Broadway Confetti and City Gossip Miscellany
A collage of show business notes and social sketches from Sian About Town. Highlights include upcoming releases such as Rockin Horse Cowboy by Tony Starr and Frank Capano, plus Marjorie Hughes’s vocabule. Celebrity sightings feature Paulette Goddard, Leonora Corbett, and Clark Gable remarks. Local jaunts in Washington Square and Midtown Vignette tease everyday gossip and ironic quips about postwar life.
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Tony Starr
Frank Capano
Frankie Carle
Marjorie Hughes
Murray Winant
Washington Square
Susan Greenberg
Fala
Paulette Goddard
Vth Avenue
Leonora Corbett
Oscar Wilde
Clark Gable
Lucky
Gable
The Teacher Problem Washington
Congress fights over education bills while wage gaps spark debate. Aiken led efforts for a $100 per pupil minimum, facing southern opposition over Negro schools as hearings loom.
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Mississippi
N. Y
Aiken
New York State
Taft
Fulbright
Arkansas
Pie Making Tips and Classic Recipes Shared
Practical guidance on flaky crusts and juicy fillings. Includes pastry tips using fat in flour, chilling dough, and handling fillings for strawberry, pecan, and lemon angel pies with step by step measurements and oven notes. Also mentions a meringue crust lemon cream filling for parties.
Lynn Chambers Menu Highlights Cheesy Fondue and Fresh Veggies
A listed menu by Lynn Chambers features Cheese Fondue Baked Tomatoes Slivered Green Beans Molded Pear in Lime Gelatin Melba Toast Honey Lemon Chiffon Pie and Beverage.
Lemon Chiffon Pie and Banana Pastry Notes
Recipes for lemon chiffon pie with meringue topping and a banana puff dessert are provided. Ingredients include eggs, lemon juice, rind, sugar, cream, and gelatin, with baking steps and cooling. A political column discusses Republican leadership, Senate and House actions, and debates over labor, tax cuts, and foreign loans.
Sewing Circle pattern for sunny weather dress set
A dainty trio for sunny weather playtime includes a wing sleeved dress trimmed with ric rac a bonnet and matching panties Pattern No 1605 offers sizes 1 through 6 with fabric requirements 152 yards of 35 or 39 inch for the dress 3% yards for the bonnet and 42 yard for the panties
Lynn's Kitchen Tricks for Cleaning Greens and Laundry
A reader shares tips to clean leafy vegetables by using a second wash with salt to settle sand. It also suggests making a soap jelly from grated old soap scraps for laundry use.
Storage tips for pantry items and small tools
To prevent brown sugar from lumping store it away from damp places such as a bread box. Powdered sugar keeps best in tightly closed tin or glass containers. Use door pockets inside closets for whisk brooms and dust cloths. Let fruits stand in sugar to soften before adding to ice cream mix.
Household Hints From The 1900s
Simple tips on chores and craft from an old booklet. Use a son’s wagon to haul clothes baskets, clear out worn items, and select dark threads to match fabric. Notes advise drying coats before second paint coat and cleaning brass with flour salt and vinegar paste.
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Germany
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Joe Stalin
Uncle Sam
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United States
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Victor Gilbert
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Pallini’s
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20Th Century-Fox
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China Theater
Aqusenol-Memos
Ay Lagi
Fresh Strawberry PLC
Pecan Pie
Lynn Chambers
Western Newspaper Union
Pau Mallon
Trumanites
House Committee
Ball- Taft-Smith
Minnesota
Senator Ball
Europe
Italy
Lynn
AI_JOUSEHOLD
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
South Wells St
Chicago
Kellogg’s
Kellogg's
U. S. Savings Bonds
Fleischmann
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