Picture on wall calendar top art of American life
The calendar picture ranks as the most popular and profitable form of art in the United States. Brown and Bigelow and five other big calendar firms source images from leading artists like Parrish, Rockwell, Loomis, and Hoffman to adorn calendars sold nationwide. The Dionne Quintuplets dominate as favored calendar subjects, with landscapes and human interest scenes also popular in offices and homes.
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America
Elmo Scott Watson
Western Newspaper Union
Brown and Bigelow
St. Paul
Big Six
Mrs. America
Maxfield Parrish
Norman Rockwell
Lawson Wood
Rolf Armstrong
Anton Otto Fischer
Frank Hoffman
N. C. Wyeth
Maud Tousey Fangel
Art Calendar Company
United States
Betty Grable
Rita Hayworth
Dorothy Lamour
Hollywood
Military
Canada
Dionne
Annette
Cecile
Yvonne
Emilie
Marie Dionne
Andrew Loomis
Maud Towsey Fangel
With
Rosa Bonheur
Zoe Mozert
Nineight
Andrew Loomiy
Canadada
Birth of the modern calendar industry in Iowa
The piece traces the rise of calendar advertising from the 1860s through 1888 when E. B. Osborne popularized the concept. It notes calendars varied from pocket sizes to 29 by 42 inch jumbo formats, with widespread use in rural and urban settings alike.
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Osborne
County Court House
Montgomery
Iowa
Hawkeye State
Costello family tragedy tests Abbott and Costello faith
The piece recalls Abbott refusing to replace Costello during his rheumatic fever illness and later indicates Lou Costello Jr died in a drowning accident three hours before his father returned to the air. It also covers March of Time film Youth in Crisis and other entertainment notes from Ruth Clifton to Shirley Temple's dog death.
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Abbott and Costello
Costello
Abbott
Lou
Lou Costello Jr
RKO Radio
Ruth Clifton
Hollywood
California
Fred Allen to Return to Air on CBS in December
The definite announcement confirms Fred Allen will resume his radio feud with Jack Benny on CBS Sundays December 12. Also noted are a Dinah Shore program sketch recommendation by Cornelia Otis Skinner and Roland Young, and Maurice Murphy in Submarine Alert. Carlton Morse signs to adapt One Man's Family for United Artists with Charles Rogers producing.
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Columbia Broadcasting System
Fred Allen
Jack Benny
Dinah Shore
Cornelia Otis Skinner
Roland Young
CBS
Bing Crosby
NBC
Maurice Murphy
Paramount
John Gilbert
Greta Garbo
Carlton E. Morse
Morse
Charles Rogers
United Artists
Sid Lanfield Woven Gags in New Dorothy Lamarr Film
Sidney Lanfield again uses Dorothy Lamarr in his latest comedy Standing Room Early starring Paulette Goddard and Fred MacMurray. Hedy Lamarr named Yank magazine Pin Up Girl of the Week for the second time. Elmo Lincoln appears in The Bridge of San Luis Rey. Amos n Andy receive heavy fan mail over new show. Pat O Brien set for Radio Theater on November 29 in The Iron Major.
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Sidney Lanfield
Dorothy Lamarr
Paulette Goddard
Fred MacMurray
Hedy Lamarr
Army
Yank
Elmo Lincoln
Tarzan
San Luis Rey
Amos 'N’ Andy
Pat O’brien
Iron Major
The Better Mousetrap tale of finance and policy
A satirical tale follows a inventor seeking capital for a simple mousetrap. Obstacles multiply from shortages to government rationing and unions. Backers demand big stakes, and political figures are lampooned amid a final quip about Morgenthau and profits.
Morning Glory Pattern Designs Inspire Homemade Woodwork
The article describes Heavenly Blue morning glories blooming indoors in a bathroom and suggests using a keyhole saw to cut scalloped edges for a box cabinet. Mrs Spears offers pattern No 207 for scallop designs and pattern No 202 Morning Glory with 10 designs, priced at 15 cents each.
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E. B. Osborne
Aly
Virginia Vale
Western NV
Union
Houston
Texas
New York
Variety
Parks Johnson
Shirley Temple
David O. Selznick
Lou Costello
Bud Abbott
OPA
Elmira
N. Y
Detroit
Mousetrap Makers
WRLB
Roosevelt
Willkie
Mousetrap Workers’ Union
War Relations Labor Board
Washington
Morgenthau
Henry
Republican Party
Wendell Willkie
Mr. Morgenthau
Ruth
Ruth Wyeth Spears
Bedford Hills
Bellans
Grove
Bajoy
Spain
Portugal
Central
South America
U. S
Amazon Rubber District
BF Goodrich
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