Hollywood Jumbles of stage, film, and radio stars
Details about Dorothy Lamour performing in multiple accents on stage seven during a recording for Let’s Fall in Love and Lulu Belle. Betsy Drake in The Time of Your Life with Cary Grant connections. Franchot Tone in Every Girl Should Be Married. James and Jeanne Cagney in the Cagney brothers’ film. Alan Ladd’s beauty contest. Orson Welles incident with Everett Sloane. Batttleground Bastogne screenplay. Frances Langford cross country tour. Margaret Whiting radio gigs. James Melton acclaimed by critics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uring
Columbia
Dorothy Lamour
Franchot Tone
Cary Grant
Grant
Betsy Drake
Cagney Brothers
Hollywood
James
Jeanne Cagney
William Bendix
Wayne Morris
Broderick Crawford
Ward Bond
James Barton
Gale Page
Reginald Beane
Everett Sloane
Orson Welles
Shanghai
James Cagney
Barton
Kit Carson
Trapper
Frances Langford
Jon Hall
George O'Hanlon
Joe Doakes
Warners
Life of
Riley
Dr. Christian
Jean Mersholt
Ingrid Bergman
Edgar Bergen
Frederick IX
Norway
Boss's Secretary Contest Sparks Office Tension
Paula and Nancy vie for the secretary job as Bill Hargrave, a rising Advertising, Inc. executive, weighs who deserves the position amid rumors of a special trip and Zippo campaign proofs. Paula pushes to impress by maneuvering ticket reservations, while Nancy masks nerves behind a hardboiled demeanor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Hargrave
Paula
Nancy
Hargrave
Zippo
The Big Chance Courtship and Power at Eight Fifteen
Paula manipulates a sexual politics trap to advance in Bill Hargrave’s office while Nancy lingers in inferiority. A covert promotion hinges on overtime hours and favors, with the final twist of a honeymoon plan and a salary reveal at eight fifteen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill
Hargrave
Nancy
Paula
Mac
Bill Hargrave
Mr. Bil
Corduroy jackets and ties spark teen fashion buzz
The column surveys high school girls on teen style, praising corduroy jackets and three quarter length coats, and noting a preference for four in hand ties with pierced clasps. It also laments revivals in cinema and recalls reader favorites like Gone With the Wind and Seventeenth Summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rory Calhoun
Yesteryear
Jeanne
Dana
Jolson
Miniver
Greer
Minivers
Turn Luscious Berries Into Tender Jellies This Season
A home canning guide suggests planning a year ahead for berry jellys and jams. It recommends small batches for best color and flavor and lists combinations like blackberry rhubarb and loganberry rhubarb. Recipes include currant and red raspberry jellies and preserves for strawberry and watermelon rind with step by step directions and processing tips.
Pointers for Making Jams and Jellies
Guidance on using under ripe fruit for pectin, cooking methods to develop pectin, and cautions to avoid burning. It recommends cooking fruits before sugar, avoiding long simmering, and using three quarters of a pound sugar per pound of fruit when no commercial pectin is used.
First Aid to the Ailing House
A reader asks about repainting after peeling paint five years old. The answer suggests checking for water leaks around windows and doors, as rain can damage walls and peel paint, then recommending scraping and applying aluminum paint before a new coat.
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New
Mystery Theater
K. T. Stevens
New York
Paramount
Alan Ladd
University of Washington
Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity
Betty Field
Macdonald Carey
Ladd
RKO
Bastogne
Robert Pirosh
Club 15
Andrews Sisters
England
the Palladium
Margaret Whiting
James Melton
Harvest of Stars
Musical America
Advertising, Inc
Billy Hargrave
Frederick Laing
Joons
By Nancy Pepper
Joe
Lynn Chambees
WU Features
Lynn
Kellogg
U. S
Pink-Eye
Pink- Eye
Sparta
Texas
Cutter
Nevada
Cutter Laboratories
Berkeley
California
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