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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1937
Page
3
A devotional study explains basic divine laws for life, linking the Ten Commandments to moral and spiritual order. It covers worship of the one God, keeping his commandments, Sabbath rest, and right relations with family, life, and society, urging readers to reject covetousness and falsehood.
Hollywood buzz centers on Leatrice Joy Gilbert daughter of Leatrice Joy and the late John Gilbert making a film test at MGM. Staff recall her parents wardrobe work as crews hope she becomes a star while studios discuss child actors and directors methods. John Ford’s blunt directing style is noted as he destroys self directed takes to teach discipline.
The piece highlights EKO’s Super Sleuth with Jack Oakie and Ann Sothern, praising the story and performances. It also notes Sonja Henie’s Norway trip and a studio lunchroom fallout between Sonja Henie and Tyrone Power, plus readers’ questions answered in the WNU Service column.
Officials at NBC who discovered Doris Weston and alerted Warner Brothers praise her in The Singing Marine. They call her the only girl who looks intelligent while listening to other players sing.
Mrs Post advises that evening wedding dresses worn in church require at least small sleeves or matching jackets, with modest back cuts. Material richness adds to the effect, though daytime fabrics are common. In a separate instance, a hostess should invite seated guests when visitors linger. a seated lady does not imply a gentleman must remain standing.
Extension poultryman advises feeding pullets well to boost next fall egg production. Use a starting mash plus ground grain ration, two range feeders per 200 birds, and alfalfa pasture with clean water and heat protection. Cull nonlaying birds to avoid wasted feed and poor future breeders.
A 5 foot 6 inch, 225 pound woman sought weight loss advice and rejected dieting or exercise. The physician allowed her to keep eating as usual if she shifted her heaviest meal to noon and lightening evening meals. Over four months she lost 16 pounds and improved energy while walking in stores daily.
Farmers should tailor gulley control to climate soils and cropping methods. SCS experts show methods using straw dams grass plantings terraces and diversion ditches plus earth or concrete dams where runoff is high. Vegetation slows water flow and holds soil while structures store water for livestock and irrigation.
The text discusses egg hatch rates for large versus small eggs, Britain’s wheat production, and a university horse breeding program. It notes poultry economics as a billion dollar business, recommends culling nonlayers by September 1, and estimates farm horse upkeep at about $100 yearly including depreciation. It also mentions shelter for yearling layers and compares Rose Comb White Leghorn to Single Comb. Eggs enter the U S in shells, whole and dried forms.
The ad promotes dotted Swiss dresses and pattern 1349 for sizes 12 to 20 with options in short and long sleeves. It notes fabric needs, trim quantities, and suggests gingham silk crepe broadcloth or percale. Patterns 1341 1828 and 1349 priced at 15 cents each, order via The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept Chicago. Bell Syndicate WNU Service.
Willie asks his father for a penny to help a poor man outside who is crying for ice cream. The father agrees and inquires why the man cries, and Willie explains the request and receives the penny.
A cartoonish dialogue features a husband recalling an argument with his wife about carpetlaying. He jokes that she had tacks in her mouth during the dispute, a memory he says stands out from years ago.
Children learn about goldfish during a nature lesson as the teacher places a bowl on the table. Teddy volunteers that a goldfish is a sardine that has got rich, triggering a lighthearted moment.
An angler explains to a friend that the fish was too small to keep so two men were asked to throw it back into the water.
A man quips that he only took a gent's watch to know the time and the judge notes he could tell twelve months. The exchange unfolds as a humorous line in court or public record.
The rival insists the champ is not the victor after a knockout. He notes the champion has been defeated twice since that knockout and challenges the claim.
Cream cheese softened with milk. Add powdered sugar gradually and blend until smooth. Stir in melted unsweetened chocolate and a dash of salt. Heat to smoothness. Yields enough frosting for an 8 by 8 by 2 inch cake. Refrigerate tightly covered for several days.
A Ruskin quote asserts reverence as the supreme joy and power in life. It urges reverence for the pure youth, truth across ages, and all that is gracious in the living and the enduring in the dead and the powerful beyond life.
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