dancers and actors share nerves and routines in Hollywood chatter
The piece surveys Wes Kelly and Gene Kelly family details with first film glimpses and training drills. It notes Johnny Desmond’s plan for a Western role and his radio show ambitions. Audrey Totter’s sister quits Hollywood while Billy Riley balances filming with California schooling. The article also mentions The Adventures of the Thin Man replacing Fanny Brice Show and Sinatra’s summer plans, plus radio announcers fears of botched lines and a door squeak gag.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trigger
Johnny
Radio and stage notes from Burns Allen rehearsal and film
Gracie Allen delivers a sharp retort to a heckler during rehearsal for the George Burns Gracie Allen broadcast. Chili Wills, known for portraying various nationalities, now plays a Swede in High Barbaree with Van Johnson. Toscha Seidel signs with Paramount as concert master and soloist for the studio recording orchestra. My Sister Kleen with Lucille Ball is in preparation for radio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gracie Allen
Gracie
Bill Goodwin
Chili Wills
van Johnson
Kleen
Lucille Ball
Toscha Seidel
Paramount
Studio Recording Orchestra
Baked Crumbed Eggplant and Scalloped Zucchini Recipe Tips
Household memo by Lynn Uanens urges summer vegetables to preserve vitamins and minerals. It advises quick cooking with little water and shares a baked crumbed eggplant recipe serving six and a scalloped zucchini squash formula with basic ingredients.
Lynn Chambers Menus Offer Classic Pot Roast Dinner
A home style menu features pot roast with carrots green beans and potato pancakes. Includes squash beets and wilting lettuce recipes with butter onion and orange flavors. step by step cooking times and oven temps. notes on color contrast and serving ideas.
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California
Western
Union
Lynn Says Why Eat Vegetables A Dietary Guide
The article advocates two servings of leafy greens and potatoes daily for vitamins minerals and roughage. It cites vitamins A B1 B2 C and minerals calcium phosphorus iron from kale spinach greens carrots and other vegetables. It advises raw greens in salads to preserve vitamin C content.
Sonar Frying Reports From Fishermen Daydreams
A humorous piece describes using WWII sonar for fishing with Joe and Gus in a leaky boat. They hear odd sounds and misidentify fish as cod, seabass, and finally a “big one” that turns out to be a commercial. The dialogue lampoons radio programs interrupting the voyage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe
Gus
Congress
Mystery on potatoes prompts bake or boil plea
A public drive urges eateries to try baked or boiled potatoes instead of fries. It notes many places seem unaware of alternate cooking methods and calls for simple changes in menu offerings.
Truman Slams Auto Drivers in Candid Stand
Plain Talk on Idiots argues President Truman is right about motorists and that many drivers are nuts or morons. The column blends political jab with humor about unions and a series of disjointed vignettes on daily life and media.
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Harry Truman
Junior date dress with midriff shine pattern No 8973
Sewing circle patterns offer a junior date dress with a midriff, dirndl skirt and wing sleeves in printed fabric with white ruffling and unusual buttons. Pattern No 8973 covers sizes 11 through 18 with fabric and trimming yardage listed.
Household Hacks From the Past
A glossy starch rub absorbs grease on wallpaper. Carotene levels peak in prime rots, more than in young or old. To lengthen a hemless dress add one-fourth inch colored braid along the bottom seam with slight overlap. Shirt collars stay neater when turned up before laundering.
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Wes
Erry Kelly
Sharon McManus
Navy
Kelly
Judy Garland
MGM
Johnny Desmond
NBC
Hollywood
Dra
Audrey Totter
June
Joliet, Ill
Audrey
Billy Riley
South Pacific
Robert Montgomery
Riley
Fanny Brice
CBS
Nick Charles
Les Damon
David Gothard
Les Tremayne
Claudia Morgan
Nick
Nora
Frank Sinatra
Skitch Henderson
Sinatra
Alex Stordahl
Bob Williams
Paul McGrath
Hi Brown
McGrath
Lynn Uanens
Lynn Chambers
Lynn
Lphillips
WNL
America
THE
Chester Bowles
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
South Wells St
Chicago
Ulloggs
New Fleischmann
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