vaudeville stars Burns Allen recall two decades of fame
In a 1930s era recap Virginia Vale notes George Burns and Gracie Allen rising from vaudeville to radio film and stage. Highlights include their Palace Theatre run with Cantor and Jessel their 1932 movie debut The Big Broadcast of 1932 adoption of a daughter in 1934 and a son in 1935.
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George Burns
Gracie Allen
New York
Palace Theater
Eddie Cantor
George Jessel
Cantor
Guy Lombardo
Virginia Mayo
Palm Springs
Virginia Jones
Robert Mitchum
Hollywood
Diana Lynn
Malibu Beach
Grace Matthews
Merpas McCambridge
Dessert advice and baked fruit recipes from Lynn Chambers
The column promotes fruit in daily diets and offers simple baked apple and orange flavored gingerbread desserts. It provides a recipe sequence for lemon baked apples, a gingerbread variation, and a peach and apple dessert with detailed quantities and steps.
Edison Desk Reopened At Anniversary Exercises
A battered rolltop desk once used by Thomas Edison is opened in anniversary ceremonies, revealing faded notes and memories. The feature blends mythic imagery with Edison lore and hints at dreams of a transformed world enabled by science and invention.
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Thomas Edison
Winter Song and Fragments of Modern Life
A collage of quips and snippets on weather, politics, media, and culture. Jests about snow absence, rent controls, TV versus radio, and public figures mingle with pop culture references and stray observations.
Pattern No 8118 for children ages six months to three years
The pattern covers sizes 6 months 1 2 and 3 years with a size 1 dress. It lists fabric requirements including 155 yards of 35 or 39 inch fabric for slip and panties 124 yards for rompers and a fraction yard of additional material.
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