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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1942
Page
7
A column recounts anecdotes about John Barrymore and his interned Jap valet, Chaplin's spy servants, and Eugenia Clair Flatto's wartime garden, noting ironic shifts between loyalty and trust during the era. It also mentions a German gardener and a delicatessen owner sending corned beef and pastrami with embassy visits.
A reminiscence recalls FDR as assistant secretary of the navy, teased by Temperance Union ladies about christening ships with soda pop and a quip on temperance. It also narrates an Italian captain’s pep talk in battle, ending with his troops still seated as he stood 50 yards ahead applauded by all.
Admirers of Herbert Bayard Swope disliked missing an anecdote in Newspaperman Stuff. M Throckmorton Cohn recalls Swope liking a photo finish and recounts his joke about the Tribune clock stopping and the World’s editorial page.
A woman spent almost a year trying to crash Broadway by claiming heiress status and weekly family support to keep out of the theater. Her publicity drew attention from writers and producers as a potential backer, but the ruse unraveled when she faced eviction over a $20 hotel bill.
The article notes top salary players pay heavy taxes and living costs. Managers control the remaining funds. Stars are not as wealthy as imagined and must eat sparingly to maintain figure and health.
Modern Americans cling to more myth and legend about Hollywood than Greeks did about Olympus legends. The text contrasts contemporary beliefs with ancient mythmaking, noting widespread fascination and myth transmission surrounding film figures and industry.
A Hollywood Chamber of Commerce pushes a promotional agenda for a Hollywood in name only, while no Hollywood City Hall or city officials exist. The text notes the area is actually the northwest section of Los Angeles.
Thousands of women rush to join the WAAC as Maj. Oveta Culp Hobby and aides face a cap on officer candidates, with only about 500 available now and four weeks of training for the 25,000 maximum. Recruiting chiefs in nine corps areas must sift registrants and administer aptitude tests. Separately, Rep. Sabath proposes lottery-driven war bond sales, while China seeks immediate air power as war fatigue grows and Japan presses to crush China. A sailor retires with 60,000 after 20 years’ service and a new Army film on production loops through defense plants.
A WWI era western union dispatch notes a rural American city scene of men aged 45 to 65 lining up for military registration, diverse in race and means, unified in duty. It also recalls an Iowa farmer John Nichols as a living portrait of American farming life, contrasts with CIO talk, and laments Hitler's handwriting on the wall with hopes for peace after defeat. It closes by quipping about wartime thrift from shaving cream scarcity.
Sewing Circle lays out Pattern No. 8925 offering a button-front frock overalls rompers and bonnet in sizes 1 2 3 4 5 years. Materials listed include dotted swiss calico and gingham with tie braids. size 2 requires 33 yards 35-inch fabric and 3 yards rack.
A fragment discusses iron ore discovery with a claim smelting started the process. A businessman quips his trade as boxing up while the truth is described as flat on its back. The text is garbled but presents a historic framing of ore origin.
A mother and father exchange light reproach about their baby as the child’s mischievous charm prompts playful comparisons. The father admits the child inherits more rascal than cuteness from him, while the mother notes a shared cheeky nature between parent and child.
In a Way interview dialogue, one speaker asks if the name O Shea links to Patrick O Shea. The response notes distant relation and clarifies that Pat is the seventh child while the speaker is their mother’s first child.
Two tramps debate wealth and travel with one wishing for a million dollars to buy a yacht and sail the world. The other asks to join, but the first dismisses the offer, saying the partner should dream for themselves or stay home.
Jensen notes that value is not tied to price while Johnson recalls costly false teeth and free real teeth, highlighting a humorous contrast on expense and worth. The exchange suggests skepticism about prices reflecting true value.
The statement asserts that experiential knowledge or learned skill cannot be sold or discarded at its original cost. It implies value persists beyond monetary price and cannot be treated as a mere expense or inventory item.
A free grand cookbook filled with yeast raised bread and cake recipes is offered by Standard Brands Inc. Send a postcard with name and address to 691 Washington St New York City for the free promotion.
A brief general quiz item appears with fragmented text and unclear context. The readable portions suggest a call for a general knowledge question or prompt, but specifics are not evident. No identifiable people or organizations are provided in the legible segments.
1 Mickle means much. 2 Victoria River Downs ranch in Australia is the largest at about 10 800 square miles. 3 Rome and Carthage fought the Punic wars. 4 Continual implies repetition. continuous means uninterrupted. 5 Lincoln is the reference. 6 A horse pushes in harness. 7 Concentric circles share a common center. 8 Two presidents won the Nobel Peace Prize: Roosevelt in 1916 and Wilson in 1919. 9 The Senate has the sole power to try impeachments. 10 Semantics studies the meanings of words.
The Sargasso Sea in the North Atlantic spans a vast area and remains unusually motionless. It is notable for housing a single dominant life form, a floating seaweed, which proliferates at the tips as it dies at the base.
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