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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1944
Page
7
Winter advice on radiator efficiency and decorative shelf design. A wide cornice over windows allows draperies to hang straight, with a curved scalloped trim matching the shelf. The illustration notes nails, cup hooks, and a heat reflector behind the radiator. Pattern details and pricing are given for the scallop designs.
Darryl Zanuck foresees a radical postwar cinema with world wide scope. He predicts a foreign studio presence perhaps in India and a rise of international stars, including a Chinese actress, plus films aimed at global audiences with new locales and diverse couples. He argues reeducation of Germany will center on film.
Jinx Falkenburg in a sarong chats with visiting marines just returned from the South Pacific. She asks if she looks like a South Sea Island girl and a marine dryly notes she is underweight, smells too nice, and has too many teeth.
Dusty the army pigeons messenger at the Miami base are trained to fly 35 000 feet over oceans to deliver critical messages. Pigeons act as airborne substitutes for radios in jungles and isolated areas and are kept in crates during flights to overseas theaters.
A rapid parade of urban vignettes from Times Square and Broadway shows a crowded, restless city. Police, crowds, and everyday figures mingle with humor and hardship as streets pulse with commerce, flirtation, and streetwise charm.
Washington DC GI Joe reports world premieres of American films for morale building. In March 1948 there were 421 projectors overseas. now over 3,200. Soldiers in overseas units view about three new movies weekly.
In field tests this year on collective farms from Siberia to the Kuban a perennial wheat has proven successful. At a Moscow institute Prof. N. V. Tsitsin has developed several varieties that persist up to five years after sowing, marking a decades long agricultural goal.
Sewing Circle Needlework offers a colorful cross stitch pansy design for linen pillow cases and tea cloths. The pattern uses purple lavender pale yellow and lipstick red on light fabrics and is suitable for beginners. Send 16 cents, name address and pattern number 5695 to obtain transfers and material list.
A brief illustrated note advises dipping a nail in hot water or wax before driving into plaster to prevent cracking, and turning a can of paint upside down briefly before opening to improve mixing.
Unusual dampness in rooms may dry rapidly by placing blocks of camphor ice in corners. The suggestion notes camphor ice as a quick drying aid.
A house odor remedy suggests burning multiple sulphur matches to clear smells. The advice, claimed as a simple solution, raises safety concerns about smoke and fumes in indoor spaces.
When ironing embroidery place the fabric right side down on a heavy towel folded several times to protect the design. This method cushions stitches and prevents scorch marks while smoothing threads for a neat finish.
A brief notice instructs readers to enclose 15 cents to obtain a Pattern, plus one additional cent to cover the mailing cost. The item appears in a small classifieds or notice column.
Motion Picture Town Kanab in Utah stands as the only American town made into a permanent motion picture location. It offers living quarters, a large prop collection, and residents ready to act as extras or helpers, plus a casting directory of locals with talents animals and props. Since 1922 it has furnished outdoor scenes for 42 pictures.
London reports claim British humorist P. G. Wodehouse, long held by Germany after capture in France, was moved from a Berlin Adlon Hotel prison to a concentration camp in Silesia.
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