Erber t Marshalls New Role and Studio Casting Notes
Erbert Marshalls first talking picture The Letter featured him as Jeanne Engles lover killed by her. Now he plays the heroine's husband opposite Bette Davis. Two striking photos show Bette Davis and her stand in dressed and posed alike. Twentieth Century Fox secured Tobacco Road rights amid censorship doubts. Dorothy Lamour and Mary Martin rehearsed on the same lot with LeRoy Prinz. Ray Milland praises acting with Claudette Colbert, citing The Gilded Lily and She Married Her Boss as career milestones.
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Erbert Marshall
Jeanne Engel
Bette Davis
Bette
Dorothy Lamour
Mary Martin
LeRoy Prinz
Burma
Heart
Daddy
Fred MacMurray
Miss Colbert
Melvyn Douglas
Paris
Robert Young
Clark Gable
Claudette
Gorillas and Hollywood Stars Highlight Busy World
A Bristol Zoo gorilla costs 48 dollars daily to feed and may face being destroyed to save rations. Producer Jack Moss seeks to rent Alfred the gorilla for a thriller and is negotiating transport by train. Hollywood stars flee crowds after films, with Cary Grant and Martha Scott seeking quiet places, while Garbo prefers solitude.
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Bristol
England
Jack Moss
Paramount
Hollywood
Virginia
Cary Grant
Broadway
Martha Scott
Santa Barbara
Calif
Garbo
New Autumn Suit Silhouette Signals Rigorous Changes
Fashion notes describe a fall shift to narrow long-torso jackets, pleats kept for movement, and new profile hats. Black moire suits with gold buttons gain newsworthy appeal while ribbed wool fabrics emphasize longer lines and side drape skirts. Placed color and plaid suits offer versatile wardrobe options.
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Western
Union
Cleaning Pewter and Other Household Repairs
Cleaning pewter requires a lye solution, two quarts water with one third cup lye, immersion timed to loosen dinginess, remove all parts from solution, rinse thoroughly, then polish. Use rubber gloves, avoid splashing, replace solution every six to eight hours in bad cases. Cod liver oil stains on cotton respond to carbon tetrachloride or soap flakes with boiling water, then warm suds. Cracked wallpaper near chimney benefits from quarter round moldings or wallpaper stops at the chimney. For old furniture photos help sell to antique dealers. grease on flagstone needs a hydrating lime paste with benzine and carbon tetrachloride, plus washing soda rinse. Shellac over wax fails. wax must be removed with turpentine. No air space in flue liner. fill with soft concrete. Shellac on reversible fiber rugs is not advised. thin varnish is better. Ivory piano keys stained brown may be cleaned with French chalk and alcohol or hydrogen peroxide, if staining is not through.
Handling dough and minor kitchen tips from a past era
The excerpt offers practical food and household advice: handle dough lightly for biscuits and cookies, separate eggs over a funnel, dust books with camphor to preserve them, keep spice box sifters closed to retain flavor, and sharpen scissors or needles by rubbing a bit of fine sandpaper.
Want of Courage Quote by Sydney Smith
A brief quotation notes that much talent remains unused due to a lack of courage. It attributes the line to Sydney Smith and emphasizes the value of boldness in seizing opportunity.
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Sydney Smith
Long gloves and lynx jacket create dramatic contrast
The description notes below the elbow sleeves and long mocha gloves pairing with a natural Russian lynx jacket. It highlights American made slip ons for durability and washability, claiming practical appeal despite their extravagant finish.
Military Headgear From New Zealand
The picturesque headgear of Australian and New Zealand soldiers influences London millinery. Styles feature high pinched crowns and wide brims with flat brims or turned up sides. Some hats fasten under the chin with a military strap.
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New Zealand
London
Ladylike Fashions Keynote for Fall
The autumn style program emphasizes dignity and conservatism in dress with silhouettes narrowing skirts and adjusting shoulders. Blacks browns and greens lead ensembles while hats fit snugly to hair, materials read quality, and simple wearable dresses gain dramatic color in jewelry gloves and accessories.
Jersey for Dress The Coming Season
When you dress up this coming season, you will likely wear jersey in new forms. Afternoon dresses use uncut velvet jersey, dinner gowns ribbed crepe jersey, evening gowns feature chiffon gauze jersey, and a two faced iridescent jersey shows a different color on each side for variety. Shiny white velvet jersey appears in wedding gowns.
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Jersey
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Virginia Vale
Western Newspaper Union
Twentieth Century-Fox
Tobacco Road
New York
RKO
Ray Milland
Claudette Colbert
Cheate Nicholas
Roger B. Whitman
WNU Service
Copples Company
ST. Louis
Missouri
Kellogg's
Battle Creek
Uae
Ladylike Fashions
Cation
Robert G. Ingersoll
Department of Agriculture
Sunkist
California
California Fruit Growers Exchange
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