Star Dust Movie Radio Highlights Silent Era Stars
The column recalls Thomas Meighan’s death and the rise of silent stars like Lon Chaney Betty Compson Charles Laughton Robert Donat Merle Oberon Wendy Barrie Binnie Barnes and Jean Parker. It notes Shirley Temple’s influence on dancing and shows how stars like Fred Astaire Nelson Eddy and Mady Christians gained fame. It also mentions Come and Get It and Dancing Lady reissues and recent film and radio trends.
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Thomas Meighan
Lon Chaney
Betty Compson
Henry the Eighth
Charles Laughton
Laughton
Robert Donat
Merle Oberon
Wendy Barrie
Binnie Barnes
Hollywood
Joan Crawford
Joan
Fred Astaire
Nelson Eddy
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Our Pet Peeve Mutual Concessions at Tennis Club
A quoted dialogue features a father figure challenging a suitor about asking for his daughter’s hand. The younger man replies inwardly that despite being a balky tennis player he could still be a capable father-in-law.
Play Ball Funeral Relief Plan
Humorously cites an office feud over time off. An employee asks for compassionate leave to attend another funeral, while the office boy claims medical opinion discrepancies justified the absence. The exchange outlines workplace tension over bereavement requests.
Not a Vacation Prospect
A professor tells a student that with hard study he could become President, but the student grimly replies that many reforms would be needed to attain such a goal. The exchange highlights ambition tempered by doubt or irony.
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United States
Quilt of Apt Filet Popular Fascatur
Pattern 1191 offers complete simple instructions for a bluebird quilt with easy applique. Includes yardage chart diagram for single and double bed sizes and patch placements. Send 15 cents in stamps to The Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept New York for pattern 1191 with name and address.
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Nedlecraft Department
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Ship passes through Panama Canal in hours with locks delay
The Panama Canal passage requires ten to twelve hours if uninterrupted. Three hours are used for lifting and lowering the ship through the locks which measure 110 feet wide and 1,000 feet long. The aircraft carrier Saratoga can pass but with difficulty having only two feet clearance on each side at 106 feet overall width.
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Saratoga
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