Walter Huston Defies Hollywood Social Scene for Outdoors
Hollywood star Walter Huston praises outdoor life at his ranches in Porterville and Running Springs, explains the pull of nature over social life, and discusses his son John as a future producer. He recalls early acting struggles in Toronto, New York, and Broadway, and notes his transition to film in 1929. The piece also notes the Lehman brothers’ acquisition of a stake in 20th Century Fox and hints at Georgia Lee Settle as a rising star at Fox.
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Walter Huston
Beverly Hills
Walter
Running Springs
San Bernardino Mountains
Porterville
Calif
Huston
John
Flickerville
Toronto
Canada
New York
Richard Mansfield
Mansfield
Detroit
Bayonne Whipple
Keith
Schuberts
Mr. Fitt
Broadway
Lehman Brothers
20Th Century-Fox
Chase, Bank
Paramount
RKO
Twentieth Century-Fox
Judy Garland
Georgia Lee Settle
Nutrition and Vitamin Guide for Homemakers
Modern guide outlines how to plan meals around vegetables and fortified foods during rationing. It lists vitamin sources A B1 C D G and P and their health roles, then offers daily inclusion tips and several period recipes such as Tomato Stuffed Salad Jellied Perfection Ambrosia and cabbage slaw.
Garden Pest and Disease Control Requires Daily Supervision
The 1945 wartime guidance urges victory gardeners to treat pests and diseases as critical threats to crop yields. It lists insecticides and fungicides, safety notes, and methods such as rotenone, cryolite, Bordeaux mix, nicotine dust, and poison baits. It stresses disease free seed and timely action against damage.
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Victory Gardens
Victory
Bordeaux
Handy Kitchen Tips from Lynn Says
Lynn Says offers practical food hints such as heating serving dishes and plates, salting cooking water to prevent egg shells from cracking, and cooking asparagus with cream sauce and hard boiled eggs. It also suggests slow ovens for fruit whips, unpeeled spring rhubarb for pies and sauces, orange marmalade in whipped cream for pudding topping, and quick fruit dessert prep with sugar or honey in a shallow dish. A cinnamon crumble can replace pie crust or biscuit topping.
Paris as a Center for Major Peace Treaties
Over three centuries Paris or its vicinity hosted 11 of 33 key global peace treaties including the 1783 peace ending the American Revolution and the 1898 accord ending the Spanish‑American War.
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Paris
It Seems That Someone Was Left at the Post
Three men reached a railway station early for a train and, after drinks, found the train had left. They drank again then saw a train and two men barely managed to board. The third laughed as the porter asked the joke, explaining the others had come to see him off.
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Heddon
Hollywood
Rare Bird
Vaudevillist
BOM LS
Housenold
Lynn Chambers
Western Newspaper Union
Pest and Disease Control
State Department of Agriculture Extension Service
State Agricultural College
United States Department of Agriculture
U.S.D.A
Lynn
UIT
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
South Wells St
Chicago
Oger
Benes
Kellogg’s
Fleischmann
Fleischmann's Yeast
Standard Brands Incorporated
Grand Central Annex
Box
New York 17
N. Y
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