Queen for a Day sparks color film plans and radio shifts
Mary Pickford selected by a Mutual winning contestant for tea on Queen for a Day. Susan Hayward signs with Walter Wanger for seven years and stars in Canyon Passage. Radio and TV notes include Skinner and Young in William and Mary sketches and a new Night in Casablanca tour by the Marx Brothers.
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Mary Pickford
Mutual
Mary
Mervyn LeRoy
Peter Cookson
Warren William
Anne Gwynne
Susan Hayward
Paramount
Walter Wanger
Cornelia Otis Skinner
Roland Young
William and Mary
Miss Skinner
Barry Wood
Ray Block
Casablanca
Marx Brothers
Pacific Coast
Selecting Desserts by Seasons for Light or Rich Meals
Household advice guides dessert choices by season. In summer use fruits, eggs, milk and cream. in winter favor puddings. Recipes include Lemon Cream and Ginger Ale Sherbert, plus Orange Honeys cookies and Marverites, with serving and freezing steps.
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Dasher
Postwar auto sample offers peek into Detroit future
A humorous exchange follows Joe inspecting a new car as a sample of postwar design. It highlights supposed innovations like a working windshield wiper and modern controls, while poking fun at debates over engine placement and new bumper trends. Joe returns to his old car, noting peeking at future prospects can be entertaining but impractical.
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Joe
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Detroit
Lynn Says Make New Things From Old
Old oil tablecloths become place mats with pinking shears. Faded towels can be dyed indoors to match bathrooms. Qd shower curtains cut down serve as pantry bath or kitchen curtains. Discolored shades can be covered with cotton cretonne or chintz to suit the room. Worn pajamas can pad ironing boards. Discarded curtains become pot holder filler or sewn into dishcloths.
Yearling Horse Prices Climb in Summer Dispersal Sales
Inflation note shows yearling horses averaging about $7,000 with many selling for $30,000 or more. Compare to past Saratoga sales when Tom Pratt balked at bids above $500 as the auctioneer struggled.
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Saratoga
Tom Pratt
Does Mother Quarrel with Her Kin on the Air
A humorous verse about family mischief and radio fame with a jab at air waves and private lives becoming public. It riffs on a Sunday night broadcast where listeners judge families and poets. It quotes W B Stout predicting a tiny atomic engine and ends with a farewell note.
Practical Life Hacks From A Vintage Prose
Poached eggs taste better with hot milk instead of water. For a birthday, place candles in a question mark shape. Save clothing buttons on a safety pin. Coat candle wicks with white varnish to extend burn time. Durable fence posts include black locust and red cedar. softer woods should be creosoted.
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Union
Virginia Vale
Yon
Dana Andrews
Brian Donlevy
Universal
Jess Barker
Jack Douglas
Phil Harris
Harris
John Douglas Jr
Ronald Colmans
Ruth Hussey
Constance Moore
William Goetz
International Pictures
Twentieth Century-Fox
Berkeley Square
Leslie Howard
Heather Angel
Maureen O'Hara
Gregory Peck
Jeanne Crain
Clark Gable
Greer Garson
Thomas Mitchell
Victor Fleming
Joseph Rutenberg
Fred Uttal
CBS
Fred
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Michel Pannieff
Warners
Coast Guard
Gig Young
Bette Davis
20Th Century-Fox
Allyn Joslyn
Peggy Ann Garner
Dix Davis
Randolph
Judy
Hugh Herbert
RXO
Danny Kaye
Pe Aos
Lynn Chambers
Western Newspaper Union
Utard
Phillips
McGoofey
Henry Ford
Lynn
Jennie
Popper
Edgar
W. B. Stout
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Society of Automotive Engineers
Felow
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