Quips and anecdotes from a bustling Broadway era
A collage of biographies and jokes from mid-century show business. Highlights include Shaw’s aversion to exertion and Seductive misnaming of stars like Ann Sheridan and Jose Iturbi. It also recalls OSS author Nicol Smith and sharp quips about public figures and writers, plus theater gossip and racecourse chatter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hy Gardner
Ann Sheridan
Jose Iturbi
Hollywood
Ann
New York
Jose Shurbert
Ann Schlepperman
Nicol Smith
Siam
OSS
Washington
Cloak and Dagger
Smith
Abe Lapidus
Clark and Suiter
Horace Greeley
John Powers
Lewis Strategy and OPA Fights Stir Washington
John L. Lewis outlines a crisis driven strike tactic as Congress debates price controls. Congressman Richard J. Welch secures White House support for a new San Francisco Oakland bridge amid navy objections. OPA opponents press for repeal while Bowles eyed cautious action. Wharton faculty survey shows broad support for continuing price controls. Civilian Production asks manufacturers for shortage reports as 28 million suits goal nears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Richard J. Welch
California
Welch
Hoover
Roosevelt
Harry Truman
Congress
Dick Welch
San Francisco
Oakland
Navy
Bay Area
Truman
OPA
University of Pennsylvania
Wharton School of Finance and Commerce
Civilian Production Administration
Wedding refreshment menus from a Western newspaper feature
A 1950s style guide offers wedding refreshment ideas, detailing menus for bridal showers, spinster luncheons, and daytime receptions. Included are recipes for Raspberry Cream Parfait and Bisque Tortoni, plus chicken creamed dishes, salads, pastries, beverages, and a Bride's Cake, with serving tips and presentation notes.
White House backs leftist labor shift amid CIO PAC clashes
The piece reports on White House quiet support for a movement to purge Communists from leftwing unions and CIO PAC tensions. It notes Sidney Hillman’s role, potential leadership clashes with Phil Murray, and AFL-CIO strategies in the South, predicting a surge in organizing and small strikes amid intensified labor rivalry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
Byrnes
Truman
Was
Moscow
Mr Roosevelt
Britain
Russia
State Department
Mr. Truman
Cio-Pac
Sidney Hillman
CIO
Hillman
American Labor Party
New York
CIO Pres
Phil Murray
Murray
Labor Department
AFL
South
Textile Workers Union
Hillman School of Action
John L. Lewis
Artificial Breeding Advances Highlight Expert Knowledge Needs
An article explains artificial breeding raises dairy and livestock yields with expert insemination. It notes specialized anatomy, sanitary practices, and equipment requirements limit individual access, prompting cooperative associations to reduce costs. The typical service price is about five dollars, with further reductions possible through cooperative breeding.
Lynn Says Taste Teasers For Noodle Soup And More
The guide suggests adding a chopped hard cooked egg to four servings of consomme noodle soup, topping croutons with grated sharp cheese, and serving as a first course. It also notes relish with mac and cheese, a chili onion Worcestershire mustard steak glaze, peaches with cream cheese and ginger or almonds, greens with peaches, and cheese sprinkled on tomato juice for a sharp flavor.
Good Luck Dinner Bell From Welded Horseshoes
A simple good luck dinner bell is made by welding two horseshoes together with a window sash as a clapper. Hang it on rawhide and adjust tone by rawhide length, horseshoe type, and welding density. A series of chimes can be created similarly.
First Out
The article discusses hatch timing in chicks noting that first hatched birds tend to mature earlier and feather faster, with a tendency to be predominantly female and show higher mortality in later hatchers. Maine Experiment Station tests suggest hatching time is inherited, enabling selective breeding for these traits.
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Maine agricultural experiment = station
Vaccination urged for swine erysipelas across regions
Farmers urged to vaccinate pigs against swine erysipelas where it has appeared. If on infected farms vaccination is mandatory. The disease has spread rapidly and is now present in nearly every state per the American Foundation for Animal Health. It can be mistaken for hog cholera by the average farmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Foundation For Animal Health
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George Bernard Shaw
Sandow
Shaw
Buenos Aires
Gonzales
Joe Kelly
Zachary Scott
Greater New York Fund
M. Carter
B. Lytton
Gene Fowler
Susan Cooper
Ben Hecht
Oscar Wilde
Larry Finley
Evelyn Knight
Schopenhauer
Anon
Army
Hiroshima
Mike Jacobs
Louis Conn
Gloria Carnera
Lucille Simmons
Sandra Rambeau
List St
Chris Morley
Reuben
Anchor Room
GOP
House of Representatives
Senate
Paul Porter
Chester Bowles
Porter
Bowles
Chester
Missouri
Nellie
Ethel Noland
Independence
Noland
Associated Press
North Delaware Street
Imerry
Lynn Chambers
Newburg
Newspeprr Unies
Paul Mallon
Western Newspaper Union
UNO
United Nations Organization
W. J. Dryden
Lynn
Sheldon
F.O.B. Nehawka
Neb
Sheldon Corporation
Nehkhawka
Nebraska
Lincoln Welding & Supply Co
BSO Sc
Lincoln, Nebr
Home Furnishings & Appli
Randolph CO
Barnes
Tennessee
Co. R. Clifton
Marshalltown
Iowa
Jewels Game Farm
Danville, al
U. S
St. Joseph
St. Ans
Finn
America's
Solna
Myles Standish, Pres
Council Bluffs
Towa
Kansas City, MQ
Thompson-Hayward CO
Kansas City
WNU
Ted
Dean
Deen
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