Stage Door gossip and Broadway scraps from the era
The column notes George Arliss netted 640000 in the U S comparing him with William Hart and mentions charity gifts. It covers Fred Hillebrand entering music school, Michael Strange alias Barrymore facts, Doris Carlson and Polly Lux Ziegfeld connections, Washington tax pay raises, NRA rent control echoes, Delano family presidential ties, Byrnes and Molotov talk, a new six letter cigarette starting with D, and Broadway side show items including Kate Friedrich and Maria Karnilova. It also hints at a looming anti trust action, Wall Street upheaval, Paul Christian the Little Vienna composer, and Stage Deli menu gibes with Cab Calloway forthcoming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Arliss
U. S
Wm. S. Hart
Arliss
Episcopal Actors’ Guild
Phooey
Fred Hillebrand
Michael Strange
John Barrymore
Barrymore
Blythe
Washington
Repub
J. Martin
House
Martha Sharp
Sec’y
Byrnes
Molotov
China
Palestine
Manhattan
Vienna
Paul Christian
The
la LaGuardia
Zanzibar
Restaurants blamed as operators overdo lunches and pensions
Elmer Twitchell blasts restaurant operators for watering soup and cutting portions. He laments lost pride in cooks and bartenders, noting midlevel clubs use careless chefs and cement mixers. He stresses need for fair food handling and better management.
Woman’s World Couch Covers and Slipcovers Made Easy
A homemaking guide explains choosing fabrics and basic methods for informal couch covers and tailored slipcovers. It covers selecting color and weave, cutting to fit, hemming, and attaching pleats or skirts for both informal and tailored styles.
FBI probes bribes in War Assets case with agents in town
Report notes FBI agents in the city investigating alleged bribes in War Assets. Ray Brock and Miriam Hopkins are mentioned with Reno bound papers. An Newark Star Ledger office boy, a combat pilot captain, attends school by day. Inmates at Booby Hatch reportedly misidentify themselves as Napoleon or Hoover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FBI
Ray Brock
Miriam Hopkins
Reno
Newark Star-Ledger
Napoleon
N. Y
J. E. Hoover
MacArthur
Slipcover Fabric Choices for Durable, Harmonious Rooms
The selection guide recommends a firm weave and fast colors for slipcovers and couch covers. It advises contrasting piping colors that wear well and easy edge turning, plus fabrics designed for the room's other furniture. It suggests period-appropriate fabrics for early American, Victorian, and modern styles.
Summer Fashion Notes Highlight Lingerie Touches and Velvet Trim
Summer fashion notes point to waffle pique lingerie touches on black costumes and neckline decorations. Hats return to sensible styling with feminine trims, rhinestones, veiling, and velvet set for trimming. Floral silk prints for afternoon dresses recall Gauguin inspiration. puffed sleeves and dirndl skirts suit young and tiny figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gauguin
Veterans hospital staff expanded under VA recruitment drive
Washington notes report rapid growth in VA hospital staffing with 3 112 doctors 545 dentists and 7 623 nurses added this period. The program under Dr Paul R Hawley chief medical director aims to attract physicians and nurses, noting shortages in neuropsychiatric and tuberculosis hospitals in the south midwest and far west.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans’ Hospitals
Civil Service
Veterans’ Administration
Department of Medicine and Surgery
Paul R. Hawley
Veteran answers on life insurance loans and G I benefits
Questions cover cash surrender on U S government life insurance, appraiser fees for G I loan purchases, missing War Bonds, pensions compared with other nations, readjustment allowances, G I bill eligibility after discharge, on the job training while retired, medical pensions and reinstatement rights for WAVES veterans with honorable discharges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pasadena
Calif. A
Veterans’ Administration
U. S
G.I
Seattle. A
Navy
E. C
Yonkers
War Bond Office
Central Field Fiscal Office
Goodfellow Blvd
St. Louis
Q. I
A. R
Oakland
Armed Services
Army
K. L
Anadarko
Okla
Sikeston
Instrument Pulls Rip Cord To Safeguard Parachutist
An aviator jumping from 25 000 feet or higher may delay opening the parachute to fall faster until about 10 000 feet. To prevent unconsciousness from cold fear or oxygen lack, an automatic barometric instrument now triggers the rip cord at a preset altitude between 2 000 and 20 000 feet above sea level.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collier’s
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Nicholas
Grand Central Terminal
Ziegfeld
Doris Carlson
Ziegfeld Show
E. 40Th Street
GC Terminal
Polly Lux
John S. Davis
Kate Friedrich
Maria Karnilova
Kate
National Theater
Karnilova
Wendell Berge
Elmer Twitchell
Elmer
Oscar
Truman
White House
America
England
France
Russia
Janie
Rockefeller
Larry Singer
United Nations
Dodge City
Towa
Opa
By Extra Haley
Adele Simpson
Western Newspaper Union
Street
N. W
Ashington
D. C
Reer Ag Aod
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
South Wells St
Chicago
Cn Sloan
Bea
Eveready
Ayaa
National Carbon Company, Inc
East 42Nd Street
New York
Union Carbide and Carbon Corporation
Carbor Prooucl
U. Comdr
Willy Necker
Wheeling
Ill
U. S. Coast Guard
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