodman sextet will lead 16 instrumentalists, with two Singers featured, a tall boy Art Lund and a girl. The notes recall recent Paramount thrill and prior star power across film and stage, with other Hollywood gossip touching on Hugo Hass, Danny Kaye, Frederic March, and the O’Neills’ TV success.
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Benny Goodman
NBC
Benny
Art Lund
Bobby Soxers
Goodman Band
New York
Paramount Theater
Bread Substitutes For Shortage Here In Wartime Menu
The article discusses using oatmeal potatoes rye and corn meal to substitute for bread during shortages. It provides several home bread recipes including oatmeal refrigerator rolls dark rye bread and sausage spoon bread plus Irish potato pancakes and a vitamin filled menu to adapt to limited flour. It also notes the advent of auto telephone service and the humorous impact on drivers and society.
Flavor twists for home cooking ideas
Lynn suggests flavor twists for everyday meals including white bread with crushed cardamon seeds olive oil dressings with anchovy paste and inventive toppings for burgers. He also offers a Sunday breakfast idea with fried apple rings deglazed in sausage drippings and maple syrup for hot pancakes.
Criticism of vulgarity in radio programs by Damon Runyon
The writer gifts an extra party to Damon Runyon for exposing leading radio programs as vulgar and tasteless for children. He quotes Runyon saying it shocks him when awaited performances blot out offensive language and that great performers can be funny without bad taste.
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Damon Runyon
Orson Welles Night of Chaos in New Haven Tryout
Orson Welles faced a disastrous New Haven tryout with misfiring movie segments and a white screen. He kept poise and delivered the curtain speech noting the trouble, quipping that his mother warned him this would happen.
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Mr. Welles
New Haven
Orson
Clever Threshold Sewing Tricks and Party Flyins
Use bias edge relief by basting paper between edges to prevent stretch during seam finishing. Cut away the pane after stitching. Repurpose dad’s old shirt cuffs as shoulder padding for firmness. Hang criss cross curtains by basting tops and threading the rod through the under heading for a rodless look. Cross stitch patches for elasticity in underwear. Finish with orange sherbet floats in apple juice for a novel dinner touch.
Practical Tips From A Past Era For Everyday Use
Simple household hacks include sewing many pockets on a small apron for toiletry storage, folding it to fit a suitcase, and pulling out toiletries when needed. Raw turnips boost Vitamin C, turnip sticks suit relishes, lard cleans wood, and a cotton-scented cloth adds fragrance to clothing.
Motion Picture Runs Over Eleven Hours in Latin America
Collier's notes the longest American film Greed from 1924 and Gone with the Wind at 3 hours 50 minutes. It adds Greed played in the U S at 2 hours 56 minutes, while Latin American showings stretched to 11 hours 40 minutes over two nights.
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Collier’s
United States
Latin America
Broom Sprinkled with Kerosene Sparks Dust Build-Up
A broom treated with kerosene intermittently attracts and holds dust more readily, according to the note. The suggestion implies coating changes affect cleaning performance and dust accumulation.
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Virginia Vale
Hugo Hass
Loew-Lewin
George Sanders
Danny Kaye
Samuel Goldwyn
Frederic March
Kaye
Walter Mitty
March
Frederic
Danny
O’neills
American Broadcasting
Columbia Pictures
Virginia van Upp
Michael Fitzmaurice
Danny O’neill
Michael
Robert Young
Barbara Hale
Frank Morgan
Young
Twentieth Century - Fox
Celeste Holm
Joe Howard
Joan Crawford
Warners
Hollywood
William Wyler
Goldwyn
Dana Andrews
Teresa Wright
Wyler
Beverly Roberts
State of
Iowa
Meredith Willson
Conrad Nagle
Bette Davis
Humphrey Bogart
Rosalind Russell
Lynn Chambers
Western Newspaper Union
Auto
The
St. Louis
Central
Lynn
Yankee Magazine
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
South Wells St
Chicago
SLOAN
Hs Wintersmith
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