Radio mirror (Jan-June 1947)

JANUARY, 1947 This is the time when things really begin to happen: Radio Mir ror is opening out in all directions at once. February brings so many new features we can t list them all but as examples, take a new Homemaker section, with more about food and beauty; many more brief biographies with hardto-get information about the radio personalities you're interested in; more stories of all kinds — more pictures — and many more fullcolor illustrations. You'll be visiting one ot radio s most exciting lamilies; Kay Kyser and Georgia ««JKgliffi Carroll hold open house and introduce you to their young one. Another young-married household comes into our cover girl report on Ginny Simms. Norma Nilsson. the youngster who does such a man-sized job on the Jack Carson program, compares her life with that of the average non-professional child: George A Putnam and his wife think back to their courting days. And, to take you back to the way February snow-time should really be spent, knee-deep in coun try drifts, there's a story about One Man's Family and a snowf ight that cleared up a lot ot things, with pictures that show the whole of this family that so many of you feel almost belongs with your own For fun, Jimmy Durante and Garry Moore, in pictures. We can t predict what they will be doing — who can ever tell? But that they will have the unmistakable Durante-Moore flavor, we guarantee More pages, more features, more pictures, more color — more radio That's February! VOL. 27, JVO. 2 Facing the Music by Ken Alden 4 Figure This Way 8 What's New From Coast To Coast By Dale Banks 10 About Marriage by John J. Anthony 19 A Thousand Good Wishes — New Year's Eve with Today's Children 20 We Broke The Bank! 22 Lora Lawton — In Living Portraits 24 Christmas Song For Jimmie by Dr. Preston Bradley 28 Come and Visit Dinah Shore 30 Between The Bookends by Ted Nialone 34 Ring For Her Finger by Jack Smith 36 At Glamour Manor — A Picture-Story 38 Always On Her Way — Cover Girl Eve Arden 42 Life Can Be Beautiful < 44 He Flies Through The Air 46 Happy Re-New Year by Kale Smith 50 Inside Radio 51 ON THE COVER— Eve Arden, of NBC's Village Store. Color Portrait by John Engstead. Fred R. Summis Editorial Director Evelyn L. Fiore Associate Editor Doris McFerran Editor Marjorie Wallace Assistant Editor Jack Zasorin Art Director Frances Maly Associate Arc Director RADIO MIRROR, published monthly by MACFADDEN PUBLICATIONS. INC., New York, General Business, Editorial and Advertising Offices: 205 East 42nd St., New York 17, N. Y. O. J. Harold Wise. Senior Vice President; S. O Shapiro, Vice President; Herbert Drake, Vice President; Secretary and Treasurer; Edward F. Lethen, Advertising Director. Chicago Office, 221 North LaSal Gage, Mgr. Pacific Coast Clfkes: San Fran-ism, 420 Market Street: Hollywood. 321 So. Beverly Di Manager. Reentered as Second Class matter March 15, 1946. at the Post Office at Nl-w York, N. Y., March 3. 1879. Subscription rates: U. S. and Possessions. $1.80 per year. All other countries Price per copy: 15c in the United States, 25c in Canada. While Manuscripts. Photographs, and Di mitted at the owner's risk, everv effort will be made to return those found unavailable if accompar first class postage and explicit name and address. Contributors are especially advised to be sure to their contributions; otherwise they are taking unnecessary risk. The contents of this magazine may either wholly or in part, without permission. (Member of Macfadden Women's Group) Copyright 1946 by Macfadden Publications, Inc. Copyright also in Canada, Registered at Stationers' Hall, Great Britain. Printed in U. S. A. by Art Color Printing Co.. Dunellen. N. J. N. Y. Elder. President: Meyer Dworkin, Ie St.. Leslie R. \, Lee Andrews, under the Act of $3.00 per year, •a wings are subied by sufficient retain copies of not be reprinted