Broadway Gossip and Ventures Fill a Broadway Night
A lively collage of Hollywood and Broadway notes includes Eleanor Roosevelt memos urging youth to carry on, Nancy Carroll aiding wounded vets at Halloran hospital, M. Arlen drafting a new play, and talk of a Babe Ruth film. Other items mention fashion shifts, radio scripts, Eddie Herr for Miami Beach council, and U.N. Palestine funding chatter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broadway
Eleanor Roosevelt
Nancy Carroll
Halloran
M. Arlen
Babe Ruth
H’wood
Essex House
Brooklyn
Flatbush
Mr. Chandler
Lippy
Cleo Durochers
St. Barth’s
Eddie Herr
Miami Beach
Herr
Harry Wincott
The Secret Funds and Gromyko at the United Nations
An exposé outlines the president's secret emergency fund used for various aims from coal mine support to Vatican ambassador salaries and military training. It criticizes Andrei Gromyko as obstinate and overbearing at the United Nations, noting Soviet diplomatic tensions and mistrust of Moscow's stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Truman
Vatican
Myron Taylor
Commission On Higher Education
Office of
Greece
Paul Porter
War Department
Ecuador
Labor Department
Food Famine Committee
Department of Agriculture
Justice Department
Veterans’ Administration
Department of War
Stalin
United States
Russia
Andrei Gromyko
Siberia
U. S
Gromyko
D. Z Manuilsky
Molotov
Andrei ‘Vishinsky
United Nations
U. N. General Assembly
U. N
O.K
Bridal Shower Refreshments and Shrimp Avocado Ring Recipe
A bridal shower menu offers a shrimp avocado ring salad with gelatin and canned shrimp, plus a light angel food cake with lemon filling and Strawberry Punch. Whole wheat muffins, finger sandwiches, and punch dress the simple, delicate refreshments, with pastel table settings and flowers for a pretty scene.
Marshall Plans and Russian Tactics Ahead of Crisis
A government briefing warns Russia aims to drive Europe into chaos and seize American trade. Marshall leads a Washington push to stabilize Greece, Turkey, Germany, Austria and extend aid, while reassembling the State Department to back a peacetime alliance and counter Communist influence. The piece suggests a critical window for stabilizing American interests amid global resistance to communism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Europe
Russia
Marshall
Truman
Balkan
Greece
Turkey
Germany
Austria
Moscow
Korea
Italy
France
War Department
State Department
Acheson
Air War
Lovett
U. S
Balkans
Baking Tips For Biscuits Custards And Frostings
Milk or cream brushed on biscuits yields a rich brown crust while roasting. A teaspoon vinegar or cream of tartar in syrup prevents boiled frostings from sugary texture. Custard pies should cool on a wire rack to stay firm and avoid sogginess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn
Quick Baking Tips for Sugar, Nuts, and Dough
Sprinkling a small amount of sugar on the cake before baking helps save sugar used incings. Finely shredded nuts or coconut shreds can be added. A half lemon juice over fruit or berry pies enhances flavor. Doubling yeast speeds bread and rolls. Four teaspoons of vinegar aids proofing and keeps bread better in summer.
Needlework Patterns for Handmade Rugs and Nightdress
Crochet a round pinwheel rug with four balls of yarn and knit a yard square rug. Send 20 cents for each pattern, plus your name, address, and pattern numbers 5376 and 5296, to obtain complete instructions.
Quick facts quiz Q and A on science and history
Answers cover earthquake depth, white gold, orchid blooming, pasta origins, definitions count, pitching speed, Canadian confederation date, Bride of the Sea city, Sahara area, and peacock tail anatomy with concise explanations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby Feller
Dominion of
Canada
Sahara Desert
Rigid Arm Punch Used by Le Blanche in 1889 Bout
Collier's reports that George Le Blanche used a rigid arm punch in his 1889 San Francisco bout with the first Jack Dempsey. The right arm was held out rigidly, Le Blanche wheeled and knocked out Dempsey, a punch so unusual it was banned for all time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George le Blanche
Jack Dempsey
San Francisco
Collier’s
le Blanche
Dempsey
Why Be a Slave Ten Harsh Laxatives
An advice piece promotes lemon and water as a natural remedy for constipation. It recommends drinking the juice of one Sunkist lemon with water each morning for ten days to stimulate bowel action. The note touts lemons as rich in vitamin C and B2, aiding digestion and immunity, and suggests using California Sunkist Lemons.
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Sunkist
California
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Ethel Barrymore
Belen Hayes
D.a.br
Daughters of
Peter Hopkinson
Mot
Ukraine
Soviet Purchasing Commission
16Th Street
Capitol Hill
Sam Rayburn
Wallace White
Senate Repub
Toby Morris
Oklahoma
Rankin
Eaton
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Boris Krylov
Linda
Jack Lawrence
America
Yugoslavia
Abbott and Costello
Youth Foundation
Lou’s Jr
Mary Hayes MacArthur
Charlie
Helen
Calling All Girls
Douglas Leigh
Mexico
Flying Red Horse
Palestine
U.N
Lynn Chambers
Angel Food
Western Newspaper Union
Pau Mallon
Venice
Sewing Circle
South Wells
Chicago 7
Schrock Fertilizer Service
Ane
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