Hollywood Women Dominate Box Office Says Hunt Stromberg
Virginia Vale profiles Hunt Stromberg asserting women drive movie audience and choices. He reveals list of feminine titles and stars like Joan Crawford and Myrna Loy shaping careers, notes Ethel Barrymore headlines with Vanguard, and mentions other industry moves and radio plans alongside star anecdotes.
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T’s
Hunt Stromberg
Jane Russell
Louis Hayward
Stromberg
Joan Crawford
Myrna Loy
Rosalind Russell
Baseball Comics and Legends of the Early Kings Pin Row
The piece recalls Al Schacht and a galaxy of immortal prankster pitchers from baseball lore. Crazy Schmidt, Germany Schaefer, Rube Waddell and others are highlighted for their wit, quirks, and memorable onfield antics and legends from Cincinnati to Detroit and Cleveland.
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al Schacht
Crazy Schmidt
Cincinnati
Arlie Latham
Rube Waddell
Tacks Parrott
Ping Bodie
Germany Schaefer
Nick Altrock
Hans Wagner
Schmidt
Detroit
Schaefer
Cleveland
Tommy Connolly
Germany
Connolly
League
Waddell
Athletics
Dizzy Dean and Ping Bodie Tales From Baseball's Past
A collection of humorous anecdotes about Ping Bodie and Dizzy Dean. Stories include Bodie teaching a parrot to chant Ping made good and Dean's pranks, wardrobe antics, contract antics with Sam Breadon, a 112 degree day warming up for a World Series game, and his self deprecating quip about aging and fame.
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Ping Bodie
Yankees
Ping
Dizzy Dean
Schacht
Dizzy
Florida
Dean
Jimmy Wilson
Jimmy
Bradenton
Sam Breadon
St. Louis
Sam
Cubs
Diz
Farm Safety Week Highlights Rural Accident Toll
National Farm Safety week draws attention to farm accident costs and casualties. US agriculture faces nearly a billion dollars in losses annually with 47,200 farm people killed and 1,500,000 rural residents injured. Most deaths stem from machinery and livestock related incidents.
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United States
Truman
Hunt for Meatier Market Fowl Under Way
Major poultry groups and USDA specialists have formed a committee led by D. D. Slade to set specifications for a superior meat type bird and to oversee an $8,000 awards program posted by A and P Food Stores. The effort aims to boost carcass yield and profits with a broad Breasted bird. A $5,000 top prize plus $3,000 annually for progress for three years.
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U.S.D.A
A & P Food Stores
D. D. Slade
International Baby Chick Association
Watering system for chicken flocks illustrated
A cover for a chicken water setup is recommended to ensure fresh clean water. The design works with a water basin or an automatic water fountain to keep the water supply sanitary.
Alfalfa Feeding Reduces Nitrogen Loss and Improves Returns
University of Illinois findings show that selling hay exports 37 pounds of atmospheric nitrogen per ton with no farmer gain. Feeding alfalfa on the farm and returning manure to fields lowers nitrogen loss and reduces phosphorus and potassium losses, improving soil fertility and farm efficiency.
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University of Illinois
Apple and Pear Growers Use Hormone Sprays in 1944
Farmers nationwide applied pre harvest fruit drop inhibitors containing napthalene acetic acid in both spray and dust forms during 1944 to reduce fruit drop on apples and pears.
Water filled tires offer automatic pressure increase aid
The text claims no ill effects from filling tires with a calcium chloride water solution. Fully filled tires supposedly gain automatic pressure as loads rise, reducing the need for extra air and higher pressures. It states that liquid fill percentage does not affect bruise or puncture resistance.
Lesson Title for July 29 Selected Scripture Texts
The article lists lesson subjects and scripture texts chosen by the International Council of Religious Education for July 29. It notes the materials are selected and used by permission.
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International Council of Religious Education
God's Promise of a Nation Lesson Text
A sermon on Genesis 17 1 10 emphasizes God's patient fulfillment of promises. Abram becomes Abraham, signifying a transformation through divine dialogue and obedience. The lesson urges walking in God’s light, seeking perfection in Christ, and teaching children to join the covenant through parental faith and obedience.
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Abram
God
Abraham
Jacob
Israel
Simon
Peter
Pergramos
Christ
Junior Two-Piecer Frock With Scalloped Trim
Sewing Circle Needlework presents pattern No 1354 a two piece junior frock for sizes 12 to 18. The sweet scalloped jacket finish and puffed sleeves suit school or play in checks or polka dots with bright ric rac trim. Yardage given for size 12 is 334 yards of 39 inch material.
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J Penny
Quick Home Care Tips From Practical Observations
When screws rust in iron implements soak in gasoline for 30 minutes to loosen them. Grass stains on white fabrics vanish with ammonia and water. Scrub carrots with a stiff brush to save vitamins. An electric refrigerator defrosts quickly by turning off power, removing ice trays, filling them with boiling water, and leaving the door open.
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Western Newspaper Union
Virginia Vale
Constance Moore
Jim Lawton
Hollywood Mystery Time
Dennis O'Keefe
Lawton
Ethel Barrymore
David O Selznick
Vanguard Company
Ethel Lina White
Dorothy McGuire
RKO
Carol Bruce
Carol
Minneapolis
Curt Massey
Andrews Sisters
N K Ranch
Vera Ellen
Samuel Goldwyn
Danny Kaye
New York
Radio City Music Hall
Virginia Mayo
Goldwyn
Virginia
James Stewart
USAAF
America
Dick Nelson
CBS
Men of Vision
Nelson
Stewart
Hollywood
Gary Cooper
Janet Gaynor
Fay Wray
Charles Farsell
Richard Arlen
Norma Talmmadge
Clark Gable
Carol Lombard
Ramon Navarro
Cooper
Gable
Arlen
Miss Crawford
Arthur Loft
Jones
Loretta Young
Monty Woolley
Miss Otis
Warner Bros
Cole Porter
Norm Berens
The
Air
Dorothy Lamour
the Waldorf
Lina Romay
Bill Gargan
Republic
Paramount
Ceachtano
Alice
Harold L. Lundquist DD
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
South Wells St
Chicago
Ven A Ems
McKesson Bridgeport
Calox Conan
Kellogg’s
A. Q Schimmel
A. L Lew
Lincoln
Ornn
Schimmel
Meena
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