Portraits of Joan Fontaine and a Busy Hollywood Scene
Virginia Vale notes Joan Fontaine leads in Frenchman's Creek and praises her handling of a different role. The piece spotlights Week End at the Waldorf with Ginger Rogers Lana Turner Walter Pidgeon and Van Johnson and mentions Pat Kane Laure Haile and an Encino set for The Master Race. Gary Cooper exits a car as tour groups observe. Goldwyn works on The Wonder Man as California endures a 67 year cloud record with exteriors moved indoors.
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Central Park
Hollywood
Samuel Goldwyn
California
American School of the Air launches 15th season
The CBS program begins its 15th season on October 9 with 400 army radio stations and schools broadcasting. Five divisions run daily until April 27, focusing on liberal education and helping returning soldiers fit into civilian jobs while covering new science developments.
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CBS ‘American School of the Air
Navy pilot Mor ris earns Distinguished Flying Cross
Lt Wayne Morris, formerly a Warner Bros star, now in the navy, receives the Distinguished Flying Cross. Karl Swenson, who plays Lord Henry Brinthrop in Our Gal Sunday, clutches a wife gift rag doll from his audition seven and a half years ago. Hedy Lamarr appears in Experiment Perilous in a costume picture amid growing public chatter about a makeup artist comment on her piano legs.
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Wayne Morris
Warner Bros
Navy
Karl Swenson
Lord Henry Brinthrop
Hedy Lamarr
Hedy
Acoustics Cavern Sparks Golden Anniversary Dreams
In Niagara Falls caves a young couple and an elderly pair spark reflections on marriage and future plans. The Smiths imagine their own golden anniversary while the others acknowledge shared memories and wartime comeback hopes as they exit the cave.
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Broomburg
Niagara Falls
Hattie
Sam Smith
Sam
Hattie Smith
New Mexico
Ted
Smiths
Navy
Acoustics
Marketing guidance for cattle producers to avoid market gluts
Purdue University adviser M. P. Mitchell urges farmers to plan marketing of cattle for the year end. He notes low grade beef cattle may enter markets as western cattle lag, prices likely fall for most grades except top grain fed cattle, and grain fed cattle should remain in demand despite high feed costs.
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M. P. Mitchell
Purdue University
Cotton Goes to War Shapes U S Military Supply
The article details how about 11,000 cotton items are used by the U S army and navy for camouflage shelters uniforms and gear. It notes most needs use high grade cotton and that current production exceeds lower grade demand while higher grades remain essential. It cites last year’s crop at 11,478,000 bales from 21,874,000 acres with 252 pounds per acre.
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U. S. Army
Navy
United States
Cow Yield Powers Milk for Four Soldiers
A typical cow produces about 4,700 pounds of milk yearly sufficient to supply four men in uniform with their daily milk butter cheese and evaporated milk.
Parasites Controlled Phenothiazine Wins First Place
Experimental work shows phenothiazine a synthetic coal tar drug controls internal parasites in farm animals. It effective against six sheep and goat worm species, four cattle species, two swine species, one poultry species, and numerous horse round worms, with partial effectiveness against other livestock parasites.
Wing Circle Patterns Pretty and Comfortable Frock
Pattern advertisement highlights collarless cardigans and two piece suits in various sizes. Pattern No. 8683 uses 315 yards of fabric for size 14 with short sleeves. Pattern No. 8660 covers sizes 34 to 48 with 4 yards of fabric plus 12 yards contrast for collar. Wartime demand may delay orders.
Rats fish with tails off New Guinea atolls
Rats on uninhabited atolls near New Guinea subsist on crabs using a unique method. They dangle their tails from rocks and lure crabs that grab the tail, which the rats haul in like fishermen.
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New Guinea
Enclose 25 Cents in Coins for Each Pattern Desired
Public notice instructs residents to mail 25 cents in coins for every pattern requested, and to include name and address with the request. The notice specifies pricing per pattern and requests proper mailing details for processing.
Coal Tuned Soil Conditioner Boosts Plant Growth
Processed coal makes up 35 percent of a new soil conditioner and plant food that researchers claim is four times as effective as most fertilizers.
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