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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1942
Page
3
With men joining the services and production speeding up, women can enter defense work after brief training. The 32 page booklet lists agencies offering courses, defense job types, sections to find work, and registration addresses for vacancies as inspectors, parachute makers, lens grinders, laboratory aides, and flying instructors.
A home baking promotion invites readers to request a free grand cookbook of yeast raised breads and cakes by mailing a postcard with name and address to Standard Brands Inc. in New York City.
The text notes that eyeglasses were viewed as essential to dignity in Seventeenth-century Europe, with artists sometimes painting them on portraits of St. Peter and other disciples to emphasize scholarly or virtuous status.
Raleigh Cigarettes run a large jingle contest in this paper with 133 prizes awarded each week, inviting readers to enter for a chance at the weekly rewards and recognition.
Our soldiers from the Midwest had a thrill when Claire Trevor, who had been working late at Paramount on The Black Curtain, stopped at a Hollywood cafe for dinner. She invited the men to dine with her and they were stunned when one exclaimed I know you you re Claire Trevor Resulting casual ties a spilled water glass and two cups of coffee followed by surprised guests.
Claudette Colbert is set to play a brisk newspaper woman in No Time for Love with Fred McMurray as a sand hog on a Hudson tunnel project. Jean Parker is reported to have planted a large one girl victory garden in Hollywood half an acre, all vegetables, and tending it alone.
A roundup notes Klondike Kate tests candidates Evelyn Keyes Jinx Falkenburg and Shirley Patterson, and Jonathan Hale in Joe Smith American. Joan Fontaine wins the Academy Award for Suspicion amid未来 doubts about Olivia de Havilland Bette Davis Greer Garson Barbara Stanwyck. It also reports a decline in tetanus deaths 1933 1941 and urges measles precautions and illness risks for children, noting infant fatalities.
Purdue University soil chemist George D. Scarleth explains that soybeans harvested for grain deplete soil nutrients unless returned as manure or plowed under. He cites field tests showing higher yields when lime and fertilizer are plowed in before planting, with lime lasting about a decade and needing reapplication roughly every six years.
Fred Allen chews gum and swings a ganist Milt Herth chews candy wax while the Andrews Sisters squeeze hands. Phil Baker pockets a golf ball. Tallulah Bankhead grips her script leaving nail marks. Linda Ware delays Paramount duties for rest then heads to New York for a singing engagement and TV offers. Doctors warned of apoplexy.
Bob Hawks Friday evening show How m I Doin is highlighted as a major buyer of defense stamps. Authorities maintain a $2,000 reserve on hand at all times.
The article notes two men, Ace of Easy Aces and Meek of Meet Mr. Meek, kept actress Ann Thomas in New York during her opportunity to join Shirley Temple in the radio version of Junior Miss.
The article notes Fred Allen resuming his Sunday evening format with Fred Allen's Bath Club Revue. Kate Smith autographed nearly 1000 sailors’ caps at a Great Lakes naval station. Norma Jean Wayne, age 14 days, debuts as Blondie’s baby. Warner Bros. seeks leads for The Hard Way and The Widow Wouldn't Weep due to Jeffrey Lynn’s army service. Metro acquires Dragon Seed by Pearl S Buck for a film adaptation.
Accompanying notes discuss measles as the most contagious acute disease, its rapid spread among susceptible children, and historical experiences from 1917-18 when war draft cohorts faced severe complications including broncho pneumonia and empyema. The text notes no epidemic in army camps during 1940-41, and suggests collective schools may reduce rural gaps in exposure.
The article emphasizes gradual diet changes over seven to ten days to avoid reduced egg production and slow growth. It recommends providing only slightly more feed each day and mixing clean leftovers with fresh feed to prevent stale moldy feed buildup in hoppers.
The sequoia in California measures 101 feet 6 inches in girth, the widest canopy is a 168 foot spread live oak in Hahnville Louisiana, with a notable unrecorded spread on the Potomac banks. A California redwood tops at 364 feet high, while a Mexican cyprus holds the girth record. Texas hosts a famed ancient slowest growing cypress with broad use of its wood.
The quotation contrasts two professions, noting the statistician focuses on averages while the physician engages with individuals. It highlights a viewpoint on how different disciplines approach data and people.
Question box with Dr Nathan S Davis III answers gas pains and smoking. He cautions that remedy depends on cause and urges personal resolve to cut down or quit smoking.
The text notes similar total food intake over 30 years but a changed mix. Wheat cereals, potatoes, apples, beef, veal, and tea declined. Vegetables, citrus, sugar, poultry, eggs, milk, dairy products like ice cream, edible fats and oils, and cocoa rose.
Describes a versatile dress style with a softly gathered bodice, sweetheart neckline, and full flaring skirt. Side sashes adjust to figure, with option for a round white collar as shown. Suitable for wool crepes as a party frock.
Reports describe swordfish ramming up to 14 inches into hard wood and being cited among seas dangers alongside icebergs and storms, reflecting sailors' fearsome encounters with these oversized predators.
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