simms or simms lookalike sparks name mixup in hollywood
The piece notes trombone player Jimmy Simms of Horace Heidt's Treasure Chest troupe is often confused with Ginny Simms. He once lived in New York a week under the Ginny name, unaware until paying a bill. It also covers Beatrice Kay's radio backed theater tour and Raya Letz pursuing stardom in The Girl From Leningrad with Anna Sten and Kent Smith. It mentions Robert Young in The Canterville Ghost with Laughton and O'Brien and other Hollywood moves.
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Jimmy Simms
Horace Heidt
Heidt
Ginny Simms
New York
Robert Young
Metro
Charles Laughton
Margaret O’brien
Oscar Wilde
Dorian Gray
Raya Letz
George Montgomery
Leningrad
Anna Sten
Kent Smith
Eugene Frencke
Isolationist romance and day bombing debate in wartime pages
Washington reports rumor of Col. Robert R. McCormick and Mrs. Helen Essary wedding stirring White House curiosity. Churchill and Roosevelt clash over daylight bombing. U S claims tenfold fighter plane destruction vs Britain. Roosevelt backs non negotiable war bonds and price rollback plans while critiquing wage control. Inside Europe notes Swiss minister Bruggmann travels through Germany and reports Paris mood.
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Washington, D. DC
Chicago Tribune
Robert R. McCormick
Helen Essary
Baltimore Sun
Colonel McCormick
Essary
Midwest
Washington Times-Herald
Churchill
Roosevelt
Casablanca
U.S
War Department
Ira Eaker
U. S
R. J. Thomas
United Auto Workers Union
War Labor Board
Thomas
Congress
RFC
Commodity Credit Corporation
WLB
Barbara Bell Pattern 1765 B for children sizes six months to four years
Barbara Bell pattern 1765 B designed for sizes 6 months through 4 years. Size 1 play suit and dress require 23 1/2 yards of 35 inch material and slip and panel 1 1/4 yards.
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Barbara Bell
Household Hints From Old Page: Cleaning Tips And Small Tricks
Household hints cover removing fingerprints with ammonia and lemon rubbed marks from paint. Tips include using kerosene for stains and adding kerosene to washing suds. Recipes suggest creamed eggs on muffins and curry flavoring for various dishes. Sewing advice recommends keeping a cushion of threaded needles for quick repairs.
Slenderizing slip and pantie set highlighted
A softly designed slip and pantie set is billed to improve how clothes fit. The product emphasizes slenderizing details intended to smooth lines and enhance silhouette.
Transcribing Battle Noises via Battery-Powered Recorder
Collier's reports a new sound recorder used by American radio stations to capture battle noises and on-site commentary. Soldiers overseas halted mail due to packing limits, but domestic service members can still receive packages including Camel cigarettes, the top choice in Post Exchanges and Canteens.
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Bet
Collier’s
Uncle Sam
U. S
Prospectors see plant that eats gold as ground indicator
The plant known as horsetail or scouring plant stores gold in its tissues and marks gold presence in the soil. While about 4 percent of a ton of horse tail contains gold, prospectors use it as a guide rather than a source, and its high silica made it useful for scraping table tops and utensils in old times.
Answers to wartime quiz reveal naval and homefront facts
The Q and A list covers topics from World War I battles to population at Washington's era. It states Jutland as the major naval clash, 3,929,000 people, 27 000 dollars to train a pilot, and a 4 PM time difference for San Francisco. It notes meal times and a felled entry about vellum and a large Staten Island hospital.
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Washington
U. S
New York
San Francisco
United States
Jutland
Locksmiths Fewer Than Expected in Nationwide Trade
The article notes 50,000 establishments can duplicate keys but only about 2,000 locksmiths master all lock combinations. No formal schools or courses exist and the craft is largely taught within families. The work can demand courage when safes are spiked with nitroglycerin by thieves.
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United States
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