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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1944
Page
3
Monty Woolley, age fifty, lashes out at schools promising film stardom for tuition. He defends his own hard path in acting, saying many claim he rose easily while he insists his career was earned the hard way amid critics and rumors.
The narrative traces Monty Woolley’s rise from a dismissed start to sustained success in theater and film. It notes Moss Hart and the connection to The Man Who Came to Dinner, Ann Sheridan, Jane Wyman, and Eve Arden. It mentions Ziegfeld Follies, Esther Williams, and Red Skelton as part of the era’s cinema milieu and hints at Allan Jones’ salary for appearances.
Prof. D F Beard of Ohio State extension argues hybrid corn outperforms open pollinated varieties by 10 to 12 bushels per acre on identical land with the same seed. Yields rise with thicker planting and heavier fertilization, reaching up to 104.3 bushels per acre in trials while open pollinated tops at 84.1.
The article recalls Babe Ruth as a 12 to 19 year old standout at St Marys Industrial School in Baltimore. Brother Gilbert, a former Mt St Josephs coach, describes Ruth as a left handed catcher turned pitcher, noting his three homer game at age twelve and early talent that drew attention from Jack Dunn and Connie Mack.
Dr W C Thompson of Rutgers warns that fowl paralysis shows in a gray irregular eye and bulging or fishy pupils. Remove affected hens and lame birds with no foot injuries as carriers. Disease strikes birds 4 to 12 months old and reduces production, costing poultrymen.
Best hatching results come from eggs around 24 ounces per dozen. Choose well formed eggs with proper shell texture and breed color. Do not save small round short or thin shelled eggs for hatching. Store eggs carefully in cold weather to prevent chilling and infertility.
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1966 designs a launderable cotton frock with a sailor collar and tie. Versions feature bright blue linen or pastel trim, sized 11 through 19, with size 13 requiring 3 1/2 yards of 39 inch fabric and 3/4 yard contrast for collar bow and cuffs.
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1930 offers a collarless cardigan with clean lines in rayon crepe or summer cottons. Features a pique vestee that can swap with a frilled jabot for dressy wear and covers sizes 32 through 46 with material estimates for size 34 jacket and skirt.
Practical, step by step homemaking notes describe cleaning a clothesline with a wash board, using starch on linoleum, taping hems on raincoats, storing fasteners, preheating tools, and easing bottle stoppers with hot cloth or vinegar. It reinforces thrifty household hacks and daily chores.
A watch balance wheel completes a full circuit within 24 hours, the mechanism moving the wheel in a path equivalent to about one mile of rotation. This illustrates the high frequency motion inside timepieces and the precision of horology.
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