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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1947
Page
7
Frank Colby explains pronunciations and name origins including Alessandro as Italian form of Alexander meaning defender of men. Reader questions cover Pasteur, gondola, and general etymology with authorities noting pronunciation and origins in Italian and French.
The report surveys actors transferring from radio and stage to film and TV, noting Jane Russell's Kay Kyser guest spot and a possible album, Humphrey Bogart and Walter Huston in Treasure of the Sierra Madre, Anne Baxter’s Oscar prospects, Marlene Aames’ film work, and Burl Ives touring for folk songs amid Maylia’s singing talents. It mentions bee-filled scenes in Keeper of the Bees and a ship galley set in Assigned to Treasury.
A roundup notes sponsors of Ladies Be Seated Give and Take and Meet the Missus may back another radio project. Jack Temple brother of Shirley aided on the Glenn Ford thriller Framed and is learning the movie business. John Loder calls his Dishonored Lady role unusual being tied to his wife Hedy Lamarr then her separation from Dennis O Keefe. Elliott Reid, recently free from Paramount, joins the Suspense cast as a regular.
Jill McFarlane hides her brother Ric’s secret while he courts Sandra Calvert, a divorcee haunted by a painful past. A hospital visit, a terse army encounter with Captain Mackey, and Sandra’s fear of a looming rift test their fragile bond on a tense Saturday night.
Richard McFarlane enters a bustling air corps hotel lobby filled with soldiers and officers. He contacts a girl he is fond of, secures a single room, and pays the weekend rate as he edges through the busy scene seeking dinner and mail.
Ric slumped in a corner on a sofa after Jill’s visit. Sandra’s bright curls and perfect dress reveal her resilient spirit despite past troubles. Ric recalls Spang Gordon’s changes and his own evasive farewell as tensions surface in a small, personal drama.
Ric McFarlane learns a fellow veteran named Richard McFarlane shared a WWI era link to his father in France with the 105th machine-gun regiment. Sandra demands quiet, steering them to a back booth to talk away from music and crowds.
After Bath Care CSI new mothers ask which products to use on a baby's skin. The piece warns stearate of zinc in some powders can be dangerous if inhaled, endorsing talcum as safe. It promotes a booklet No 203 offering newborn care guidance and costs 25 cents with mailing details for the Weekly Newspaper.
Answers cover four cities Cleveland Cincinnati Chicago and St Louis. Caesar opposed Pompey. a digamist is a person who marries again after a spouse’s death or divorce. Mohammeds favorite daughter was Fatima. the windiest US city is Buffalo New York. about 300 traveling carnivals operate nationwide. Adrian IV was the only English pope. one streetcar or bus per 1500 people in the United States.
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