Star Names and Studio Buzz Across Hollywood's Busy Week
Western Newspaper Union notes Arturo de Cordova discussing his Frenchman's Creek role while Joan Fontaine shines in the film. Metro lists Weekend at the Waldorf principals Ginger Rogers Lana Turner Walter Slezin and Van Johnson. Paul Guilfoyle enjoys a backyard set for The Master Race. Pat Kane 19, blinded in Pearl Harbor, and Laure Haile lead jitterbug pair in Youth Runs Wild. Dinah Shore headlines Continental Stars and Stripes spoof. Benny Goodman notes number 13 in his family.
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Virginia Vale
Union
Arturo DE Cordova
Paramount
Mexico
Betty Hutton
Metro
Pat Kane
Pearl Harbor
Laure Haile
Missouri
Pretty and Comfortable Frock A Smart Collarless Cardigan
Information on two dress patterns, Mo 663 and No 8680, with available sizes and fabric yardage. Notes include cost 25 cents per pattern, required personal data, and a note about delays due to high demand and wartime conditions.
Imitation Feather Chair Seats Cleaning Note
Unfinished guidance advises cleaning imitation feather chair seats with an untreated dustcloth and warns that oil or polish can damage the finish and should be avoided.
Popcorn Preservation Tip
Preserve the pop of popcorn by keeping the corn moist in a tightly closed container.
Knitting, Kitchen, and Garden Tips from Old Notes
Practical household hints cover knitting safety with corked needle ends clogged clamps secured by sandpaper under clamps, tea kettle limestone cleaning with hot vinegar for 12 hours, and using fruit juice as liquid for gelatin salads. Also gardening guidance notes sweet peas sown late October or early November thrive, with six inch planting depth and June blossoms.
Gems of Thought Fragments From Classical Authors
A garbled OCR fragment presents aphorisms from Burns Butler and Seneca about time memory and action. It mentions spoken word sped arrow past life and missed opportunity. The text references poppies as pleasures and warns that a moment bites and melts forever.
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Parowan Times
Parowan
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Germany
Siegfried Fort Falls
U. S. First Army
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Trier
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Phato
Flanders Field
Siegfried Line
Courtney H. Hodges
France
Seventh Army
Marseille
Paris
Italy
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First Army
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Belgium
Grussels
W Trove
Oteanizo
England
Jack Butler
Chicago
Bendix Aviation Corporation
Joan Fontaine
Joan
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Encino
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Fred Waring
Gary Cooper
Central Fork
Hollywood
Samuel Goldwyn
California
CES
American School of the Air
Paulette Goddard
Mary Treen
Marie McDonald
Cliff Edwards
Hildegarde
Harry Sosnick
Cliff
Dinah Shore
Stars and Stripes
Finah
Shore
la Payne Morris
Farner Bros
Kart Sseenson
Enry Drinthrop
Our Gal
Atul
Iledy Lamaort
Cosume
Hedy
Benny Goodman
Artuehg DE Cordova
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
San Francisco
Call
Ine
St.Joseph
SPIRI
Rand
Butler
Seneca
Vicks VA
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