Quips and Notes on Stars and Press Circles
A collage of light anecdotes and overheard remarks about figures in entertainment, journalism, and public life. It features Shaw resisting exertion, Ann Sheridan and Jose Iturbi in Hollywood, a Buenos Aires consular mix up, quips about OSS officer Nicol Smith, and various captions from The Quipping Post including gossip on Gloria Carnera and Lucille Simmons amid showbiz chatter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hy Gardner
Ann Sheridan
Jose Iturbi
Hollywood
Ann
New York
Jose Shurbert
Ann Schlepperman
Nicol Smith
Siam
OSS
Washington
Cloak and Dagger
Smith
Abe Lapidus
Clark
Sutter
Army
Hiroshima
Mike Jacobs
Louis Conn
Gloria Carnera
Lucille Simmons
Sandra Rambeau
Mint
51St St
Welch, OPA, and a bridge bid in Truman era politics
Washington column outlines Richard Welch’s White House influence in pushing for a San Francisco Oakland Bay bridge and public hearings amid navy opposition. It notes OPA price control protests, Bowles and Porter clashing over CPA laws, and Truman cousins writing busy letters about a missing butter in a pound cake recipe. Eighty-five Penn Wharton professors poll on OPA. 81 urge continuation. CPSA reports suit shortages nearly meet goal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Hardhitting
Richard J. Welch
California
Welch
Hoover
Roosevelt
Harry Truman
Congress
Dick Welch
San Francisco
Oakland
Navy
Bay Area
Truman
OPA
House of Representatives
Senate
Paul Porter
Chester Bowles
House
Porter
Bowles
CPA
Chester
Nellie
Ethel Noland
Independence
Noland
Associated Press
North Delaware Street
University of Pennsylvania
Wharton School of Finance and Commerce
Civilian Production Administration
Wedding refreshment ideas and menus from a 1950s guide
Practical guidance for hosting wedding events with shortages noted. Menu ideas cover Bridal Shower, Spinster Luncheon, Wedding Breakfast, Daytime Reception and Simple Reception. Recipes include Raspberry Cream Parfait and Creamed Chicken with detailed steps and serving suggestions.
White House aids leftist labor shift amid CIO-PAC rift
Washington reports reveal a quiet White House role in shaping the anti-Communist phase within leftwing labor. CIO-PAC head Hillman faces pressure as Murray cools toward Communist use. AFL expands southward while targeting CIO dominance in textiles, chemicals, and telephones. A wave of small jurisdictional strikes is predicted as intense organizing battles unfold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
Byrnes
Truman
Was
Moscow
Mr. Roosevelt
Britain
Russia
State Department
Sidney Hillman
CIO
Hillman
American Labor Party
New York
CIO Pres
Phil Murray
Cio-Pac
Murray
Labor Department
AFL
South
Textile Workers Union
Hillman School of Action
John L. Lewis
Artificial Breeding Shows Advancement for Farm Animals
The article notes artificial insemination boosts dairy cow yields and can improve sheep and poultry stock. It stresses expert knowledge of anatomy and sanitary practices, the high cost of equipment, and how cooperative breeding units lower the per service price, now around five dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Dryden
Soldier Morley’s War Echoes Return Home
A soldier named Chris Morley speaks in blunt verse about returning from years of combat. He notes that life seems unchanged, and that realization hits hardest. The lines reveal a quiet, merciless truth about reintegration after war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chris Morley
Nightclub Slogans and Jokes Stir Harsh Remarks
The item strings together nightclub quips about backstabbing and pride from Reuben's Stork and Anchor Room venues. The dialogue references a pat on the back then a stab in the heart, a boastful father, and a woman seen at the track with a question about a race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reuben
Anchor Room
Taste Teasers for Soup and Noodle Dishes
Lynn offers quick flavor tips for a summery consommé noodle soup, adding a chopped hard cooked egg per four servings and croutons with grated cheese. A pickle relish zing boosts macaroni and noodle and cheese dishes, added before baking. A chili onion Worcestershire and mustard sauce seasons steaks, and canned peaches with cream cheese and ginger or almonds pair with greens. Cheese dusts tomato juice for a sharp finish.
Salmon Souffle and Lemon White Sauce Menu
A luncheon menu lists salmon souffle with lemon white sauce accompanied by broccoli parsleyed potatoes apple cole slaw bran muffins and a beverage. Strawberry fluff pie completes the course.
Good Luck Dinner Bell From Welded Horseshoes
A simple good luck bell is made by welding two horseshoes together with a window sash used as a clapper. Hang it on rawhide and adjust tone by the rawhide length, horseshoe type, and welding density. A series of chimes can be created from additional horseshoes.
First Out
The text notes that chicks hatching first mature earlier and tend to be predominantly female with faster feathering, while later hatched birds show higher mortality. Maine Agricultural Experiment Station tests suggest hatching time is inherited, enabling selective breeding for these traits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine Agricultural Experiment Station
Barn Tool Rack Improves Safety and Care of Implements
A pictured rack for tools like shovels hoes and forks fits in each barn to keep tools off the floor. It acts as a safety measure and helps preserve tool condition by preventing damage and misplacement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Newsp
Rer Unios
Vaccination urged against swine erysipelas nationwide
Farmers should vaccinate pigs promptly where swine erysipelas has appeared and especially if a farm is infected. The American Foundation for Animal Health notes the disease has spread rapidly and is now in virtually every state, and the illness can be mistaken for hog cholera by the average farmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Foundation For Animal Health
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WNU
George Bernard Shaw
Sandow
Shaw
Buenos Aires
Gov’t
Gonzales
Joe Kelly
Zachary Scott
Greater New York Fund
M. Carter
B. Lytton
Gene Fowler
Susan Cooper
Ben Hecht
Oscar Wilde
Larry Finley
Evelyn Knight
Schopenhauer
Anon
GOP
Missouri
Merry
Boas
Paul Mallon
Western Newspaper Union
UNO
United Nations Organization
Lynn
Lynn Chambers
Sheldon
Nehawka
Neb
Sheldon Corporation
Nebraska
Lincoln Welding & Supply Co
10Th St
Lincoln, Nebr
Home Furnishings & Appli
Randolph CO
Barnes Mail Order and Dist. CO
Box
C. V
Lincoln 6
Tennessee
Co. R. Clifton
Marshalltown
Iowa
Jewels Game Farm
Danville
U.S
Bellang
Bottwu
St. Joseph
Kid Ay Aon
Omaha Standard
Myles Standish
Pres
Council Bluffs, Iowa
Factory Branch
Kansas City, MO
Mercy
Thompson
Hayward CO
Kansas City
Doan
Doans
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