The Late Watch and Hollywood Folios in This Town
A collage of 1940s gossip on film costs in New York theaters, barber shop prices, and industry jokes. Notables include Chaplin spending 75000 on a New York premiere, Waldorf barber prices at 40 cents, and Hollywood chatter about cinema's impact on radio and public life with quips from managers and famous figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chaplin
New York
Arthur Blake
Third Avenue
Taft Hotel
Broadway
Waldorf-Astoria
Hollywood
Roosevelt Visit Helps Turkey Free Varlik Prisoners
The piece reports that Turkey imposed a harsh Varlik tax during World War II, jailing thousands of non Muslims and sending about 30,000 Jews and Christians to camps. A Roosevelt visit to Inonu in 1945 preceded Inonu’s sudden release of Varlik prisoners to avoid questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Turkey
Inonu
State Department
U. S
Varlik
Roosevelt
Inanu
Five ex-GLs form veterans housing cooperative near Hot Springs
Five former G.Ls in Hot Springs organize a veterans housing project a cooperative suburb outside the city. The plan offers veterans homes on a 25 year installment at about four thousand dollars. The community reports strong support including help from a local radio station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Making Democracy
Patents and Power in War Time
The piece warns how wartime patents shaped national power and industry. It cites Standard Oil of New Jersey and Aluminum Company of America colluding with Germany to hoard vital patents. It notes Szilard and U S wartime research spending, and fears repeat monopolies harming national defense and public welfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Senate
Standard Oil
New Jersey
Philippines
General MacArthur
Pearl Harbor
Aluminum Corporation of America
Germany
U. S
Leo Szilard
United States
Keeping Cool With Quick Fresh Food Tips For Homemakers
The adviser shares practical rules for hot days to serve refreshing meals with minimal effort. Choose chilled or quick cooking dishes, use colorful foods, avoid fussy options, and present a calm, composed kitchen. For mains broiled or chilled options work best, salads should use two raw vegetables, and desserts favor ice cream or fresh fruit and berries.
Lynn Chambers Menu and Broiled Dishes for Picnic Time
Lynn Chambers outlines a hot weather menu featuring Majestic Salmon Loaf Hamburger and Broiled Lamb Steaks. The spread includes Potato Chips Lemon Cucumber Garnish Crisp Rolls with Butter Sliced Tomatoes Peach Shortcake and a Salmon Mold with cabbage eggs and lime gelatin. Also supplied are Cheese Hamburgers and Chicken Salads with picnic serving tips and Western Newspaper Union release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Majestic
Union
Stassen's export plan judged unrealistic in Iowa speech
The piece argues Harold Stassen's proposal to lend 10 percent of annual exportable production for 10 years is economically unworkable. It notes 1947 exportable GNP is about 100 billion dollars, making a 10 billion annual program resemble Wallace's plan in size yet tenfold over ten years, with poor basis for repayment in raw materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commerce Department
Stassen
Wallace’s
Greece
Turkey
Senate
Iowa
Montana
Nevada
Russia
Quick on the Draw Quotes Stir Art and Politics
White House correspondent David Newton criticizes President Tramars $10,009 historical art collection with a sharp remark. Gael Sullivan, Democratic party boss, condemns a state ratifying the GOP two term limit as retroactivity flawed in its logic and impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Newton
White House
Tramars
Gael Sullivan
Cool Hattering Pattern No 8019 Sizes Chart
Pattern notes list sizes 36 28 40 42 44 46 48 50 and 52 with 38 not included. Yardage shows 444 yards of 35 inch fabric for the item.
Practical Household Tips From Everyday Life
Simple advice on lawn care mowers clipping recycling soil nourishment. Tips include sewing coat sweater buttonholes before washing to prevent stretching and grinding toilet soap for dish pan suds. Also suggests reciting directions to curb absent mindedness and gifting stationery with a three cent stamp for hospital friends.
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Santa
Leahy
Wfruman
Washington Gue Waggers
Bob Hanneman
National Demmy Committee
Dems
Palestine
Marshall
Vandenberg
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Michigan
General Eisenhower
Army
Eisenhower
Algonquin
Willkie
America
Winchellebrities
George Kenney
Marta Tovar
Sweden
Ingrid
Greta
Queen Mother
Egypt
Farouk
Cairo
Iran
Oak Ridge
England
Fort Knox
South America
Whiskers
Gromyko
Lynn Chambers
Lynn
Paul Matos
Western Newspaper Union
Siassen
Fashion
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
South Wells St
Chicago
Fleischmann
Installa
ACO
Try Sea Te Co. Joux City
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