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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1941
Page
7
A dramatic critique of the 1941 income tax satire Tax Blank for 1941 praises its merciless, direct writing and powerful scenes such as the exemption cut for married men and the sudden defense tax. The reviewer notes some muddling passages, limited laughs, and strong realism with sharp political jabs.
Western Newspaper Union notes that life insurers publish height and weight tables for underwriting. Examiners are advised to accept underweight and overweight candidates based on whether individuals are narrow or wide in build, reflecting differences in body type.
The article explains how height based weight tables adjust by 10 pounds for narrow or wide builds. It notes narrow people at 5 ft 7 in can weigh 139 pounds and wide 159 pounds and still be normal. It cites insurance data and a study by Robinson and Brucer linking wider build to higher blood pressure and health risks from overeating.
Virginia Lee, six, already earned substantial money in film and will be featured in Virginia, alongside Madeleine Carroll and Fred MacMurray. Her mother reads lines to her as she memorizes dialogue. A chance hotel meeting near Martin's Ferry, Ohio led to a screen test and an early role. Fibber McGee and Molly join a film with Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy produced by David Hempstead.
A crafts note explains making a braided rag rug with a flower medallion centerpiece and two medallions joined to form a knitting bag. It covers embedding tight braids, sewing circles for roses and leaves, and using carpet thread double for edges. Additional rug designs and book details follow with ordering information.
Asthma is viewed as a set of symptoms with multiple underlying causes. Researchers identify three equal factors: respiratory system, nervous instability, and liver factors, guiding treatments from epinephrine to diet and liver therapies. Breathing exercises and short-wave treatments are among new methods.
The answer declines to prescribe doses for individuals. It recommends consulting a family physician by phone for guidance or, if none, a single visit to determine whether vitamins are needed.
Maureen O'Hara, Irish star at RKO in They Met in Argentina, said goodbye to her mother Mrs. Fitzsimmons with hopes of returning soon after a Lisbon trip. The mother and daughter moved to the United States two years ago after Mau reen's Hollywood debut in The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Subsequent films include The Bill of Divorcement and Dance, Girl, Dance, with Mrs. Fitzsimmons proud of her daughter's success.
George Michelson, assistant property man on Pot O Gold, endures a tomato gag for the camera by filling the fruit with sauces and whipped cream to create a photogenic hit. James Roosevelt’s production aims for a vivid on screen tomato moment as James Stewart tosses at Charles Winninger. Fran Allison recalls a prior accident and plastic surgery to alter her forehead using a rib graft.
Fred Allen reads nine newspapers daily and clips items for his show. Brian Donlevy wins a Paramount romance role as a two gun gambler in Pioneer Woman with Barbara Stanwyck and Joel McCrea. Nelson Eddy heads to twenty cities and returns to the coast by April 7 to start Metro's The Chocolate Soldier with Rise Stevens.
This general knowledge set asks about letter frequency in English, the meaning of Jolly Roger, which fruits are botanically berries, the number of zeros in a billion, the frequency of no hit no run games, whether glow worms are worms, the longest straight railway in the US, if a peacock’s train is its tail, and proper disposal of an worn flag.
A list of varied trivia notes includes the S shape as per dictionary, a pirate flag, a counting puzzle reaching 1 000 000, glow worms myths about beetles, North Carolina track record with a 78.86 mile straight stretch, and a bird with long plumes in front of short tail feathers used as support. Also a decree about burning or privately destroying a custom item to prevent desecration.
The Department of Mines and Research in Ottawa grants Hudson Bay Company rights to collect eiderdown on Baffin Island bird sanctuaries. About 1,500 Eskimos in Arctic Canada will harvest during the slack period, using techniques that avoid disturbing ducks and their habitats.
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