Farm Land Speculation and War Policy in Washington
The piece blends a warning on farm land speculation risking agriculture with a wartime naval narrative. It cites government concerns about land prices, the Farm Credit administration, and education efforts, alongside a dramatized account of a U S destroyer in Atlantic patrol responding to a coded submarine alert and broader context of wartime logistics and global routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WNU
H. Street
N. W
Washington
D. C
Iowa
Governor Black
Farm Credit Administration
Army and Navy
Secretary of the Navy
White House
Notable Civil War Camps Named for American Military Figures
The article highlights how U S Army camps and Confederate sites honor leaders from the Civil War era. It notes Camp Sherman in Ohio named for William Tecumseh Sherman and other camps named for Nathan Bedford Forrest, William Nelson Pendleton, Leonidas Polk, and related figures, tied to their historical roles and legacies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Grant
Tullahoma
Tenn
Nathan Bedford Forrest
West Pointer
Forrest
William Tecumseh Sherman
Sherman
Chillicothe
Ohio
West Point
Mexico
Grant
Lee
Appomattox
William Nelson Pendleton
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Protestant Episcopal Church
Lexington
Virginia
Virginia Beach
Louisiana
Leonidas Polk
Raleigh
N. C
Polk
James K. Polk
Southwest
Alabama
Mississippi
Pine Mountain
Leesville
Judy Garland proxy doll to Chile invitation story
Ann Miller reveals her past as Lucille Collier once pursued film fame as a dancer. The item notes a three foot tall Judy Garland lookalike doll sent as proxy for a Chile invitation with a replica Ziegfeld Girl gown. Miller’s career rise paralleled Garland era references in Go West Young Lady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chile
Judy
Ann Miller
Columbia
Lucille Collier
Brief notes from Washington on defense and politics
A government official quipped that firing 60 percent of Washington defense workers would boost efficiency. The aluminum drive yields 6 700 000 pounds of pots and pans converted to fighter planes. Senator Andrews jokes the senate walls resemble caskets. A warning: politicians seldom win on opponents’ platforms as brass from fire engines is repurposed for defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Senator Andrews
Beaumont Pioneered Digestion Physiology in 1833
Army surgeon William Beaumont studied Alexis St Martin who survived a stomach wound and lived with a permanent gastric opening. In 1833 he published Experiments and Observations on the Gastric Juice and the Physiology of Digestion, founding modern dietetics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Beaumont
Alexis St. Martin
Beaumont
Hollywood Stars and Directing Wins Highlight 1940s Trends
The article notes John Huston’s directorial debut with The Maltese Falcon and his upcoming In This Our Life. It highlights Romulus the mongrel dog’s rising star in Reap the Wild Wind and Midnight Angel, Greta Garbo’s fearless love scenes, and George Cukor praising Garbo and Melvyn Douglas in Twins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dashiell Hammett
Warner Bros
Frisco
Mary Astor
Humphrey Bogart
Gladys George
Peter Lorre
John Huston
Walter
Bette Davis
Daisy
Asta
Romulus
Hollywood
Greta Garbo
George Cukor
Garbo
Melvyn Douglas
Fay Holden and David Clyde Co Stars in NBC Radio Serial
Fay Holden, known for Blossoms in the Dust and Yes, Madam, continues radio work with H. M. Pulham Esq. and Bachelor’s Children. Her husband David Clyde once played her butler. the couple remains linked to the show’s cast as the long running NBC Red Network serial enters its seventh year with its original five principal actors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fay Holden
Greer Garson
Fay
David Clyde
Butler
Robert Young
H. M. Pulham
Radio Guide
NBC Red
Hollywood Notes On Screen Roles And Anecdotes
Universal stuntman Brian Donlevy needed first aid after a baby pig bite on set. Jane Withers’ script attribution to Jerrie Walters is a miscredit. Rex Bell appears in Tombstone, linking to Clara Bow. Hedy Lamarr sports glasses in H M Putnam Esq scenes. Judge Fitine returns in Harvard Here We Come. Penny Singleton and Robert Sparks buy a 120 acre ranch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Universal
Brian Donlevy
Jerrie Walters
Jane Withers
Jane
Rex Bell
Clara Bow
Tombstone
Hedy Lamarr
Fitine Judge
Columbia
Harvard
Penny Singleton
Robert Sparks
Hot breads and baked goods for fall church sales
An old cooking feature promotes quick hot breads for bake sales and church events. It lists recipes for baking powder biscuits butterscotch and pecan rolls plain muffins holiday fruit scones corn sticks and oranges in syrup with steps and oven temps. The tone urges efficient displays and ready to serve trays.
Quick breads tips from Lynn on muffins and biscuits
Lynn explains how quick breads need less attention than yeast breads. Do not overmix bat ter or dough and mix fat into dry ingredients only until blended. For muffins, mix just until blended and beat eggs sparingly. Use measuring cups, heat oven properly, and avoid adding extra flour unless needed.
This Week's Menu Highlights
A weekly menu lists baked pork chops with apple sauce scalloped potatoes and baked squash. It includes butterscotch rolls beverage and a Waldorf salad followed by oranges in syrup.
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U. S
Baukhage
National Farm
Home Hour
Mars
Suez Canal
Britain
Suez
Africa
Western Newspaper Union
United States
N. B. Forrest
W. T. Sherman
Virginia Vale
Lynn
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