Love and Secrets in a Wartime Family Tale
Jim McFarlane falls for Lieut Spang Gordon causing family tension. Rich ard, posing as Captain Mackey, visits Julia and keeps the father’s true fate hidden. Julia loves Dave Patterson while son Ric grapples with romance and secrets. Richard hints at his father’s past and warns Sandra to end her affair with Ric.
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Jim McFarlane
Richard
Lieut
Spang Gordon
Ric
Julia
Captain Mackey
Dave Patterson
Sandra
Jill
Richard McFarlane, Jr
Dooley
Teetering on a Family Crisis Over Ric and a Wife
Julia and Dooley navigate a moral minefield as Ric announces a sudden transfer and marriage to Sandra. Jill resists a blended family upheaval while John I and Mamie witness mounting tensions and fear of social backlash. Julia contemplates drastic action to protect Jill and the household.
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Jill
John
Dooley
Spang
Ric Julia
Ric
Julia
John I
Sandra
Mamie
Jil
Sandra Calvert
Ridley
Grandfather
Wife seeks money control in marriage amid debt fears
A Texas wife complains her husband Gordon handles all finances, gives only small amounts, and makes her feel like a child. The letter notes four children, an elderly mother, a discharged brother, and her past earning power. An expert explains his fear of debt and the burden of supporting family responsibilities.
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Texas
Gordon
Madeline
They Don’t Work Nights Volunteers and a Daring Plan
A dialogue scene reveals volunteers with daytime jobs debating night duties and who to summon for help. Jill questions boldness and loyalty as Julia defends relationships and principles while navigating concerns about a child and a briar patch danger.
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Dave
Jill
Julia
John I
A Firm Hand on the Purse Strings
Madeline resents her husband Gordon controlling family finances. With four children and relatives living with them in a Texas mansion, Gordon provides about ten dollars monthly and owns the home’s mortgage free. Miss Norris notes the burden, outlining at home earnings options like jelly making or rag dolls.
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Madeline
Texas
Gordon
Miss Norris
Ways for Housewives to Earn at Home in Difficult Times
The text offers practical ideas for homemakers to supplement family income. It suggests renting or running a home business by fitting up an apartment, boarding children, or making goods such as table runners, dolls, baked goods, and jams. It notes a California family supporting itself with crafts and a mother and daughters delivering meals for two dollars. It emphasizes prudent budgeting and sharing duties to ease financial pressures.
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California
War and liquor drive rise in divorces says judge
Judge McNamee of Nevada cites war loneliness and alcohol as key causes of the year’s increased divorces. He notes four of five complainants are women and that social stigma against a man divorcing a wife has faded.
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McNamee
Nevada
Judge McNamee
Adventuress shines Kerr opposite Gable in Hitchcock-tinged thrill
Virginia Vale reports on Deborah Kerr starring in The Adventuress from Eagle-Lion, praised for beauty and plainness, with Ireland and Isle of Man scenery. Mentions Hersholt’s Hollywood debut, This Is Hollywood crew in Salt Lake City, Bryan Foy guiding Red Stallion, and designer Michael Woulfe juggling multiple studios and outfits.
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NTER
Deborah Kerr
Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer
Clark Gable
Garbo
Dietrich
Bergan
Kerr
Arthur Rank
Eagle-Lion
Hitchcock
Hollywood
Capitol
Salt Lake City
Hollywood stars and radio figures package gossip
Radio host Don Wilson signs as narrator for The Corpse Came C.O.D. with George Brent Joan Blondell and Adele Jergens in leading thriller roles. Mitchum and wife delays a New York honeymoon after marriage. The Locket casts Mitchum in New York sequence with a keepable token. Zachary Scott jokes spring is here as daughter suffers poison oak. Ann Sheridan photographed crocheting. Matt Crowley shifts from radio to acting due to stutter. Donald OConnor at 21 is a father and still eats Eskimo pies during rehearsals.
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Don Wilson
Columbia
C.O.D
George Brent
Joan Blondell
Adele Jergens
Hollywood
Zachary Scott
Spring
Waverly
Ann Sheridan
Matt Crowley
Road of Life
Radio Aftor
Donald O'Connor
Ginny Simms
Cross and Crown Doily Crochet Pattern 5221
Exquisite 22 inch crocheted doily in white or ecru suitable as a dining table centerpiece. Details center crosses and crown border, named Cross and Crown. Send 20 cents, plus name address and pattern number 5221 to obtain complete instructions.
Tombstones Pave Meshed Sidewalks in Holy City
Meshed, a revered Iranian city, hosts about 100000 Muslim pilgrims annually. For a generation, sidewalks were paved with old tombstones recovered from a cemetery, stones set with their inscriptions facing upward.
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Meshed
Iran
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By Kathleen Norris
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Western Newspaper Union
Virginia Vale
Ireland
Isle of Man
Miss Kerr
Jean Hersholt
Dr Christian
CBS
Bryan Foy
20Th Century-Fox
Richard Benedict
Janet Ames
Joseph Sciurba
al Christie
Michael Woulfe
William Cagney
RKO
Laraine Day
Judith Anderson
Robert Mitchum
New York
Sewing Circle
Mission St
San Francisco
Calif
Vicks
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